Story's Performance In Total Harmony At Wendy's Invitational
Next up on the schedule for Christian Academy of Knoxville (Tennessee) High senior Rebecca Story on Saturday was the Wendy's Invitational at McAlpine Greenway Park in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Guess what?
Story, ranked No. 3 in the Flo50 national rankings, impressed yet again with her ability to stretch out over the 5K distance, posting a solid win in 17:23.35 in what has been a conservative approach to the beginning of the veteran's season.
It was just Story's second race overall since opening on October 14, and like the result before it, she was in perfect harmony with her performance, racing just a second off her time at the Cherokee Farm Invitational (17:22.00).
| GIRLS 5,000 METER RUN FINALS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Rebecca Story | 12 Christian Academy of Knoxville | 17:23.35 | -- | ||
| 2 | Sarah LaTour | 12 Cuthbertson High School | 18:12.22 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Mari Cagle Lockhart | 10 Daniel | 18:18.95 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Jessie Crowley | 10 Riverside | 18:23.91 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Elise Wright | 12 T.C. Roberson | 18:24.11 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Calli Parlier | 12 Apex | 18:29.58 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Katherine Dokholyan | 12 Chapel Hill | 18:32.87 | 6 | ||
| 8 | Madeline Hill | 9 Cuthbertson High School | 18:43.55 | 7 | ||
| 9 | Katherine Rogers | 8 Riverside | 18:46.55 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Carter Marchbanks | 12 Riverside | 18:50.93 | 9 | ||
Beyond Story's quality outing, however, was another result from a nationally ranked program.
Riverside (SC) kept up its strong start to the 2017 season by authoring another victory, this time finishing three runners inside the top 10 and four within the top 15.
Riverside posted an average of 19:05 and was led by lead runner Jessie Crowley, a sophomore who finished fourth in 18:23.91.
| TEAM SCORES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | TEAM | POINTS | SCORERS | TIMES | ||
| 1 | Riverside | 94 | 3+8+9+14+60 (64+66) | 1:55 1-5 Split | 19:05 Avg | ||
| 2 | Chapel Hill | 101 | 6+18+21+25+31 (38+55) | 0:56 1-5 Split | 19:11 Avg | ||
| 3 | Weddington High School | 113 | 12+15+24+29+33 (35+36) | 0:32 1-5 Split | 19:17 Avg | ||
In the boys race, the No. 15-ranked runner in the country, RJ Reynolds (NC) High's John Tatter, finished second in a head-to-head duel with state rival Cameron Ponder of Mount Tabor.
Ponder clocked a finishing time of 15:20.54, while Tatter followed in 15:22.99.
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