XC 2009: Eastern US
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Michigan:
West Bloomfield Invitational (MI): Megan Goethals, Rochester, runs to an impressive early season victory with a time of 17:55.75, though she had to contend with talented frosh Erin Finn, West Bloomfield, who finished 2nd in 18:11.50. Michael Atchoo, Troy, won the boys race with a time of 16:03.45. Meet Results
New York:
VVS Invitational (NY): Fayetteville-Manlius flat-out dominates with the girls winning with a perfect 15 points and the boys scoring 16 points, and that without Alex Hatz! Story and In-Depth Coverage @ Armory
Ohio:
US#1 Zach Wills, Mason, tore through his home invitational, the Mason XC Invite, with a time of 15:17.79. Wills won the Big Schools section by nearly a minute over Andrew Goodwin, Celina. Samantha Siler, Sycamore, won the Big School girls section with a time of 18:55.56. Complete Ohio Coverage Here
Wisconsin:
Molly Seidel, University Lake, won the Arrowhead Invitational 4k with a very quick 14:18.49. Waukesha North teammates Jenna Mcmiller and Sammi Donovan also recorded quick times of 14:25.09 and 14:28.69 for 2nd and 3rd. Meet Results
Shawano Invite: Megan Stenz, Kaukauna, won the girls 4000 meter race with a 15:04.16. Meet Results
Stevens Point Invite: Maggie Priebe, Wausau, won the girls 4000 meter race with a time of 14:52.51. Meet Results
Illinois:
Kayla Beattie, Woodstock, and Aaron Beattie, Neuqua Valley, had the fastest times of the day at the Peoria Woodruff Invitational. Kayla clocked a 17:23 3 mile while Aaron ripped a 14:43.85. Meet Results
North Carolina:
US#6 Wesley Frazier, Ravenscroft, won the Adidas Seahawk Invitational with a monster time of 17:05.09 to win by 53 seconds over Carolyn Baskir, East Chapel Hill, who also dipped under 18 with a time of 17:58. Frazier's time is the fastest time ever run by a girl in North Carolina. The guys rolled as well, with 7 under 16, lead by Muhamed Abushouk, Cary, who won with a time of 15:23.05. More Meet Coverage
New Jersey:
Cherokee Challenge (NJ): US#8 Chelsea Ley, Kingsway, 11:12, and US#7 Jon Vitez, Haddonfield, 9:33, win big in the senior races. Vitez missed former teammate Chris Platt's record by about a second. Tatnall(DE) girls and West-Windsor Plainsboro South boys laid claim to the team titles. More Meet Coverage
US#11 Tyler Udland, Millburn, won the boys varsity race at the Randolph Invitational with a time of 15:59. Jillian Prentice, Montgomery, won the girls varsity race with a time of 18:37. Meet Results
Pennsylvania:
Complete PA Coverage
US#9 Sara Sargent, Pennsbury, ran uncontested from the gun to a winning time of 18:10 on a slippery and muddy course at the PTXC1 Invitational. Pennsbury girls rolled to their second Invitational victory of the year with a 55-87 victory over West Chester Henderson. Alex Gallis, Cedar Crest, took the boys varsity race in 15:56. Conrad Weiser took the boys title with 113 points. More Meet Coverage
Rad Gunzenhauser, Mount Lebanon, cruised to a quick 15:24 to win the Red, White, and Blue Classic. Elaina Balouris, Hampton, won a tightly contested girls race in 18:19. Meet Results
PA#1 girls North Penn won a tough one against rival Central Bucks East 49-56 at the Central Bucks East Invite. Meet Results
PA#1 boys West Chester Henderson rocked the 4xXC Relay with relay teams finishing 1-2 with the winning team under 45 minutes for the 4x2-mile relay. Meet Results
Alex Beardsley, North East, won the Slippery Rock Invitational with a quick solo 16:01. Meet Results
Virginia:
Knights Crossing Invitational: MileSplit US #8 Blacksburg girls come out on top against previous US top 20 ranked Hidden Valley (who raced at full strength for the first time this fall) 50-87. Stevens twins of Blacksburg go 1-2 at 18:02 (Joanna) and Kathleen (18:04). VA #1 ranked Blacksburg boys defeat TN #1 ranked Morristown West 49-81. Meet Results
Newport News Invitational: VA 3A #1 ranked Blake Theroux of Western Branch wins in a state best time of 15:33, but VA #2 ranked squad is upset by Grassfield 40-70 with Grassfield averaging 16:23 on a fast and flat 5K course at Newport News Park. Last year's VA 3A state runners-up Maggie Walker also roll with four of the top five finishers (despite missing #2 runner Katie Ardiff) and a team score of 20 points (19:23 team average). Meet Results
Monroe Parker Invitational: Fast individual winners on the historic 2.98 Burke Lake Park course with Chris Foley of Chantilly at 15:03 as the boys winner and Liana Epstein of Lake Braddock at 17:53 as the girls winner. West Potomac boys and Lake Braddock girls earn early season Northern Region bragging rights in team victories. Meet Results
Fork Union Invitational: Mills Godwin's Grant Pollock picks up his second straight major invitational win to start the 2009 cross country season as he outdueled Polish national Wojciech Czernek of Fork Union (15:18) with a 15:16 win on a hilly 3 mile cross country course. Western Albemarle girls put five girls in the top 6 and under 20 minutes to pull ahead of Brentsville 56-75, who had the race winner in Allison Bartels at 18:36. Meet Results
Florida:
Buchholz Jamboree Time Trial: Mary Ann Brown, Orange Park, beat out her closest competitor by almost two minutes to finish with a time of 18:40. More Meet Coverage
South Brevard CC Jamboree: Brian Atkinson, Melbourne, put away the boys race by nearly a minute with a time of 15:44. Meet Coverage
South Carolina:
Mark Blackmon, a Fort Mills soph, won the International race with the fastest time of the day, 16:00. Alexa Neiling, Mauldin, won the girls International race with a time of 18:59.
Maine:
Will Geoghegan, Brunswick, set a new course record at the KVAC Invite, beating rival Luke Fontaine, Cony, 15:47 to 16:01. More Coverage
WMC Invite: Alex Moser, York, won the 3 mile race by 1:12 with a time of 15:27.1. Emily Attwood, Cape Elizabeth, won with a time of 18:11.7. More Coverage
New Hampshire:
Aaron Watanabe, Hanover, won the Varsity boys race at the Great Glen Invite with a time of 16:05. Meet Results
Rhode Island:
Injury Fund XC Carnival: Bishop Hendricken teammates Jake Sienko and Brian Doyle went 1-2 with times of 16:08.53 and 16:08.86. Stephanie Beaudette, St. Mary Academy, won the girls race with a time of 18:54.67. Meet Results
Vermont:
The XC season opens with the first major invitational, the Essex Invitational. Ben Lustgarten, Burlington, 16:51.73. Meet Results
Maryland:
Cory Puffen, DeMatha Catholic, and Billy Ledder, Gonzaga College, dueled at the Magruder Invitational with Puffen rocking a 15:41.10 to Ledder's 15:57. Meet Results
Petros Welday, Archbishop Carroll, won the boys race at the Richard Barnhardt Invite with a time of 15:48.96. Stephanie Bryan, Governor Thomas Johnson, won the girls race in 19:06.06. Meet Results
The Walter Johnson boys rolled to an easy victory at the Howard County Invitational with a team score of 33 points and 5 runners in the top-13. Damascus boys were a solid 2nd with 82 points and 4 runners in the top-20. Meet Results
Minnesota:
Faribault Invite: Sharmila Ahmed, Burnsville, won the girls 4k race with a solid time of 14:59.00. Jon-Michael Brandt, Winona, won the boys 5k race with a time of 16:07.20. Meet Results
Indiana:
Blackford Invite: Autumn Beachy, Dekalb, ripped the girls race to win by 33 seconds with a time of 18:55.16. Ross Ochs, Huntington North, won the boys race with a swift 15:41.42, withstanding the challenge by Pendleton Heights Nathan Hendershot, who finished in 15:56.81. Meet Results
Jon Mitchell Invite: Scott Vicenzi, Brownsburg, won the boys race with a quick 15:51.12. Maddie Webster, Brownsburg, won the girls race in 19:11.84. Meet Results