XC 2010
Rushville Invite, IN: The Pre-season US#1 Columbus North boys certainly looked the part here. They rolled to a 15 point victory off of a 27-second spread. Christophe Kelsey led the way with a time of 15:55.15. The Columbus North girls were also impressive, winning with 16 points off of the 19:22.45 winning time of Rachael Sollman.
Revere Invite, OH: Hannah Neczypor, North Royalton OH, rolled to a 17:57.94 victory to win by nearly a minute. She is certainly fit for the 2010 season! Josh Sabo, Revere, won the boys race with a time of 15:46.08. Medina OH boys looked solid, winning with 45 points off of a 16-second spread from 16:15.42 to 16:31.68. Bob Schul Invite, OH: Jordan Redd, Fairborn, rocked the boys 5000 meter race with a time of 15:16.30, the only time under 16 on the day.
American Fork Grass Relays, UT: American Fork boys, preseason US#4 in the Harrier rankings, dominated this relay meet with a new record time of 52:14, over 2 minutes better than the 2nd place team. In the 5x2 Mile relay American Fork was led by individual winner Austin West, 10:02, and 3rd place finisher Clayton Young, 10:19. The course has 4 hay bale jumps and was held at 4670 feet on a 1 mile loop, making the results even more impressive.
Stillwater Intra-Squad Twilight Meet, MN: Stillwater boys sported an impressive 1-2 punch and impressive depth from a young squad in what was effectively just a time trial. Soph Wayde Hall won overall with a time of 15:50 over Tom Linner, 15:54. Brett Parendo was 3rd in 16:27, Eric Colvin was 4th in 16:30, and Jack Keller was 5th in 16:34 for a 44 second spread. The top-7 were under 16:41.
Digger Invitational, ID: Alice Keller, Salmon ID, won the girls race with a time of 18:50.38. Richard Kennedy, Rigby ID, won the boys race in 16:16.61. At the Jimmy Driscoll XC Invite Rachael Tatko, Eagle ID, won the girls race with a time of 19:03.47 while Andres Jaramillo, Vallivue ID, won the boys race in 16:03.42.
Yesterday at the Carmel XC Invite, IN, Carmel girls looked very strong with 3 girls under 19 minutes and their 4th girl at 19:12. Sarah Bennett, Carmel, won the race with a time of 18:47.70. Brebeuf Prep Invite, IN: The XC season is underway and there is already some hot action in Indiana! Futsum Zeinasellassie, North Central IN, won his first invitational of the year with a time of 15:52.60. Chris Walden, Carmel IN, was 2nd with a time of 15:57.62. At the Huntington North Invite Brianna Johnson, Carroll IN, won with a big 18:46.50. Teammate Bradley Hess won the boys race with a time of 15:45.20. Also in Indiana, at the Brebeuf Prep Early Bird Invite, Jason Hoard, Bebeuf Prep IN, won with a time of 15:56.56. At the Dekalb Invite Brianna Johnson, Carroll IN, won the girls race with a time of 19:07.35. James Martin, Carroll, won the boys race in 15:59.46.
Bob Blastow Early Bird, GA: Lakeside,Evans teammates Anna Bowles and Katie Townsend rolled to a 1-2 finish with quick times of 18:07.85 and 18:15.69. Zack Sims, Eagle's Landing, won the boys race with a time of 15:36.12.
Space Coast Jamboree, FL: Shelby Davidson, Cocoa Beach FL, won her season-opener with a time of 18:28 to take 1:07 off of her PR from last year.
Tiger Run Invite, KY: In-depth Recap Here | Red hot times out of Kentucky as Jake Wildenmann, Trinity KY, won a smoking boys race 15:21.31 to 15:21.83 over Jacob Thomson, Holy Cross KY. Emma Brink, Sacred Heart Academy KY, started off the season right with a big win in the girls race with a 18:24.22 effort that put her 40 seconds up on 2nd place.
Mariner Invite, MI: Some fast early-season times are coming out of this state with soph Hannah Meier, Grosse Pointe South MI, showing that she is fit, after running 2:08 this past track season. She won the girls race with a 18:48 effort over teammate Christina Firl, 18:58. At the Eldon Pete Moss Invite Ali Wiersma, Allendale MI, won the girls race with a swift 18:36. Pinckney boys dominated with an 18-point win and 5 out of the top-7. Zac Meston won in 16:32. At the Greater Kalamazoo Invite Alex Standiford, Mattawan MI, won the boys race with a time of 16:09 while Makenzie Evers, Plainwell, won the girls race in 19:26. Caleb Rhynard, Sheperd MI, rolled at the Chippewa Hills Warrior Invite with a 15:46.46 victory. Megan O'Neil, Chippewa Hills, won the girls race in 19:35.84.
Great Meadow Invite, VA: Meet write-up | Lowery interview | All Video | Photos | Hannah Lowery, Stafford VA, blazed to victory in a time of 18:35 with a gap of 51 seconds back to 2nd place. Colin Leibold, Gonzaga DC, won the boys race with a time of 15:54. At the Clash with the Titans Invite VA #1 Blacksburg boys & Harrier US top 25 ranked Hidden Valley girls competed but neither ran all of their top kids as Hidden Valley girls sat out top 2 runners and Blacksburg boys sat out top 5. Blacksburg boys and girls sweep team titles despite sitting out top runners. Erin Wheeler of Northside (18:14 5K on the track last spring) broke the course record on a challenging and slow course in 20:04.
WNC CC Carnival, NC: Thomas Graham, Cary NC, rocked the boys race with a blazing 15:28 5k time to finish 38 seconds clear of 2nd place. Chapel Hill ran an impressive boys team race, winning with 48 points off of a 16:25.03 average and a 19.60 1 to 5 spread. Haylee Dawe, Charlotte Latin, won the girls race with a time of 18:48.62. Fast times were also produced at the Providence Invite, where Green Hope NC girls who put 5 within 32 seconds of an 18:40 pace. Sarah Rapp, Cardinal Gibbons, won the race with a time of 18:27. Ryan Walling, Green Hope, won the boys race with a time of 15:38.
Terror Invite, WI: Sam Penzenstadler, Oshkosh West WI, won the boys race with a time of 15:54.70. At the Menomonee Falls Grade Level Invite, WI, Jenna McMiller, Waukesha North, won the girls 4k race with a time of 14:32.05. Nate Routhier, Homestead, won the boys race with a time of 16:15.27.
Bartlett Invite, AK: A pair of Service, AK, teammates won individually with Jenette Northey winning the girls race in 18:45.6 while Jani Lane won the boys race in 15:55.4.
Much more to come through this weekend!!
XC 2010