East Chapel Hill's Boys Are Better Than Expected
The Wildcats earned a ranking of 19th in the Preseason Countdown, but they finished 5th against some of the best teams in the state at the Providence Invitational. 4A West opponent Mount Tabor finished just behind them in 6th, but the Spartans had strong races from two of their "JV" boys in a separate race; when you factor them in, you end up with a virtual tie between the two teams. That could lead to a very competitive regional meet down the line, especially since Page and RJ Reynolds are capable of joining the fray as the season goes on.
Boys "Too Early" Midwest 4A Team Rankings (Using 2014 Results)
| 1 | Mount Tabor (NC) | 31 | ||
| 1) Kenny Kneisel | 16:01.00 | 1 | ||
| 2) Brad Walter | 16:36.00 | 5 | ||
| 3) Matthew Towner | 17:08.00 | 7 | ||
| 4) Ian Nickel | 17:12.00 | 8 | ||
| 5) Ian Foley | 17:17.00 | 10 | ||
| Average Time: 16:50.80 Total Time: 1:24:14.00 1-5 Split: 1:16.00 | ||||
| 6) Michael Madden | 17:17.00 | 11 | ||
| 7) Ryan Armstrong | 17:23.00 | 13 | ||
| 2 | East Chapel Hill (NC) | 34 | ||
| 1) Connor McDonald | 16:04.00 | 2 | ||
| 2) Ethan Ready | 16:04.00 | 3 | ||
| 3) James Gildard | 16:22.00 | 4 | ||
| 4) Chris Hassel | 17:13.00 | 9 | ||
| 5) Clayton Watters | 17:34.00 | 16 | ||
| Average Time: 16:39.40 Total Time: 1:23:17.00 1-5 Split: 1:30.00 | ||||
| 6) Tumuulen Sodgerel | 18:11.00 | 23 | ||
| 7) Jake Kryzewski | 18:12.00 | 24 | ||
| 3 | West Forsyth (NC) | 114 | ||
| 1) Blake Koeval | 17:07.00 | 6 | ||
| 2) Vernon Espinoza | 17:50.00 | 21 | ||
| 3) Jacob Stroud | 18:19.00 | 28 | ||
| 4) Nolan Brandt | 18:20.00 | 29 | ||
| 5) Christopher Perdomo | 18:32.00 | 30 | ||
| Average Time: 18:01.60 Total Time: 1:30:08.00 1-5 Split: 1:25.00 | ||||
| 6) Daniel Brewer | 19:21.00 | 38 | ||
| 7) Joshua Mcalister | 19:37.00 | 42 | ||
| 4 | Page (NC) | 119 | ||
| 1) Nolan Cook | 17:17.64 | 12 | ||
| 2) Drew Lake | 17:44.50 | 19 | ||
| 3) Freddie Marx | 17:45.87 | 20 | ||
| 4) Jack Stichter | 18:48.60 | 32 | ||
| 5) Nathan Gillespie | 19:12.97 | 36 | ||
| Average Time: 18:09.92 Total Time: 1:30:49.58 1-5 Split: 1:55.33 | ||||
| 6) Levi Ricketts | 19:53.78 | 46 | ||
| 7) Mike Weaver | 19:55.81 | 47 | ||