National Elite Performances
5000 Meter Run
18:03.00 - Kaitlyn Kramer (Ardrey Kell HS)
18:24.00 - Darby Middlebrook (Watauga)
18:35.00 - Jenny Gallagher (Lake Norman)
18:35.00 - Margaret Leak (Mount Tabor)
18:40.00 - Hannah Barbour (Watauga)
18:47.00 - Madison Harmon (Watauga)
18:50.00 - Brooke Gordon (T.C. Roberson)
18:52.00 - Emily Zizzi (Myers Park)
18:53.00 - Jenna Christensen (Cary)
18:54.00 - Vanessa Bateson (Mount Tabor)
18:55.00 - Deanna Foshee (Cary)
18:58.00 - Sydney Foreman (Ardrey Kell HS)
18:59.00 - Caitlin Bucksbaum (Ardrey Kell HS)
19:02.00 - Ahna Weeks (Chapel Hill)
19:03.00 - Alyssa Torres (Northwest Guilford)
19:04.00 - Sarah Jane Kerwin (Chapel Hill)
19:13.00 - Madelin Talbert (South Mecklenburg)
19:14.00 - Rachel Williams (R.J. Reynolds)
19:15.00 - Samantha Teague (Ardrey Kell HS)
19:17.00 - Dakota Foskey (West Johnston)
19:18.00 - Grace Morken (Carrboro High School)
19:18.00 - Nina Pande (East Chapel Hill)
19:19.00 - Tristan Van Ord (Chapel Hill)
19:19.00 - Anna Mcbride (Davie County)
19:19.00 - Samantha Campanaro (Mount Tabor)
19:19.00 - Sarah Bollinger (Olympic)
19:20.00 - Jamie Vezolles (Charlotte Catholic)
19:21.00 - Madison Emory (North Buncombe)
19:21.00 - Indy Reid-shaw (Orange High School)
19:24.00 - Alexa Harvey (T.C. Roberson)
19:26.00 - Marie Mauhar (T.C. Roberson)
19:28.00 - Sheridan Jordan (Cary)
19:29.00 - Danielle Jameison (R.J. Reynolds)
19:30.00 - Chelsea Matson (Weddington High School)
19:31.00 - Alexa Young (Chapel Hill)
19:33.00 - Frankie Perone (Carrboro High School)
19:35.00 - Scarlet Beamon (West Johnston)
19:37.00 - Kiersten Ellsworth (West Henderson)
19:38.00 - Rachel Lee (Ashbrook)
19:38.00 - Alyson Arrington (T.C. Roberson)
19:38.00 - Angela Gross (West Henderson)
19:39.00 - Sophie Capshaw-mack (R.J. Reynolds)
19:40.00 - Pegah Kamrani (East Chapel Hill)
19:42.00 - Hailey Middlebrook (Watauga)
19:43.00 - Erin Foshee (Cary)
19:43.00 - Hannah Henderson (Myers Park)
19:43.00 - Megan Sullivan (North Mecklenburg)
19:43.00 - Lauren Pollard (West Johnston)
19:44.00 - Meg Greene (Myers Park)
19:45.00 - Rachel Bartolomeo (Charlotte Catholic)
15:25.00 - Blake Williams (Northern Durham)
15:26.00 - Braedon Koerwitz (Jay M. Robinson)
15:32.00 - Will Bass (Nash Central)
15:33.00 - Chris Colo (Marvin Ridge High School)
15:34.00 - Chris Garrett (West Johnston)
15:44.00 - Bakri Abushouk (Cary)
15:44.00 - Will Bunch (Chapel Hill)
15:54.00 - Mitch Mcleod (Chapel Hill)
15:55.00 - Asher Colburn-Hertzberg (Chapel Hill)
15:55.00 - Kyle Villemain (Chapel Hill)
15:56.00 - Bradley Viles (Chapel Hill)
15:57.00 - Bryan Noreen (Apex)
15:59.00 - Cole Rains (T.C. Roberson)
16:04.00 - Adam Chase (Dobyns Bennett High School)
16:05.00 - Charlie Klecker (Ardrey Kell HS)
16:06.00 - Bill Bernart (Myers Park)
16:09.00 - Nicholas Kapur (Ardrey Kell HS)
16:09.00 - Chris Reeder (Chapel Hill)
16:10.00 - Daniel Osborne (Watauga)
16:13.00 - Thomas McLean (Ardrey Kell HS)
16:13.00 - Getisso Dentamo (Mallard Creek HS)
16:13.00 - Sean Langkamp (Northwest Guilford)
16:13.00 - Evan Fitzsimmons (T.C. Roberson)
16:15.00 - Dakota Poindexter (Myers Park)
16:15.00 - Jonathan Bivens (Weddington High School)
16:20.00 - Jacob Englert (Forestview)
16:20.00 - Michael Ellis (Mount Tabor)
16:20.00 - Peter Vandenberg (Watauga)
16:22.00 - Drew Winters (Charlotte Catholic)
16:23.00 - Madison Souder (Ardrey Kell HS)
16:23.00 - Charlie Reed (Mount Tabor)
16:24.00 - Sam Miner (East Chapel Hill)
16:24.00 - Joshua Copus (Mount Tabor)
16:24.00 - Matt St Cyr (Northwest Guilford)
16:25.00 - Paul Noah (Chapel Hill)
16:26.00 - Clifford Buck (Jay M. Robinson)
16:27.00 - Jamie Carter (Charlotte Catholic)
16:29.00 - Mikey Cristiano (South Mecklenburg)
16:30.00 - Christopher Price (Apex)
16:30.00 - Jamie Goethe (T.C. Roberson)
Coverage
Chapel Hill's boys proved that they are for real with their stellar performance at Wendy's. Placing 5 runners in the top 5 of the Invitational race is a feat never seen before. Another special stat that NC (I believe) has never seen before, 5 runners under 16:00! Take a look at their top-7:
15:44.00 - Will Bunch (Chapel Hill)
15:54.00 - Mitch Mcleod (Chapel Hill)
15:55.00 - Asher Colburn-Hertzberg (Chapel Hill)
15:55.00 - Kyle Villemain (Chapel Hill)
15:56.00 - Bradley Viles (Chapel Hill)
16:09.00 - Chris Reeder (Chapel Hill)
16:25.00 - Paul Noah (Chapel Hill)
16:09.00 - Chris Reeder (Chapel Hill)
16:25.00 - Paul Noah (Chapel Hill)
I think I can speak for everyone around the state when I say, "please represent NC at the Nike Team National Regional!"
Ardrey Kell's girls put 3 under 19:00, led by Kaitlyn Kramer's 18:03. They were in need of a #5, but I feel that they may have been missing some girls. Watauga also looked very strong as they had 3 under 19:00. If they could find a 4th and 5th runner in the mid-19's then they could be a very tough team come states. It seems like a great year on the girl's side when you see that Mount Tabor, Cardinal Gibbons, Watauga, Green Hope, Ardrey Kell, & Cary all have 2 or more girls under the 19:00 barrier.
Kramer is obviously back on her game after not running to her standard at the Providence Invitational. After wins at Wendy's and UNCW, she could possibly give Samantha George a run for her money later this season.
In the 3A boys race, Jay M. Robinson's Braedon Koerwitz popped onto the scene and defeated one of the 3A individual favorites, Chris Colo of Marvin Ridge. They battled the entire race with Koerwitz getting the win as they came down the final stretch. This was a big PR for Braedon and should be the confidence booster he needs down the road.
The Invite boys race was won by Blake Williams of Northern Durham but not as dominating as people may have expected. He ran 15:25 and Koerwitz went 15:26 in the other race. William Bass of Nash Central continued his solid season with a 15:32, with West Johnston's Chris Garrett right behind in 15:34.
The 3A race featured some of the top teams, Jay M. Robinson, Marvin Ridge, & Charlotte Catholic. MR came out on top and looked solid, with Robinson surprising Catholic for a 4th place finish. Another team that has been discussed a lot on the boards is Forestview and yes, they proved to be much better than people thought.
In the girl's 3A race, Carrboro (2A #1) and Charlotte Catholic went to battle. Carrboro edged Catholic in the end, 60 to 69. Weddington is solid and should be ranked among the 3A top 5. Then West Henderson and North Buncombe both proved they are better than some have been voting them. West Henderson had two girls just under 19:40 while North Buncombe had 1 under 19:30 and 3 under 20:30. Both teams could battle Catholic for 3rd place if they found a stronger 5th runner.
The Cary girls ran in the Open race instead of the Invitational and looked good in their race. They ran 18:53-20:04 for their top 5 which puts them right in the mix with many of the better 4A teams. What a great 4A girls state meet it's going to be!!! A surprise team in the Open race was Davie County as they had a strong top 4, but will need a better 5th in order to qualify for the state meet.
Ardrey Kell's girls put 3 under 19:00, led by Kaitlyn Kramer's 18:03. They were in need of a #5, but I feel that they may have been missing some girls. Watauga also looked very strong as they had 3 under 19:00. If they could find a 4th and 5th runner in the mid-19's then they could be a very tough team come states. It seems like a great year on the girl's side when you see that Mount Tabor, Cardinal Gibbons, Watauga, Green Hope, Ardrey Kell, & Cary all have 2 or more girls under the 19:00 barrier.
Kramer is obviously back on her game after not running to her standard at the Providence Invitational. After wins at Wendy's and UNCW, she could possibly give Samantha George a run for her money later this season.
In the 3A boys race, Jay M. Robinson's Braedon Koerwitz popped onto the scene and defeated one of the 3A individual favorites, Chris Colo of Marvin Ridge. They battled the entire race with Koerwitz getting the win as they came down the final stretch. This was a big PR for Braedon and should be the confidence booster he needs down the road.
The Invite boys race was won by Blake Williams of Northern Durham but not as dominating as people may have expected. He ran 15:25 and Koerwitz went 15:26 in the other race. William Bass of Nash Central continued his solid season with a 15:32, with West Johnston's Chris Garrett right behind in 15:34.
The 3A race featured some of the top teams, Jay M. Robinson, Marvin Ridge, & Charlotte Catholic. MR came out on top and looked solid, with Robinson surprising Catholic for a 4th place finish. Another team that has been discussed a lot on the boards is Forestview and yes, they proved to be much better than people thought.
In the girl's 3A race, Carrboro (2A #1) and Charlotte Catholic went to battle. Carrboro edged Catholic in the end, 60 to 69. Weddington is solid and should be ranked among the 3A top 5. Then West Henderson and North Buncombe both proved they are better than some have been voting them. West Henderson had two girls just under 19:40 while North Buncombe had 1 under 19:30 and 3 under 20:30. Both teams could battle Catholic for 3rd place if they found a stronger 5th runner.
The Cary girls ran in the Open race instead of the Invitational and looked good in their race. They ran 18:53-20:04 for their top 5 which puts them right in the mix with many of the better 4A teams. What a great 4A girls state meet it's going to be!!! A surprise team in the Open race was Davie County as they had a strong top 4, but will need a better 5th in order to qualify for the state meet.
National Elite Performances
5000 Meter Run
18:38.40 - Sarah Rapp (Cardinal Gibbons High School)
18:45.20 - Stepha Schauder (Cannon School)
18:47.10 - Austin Vass (Page)
18:51.50 - Erin McGuirk (Northern Guilford)
19:20.00 - Jodie Lemons (North Stokes)
15:45.70 - Jimmy Hollingsworth (Northern Guilford)
15:48.50 - Alex Beaudette (Jack Britt)
15:49.10 - Trevor Sleight (Carolina Day School)
15:53.40 - Brandon Cain (Southern Alamance)
16:07.40 - Tim Gruber (Cannon School)
16:09.31 - Matus Kriska (Mount Airy High School)
Coverage
Photo Albums
4 girls and 4 boys break big barriers at Hagan Stone. Sarah Rapp of Cardinal Gibbons led 4 ladies from NC under 19:00. (see above) Jimmy Hollingsworth of Northern Guilford went 15:45 to lead 5 NC boys under the 16:00 mark. Continued improvement from Trevor Sleight, a sophomore from Carolina Day School, could see him challenging the likes of Mintz and Morgan at the 2A NCISAA Championships!
The team that really just continues to make a mark on NC this season looks to be 1A, Lake Norman Charter's boys. They finished just 3 points behind Cardinal Gibbons and beat South View High School. This team is currently ranked #1 in NC in the 1A classification and rightfully so. Their #5 was 17:39, but they almost put 4 under 17:00! 16:34, 16:45, 17:02, & 17:03. This is one tough team!
Cardinal Gibbons' girls continue to look solid but with Chapel Hill placing 5 girls under 20:00 at Wendy's, they are going to have to improve if they want a shot at the 3A state title. It appeared they may have been short-handed, so we'll continue to keep an eye on them.
1st Annual Murrays Mill Cross Country Invitational
Coverage
Both races were won by Alexander Central.
Great American Cross Country Festival
National Elite Performances
5000 Meter Run
17:53.00 - Samantha George (Millbrook)
15:11.90 - Forrest Lyerly (Ronald W. Reagan)
15:21.20 - Graham Crawford (Walter M. Williams)
15:30.00 - Thomas Graham (Cary Academy)
15:35.00 - Scott Morgan (Calvary Baptist High School)
15:52.30 - Mitch Mallory (Wakefield)
15:54.80 - Bobby Mintz (Cary Christian School)
16:01.50 - Craig Engels (Ronald W. Reagan)
16:02.00 - Alvin Martin (Broughton)
16:11.40 - Jordan Marsh (Ronald W. Reagan)
16:15.90 - Sam Roberson (Broughton)
16:25.30 - Aaron Smith (Leesville Road)
16:26.90 - Jake Hyman (Broughton)
Coverage
This race may just have been the coming out party for Reagan HS and more importantly, Forrest Lyerly. This guy didn't pick up running until last year and was focusing on the 800m. Now, he's been knocking out wins left and right all season and finally drops a 15:11 on the WakeMed course which was good for 2nd on the day. Forrest led Reagan to the top 4A team finish out of Broughton and Leesville Road and may have just made a statement as possibly 4A state champions. They will need to close the gap from #4 to #5, but Coach Catton is probably all over that.
Graham Crawford of Williams also made quite a statement with his 15:21 as that is faster than Koerwitz and Colo went at McAlpine during the Wendy's Invite. Should prove to be quite an event at the 3A state meet.
Samantha George went 17:53 to become the first NC girl to crack 18:00 this season. Wesley Frazier, formerly of Ravenscroft went 18:03 the night before in the college race. My guess is Sammy is trying to peak for Foot Locker this year, so a 17:53 should put her in a good place.
Graham Crawford of Williams also made quite a statement with his 15:21 as that is faster than Koerwitz and Colo went at McAlpine during the Wendy's Invite. Should prove to be quite an event at the 3A state meet.
Samantha George went 17:53 to become the first NC girl to crack 18:00 this season. Wesley Frazier, formerly of Ravenscroft went 18:03 the night before in the college race. My guess is Sammy is trying to peak for Foot Locker this year, so a 17:53 should put her in a good place.
Bo Run Invitational
National Elite Performances
5000 Meter Run
19:40.47 - Esther Fisher (J.H. Rose)