Weekend of September 21

09/17 Battle Run Invitational R
Nicholas County
Summersville, WV
09/17 Doddridge County Invitational
Doddridge County
West Union, WV
09/17 Mid-Ohio Valley Challenge
Williamstown
Mineral Wells, WV
09/17 Mountain Ridge Invitational
Mountain Ridge High School
Frostburg, MD
09/17 White Day Combo R
Fairmont Senior
Fairmont, WV
09/18 Brooke Bryan Fritz Memorial R
Brooke
Wellsburg, WV
09/20 Trinity/Valkyrie Invitational - MS,ES R
Trinity (Louisville) 
Louisville, KY
09/21 62nd Annual Spiked Shoe Invite
Johns Hopkins University 
Baltimore, MD
09/21 Bearcat Invitational
 
Grafton, WV
09/21 Bob Reall Invitational R
Lancaster
Lancaster, OH
09/21 Concord University High School Invitational
Concord University
Athens, WV
09/21 Franklin County Invitational R
Franklin County
 
Cabell Midland took a road trip to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington and used a pair of runners in the top 10 to claim the team title by the slimmest of margins. Sophomore Nick Salmons was fifth in 17:04.02, while senior Hunter Adkins placed ninth for the Knights, who had 89 points to Tippecanoe (OH)’s 90. The winners’ 1-7 spread was just over 41 seconds.
In the girls’ race, Cabell Midland was paced by freshman Katie Riedel, who was 31st in 21:52.90.
Lexington, KY
09/21 Malone Invitational R
Malone University
 

Magnolia took a trek to the birthplace of professional football for the Malone Invitational.

Rachel Arbogast was 19th for the Blue Eagles, while teammate Ariel Hosttutler was 24th. In the boys race, Jacob Pancake led the way in 21st.
 
Canton, OH
09/21 Midwest Catholic Championships R
Carroll
Kettering, OH
09/21 Oatlands Invitational R
Tuscarora High School (VA)  
 

Meet Story by Rollie Jacobs

More than 90 teams and 3,800 runners gathered under threatening skies at the Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, Va., to compete at the Oatlands Invitational. Considered to be one of the premier high school cross country meets on the East Coast, this year’s event drew one of the strongest fields in meet history, including many of the top runners in Maryland and Virginia.  Competing in the Varsity A division, Jefferson runners drew notice as they posted strong finishes in the boys and girls races. 

The Girls Varsity A race featured top Virginia runner Allie Klimkiewicz (Oakton) and top Maryland runner Emily Mulhern (Urbana), and both girls lived up to their reputations.  It was a fast race from the start.  Jefferson sophomore Abby Colbert broke ahead of the pack early and paced with a small pack just behind the leaders most of the way.  At the 2.5-mile mark, Colbert kicked it home past six runners to move from ninth to a third-place finish in 18:57 behind Mulhern (18:32) and Klimkiewicz (18:43). Emma Lindberg posted the second-fastest time for Jefferson with a mark of 21:10.  Molly Briggs (21:54), Nathalie Walker (22:13) and Alison Munnis (24:29) rounded out the scoring for Jefferson.

Of note for Jefferson as they approach the West Virginia championship season, senior Anya Wallace returned from injury in the upperclassman JV race, finishing third with a time of 21:40. 

The Boys Varsity A race featured the top four runners in Virginia, including Virginia No. 1 Louis Colson (Edison) and Maryland No. 1 Chase Weaverling (Poolesville). Jefferson’s Andrew Milliron pushed the race early as the leaders passed through the mile mark in approximately 4:42.

Colson stayed with the lead pack of six runners until the two-mile mark and then made his move to finish in a meet-record time of 15:16. Weaverling gave chase but could not hang on and finished second with a time of 15:28. Milliron and Catoctin (MD) runner David Dorsey raced strong to the line with Dorsey (15:38) finishing just ahead of Milliron (15:40).

Milliron was joined in the medals by Jefferson teammate Jackson Jacobs, who made a move from 28th to 17th in the last 800 meters to finish with a time of 16:17. Rhett Zillinger posted a strong 16:46 to support the Jefferson cause. Freshmen Colin Hayes (18:05) and Dylan Stamper (18:40) rounded out the scoring for Jefferson.

In the Girls Varsity B race, Sophie El-Masry of Richard Montgomery (MD) sprinted away from Stone Bridge (VA)’s Heather Stone to seize the title. El-Masry posted a time of 19:55 for the win, while Stone’s time of 20:12 was good for second place. Washington's Destiny Harrison ran an excellent race to finish in the medals at 12th with a time of 21:07. Teammate Catrina Russell also finished in the medals in 22nd with a time of 21:43.  Rounding out the Washington girls scoring was Megan Carr (22:51), Emma Locarnini (26:02) and Faith Stone (26:32). Juliana Butcher paced Frankfort, finishing just outside the medals in 22:12. Other Frankfort girls scoring for their team included Casidy White (22:54), India Yates (23:38), Amelia Miller (23:59) and Cameron Dyson (24:59).

In the Boys Varsity B race, Rockville’s Jonaton Baginski outpaced the field to take the victory. The Maryland runner posted a time of 16:31 to finish ahead of Centreville (VA) runner Bobby Dunn by 18 seconds. Frankfort's Lucas Young led the way for West Virginia with a 10th-place finish in 17:39.  Teammate Jason Detrick finished just out of the medals in 27th place with a time of 18:15.  The remaining Frankfort scorers were Kyle Jarrell (19:06), Simon Digon (19:37) and Joshua Carder (19:42).  Washington's top finisher was Kendall Cole, who posted a time of 19:20.  He was joined in Washington’s scoring by Ethan May (19:30), Ross Carpenter (19:53), Gabe Woods (20:32) and Hunter Carr (20:39).

Jefferson returns to action on October 5th at the Buffalo Wild Wings Stampede at Hampshire High School. Washington will host a quad meet at Sam Michael’s Park on Wednesday, while Frankfort has a short turnaround and will compete at the Broadford Invitational in Oakland, Md.

Leesburg, VA
09/21 Ripley Covered Bridge Invitational
Ripley
 
Steady rain was the great equalizer at the Ripley Covered Bridge Invitational. Winfield took home both team titles, with the boys scoring 48 points and the girls 26 points. Ripley and Charleston Catholic claimed the No. 2 spots for the boys and girls, respectively.

In the boys’ race, Hayden Harrison of Buffalo was the top finisher, with RJ Weiford of Winfield second, Caleb Pell of Roane County third, and Winfield’s Braxton McMillion and Wirt’s Glen McMillan rounding out the top five.

In the girls’ race, Tori Dent of Hurricane crossed the line first, with Ravenswood’s Hailey Miller as the runner-up. Brittney McMillion was third for Winfield, while Emily Fedders of Woodrow Wilson was fourth and Winfield took three of the next four spots as Rachel Englund was fifth, Alyssa Rittinger seventh and Barkley Castro eighth.

 

Ripley, WV
09/21 Trinity/Valkyrie Invitational (HS) R
Trinity (Louisville) 
Louisville, KY