The Shadow
COURSE RECORD — Mountaineer senior Gaige Kern set a course record on his way to a win Saturday at the Alleghany Invitational held at Clifton Middle School. (Gavin Dressler Photo)
COURSE RECORD — Mountaineer senior Gaige Kern set a course record on his way to a win Saturday at the Alleghany Invitational held at Clifton Middle School. (Gavin Dressler Photo)
GIRLS RUNNER-UP — Alleghany’s Marlee Parker finished second in the girls race Saturday at CMS. (Gavin Dressler Photo)
GIRLS RUNNER-UP — Alleghany’s Marlee Parker finished second in the girls race Saturday at CMS. (Gavin Dressler Photo)
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LOW MOOR — Gaige Kern set a new course record here Saturday.
The talented senior blew away the field by over a minute and led the Mountaineers to a team win at the Alleghany Invitational at Clifton Middle School.
“Gaige ran a 16:45 and that effort on our course is equivalent to 15:40s or 15:50s on a fast course,” said AHS coach Jeremy Bartley.
Alleghany posted an eight-point team win over Lord Botetourt.
“Koty Bowen is a new runner and is moving up the ranks,” said Bartley. “We are trying to get someone closer to our top four to seal the conference and it may be him.”
The Conference 31 championships will be contested on the CMS course on October 28.
“The guys got in there and fought to win a tight race,” Bartley added. “With William Byrd added in Conference 31, it is going to be a great race.”
The girls varsity race saw Rockbridge County’s Mallory Keeley edge Alleghany’s Marlee Parker by seven seconds.
“Marlee is running spectacular races and outworking the entire conference,” Bartley said. “Each week she is closing in on the conference front runners by huge chunks of time. I’m betting she is going to surprise a lot of people at the conference race.”
Lord Botetourt edged the Mountaineers by seven points for the girls team win.
“The girls are getting better each week and healing,” Bartley said. “Our usual front runner, Karleigh Thompson, is suffering from knee pain from an ACL injury two years back.”
Gracie Conner and Jordan McPeek led the effort of the Clifton Middle School team Saturday.
“Gracie is really impressing me,” said the coach of the sixth grader. “I can’t wait to see her develop. Jordan McPeek had a great race.”
A total of 143 runners participated in the event.
“I want to especially thank JenFab for donating some very nice team trophies and for all the volunteers that helped out,” Bartley finished. “The meet was a success with all of the teams present.”
Both Alleghany and Clifton Middle will run at the Concord Invitational at Pipestem State Park on Saturday.
Meet Results
Boys Varsity Team Results
1. Alleghany 46
2. Lord Botetourt 54
3. Rockbridge County 57
4. Northside 80
5. Staunton River 111
Boys Top Five Finishers
1. Gaige Kern (A) 16:45
2. Quinn Hogan (LB) 17:58
3. Scott Black (LB) 18:23
4. Cedric Drennen (A) 18:27
5. Diego Velasquez (RC) 18:28
(38 total runners)
Other AHS Boys Finishers
6. T.J. Wright 18:41
12. Devin Nicely 19:02
24. Siquioa Nightfeather 20:23
26. Koty Bowen 20:40
31. Riley Griffith 21:16
32. Caleb Brown 21:51
Boys JV Winner
1. Nic Benke (RC) 19:49
(35 total runners)
Boys JV AHS Finishers
14. Ethan Hall 21:48
24. John Reed 23:13
26. Darrien Beirne 23:45
34. Chris McHenry 26:19
Girls Varsity Team Results
1. Lord Botetourt 39
2. Alleghany 46
3. Rockbridge County 74
4. Northside 81
5. Staunton River 113
Girls Top Five Finishers
1. Mallory Keeley (RC) 22:38
2. Marlee Parker (A) 22:45
3. Libby Keely (LB) 23:14
4. Kirin Johnstone (N) 23:16
5. Emily D’Arpa (LB) 23:28
(33 total runners)
Other AHS Girls Finishers
7. Karleigh Thompson 23:43
8. Margaret Donnen 23:44
14. Patricia Lee 24:46
15. Laura Farrar 24:50
18. Emily Oyler 25:14
21. Brooke Morris 26:02
22. Carrigan Wright 26:11
Girls JV Winner
1. Samantha Connelly (R. Cath.) 23:49
(6 total runners)
Girls JV AHS Finisher
5. Nora Pichette 27:29
Boys Middle School
Team Results
1. Roanoke Catholic 23
2. Clifton Middle School 33
Boys Winner
1. Daniel Connelly (R. Cath.) 9:22
(19 total runners)
CMS Boys Finishers
4. Jordan McPeek 11:01
7. Isaac Craft 11:20
8. Eric Honaker 11:20
11. Mason Honaker 11:35
13. Jeffrey Harris 11:56
14. Nic Bowling 11:58
15. Benjamin Alleman 12:03
16. Joseph Edwards 12:04
Girls Middle School Winner
1. Anna van der Linden (R. Cath.) 12:03
(12 total runners)
CMS Girls Finishers
2. Gracie Conner 12:13
3. Gabriella Pichette 12;14
5. Faith Taylor 12:50
6. Olivia Bryant 13:19
9. Lindsey Brown 13:27
10. Bella Sartain 14:42
11. Olivia Wilhelm 15:23
12. Grace Hall 16:02
