The Shadow
EARLYSVILLE — Gaige Kern raced to a third place finish, highlighting Alleghany’s peformance at the Albemarle Cross Country Invitational at Panorama Farms Saturday.
The Mountaineer boys finished 24th in the 34-team field.
“We were competing mostly against 4A and 5A schools with 60 to 100 people on their teams,” said AHS coach Jeremy Bartley.
Matthew Novak of Deep Run won the individual boys title, holding off Western Albemarle’s Gannon Willcutts by a second and Kern by 14 seconds.
“Gaige got sucked out too fast at 4:50 pace, but he said he needed to get used to it,” Bartley said. “We will be tapering him over the next few weeks, while increasing his quality runs. He should be peaking at the right time.”
Karleigh Thompson ran the best time for the AHS girls, finishing 61st amongst 212 runners.
“Karleigh is back as our team leader and is regaining her fitness,” Bartley said. “Patricia Lee keeps running better and better.”
The Alleghany girls, who were missing Margaret Donnen for the meet, finished 25th in the 28-team field.
Jordan McPeek and Gabriella Pichette were the top finishers for CMS in the middle school race.
Alleghany will run Saturday at the Runnin’ With The Wolves Roctoberfest at Wolf Branch Farm in Forest.
Meet Results
Boys Varsity Team Results
1. Stone Bridge 119
2. Albemarle 182
3. Deep Run 195
4. Ocean Lakes 233
5. Battlefield 271
24. Alleghany 577
(34 total teams)
Boys Top Five Finishers
1. Novak (Deep Run) 15:44
2. Willcutts (W. Albemarle) 15:45
3. Gaige Kern (Alleghany) 15:58
4. Gentry (Albemarle) 16:02
5. Lomong (Fork Union) 16:14
(254 total runners)
Other AHS Boys Finishers
93. Cedric Drennen 17:48
143. T.J. Wright 18:21
151. Devin Nicely 18:26
204. Siquioa Nightfeather 19:27
213. Riley Griffith 19:42
234. Koty Bowen 20:11
247. Caleb Brown 21:14
Boys JV Winner
1. Van Heesewijk (T. Edison) 17:40
(276 total runners)
Boys JV AHS Finishers
173. Ethan Hall 21:17
264. Chris McHenry 24:37
Girls Varsity Team Results
1. Ocean Lakes 76
2. Hickory 145
3. Albemarle 148
4. Tuscarora 151
5. Battlefield 173
25. Alleghany 604
(28 total teams)
Girls Top Five Finishers
1. Taylor (W. Albemarle) 18:47
2. Wolcott (Tuscarora) 18:57
3. Glasgow (Hickory) 19:12
4. Tolarchyk (Hickory) 19:12
5. King (Ocean Lakes) 19:16
(212 total runners)
AHS Girls Finishers
61. Karleigh Thompson 21:13
88. Marlee Parker 21:56
165. Patricia Lee 24:18
169. Laura Farrar 24:32
183. Brooke Morris 25:13
191. Emily Oyler 25:25
205. Carrigan Wright 25:59
Girls JV Winner
1. Conner (Sherando) 20:30
(145 total runners)
Girls JV AHS Finishers
112. Kelsea Peck 27:06
117. Nora Pichette 27:27
CMS Boys Finishers
22. Jordan McPeek 13:14
30. Blake Tinsley 13:49
35. Eric Honaker 13:57
39. Nic Bowling 14:14
50. Mason Honaker 14:42
51. Isaac Craft 14:46
53. Jeffrey Harris 14:59
56. Benjamin Alleman 15:20
63. Joseph Edwards 16:09
(74 total runners)
CMS Girls Finishers
30. Gabriella Pichette 15:23
33. Faith Taylor 15:39
40. Olivia Bryant 16:02
60. Lindsey Brown 17:48
67. Grace Hall 19:21
70. Olivia Wilhelm 20:25
(68 total runners)
