And the results are up from Footlocker!
Ross Wilson is the only PA guy to make it placing 10th
overall!
Mickey Burke from NY takes the title in a swift 15:19 clocking and the results look as follows:
2. Chris Alvarado (CT) - 15:21
3. Alexander Ostbert (CT) - 15:22
4. Liam Mullett (NJ) - 15:29
5. Josef Holt-Andrews (ME) - 15:37
6. Daniel Curts (ME) - 15:39
7. Scott Meehan (NJ) - 15:39
8. Tai Dinger (DC) - 15:40
9. Louis Corgliano (NJ) -15:41
10. Ross Wilson (PA) -15:41
On the Women's Side:
On the Women's Side:
| 17:32 | Tessa Barrett | Waverly, PA |
| 17:37 | Anoush Shehadeh | Larchmont, NY |
| 17:39 | Hannah DeBalsi | Westport, CT |
| 17:43 | Brianna Schwartz | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 17:43 | Briana Gess | Haddonfield, NJ |
| 17:50 | Megan Reilly | Warwick, NY |
| 18:03 | Jessica Lawson | Addison, NY |
| 18:03 | Regan Rome | Dallas, PA |
| 18:04 | Katie Lembo | Penfield, NY |
| 18:06 | Kirstin Sandreuter | North Yarmouth, ME |
4 Overall Runners sent from PA this season! Congrats to Tessa Barrett with the big, but not unexpected win at Footlocker along with Brianna Schwartz and Regan Rome for also qualifying from PA on the girls side.
First thoughts: Shocked that nobody else from PA made it,
last year PA was very strong and sent 4 guys, and I thought this class had
similar ability. Wilson comes up really clutch for that 10th spot
however. The 1-2 guys going in, Burke and Alvarado, show their prowess
finishing 1-2. Ostbert was right with Alvarado in CT meets all season and he
stuck with him once again in this meet for 3rd. He’s only a junior
which is great going forward.
Whomever called Liam Mullett making it, you were spot on. I
can’t believe it, but the guy really did take it easy for MoC’s to ensure he
made nationals. I guess that’s a good call. Kid really showed up when it
mattered, so congrats!
The Maine runners Holt-Andrews and Curts both made it in
with the 5-6 positions. They’ve gone at it up north all season, but Curts had a
hamstring injury nagging him for a while, and I wasn’t sure how that would
affect his performance. He showed up and ran well today. This is his first lost
to H-A this season, give him two more weeks and I bet he’ll be ready to roll at
nationals.
Behind him a two guys who totally missed my radar in Scott
Meehan and Tai Dinger, so here’s some background, cause I had to look them up:
Scott Meehan placed 11th at MoC’s and seems to be an XC only runner
with only a PR of 9:30 for 3200 to his name. He stepped it up big time to make
it in. Tai Dinger is a runner from St. Albans in Washington D.C. The only big
race he’s run this season was Salesianum where he placed 4th overall
and was just two seconds in front of CR North’s Brian Arita. He does have a
4:15 1600 PR to his name and had the day of his life to make it in to
nationals.
Louis Corgliano placed 9th overall after a 3rd
place finish at MoC’s. Tough to have 3 big races in a row, as shown by NJ guys
who missed it like Kyle Kroon and Josiah Hanko. Corgliano toughed it out and
with a two week rest he’ll be ready for a higher finish at the national meet.
Ross Wilson sneaks to nationals with a 10th place
finish overall, giving Marrington 4 FL finalists since 1999. Wilson had this as
a goal all season, and as an ex-teammate of his, I must say I’m really proud of
all the work he’s put in and seeing it pay off in this meet.
Usually this meet is dominated by NJ and PA finishes, but
the New England’s dominated the race up front with 4 in the top 6!
I’m most surprised that Abert missed it. The kid is really
talented and he’ll be going places in the future. This should only add to his
high motivation and drive to succeed on big stages. Look for him to be back
indoors and outdoors in a big way. Kyle Kroon was 5th last season
and missed it this year which is quite shocking, but running twice in a row at
Holmdel and then coming to Van Cortland Park must be brutal. Also Paul Hogan of
Massachusetts looked like he was ready to roll, but didn’t find himself in the
top 10.
Really great racing by everyone today and once again
congrats on the top 10 who will be traveling out to San Diego for nationals
(Dec. 14th)!
--ForrestCRN
I knew wilson was gonna come in clutch against abert. Abert almost always messes up where it reallly matters
ReplyDelete-Lex
Not sure what you mean by that. He ran 15:54 for 2nd place at the state meet. I would say that's running well when it matters.
DeleteHe has faltered in the past. Some examples are indoor and outdoor states lasty year...I give you that one but most of the time he doesnt "show up" at the big meets
Delete-BWB
Are you one of those kids who needs to wear a helmet when you go out in public?
DeleteDo you find it hard to hide the fact that you're gay?
DeleteI wasn't aware that someones sexuality or gender has any relevance to their work as a journalist, so my sexuality is not one that I "hide", but it is not something that I will talk about on this blog since it has to do with running...
Delete--ForrestCRN
Henderson and cba take the automatic qualifier spots and rigdefield gets third ohara was fourth and malvern was about 30 points behind in fifth
ReplyDeleteWhat's with the fast times? In the girls, five this year ahead of last year's winning time, plus all ten in front of last year's runner-up time. In the boys, too, you've got all ten guys coming in at a faster time than last year's third place time. Was it a faster year, or just faster weather?
ReplyDeleteFaster weather!
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