I have a little bit of free time here, so I’m going to just
try to run through as many results as we currently have. Look for a more
comprehensive analysis later.
Briarwood:
No full list of results yet but Malvern did beat out O’Hara by 31 points.
That’s not much of a surprise for me but rather an affirmation that Malvern is
the better team right now. Looks like Jaxson Hoey won it in 15:30, which is a
great time for him and he beat out Brophy and James, quite a feat. Brophy
coming in second over James is a bit of a surprise, definitely a good finish
for him. No way of telling about how well James did right now without times.
May have been a good race for him and he just couldn’t push past Hoey or Brophy.
Bulldog Invitational:
From the small school division nothing to set the world on
fire, Julian Degroot-Lutzner of Masterman wins it in 16:21. Sophormore Liam
Galligan takes second in 16:31 followed by Sam Ebby of Harriton in 16:39.
In the large school division: Bensalem takes the team title
with a 16 second spread edging out St. Joe’s
Prep, WC East and Methacton, respectively. Jeff Kirshenbaum of Methacton
with the win in 16:15 followed by Scarpill of CB South (16:18), Fisher of St.
Joe’s Prep (16:20), Pisacono also of St. Joe’s Prep (16:20) and Diestelow of WC
East (16:27).
Cherokee Challenge: (In New Jersey)
They do two miles at this meet. Andrew Marston took second
by two seconds with a 9:29, which is right about in line with his 8:51 3k he
already has on the season. Alex Knapp took 9th with a 9:50 and Henry
Sappey of Downingtown West in 11th with a 9:54. Further down the
list we had Ryan Barton of DWest in 10:07. Then PJ Murray of Conestoga ran
10:08 and beat Alex Sauer of Pennsbury by .11 seconds. Sauer in turn beat Nick Cruickshank
of Conestoga by .01 seconds. How’s that for a tight finish?
Boardman Spartan Invitational: (In Ohio)
The times here were FAST. Lots of guys under 16. I am in no
way familiar with this meet and I’ll leave it to Evan to analyze, but Matt
McGoey and Hunter Wharrey of North Allegheny took 2nd and 3rd
in the D1 race with 15:41 and 15:44, respectively. North Allegheny’s next man
was Scott Seel in 16:37.
Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational:
Very tight finish up top of the team race with Carlisle
taking first on a tie-break, Scranton Prep only 8 points back and State College
1 point behind Scranton Prep. Griffin Molino won in 15:43, Jack Tidball took 3rd
in 16:02, Zach Brehm came in 4th with a 16:13, and Joe DeAngelo ran
16:21.
-Cummings
Murray was in a different race then Cruikshank and Sauer. They split it up be grade
ReplyDeleteWasn't that course record the 15:41 Shearn and Russell ran in 2012?
ReplyDeleteNo, the course record is 15:19 or 15:18 held by Joe Rosa. I think, but I'm not sure, Hoey's time is the second best, since Jim Rosa went 15:38 there. Rumor was that they lengthened the course last year, but who knows about this year. It is a USATF confirmed 5K however.
DeleteThe man handing out the awards at Briarwood said it was the third best behind two brothers at 15:19.
DeleteBut the course was lengthened by what most people say 15 seconds. Hoey probably should be #1
DeleteMP has work to do. 2007 and 2008 North Penn teams and 2012 COH team all had 5 runner below 16:45.
ReplyDeleteThe course has been lengthened since then so if you go back to the old course malvern would have had 5 guys under 16:45
DeleteIt wasn't extended that much doane ran 17:21 and wills ran 17:13 doane would've been around 17:05-17:10 and wills would've been around 17:00 on the old course
Deletethe belmont 5k was remeasured before the 2013 xc season. it was short 110 meters. those meters were added to the front loop- 55 meters each loop. 15:30 in 2014 is better than 15:19 when the rosas ran. hoey would have run 15:10 on the old belmont. hoey is absolutely the best runner in the state.
DeleteLooks like Bulldog was adjusted to make it a true 5k this year after last years 3 mile race.
ReplyDeleteGotta give Etrain and Forrest credit for this because posters on the blogs knew those courses were short so the talk probably got around. This year reports came in that Abington, Sharp and now Bulldog all lengthened their courses to make them real 5K's. Too bad RWB didn't get the memo.
DeleteI dont think you guys realize how good the performances at briarwood were. The course was extended last year by a good amount,and remains extended. It was also very cold, muddy, and it was raining for all of the championship race. The top 10 was out in sub 5. The course was about 30-40 seconds slower today than a flat 5k. Crazy performances.
ReplyDeleteDoes that mean if it were run in lehigh, hoey would have broken 15, brophy would have been around 15 and james 15:10. That is plain sick.
DeleteHoey won in 1530
ReplyDeleteBrophy second in ~1540
kev James was right under 1555
sam ritz was about 1605-1610
Mcdevitt, Arita, and little Hoey were all 1620-1630, not sure about the order
Little James around 1645 - great performance
I think Moro or whoever Ohara's second guy was just broke 17
It went 5. MecDevitt: 16:19
Delete6. Little Hoey 16:27
7. 16:30+
This season is shaping up to be awesome, there's no clear cut top team. Malvern and O'Hara are both probably overhyped and overrated. Deep teams with a solid 1-7 like Conestoga and Dwest would crush them in a big meet.
ReplyDeleteNot necessarily. Although Malvern only has 5 legit guys, their top 3 is ridiculous, and their next two are right around Dwest and Conestoga's 4 and 5. They are very dangerous if nobody gets injured. Also NA is looking very strong as well.
DeleteEither way, to say Dwest or Conestoga would crush Malvern or O'hara is ludicrous.
Both stoga and west would put their 7th guy in before OH or Malvern's fourth. Even if they get shut out in the top 3 that wins a dual meet every time. In a big meet a hundred runners packed in packed in 16:45 - 17:45 they'd win even bigger.
DeleteIf you get shut out of the top 3 you physically cannot get a dual meet. However the bigger the meet the more a good pack is necessary
DeleteOH or Malvern couldn't shut out Conestoga or Dwest in the top 3.
DeletePat James from O'Hara won the JV race in 17:35 and would've finished 25th in varsity race today... Is he another James brother?
ReplyDeleteHoey is the best in the state right now it's now even a question his race yesterday was sick
ReplyDeleteNo doubt. State top 5 would be:
DeleteHoey
Abert
Molino
Brophy
Marston.
Do people still think that this year's class is a let down from previous years?
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to Zach Brehm?
ReplyDeleteBrehm was never in the race he was about 10 seconds back at the mile,but he usually comes on strong at the end of the season molino was never really tested
ReplyDeleteI have no idea how no one has mentioned Josh Hoey or Ryan James stepping up huge.
ReplyDelete-RTJ
^And how impressive it was comparative to last year.
Delete^*compared
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