Blacksburg sweeps VHSL Group AA cross country titles; Radford wins Group A boys; Link, Bethel, Mogen win individual crowns
Blacksburg put four boys among the top six finishers Saturday en route to a dominating victory in the VHSL Group AA cross country championships at Great Meadow in the The Plains.
The Bruins, led by individual champ Nick Link, had a team score of 19 as five Blacksburg runners finished in the top 14 to earn all-Group AA honors. Link’s winning time was 15 minutes, 34 seconds. Lafayette was a distant second in the team standings with 79 points.
The Blacksburg girls won the girls team championship with 86 points. Hidden Valley senior Carolyn Bethel won the girls title in 18:11, finishing 20 seconds ahead of Cave Spring junior Katie Fortner.
Walker Mogen won the Group A boys meet to lead Radford to the team championship. Mogen’s time of 16:14 was 14 seconds ahead of runner-up Brad Swiney of John Battle. Radford scored 69 points to win the team title. Parry McCluer (76) was second.
Wilson Memorial won the Group A girls title, led by individual champion Hannah Rose.
Chantilly won the Group AAA boys title. Sean McGorty of Chantilly won the AAA race with the day’s best time of 14:47.
Sophie Chase ran 17:24 to win the girls title and Lake Braddock to the Group AAA team crown.
Chantilly won the Group AAA boys title. Sean McGorty of Chantilly won the AAA race with the day’s best time of 14:47.
Sophie Chase ran 17:24 to win the girls title and Lake Braddock to the Group AAA team crown.
Results are below:
VHSL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Great Meadow, The Plains
GROUP AAA BOYS
Team scores
1. Chantilly 57, 2. Midlothian 72, 3. Battlefield 128, 4. Lake Braddock 159, 5. Osbourn Park 180, 6. James Robinson 198, 7. Maggie Walker 203, 8. Oakton 206, 9. Forest Park 236, 10. Douglas Freeman 261, 11. Ocean Lakes 274, 12. Hickory 287, 13. Atlee 293, 14. Patriot 306, 15. Western Branch 349, 16. Grassfield 376.
Top 15 individuals
1. Sean McGorty (Chantilly) 14:47, 2. Nick Tuck (Lake Braddock) 15:29, 3. Logan Miller (Chantilly) 15:36, 4. Louis Colson (Thomas Edison) 15:36, 5. Andrew Gaiser (Forest Park) 15:40, 6. Sean Willard (Midlothian) 15:47, 7. Bradley Heuer (Herndon) 15:49; 8. Nickolas Causey (Osbourn Park) 15:51, 9. Joey Abbatiello (Stafford) 15:51; 10. MacKenzie Haight (George Marshall) 15:52, 11. Jack Stoney (Oakton) 15:53, 12. Ronnie Calkins (Douglas Freeman) 15:53, 13. Matthew Calem (James Madison) 15:54, 14. Micah Ellington (Hickory) 15:56, 15. Ryan Thomas (Albemarle) 15:56. Read more »
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November 10, 2012 -
8:30 PM
