The team, possibly minus some top runners, will compete in Lenoir Wednesday afternoon at the Northwestern 3A/4A Pre Conference Meet.
Looking back at the great weekend, Coach Honea looks at the big jumps in PRs. "For the boys, 36 of 42 people got new PR’s. For the girls, 23 out of 32 runners improved their PR’s. On both teams, 18 people PR’d by more than a minute." Led by David, Caleb W., Travis, Hannah H., and Taylor W.
NC Runners' Week 7 in Review.
Middlebrook ran the second fastest Wendy's time ever, by a second (Ooops, that is, by 4 seconds). The 17:32 Girls Wendys' record is held by a South Carolina runner, Kate Niehaus. That's why it's not on the NC HS list (coming up next).
NC PrepTrack lists the fastest North Carolina high school McAlpine times, from over the many years. Most of these top times are from later season events. But the Girls list now includes lots of times from this weekend. (The Boys includes several Watauga names.)
DyeStat has Wendy's summary, with a photo of the Girls Invitational winner.
Update: GoBlueRidge report, "Landshark" photos, and video from WNCPrepTrack. (Thanks NCPrepTrack)
Monday, October 3, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Teams: Girls 5th and Boys 11th
Coach Honea has more results and is pleased. The Watauga Girls placed 5th and the Boys 11th in large, very competitive races. The Girls were not far off 2nd place, and the Boys moved up from last year. He has most of the splits already posted. "Ten miles of running to get the splits today."
The complete team results are now up on results pages. See links in Saturday's post below.
Boys: 1. Chapel Hill, 2. Mt. Tabor, 3. Ardrey Kell, . . . 10. TC Roberson, 11.Watauga, 12. Myers Park
Girls: 1. Ardrey Kell, 2. TC Roberson, 3. Wando (SC) 191 points, 4. Chapel Hill 209, 5. Watauga 210, 6. Myers Park 213
Update: There's Darby on NC Runners' main page. And their summary: "Though challenged through the first half of the race, Darby Middlebrook was able to pull away from a pack . . . "
There was a race in Cary yesterday too.
The complete team results are now up on results pages. See links in Saturday's post below.
Boys: 1. Chapel Hill, 2. Mt. Tabor, 3. Ardrey Kell, . . . 10. TC Roberson, 11.Watauga, 12. Myers Park
Girls: 1. Ardrey Kell, 2. TC Roberson, 3. Wando (SC) 191 points, 4. Chapel Hill 209, 5. Watauga 210, 6. Myers Park 213
Update: There's Darby on NC Runners' main page. And their summary: "Though challenged through the first half of the race, Darby Middlebrook was able to pull away from a pack . . . "
There was a race in Cary yesterday too.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Darby 17:36!
(Time corrected from 17:33)
Middlebrook wins with 17:33, ahead of Ardrey Kell and TC Roberson runners: Foreman 17:50, Gordon 17:54. Ardrey Kell wins the Girls' Invitational, followed by TC Roberson. From NC Runners.
That 17:33 is just one second off the meet record. (Or is it 3 seconds off the new record set last night by a high school freshman in the college race?) Update: Fastest HS girls times on the course, not including this weekend. Update: These don't quite match up and there's a new time for Darby on NC Runners' results, 17:36. In any case, Darby was fast.
Mitch McLeod of Chapel Hill won the Boys' with a 15:33.
Should find more results here anytime now.
Update: No results yet, but a cyclist used to a quieter days in McAlpine Park reports, "I’ve never seen so many people converge on the McAlpine . . . a good average speed was impossible, I decided instead to enjoy the atmosphere." Thanks for sharing your park, Charlotte.
Update with results:
Boys Invitational : Peter and Josh, 15th and 16th, 16:07 and 16:09
Girls Invitational : Darby, 1st, 15:36; Madison, 15th, 18:50
Boys Junior/Senior : Luke, 12th, 17:31; DylanL, 27th, 17:59
Boys Frosh/Soph : Andrew and Matt, 20th and 21st, 17:40 and 17:41; Will, 29th, 17:54
Girls Junior/Senior : Juliana, 54th, 23:16; Jordan, 67th, 23:39
Girls Frosh/Soph : Celia, 3rd, 20:50; Mandy, 21st, 21:46, Kathleen, 26th, 21:48
No team results, so far.
Middlebrook wins with 17:33, ahead of Ardrey Kell and TC Roberson runners: Foreman 17:50, Gordon 17:54. Ardrey Kell wins the Girls' Invitational, followed by TC Roberson. From NC Runners.
That 17:33 is just one second off the meet record. (Or is it 3 seconds off the new record set last night by a high school freshman in the college race?) Update: Fastest HS girls times on the course, not including this weekend. Update: These don't quite match up and there's a new time for Darby on NC Runners' results, 17:36. In any case, Darby was fast.
Mitch McLeod of Chapel Hill won the Boys' with a 15:33.
Should find more results here anytime now.
Update: No results yet, but a cyclist used to a quieter days in McAlpine Park reports, "I’ve never seen so many people converge on the McAlpine . . . a good average speed was impossible, I decided instead to enjoy the atmosphere." Thanks for sharing your park, Charlotte.
Update with results:
Boys Invitational : Peter and Josh, 15th and 16th, 16:07 and 16:09
Girls Invitational : Darby, 1st, 15:36; Madison, 15th, 18:50
Boys Junior/Senior : Luke, 12th, 17:31; DylanL, 27th, 17:59
Boys Frosh/Soph : Andrew and Matt, 20th and 21st, 17:40 and 17:41; Will, 29th, 17:54
Girls Junior/Senior : Juliana, 54th, 23:16; Jordan, 67th, 23:39
Girls Frosh/Soph : Celia, 3rd, 20:50; Mandy, 21st, 21:46, Kathleen, 26th, 21:48
No team results, so far.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wendy's
NC Runners on Wendy's . Also see midseason rankings, girls and boys.
But don't forget the Hannah! video.
But don't forget the Hannah! video.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
McAlpine -- A video look at the course
NC Runners has posted an 8 minute video of the course. It will probably be more crowded on Saturday.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
The Wendy's Invitational, this Saturday
The Wendy's announcement, with full schedule, and the NC Runners page
That Girls Individual Race (12:15pm UPDATE: OOops, 12:30pm) is going to be big. There were almost 500 last year (in a Freshman/Sophomore race and a separate Junior/Senior race). And 556 in a combined race in 2009. It's going to be combined again this year. All of Watauga's girls, except for the top 7, will be running all together in that race.
Be sure to read Coach Honea's assessment: Boys, Girls.
Key times for Watauga (Thanks WCC Boosters):
5:45am Buses leave WHS
9:00am Arrive at course
10:00am Women’s Invitational (Darby M., Madison H., Hailey M., Hannah B., Doria K., Taylor N., Molly R.)
10:30am Men’s Invitational (Peter V., Andrew V., Josh A., Bryan B., Dustin H., Avery P., Michael H.)
12:00 noon Men’s Individual Freshmen/Sophomores
12:30pm Women’s Individual (all classes)
1:00pm Men’s Individual Junior/Senior
There will be other races. (Know your time. Know the course.)
Directions (or try Google page)
Wendy's Invitational (8711 Monroe Rd., Charlotte, NC)
North from I-77...take Brookshire Freeway (I-277) exit east to Independence Blvd. Follow Independence Blvd. east (approx. 6 miles) until Village Lake Drive. Turn right onto Village Lake Drive. Travel on Village Lake Drive for less than a mile until it dead ends into Monroe Road. Turn left onto Monroe Road and McAlpine Creek Park will be less than a mile on your left (just before Railroad overpass).
UPDATE (Thanks WCC Boosters and WendyV): "Usually if you go past the entrance to the park on your left, you will find overflow parking on the left at a shopping center just up the road. It is much easier to get in and out if you park there. Most of the time volunteers with vests will tell you where you can park - the businesses that are not open on Saturdays. After you park, you just follow the others down a bank and go to the right at the bottom. After you pass the train trestle, you will keep walking and usually see Watauga's tent on the left. The starting line and finish will be straight ahead."
And a map of McAlpine Park. It has 5k course marked, but does not show start or finish. UPDATE: Her's a better link to the map. But maybe this one will be more useful.
That Girls Individual Race (12:15pm UPDATE: OOops, 12:30pm) is going to be big. There were almost 500 last year (in a Freshman/Sophomore race and a separate Junior/Senior race). And 556 in a combined race in 2009. It's going to be combined again this year. All of Watauga's girls, except for the top 7, will be running all together in that race.
Be sure to read Coach Honea's assessment: Boys, Girls.
Key times for Watauga (Thanks WCC Boosters):
5:45am Buses leave WHS
9:00am Arrive at course
10:00am Women’s Invitational (Darby M., Madison H., Hailey M., Hannah B., Doria K., Taylor N., Molly R.)
10:30am Men’s Invitational (Peter V., Andrew V., Josh A., Bryan B., Dustin H., Avery P., Michael H.)
12:00 noon Men’s Individual Freshmen/Sophomores
12:30pm Women’s Individual (all classes)
1:00pm Men’s Individual Junior/Senior
There will be other races. (Know your time. Know the course.)
Directions (or try Google page)
Wendy's Invitational (8711 Monroe Rd., Charlotte, NC)
North from I-77...take Brookshire Freeway (I-277) exit east to Independence Blvd. Follow Independence Blvd. east (approx. 6 miles) until Village Lake Drive. Turn right onto Village Lake Drive. Travel on Village Lake Drive for less than a mile until it dead ends into Monroe Road. Turn left onto Monroe Road and McAlpine Creek Park will be less than a mile on your left (just before Railroad overpass).
UPDATE (Thanks WCC Boosters and WendyV): "Usually if you go past the entrance to the park on your left, you will find overflow parking on the left at a shopping center just up the road. It is much easier to get in and out if you park there. Most of the time volunteers with vests will tell you where you can park - the businesses that are not open on Saturdays. After you park, you just follow the others down a bank and go to the right at the bottom. After you pass the train trestle, you will keep walking and usually see Watauga's tent on the left. The starting line and finish will be straight ahead."
And a map of McAlpine Park. It has 5k course marked, but does not show start or finish. UPDATE: Her's a better link to the map. But maybe this one will be more useful.
Vandenberg, Middlebrook
Having a great season already, with lots ahead. Bryan and Anna also won the JV races, and Madison and Josh had a strong races.
Go Blue Ridge reports on Saturday's meet.
NC Runners has Week 6 in Review.
UPDATE: In the Open 5K, unofficially, Tailwinds beat unattached. By my count. It was close. And fast.
Also, unofficially, in the Open 2 mile race, Lincoln Charter edged Galax. Tailwinds and unattached also ran strong races.
2nd UPDATE: And H. Perry wins WXC.net's Runner of the Meet for his 22:12 for 3rd place in the Open 5K.
Go Blue Ridge reports on Saturday's meet.
NC Runners has Week 6 in Review.
UPDATE: In the Open 5K, unofficially, Tailwinds beat unattached. By my count. It was close. And fast.
Also, unofficially, in the Open 2 mile race, Lincoln Charter edged Galax. Tailwinds and unattached also ran strong races.
2nd UPDATE: And H. Perry wins WXC.net's Runner of the Meet for his 22:12 for 3rd place in the Open 5K.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Great meet today
There were teams from all over the region, including: Farragut from Knoxville, Northwestern from Rock Hill, Hermitage from Richmond. And of course, Ashe County and a one-man team from St. Stephens. Full list.
Watauga won all 4 team competitions, and Watauga runners won all 4 individual races too.
No results yet on NC Runners. Update -- Honea has boys' results (for Watauga only).
Update --And Honea for Watauga girls.
NC Runners results:
Open 2 mile (57 runners!)
Open 5K
JV Girls
JV Boys
Varsity Girls
Varsity Boys
Watauga won all 4 team competitions, and Watauga runners won all 4 individual races too.
No results yet on NC Runners. Update -- Honea has boys' results (for Watauga only).
Update --And Honea for Watauga girls.
NC Runners results:
Open 2 mile (57 runners!)
Open 5K
JV Girls
JV Boys
Varsity Girls
Varsity Boys
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Volunteer opportunities for Saturday
There are still lots of important volunteer opportunities for Saturday's event.
Open Race - 9:00
Middle School Race 9:40
JV girls - 10:00 am
JV boys - 10:30 am
Varsity girls - 11:00
Varsity boys - 11:30
Don't be late. There will be the Dog Jog nearby at 11:00am and displaced football parking for a 3:30pm game.
And of course, don't miss the Open Race. Flyer.
Open Race - 9:00
Middle School Race 9:40
JV girls - 10:00 am
JV boys - 10:30 am
Varsity girls - 11:00
Varsity boys - 11:30
Don't be late. There will be the Dog Jog nearby at 11:00am and displaced football parking for a 3:30pm game.
And of course, don't miss the Open Race. Flyer.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
High Country Classic coming up Saturday
Saturday's races will include teams from South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Here is a map of the 5K course. It will include a loop around the ASU fields next to the ASU State Farm parking lots, both sides of the covered bridge.
Boys and Girls polls are out on NC Runner.
Update: Volunteer opportunities, of course.
Boys and Girls polls are out on NC Runner.
Update: Volunteer opportunities, of course.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Halfway through the 2011 season
We're about halfway through the cross country season. The Clash of the Classes was a month ago and practices started 7 weeks ago. The Conference Championship is a month away, possibly followed by regional and state championship races.
Our last home meet is Saturday. Don't forget the open race and kids' race at 9:00 and 9:30. "Tell your friends, parents, and neighbors to come." There will be volunteer opportunities too.
Our last home meet is Saturday. Don't forget the open race and kids' race at 9:00 and 9:30. "Tell your friends, parents, and neighbors to come." There will be volunteer opportunities too.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Around the state -- links to coverage
Coach Honea covers results, including Kayla Schneider's 19th place at Friday meet. See NC Runners on the meet in Cary. Top times from those races. And WNCPrepTrack report on TC Roberson's day there.
Also, Coach Honea points to these other recent rankings (DyeStat) that have Watauga girls 9th in the Southeastern region (Delaware to Kentucky to Florida).
Update: And see NC Runners' Week 5 in Review for other results.
Practice is off campus Monday. The arrival of the bus will probably be a little later than usual ending time.
Also, Coach Honea points to these other recent rankings (DyeStat) that have Watauga girls 9th in the Southeastern region (Delaware to Kentucky to Florida).
Update: And see NC Runners' Week 5 in Review for other results.
Practice is off campus Monday. The arrival of the bus will probably be a little later than usual ending time.
Friday, September 16, 2011
NC Runners state rankings
From NC Runners, " where I think the teams are right now, not where I think they will be at the end of the year. " Girls: 5th, between Ardrey Kell, 3rd, and TC Roberson, 7th. Boys: 21st, with Mt. Tabor 1st, TC Roberson, 7th, Ardrey Kell, 9th, North Lincoln, 24th.
Update: By the way, these rankings include schools from all classes.
Update: By the way, these rankings include schools from all classes.
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