GoBlueRidge has results for Watauga Schools Elementary and Middle School Cross Country races -- "County Meet Results". As often can happen, the distances may be a bit off.
Congratulations to all the runners!
Friday, October 12, 2012
More on United Way,
Coach Honea on United Way meet. He tries to interpret the Open race's results.
GoBlueRidge -- "Middlebrook, Harman Lead WHS at United Way Invite"
The Conference Championship meet will take place in Lenoir next Wednesday.
GoBlueRidge -- "Middlebrook, Harman Lead WHS at United Way Invite"
The Conference Championship meet will take place in Lenoir next Wednesday.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Elementary and Middle School races! And ASU meet Friday
It looks like the Middle Schoolers are racing this afternoon at the Greenway. And younger grades too.
On Friday afternoon, starting at 3:30pm, ASU is hosting the Blue Ridge Open. Watch for a Vandenberg, if he's back to full strength. There might be a lot of alumni running competitively this weekend, but one was spotted running non-competitively (except maybe against her dad) last weekend.
On Friday afternoon, starting at 3:30pm, ASU is hosting the Blue Ridge Open. Watch for a Vandenberg, if he's back to full strength. There might be a lot of alumni running competitively this weekend, but one was spotted running non-competitively (except maybe against her dad) last weekend.
United Way results -- Lots of PRs
It was great day (and evening) to run.
Boys Championship: Ben Huffman of Providence Day broke Ryan Hill's course record with a time of 15:11. Watauga came in 3rd. Bryan 14th with 16:13 PR, Josh 16:19, Michael 16:30PR, MattO 17:00 PR, Drew 17:01 PR, Luke 18:16.
Girls Championship: Darby and Madison cruised to 1st and 2nd, and the Girls won their race. (Kathleen and Lynde would have come in 4th and 5th, with the times they ran in the later race.) Riley and Celia came in 13th and 15th with PRs, almost breaking 20:00. Lily PRed by more than a minute and a half. Shelby and Jordan got PRs also.
Boys Invitational: Carson is back! He ran a PR17:17 for 4th. Jacob was not far behind for 10th and his first time under 18:00. Joe, ZackS, Dylan, ZackC, and Ryan all came in under 18:30. Watauga was 2nd as a team.
Girls Invitational: Kathleen and Lynde led the race with 19:37 and 19:39. The team came in 2nd, as Jesse, Sidney and Carson all beat 22 minutes for the first time. TaylorM and Brook both beat 23 minutes for their first time. Watauga was 2nd.
Boys Developmental: MatthewH, Justin, and CalebZ ran sub-19s, while Devin and Cam just missed 19:00. The team was 5th.
Girls Developmental: Watauga came in 3rd in this race, led by Rachel. Rachel, LaurenW, Savanna, Sophia, and Addie beat 24 minutes, while Grace just missed. Barbara got a PR 25:24.
Mixed Open Race:
News reports:
Hickory Daily Record on Huffman -- "“It was just perfect weather and a real fast course. When I turned to come down the stretch people were yelling times at me and at the time it didn’t mean anything until I could see the timer and knew I was so close to a sub-15, I just told myself you’ve gotta go and just took off down the final straightway.”"
"Watauga won the girls’ championship with 59 points, with the Pioneers’ Darby Middlebrook (18:09.66) and Madison Harman (18:33.24) taking the top two spots.
“I was pacing one of my best friends, Madison, so I wasn’t all out racing it but it was fun,” Middlebrook said. “We have a really deep team and have looked good all year.”"
"Wednesday’s meets included 33 schools and more than 1,000 runners."
Boys Championship: Ben Huffman of Providence Day broke Ryan Hill's course record with a time of 15:11. Watauga came in 3rd. Bryan 14th with 16:13 PR, Josh 16:19, Michael 16:30PR, MattO 17:00 PR, Drew 17:01 PR, Luke 18:16.
Girls Championship: Darby and Madison cruised to 1st and 2nd, and the Girls won their race. (Kathleen and Lynde would have come in 4th and 5th, with the times they ran in the later race.) Riley and Celia came in 13th and 15th with PRs, almost breaking 20:00. Lily PRed by more than a minute and a half. Shelby and Jordan got PRs also.
Boys Invitational: Carson is back! He ran a PR17:17 for 4th. Jacob was not far behind for 10th and his first time under 18:00. Joe, ZackS, Dylan, ZackC, and Ryan all came in under 18:30. Watauga was 2nd as a team.
Girls Invitational: Kathleen and Lynde led the race with 19:37 and 19:39. The team came in 2nd, as Jesse, Sidney and Carson all beat 22 minutes for the first time. TaylorM and Brook both beat 23 minutes for their first time. Watauga was 2nd.
Boys Developmental: MatthewH, Justin, and CalebZ ran sub-19s, while Devin and Cam just missed 19:00. The team was 5th.
Girls Developmental: Watauga came in 3rd in this race, led by Rachel. Rachel, LaurenW, Savanna, Sophia, and Addie beat 24 minutes, while Grace just missed. Barbara got a PR 25:24.
Mixed Open Race:
News reports:
Hickory Daily Record on Huffman -- "“It was just perfect weather and a real fast course. When I turned to come down the stretch people were yelling times at me and at the time it didn’t mean anything until I could see the timer and knew I was so close to a sub-15, I just told myself you’ve gotta go and just took off down the final straightway.”"
"Watauga won the girls’ championship with 59 points, with the Pioneers’ Darby Middlebrook (18:09.66) and Madison Harman (18:33.24) taking the top two spots.
“I was pacing one of my best friends, Madison, so I wasn’t all out racing it but it was fun,” Middlebrook said. “We have a really deep team and have looked good all year.”"
"Wednesday’s meets included 33 schools and more than 1,000 runners."
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
High School is closed (lack of water). Meet at noon for bus to the meet.
The high school (and Hardin Park School) is closed today, due to the lack of potable water. The meet will still happen. Coach Mac says to be at WHS at 12 noon and the bus will leave at 12:30pm. (And see the schedule of races in post below.)
Only the Town of Boone is affected. HC Press -- Boil your water, GoBlueRidge -- School closed, Watauga Democrat -- other county schools are not affected and ASU has its own water supply.
If you drank water, you are still not likely to get sick. Not drinking it straight from the tap is just a reasonable precaution. It is also probably not necessary to hoard bottled water (although it's a good idea long-term to have a small supply).
Only the Town of Boone is affected. HC Press -- Boil your water, GoBlueRidge -- School closed, Watauga Democrat -- other county schools are not affected and ASU has its own water supply.
If you drank water, you are still not likely to get sick. Not drinking it straight from the tap is just a reasonable precaution. It is also probably not necessary to hoard bottled water (although it's a good idea long-term to have a small supply).
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
United Way Wednesday -- UPDATE 2012 schedule of races
It looks like TC Roberson is coming to the meet Wednesday. It's on their schedule. They may be focusing more on their next meet on Saturday however.
Schedule for 2012 United Way meet:
Schedule for 2012 United Way meet:
3:00pm Open Race All boys and girls together that are not in one of the other races.
3:45pm Boys Championship Race (Josh A., Bryan B., Michael H., Drew B., Will V., Matt O., Luke J.)
4:15pm Girls Championship Race (Darby M., Madison H., Shelby H., Celia J., Riley D., Jordan S., Lily W.)
4:45pm Boys Invitational Race (Zach S., Carson N., Jacob S., Joe W., Zack C. Ryan H., Dylan L.)
5:15pm Girls Invitational Race (Kathleen M., Lynde W., Jesse W., Carson M., Sidney W., Brook B., Taylor M.)
5:45pm Boys Developmental Race (Devin W., Justin R., Caleb Z., Cam G., Bill B., Zak H., Matthew H.)
6:15pm Girls Developmental Race (Rachel F., Sophia P., Savanna R., Addie M., Grace B., Lauren W., Barbara R.)
There
are United Way events after the races, including a hot dog supper. The
team should arrive back to the high school at about 9:00pm.
Directions to Southside Park (1775 Southwest Blvd) in Newton: Take 321 through Hickory to Exit 37 for NC Hwy 10. Go left on Hwy 10 (east). Turn right onto Southwest Blvd/321 Business. Turn right (south). Look for Southside Park on right. Google Map.
Directions to Southside Park (1775 Southwest Blvd) in Newton: Take 321 through Hickory to Exit 37 for NC Hwy 10. Go left on Hwy 10 (east). Turn right onto Southwest Blvd/321 Business. Turn right (south). Look for Southside Park on right. Google Map.
Notes -- Wendy's, United Way Wednesday
- Honea has video: "the fifth place finish was the best in a decade. . . exciting sprints from Zach S. and Caleb Z."
- GoBlueRidge -- " Middlebrook, Anderson Pace WHS at Wendy's Invite": "Luke Johnson turned in an eighth-place finish in the men's Junior/Senior Race (17:41); Zack Styron of the Pioneers finished 24th in the Freshman/Sophomore Race (18:01)."
- Watauga Democrat -- " Middlebrook Takes Second at Wendy's Invitational": "Kathleen Mansure finished 27th for the Pioneers with a time of 19:25. Lynde Wangler was third for Watauga and 47th overall with a time of 19:57. Bryan Brackney finished 42nd with a time of 16:42. Michael Holland was 44th with a time of 16:43."
- NC Runners has recap of Saturday's Wendy's races: "Sydney Foreman and Darby Middlebrook took the early lead from the gun. By the time they reached the mile mark, they were joined by Laura Miller. [A]s they approached the 2-mile mark, it was Middlebrook and Miller in the lead. Miller made a move on the back side of the lake, and she was able to maintain a small lead all the way to the finish, running 17:47. Middlebrook finished in 17:54." Great photos.
- NC Runners combines all the results from all of Wendy's races. Darby still comes in 2nd. Myers Park and AC Reynolds are not too far behind Watauga girls.
- Jefferson Post -- "ACHS Freshman Wins Half Marathon": "Ashe County cross country runner Andrew Tedder finished a grueling 13-mile run, and outran every runner on the course."
- We're kind of glad not to see her, but Charlotte's Alana Hadley is the nation's #2 high school runner. Darby and Sydney Foreman of Ardrey Kell are Honorable Mentions, along with several other NC girls. Foreman kept up with Darby and Laura Miller for a large part of the race Saturday.
- United Way Invitational Wednesday. Watauga was distracted by the big Chesterfield race in Virginia last year, but should be at full strength this year. Asheville School, Providence Day, and Lake Norman will be there.
- Last year, students left WHS at 12:30pm. The first race was at 3:00 and the last at 6:15pm.
- Directions to Southside Park in Newton: Take 321 through Hickory until Exit 37 for NC Hwy 10. When you get to end of exit go left (east). Go until you come to 321 Business (Southwest Blvd). Turn right (south). Look for Southside Park on right. Google Map.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Boys 5th and Girls 6th! -- Full results UPDATE
- Honea has Girls splits: "there was a lot to like about the results." There were lots of PRs despite the heat. Lynde beat 20 minutes. The team's 6th place was won without Madison and Jordan.
- Darby's 17:54 was (approximately) the 8th fastest ever on the McAlpine course at this stage of the season. You have to give a lot of credit to the winner Laura Miller (and anybody that outruns Darby).
- There were lots of PRs for the boys too. Drew 17:11, Devin 19:52, and ZackS 18:01 all dropped their PRs by more than 40 seconds.
- The Boys' 5th place team finish was up from 11th last year.
- 568 runners in the Freshman/Sophomore Boys race and 481 in the Individual Girls race (though results here are separated into 2 categories). It was not easy to pass with a steady pace.
- The Charlotte Observer focused on the Girls Open race: "Providence girls win in Open division at Wendy's Invitational."
- Watauga's top 7 will get to race again this year at McAlpine Park in the Regional Championship and (almost?) anyone can run in the big post-season Foot Locker South race November 24th.
- Boys Invitational: Team 5th. Josh 10th 15:54PR.
- Girls Invitational: Team 6th. Darby 2nd 17:54, Kathleen 27th 19:25PR.
- Boys Junior/Senior
- Boys Freshman/Sophomore
- Girls Junior/Senior
- Girls Freshman/Sophomore
UPDATE 12:30pm -- First results from McAlpine Park
NC Runners feed:
Darby 2nd, "close behind" behind Laura Miller (17:48) of South Carolina.
The Invitational Boys' winner, Bakri Abushouk of Cary, ran a 15:05.
Invitational Boys: Chapel Hill beats Cary.
Invitational Girls: Carrboro wins big, with TC Roberson and Ardrey Kell 2nd and 3rd..
Non-Watauga races: Providence girls won Open Girls (we'll see them in 2 weeks). In the Open Boys, a boy from Tennessee in the Open race won in 14:55.
Full results will be posted here, probably not before mid-afternoon.
No SAT results yet either.
Darby 2nd, "close behind" behind Laura Miller (17:48) of South Carolina.
The Invitational Boys' winner, Bakri Abushouk of Cary, ran a 15:05.
Invitational Boys: Chapel Hill beats Cary.
Invitational Girls: Carrboro wins big, with TC Roberson and Ardrey Kell 2nd and 3rd..
Non-Watauga races: Providence girls won Open Girls (we'll see them in 2 weeks). In the Open Boys, a boy from Tennessee in the Open race won in 14:55.
Full results will be posted here, probably not before mid-afternoon.
No SAT results yet either.
Friday, October 5, 2012
More Wendy's preview
NC Runners previews runners and teams to watch. Lots of Watauga. (Meet page)
- Of course, they mention the Champ and Josh, but also "watch out for Peter Vandenberg, who has been battling an injury this season."
- Boys -- " If you want a dark-horse candidate, how about Watauga, whose boys have been a little banged up but also working hard; they have the talent to crash the top-5 party here."
- Girls -- " . . . Watauga, . . . round out the contenders, and any of them could either sneak into the top 3 or finish 9th depending on how they run." (And on SAT test-taking.)
- It's too bad that Anna McBride and the Providence girls will be in the Open race instead of the Invitational. There's still plenty of competition (to understate it).
Thursday, October 4, 2012
PreConference Meet -- no results, Wendy's information
No results reported so far on the meet in Lenoir Wednesday evening. Only underclassmen competed and some of them were running at training paces. The focus is on Wendy's and the races that count soon after.
UPDATE GoBlueRidge "WHS XC Has 4 Top 10 Runners at Lenoir" "Zack Cole led the men's team with a fifth-place finish."
Wendy's
Here's a look at the schools racing in the faster races. The Watauga Girls will run against West 4A rivals Ardrey Kell, Myers Park, and TC Roberson, plus lots of strong eastern and non-NC schools. The Providence Girls are not in the Invitational race. The line-up is the same for the Boys, except Providence boys are in the Invitational.
Last years results: Girls Invitational, Boys Invitational, Girls Junior/Senior, Boys Junior/Senior, Girls Frosh/Soph, and Boys Frosh/Soph
Map of course. Here's a video run-through also.
Directions: (GMap)
Coming from the north on 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).
And this from WendyV (last year): "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."
UPDATE GoBlueRidge "WHS XC Has 4 Top 10 Runners at Lenoir" "Zack Cole led the men's team with a fifth-place finish."
Wendy's
Here's a look at the schools racing in the faster races. The Watauga Girls will run against West 4A rivals Ardrey Kell, Myers Park, and TC Roberson, plus lots of strong eastern and non-NC schools. The Providence Girls are not in the Invitational race. The line-up is the same for the Boys, except Providence boys are in the Invitational.
Last years results: Girls Invitational, Boys Invitational, Girls Junior/Senior, Boys Junior/Senior, Girls Frosh/Soph, and Boys Frosh/Soph
Map of course. Here's a video run-through also.
Directions: (GMap)
Coming from the north on 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).
And this from WendyV (last year): "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."
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Wednesday in Lenoir
There's a meet for some Watauga runners in Lenoir Wednesday evening. All competitors run at 5:00pm.
Freshmen will get experience running the course where the Conference meet takes place in 2 weeks. Maybe a few upperclassmen will run also, if they cannot run at Wendy's.
Directions to Lenoir Soccer Complex (Map): From Boone, take Highway 321 through Blowing Rock to Lenoir. Take a left at Nuway Circle (stoplight before Bo's), go about 0.5 miles and turn right onto Zack Forks Road, which will take you to the soccer complex (on your right) and the start and finish of the race.
Freshmen will get experience running the course where the Conference meet takes place in 2 weeks. Maybe a few upperclassmen will run also, if they cannot run at Wendy's.
Directions to Lenoir Soccer Complex (Map): From Boone, take Highway 321 through Blowing Rock to Lenoir. Take a left at Nuway Circle (stoplight before Bo's), go about 0.5 miles and turn right onto Zack Forks Road, which will take you to the soccer complex (on your right) and the start and finish of the race.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Wendy's preview and schedule
NC Runners will give Wendy's its full coverage. Here's their preview. They've also posted a schedule, and these are the races for Watuaga runners.
Coach Mac says to be on the bus at 5:45am Saturday morning.
10:00 am Women's Invitational Race (top 7)
10:30 am Men's Invitational Race (top 7)
12:00 pm Men's Individual Freshman/Sophomore HS Race
12:30 pm Women's Individual HS Race
1:00 pm Men's Individual Junior/Senior HS Race
Coach Mac says to be on the bus at 5:45am Saturday morning.
10:00 am Women's Invitational Race (top 7)
10:30 am Men's Invitational Race (top 7)
12:00 pm Men's Individual Freshman/Sophomore HS Race
12:30 pm Women's Individual HS Race
1:00 pm Men's Individual Junior/Senior HS Race
Monday, October 1, 2012
Wednesday meet in Lenoir, Wendy's Saturday, and beyond
Wednesday -- Most runners will not be going, but there is a meet in Lenoir Wednesday, the Northwestern 3A/4A PreConference Meet. Coach Mac says that all participants in that meet will run together at 5:00pm.
Saturday -- Wendy's in Charlotte. There should be more information on the meet any minute now. (The first SAT dates of the year are on the same dates as Wendy's and the State Championships. Juniors had better start planning. It could happen next year too.)
Wednesday, October 10 -- United Way Invitational, in Newton. This is a big meet too, with lots of local teams. It's not Wendy's, but several very good teams and some of the best individual runners in the state showed up last year, along with the NC Runners' coverage.
Saturday, October 13 -- There is a "to be determined" meet on the schedule. Could happen.
Then on to Conference, Regional, and State. Most runners are done after the Conference meet October 17.
Saturday -- Wendy's in Charlotte. There should be more information on the meet any minute now. (The first SAT dates of the year are on the same dates as Wendy's and the State Championships. Juniors had better start planning. It could happen next year too.)
Wednesday, October 10 -- United Way Invitational, in Newton. This is a big meet too, with lots of local teams. It's not Wendy's, but several very good teams and some of the best individual runners in the state showed up last year, along with the NC Runners' coverage.
Saturday, October 13 -- There is a "to be determined" meet on the schedule. Could happen.
Then on to Conference, Regional, and State. Most runners are done after the Conference meet October 17.
One more look at the High Country XC Classic
A reminder that the team is scheduled to go out to the Watauga River area to run this afternoon. They should finish later than usual.
Varsity Boys: Josh, Peter, Michael, and Bryan finished in the top 10. Michael and Drew had the fastest parents, although Peter's father did not compete.
Varsity Girls: Darby, Kathleen, and Lynde finished in the top 10. Riley was 11th and Celia (and Shelby and Doria) ran well ahead of Dunwoody's 5th runner to hold the lead in the team scoring.
Varsity Boys: Josh, Peter, Michael, and Bryan finished in the top 10. Michael and Drew had the fastest parents, although Peter's father did not compete.
Varsity Girls: Darby, Kathleen, and Lynde finished in the top 10. Riley was 11th and Celia (and Shelby and Doria) ran well ahead of Dunwoody's 5th runner to hold the lead in the team scoring.
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