WHS Overall Boys Best Times
Name	Time	Place	Date
National Gold Standard < :15.45
Ricky Brookshire	14:57	McAlpine	1999
Ricky Brookshire	15:03	McAlpine	9/25/1999
Ricky Brookshire	15:05	McAlpine	11/13/1999
Ricky Brookshire	15:08	McAlpine
Ricky Brookshire	15:10	McAlpine	10/2/1999
Ricky Brookshire	15:12	Freedom
Mike Clinebell Ricky Brookshire	15:14 15:15	McAlpine Kissimmee	12/11/1999
Patrick Phillips	15:27	McAlpine
Joe Lion	15:27	McAlpine	11/29/1997
Ricky Brookshire	15:28	McAlpine
Ricky Brookshire	15:31	McAlpine	11/29/1997
Ricky Brookshire	15:34	McAlpine	11/7/1998
Ricky Brookshire	15:34	McAlpine
Brian Greer	15:35	McAlpine
Brian Greer	15:35	McAlpine
Ricky Brookshire	15:37	McAlpine	11/8/1997
Shane Austin	15:37	Freedom	1995
Will Hodges	15:38	McAlpine	1994
Joe Lion	15:38	McAlpine
Ryan Woods	15:40	McAlpine
Jody Corum	15:40	McAlpine
National Silver Standard < :16.30
David Stroupe	15:47	McAlpine
Daniel Osborne	15:48	McAlpine	10/30/2010
Peter Vandenberg	15:49	Chesterfield, VA	10/15/2011
Peter Vandenberg	15:50	McAlpine	10/29/2011
Peter Vandenberg	15:53	McAlpine	11/26/2011
Daniel Osborne	15:53	Newton	10/13/2010
Joe Lion	15:53	Freedom
Ricky Brookshire	15:54	McAlpine
Josh Anderson	15:54	McAlpine	10/6/2012
David Stroupe	15:55	McAlpine
Ricky Brookshire	15:57	Greensboro
Peter Vandenberg	15:58	McAlpine	10/30/2010
Joe Lion	15:59	McAlpine
Britt Marlowe	15:59	McAlpine
Josh Anderson	15:59	Wake Med-Cary	9/17/2011
Josh Anderson	16:00	McAlpine	10/29/2011
David Stroupe	16:00	Freedom
Elliott Austin	16:01	McAlpine
Peter Vandenberg	16:02	Kernersville	11/5/2011
Britt Marlowe	16:03	Freedom
Jason Klutz	16:04	McAlpine
Ricky Brookshire	16:04	Raleigh
Patrick Phillips	16:04	Greensboro
Daniel Osborne	16:06	Kernersville	11/6/2010
Brian Greer	16:06	McAlpine
Brian Greer	16:07	McAlpine
Peter Vandenberg	16:07	McAlpine	10/1/2011
Daniel Osborne	16:07	McAlpine	11/27/2010
David Stroupe	16:08	McAlpine
Michael Holland	16:08	McAlpine	10/1/2014
Josh Anderson	16:09	McAlpine	10/1/2011
Jason Klutz	16:09	Freedom
Britt Marlowe	16:09	McAlpine
Daniel Osborne	16:10	McAlpine	10/2/2010
Jason Klutz	16:12	McAlpine
Joe Lion	16:12	Greensboro
Jason Klutz	16:13	McAlpine	10/3/1998
Ricky Brookshire	16:13	Freedom
Daniel Osborne	16:13	Lenoir	10/20/2010
Michael Holland	16:13	McAlpine	10/25/2014
Brian Greer	16:15	McAlpine
Josh Anderson	16:15	Kenersville	11/3/2012
Jason Carter	16:16	McAlpine
Peter Vandenberg	16:16	McAlpine	2009
Jason Klutz	16:17	McAlpine
Brian Greer	16:17	McAlpine
Avery Cannon Josh Anderson	16:18 16:18	McAlpine Kernersville	11/25/2017 11/5/2011
Elliott Austin	16:18	McAlpine
Chase Bennett	16:18	McAlpine
Joe Lion	16:18	ASU
Michael Holland Jason Klutz	16:19 16:20	McAlpine McAlpine	11/29/2014
Jason Carter	16:20	Freedom
Peter Vandenberg	16:20	McAlpine	10/2/2010
Michael Holland	16:20	Kernersville	10/11/2014
Brian Greer	16:21	McAlpine
Peter Vandenberg	16:22	Kernersville	11/6/2010
Ben Vollmer	16:22	Freedom
Josh Lamont Josh Anderson	16:23 16:23	McAlpine McAlpine	10/7/2017 11/26/2011
Bryan Brackney	16:23	McAlpine	11/26/2011
Tyler Wilkinson	16:23	McAlpine
Jason Klutz	16:23	McAlpine
Bryan Brackney	16:23	McAlpine	11/24/2012
Jason Carter	16:24	McAlpine
Britt Marlowe	16:25	ASU
Clark Brackney	16:26	McAlpine	10/30/2010
Michael Holland	16:26	McAlpine	11/24/2012
Peter Vandenberg	16:27	Hendersonville	8/27/2011
Peter Vandenberg	16:28	McAlpine	11/27/2010
Elliott Austin	16:28	McAlpine
Chase Bennett	16:29	McAlpine
Joe Lion	16:29	Raleigh
Michael Holland	16:29	Kernersville	11/3/2012
Josh Lamont Will Barbour	16:30 16:30	McAlpine Freedom	11/25/2017
Matthew Hellenbrand	16:30	McAlpine	10/31/2015

Oh Boys....so close! Kathleen and Michael qualify for 4a State Championships.

The boys team finished just (11 points) short of the fourth team qualifying spot for the state meet.  Michael was the first finisher in 5th (16:13) and was an individual qualifier for the state meet; Grant and Matthew were next with PR's by a second (30&31; 16:58); Josh took 20 seconds off an already good Wendy's time in 44th (17:15 PR); Price was the fifth scoring runner in 66th with a 17 second PR (17:41); and Sam and John finished 102nd & 110th (18:29 & 18:47 PR's?).  

Kathleen paced the girls team with a 3rd place (17:45) and qualified as an individual for the state meet.  The girls team finished 7th in the team competition and the second through fifth runners all bettered PR's, including Mia (61st; 21:21), Catie (62nd: 21:26), Lauren (66th; 21:33), and Anna (70th; 21:37).  Lily and Courtney finished  84th and 87th (22:11 & 22:13).  Full results here.

See the race photos here.

Boys and Girls Teams bring home another Northwestern Conference Championship

The boys won by a wide margin over  St. Stephens; racing with Hickory was a bit closer in the girls race.  Kathleen was the overall champion by a wide margin in the girls race.  Mia, with an incredible finish after leaving the final wooded section, was able to split the top two Hickory finishers in fourth place. Catie was 7th, Anna was 11th, and Lauren was 12th.  Lily, Courtney, Sage, Amanda, and Addison all finished in the top 25.  The boys were led by Michael with a photo finish 2nd/3rd (officially I guess it was third but it was really too close to tell); followed by Matthew in 5th.  Grant was 6th, Josh was 11th, and Price was 20th to finish the scoring.  Jarrett, Sam, and Aiden also finished in the top 25.  Complete results posted on milesplit  here.

Link to photos of the conference race here.

NC Runners Elite Results; Conference Race on Wednesday

The varisty girls placed a respectable 6th in the championship bracket on Saturday.  They were paced by Kathleen with a 2nd place finish, followed with PR's by Mia (21:22) and Catie (21:50).  Michael led the boys with a 11th place finish, followed by Grant and Josh.  Full results here.

Next up conference championships at Freedom on Wednesday.  Pretty much the same teams that appeared at the Caldwell Invitational early in the season. 

NC Runners Elite Saturday

Team travels Saturday to Kernersville for another invitational race.  The state championship meet will also be held on this course.  Race times here.

Wendy's Invitational Champion; season and career PR's all around

The fast course at McAlpine did not disappoint with the season's best times all-around.  Kathleen won going away with the top 4A time (17:33 -1 second off the meet record!) recorded in NC thus far.  Mia was the second Watauga runner across the line in 128th (21:25), followed by Sophie (140th, 21:39), Anna (142th, 21:41), Lauren (148th, 21:46), Catie (156th, 21:57), and Courtney (161th, 22:06).  The team finished 18th of 33 teams.

In the boys invitational race, Michael was the top Watauga finisher in 28th at 16:08, and followed by Matthew (91st, 16:59), Grant (92nd, 16:59), Josh (140th, 17:35), Price (168th, 17:58), John (210th, 18:49), and Daniel (211th, 18:50).  The team finished 20th of 33 teams

The JV races split into 9-10 and 11-12 races, and the girls were led by Lily (21:59), Emma Kate (22:45), Amanda (23:08), and Sage (23:10).  The boys were led by River (17:36), Sam (18:46), Jarrett (18:52), and Aiden (19:42).

Full event results are here.  Photos from the race are here. 

Boys Win High Country Classic and Michael & Kathleen Win Individual Races!

The boys posted a strong team finish with Michael holding off all other finishers and winning in 16:42; G. Pilkington followed in 9th (17:39; certainly a season PR), M. Hellenbrand in 11th (17:42); and J. Lamont (29th, 18:13 PR?) and P. St.Clair (34th, 18:22 PR?) rounding out the scoring for the overall team win.

Kathleen finished over a minute clear of all competition in a blazing 18:00.  The girls finished 6th out of 18 teams competing.  M. Walker ( 38th, 22:11 PR), A. Selong ( 47th, 22:30 PR), C. Kaprel (49th, 22:35), and L. Welsh (50th 22:39) also scored for the team.

The JV girls paced by C. Phillips (3rd, 22:46) and E. Sevensky (6th, 23:07) finished 2nd as a team and the JV boys were 4th, led by D. McAdams (13th 19:30).  Complete results posted here.

Race photos posted here.

High Country Class Saturday

The High Country Classic Invitational will be here on Saturday.  Racing gets underway with the open race at 9:00 am.  Full schedule here.  Volunteer course marshals will be needed, especially with narrowing/modification to the course due to the greenway construction. 

Watauga Home Meet #2

The second test on the modified home course had both the boys and girls teams winning.  A number of new 5K PR's were reported by Watauga runners.  The next test on the home course comes a week from Saturday with the High Country Classic Invitational.  There will be a variety of races including both a 2-mile junior high and a 5K open race; full schedule here.

XC this Week

Racing returns to the home course again Wednesday afternoon with several conference rivals competing on the new/modified home course.  Last week there were reports of some distress on the two trips up Hoyt Hill; everyone still looked great at the discus cage turn around!  Racing starts at 5 & 5:35 pm, as last week, likely.  This will serve as the last racing before the High Country Class here on 9/27. 

Furman Classic Results; A champion and strong team finishes

Kathleen won the girls varsity race in 18:44 (national elite time).  Mia Walker was the second Watauga finisher (31st) with a 22:23 (PR), followed by C. Kaprel (34th, 22:37), L. Welsh (57th, 23:29), and F. Collins (61st, 23:42) scoring with the girls finishing 5th out of 16 teams.  Michael paced the boys with an 11th place finish (17:01), followed by M. Hellenbrand (24th, 17:48) , G. Pilkington (38th, 18:32), P. St.Clair (50th, 18:49), and Z. Styron (52nd 18:51) scoring for the boys.  The boys finished 6th out of 19 teams.  John Corley (19:03) had a strong second place finish in the boys JV race, where Watauga finished 5th as a team. The girl JV racers finished 3rd as as a team.  Complete race results here.

Watauga Home Meet #1

The modified 5K home course debuted yesterday.  Challenging racing with two hill climbs and close encounters with the public along a narrow section of path due to the ongoing stream restoration project on the greenway.  Michael and Kathleen won their respective races and both teams posted wins as they prepared for the race Saturday at Furman.  Results posted here. View a few photos here.

Racing this Week

Conference competition we just saw last week in Lenoir will be here for a race on the home course tomorrow.  Races likely to start 4:30-5 pm; volunteer course marshals likely needed, especially with the ongoing greenway restoration project.

Athletes will depart early on Friday for the Furman Classic on Saturday.  They will need $30 for hotel and extra for food.  Return late on Saturday.

Pioneers Dominate Caldwell Invitational

K. Mansure outdistanced all competition in the girl's varsity race by the first lap and finished clear by (a staggering) nearly 3 minutes.  The remainder of the scoring runners finished in the top 20 and captured the team win, well clear of Alexander Central.  The boys varsity team also won ahead of conference rival St. Stephens.  The boys were led by M. Holland in third and M. Hellenbrand in sixth place.  The rest of the scoring runners finished in the top 22. 

In the open race, the Watauga boys team captured the first five places and a perfect team score.  C. Zimmerman led the squad and finished first in the race.  E. Sevensky won the girls open race which also saw the team complete the day with a Watauga victory.  All invitational results can be viewed here.

Caldwell County Invitational

Today the team will race the Caldwell County Invitational, at Lenoir Aquatic & Fitness Center.
Last year the varsity races began at 5 pm, followed by the open races -though I have not been able to find a posted schedule for this year.  The races also began and finished at the Lenoir soccer complex adjacent to the aquatic center.

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.