The middle school girls two-mile race started just after 10:45am. After a little more than a quarter mile, Swift Creek's Madeline Horgan was setting the pace for the field, with a horde of runners right on her heels. By the end of the first mile the lead pack had dwindled to four--Horgan, Raa's Rebecca Clendinen and Lindsay Hughes, and Zoe Sheldon of Swift Creek tucked in behind them. The four passed the mile mark in 6:58. A quarter mile later Horgan, Clendinen, and Hughes had started to slip away from Sheldon. The runners returned to the schoolyard, and with a quarter-mile to go, Clendinen was out in front, followed by Hughes and then Horgan. As they raced to the finish line Hughes closed on Clendinen, but couldn't quite close the gap. It was Clendinen and then Hughes, both clocked in 13:57. The win was Clendinen's third this season. Horgan followed in third at 14:10, with Sheldon fourth in 14:23. Christiana Dogan (5th, 14:40) and Kelly Irvin (9th, 14:56) also put up top ten finishes for Raa, and the Rams ended up with 28 points and their eighth straight Owl Run team title. Horgan and Sheldon led Swift Creek to a 53-point total, good enough for second place. Montford was third with 67 points.
The boys' two-mile race followed. After finishing runner-up last Wednesday at Fort Braden, Raa's Wil Luca returned to the top at the Owl Run. Luca took the lead early, hit the one mile in front at 5:45, and outran his teammate Sukhi Kosla for the win, 11:41 to 11:53. Anthony Walker of Cobb ran 12:02 for third, breaking up Raa's chance at their third perfect score this season. Nevertheless, the Raa boys won the Owl Run team title for the eighth year in a row, scoring 18 points. Montford took home the runner-up trophy with 64 points, and the Swift Creek boys scored 87 points for third.The oldest meet of the Leon County Schools' middle-school cross-country season, the Owl Run has the most history on any event on the circuit. Many Owl Run winners have gone on to have storied high school cross country careers. In particular, Joe Franklin and Carly Thomas went on to win state championships. Still the Owl Run is only the third event of the four-meet season, and the league championship meet remains to be run next Wednesday, 6 October 2010, at the Apalachee Regional Park Trail.
Girls' Team Standings
Raa, 28- Swift Creek, 53
- Montford, 67
- Cobb, 104
- Fairview, 147
- Deerlake, 172
- Fort Braden, 285
Griffin, NTS
Top Ten Girls
Rebecca Clendinen (Raa) 13:57- Lindsay Hughes (Raa) 13:57
- Madeline Horgan (Swift Creek) 14:10
- Zoe Sheldon (Swift Creek) 14:23
- Christiana Dogan (Raa) 14:40
- Alex Wallace (Deer Lake) 14:40
- Maddy Kennan (Cobb) 14:52
- Jewels Krueger (Montford) 14:56
- Kelly Irvin (Raa) 14:56
- Katie Jones (Swift Creek) 14:57
Boys' Team Standings
Raa, 18- Montford, 64
- Swift Creek, 87
- Cobb, 110
- Deerlake, 196
- Fairview, 208
- Fort Braden, 537
- Griffin, 297
Top Ten Boys
Wil Luca (Raa) 11:41- Sukhi Khosla (Raa) 11:53
- Anthony Walker (Cobb) 12:02
- Jason Benn (Raa) 12:07
- Evan Francis (Raa) 12:10
- Devon Foster (Raa) 12:14
- Evan Wilson (Fairview) 12:16
- Ryan Olin (Montford) 12:18
- Scott Hunter (Montford) 12:23
- Kyle Buchholz (C0bb) 12:24
| Owl Run Champions, 1997 - 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Boys | Girls |
| 30 SEP 2010 | Wil Luca (Raa) 11:41 | Rebecca Clendinen (Raa) 13:57 |
| 1 OCT 2009 | Cade Zimmerman (Deerlake) 11:33 | Cece Williams (Deerlake) 13:26 |
| 25 SEP 2008 | Will Henderson (Raa) 11:42 | Cece Williams (Deerlake) 11:56 |
| 27 SEP 2007 | Will Henderson (Raa) 12:11 | Carly Thomas (Raa) 12:27 |
| 28 SEP 2006 | Will Stanford (Raa) 10:59 | Summer Shepherd (Raa) 12:59 |
| 29 SEP 2005 | Kurt Dietrich (Swift Creek) 12:07 | Jana Stolting (Deerlake) 13:26 |
| 30 SEP 2004 | Graham Hawkes (Cobb) 11:51 | Mallory Alonzo (Raa) 14:01 |
| 2 OCT 2003 | Joe Franklin (Griffin) 11:38 | Charlotte Murrell (Cobb) 14:17 |
| 2002 | Bryan Miletich (Deerlake) 11:51 | Julia Bryant (Deerlake) 14:06 |
| 2001 | Kevin Bryant (Raa) 12:33 | Karen Devick (Raa) 13:58 |
| 2000 | Danny Sass (Deerlake) 13:04 | LaShaunta Arnold (Fairview) 14:50 |
| 1 OCT 1999 | Logan Wolcott (Raa) 12:52 | LaShaunta Arnold (Fairview) 14:30 |
| 13 OCT 1998 | Matt Varn (Swift Creek) 12:31 | Allie Hunter (Swift Creek) 14:27 |
| 1997 | Anthony Washington (Bellevue) 12:26 | Allie Hunter (Swift Creek) 15:00 |
Links:
- Complete results of the 2010 Gretchen Everhart School Owl Run
[ Coming Soon. Watch this space! ] - Photos of the Gretchen Everhart Run
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2997097&id=5215641&l=0beb65c09f - Photos of the Owl Run middle-school girls' two-mile cross-country race
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2997104&id=5215641&l=ba767fc6ef - Photos of the Owl Run middle-school boys' two-mile cross-country race
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2997216&id=5215641&l=dbe005956c - Fred Deckert's photos of the 2010 Owl Run
http://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/OwlRun10# - 2009 Owl Run: "Zimmerman and Williams winners at Owl Run"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/10/zimmerman-and-williams-winners-at-owl.html - 2010 LCS XC Meet #1: "Swift Creek girls and Raa boys win the 'Battle at Tom Brown'"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/09/battle-2010.html - 2010 LCS XC Meet #2: "Clendinen and Khosla first at Fort Braden"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/09/ft-braden-xc-2010.html
I am so glad I finally got to work this event ... equally glad I didn't get barfed on by any of those guys blowing through the finish line! Great event.
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