Sunday, September 20, 2020

Andrew McGinnis crushes a 15:21.12 at the Deerfield-Windsor Invitational

Deerfield-Windsor School KnightAfter years in Albany, Georgia, the annual Deerfield-Windsor Invitational Cross-Country Meet moved to a venue in Leesburg for the 19 September 2020 edition of the event. In spite of the new location, the athletes didn't seem to have trouble finding the meet. Andrew McGinnis, a Calvary Christian junior, not only found the meet, but won the high school boys' 5K in a stunning 15:22. The Deerfield-Windsor boys took the team title, scoring 65 points. Brookstone sophomore Kiley Murphy ran away with the high school girls' 5K, going 18:35, while the Valwood girls tallied 52 points to become the top team in the race.


The meet opened at 8:00 AM on Saturday morning at the Lee County Cross-Country Fields near Kinchafoonee Primary School--the site of the Lee County Invitational a week earlier. The high school boys' 5K was the first race. Andrew McGinnis owned it, crossing the finish line more than 200 meters ahead of the second runner with his winning 15:22. Deerfield-Windsor senior Graham Ford took second in 16:05. Another Deerfield-Windsor harrier, junior Jon Durham, placed third in 16:29.


Garrison Slaughter also cracked the top ten for Deerfield-Windsor; the frosh edged Perry junior River Livingston for fifth, 17:19 to 17:21. Charles Peeler and Jackson Belusko finished the scoring for Deerfield-Windsor, senior Peeler finishing eighteenth in 18:17 and frosh Belusko 46th in 19:34. Once Belusko finished the 5K, Deerfield-Windsor had 65 points and first place in a field of fourteen teams.


The race was on Lee County High's home course, and the Trojans put two runners in the top ten--junior Edward Ostrander (8th, 17:34) and sophomore Tim Ellis (10th, 17:43). But Lee County ended up a close second to Deerfield-Windsor, scoring 65 points.  Perry was third with 107 points, led by the sixth-place showing of River Livingston. The Perry junior covered the course in 17:21.


2020 Deerfield-Windsor Invitational Team Standings, High School Boys
  1. Deerfield-Windsor, 65
  2. Lee County, 68
  3. Perry, 107
  4. Brookstone, 113
  5. Schley County, 153
  6. Calvary Christian, 154
  7. Bainbridge, 185
  8. Tift County, 195
  9. Worth County, 235
  10. Pelham, 278
  11. Furlow Charter, 325
  12. Seminole County, 340
  13. Grace Christian, 350
  14. Baconton Charter, 370

Top Ten High School Boys, 2020 Deerfield-Windsor Invitational
  1. 15:21.12, Andrew McGinnis (Calvary Christian) 11
  2. 16:04.61, Graham Ford (Deerfield-Windsor) 12
  3. 16:28.77, Jon Durham (Deerfield-Windsor) 11
  4. 17:14.00, David Williams (Schley County) 12
  5. 17:18.39, Garrison Slaughter (Deerfield-Windsor) 9
  6. 17:20.22, River Livingston (Perry) 11
  7. 17:31.44, Joe Hilsman (Brookstone) 11
  8. 17:33.67, Edward Ostrander (Lee County) 11
  9. 17:41.60, Conner Mullen (Worth County) 10
  10. 17:42.68, Tim Ellis (Lee County) 10

In the next race, the high school girls' 5K, Brookstone sophomore Kiley Murphy continued the theme of races won by huge margins, leaving the field behind with her 18:35 and finishing with a lead of nearly 400 meters. Brookstone frosh Elizabeth Cowley was second to her teammate in 20:06. Emma Ellis, a Perry senior, placed third in 20:29.


Valwood frosh Ella Burnett was fourth in 20:48. The Valwood Valiants had two more girls in the top ten, senior Jordan Green (7th, 21:11) and frosh Emma Burnett (8th, 21:13). Seniors Brenna Clark (16th, 22:34) and Jolie Green (20th, 22:56) completed the scoring for Valwood, totaling 52 points for the Valiants and putting them first among eleven teams. Deerfield-Windsor junior Bailey Irvin placed ninth in 21:21, leading her team to a sum of 78 points, good for second. Behind the one-two finish of Murphy and Cowley, Brookstone edged Perry for third, 92 to 95.


2020 Deerfield-Windsor Invitational Team Standings, High School Girls
  1. Valwood, 52
  2. Deerfield-Windsor, 78
  3. Brookstone, 92
  4. Perry, 95
  5. Lee County, 111
  6. Tift County, 117
  7. Baconton Charter, 216
  8. Bainbridge, 216
  9. Furlow Charter, 235
  10. Terrell, 281
  11. Schley County, 287

Top Ten High School Girls, 2020 Deerfield-Windsor Invitational
  1. 18:34.41, Kiley Murphy (Brookstone) 10
  2. 20:05.04, Elizabeth Cowley (Brookstone) 9
  3. 20:28.46, Emma Ellis (Perry) 12
  4. 20:47.92, Ella Burnett (Valwood) 9
  5. 21:03.88, Maya Wynn (Furlow Charter) 12
  6. 21:10.43, Abbie Westra (Perry) 11
  7. 21:10.84, Jordan Green (Valwood) 12
  8. 21:12.07, Emma Burnett (Valwood) 9
  9. 21:20.86, Bailey Irvin (Deerfield-Windsor) 11
  10. 21:40.28, Sophie Singleton (Deerfield-Windsor) 10

It paid to be a seventh-grader in the middle school boys' two mile, where seventh-grade athletes took the first four places. Jackson McLaughlin of Perry was first in 13:28. John Moore of Deerfield-Windsor was runner-up in 13:28, while Ethan Burnett of Valwood placed third in 13:31 and Walker Elrod of Grace Christian fourth in 13:32.


Grace Christian eighth-grader Dawson Worsley joined Elrod in the top ten, placing tenth in 14:04. Three more eighth-graders completed the scoring for Grace Christian--Keith Edison (12th, 14:09), Trey Henderson (20th, 15:02), and Owen Earnest (24th, 15:08). With Earnest's finish, Grace Christian had 70 points and the team title. Hosts Deerfield-Windsor were second in the field of fourteen with 86 points. Lee County, led by the seventh-place13:56 performance of seventh-grader Houston Hayes, was third with 119 points.


2020 Deerfield-Windsor Invitational Team Standings, Middle School Boys
  1. Grace Christian, 70
  2. Deerfield-Windsor, 86
  3. Lee County, 119
  4. Panther Running Club, 149
  5. Tift, 154
  6. Colquitt County, 193
  7. Southland, 194
  8. Worth County, 202
  9. Bainbridge, 210
  10. Westwood, 254
  11. Terrell, 287
  12. Valwood, 293
  13. Baconton Charter, 303
  14. Seminole County, 306
  15. Pataula Charter, 396

Top Ten Middle School Boys, 2020 Deerfield-Windsor Invitational
  1. 13:22.13, Jackson McLaughlin (Perry) 7
  2. 13:27.39, John Moore (Deerfield-Windsor) 7
  3. 13:30.46, Ethan Burnett (Valwood) 7
  4. 13:31.43, Walker Elrod (Grace Christian) 7
  5. 13:34.82, Dawson Mcmillan (Tift) 8
  6. 13:49.38, JP Cannon (Terrell) 8
  7. 13:55.91, Houston Hayes (Lee County) 7
  8. 13:56.74, Colton Suggs (Baconton Charter) 6
  9. 13:57.29, Brayden Walcher (Colquitt County) 7
  10. 14:03.30, Dawson Worsley (Grace Christian) 8

The final race of the morning was the middle school girls' two mile. Carly Storie was a big winner in that event; the Perry seventh-grader took first in 14:50, finishing almost 200 meters ahead of the next runner. The race for second place was much closer, with Terrell eighth-grader Jenna DeBary outkicking Baconton Charter eighth-grader Gracie Morrical. Both runners were clocked in 15:31.


Lee County may not have been represented in the top three, but still put three athletes in the top ten--eighth-grader Olivia Vanderwalt (6th, 16:09), sixth-grader Madisyn Goddard (9th, 16:34) and seventh-grader Harlee Oosterveen (10th, 16:34). Two sixth-graders, Peyton Passinault and Carolina Davis, finished the scoring for Lee County, Passinault placing twentieth in 17:25 and Davis 22nd in 17:45. That gave the Lee County girls 59 points, putting them first among twelve teams. Led by sixth-grader Emily Rutledge (11th, 16:43), Deerfield-Windsor was second with 106 points. The Southland Academy girls were third with 133 points behind Brianna Brown (7th, 16:11), a seventh-grader.


2020 Deerfield-Windsor Invitational Team Standings, Middle School Girls
  1. Lee County, 59
  2. Deerfield-Windsor, 106
  3. Southland, 133
  4. Terrell, 157
  5. Baconton Charter, 160
  6. Panther Running Club, 165
  7. Glenwood, 170
  8. Grace Christian, 180
  9. Tift, 196
  10. Colquitt County, 198
  11. Pataula Charter, 226
  12. Seminole County, 268

Top Ten Middle School Girls, 2020 Deerfield-Windsor Invitational
  1. 14:49.70, Carly Storie (Perry) 7
  2. 15:30.24, Jenna DeBary (Terrell) 8
  3. 15:30.78, Gracie Morrical (Baconton Charter) 8
  4. 16:04.24, Kate Poitevint (Grace Christian) 8
  5. 16:06.52, Jenna Sides (Glenwood) 8
  6. 16:08.84, Olivia Vanderwalt (Lee County) 8
  7. 16:10.65, Brianna Brown (Southland) 7
  8. 16:31.25, Anna Kate Miller (Terrell) 7
  9. 16:33.30, Madisyn Goddard (Lee County) 6
  10. 16:33.59, Harlee Oosterveen (Lee County) 7

Deerfield-Windsor Invitational Champions
2013 - 2020
High School Boys 5K
DateTeam ChampIndividual Champ
21 September 2013Trinity Christian, 3015:12, Kaleb McLeod (Trinity Christian)
13 September 2014Trinity Christian, 5315:40, Kaleb McLeod (Trinity Christian)
12 September 2015Thomas County Central, 3916:55, Jacob McLeod (Trinity Christian)
24 September 2016Deerfield-Windsor, 6517:07, Dallas Hunt (Tiftarea) 10
23 September 2017Deerfield-Windsor, 3616:55, Porter Hill (Deerfield-Windsor) 10
22 September 2018Deerfield-Windsor, 2316:29, Porter Hill (Deerfield-Windsor) 11
14 September 2019Lee County, 4416:19, Henry Plowden (Westover) 12
19 September 2020Deerfield-Windsor, 6515:22, Andrew McGinnis (Calvary Christian) 11
High School Girls 5K
DateTeam ChampIndividual Champ
12 October 2013Deerfield-Windsor, 3319:23, Mary Alice Smoot (Valwood)
27 September 2014Deerfield-Windsor, 3320:12, Virginia Moore (Deerfield-Windsor)
12 September 2015Deerfield-Windsor, 3521:00, Ivie Nobles (Twiggs)
24 September 2016Augusta Prep, 4618:20, Elizabeth Funderburk (Colquitt County) 11
23 September 2017Deerfield-Windsor, 4019:28, Camryn Bridges (Deerfield-Windsor) 12
22 September 2018Deerfield-Windsor, 4619:08, Emily Golden (Tift County) 11
14 September 2019Berrien County, 7219:10, Emily Golden (Tift County) 12
19 September 2020Valwood, 5218:35, Kiley Murphy (Brookstone) 10


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