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2008 All-MVAL Boy's Cross Country
Chesapeake Conference
First Team
Ryan Taylor Westminster
Nick Huang Urbana
Jimmy Miller Urbana
Dan Johnson Thomas Johnson
Andrew Cantor Thomas Johnson
Jesse Albright North Carroll
Braden Bruning Linganore
Second Team
Ben Ebert-Zavos Thomas Johnson
Keith Dietz North Carroll
Ian Breuink Westminster
Ellery Murdock Urbana
Adam Rudy Linganore
Andrew Edland Thomas Johnson
Scott Shatto Thomas Johnson
Piedmont Conference
First Team
Stephen Keith Walkersville
Brady Dailey Middletown
Christian Blackner Walkersville
Andy Drum Middletown
Tom Brinton Middletown
Michael Patschak Walkersville
Skyler Stasiewicz Middletown
Second Team
Colin Hartman Walkersville
Luke Zeller Walkersville
Hank Binzer Middletown
Blue Ridge Conference
First Team
Jake Zamostny South Carroll
Eric Tringali Winters Mill
Tim Souders Liberty
Alex Haufler Francis Scott Key
Chris Frock Winters Mill
Avior Zynda Century
Nick Pezza Century
Ryan Spangler Winters Mill
Second Team
Pat Mead Century
Erik Haufler Francis Scott Key
Tom Carpenter Winters Mill
Michael Vogel South Carroll
Corey Robins Century
Tim Davis Francis Scott Key
Zach Hopkins Winters Mill
Andrew Parker Winters Mill
Antietam Conference
First Team
Jordan Acton Boonsboro
Evan Moser Boonsboro
Cory Horton Clear Spring
Jacob Shriver Smithsburg
David Wilson Smithsburg
Jesse Buchman Williamsport
Nathaniel Clark Williamsport
Rio Ferrario Williamsport
Naseem Haje Williamsport
Michael Lilley Williamsport
Second Team
Jacob Birkholz Brunswick
Ben Crutchley Brunswick
Geoffrey Davis Brunswick
Chad Amenheuser Catoctin
Scott Hovermale Clear Spring
Brandon Schildtknecht Clear Spring
Zach Cross Smithsburg
Nick Tilden Smithsburg
Evan Clark Williamsport
Graylon Wright Williamsport
Honorable Mention
Chris Ecker Smithsburg
Daniel Powell Boonsboro
Colin Dubois Catoctin
Garrett Davis Clear Spring
Nate Brandt Clear Spring
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2008 All-MVAL Girl's Cross Country
Chesapeake Conference
First Team
Stephanie Bryan Thomas Johnson
Kathryn Fossaceca Urbana
Kayla Coleman Urbana
Kristin Luttrell Thomas Johnson
Savanna Plombon Thomas Johnson
Kelsey Igo Thomas Johnson
Michele Stromberg North Carroll
Second Team
Bridget Nolan Linganore
Kristen Galligan Thomas Johnson
Ali Thompson Westminster
Leslie Aird Urbana
Joy Johnstone Tuscarora
Katie Levine Thomas Johnson
Eileen Donoghue Thomas Johnson
Piedmont Conference
First Team
Alison Harrell North Hagerstown
Taryn Shank North Hagerstown
Brooke Pettner North Hagerstown
Amanda Martin North Hagerstown
Josie Smith North Hagerstown
Marissa Gastelle Middletown
Megan Kaczor Walkersville
Second Team
Jessica Elliott Middletown
Katie Bussard Middletown
Christine Brugh North Hagerstown
Blue Ridge Conference
First Team
Maura Linde Century
Allie Dearie Century
Samantha McElroy Liberty
Kirsten McGovern Century
Rachel Sykes South Carroll
Lane Hahn Winters Mill
Catherine Robinson South Carroll
Catherine Casem Century
Second Team
Katie Todd Century
Michele Lambert Liberty
Jill Benko Winters Mill
Alyssa Peterson Francis Scott Key
Beth Ann Wieber Century
Shannon Henretty Liberty
Erin Beane Century
Jessica Johnson South Carroll
Antietam Conference
First Team
Sara Fisher Brunswick
Becky Kaler Brunswick
Hillary Jardine Clear Spring
Kristi Steiner Catoctin
Leah Stone Catoctin
Stephanie Breen Smithsburg
Braden Grosh Smithsburg
Tracey Forsythe Williamsport
Kassy Lawrence Williamsport
Kellie Quinn Williamsport
Second Team
Katie Marshall Boonsboro
Morgan Holmes Boonsboro
Kathleen Neibecker Catoctin
Taylor Reid Clear Spring
Erica Vermuelen Clear Spring
Emily Bolton Smithsburg
Lyndsie Delosier Smithsburg
Allie Nickels Smithsburg
Kayla Ferrario Williamsport
Amy Whitecraft Williamsport
Honorable Mention
Bridgette Nitza Boonsboro
Nina Badell Brunswick
Shaleigh Saylor Catoctin
Taylor Cline Smithsburg
Ginger Berry Williamsport
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TJ sweeps by Urbana to earn team titles
By Darren J. Gendron | Staff Writer
Even if the rain wouldn't stop, the reign of the Urbana High cross country teams officially ended at the Frederick County Championship, held Saturday at Kemptown Park.
Thomas Johnson swept both team titles, snatching away two long-held county crowns from the Hawks.
In the boys race, Thomas Johnson won with 35 points, placing its scoring five in the top 10. Urbana slipped to third with 68 points, also falling to second-place Walkersville's 54.
Urbana's Jimmy Miller, a junior, won the boys race in 17:02.1. He fended off second-place Stephen Keith of Walkersville and Scott Shatto of Thomas Johnson, who took third.
The Patriots also placed all five of their scoring girls in the top 10 finishers with a total of 26 points, only 11 points off of a perfect score, beating Urbana's 61 by a tidy margin.
Stephanie Bryan led the pack with a second-place run, finishing the 3.1-mile Slip ‘N Slide equivalent in 20 minutes, 8.9 seconds.
"It was really fun. Probably my favorite race this season," Bryan said. "It was really slippery. We didn't walk the whole course, so I didn't really know what was coming for turns and stuff."
Standing just past the exit chute at the end of the race, Bryan kept an eye on her teammates finishes. Kristen Luttrell took third, and Savanna Plombon was sixth.
When Thomas Johnson's No. 7 runner came in before any other No. 5 runner was in sight, she was still hesitant to call the Patriots the Frederick County Champions.
"Maybe. I don't know. I don't want to jump to any conclusions," Bryan said.
At that point, the only thing that could have taken away their title was if three of their runners were disqualified. She noted that she at least didn't foul anyone on the course.
"Not that I remember, no," Bryan said.
It was understandable why there was hesitancy to take the county title - Urbana had won every year since 2000.
Kemptown Park used to be one of the more recognizable courses in Frederick County, as it's often the host for the county championship and used to be the site for the Lancer Invitational. But the Invitational hasn't been run since 2005, so for most of the runners it was their first time on the course.
Sara Fisher, Brunswick's standout senior, won the girls race by a 35-second margin with a time of 19:34.0. It was her first official race at Kemptown.
"I did a course walk with the team, and last night my dad drove me out to do a course walk, too," Fisher said. "I was a little bit worried [about taking a wrong turn]. I did two course walks and I was still nervous."
Fisher had plenty of reason to worry, after taking a wrong turn at the Monocacy Valley Athletic League Championships last week, held on the Woodsboro Park course. Despite the detour, she was still able to get back on course for the win.
For at least the first mile, Bryan and a hefty chunk of the Thomas Johnson pack were keeping pace with Fisher, but she doesn't remember exactly when she pulled away.
"I don't know," Fisher said. "I guess after a while I stopped hearing her feet splashing behind me. But I don't know when that was."
2007 All-MVAL Girl's Cross Country
Chesapeake Conference
First Team
Melissa Maczis Linganore
Kathryn Fossececa Urbana
Kelly Fauth Urbana
Bridgett Nolan Linganore
Ali Thompson Westminster
Molly Donovan North Carroll
Kristin Luttrell Thomas Johnson
Second Team
Leslie Aird Urbana
Allison Eaton Westminster
Savanna Plombon Thomas Johnson
Kelly Ramsburg Urbana
Kelsey Igo Thomas Johnson
Erin Manion Linganore
Aimee Shafer Thomas Johnson
Piedmont Conference
First Team
Kristin Wilson Middletown First
Emma Nichols Middletown Second
Brooke Pettner North Hagerstown Third
Alison Harrell North Hagerstown Fourth
Laura Hobbs Walkersville Fifth
Marissa Gastelle Middletown Sixth
Katie Bussard Middletown Seventh
Taryn Shack North Hagerstown Eighth
Alyssa Oursler Middletown Ninth
Amanda Michael North Hagerstown Tenth
Blue Ridge Conference
First Team
Rachel Sykes South Carroll
Maura Linde Century
Samantha McElroy Liberty
Erin Slifer South Carroll
Allie Dearie Century
Catherine Robinson South Carroll
Kirsten McGovern Century
Emily Powell South Carroll
Second Team
Catherine Casem Century
Connie Compton Winters Mill
Lane Hahn Winters Mill
Michele Lambert Liberty
Casey Roberds Winters Mill
Jill Benko Winters Mill
Forest Fleischer Winters Mill
Jessica Johnson South Carroll
Antietam Conference
First Team
Tracy Forsythe Williamsport
Natalie Mancini Smithsburg
Sara Fisher Brunswick
Kristy Steiner Catoctin
Becky Kaler Brunswick
Hannah Metheny Catoctin
Maria Moss Brunswick
Second Team
Chelsea Connelly Smithsburg
Kara Hardy Williamsport
Stephanie Breen Smithsburg
Katie Marshall Boonsboro
Taylor Donley Smithsburg
Hillary Jardine Clear Spring
Julie Lewis Smithsburg
Honorable Mention
Lexi Bryan Williamsport
Jess Johnson Williamsport
Braden Grosh Smithsburg
Kellie Quinn Williamsport
Missie Grove Clear Spring
Meaghan Edgerly Brunswick
Leah Stone Catoctin
2007 All-MVAL Boy's Cross Country
Chesapeake Conference
First Team
Dylan Bernard Urbana
Michael Wilkins Westminster
Ellery Murdock Urbana
Tim Jones Linganore
Christian Libdan Westminster
Roy Jones Linganore
Scott Shatto Thomas Johnson
Second Team
Ben Ebert-Zavos Thomas Johnson
Andrew Edland Thomas Johnson
Jim Miller Urbana
Andrew Soloman Westminster
Dustin Mathers North Carroll
Ryan Taylor Westminster
Madison Sowell Tuscarora
Piedmont Conference
First Team
Jimmy Green Middletown First
Colin Hartman Walkersville Second
Rob McCabe Walkersville Third
Mike Patschak Walkersville Fourth
Chris Goulart Middletown Fifth
Christian Blackner Walkersville Sixth
Tom Brinton Middletown Seventh
Hank Binzer Middletown Eighth
Garrett Foland Middletown Ninth
Willie Owens Middletown Tenth
Blue Ridge Conference
First Team
Arthur Leathers F S Key
Zach Holz F S Key
Jake Zamostny South Carroll
Jordan White F S Key
Alex Haufler F S Key
Eric Tringali Winters Mill
Avior Zynda Century
Tim Souders Liberty
Second Team
Chris Frock Winters Mill
Tom Carpenter Winters Mill
Ryan Spangler Winters Mill
Pat Mead Century
Connor Trexler South Carroll
Ryan Martin South carroll
Sean Hughes Century
Nick Pezza Century
Antietam Conference
First Team
Corey Centofonti Smithsburg
Ceth Parker Catoctin
Scott Moser Brunswick
David Wilson Smithsburg
Cory Horton Clear Spring
Ben Courter Clear Spring
Zach Cross Smithsburg
Second Team
Wade Miller Clear Spring
Jordan Acton Boonsboro
Rio Ferrario Williamsport
Nathanial Clark Williamsport
Jake Shriver Smithsburg
Phil Shriver Smithsburg
Sean Planer Smithsburg
Honorable Mention
David Hertel Catoctin
Danny Quinn Williamsport
Kyle Byrne Clear Spring
Aaron Zaccaria Smithsburg
Ben Crutchley Brunswick
Jacob Birkholz Brunswick
Graylon Wright Williamsport
2006 All-MVAL Cross Country
Antietam Conference
Boy's
First Team
Justin Cole Williamsport
Corey Centofonti Jr Smithsburg
Mike Lilley Williamsport
Dustin Adams Clear Spring
Cory Horton Clear Spring
Andrew Trettel Brunswick
Ben Courter Clear Spring
Ryan Shifler Clear Spring
Justin Grove Clear Spring
Phil Smith North Hagerstown
Second Team
Ben Trettel Brunswick
David Wilson Smithsburg
Scott Moser Brunswick
Casey Bauer Smithsburg
Will Brandenburg North Hagerstown
Matty Thompson Catoctin
Greg Minnick Williamsport
Benjamin Kofoet North Hagerstown
Phil Shriver Smithsburg
Derek Woelfel Catoctin
Honorable Mention
Zach Gross Smithsburg
Charles Abeles North Hagerstown
Matt Shriver Smithsburg
Justin Blitz North Hagerstown
Matt Althoff Catoctin
Wade Miller Clear Spring
Corey Downing Boonsboro
Kyle Byrne Clear Spring
Travis Bolio North Hagerstown
Justin Albright Catoctin
Girl's
First Team
Jordan Atha Williamsport
Tracey Forsythe Willamsport
Maria Moss Brunswick
Brooke Pettner North Hagerstown
Nina Badell Brunswick
Kara Hardy Williamsport
Kristy Steiner Catoctin
Taylor Donley Smithsburg
Sara Fisher Brunswick
Hanna Dubois Catoctin
Second Team
Susana Brown North Hagerstown
Chelsea Connelly Smithsburg
Laura Canfield Clear Spring
Anna Law Smithsburg
Amanda Michaels North Hagerstown
Jessica Johnson Williamsport
Devan Zeger North Hagerstown
Cora Domsky Williamsport
Taryn Shank North Hagerstown
Tracy Artz Williamsport
Honorable Mention
Toni-Ann Gamble Catoctin
Kyle Lefler Boonsboro
Gabby Taylor Smithsburg
Amanda Farr Catoctin
Alison Harrell North Hagerstown
Amy Burgesser Clear Spring
Missie Grove Clear Spring
Kayla Ferrario Williamsport
Meaghan Edgerly Brunswick
Sabrina Zeger North Hagerstown
Chesapeake Conference
Boy's
First Team
Dylan Bernard Urbana
Nick Stine Urbana
Brendan Dulaney Westminster
Ellery Murdock Urbana
Mike Hexter Thomas Johnson
Robert Pagels North Carroll
Dustin Mathers North Carroll
Second Team
Mike Wilkins Westminster
Roy Jones Linganore
Madison Sowell Tuscarora
Tim Jones Linganore
Avoir Zynda Century
Chase Holmes Tuscarora
Jacob Sisler Westminster
Girl's
First Team
Katie Hursey North Carroll
Carly Reed Century
Cortney Crouse Linganore
Allison Eaton Westminster
Kirsten McGovern Century
Megan Lewis Urbana
Kelly Ramsburg Urbana
Second Team
Kathryn Fossaceca Urbana
Molly Donovan North Carroll
Ashlee Horst Century
Kelly Fauth Urbana
Taylor Bielski Century
Aimee Shafer Thomas Johnson
Ali Joy Thompson Westminster
Piedmont Conference
Boy's
First Team
Jake Zamostny South Carroll
Doug Findersen South Carroll
Nick Hevch Liberty
Shane Craig FSK
Time Sanders Liberty
Matt Adamink Walkersville
Tristan Dickson Walkersville
Second Team
Kitty Kistler Walkersville
Kristen Wilson Middletown
Lisa Robbins Liberty
Shamika Patton Frederick
Michelle Lambert Liberty
Allison Hart Winter Mills
Anna Weaver South Carroll
Girl's
First Team
Emily Powell South Carroll
Alyssa Oursler Middletown
Kristen O’Brien Winter Mills
Rebecca Ahalt Middletown
Liz Pigkett Liberty
Rachel Sikes South Carroll
Catherine Robinson South Carroll
Second Team
Kitty Kistler Walkersville
Kristen Wilson Middletown
Lisa Robbins Liberty
Shamika Patton Frederick
Michelle Lambert Liberty
Allison Hart Winter Mills
Anna Weaver South Carroll
Tuscarora High’s Danielle Rodriguez finishes the girls race at Tuesday’s Westminster Invitational cross country meet. Tom fedor⁄the gazette
Carroll teams dominate in Westminster Invitational Meet
By Darren J. Gendron, The Gazette Staff Writer
South Carroll High is tired of being the punchline in cross country.
The Cavaliers had a less than spectacular stretch of running, summed up by the girls team finishing sixth in the Carroll County championships last year, and the boys finishing last.
Their only accolades were limited to individual achievements, and senior C.J. Naper admitted that even those were few and far between.
‘‘We didn’t do very well last year,” Naper said.
Naper never cracked the top 10 individual finishers in any major race last year. The distance program as a whole didn’t fare much better in the track seasons. And the Class 2A West Region track tournament was the final straw.
However on Tuesday, the Cavaliers’ frustration from 2005 spurned them onto solid finishes at the Westminster High Invitational.
The South Carroll boys came in second place, with 84 points. They beat the defending 2A State champions Liberty by five points.
‘‘[Last year] I ended up losing and not making to the states by a couple seconds in each race, I was just like, crap, I’m right there,” Naper said. ‘‘After regionals from outdoor track, I wanted to keep running. I asked the other guys if they wanted to keep running.”
From there, things began to roll. South Carroll’s coaching staff helped get things moving, and the parents of Rachel Sykes, Emily Powell and Doug Findeisen helped found the South Carroll Summer Running Club.
‘‘We went to running camps at Virginia Tech,” Powell said. ‘‘We even started running before school got out.”
For three days a week, the running club started meeting at South Carroll High, where they put in laps on their high school course as well as the occasional field trip to courses at Bull Run in Harford County and Westminster.
Tuesday’s boys race quickly turned into a three-pack affair. Francis Scott Key unveiled a tight and speedy pack, finishing with 31 points after Arthur Leathers won in 16 minutes, 34 seconds.
Naper led South Carroll with a third-place finish at 16:56, while Liberty’s Eric Liberatore was behind him at 17:06.
‘‘It was just right at the end,” Liberatore said. ‘‘He was with Arthur for a long time, because C.J. likes to go out fast. I was just chilling back, and at the end of the race was when I was starting to catch up to him.”
The key for the Cavaliers was the pack, with Doug Findeisen (14) and Jake Larson (16) beating Liberty’s Pat Kelsh (19), and Cody Nenninger (20) coming in ahead of Mike Meadows (21), Pat Dougherty (22) and Tim Souders (23). Stephen Phillips rounded out the South Carroll pack at 31.
The Century boys were ninth at 198 points.
For the girls, South Carroll finished in fourth with 134 points, just behind Century in third with 129. Howard County cross country powers Centennial (79) and Mount Hebron (86) took the top two spots, and when Katie Hursey of North Carroll won the individual title in 19:02, 20 seconds in front of the pack.
Sykes finished fourth at 20:46, and Powell was ninth at 21:08.
For the Cavaliers, their run club motto of ‘‘the races might be run in the fall, but they’re won in the summer” is ringing true. They put in up to 10 miles a day, and 400 miles total. And when it came time for the first week of practice, there was a major difference.
‘‘They actually started faster into actual workouts this year,” Sykes said.
It was a huge difference from last year, where they only got in a couple weeks of loose running before any real practices got moving. But now, South Carroll won’t be slipping in under any radar.
‘‘I’m not really worried about it. It’s more competition, and better races,” Naper said.
Other key standouts in the race include Century’s Carly Reed at sixth (20:55), and Middletown’s Rebecca Ahalt finishing 12th (21:27).
Frederick’s Shamika Patton, still recovering from knee surgery, took 13th. Frederick girls head coach Jennie Novak noted that it’s really only the start of the comeback for the three-season runner.
‘‘She went through rehabilitation until the end of July, they extended it,” Novak said. ‘‘She just started running, so she’s not yet even in shape.”
The Liberty girls took sixth, led by Liz Pickett and Laura Ball taking 17th and 18th. Middletown finished seventh, Frederick 11th and Tuscarora 13th.
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