GIRLS 3RD AND BOYS 6TH AT MILTON...
It was an good start to the season for the Covington cross country teams as boy the boys and girls squads placed.
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| Willie Hoffert finished in the top ten with a time of 17.36. |
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| Heidi Cron paced the junior high girls to an eleventh place finish. |
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AUGUST 29, 2009 - WEST MILTON
The cross country teams competed at the Bob Schul Invitational on Saturday. The Bucc girls placed 3rd, and the boys placed 6th.
"The Bucc girls had an impressive day," said Covington coach Libby Long. "All the girls ran exceptional races. Last year Carrie was our number one runner with a time of 22:43. This year we had our top 4 runners under that time, and our 5th runner was just two seconds off."
The hard work has paid off.
"The girls put in a lot of miles over the summer and it really showed," Long continued. "We placed 6th last year and our goal this year was to be in the top four. We were thrilled to place third behind the stellar teams of Minster and Versailles."
Junior Carrie Spurgeon led the way with a time of 21:34, placing 20th. Following right behind was Freshman Tara Snipes who placed 21st with a time of 21:36. Junior Emily Fields was next placing 27th and a time of 21:54. Freshman Jessie Shilt was close behind placing 29th with a time of 21:56. Freshman Casey Yingst rounded out the top five with a time of 22:45 and placing 40th. Junior Kayla Fissel placed 53rd running a 23:31, followed by Sophomore Julianna Simon 58th 23:47, Senior Erin Waterfall 60th 23:54, Freshman Kayleigh Cecil 74th 24:38, and Junior Raquel Brant 82nd 24:53.
The boys had an outstanding start to their season as well with a sixth place finish.
"Our top five guys were all faster than we were last year, which is a great way to start," said boys coach Josh Long.
Willy Hoffert led the way with a top ten finish, placing 8th running a 17:36.
"That’s an outstanding start for Willy because there are some really good guys in this race," Long said. "The rest of the boys also had some impressive times for their first race of the year."
Brandon Flora came in next placing 35th with a time of 18:31, followed by Zach Shilt 41st running his personal best of 18:48. Rounding out the top 5 were Michael Rosengarten 55th, with a time of 19:09, and Aaron Devenport 82nd with a time of 20:02.
Jake Sowers was 84th with a time of 20:04, Dustin Fickert 89th 20:11, John Karayannis 91st 20:13, Dale Brant 117th 20:48, Bryant Hicks 142nd 21:45, Harry Hicks 148th 22:03, Zac Plessinger 177th, Brian Hackett 181st, and Bryan Phillis 185th.
The Junior High Teams also competed on Saturday. The girls team placed 11th out of 21 teams. Results are as follows:
JR. HIGH GIRLS
Heidi Cron 18th 14:11
Haley Adams 47th 14:53
Cassidy Cain 69th 15:12
Sadie Canan 94th 15:58
Ariel Robinson 151st 16:59
Amber Workman 233rd 20:18
JR. HIGH BOYS
Lane White 7th 11:59
Nick Tobias 118th 14:15
Cale Wagner 218th 17:54
Collin Stager 233rd 19:40
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