All-Central Virginia XC Poll
Final Poll- 11/19/2009
With the final weekend of the season upon us, Mother Nature reared her ugly head and gave us a dose of some true cross country weather, dumping several inches of rain over a three day span. At the private school (VISAA) state meet on Friday at Woodberry Forest, top ranked local runner Josh Morris continued his string of dominating performances with a 16:19 runaway victory to claim his first ever state title. In the team standings, the Woodberry Forest boys and the STAB girls added to the Central Virginia state title tally as both teams pulled out narrow victories in their respective divisions. Saturday’s VHSL state meet featured three local teams and the lady Warriors of Western Albemarle certainly had the race of the day as they finished third, beaten only by two teams who are ranked in the top 25 nationally. Even better than their podium finish is the fact that the Warriors will return their entire top six next fall, a scary thought for the rest of the teams in the area, as well as the entire state. With the cross country season now officially over, the local harriers get a well deserved break while individuals like Josh Morris and Anthony Kostelac will try to realize their national meet aspirations at the qualifying races on November 28th.
Boys Individuals:
1. Josh Morris (SR, FUMA)- VISAA Division I State Champ in 16:19
2. Kevin Bennert (JR, Woodberry)- 16:53 at VISAA
2. Anthony Kostelac (SR, Albemarle)- 16:21 at Group AAA State Meet
4. Wojciech Czernek (JR, FUMA)- 16:58 at VISAA
5. Chris Springer (SO, Louisa)- 16:59 at Group AA
6. Nathaniel Hermsmeier (JR, Monticello)- 17:04 at Group AA
7. Adam Visokay (SO, Albemarle)- 17:09 at Group AA
8. Henry Giles (JR, WAHS)- Did Not Race
9. Ben Schiller (SO, WAHS)- Did Not Race
10. Evan Karweik (SR, Albemarle)- 17:22 at Group AAA
11. Ben Deal (SO, Albemarle)- 17:23 at Group AAA
12. Shaim Abdul-Satar (SR, Charlottesville)- Did Not Race
13. Austin McPhillips (JR, Albemarle)- Did Not Race
14. Josh Trudgeon (JR, Woodberry)- 17:59 at VISAA
15. Max Anderson (SR, Woodberry)- 18:06 at VISAA
15. Andrew Jennings (SR, WAHS)- Did Not Race
15. Jimmy Taylor (SR, WAHS)- Did Not Race
15. Thomas Campbell (SR, Monticello)- 17:48 at Group AA
Boys Teams:
1. Albemarle- 14th at Group AAA
2. Woodberry Forest- VISAA Division I State Champs
3. Monticello- 15th at Group AA
4. Western Albemarle- Did Not Race
5. Fork Union- 8th at VISAA Division I
Girls Individuals:
1. Claire Johnson (JR, WAHS)- 19:28 at Group AA
1. Clare Moretz (JR, Madison)- Group A runnerup in 19:48
3. Emily Moffett (JR, WAHS)- 19:49 at Group AA
4. Katie Farina (SO, WAHS)- 19:50 at Group AA
5. Allison Huschke (FR, Albemarle)- 20:19 at Group AAA
6. Mattie Webb (JR, WAHS)- 20:37 at Group AA
7. Peri Bowser (FR, WAHS)- 20:39 at Group AA
8. Killian O’Connell (JR, WAHS)- 20:43 at Group AA
9. Ashley Sealander (SR, Madison)- 20:53 at Group A
10. Hannah Best (SR, Louisa)- Did Not Race
11. Madeline Hermsmeier (SO, Monticello)- Did Not Race
12. Alicia Fox (FR, Covenant)- 21:27 at VISAA
13. Elizabeth Sinclair (JR, Albemarle)- Did Not Race
14. Summer Shepherd (JR, Albemarle)- Did Not Race
15. Maggie Tubridy (FR, Albemarle)- Did Not Race
15. Ashley Lounsbury (SR, WAHS)- 21:25 at Group AA
15. Chelsea Nelson (SO, Louisa)- Did Not Race
15. Lauren Truwit (FR, Albemarle)- Did Not Race
15. Ciera Ulan (FR, Albemarle)- Did Not Race
Girls Teams:
1. Western Albemarle- 3rd in Group AA
2. Albemarle- Did Not Race
3. Louisa- Did Not Race
4. Monticello- Did Not Race
5. Fluvanna- Did Not Race
5. STAB- VISAA Division II State Champs