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Schimmoeller, Robertson medal
Lady Cavs seventh, Cavs ninth at State XC meet
“I love our parents!” exclaimed Jefferson Forest Head Coach Jerome Loy. “Our parents are the best in the state!”
Loy’s a smart guy. In addition to acknowledging all of the help those parents have given (course prep, parking, concessions, meet organization, etc.), they also raised kids that can run like the wind.
Jefferson Forest showed that it continues to be a force in Virginia cross country, as it got a pair of top-ten team performances in the AA state championship, held at Great Meadow on Saturday.
The Lady Cavs earned seventh place overall, while their guy counterparts took ninth.
There aren’t many schools that can claim a pair of top-tens, we assure you.
The Lady Cavs were paced, as usual, by Leigha Schimmoeller, who nabbed 11th place, finishing a second under 19 minutes.
That effort was supplemented by teammates Mary Deis (25th, 19:46), Hannah Owen (33d, 20:00), Katie Vann (58th, 20:49) and Carsen Wilkerson (62d, 20:56).
Look for the excellence to continue. “Our girls will continue to dominate, according to my calculations and the rising eighth graders,” said Seminole Coach of the Year Loy.
He has much reason to be pleased with his lads, as well.
The Cavs turned in a solid effort, led by senior Justin Resendes, who took 25th place, at 16:39.
Not far behind were Will Stratton (42d, 17:03), Ben Jackson (47th, 17:06), Tyler Bullock (59th, 17:19) and Tres Langhorne (71st, 17:35).
The top guy from our area was Staunton River’s Stuart Robertson.
The lanky junior turned in an All-State performance, snaring 10th place with a time of 15:58.
That time was the fifth-best in school history.
“He has been ready to run that time, with his current training,” said SR Head Coach Joe Hubble. “It was great to see.”
Robertson passed at least 10 runners in the last 800 meters of the race. “I think he surprised a lot of folks,” said Hubble.
Girls top teams
1. Hidden Valley 78
2. Blacksburg 104
3. Warren County 113
4. Western Albemarle 136
5. Freedom-South Riding 160
6. Brentsville District 173
7. Jefferson Forest 186
8. Jamestown 212
9. Christiansburg 230
10. Lafayette 263
Girls top 12
1 Annie LeHardy Sr
Hidden Valley 17:34.00
2 Haley Cutright Sr
Hidden Valley 17:43.00
3 Mattie Webb Sr
Western Albemarle 17:53.00
4 Katie Fortner Fr
Cave Spring 18:17.00
5 Rachel Byrd So Powhatan 18:21.00
6 Crystal Nelson Jr Millbrook 18:26.00
7 Erin Wheeler Sr Northside 18:43.00
8 Sarah Dorrell Sr Blacksburg 18:45.00
9 Carolyn Bethel So
Hidden Valley 18:54.00
10 Krista DeCeault Sr Sherando 18:57.00
11 Leigha Schimmoeller Sr Jefferson Forest 18:59.00
12 Hannah Brown Jr Blacksburg 19:00.00
Boys top teams
1. Blacksburg 77
2. Western Albemarle 78
3. Loudoun County 129
4. Potomac Falls 138
5. Grafton 147
6. Skyline 173
7. Lafayette 175
8. York 205
9. Jefferson Forest 244
10. William Byrd 249
Boys top 12
1 Kyle King Sr Grafton 15:21.00
2 Thomas Madden So Skyline 15:21.00
3 Thomas Curtin Sr Loudoun County 15:38.00
4 Cody Seymour Jr Cave Spring 15:40.00
5 Armstrong Derek Sr Western Albemarle 15:43.00
6 Seumas O’Reilly Sr
Warren County 15:44.00
7 Tom Delaney Sr
John Handley 15:49.00
8 Thorpe Lichtenberg Jr Freedom-South Riding 15:55.
9 Anthony Noegel Sr Blacksburg 15:57.00
10 Stuart Robertson Jr Staunton River 15:58.00
11 Nathaniel Hermsmeier Sr Monticello 16:00.00
12 William Green Sr Fauquier 16:01.00
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