Cross Country Challenge Begins
Davis proves Summer Track pays off - Green looking for a fourth City Title,
and a top State Meet finish - Chesapeake wins a tight team battle in men's -
North County & Northern combined win Women's
The Metro Harriers kicked off their sixth annual Cross Country Challenge with the
Baybrook Park Open. Cloudy skies with a 75 degree temperature, with 90% humidity and a
muddy course(heavy rains the night before) greeted the runners.
Chesapeake sophomore Brandon Davis(sixth in the 1500- 4:26 and 3000- 9:48
at the recent Track and Field Championships) showed that summer conditioning with the
New Carrolton Track Club(based at North County) pays off. Brandon took the lead at
the mile mark and won, going away in 17:27.
Second place went to Jim Cramer of D.C. in 17:35. Highly touted Calvert Hall
senior Fran Glover was third in 17:44. Former Catonsville Community College XC All-American
was fourth in 17:50. Calvert Hall senior Bryan Nasuta placed fifth in 17:53.
North County Cross Country coach Ed Harte led the Masters, placing
twelfth in 20:13. Metro Harriers teammate Jim Knost was the second Masters finisher,
placing 25th overall in 21:50.
Four teams entered the team competition. The combined team of the Metro
Harriers and North County had four runners finish before Chesapeakes third runner.
Chesapeake's pack finish of guys 13, 14, and 15(runners 3, 4, and 5) proved vital
because the combined team's fifth runner placed 20th. Chesapeake's "A"-team(52 points)
edged the North County-Metro Harriers by 1 point(53 points). CalvertHall was third
with 86 points and Chesapeake's "B"-team was fourth with 123 points.
Northern High School's Debbie Greean(three-time City Champion and 11th in 4A State
Meet last year) had splits of 6:30 and 13:45 enroute to a first place finish in an
impressive 20:57. Green had previously stated that the Baybrook Park course is
tougher than the Hereford course because of the succession of hils after mile one.
Many others who have run both courses agree. Baybrook Park was ranked as one of the five best
Cross Country courses in a poll The Sun completed last year. Green will attempt to become the
first girl to win four City titles in a row and is a major contender
for the 4A State Championships.
Chesapeakes Lynn Blubaugh(just missed qualifying for the State Meet last
year at the Regionals on the same course) was a strong second in 23:05. North County
sophomore April Penn(fresh off XC Camp at Shippensburg) placed third in 23:21. Chesapeake
sophomores Nichole Bernaix(24:05) and Linda Johnson(24:17) were fourth and fifth.
The combined team of Northern and North County defeated Chesapeake 186 to 194(quick
score method utilized)
Final Results- Metro Harriers Cross Country Challenge #1
September 1, 2001- Baybrook Park- 75 degrees, cloudy- 90% humidity
Course- Muddy
NAME AGE TEAM TIME
1. Brandon Davis 15 Chesapeake XC 17:27
2. Jim Kramer 24 D.C. 17:35
3. Fran Glover 17 Calvert Hall 17:44
4. Jason Cox 28 Metro Harriers 17:50
5. Bryan Nasuta 17 Calvert Hall 17:53
6. John Kessinger 34 Baltimore 18:01
7. Brian Krueger 17 North County 18:29
8. Simon Saunt 24 Mclean 18:54
9. Devin Fraser 15 Chesapeake 18:57
10.Joe Wojciechowski 15 North County 18:58
11.Yousaf Khwaja 21 Unattached 19:56
12.Ed Harte- First Masters 42 Metro Harriers 20:13
13.Tom Parker 13 Chesapeake 20:16
14.Frank Wehlberg 16 Chesapeake 20:32
15.Ian Prince 16 Chesapeake 20:35
16.Shawn Austin 16 Chesapeake 20:36
17.Alex Delapeg 13 Leonardtown 20:42
18.Deborah Green- First Female 16 Northern 20:59
19.Josh Herring 16 Chesapeake 21:07
20.Joe Bradford 14 North County 21:17
21.Chris Doubert 31 Pasadena 21:20
22.Brendan Ford 15 Calvert Hall 21:21
23.Brett Kirschner 13 Susquehannock 21:28
24.Chris Mosier 14 Chesapeake 21:48
25.Jim Knost- Second Masters 42 Metro Harriers 21:50
26.Francis Putnam 14 Chesapeake 22:10
27.Steven Freed 15 Chesapeake 22:23
28.Josh Stinchcomb 15 Chesapeake 22:27
29.Kevin Miernicki 14 Spalding 22:48
30.Nathan Hughes 13 Chesapeake 22:57
31.Bryan Dalena 15 Calvert Hall 22:59
32.Lynn Blubaugh- Second Female 16 Chesapeake 23:05
33.Tim Jessilonis 14 Chesapeake 23:11
34.April Penn- Third Female 15 North County 23:21
35.Will Meaghen 14 Calvert Hall 23:49
36.Nichole Bernaix- Female 14 Chesapeake 24:05
37.Rob Boisseau 16 Chesapeake 24:10
38.Linda Johnson- Female 14 Chesapeake 24:17
39.Adam Warrington 14 Chesapeake 24:27
40.Christine Stagg- Female 15 North County 25:30
41.James Penn 51 North County 25:37
42.Amanda Johnson- Female 15 North County 25:38
43.Christina Dighello- Female 15 Chesapeake 25:48
44.Pete Anderson 38 Annapolis Striders 25:53
45.Charlotte McWhirter- Female 15 Chesapeake 26:18
46.Brittany Evert- Female 15 Chesapeake 26:18
47.Sam Ruth 16 North County 26:22
48.Chris Furno 14 Chesapeake 27:16
49.Ashley Bauroski- Female 16 Chesapeake 27:20
50.Tracey Martin- Female 13 Chesapeake 28:24
51.Richard Krummerich 49 BRRC 29:30
52.Chi Mei Wong 15 North County 30:34
Men’s Team Competition- Quick Score Method
1. Chesapeake “A”-
Brandon Davis- 1
Devin Fraser- 9
Tom Parker- 13
Frank Wehlberg- 14 52 Points
Ian Prince- 15
Josh Herring- 19
Josh Stinchcomb- 28
2. Metro Harriers and North County-
Jason Cox- 4
Brian Krueger- 7
Joe Wojciechowski- 10 53 Points
Ed Harte- 12
Joe Bradford- 20
Jim Knost- 25
3. Calvert Hall-
Fran Glover- 3
Bryan Nasuta- 5
Brendan Ford- 22 86 Points
Bryan Dalina- 31
Will Meaghen- 35
4. Chesapeake “B”-
Shawn Austin- 16
Chris Mosier- 24
Francis Putnam- 26
Steven Freed- 27 123 Points
Rob Boisseau- 37
Nathan Hughes- 30
Tim Jessilonis- 33
Women’s Team Competition- Quick Score Method
1. Northern and North County-
Debbie Green- 18
April Penn- 34
Christine Stagg- 40 186 Points
Amanda Johnson- 42
Chi Mei Wong- 52
2. Chesapeake-
Lynn Blubaugh- 32
Nichole Bernaix- 36
Linda Johnson- 38
Christine Dighelo- 43 194 Points
Charlotte McWhirter- 45
Brittany Evert- 46
Ashley Bauroski- 49
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