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- Parkersburg’s Collin Richman and Parkersburg South’s Alyssa McCrady run legs through the annual metropolis cross nation twin on Wednesday night at Parkersburg High School. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
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- Parkersburg South’s Brent Freels competes within the annual metropolis cross nation twin Wednesday night at Parkersburg High School. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
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- Parkersburg’s Keira McPeek runs a leg through the annual metropolis cross nation twin on Wednesday night at Parkersburg High School. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
Parkersburg’s Collin Richman and Parkersburg South’s Alyssa McCrady run legs through the annual metropolis cross nation twin on Wednesday night at Parkersburg High School. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
PARKERSBURG — Things have been a bit completely different this 12 months for the annual metropolis cross nation twin held Wednesday on the campus of Parkersburg High School.
Instead of the common format, the 2 applications opted to do a relay meet occasion, however as soon as once more it was the Big Reds who stored the trophy because the hosts girls and boys gained for the fourth consecutive season.
The PHS ladies posted a mixed profitable time of 47 minutes and 22 seconds with Morgan Metz (8:49) main the best way forward of Audrey Wagoner (9:08), Olivia Carpenter (9:28), Brie Winans (9:57) and Seneca Lang (9:58).
“The kids were resilient. They did a good job just coming out and running even though it’s not our typical 5K we were looking forward to,” admitted Patriot head coach Brian Blanc, whose ladies had a time of 49:17 because of Alyssa McCrady (9:20), Haley Raper (9:34), Jalyn Eddy (9:50), Sophia Shamblin (10:01) and Lexi McKinney (10:29). “Hopefully subsequent 12 months we will get it again to being a 5K to correctly symbolize the game. Just wish to be certain everyone doesn’t confuse us with monitor.
“We had as many complete groups of five as you could get. They ran a mile and a half loop around the PHS campus. A little bit of figure eights here and there. I wish we could go back to the 5K course. I think it would be more enjoyable and do the sport more justice. Impressed with the start here part way through the season. The young leadership on the girls team coming up and the boys, the youngsters have stepped in and stepped up to the plate for us.”
Parkersburg South’s Brent Freels competes within the annual metropolis cross nation twin Wednesday night at Parkersburg High School. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
Carter Thorpe’s time of seven:45 was 5 seconds quicker than teammate Rogan Mincks as Ricardo Salazar (7:57), Anthony Herrera (8:22) and Calvin Lantz (8:50) mixed for a profitable time of 40 minutes and 46 seconds.
The Patriot boys, who had the quickest time of the day because of Gatlin McLain’s 7:30, clocked in with a complete time of 43:26. Patriot teammates Jesse Morris (8:02), Brent Freels (8:55), Caysen Litton (9:01) and Kyeese Anderson (9:57) adopted.
“Gary Prater and I started the dual 30 years ago at a time when there were no home meets, no middle school cross country,” mentioned PHS head coach George Angelos. “I had one woman runner on your entire crew and we needed to provide you with a charade to attract consideration and the charade was we’d sacrifice every week of our season working a street race on a Friday proper. Something that’s completely not one thing that’s a part of cross nation.
“Thirty years later we have a middle school program now. We have one of the largest meets in the state as a home meet. We have many other meets in the area including Belpre and St. Marys that are major meets and our fans can see us. This a win-win. We get to fulfil the rivalry expectation and at the same time it gives us and our teams an opportunity to either go to an actual cross country meet this weekend or strategically use it for a rest week.”
Top efforts for the ‘B’ groups went to Big Reds Drake Rollins (8:25) and Allison Poole (10:29) in addition to Patriots Nicolas Johnson (10:00) and Raylen Reeder (11:23).
Parkersburg’s Keira McPeek runs a leg through the annual metropolis cross nation twin on Wednesday night at Parkersburg High School. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
“Quite frankly a road race in 90 degree weather is not what we need,” added coach Angelos. “Not attempting to be a working snub, however there’s a motive why this race is so novel and the nice groups don’t do it and gained’t do it. The phrase I’m listening to from most individuals was that it’s really fairly good. We can tweak it with the South coaches and discover one thing that’s lowkey.
“Real pleased. The kids ran well, took care of their business and got a workout afterwards. We’ll have a hard workout on Friday again. Both teams won and we kept the cup for the fourth time in a row and 14th time in 16 years. I’m glad we took care of business and represented our school.”
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