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secondary schools.”
ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Oaklawn
Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hosted By Lake Hamilton High School
Saturday, November
5, 2005
Course: 5K, Grass, rolling hills
Weather: Mild at start with unseasonably high temps in mid 70s later with gusty winds and high humidity
Recap: 955 finishers in eight races representing 117 teams
Class 1A/2A Boys (9:30 am):
Class 2A Jasper held off always tough Class 1A Acorn to win their first ever Boys team championship by 33-54-134-137-137 over Murfreesboro, Genoa Central and Izard County in a 14-team meet. Jasper won with only five finishers placing 1-2-6-8-16 and a 2:17 spread. Jasper’s Charles Yeager and Johnny Purvis finished 1-2 only .06 seconds apart. Top 10 finishers were:
1 Charles Yeager 12 Jasper 17:20.83
2 Johnny Purvis 11 Jasper 17:20.89
3 James Morgan 11 Izard County 18:11.96
4 Nathan Hall 12 Jessieville 18:18.31
5 Joseph Lara 12 Acorn 18:26.46
6 Leon Becker 12 Acorn 18:32.51
7 David James 10 Jasper 18:35.37
8 Michael Sato 10 Jessieville 18:37.31
9 Brett Foster 11 Greenland 18:39.20
10 Tristan Cooper 10 Jasper 18:41.27
Class 1A/2A Girls (10:00 am):
Class 2A Genoa Central improved from their runner-up finish in 2004 to easily win their first ever team championship by 34-77-118 over defending champion Harding Academy and Eureka Springs in a 14-team meet. Genoa Central was paced by Lacie McMurry who finished 6th overall and 3rd in the team scoring as their first five were all in the Top 11 with an outstanding 31 second spread. Emily Carpenter (Carlisle) posted the 2nd fastest time of the day for all classes with 19:51.13 for the win as Hannah Clardy (Arkansas Baptist) took 2nd in 20:03.14. Top 10 finishers were:
1 Emily Carpenter 10 Carlisle 19:51.13
2 Hannah Clardy 10 Arkansas Baptist 20:03.14
3 Michaela Krcova 12 Kirby 20:53.43
4 Alex Patterson 10 Des Arc 21:19.78
5 Callie Smith 10 Eureka Springs 21:44.33
6 Lacie McMurry 11 Genoa Central 22:32.79
7 Kimberly Parchman 9 Des Arc 22:36.98
8 Ladatha Buchanan 11 Acorn 22:47.72
9 Kelsey Purifoy 9 Genoa Central 22:50.70
10 Rhen Eichhorn 10 Harding Academy 22:51.56
Class 3A Boys (10:45 am):
The Berryville Bobcats showed why the race is run on race day and not just awarded to the poll winners. By placing 3-5-10-12-16 and running their best meet of the year with a 1:23 spread, the Bobcats won narrowly by 46-55-79-95 over pre-meet favorite Heber Springs, Mena and DeQueen in a 13-team meet to take home their 19th Boys championships trophy second only to Little Rock Central. The win was Berryville’s 26th overall. Aaron Edwards led the Bobcats to the win with a 4th place finish and a season best PR by 25 seconds. Meanwhile, John Lagunas (DeQueen) defended his individual title with a 16:48.95 clocking good enough for 4th best boys time for the day in all classes. Top 10 finishers were:
1 John Lagunas 12 De Queen 16:48.95
2 Chris Ariola 10 Shiloh Christian 17:09.24
3 Dusty Hardin 11 Warren 17:17.38
4 Aaron Edwards 10 Berryville 17:23.82
5 Justin Smith 12 Heber Springs 17:38.11
6 Sim Barrow 11 Dover 17:46.92
7 Jorge Mojica 11 Berryville 17:50.19
8 Chris Brinlee 12 Mena 17:52.72
9 Coby Sanders 10 Heber Springs 17:53.46
10 Mario Dominguez 10 De Queen 17:58.78
Class 3A Girls (11:15 am):
Defending champion Heber Springs (2:05 spread) proved the pollsters right but only by the narrowest of margins winning a hard fought race by 73-74-92 over Berryville (1:49 spread) and Pulaski Academy in a 13-team meet. Berryville actually led 22-25 after the first three runners were home and the score was tied at 47 after four. Had Berryville’s 5th been able to move up only one place by running a mere .77 seconds faster, the outcome would have been reversed. Yet another example of how important those 5th runners can be in cross country. Heber was led by Amber Tury in 4th while Berryville was led by freshman Ashley Anderson in 9th. This was Heber’s 2nd girls state team title. Melissa Pollries (Gravette) posted the best time of the day in all classes with a 19:27.90 for the win. Top 10 finishers were:
1 Melissa Pollreis 12 Gravette 19:27.90
2 Kelsey Hatcher 10 Central Arkansas 20:18.63 1
3 Ashley Miess 9 Pulaski Academy 20:45.32 2
4 Amber Tury 11 Heber Springs 21:32.42 3
5 Cassie Riddle 10 De Queen 21:45.89 4
6 Paula Martinez 10 De Queen 21:47.41 5
7 Ashley Anderson 9 Berryville 21:49.13 6
8 Taylor Bishop 9 Berryville 21:52.68 7
9 Nikki Anderson 10 Heber Springs 21:56.96 8
10 Megan Plumlee 9 Berryville 22:03.36
Class 4A Boys (Noon):
Winning their 4th Boys team championship and first since 1969, Beebe raced home with a trophy by 50-86-89 over pre-meet favorite Harrison and Greene County Tech in a 14-team meet. Leading only 18-23 after three runners, Beebe put the hammer down with their 4th and 5th runners as the team achieved a respectable 1:27 spread. Chris Roberts led Beebe in at 3rd place while freshman Luke Allen led Harrison at 2nd. Michael Miller, the 4A leader all season, easily won the individual title by 16 seconds in 17:23.11. The Top 10 finishers were:
1 Michael Miller 12 Greene County Tech 17:23.11
2 Luke Allen 9 Harrison 17:39.22
3 Chris Roberts 12 Beebe 17:47.18
4 Cody Vondermehden 12 Harrison 17:55.09
5 Matt Mason 11 Alma 17:57.17
6 Josh Allen 12 Beebe 18:08.32
7 Cory Dunkin 11 Greene County Tech 18:14.39
8 Matt Ball 9 Vilonia 18:16.30
9 Cody Weimann 10 Beebe 18:16.89
10 Colton Weimann 11 Beebe 18:23.82
Class 4A Girls (12:30 pm):
Batesville (2:31 spread) placed nine runners in the Top 28 and five in the Top 16 to take an easy win 41-94-99 over Greene County Tech and Siloam Springs in a 10-team meet and take home their 4th team title. The race was dominated by underclassmen as only one senior placed in the Top 20. Tia Young (Harrison) won the individual title in 20:22.72 for an 18 second victory. The Top 10 finishers were:
1 Tia Young 11 Harrison 20:22.72
2 Allanna Smith 11 Batesville 20:40.75
3 Chelsea Weaver 10 Monticello 20:42.46
4 Kelsie Wilson 9 Batesville 21:23.57
5 Cabryna Butcher 9 Marion 21:49.30
6 Ashley Blackburn 9 Greene County Tech 22:03.11
7 Rachael Gavin 10 Batesville 22:08.94
8 Anne Marie Brogdon 9 Greene County Tech 22:17.52
9 Brittany Bowman 2 Vilonia 22:28.87
10 Martha Gardner 9 Siloam Springs 22:34.50
Class 5A Boys (1:15 pm):
With the heat, humidity and wind rising, the showdown between Fayetteville and Rogers fizzled as the Mounties won their 13th boys title and 26th overall by a solid 48-71 over Fayetteville in a 22-team meet. Third place was far back at 191 points. Aaron Hamilton led Rogers at 3rd overall as the Mounties (a strong 47 seconds spread) had surprisingly strong 4th and 5th place runners while Fayetteville ran a disappointing race with a 1:27 spread. With the four-peat, the Mounties repeated their four year run of 1993 thru 1996 while in Class 4A. Fayetteville had won the 5A West Conference Meet on Rogers’ home course in late October and was the favorite to end the Rogers streak but the Mounties once again peaked on the right day in spite of the windy warm weather. In the individual race, senior Alex Bearden (Lake Hamilton) outlasted Raven Fuller (Conway senior) in 16:27.04 to 16:35.02 for the Top 2 times of the day. The Top 10 finishers were:
1 Alex Bearden 12 Lake Hamilton 16:27.04
2 Raven Fuller 12 Conway 16:35.02
3 Aaron Hamilton 10 Rogers 16:39.56
4 John Packard 12 Fayetteville 16:51.52
5 Josh Brewer 11 Lake Hamilton 16:58.06
6 Eric Molina 11 Rogers 17:06.25
7 Brendan Sickles 12 Van Buren 17:07.24
8 Christian Moore 12 Fayetteville 17:08.14
9 Nathan Peters 12 Russellville 17:13.83
10 Stephen Hammond 12 Bentonville 17:17.13
Class 5A Girls (1:45 pm):
Rogers and Bentonville figured to be in a dogfight since the Lady Tigers had bested the Lady Mounties all season, including the recent 5A West Conference Meet. However, the heat, humidity and wind forced two of Bentonville top runners (3rd and 6th in 2004) to drop our after pushing the early pace through two miles and sidelined last year’s 4th place from Rogers who fought the lead pack until the last loop and opened the door for Rogers to take what on paper appeared to be an easy 36-75-88 win over Fayetteville and Bentonville in a 15-team meet. The Lady Mounties (solid 58 seconds spread), even with losing their lead runner to the elements, posted a strong, 2-3-9-10-12 as freshman Courtney Efurd placed a surprising 2nd and junior Ellen Heimbach grabbed 3rd to improve on her 2004 10th place finish. Fayetteville achieved a strong 60 second spread for 2nd. This was Rogers 14th girls team championship and their 27th overall to become the statewide leader. Katie Dalton (Bentonville) ran a tough 19:53.32 to win the individual race. The Top 10 finishers were:
1 Katie Dalton 9 Bentonville 19:53.32
2 Courtney Efurd 9 Rogers 20:40.71
3 Ellen Heimback 11 Rogers 20:45.53
4 Hanna Bryant 11 Bentonville 21:03.60
5 Samantha Sparks 11 Bentonville 21:07.80
6 Kira Plummer 9 Fayetteville 21:10.48
7 Kimberly Peek 10 Har-Ber 21:13.46
8 Janie Blackmon 11 Russellville 21:15.62
9 Olivia Haughey 12 Rogers 21:16.48
10 Alyvia Rogers 10 Rogers 21:17.26
Boys:
1 Alex Bearden 12 Lake Hamilton 16:27.04
2 Raven Fuller 12 Conway 16:35.02
3 Aaron Hamilton 10 Rogers 16:39.56
4 John Lagunas 12 De Queen 16:48.95
5 John Packard 12 Fayetteville 16:51.52
6 Josh Brewer 11 Lake Hamilton 16:58.06
7 Eric Molina 11 Rogers 17:06.25
8 Brendan Sickles 12 Van Buren 17:07.24
9 Christian Moore 12 Fayetteville 17:08.14
10 Chris Ariola 10 Shiloh Christian 17:09.24
11 Nathan Peters 12 Russellville 17:13.83
12 Stephen Hammond 12 Bentonville 17:17.13
13 Dusty Hardin 11 Warren 17:17.38
14 Charles Yeager 12 Jasper 17:20.83
15 Johnny Purvis 11 Jasper 17:20.89
16 Kevin Holland 12 Rogers 17:22.10
17 Michael Miller 12 Greene County Tech 17:23.11
18 Kevin Perez 12 Cabot 17:23.14
19 Aaron Edwards 10 Berryville 17:23.82
20 Cameron Efurd 9 Rogers 17:23.95
Girls:
1 Melissa Pollreis 12 Gravette 19:27.90
2 Emily Carpenter 10 Carlisle 19:51.13
3 Katie Dalton 9 Bentonville 19:53.32
4 Hannah Clardy 10 Arkansas Baptist 20:03.14
5 Kelsey Hatcher 10 Central Ark Christian 20:18.63
6 Tia Young 11 Harrison 20:22.72
7 Courtney Efurd 9 Rogers 20:40.71
8 Allanna Smith 11 Batesville 20:40.75
9 Chelsea Weaver 10 Monticello 20:42.46
10 Ashley Miess 9 Pulaski Academy 20:45.32
11 Ellen Heimbach 11 Rogers 20:45.53
12 Michaela Krcova 12 Kirby 20:53.43
13 Hanna Bryant 11 Bentonville 21:03.60
14 Samantha Sparks 11 Bentonville 21:07.80
15 Kira Plummer 9 Fayetteville 21:10.48
16 Kimberly Peek 10 Springdale Har-Ber 21:13.46
17 Janie Blackmon 11 Russellville 21:15.62
18 Olivia Haughey 12 Rogers 21:16.48
19 Alyvia Rogers 10 Rogers 21:17.26
20 Alex Patterson 10 Des Arc 21:19.78
21 Leigh Ann Moore 12 Jonesboro 21:19.90
Recap compiled by ArkansasTrackStats.com 11/06/05