On a Mission
by Kristin Sweeney, October 3, 2011Even though many of Tallahassee’s teams took a weekend off from competition, there were some spectacular performances from area athletes. Chiles’ ladies were quite impressive at the Jesse Owens Cross Country Invitational in Oakville, Alabama. Lily Williams not only won the Girls’ Gold Elite division, but she also ran a personal record time of 17:29 breaking the course record and going the fastest time out of all Florida’s ladies so far this season! Her teammates Carly Thomas (18:02) and Rachel Givens (18:18) also raced well, finishing fourth and fifth respectively. Overall, the Chiles ladies won by over 100 points, and their team average was 18:37. Later, their male counterparts finished eighth, led by Taylor Buzzard (16:11) in twenty-third.
Farther south in Pensacola, Lincoln ventured to the Gulf Coast Cross Country Stampede. Their ladies were tenth in the varsity division. Jacob Slupecki finished in 16:34, placing fourteenth, and leading his team to seventh. At yet another race, Leon also ran well last weekend. At Bale-n-Trail in Jacksonville, Autumn Wable ran a personal record of 19:57, dipping under the 20-minute barrier for the first time! Her efforts helped the Lady Lions to finish thirteenth in a competitive field. Will Henderson led the Lions to sixth with his fifth place 16:27. Running a personal record of 16:40, Ben McMahon was thirteenth! This weekend was very successful with many personal records. Now that the weather is starting to cool, hopefully the times will improve even more!
Kristin’s Korner
Wrap up Post Season
On April 30, the State Track and Field Series began at Showalter Field in Winter Park. That Friday, Tallahassee athletes who go to 1A schools set the stage for those who would follow in the 2A meet on Saturday (May 1) and the 3A meet the following Friday...
Pre State and More
While some teams such as FSU High School, JPII, Lincoln, Maclay, and North Florida Christian remained in town this past weekend to train and prepare for the end of the season, other teams generated speedy times on the road. Both Chiles and Leon entered the...
An Invite
As the sun was rising Saturday morning, runners from near and far prepared to race locally at the Apalachee Regional Park, more commonly known as the ARP. Around 7:45, the boys' race of the FSU Invitational began with contestants from over twenty-four...
Times and Temperatures
In addition to the falling temperatures this weekend, times produced by Tallahassee runners also dropped. Chiles traveled to Jacksonville for the Bale-n-Trail race held at Bartram Trail High School. With their top five placing in the top twenty-five, the...
Invitation to Weekend Racing
Tallahassee cross-country teams continued to produce some swift, early-season times this weekend. Saturday morning, many local teams participated in the Lincoln Invitational held at Tom Brown Park. The new course this year consisted of two loops up and...
Kristin’s Korner 2010-09-12
Editor's note: It is cross country time again. We have been lucky over the past couple years to have the Stoltz report to keep us informed. Jana has moved on to the great college in the West and we are lucky to Kristin Sweeney ready and willing to step in...
State Championships
The state cross country competition marked the conclusion of the season for many of the area teams last Saturday at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City, Florida. Remarkably, the ladies of Chiles defended their state title for the third consecutive year...