No. 5 Kate Murphy Debuts, No. 12 Blacksburg Over No. 11 Lake Braddock At Great American
Results and coverage from Great American
No. 5 ranked Kate Murphy debuted with a 17:11.9 5K win at the Great American XC Festival as Heather Holt ran 17:21.3 for runner-up honors. Virginia squads swept the team battle as No. 12 Blacksburg proved dominant over Murphy's No. 11 ranked Lake Braddock squad, 69 points to 103 points.
| GIRLS 5,000 METER RUN 17-18 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Kate Murphy | 12 | Lake Braddock | 17:11.90 | 1 | |
| 2 | Heather Holt | 11 | George C. Marshall | 17:21.30 | -- | |
| 3 | Sasha Neglia | 9 | Dobyns Bennett High School | 17:39.00 | 2 | |
| 4 | Noel Palmer | 12 | Liberty Christian Academy | 17:48.60 | -- | |
| 5 | Samantha Marin | 12 | Blacksburg High School | 17:48.90 | 3 | |
| 6 | Kaitlyn Lacy | 11 | Male | 17:56.10 | 4 | |
| 7 | Niki Narayani | 10 | Webb School of Knoxville | 17:56.90 | -- | |
| 8 | Keelin Hays | 10 | Tatnall | 18:03.80 | 5 | |
| 9 | Claire Cheeseman | 12 | BrentwoodA Academy | 18:05.50 | 6 | |
| 10 | Melissa Zammitti | 12 | Davidson Day School | 18:08.80 | -- | |
| 11 | Grace Connolly | 11 | La Salle Academy | 18:08.90 | 7 | |
| 12 | Ryann Helmers | 11 | Albemarle | 18:09.00 | 8 | |
| 13 | Morgan Lewis | 12 | Veritas School | 18:18.10 | -- | |
| 14 | Ailene Edwards | 10 | Blacksburg High School | 18:20.70 | 9 | |
| 15 | Kristlin Gear | 12 | Fort Myers HS | 18:28.50 | 10 | |
| 16 | Doria Martingayle | 12 | Princess Anne High School | 18:29.50 | -- | |
| 17 | Halle Hausman | 12 | Science Hill High School | 18:31.20 | 11 | |
| 18 | Josie Wirtz | 11 | Marist | 18:32.20 | 12 | |
| 19 | Meredith Helton | 11 | BrentwoodA Academy | 18:32.80 | 13 | |
| 20 | Simonne Guenette | 11 | Blacksburg High School | 18:35.90 | 14 | |
| 21 | Samantha Folio | 12 | Holy Trinity Academy | 18:36.90 | 15 | |
| 22 | Taylor Ewert | 9 | Beavercreek | 18:37.00 | 16 | |
| 23 | Lauren Flynt | 12 | Brookwood | 18:37.90 | 17 | |
| 24 | Sarah Bodmer | 12 | Cary Academy | 18:40.20 | 18 | |
| 25 | Sarah Daniels | 11 | Lake Braddock | 18:41.40 | 19 | |
| 26 | Elizabeth Saliba | 11 | Brookwood | 18:48.00 | 20 | |
| 27 | Annie Kay Combs | 12 | Blacksburg High School | 18:51.00 | 21 | |
| 28 | Sophia Link | 10 | Blacksburg High School | 18:56.60 | 22 | |
| TEAM SCORES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | TEAM | POINTS | SCORERS | TIMES | ||
| 1 | Blacksburg High School | 69 | 3+9+14+21+22 (37+48) | 1:07 1-5 Split | 18:30 Avg | ||
| 2 | Lake Braddock | 103 | 1+19+24+29+30 (34+47) | 2:04 1-5 Split | 18:40 Avg | ||
| 3 | Beavercreek | 171 | 16+27+32+39+57 (103+113) | 1:17 1-5 Split | 19:17 Avg | ||