Cross Country Results
Meet: Vermilion Invitational
Date: 9/29/07, 10:30/11:30
Weather: Warm (low-80s)
Team Place: V = 3/10
Notes:
- Due to
construction, the usually very fast and PR friendly Vermilion course ran “long,”
and as a result, times for the entire field were any where from 30 to 60
seconds slower than usual.
- Despite
the added length to the course, several girls ran great races and set new
overall 5K PR’s, including Alesha Beverly (-:20), Lindsey Krejci (-2:15),
Hannah Zapfe (-:23), Brittany Daniels (-:26), Catherine Beaton (-1:22),
Shelly Koski (-:01), Cassie Gajda (-:30), Haleigh Scherma (-:20), Katya
Howard (-:36), Dani Harriger (-:15), and Kelley Koehler (-2:01). Alesha was added to the team’s Top Ten Times list with her
performance as she ran the eighth fastest time ever for a Westlake girl at
this course.
- The
team’s top three looked great this week as Sophia ran in the top four the
entire meet before finishing 3rd overall while Alesha and
Lauren Ledek ran together for most of the race before finishing just
seconds apart. With Sophia looking
strong, Lauren’s shin splints clearing up, and Alesha just continuing to
improve, these three looked poised for the upcoming conference meet.
- Megan
Davis led the second group and was followed in by Sam Anderson and Natalie
Halczuk. Running well the entire
race, all three were within 15 seconds of their career PR’s.
- In the
Open race, freshman Lindsey Krejci led all Westlake finishers with a terrific
race and her best time of the season.
She ran so well that she earned a spot on the Varsity team for the
upcoming SWC conference meet and should be a great addition to that second
group.
- Senior
Hannah Zapfe just continues to be a great story. For the fifth consecutive race, Hannah set yet another
course PR. Not only that, but she
also set an overall 5K PR. Indeed,
of all the runners who have run this course in the past, she was the only
one to improve upon last year’s performance. Enough can’t be said about how well she’s run this season.
- Taylor
Ledek finished her first ever cross country race, even stopping along the
way to help other teammates.
Miranda Buza and Haleigh Scherma, meanwhile, bounced back from a
tough Lodi meet to finish much stronger at Vermilion.
- Capping
what turned out to be a fine day for the entire team was the fact that the
Huron coach complimented the girls on their “great sportsmanship” as they
were cheering for the entire field during the course of the race.
- Pictures
|
Runner
|
Finish
|
Meet Place
|
Team Place
|
|
Sophia Kopasakis
|
2035
|
3
|
1
|
|
Alesha Beverly
|
2216 – 5K PR
|
12
|
2
|
|
Lauren Ledek
|
2221
|
13
|
3
|
|
Megan Davis
|
2349
|
26
|
4
|
|
Lindsey Krejci
|
2412 – 5K PR
|
Open
|
5
|
|
Sam Anderson
|
2428
|
32
|
6
|
|
Natalie Halczuk
|
2502
|
37
|
7
|
|
Hannah Zapfe
|
2516 – Vermilion PR/5K PR
|
Open
|
8
|
|
Brittany Daniels
|
2517 – 5K PR
|
Open
|
9
|
|
Catherine Beaton
|
2542 – 5K PR
|
Open
|
10
|
|
Miranda Buza
|
2551
|
Open
|
11
|
|
Shelly Koski
|
2552 – 5K PR
|
Open
|
12
|
|
Lauren Tafuri
|
2602
|
45
|
13
|
|
Taylor Ledek
|
2613
|
Open
|
14
|
|
Cassie Gajda
|
2619 – 5K PR
|
Open
|
15
|
|
Clare Wittenberg
|
2620
|
Open
|
16
|
|
Haliegh Scherma
|
2643 – 5K PR
|
Open
|
17
|
|
Katya Howard
|
2644 – 5K PR
|
Open
|
18
|
|
Dani Harriger
|
2657 – 5K PR
|
Open
|
19
|
|
Nicole Harter
|
2717
|
Open
|
20
|
|
Kelley Koehler
|
2738 – 5K PR
|
Open
|
21
|
|
Jen Tomasch
|
DNR – Inj
|
|
|
|
Team 5K
|
1:13:14
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