Results Haley Pierce finishes 2nd at Nike Cross Nationals!! Runs 17:42!!! Anderson finishes 23rd!! Wilmington XC finishes #3 in the USA!! Sam Parsons run to 67th!
"Wilmington XC" Wins Southeast Region with just 37 points! Heading to Oregon!
Macedo, Pierce, and Anderson go 1-2-3 for DE! Parsons finishes 6th overall!
"The Force" finishes 8th, "Maintenance Crew" finishes 12th overall
All-State Team
Click here to view 2011 XC All-State Team
UD's Andy Weaver Wins NIRCA Nationals-
Click here for excellent article by Kevin Tresolini
All State Banquet Info 12/6 at IBEW Hall in New Castle.
Week 10
Records Fall at Killens as Sam Parsons crushes boys' record (15:34) and Julie Macedo and Haley Pierce tie the girls' record (17:28)!!
Mckenna, Parsons, Macedo, and Pierce
Salesianum boys and Tatnall boys took home convincing first place trophies in the boys races at Killens Pond on Saturday! Salesianum placed 6 in the top 16 to run away with Division I. Tatnall went 1,2,4, and 10 to win by 29 points!! McKenna and Parsons stole the show with runaway wins!! Sam Parsonscrushed the existing course record by 10 seconds, and he also shattered the existing state record by 21 seconds. McKenna had the #2 time of the day in 15:58, just 2 seconds shy of the old state record. Charter boys and Archmere boys came away with the Division I and Division II second place trophies!!
Charter and Tatnall girls also had dominant team performances in their respective races. Tatnall came away with a perfect 15 points, sweeping 1-5, and taking places 7 and 12 for the victory. Charter placed 4 in the top 10 to win for the third straight year! All eyes were on Pierce and Macedo, and when the results were posted both girls finished with the exact same time!! Pierce's final time gives her the de facto course record, but they both ran impressive races in solo efforts. St. Mark's finished 2nd in division I, and Ursuline came away with the Division II 2nd place trophy.
Official Results
Week 9
Sam Parsons repeated as County Champions, running 15:52 to lead Tatnall boys to victory over Salesianum and Charter, 50-66-87.
Reagan Anderson wins in 18:04 as Tatnall girls repeat over Charter and Padua, 26-75-100. The built-up race of the day was between #1 ranked and nationally undefeated Julie Macedo against #14 ranked and 2-time defending champion Haley Pierce. No one could have scripted the finish, but the girls ran each other into the ground in an attempt to prove their excellence. With just 800M to go the course record was easily in jeopardy, but in the end Tatnall's Reagan Anderson was there to pick up the pieces and capture the county championships. This is proof that anything can happen in XC!!
Milford Sweeps Henlopen Conference Championships
Molly Bliss doubles back from Kent County meet to lead Milford to Henlopen title.
Terrell Oliver beats Carl Richardson for individual honors, but Milford boys prevail over CR.
Boys Varsity Girls Varsity Boys JV Girls JV
Milford Sweeps Kent County Championships!!
Molly Bliss (left) (19:31) and Carl Richardson (16:42) both win for Milford!!
Week 8
Charter Sweeps Blue Hen Conference Meet
Julie Macedo smashes course record by 39 seconds, runs 17:37
Charter took the first 4 spots in both the boys and girls races to capture the Blue Hen Conference Championships at White Clay Creek on Friday. Macedo set her 3 in-state course record this season,eclipsing Lindsey Olivere's record by a stunning 39 seconds! Charter's Zach Binder won the boys' race in 16:47!
Padua wins Catholic Conferences Champs!
Kennedy Wong takes first in 18:58!
Padua defeated Ursuline and St. Mark's on Friday to claim the Catholic Conference Championships with 31 points. Ursuline's Kennedy Wong took first overall, cracking 19 on the course for the 1st time!
DISC Championship
Week 7
Sussex Tech Sweeps VoTech Meet
Isabel Wharton took 1st overall in 20:28 in the girls race as Sussex Tech claimed the first three spots to win the VoTech Championships at Killen's Pond. The Sussex Tech boys made it a clean sweep, capturing the first six spots overall. They won with 15 points!! Robert Hobles took 1st overall in 17:49!
Macedo Ranked #1 in the US!!! Pierce #12!!!
This marks the first time a Delaware runner has ever been the #1 ranked xc runner in the nation!!
Week 6
Tatnall sweeps Boys and Girls team titles. Charter's Julie Macedo run 16:55.26, becomes only female to break 17:00 on Delaware soil!!! Macedo continues her 2011 campaign, now setting 3 course records in 4 races!! She still holds the #1 time in the nation! Tatnall's Sam Parsons wins boys' race in 15:43.
Archmere Alumnae Erica Jackey Wins Brooks Invitational XC
Macedo featured in Sports Illustrated
Week 5
Manhattan Invite
Tatnall finishes 2nd in Eastern States, Pierce finishes 3rd overall!!
Tatnall boys finish 9th, Salesianum 10th in Eastern States Championships! Parsons 11th overall!!
UD INVITE
Archmere Boys, Padua Girls Wins Championship Races
Archmere's John Mascioli #12 all-time at UD!! Archmere's Ali Hazel #16 all-time in win!!!
Varsity Boys Varsity Girls JV Boys JV Girls
Week 4
Salesianum Wins Championship Race, Ursuline Wins Small Schools Race!!!
GIRLS- Championship | Large Schools | Small Schools | JV A | JV B
BOYS Championship | Large Schools | Small Schools | JV A | JV B | JV C | Freshman
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Great American
Tatnall girls finish 2nd at Great American, Pierce wins in 17:32!! Boys finish 8th, Parson runs 8th in 15:41!!
Paul Short Invitational
Macedo remains undefeated, crushes the field in 17:26!! #3 all-time at Paul Short
Charter boys finish 3rd overall, average 16:52!!
Week 3
Julie Macedo runs US#1 16:53 to win Girls A race at Six Flags
Only Delawarean ever under 17:00, sets new state record!!!
Macedo- Six Flags
"The Track Show" Interview with Julie Macedo + other videos
Six Flags Wild Safari Boys Results
Six Flags Wild Safari Girls Results
Sallies boys, Tatnall girls win at Maymont
Boys Championship McKenna 4th to lead Sals to 74-99 win over Tatnall, topped by Parsons 2nd place finish
Girls Championship Anderson, Salter go 1-2 to lead Tatnall
Maymont Article on Sallies and Tatnall
St. Andrew's wins Boys and Girls TItles
YouTube Video
Macedo holds #3 US Time in 5K
Julie Macedo's 17:36.21 is the #3 time in the US this year, according to Dyestat.com. She was previously ranked #19 this preseason, with Haley Pierce ranked #4.
WEEK 2
Briarwood Invitational, Belmont Plateau
Salesianum boys finish 2nd overall in the Championship race, averaging 16:50 for the top 5 runners. McKenna led all Delaware runners with a 16:29, good for 8th place overall! St. Mark's Chris Steenkamer finished 5th overall in the Division I race in 16:45.
Padua finishes 3rd overall in Varsity B race at Briarwood Invitational, averaging 21:14 for the top 5 runners. Ursuline's Kennedy Wong and Courtney Wallace finished 9th and 10th respectively in 20:29 to post the top times of the day. Padua's Garcelle Allequine finished just seconds bain 20:34.
White Clay Creek Classic, White Clay Creek State Park
WEEK 1
Charter Sweeps D1 at Lake Forest, Julie Macedo sets new state record in 17:36!!!
Archmere's John Mascioni finishes with top time of the day in 16:39. Charter Freshman Kieran Tuntivate takes the top spot in the varsity A race in 16:57, and Archmere's Ali Hazel took first overall in the girls' B race in 20:15.Lake Forest XC Festival Results
News Journal article on Lake Forest Varsity A Races
News Journal article on Lake Forest Varsity B Races
Tatnall romps!! Girls win combined score by over 150 points, boys win big as well!!
Ryan Lee finishes 11th overall in the Junior race at the World Mountain Running Championships!!
Archmere alumni and current Richmond distance runner Ryan Lee competed at the World Mountain Running Championships in Tirana, Albania on Sunday and finished 11th place overall!!
Link to U. of Richmond's write-up on Lee
"Lee's performance ranks as the third-fastest individual finish for a U.S. Junior in the 27-year history of the World Championships event"
Ryan Lee at Worlds
Delaware Running Club's Best Foot Forward Program
Fund Raiser for the Delaware Open Cross Country Scholarship
Delaware Sports Club's 2011 Fall Fling - Sat, Oct 22nd