Saturday, November 29th at McAlpine Park in Charlotte, NC the Foot Locker South Regional Cross County Championships were held under beautiful conditions. Ryan ran in the 13-14 age division race, the first year this age group ran the 5K championship course. 69 boys and 42 girls ran together at the 1:15 start.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Foot Locker South Regional Championship
Saturday, November 29th at McAlpine Park in Charlotte, NC the Foot Locker South Regional Cross County Championships were held under beautiful conditions. Ryan ran in the 13-14 age division race, the first year this age group ran the 5K championship course. 69 boys and 42 girls ran together at the 1:15 start.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Region III JO XC Championships
With 300 meters to go, Ryan begins his final kick. Just before the finish line, Ben shifts right and blocks Ryan's final charge. Ben wins with a 13:30.36, and Ryan takes second with 13:30.69. Both boys maintain a 5:26 pace over the championship course.
Region III JO XC Championships
Shortly after crossing the 2 mile mark in under 11 minutes, Ben Huffman of Charlotte has increased his lead.
Region III JO XC Championships
As the 4K race nears the first mile mark, Ryan has moved up to second place. The lead group ran the first mile in 5:10.
Region III Junior Olympic XC Championships
Saturday, November 21, was a beautiful day in Spartanburg, SC. The Youth Boys' division race featured 72 runners from five states.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Blue Ridge 5K
On Saturday, November 7, the annual Blue Ridge 5K was run at the Blue Ridge School, to benefit the Greene Education Foundation. For the second consecutive year, Ryan placed first overall, with a time of 20:43. The high school cross country course was altered slightly this year, but still proved tough for all participants. Shaun Gainer, the WMHS track coach, placed third overall. Results and amount of monies raised will be posted on the Spring Hill Baptist Church web site this coming week.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Fork Union Invitational
On September 12, 2009, Ryan ran in the Middle School race at Fork Union against 96 other athletes. In the field were the brothers of Lopez Lomong, the USA 1500m Olympian, Peter and Alex. Ryan placed first, with a time of 8:57.14 for the hilly 1.5 mile course. Peter Lomong of FUMA placed second with a 9:08.09, and Corey Tooke of Gainesville placed third with a time of 9:14.62. Ryan ran third for most of the race, pulling away with a stellar kick over the last quarter mile.