Green Hope, Broughton dominate state cross-country meet
by Staff Reports
It just wasn't meant to be this sesason for the Watauga High men's and
women's cross country teams. The WHS men, who raised some eyebrows
last fall with an impressive sixth-place finish, finished 11th on
Saturday at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class
4A state cross country championships.
Josh Anderson, who was 14th at
the state meet last season, finished 22nd in his final cross country
race as a Pioneer.
Anderson completed the race in 16:15.9; Bakri Abushouk won the
individual state championship as he burned up the course in 15:13.57.
He finished better than 18 seconds ahead of Mount Tabor's Dalton
Nickel. William Roberson of Broughton was the Caps' top runner,
placing third.
Peter Vandenburg, who was eighth last season and earned all-state
honors, was 109th in 17:32.14. Saturday's effort closed out a
disappointing season for Vandenburg, who has been slowed by a foot
injury this fall. He suffered the injury last spring during the indoor
track season.
Michael Holland was 37th (16:29.07), Bryan Brackney was 73rd
(16:52.53). A Wake County school earned the men's 4-A team title for a
sixth straight year, as Raleigh Broughton ran to the title with an
outstanding score of 41. The Caps had four runners in the top 12 and
won the championship for the second straight year.
In the women's race, WHS did not have a team in the field. The
Pioneers, who lost one of the top runners in the state when Darby
Middlebrook suffered a broken leg at the western regional last week,
finished sixth as a team. But the Pioneers did have two qualifiers in
the field.
Seniors Madison Harman and Doria Kosmala represented WHS Saturday
morning. Harman, a four-time state qualifier, was 23rd in 18:45.76;
Kosmala, who was making her first appearance at the state meet, was
27th in 18:56.72. Cary-Green Hope earned its fourth consecutive state
crown, tallying 83 points to hold off Charlotte Providence (101) and
Raleigh Broughton (128).
Junior Megan Sullivan of Broughton was the individual champion,
winning in a time of 17:48.03, just over three seconds ahead of
second-place Pegah Kamrani of East Chapel Hill.
NCHSAA 4A State Championships
11/3/2012
Beeson Park,Kernersville
mens 5k Run CC
1. Bakri Abushouk 12 Cary 15:13.57 1
2. Dalton Nickel 12 Mount Tabor 15:31.92 2
3. William Roberson 11 Broughton 15:38.07 3
4. Ian Milder 11 Mount Tabor 15:40.09 4
5. Wyatt Maxey 11 Providence 15:46.72 5
6. Patrick Sheehan 11 Lake Norman 15:48.52
7. Ryan Brady 11 East Chapel Hill 15:53.55 6
8. Asher Smith-Rose 11 Broughton 15:57.17 7
9. Jeremy Brown 9 Broughton 15:59.27 8
10. Philip Hall 10 Terry Sanford 16:00.44
WHS Runners
22. Josh Anderson 16:15.09
37. Michael Holland, 16:29.07
73. Bryan Brackney, 16:52.53
93. Matt Osborne, 17:08.18
106. Drew Boyette, 17:26.16
109. Peter Vandenburg, 17:32.14
111. Carson Nguyen, 17:35.90
Team Scores
1. Broughton 41 3 7 8 9 14 30 32
Total Time: 1:19:52.03
Average: 15:58.41
2. Cary 111 1 18 22 34 36 81 100
Total Time: 1:21:04.02
Average: 16:12.81
3. Pincrest 122 19 21 24 25 33 35 50
Total Time: 1:22:03.55
Average: 16:24.71
4. Millbrook 145 11 17 23 38 56 88 98
Total Time: 1:22:21.20
Average: 16:28.24
5. Mount Tabor 173 2 4 48 49 70 77 96
Total Time: 1:21:47.75
Average: 16:21.55
11. Watauga 259 16 29 55 73 86 89 91
Total Time: 1:24:11.03
Average: 16:50.21
Womens 5k Run CC
1. Megan Sullivan 11 Broughton 17:48.03 1
2. Pegah Kamrani 12 East Chapel Hill 17:51.21 2
3. Maura McDonnell 12 Green Hope 17:56.70 3
4. Bianca Bishop 11 Providence 18:06.08 4
5. Rebekah Greengrass 10 Panther Creek 18:06.31
6. Vess Anna 9 AC Reynolds 18:07.16
7. Larissa Wood 11 AC Reynolds 18:08.27
8. Sydney Foreman 11 Ardrey Kell 18:09.16 5
9. Brooke Gordon 12 T.C. Roberson 18:14.92 6
10. Kayla Montgomery 11 Mount Tabor 18:17.00 7
WHS Runners
23. Madison Harman, 18:45.76
27. Doria Kosmala, 18:56.72
Team Scores
1. Green Hope 83 3 14 20 22 24 25 52
Total Time: 1:33:42.53
Average: 18:44.51
2. Providence 101 4 13 16 33 35 63 82
Total Time: 1:34:25.09
Average: 18:53.02
3. Broughton 128 1 15 19 38 55 71 90
Total Time: 1:34:51.15
Average: 18:58.23
4. Ardrey Kell 134 5 23 26 31 49 78 80
Total Time: 1:35:55.92
Average: 19:11.19
5. Myers Park 159 11 29 37 40 42 51 59
Total Time: 1:36:57.77
Average: 19:23.56
women's cross country teams. The WHS men, who raised some eyebrows
last fall with an impressive sixth-place finish, finished 11th on
Saturday at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class
4A state cross country championships.
Josh Anderson, who was 14th at
the state meet last season, finished 22nd in his final cross country
race as a Pioneer.
Anderson completed the race in 16:15.9; Bakri Abushouk won the
individual state championship as he burned up the course in 15:13.57.
He finished better than 18 seconds ahead of Mount Tabor's Dalton
Nickel. William Roberson of Broughton was the Caps' top runner,
placing third.
Peter Vandenburg, who was eighth last season and earned all-state
honors, was 109th in 17:32.14. Saturday's effort closed out a
disappointing season for Vandenburg, who has been slowed by a foot
injury this fall. He suffered the injury last spring during the indoor
track season.
Michael Holland was 37th (16:29.07), Bryan Brackney was 73rd
(16:52.53). A Wake County school earned the men's 4-A team title for a
sixth straight year, as Raleigh Broughton ran to the title with an
outstanding score of 41. The Caps had four runners in the top 12 and
won the championship for the second straight year.
In the women's race, WHS did not have a team in the field. The
Pioneers, who lost one of the top runners in the state when Darby
Middlebrook suffered a broken leg at the western regional last week,
finished sixth as a team. But the Pioneers did have two qualifiers in
the field.
Seniors Madison Harman and Doria Kosmala represented WHS Saturday
morning. Harman, a four-time state qualifier, was 23rd in 18:45.76;
Kosmala, who was making her first appearance at the state meet, was
27th in 18:56.72. Cary-Green Hope earned its fourth consecutive state
crown, tallying 83 points to hold off Charlotte Providence (101) and
Raleigh Broughton (128).
Junior Megan Sullivan of Broughton was the individual champion,
winning in a time of 17:48.03, just over three seconds ahead of
second-place Pegah Kamrani of East Chapel Hill.
NCHSAA 4A State Championships
11/3/2012
Beeson Park,Kernersville
mens 5k Run CC
1. Bakri Abushouk 12 Cary 15:13.57 1
2. Dalton Nickel 12 Mount Tabor 15:31.92 2
3. William Roberson 11 Broughton 15:38.07 3
4. Ian Milder 11 Mount Tabor 15:40.09 4
5. Wyatt Maxey 11 Providence 15:46.72 5
6. Patrick Sheehan 11 Lake Norman 15:48.52
7. Ryan Brady 11 East Chapel Hill 15:53.55 6
8. Asher Smith-Rose 11 Broughton 15:57.17 7
9. Jeremy Brown 9 Broughton 15:59.27 8
10. Philip Hall 10 Terry Sanford 16:00.44
WHS Runners
22. Josh Anderson 16:15.09
37. Michael Holland, 16:29.07
73. Bryan Brackney, 16:52.53
93. Matt Osborne, 17:08.18
106. Drew Boyette, 17:26.16
109. Peter Vandenburg, 17:32.14
111. Carson Nguyen, 17:35.90
Team Scores
1. Broughton 41 3 7 8 9 14 30 32
Total Time: 1:19:52.03
Average: 15:58.41
2. Cary 111 1 18 22 34 36 81 100
Total Time: 1:21:04.02
Average: 16:12.81
3. Pincrest 122 19 21 24 25 33 35 50
Total Time: 1:22:03.55
Average: 16:24.71
4. Millbrook 145 11 17 23 38 56 88 98
Total Time: 1:22:21.20
Average: 16:28.24
5. Mount Tabor 173 2 4 48 49 70 77 96
Total Time: 1:21:47.75
Average: 16:21.55
11. Watauga 259 16 29 55 73 86 89 91
Total Time: 1:24:11.03
Average: 16:50.21
Womens 5k Run CC
1. Megan Sullivan 11 Broughton 17:48.03 1
2. Pegah Kamrani 12 East Chapel Hill 17:51.21 2
3. Maura McDonnell 12 Green Hope 17:56.70 3
4. Bianca Bishop 11 Providence 18:06.08 4
5. Rebekah Greengrass 10 Panther Creek 18:06.31
6. Vess Anna 9 AC Reynolds 18:07.16
7. Larissa Wood 11 AC Reynolds 18:08.27
8. Sydney Foreman 11 Ardrey Kell 18:09.16 5
9. Brooke Gordon 12 T.C. Roberson 18:14.92 6
10. Kayla Montgomery 11 Mount Tabor 18:17.00 7
WHS Runners
23. Madison Harman, 18:45.76
27. Doria Kosmala, 18:56.72
Team Scores
1. Green Hope 83 3 14 20 22 24 25 52
Total Time: 1:33:42.53
Average: 18:44.51
2. Providence 101 4 13 16 33 35 63 82
Total Time: 1:34:25.09
Average: 18:53.02
3. Broughton 128 1 15 19 38 55 71 90
Total Time: 1:34:51.15
Average: 18:58.23
4. Ardrey Kell 134 5 23 26 31 49 78 80
Total Time: 1:35:55.92
Average: 19:11.19
5. Myers Park 159 11 29 37 40 42 51 59
Total Time: 1:36:57.77
Average: 19:23.56