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–Owen boys grab 3rd 2-A state championship in last four years

4 November 2007

WINSTON-SALEM - November 3, 2007 - Will Canon finished 6th overall in leading Owen to the 2-A X-Country Championship, their third in the last four years and the first for new coach, John Cline, who replaced Janet Pung after she retired last year.  Owen (56) beat runner-up West Henderson (76) by 20 points for the win.  Along with Canon (16:56), the other Warhorses who scored points were Chris Patino (8th) coming in at 17:00, Robert Dobbs (16th) with a 17:17, Cody Neville (29th) with a 17:31, and Alex Kraak (30th) with a 17:35.

Madison’s Josey Weaver was the medalist, winning with a time of 16:19 after leading from the start.  It was Madison’s first state championship.

In placing second, West Henderson’s top runners were Alex Cremer (17:15), Dylan Ellison (17:19), Spencer Sharrits (17:20), Nick Castellucci (17:26)
and Matt Theilke (17:50).

Brevard was 11th in the team competition with 259 points. 

Team Results

1 Owen -56
2 West Henderson-76
3 Orange-145
4 Cedar Ridge-159
5 First Flight -168
6 Cardinal Gibbons-176
7 West Stanly-206
8 East Duplin-217
9 Northwood-226
10 Central Davidson-237
11 Brevard-259
12 Wilkes Central-290
13 South Lenoir-328
14 Mount Pleasant-336
15 East Lincoln-349
16 Swansboro-366

Individual Results

1 Weaver, Josey-Madison-16:19.74
2 Sullivan, Mark-Cardinal Gibbons-16:26.07
3 Bryan, Zachary-Reidsville-16:49.47
4 Riska, David-North Surry-16:50.22
5 Sterett, Ben-Swansboro-16:51.54
6 Canon, Will-Owen-16:56.39
7 Norris, Dakota-Mitchell-16:58.72
8 Patino, Chris-Owen-17:00.83
9 Yeakley, Daniel-West Stanly-17:01.21
10 Gragg, Justin-West Caldwell-17:01.78
11 Sturgil, Ronnie-East Duplin-17:10.27
12 Gladmon, John-Reidsville-17:10.59
13 Gerlach, Jeremy-Cedar Ridge-17:13.96
14 Yarbrough, Clay-Central Davidson-17:14.53
15 Cremer, Alex-West Henderson-17:15.06
16 Dobbs, Robert-Owen-17:17.52
17 Miller, Chase-Wilkes Central-17:18.80
18 Hardin, Stacy-Cedar Ridge-17:19.13
19 Ellison, Dylan-West Henderson-17:19.53
20 Sharrits, Spencer-West Henderson-17:20.34
21 Wimberly, Jake-Orange-17:20.64
22 Anton, Luke-Brevard-17:21.34
23 Ballew, Elias-Roanoke Rapids-17:22.11
24 O’Brien, Tim-Durham School-17:24.83
25 Castellucci, Nick-West Henderson-17:26.74
26 Magee, Ryan-Cardinal Gibbons-17:27.10
27, Cameron-Bunker Hill-17:29.80
28 Schilkowshy, John-Patton-17:31.33
29 Neville, Cody-Owen-17:31.69
30 Kraak, Alex-Owen-17:35.43
31 Rodgerer, Rob-First Flight-17:35.84
32 Clayton, Trey-Orange-17:36.13
33 Thielke, Matt-West Henderson-17:40.38
34 Murphy, Joey-Owen-17:43.70
35 Burris, Joseph-West Stanly-17:49.29
36 Skinner, Dylan-Orange-17:50.94
37 Mitchell, Kirk-Wilkes Central-17:51.76
38 Miller, Zach-First Flight-17:53.58
39 Musgrave, Nick-Central Davidson-17:56.86
40 Venegas, Miguel-East Duplin-17:57.21
41 Phillips, Hart-Northwood-17:57.53
42 Lozupone, Tommy-First Flight-17:58.65
43 Mathews, Dylan-Northwood-17:59.91
44 Hawkins, Brandon-West Henderson-18:01.64
45 Wilson, Nicholas-Owen-18:02.00
46 Crum, Madison-Cedar Ridge-18:06.01
47 Tonseth, Philip-Salisbury-18:08.16
48 Roberts, Josh-West Davidson-18:09.46
49 Barnhardt, Daniel-Mount Pleasant-18:09.85
50 Whisnant, Jourdan-Shelby-18:11.70


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