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Don’t forget about Hansrote in Class 1A race
Mountain Ridge senior peaking at just the right time
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By Kevin Spradlin
TriStateRunnur.com
FROSTBURG, Oct. 6 - There’s been quite a bit of talk and hype about the anticipated match-up between Smithsburg senior David Wilson and Allegany junior Ian MacFawn in the Class 1A West Region and Maryland state championship meets over the next six weeks.
On Tuesday, Mountain Ridge junior George Hansrote did his best to remind cross country fans not to forget about him. Coming off a solid third-place finish Oct. 2 at the AMAC Championship meet in Keyser, W.Va. - where the Miner finished second only to MacFawn in runners he’ll face this postseason - Hansrote issued a statement by winning a low-key midseason dual meet at Mountain Ridge High School.
Mountain Ridge senior peaking at just the right time
Results Photos
By Kevin Spradlin
TriStateRunnur.com
FROSTBURG, Oct. 6 - There’s been quite a bit of talk and hype about the anticipated match-up between Smithsburg senior David Wilson and Allegany junior Ian MacFawn in the Class 1A West Region and Maryland state championship meets over the next six weeks.
On Tuesday, Mountain Ridge junior George Hansrote did his best to remind cross country fans not to forget about him. Coming off a solid third-place finish Oct. 2 at the AMAC Championship meet in Keyser, W.Va. - where the Miner finished second only to MacFawn in runners he’ll face this postseason - Hansrote issued a statement by winning a low-key midseason dual meet at Mountain Ridge High School.
McBride says “fun” is over, focuses on championship schedule
McBride: Freshman Jan a contender – but maybe not this year
By Kevin Spradlin
TriStateRunnur.com
FROSTBURG, Oct. 6 – Frankfort cross country runner Katie Jan, a red-headed freshman, is enjoying a stellar fall campaign for the sky-blue Falcons. So much so, in fact, that senior teammate Rebekah McBride believes she could soon be a title contender.
Even this fall – Oct. 31 at Cabell Midland High School in Ona, site of the West Virginia state championship meet – McBride believes Jan “has the potential to be a state champion.”
Not likely this year. Though reluctant to comment about the budding rivalry between the veteran and the rookie, McBride said Tuesday after her “last fun meet of the year” that Jan has contender written all over her.
In fact, he won handily. By doing so, Hansrote showed he’s ready to run well in meets of importance both high and low.
At the beginning of the year, senior Miner Chuckie Upperman led the Mountain Ridge harriers to the finish line. But Hansrote, coming off a 12th place finisih Sept. 26 at the Bull Run Invitational at Hereford High School, appears to be peaking at just the right time.
“In the beginning, Chuckie was up front,” said Hansrote, a mild-mannered, soft-spoken student-athlete. “Now, I’m getting up there.”
Hansrote started out third Tuesday at the meet, the Miners’ first home meet on their new course on the site of the former Beall High School stadium near the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and state Route 36, behind Upperman and Frankfort senior Brad Miller.
At the beginning of the year, senior Miner Chuckie Upperman led the Mountain Ridge harriers to the finish line. But Hansrote, coming off a 12th place finisih Sept. 26 at the Bull Run Invitational at Hereford High School, appears to be peaking at just the right time.
“In the beginning, Chuckie was up front,” said Hansrote, a mild-mannered, soft-spoken student-athlete. “Now, I’m getting up there.”
Hansrote started out third Tuesday at the meet, the Miners’ first home meet on their new course on the site of the former Beall High School stadium near the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and state Route 36, behind Upperman and Frankfort senior Brad Miller.
It didn’t take longer, however, for Hansrote to take a commanding lead. He finished in 17 minutes and 46 seconds and didn’t really seal the win until after cresting the final hill of the two-loop, 3.1-mile course.
Upperman was second in 17:58, holding off Miller, third in 18:18. The final hill, located on the north side of the stadium, again played a role in the standings. Upperman didn’t put Miller away until cruising up that section and coasting down.
Miller said he thought he had Upperman “but he just took off up that hill. He killed me.”
Trae Miller stopped the clock in 18:50 in fourth place among 19 runners, who were combined with the girls race for a total of 38 runners. Mountain Ridge’s Alex Stevens was fifth in 19:33 and Frankfort’s Charlie Van was sixth in 19:50, just edging John Treber of Mountain Ridge (seventh, 19:51).
Mountain Ridge won the team title with 27 points, edging Frankfort (30).
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Jan showed that she's going to have to work a little harder, however. Mountain Ridge High School hosted its first meet of its brief 14-month history in a low-key midseason dual with Frankfort, Miners coach Norm DeRosa opted to combine the boys and girls field.
The question from the starter’s pistol was not how many female competitors McBride would beat (read: all of them) – but how many male counterparts she’d conquer. Answer? A bunch.
McBride led the girls’ field from start to finish and battled for sixth overall among the combined 38-runner field before finishing eighth in 20 minutes and 5 seconds. Frankfort easily won the team title with 17 points to the Miners’ 45; a fact McBride seized upon.
“I really hope we go to states,” McBride said. “This is the biggest team we’ve ever had” in her four years.
Jan, in her first year of distance running, will be relied upon to contribute heavily in the regional championship Oct. 22 at Berkeley Springs. The following week in Ona, McBride said she believed Jan will finish “definitely in the top 10, maybe top 5.”
The question from the starter’s pistol was not how many female competitors McBride would beat (read: all of them) – but how many male counterparts she’d conquer. Answer? A bunch.
McBride led the girls’ field from start to finish and battled for sixth overall among the combined 38-runner field before finishing eighth in 20 minutes and 5 seconds. Frankfort easily won the team title with 17 points to the Miners’ 45; a fact McBride seized upon.
“I really hope we go to states,” McBride said. “This is the biggest team we’ve ever had” in her four years.
Jan, in her first year of distance running, will be relied upon to contribute heavily in the regional championship Oct. 22 at Berkeley Springs. The following week in Ona, McBride said she believed Jan will finish “definitely in the top 10, maybe top 5.”
“She’s gonna be awesome,” McBride said. “She’s just one of those natural athletes. She has the potential to be a state champion.”
McBride said she wouldn’t be surprised if Jan were with her at the 2-mile mark at Cabell Midland later this month. But make no mistake, McBride expects to cross the finish line first.
No offense to Jan, but McBride labors for every inch, every foot, every mile. Head down and eyes forward, her arms churn in unison with her legs to produce a biomechanically efficient stride that, last year, no West Virginia runner in the same class could match.
McBride finished eighth overall; Jan was second among the girls in 21:27 and teammate Jade Messick was third in 23:12. Mountain Ridge harrier Emily Foreman disrupted the Falcons’ quest for a perfect 15 points by placing fourth in 23:26.
Frankfort’s Alyssa Scott was fifth overall in 23:57.
Email Kevin at run@mountainMDmarathon.org.
McBride said she wouldn’t be surprised if Jan were with her at the 2-mile mark at Cabell Midland later this month. But make no mistake, McBride expects to cross the finish line first.
No offense to Jan, but McBride labors for every inch, every foot, every mile. Head down and eyes forward, her arms churn in unison with her legs to produce a biomechanically efficient stride that, last year, no West Virginia runner in the same class could match.
McBride finished eighth overall; Jan was second among the girls in 21:27 and teammate Jade Messick was third in 23:12. Mountain Ridge harrier Emily Foreman disrupted the Falcons’ quest for a perfect 15 points by placing fourth in 23:26.
Frankfort’s Alyssa Scott was fifth overall in 23:57.
Email Kevin at run@mountainMDmarathon.org.
Rebekah McBride
Katie Jan
George Hansrote
Chuckie Upperman