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Senior Hampshire sets course record at Jefferson Invite
By Kevin Spradlin
Results Boys Girls Junior Varsity Photos Set1 Set 2 Set 3
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SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. – Jefferson senior Cory Hampshire ran better than 16 minutes over a 5K (3.1-mile) course on any terrain for the first time in his life on Aug. 2 in Wheeling.
By Kevin Spradlin
Results Boys Girls Junior Varsity Photos Set1 Set 2 Set 3
Tristaterunnur.com Photos Courtesy of Dave Loar and Robert Hense
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. – Jefferson senior Cory Hampshire ran better than 16 minutes over a 5K (3.1-mile) course on any terrain for the first time in his life on Aug. 2 in Wheeling.
On Saturday in the Cougars’ first meet of the fall season, the 17-year-old did it on the cross country course, obliterating his own 2006 course record by 28 seconds. Hampshire, of Kearneysville, finished in 15 minutes, 59 seconds – the same time he posted at the Debbie Green Memorial 5K three weeks ago – and crossed the line 10 seconds ahead of runner-up Leonard Roach of Berkeley Springs
It’s a great start to what figures to be a banner year for the "No. 1 Jefferson runner".Still, the Cougars finished second in the team standings behind Gonzaga (D.C.), which won with 33 points. Berkeley Springs was third, followed by Hampshire, Musselman, rookie Washington and Martinsburg.
Billy Ledder began Gonzaga’s run to victory by placing third overall in the 51-runner field with a time of 16:29. Mike Kerrigan (17:08) and Billy Lewis (17:20), sixth and seventh respectively, also made the unofficial All-Invite Boys Team.
It’s a great start to what figures to be a banner year for the "No. 1 Jefferson runner".Still, the Cougars finished second in the team standings behind Gonzaga (D.C.), which won with 33 points. Berkeley Springs was third, followed by Hampshire, Musselman, rookie Washington and Martinsburg.
Billy Ledder began Gonzaga’s run to victory by placing third overall in the 51-runner field with a time of 16:29. Mike Kerrigan (17:08) and Billy Lewis (17:20), sixth and seventh respectively, also made the unofficial All-Invite Boys Team.
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In the girls competition, Hampshire harrier Rana Conneway built an early lead on Jefferson junior Alyssa Boucher and held it throughout, winning in 20:32. Boucher was second overall among 34 runners in 20:46. Hampshire’s Danielle Lewis was third (20:48), followed by two more Cougars in Elisabeth Rust (21:22) and freshman Breanna Doughty (21:32).
Carissa Guyer and Autumn Chaney, both of Hampshire, rounded out the top seven in 21:47 and 21:54, respectively. The Trojans won the team title with 29 points. The Cougars were second with 34 points, followed by Berkeley Springs (57) and Washington (104). Hedgesville, Martinsburg and Musselman each fielded incomplete teams and did not count towards the team scoring.
Cory Yarrington, of Berkeley Springs, won the boys JV race in 17:48, edging Gonzaga sophomores Fred Lewis (17:52) and Ryan Connor (17:57).
Molly Draper, of Hedgesville, won the girls JV race in 24:52. The only other competitor in the field was senior Erin Balser, of Jefferson, who finished in 27:42.
Carissa Guyer and Autumn Chaney, both of Hampshire, rounded out the top seven in 21:47 and 21:54, respectively. The Trojans won the team title with 29 points. The Cougars were second with 34 points, followed by Berkeley Springs (57) and Washington (104). Hedgesville, Martinsburg and Musselman each fielded incomplete teams and did not count towards the team scoring.
Cory Yarrington, of Berkeley Springs, won the boys JV race in 17:48, edging Gonzaga sophomores Fred Lewis (17:52) and Ryan Connor (17:57).
Molly Draper, of Hedgesville, won the girls JV race in 24:52. The only other competitor in the field was senior Erin Balser, of Jefferson, who finished in 27:42.
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New Addition To West Virginia Running
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Jefferson X-C Invitational
August 23, 2008
Sam Michaels Park
Shenandoah Junction, W. Va.
August 23, 2008
Sam Michaels Park
Shenandoah Junction, W. Va.
Cougars' Hampshire wins early showdown
Top-ranked runners race in season-opener
By Eric Jones/Journal Sports Writer
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION-Most people are shocked, or at least somewhat surprised when they break a record.
For Jefferson's Corey Hampshire, it's just another day at the park, and in this case, it was the course at Sam Michaels Park that he dominated in record-breaking fashion.
Hampshire smashed his previous record by more than 28 seconds, running the course in 15 minutes, 59 seconds in Saturday's Jefferson Cross Country Invitational. Read More
Top-ranked runners race in season-opener
By Eric Jones/Journal Sports Writer
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION-Most people are shocked, or at least somewhat surprised when they break a record.
For Jefferson's Corey Hampshire, it's just another day at the park, and in this case, it was the course at Sam Michaels Park that he dominated in record-breaking fashion.
Hampshire smashed his previous record by more than 28 seconds, running the course in 15 minutes, 59 seconds in Saturday's Jefferson Cross Country Invitational. Read More