On a cold but calm morning at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York seniors Donn Cabral, of Glastonbury, Conn., and Neely Spence, of Shippensburg, Pa., won the Northeast regional qualifier and earned invitations to the prestigious Footlocker National Cross Country Championships in San Diego on December 9th.

PA's Vince McNally (2nd from left), Chris Aldrich and Mark Dennin
are headed to San Diego.

Undefeated this season, Cabral won the boys race comfortably in 15:09, narrowly missing the high school record held by Josh McDougal on the 5000 meter course. McDougal was present Saturday to witness Cabral’s performance less than a week after winning a race of his own -- the NCAA Division I Cross-Country National Championship.

Cabral survived a blazing early pace set by Brandon Jarrett, of New Jersey, who faded to finish 8th, after taking it out in with a 2:12 half-mile and 4:33 mile.

Spence won the Northeast Regional for the second year in a row with a time of 17:37. A pre-race favorite who finished 8th at last year’s Footlocker National Championship, Spence beat runner-up Emily Jones of Harvard, Ma. by 4 seconds.

Carly Seymour, a Pennsylvania native like Spence, was considered the other favorite to win, but finished fourth in a time of 17:46. Seymour used an unusual surge shortly after passing the mile mark in 5:05 to open a substantial lead. She led the chase pack into the back hills, but was caught by the two-mile mark.

In all, 20 boys and girls punched a ticket to San Diego by placing in the top ten of their respective races. The boys that will represent the Northeast Region at Nationals are made up of all seniors and come from four states: Pennsylvania (three runners), New Jersey (three), Connecticut (two) and New York (two).

The girls come from Pennsylvania (three), New York (three), Massachusetts (two), and New Jersey (two)

Once Cabral broke the tape, a 15-second gap separated him from a tight chase pack of seven runners, who crossed the line within seven seconds of each other. Mark Dennin, of Pennsylvania, led that pack to finish runner-up in a time of 15:24.

The fast early pace affected the entire field of boys, though in different ways.

“I wasn’t expecting to go out that fast and when I saw that time [at 1-mile mark] I said, ‘Uh Oh,’” Jarrett said of his 4:33 opening mile. “I felt it in those back hills and my whole body just started getting weak. But it’s all good. I made it to California.”

Brian Leung, the reigning New Jersey Meet of Champions winner, finished 3rd in the race with a time of 15:26 and resisted the urge to take it out with his fellow statesman. “I knew there’d be at least one or two guys that would go out a little fast so I kind of hung back early on. I’m a pretty good hill runner so I used that to my advantage to move up on Brandon in the back hills.”

At least four other runners -- Pat Dupont, Andrew Brodeur, Andrew Judd and Zach Rivers – were outside the top-10 in the race’s middle-to-late stages before they made their moves to qualify.

“I was sitting at about 20th at the mile,” said Brodeur. “[Qualifying] is a complete surprise. I wasn’t expecting this.”

For Spence and Seymour, qualifying in the girls race wasn’t as much of a surprise. The two rivals have been closely linked in competition for two years, the most notably of which came last year at the Footlocker National Championship. Seymour finished immediately behind Spence in 9th. The two will be among the favorites to win in San Diego two weeks from now.

Neely Spence, Carly Seymour, Kacey Gibson

Spence, the daughter of former world-class marathoner Steve Spence, is home schooled and was not allowed to compete for a team in scholastic competition until last year. Excited as she was to win the individual crown again, she was equally as proud that she was part of the state (Pennsylvania) that won the team title.

Foot Locker was the reason I started running in 8th grade, and after winning it last year, I was just blown away” said Spence, who has raced for Shippensburg High School since being given permission to race scholastically by the state of Pennsylvania and her local school district.

McDougal, a 4th place finisher at the 2003 Foot Locker National Championships, was also home schooled and believes that Spence’s success comes more from pedigree and coaching than her educational and competitive background.

“I think any advantage [Neely] would have is because her dad is such a good runner and obviously because he has been there and done that as a runner. So he knew how to get her prepared,” McDougal said of the elder Spence, who coaches Neely. “It depends so much on coaching and she obviously has great coaching. With those genes and that coaching, you can’t ask for anything better than that.”

The Back Hills
By Geoffrey Decker

Van Cortlandt Park’s famed back hills are somewhat of a mystery to spectators. Few, if any people witness the action on the isolated loop at VCP because they will likely miss the rest of the race in its entirety. Yet it is where the most crucial moves are made. It is where races are won…and lost. One thing is for sure: rarely is the order of the race heading into the back hills the same coming out.

Zach Rivers (NY) and Vince McNally (PA) at the pinnacle of the back hills
nearing two miles and preparing for the final push to San Diego.
Rivers would finish 6th, with McNally 7th - photo by Geoff Decker
This was no different on Saturday where the Northeast Region’s best high school boys toed the line for a trip to San Diego. Standing in the way of paradise, however, were the back hills in the Bronx.

The back hills aren’t necessarily the hardest cross country hills in the area – Bowdoin’s Hilltop, Sunken Meadow’s Cardiac, and Holmdel’s Bowl all come to mind as more challenging – but it is a confounding of factors that make them so devastating. For one, it is a mile’s worth of rolling hills, the hardest of which peaks just before the two-mile mark. About halfway into the race, the back hills are also a brutal contrast from the flat first mile, and a reminder that this is after all, cross country.

Finally, the fan factor: because so few fans ever are on the hills to cheer runners ahead, runners are left to search within for strength. On the course’s most challenging stretch, runners are at their most vulnerable. The only audible noise is the breathing rhythm of the self. And it is deafening.

Evenutual champ Donn Cabral (CT) exits the back hills
- photo by Don Rich

By now you know the result of the 2007 Foot Locker Northeast Regionals, but what you don’t know is what went on in the back hills to determine that result. You know that Donn Cabral buried the field with a meet record 15:09. You know about runner-up Mark Dennin, an upstart from Pa. who is peaking at the right time. You know that in third was Brian Leung, a pre-race favorite and probably the fastest Asian-American distance runner you’ve ever heard of.

What you don’t know is how the quick early pace set by Brandon Jarrett, whose 4:33 first mile dragged the chase pack out in sub-4:40, made the back hills more a test of survival than a place to thrive. Those who enjoyed the flats of VCP’s athletic fields and cow path a little too much would suffer.

“I might have gone out a little too fast,” said Jarrett in what had to be the understatement of the season. “I felt it in those back hills. My whole body just started getting weak.”

Jarrett led the race as late as the 2-mile mark and was second with just 1000 meters to go. In fact, if the race ended in the back hills, there’d be a much different story to tell.

Doug Smith, who was in 7th at the 2-mile mark, would be celebrating, and Andrew Brodeur, who was in 11th, would have been one place out of qualifying. Instead Brodeur snuck in at 9th and Smith finished 15th.

Once Cabral caught Jarrett after the second mile he unleashed an incredible 800 meter surge to gap the field by more than 40 meters. Others relied on patience early in the race and used their hill running strengths to make moves later on.

“I was in about 10th or 11th heading into the woods and just said to myself, ‘If I’m going to qualify, I have to catch people now,” said the 4th place finisher, Pat Dupont. “So I just started using those hills to reel in people.”

Leung, who’s parents were born in Hong Kong, ran a smart, steady race. “I kind of hung back [early in the race],” he said. “I’m a pretty good hill runner so I used that to my advantage and passed a bunch of kids on the stretch.”

Ultimately, like everything else in cross country, there’s no secret formula for survival. Andrew Judd, who started the race in 25th but captured the 10th and final qualifying spot Saturday, offered some insight on how to attack the back hills:

“You just kind of have to stare at the back in front of you,” Judd said after the race. “[They - hills ] are pretty brutal but you just had to force through them.”

In other words, there’s no easy way around.

Surge and Survive in the girls' seeded race
By Aaron Rich

On a crisp, clear day at Van Cortlandt Park, one of the strongest girls fields in recent history cut through the cold to earn a trip to sunny San Diego. To earn that trip took a time of 18:00.4, which was the fastest time for the last qualifier in the past 9 years. The top 10 was loaded with four past finalists, three runners who just missed last year, and three newcomers to the big race.

Anticipation and adrenaline filled the air as the elite girls began their quest for a nationals berth. The excitement led to a very fast opening 800 meters of 2:33. As the pace began to relax, Pennsylvania's Carly Seymour began a surge to break the race open over the first series of hills. She opened up a 20 meter gap on the rest of the field in an effort to break away at the top of Freshman Hill.

    Defending champion Neely Spence of Pennsylvania accepted the challenge and slowly reeled Carly in as they approached the back hills. As the runners crested the last of the back hills just before the 2-mile mark, Neely and Carly led the way, moving with brisk efficiency through the woods like shadows across the forest floor. The click of their spikes and the rasping of their breath echoed off the trees, fading slowly as they disappeared from view as fast as they came; descending the hills with an urgency in their strides.

    By 4000 meters, Spence had a 20 meter lead on Seymour, with the lead pack another 5 meters off of Seymour's stride. The hard early pace was too much for Carly's legs in the bitter cold, and the chase pack caught her as the runners emerged from the woods for the long, grueling drive to the finish line. As the runners came tearing down the final straight, Spence pulled away to win her 2nd straight Northeast Championship in 17:37.4. Spence, SR, Shippensburg, PA. has matured into one of the classiest national caliber runners in the nation, and is also one of the most humble, in stating that her current goal "is to get on the first team All-American".

    Emily Jones, JR, Harvard, MA, got in for second with a 17:41.2, improving on her 9th place finish last year and qualifying for her 2nd straight Footlocker Finals. Mary Kate Champagne, SR, Plattsburgh, NY, finished 3rd in 17:44.2, and will be travelling to San Diego for the first time. Mary had this to share about qualifying, "It's been my goal all of high school, so I was really excited".

    An exhausted Carly Seymour, SR, Ebensburg, PA, was able to get across the line in 4th position with a time of 17:46.3, and will return to the Footlocker Finals for the 2nd straight year. Seymour showed that she was relaxed after the race, joking that, "I am really excited to go to California because it's freezing here", but also revealed a possible goal of winning nationals, saying, "Since I'm disappointed (with today's race) you best be watching out for the nationals."

    Keely Maguire, SR, Georgetown, MA, was 5th in 17:46.8, and will make her first trip to the national race. Emily Lipari, SO, Greenvale, NY, ran a time of 17:48.8 to finish 6th in her first Northeast Championships race and qualify for the finals. Kacey Gibson, SR, New Castle, PA, ran a 17:51.7 for 7th place to qualify after close attempts of 20th two years ago and 12th last year. Kacey had this to say about her race, "I'm just so excited to finally make it, and third time's a charm, right? So I'm excited." Finishing in 8th position from Covenant Station, NJ, was Kathleen McCaffertty, SR, running her first Northeast race in 17:53.6. Ninth place went to the runner known to always find a way to qualify. Shelby Greany, a Junior from Suffern, NY, will make her 3rd straight appearance at Footlocker Nationals, running a time of 17:56.7. Greany was 10th two years ago and 6th last year, and was coming off a 5th place finish at the New York Federations meet the week before. Chelsea Ley, SO, Clarksboro, NJ, ran in her first Northeast race, and came through with an excellent 10th place finish in 18:00.4.

    Seymour had the additional support of five of her PA AA State Champion Central Cambria team. All five earned medals in their class races: Carly's sister Kendall, captured 7th in the freshman race, running 20:04.0. Emily Wright was 12th in 20:44.2, and Ashley Stump took 21st in 21:23.3. 800 specialist Kelsey Seymour was 9th in the sophomore race, running 20:06.7.
Junior Annie Cekada ran 19:47.3 to get 2nd in the junior race.

    The race is run, and the ten qualifiers have separated themselves from the pack, declaring with their legs that they are the best the Northeast has to offer. This is a stellar Northeast class, with two runners in Spence and Seymour who will be among the favorites to win the national title. Good luck to all the Northeast girls , have fun in San Diego and race well.

Mark Dennin was congratulated almost immediately by
former Boyertown teammate Jason Weller, an Iona frosh.

Highlights of Foot Locker Northeast

3 PA Girls will go to FL - Neely Spence repeats NE Footlocker win. Seymour 4th, Gibson 7th.

Neely Spence PA - 17:37.4
Emily Jones MA - 17:41.2
Mary Kate Champagne NY - 17:44.2
Carly Seymour PA - 17:46.3
Keely Maguire MA - 17:46.8
Emily Lipari NY - 17:48.8
Kacey Gibson PA - 17:51.7
Kathleen McCafferty NJ - 17:53.6
Shelby Greany NY - 17:56.7
Chelsea Ley NJ - 18:00.4

And 3 PA guys, Dennin 2nd, Aldrich 5th and McNally 7th

Donn Cabral CT - 15:09.6
Mark Dennin PA - 15:24.0
Brian Leung NJ - 15:25.8
Pat DuPont NY - 15:26.7
Chris Aldrich PA - 15:27.3
Zach Rivers NY - 15:29.2
Vince McNally PA - 15:30.3
Brandon Jarrett NJ - 15:31.5
Andrew Brodeur NJ - 15:36.0
Andrew Judd CT - 15:40.8

Pennsylvania was 1st in the Northeast as a team, behind seven in the top 22
L to R: Steph Fulmer 20, Carly Hamond 19, Jess Cygan 13,
Kacey Gibson 7, Carly Seymour 4, Neely Spence 1, Kara Millhouse 22

The PA boys were 2nd as a team. Missing was #5 man Matt Jacob.
L to R: Dan Lowry 12, Vince Mcnally 7, Chris Adrich 5, Mark Dennin 2

PA in Foot Locker Class Races

Top 21 PA Freshman Girls
2     Wirfel, Leah Anne     9     Portage     PA     19:35.4
7     Seymour, Kendall     9     Ebensburg     PA     20:04.0
12     Wright, Emily     9     Ebensburg     PA     20:44.2
14     Jayota, Vrinda     9     Bethlehem     PA     20:52.5
21     Stump, Ashley     9     Johnstown     PA     21:23.3

Top 21 PA Freshman Boys
3     Lamour, Harold     9     Philadelphia     PA     17:06.8
6     Ayers, Reece     9     Tunkhannock     PA     17:22.9
13     Campbell, Chris     9     Newtown     PA     17:36.1
14     Kacyon, Matthew     9     Whitehall     PA     17:36.9

Top 21 PA Sophomore Girls
9     Seymour, Kelsey     10     Ebensburg     PA     20:06.7

Top 21 PA Sophomore Boys
2     Mahoney, Mike     10     Richboro     PA     16:26.1
6     Kellar, Will     10     Exton     PA     16:47.9
10     O'Kane, Thomas     10     Ambler     PA     16:58.5

Top 21 PA Junior Girls
2     Cekada, Annie     11     Mineral Point     PA     19:47.3
12     Piccoli, Cara     11     Wynnewood     PA     20:30.1
21     Finucane, Lena     11     Chambersburg     PA     20:49.3

Top 21 PA Junior Boys
3     Milic-Strkalj, Ivo     11     Philadelphia     PA     16:51.9
21     Springer, Matt     11     Oakmont     PA     17:16.0

Top 21 PA Senior Girls
11     Higgins, Mary     12     Carlisle     PA     20:28.0
15     Arnold, Jenna     12     Philadelphia     PA     20:36.7

Top 21 PA Senior Boys
3     Iannacone, Thomas     12     Havertown     PA     16:51.8
10     Moyer, David     12     Boyertown     PA     17:10.0
17     Baxter, Kyle     12     West Chester     PA     17:14.3

NTN Northeast Highlights

In Nike Team Nationals competition, no PA team will take the trip to Portland. Max Kaulbach (left - photo by Tim Fulton, ArmoryTrack.com) took 2nd in the boys race for Germantown Friends RC in 16:01.5, but his team finished 5th. Du Hast RC (North Penn) 4th.

BROOKLINE TC-86
DANBURY RC-87
BOSCO XC CLUB-96
DU HAST RC-106
GERMANTOWN FRIENDS RC-165

On the girls side, the SUAMME XC CLUB (Emmaus, PA) also came in 5th.

Lindsey Graybill (9th) led her team in 19:29.6

WICKED TC-69
HUNTERDON HAWKS TC-73
HANOVER RC-83 
ANDOVER RC-106
SUAMME XC CLUB-122

Maybe next year
for the PA state champs from Emmaus
By Don Rich

It wasn't just the fact that they're high school kids.

It wasn't that they weren't disappointed they had not earned one of the automatic bids to the 2007 Nike Team Nationals.

And it wasn't the fact that they aren't experienced in the sport.

After all, in two years together, they had a state runner-up trophy and a state championship trophy in the PIAA AAA state cross country championships.

Emmaus #1 Lindsey Graybill was 9th in NTN Northeast -
Photo by TIm Fulton, ArmoryTrack.com

What it was, according to their coach, was a recognition that they had had a great year; that they will all be back next year for another try; and that getting 5th in the Northeast NTN Regional on Saturday November 24th was a pretty cool accomplishment after all.

It's not that Emmaus didn't have higher expectations and goals, but, according to head coach Dan Wessner, "other teams were a little bit better than us that day."

Workouts in the three weeks between states and NTN were good, according to Wessner. "It's tough to hang in there for three weeks, but they did and they stayed focused."

The team's 1:01 spread was pretty consistent with their efforts earlier in the season. Leading the way was junior Lindsey Graybill, who finished 9th in 19:29.6. Christina Faust, 35th (SO), who had been running 2 or 3 much of the year, was a little sick, and her sister, Amanda, 21st (SO), was just starting to get the same bug. Brianna Faust, (SO) was 26th, with Melissa Meade (JR), 31st "But there are no excuses. They ran aggressive, just like we talked about. We were 5th at the halfway point, and it just stayed that way," Wessner noted.

Wessner was pleased with the efforts and races he got from all the girls, but he was especially impressed by Lindsay's run in the front, and by the strong showing by Kelsey Coates, who was within 18 seconds of scoring for the team.

As for the year, Wessner says that their first goal this season was "to take care of unfinished business in PA first." That was winning the state title after getting 2nd to Radnor in 2006. "We have to be the best in PA first," Wessner said.

If there is another silver lining, it's the fact that the two teams ahead of them at the NTN regional each received at-large bids. And Emmaus was just 24 points behind that 4th place team. "Maybe next year," Wessner concluded.

PA's other hopefuls included AAA state champion North Penn's boys, who were 4th and in contention after the mile. They were led by sophomore Brad Miles, who was 7th in 16:26.8. Germantown Friends captured 5th, and was paced by Max Kaulbach, who was 2nd overall in 16:01.5. The Cumberland Valley boys were 16th, with Crestwood 19th.

The Crestwood girls finished 11th in the championship race.

NTN NORTHEAST GIRLS

5.   122 SUAMME XC CLUB (EMMAUS)               (20:04.4 100:21.6)
=============================================
1      9 Lindsey Graybill   19:29.6
2     21 Amanda Faust       19:55.4
3     26 Brianna Faust      20:07.7
4     31 Melissa Meade      20:18.7
5     35 Christina Faust    20:30.2
6   ( 45) Kelsey Coates      20:48.7
7   ( 83) Rachel Lichtenwalner 23:23.4

11.   305 HAFEY / HOBAN (CRESTWOOD)                  (21:41.1 108:25.2)
=============================================
1     29 Kirstin Schafer    20:14.4
2     61 Jill Casey         21:26.4
3     66 Molly Brown        21:50.5
4     74 Erica Schmidt      22:23.6
5     75 Jackie Caccese     22:30.3
6   ( 76) Gabby Deitos       22:36.3
7   ( 80) Rachael Carr       22:47.3

PA INDIVIDUALS

    9    9 Lindsey Graybill    Suamme XC Club                19:29.6 9:49 9:41
   21   21 Amanda Faust        Suamme XC Club                19:55.4 10:00 9:56
   26   26 Brianna Faust       Suamme XC Club                20:07.7 10:02 10:06
   29   29 Kirstin Schafer     Hafey / Hoban                 20:14.4 10:02 10:13
   31   31 Melissa Meade       Suamme XC Club                20:18.7 10:11 10:08
   35   35 Christina Faust     Suamme XC Club                20:30.2 10:12 10:19
   45   45 Kelsey Coates       Suamme XC Club                20:48.7 10:22 10:27
   63   61 Jill Casey          Hafey / Hoban                 21:26.4 10:45 10:42
   68   66 Molly Brown         Hafey / Hoban                 21:50.5 10:54 10:57
   76   74 Erica Schmidt       Hafey / Hoban                 22:23.6 11:16 11:08
   77   75 Jackie Caccese      Hafey / Hoban                 22:30.3 11:21 11:10
   78   76 Gabby Deitos        Hafey / Hoban                 22:36.3 11:09 11:28
   82   80 Rachael Carr        Hafey / Hoban                 22:47.3 11:26 11:22
   85   83 Rachel Lichtenwalne Suamme XC Club                23:23.4 11:34 11:50

NTN NORTHEAST BOYS

4.   106 DU HAST RC (NORTH PENN)                    (16:49.9 84:09.4)
=============================================
1      7 Brad Miles         16:26.8
2     14 Zachary Montijo    16:37.5
3     20 Tim Stauring       16:45.6
4     25 Zach Hoagland      17:02.0
5     40 Dom Camasso        17:17.5
6   ( 42) Brian Quintrell    17:21.6
7   ( 52) Brian Kuntzmann    17:32.5

5.   165 GERMANTOWN FRIENDS RC          (17:01.5 85:07.1)
=============================================
1      2 Max Kaulbach       16:01.5
2     13 Jake McKenzie      16:37.2
3     27 Gus McKenzie       17:03.9
4     51 Isaac Ortiz        17:29.5
5     72 Eddie Einbender-Luks 17:55.0
6   ( 90) Thomas Waterman    18:07.7
7   (108) Ross Wistar        18:30.4

16.   382 CUMBERLAND VALLEY RC           (17:55.7 89:38.1)
=============================================
1     33 Chris Contino      17:08.9
2     60 Mark Fuller        17:39.2
3     77 Ken Murphy         17:56.8
4    105 Mike Nemeth        18:23.9
5    107 Andy Flynn         18:29.3
6   (109) Matt Vandenhagel   18:31.3
7   (111) Ethan Pealer       18:33.1

19.   482 HAFEY / HOBAN (CRESTWOOD)                 (18:18.7 91:33.1)
=============================================
1     35 Anthony Rizzo      17:10.6
2     97 Bobby Micikas      18:12.0
3    103 Alex Saba          18:21.9
4    119 Alec Richardson    18:42.5
5    128 Josh Salvisburg    19:06.1

Brad Miles, North Penn, was 7th overall
- Photo by Tim Fulton, ArmoryTrack.com

INDIVIDUALS

    2    2 Max Kaulbach        Germantown Friends RC         16:01.5 8:05 7:57
    7    7 Brad Miles          Du Hast RC                    16:26.8 8:08 8:19
   13   13 Jake McKenzie       Germantown Friends RC         16:37.2 8:11 8:27
   14   14 Zachary Montijo     Du Hast RC                    16:37.5 8:15 8:23
   20   20 Tim Stauring        Du Hast RC                    16:45.6 8:20 8:26
   25   25 Zach Hoagland       Du Hast RC                    17:02.0 8:26 8:36
   27   27 Gus McKenzie        Germantown Friends RC         17:03.9 8:35 8:29
   33   33 Chris Contino       Cumberland Valley RC          17:08.9 8:38 8:31
   35   35 Anthony Rizzo       Hafey / Hoban                 17:10.6 8:39 8:32
   40   40 Dom Camasso         Du Hast RC                    17:17.5 8:35 8:43
   42   42 Brian Quintrell     Du Hast RC                    17:21.6 8:33 8:49
   51   51 Isaac Ortiz         Germantown Friends RC         17:29.5 8:28 9:02
   52   52 Brian Kuntzmann     Du Hast RC                    17:32.5 8:42 8:51
   57      Kevin Grier         Downingtown West RC           17:37.8 8:42 8:56
   61   60 Mark Fuller         Cumberland Valley RC          17:39.2 8:40 9:00
   73   72 Eddie Einbender-Luk Germantown Friends RC         17:55.0 8:57 8:58
   78   77 Ken Murphy          Cumberland Valley RC          17:56.8 9:02 8:55
   91   90 Thomas Waterman     Germantown Friends RC         18:07.7 9:05 9:03
   98   97 Bobby Micikas       Hafey / Hoban                 18:12.0 8:57 9:15
100      Austin Tobelmann    Downingtown West RC           18:12.9 9:01 9:12
105 103 Alex Saba           Hafey / Hoban                 18:21.9 9:14 9:08
107 105 Mike Nemeth         Cumberland Valley RC          18:23.9 9:07 9:17
108      Scott Turner        Downingtown West RC           18:24.8 8:58 9:27
111 107 Andy Flynn          Cumberland Valley RC          18:29.3 9:15 9:15
112 108 Ross Wistar         Germantown Friends RC         18:30.4 9:09 9:22
113 109 Matt Vandenhagel    Cumberland Valley RC          18:31.3 9:26 9:06
115 111 Ethan Pealer        Cumberland Valley RC          18:33.1 9:18 9:16
123 119 Alec Richardson     Hafey / Hoban                 18:42.5 9:11 9:32
135 128 Josh Salvisburg     Hafey / Hoban                 19:06.1 9:33 9:34