An Invitation to the ARP
by Kristin Sweeney, October 10, 2010As the sun was rising Saturday morning, runners from near and far prepared to race locally at the Apalachee Regional Park, more commonly known as the ARP. Around 7:45, the boys’ race of the FSU Invitational began with contestants from over twenty-four teams. The highest scoring Tallahassee competitor was Patrick Swain in fifth place with a time of 15:50. This, along with the finishes of Austin Stevens (16:44) in twentieth place and Travis Covert (16:56) in twenty-ninth place helped the Marauders secure fifth place. Trevor Touchton of Lincoln ran a seventeenth place time of 16:40, leading the Trojans to eighth place. Finishing twenty-second, Diuemy Duclos (16:40) contributed to Godby’s nineteenth place. Other Tallahassee teams that raced Saturday are FSU High School in seventeenth, North Florida Christian in twenty-second, and Richards in twenty-fourth.
About a half hour later, the gun went off again signaling the start of the girls’ race, which also fielded twenty-three plus teams. Stefanie Kurgatt ran a time of 18:42 dropping over a minute from last year, and her teammate Kristin Sweeney (19:56) received twentieth place. The girls from Maclay received seventh. Led by Autumn Wable (21:11) in thirty-seventh, Leon’s ladies placed twentieth; they were followed by Lincoln in twenty-first and FSU High School in twenty-second. This year’s FSU Invitational boasted a fantastic venue, magnificent weather, and some swift times!
Kristin’s Korner
Spring Break Wrap-Up 2012-03-25
The past week has been one of the best weeks of the spring semester for Leon County Schools: spring break. While the running teams did not have to attend school, they did compete at various weekend meets at the beginning of break. On the second weekend...
Season’s End 2011-11-22
It was competitive. It was exciting. And it was warm and humid. Last Saturday, local competitors ran in the state cross-country meet in Dade City. For the past several years, this meet that marks the culmination of cross-country season has been located at...
Alligator Park 2011-11-15
A mist hung over Alligator Park last Saturday morning as teams pulled up from all around Lake City to run in either the 1A, 2A, or 3A Region 1 competitions. As the sun rose, the frost on the ground began to disappear, and the temperatures thankfully began...
Kristin’s District Report 2011-11-08
The postseason officially commenced last Friday as Maclay hosted the Class 1A, District 3 competition on its home course. With only 3 schools represented, the Lady Marauders earned first place and will advance to the Regional level. Junior Stefanie...
Another Season Wraps Up 2011-10-31
Friday afternoon marked the end of the regular season and the beginning of the post-season! Many area teams participated in the Halloween-themed City Championships at Maclay. In the girls' race, Stefanie Kurgatt of Maclay maintained a lead throughout the...
Running in [the] Panhandle 2011-10-25
Last Saturday might have been a bit chilly, but this proved conducive to intense racing and quick times at the Panhandle Cross Country Championships. Almost every local team made the one-hour journey to the fast, flat course at Marianna High School. With...
Pre-state and Dolphin Dash- 2011-10-16
Last Saturday, some of the area teams traveled to the Little Everglades Pre-State Invitational in Dade City, while others competed at the Mosley Dolphin Dash in Lynn Haven, Florida. At Pre-State, Chiles entered in the elite division. With another strong...
On a Mission – 2011-10-03
Even though many of Tallahassee's teams took a weekend off from competition, there were some spectacular performances from area athletes. Chiles' ladies were quite impressive at the Jesse Owens Cross Country Invitational in Oakville, Alabama. Lily Williams...
FSU Invitational – 2011-09-25
Dark and early Saturday morning, lanterns and floodlights shone through a thick mist giving Tallahassee’s Apalachee Regional Park an eerie atmosphere. As the buses and cars continued rolling up, a gorgeous sunrise slowly rolled the fog off the course,...
Tom Brown – 2011-09-19
Another weekend of racing has been completed in the 2011 cross-country season! Except for some of Maclay's ladies, all of the teams that competed this weekend attended the Lincoln Invitational at Tom Brown Park Saturday morning. In the girls' competition,...