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Runners beat weather, PRs at Pole Green By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor MECHANICSVILLE – The threat of foul weather hung over the field at Pole Green Park Sunday morning, and it did eventually arrive, but no matter how dreary the scene looked, plenty of runners showed up for the WERC Invitational 2020. Three of the four races beat the rain, and plenty of runners beat themselves, not just beating their personal records, but in some cases shattering them. “It was actually glorious up ‘til about 10:30, and then it started pouring,” said West End Run Club coach Jeremy Dobrinski. “The first two, three races were already over, and then the storm came in and [the runners] got drenched – but there were some pretty decent performances in that race as well.” Out-of-state runners won the two “A” races. Elliott Kleckner of Newport, North Carolina, outpaced Brogan Giffin of Aldie, Virginia, for a 4-second winning margin of 15:23 in the boys “A” race. Patrick Henry student Trevor Mason was not far behind, coming in third in 15:32 for the best local finish – and beat his previous PR by 30 seconds. Mechanicsville’s Cole Lewis likewise beat his previous PR by 30 seconds, finishing eighth in 16:08. In the girls “A” race, Anna Avila of Kensington, Maryland,
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Anna Avila of Kensington, Maryland, leads at the 4 kilometer mark in the WERC Invitational 2020 at Pole Green Park Sunday. Taylor Gibson of Aldie, Virginia, follows. Avila would win the girls “A” race with time of 18:58, 14 seconds ahead of Gibson.
won with a time of 18:58, 14 seconds ahead of runner-up Taylor Gibson of Aldie, Virginia. Mechanicsville’s Sibyl Harrell finished 19th in 21:16. Other local runners in the boys “A” race included Luke
Taylor, who finished 10th in 16:16; Ethan Coleman, who finished 15th in 16:33; Joshua Gray, who finished 17th in 16:34; and Nicholas Ligday, who finished 32nd in 18:01. In the boys “B/C” race,
Patrick Henry student Michael Leff finished fourth with a time of 18:02. The presence of out-of-state and out-of-town runners was a benefit for the local runners, most of whom will be running
cross country for their local high schools in the spring. “Because it was a club race, they could come in from anywhere,” Dobrinsky said. “We
Hanover baseball coach Tyler Kane says he’s spoiled with a group that includes seven Division I commitments. The latest is junior Anthony Gabello, a righthanded pitcher/first baseman who committed to James Madison. Already committed from the Hawks’ junior class is Levi Huesman, a left-handed pitcher who is headed to Coastal Carolina (he’s the son of Richmond football coach Russ Huesman); Chase Hustead, a right-handed pitcher/ outfielder going to JMU; Cannon Peebles, a catcher/right-handed pitcher going to Old Dominion; Seth Keller, a right-handed pitcher/middle infielder see HAWK, pg. 22
see RUNNERS, pg. 22
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