B-UMS XC teams run at Apple Valley Invitational

Duane Carpenter
October 2, 2023

FAIRMONT – The Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School cross-country teams ran at the Apple Valley Invitational this past Saturday.

The Little Lady Bucs finished fourth out of 10 teams with 107 points while the Little Bucs placed ninth out of 11 teams with 277 points.

On the girls’ side, South won the team title with 39 points while Suncrest was a distant second with 88.

Lena Rose Walker was the top Little Lady Buc runner finishing 19^th with a time of 16:36.3.

The rest of the Little Lady Buc line-up were Madison Knabenshue in 20^th (16:.57.5), Chloe Lewis in 21^st (16:57.5), Gwendolyn Rogosky in 22^nd (16:58.1), Isabella Bowers in 25^th (17:20.2), Mya Loudin in 51^st (18:36.0) and Makenna Marsh in 56^th (19:10.1).

On the boys’ side, Taylor County won the team title with 53 points while Suncrest was second with 83.

The top B-UMS runner was Kenton Stump in 30^th with a time of 14:58.8.

The rest of the team was Kylan Hedrick in 64^th (16:44.3), Rease Zirkle in 69^th (17:27.8), Mitchell Whitley in 70^th (17:36.4), Dominic Distefano in 75^th (18:28.2) and Jaxon McDaniels in 91^st (21:32.0).

Both teams will be back in action Thursday in the Mid-8 Conference meet at Taylor County.

The results:

LITTLE LADY BUCS

TEAM STANDINGS

South 39; 2. Suncrest 88; 3. East Fairmont 105; 4. Buckhannon-Upshur 107; 5. Mountaineer 141; 6. Summersville 144; 7. West Fairmont 158; 8. St. Francis 167; 9. Belington 208; 10. Taylor County 231. (Heritage Christian, Washington Irving, Philippi, Kasson, Robert L. Bland, and West Virginia Academy did not field complete teams).

INDIVIDUAL TOP 5

Leyland Phillips (South) – 14:44.5.

Solenne Anderson (South) – 14:47.0.

Jenna Conaway (East Fairmont) – 15:20.8

Addison Sole (Taylor County) – 15:34.0.

Tumiani Yawe (Suncrest) – 15:46.6.

LITTLE LADY BUC RESULTS

Lena Rose Walker (19^th) – 16:36.3.

Madison Knabenshue (20^th) – 16:57.5.

Chloe Lewis (21^st) – 16:57.5.

Gwendolyn Rogosky (22^nd) – 16:58.1

Isabella Bowers (25^th) – 17:20.2.

Mya Loudin (51^st) – 18:36.0

Makenna Marsh (56^th) – 19:10.1.

LITTLE BUCS
TEAM STANDINGS

Taylor County 53; 2. Suncrest 83; 3. South 87; 4. St. Francis 95; 5. Covenant Christian 111; 6. East Fairmont 115; 7. Mountaineer Morgantown 121; 8. Belington 264; 9. Buckhannon-Upshur 277; 10. Heritage Christian 285; 11. West Fairmont 304 (Robert L. Bland, Washington Irving, Philippi Kasson, and West Virginia Academy did not field complete teams).

INDIVIDUAL TOP 5

Micah Gainer (St. Francis) – 12:54.3.

Carter Gillespie (Taylor County) – 13:17.8.

Chase Maier (Taylor County) – 13:18.4.

Ben Honecker (Mountaineer Morgantown) – 13:23.1.

Reed Bartlett (St. Francis) – 13:23.9.

LITTLE BUC RESULTS
Kenton Stump (30^th) – 14:58.8.

Kylan Hedrick (64^th) – 16:44.3.

Rease Zirkle (69^th) – 17:27.8

Mitchell Whitley (70^th) – 17:36.4.

Dominic Distefano (75^th) – 18:28.2

Jaxon McDaniels (91^st) – 21:32.0.