STORY: Gloucester sweeps PD meet titles

[Sonny Dearth]

Dukes sweep PD meet titles

Gloucester swept the team and individual titles Thursday in the Peninsula District cross country meet at Newport News Park.

Doug Fenstermacher ran 5 kilometers in 15 minutes, 59 seconds, beating runner-up Orlando Burton of Heritage by 31 seconds. Menchville’s David Gerlach was third in 16:54.

Gloucester’s boys had 35 points, followed by Menchville (46), Kecoughtan (52) and Bethel (120).

The Dukes’ Hannah Varnell took the girls crown in 18:19, edging Hampton’s Kristina Woodard by one second. Bethel’s Ariana Betts was third in 20:09.
Gloucester’s girls had 39 points, followed by Bethel (63), Hampton (73) and Kecoughtan (85).

The top four teams in each division earned spots in the Eastern Region meet Thursday, Nov. 1, at Bells Mill Park in Chesapeake.

[davidbaer]

2007 Girls Peninsula District XC Results
Team
1 Gloucester 39
2 Bethel 63
3 Hampton 73
4 Kecoughtan 85

1 Varnell, Hannah 11 Gloucester 18:19.00 1
2 Woodard, Kristina 10 Hampton 18:20.00 2
3 Betts, Ariana 11 Bethel 20:09.00 3
4 Doreste, Marcella 12 Menchville 20:33.00 4
5 Drake, Elisabeth 9 Gloucester 20:58.00 5
6 Drake, Samantha 12 Gloucester 21:22.00 6
7 Martin, Danielle 11 Gloucester 21:23.00 7
8 Smith, Ariel 9 Kecoughtan 21:33.00 8
9 Parnell, Raven 11 Bethel 21:35.00 9
10 Napier, Jenna 9 Kecoughtan 21:43.00 10
11 Turner, Kierra 12 Heritage 21:52.00 11
12 Owens, Denise 12 Hampton 21:58.00 12
13 Davies, Rachel 11 Hampton 21:59.00 13
14 Bodie, Katie 11 Kecoughtan 22:01.00 14
15 McDowell, Meredith 10 Menchville 22:03.00 15