CALHOUN FINISHES 8TH AT AUTUMN CLASSIC

(09/04/2006)

Anna Sampson (in red) just past the one-mile mark in the middle of the pack By Gaylen Duskey realfang@citlink.net Calhoun girls team opened its 2006 cross country season with an eighth place finish in the tough Autumn Classic at General Electric Park near St. Marys. The classic co-mingles Class AAA schools with schools in Class AA and A. Sophomore Anna Sampson led the way for the Red Devils with a time of 24:51 good for 24th place among "team" runners. Maria Kisner, Elizabeth Duskey, Emily Brady and Carrie Graffius backed Sampson. Brady is a freshman and the rest are sophomores. Kisner was 44th with a time of 28:22 while Duskey, who was fighting a sore knee, was next with a time of 30:15 and 47th place. Brady was 48th at 30:33 while Graffius was 49th with a time of 30:51. Coach Melinda Fitzwater, Maria Kisner, Emily Brady, Carrie Graffius, Anna Sampson and Elizabeth Duskey do a cheer before the race Senior David Lee (left) and freshman Zack Stump prior to the start of the boys race Saturday morning Grafton won the girls meet in something of a surprise beating defending champion Doddridge and pre-season favorite Ritchie. On the boys side of the ledged Calhoun was led by senior David Lee with a time of 22:57 for 103rd place. Freshman Zack Stump, in his first cross country meet, was 113th with a time of 37:41. On the middle school side Calhoun sixth-grader Luke Moore ran the two-mile course in 18:22 for 59th place. The Red Devils return to action Sept. 9 when it travels to Ellenboro for the Insurance Classic.

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