By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Before the start of the Freshman Girls race in Clash of the Classes, Watauga assistant coach Scott Townsend was asked if his daughter, Cali, was ready.
“She is so ready,” said Townsend. “She missed all of last year’s spring track season because of a lower body injury, so she has been looking forward to this. She says she is ready to fly.”
And fly she did in leading a strong contingent of 9th grade girls from 10 different schools across the finish line, completing the 2-mile course at State Farm Intramural Fields in 12:20.63, almost 19 seconds ahead of the No. 2 harrier, Lake Norman’s Claire Zimmerman (12:39.20).
In the Freshman Boys race, Hough High School’s Grant Collum finished No. 1 (11:53.04), a little more than three seconds ahead of West Henderson’s Obie Greene (11:56.53). The field included a total of 71 student athletes.
Top Freshman Girls Finishers
1 557 Townsend, Cali 9 Watauga 12:20.63
2 263 Zimmerman, Claire 9 Lake Norman 12:39.20
3 190 Riley, Isabella 9 Hickory Ridge 13:23.37
4 3 Cadeau, Audrey 9 A.C. Reynolds 13:23.79
5 386 Matasic, Aubrey 9 Providence Day School 13:49.66
6 640 Tonidandel, Celia 9 West Forsyth 13:55.64
7 693 Mathis, Piper 9 West Stokes 13:58.48
8 160 Vleminckx, Brynna 9 Daniel Boone High School 14:10.92
9 639 St.Clair, Ellie 9 West Forsyth 14:19.34
10 666 Jordan, Pherson 9 West Henderson 14:20.53
11 604 Seugling, Caleigh 9 West Cabarrus 14:22.02
12 697 Shiffert, Chloe 9 West Stokes 14:24.59
13 674 Taylor, Adley 9 West Henderson 14:25.18
14 534 Kimbrough, Lillie 9 Watauga 14:27.06
15 553 Scantlin, Grace 9 Watauga 14:33.55
16 90 Satija, Ahana 9 Ardrey Kell 14:39.06
17 396 Zolak, Charlie 9 Providence Day School 14:43.18
18 332 Herrera, Camila 9 Mooresville 14:43.51
19 331 Harryman, Millie 9 Mooresville 15:03.76
20 94 Welles, Alivia 9 Ardrey Kell 15:06.86
21 210 Weaver, Clara 9 Hough, William A 15:15.22
22 631 Holabeck, Sydney 9 West Forsyth 15:29.74
23 522 Benson, Riley 9 Watauga 15:35.47
24 497 McKinney, Darcy 9 University School of John 15:46.77
25 675 Vanness, Bryn 9 West Henderson 15:47.89
26 521 Benson, Julia 9 Watauga 15:48.54
27 196 Epperson, Maddie 9 Hough, William A 15:52.75
28 6 Farthing, Kora 9 A.C. Reynolds 15:56.31
29 632 Hooker, Shelly 9 West Forsyth 16:10.17
30 384 Lozier, Emmie 9 Providence Day School 16:22.75
31 524 Bollman, Noelle 9 Watauga 16:25.56
32 14 Gillett-Hockman, Zoe 9 A.C. Reynolds 16:27.50
33 88 Roldan, Isabela 9 Ardrey Kell 16:30.04
34 395 Yancey, Elizabeth 9 Providence Day School 16:34.63
35 250 Halcomb, Kylie 9 Lake Norman 16:35.27
36 596 Gould, Keeley 9 West Cabarrus 16:35.76
37 327 Bender, Skyler 9 Mooresville 16:39.84
38 36 Hall, Raegan 9 A.L. Brown 16:40.48
39 545 Nance, Claire 9 Watauga 16:42.11
Top Freshman Boys Finishers
1 217 Collum, Grant 9 Hough, William A 11:53.04
2 682 Greene, Obie 9 West Henderson 11:56.53
3 273 Lawver, Paxton 9 Lake Norman 12:09.35
4 277 Nelson, Oliver 9 Lake Norman 12:20.17
5 510 Mathewes, Lucas 9 University School of John 12:23.00
6 97 Chiang, Lucas 9 Ardrey Kell 12:30.13
7 608 Canipe, Cole 9 West Cabarrus 12:31.93
8 772 Liu, Ethan 9 Ardrey Kell 12:37.93
9 461 Ramirez Romero, Eduardo 9 Surry Central 12:38.54
10 225 Lucy, Alex 9 Hough, William A 12:44.95
11 231 Romano, Tieran 9 Hough, William A 12:52.54
12 407 Long, Atlas 9 Providence Day School 13:00.51
13 344 Anderson, Fischer 9 Mooresville 13:01.71
14 679 Cauble, Vance 9 West Henderson 13:03.43
15 270 Honig, Tyler 9 Lake Norman 13:06.75
16 230 Rezutko, Xavier 9 Hough, William A 13:17.19
17 95 Bangaru, Shourya 9 Ardrey Kell 13:23.71
18 29 Stotz, Eli 9 A.C. Reynolds 13:29.61
19 283 Scharsu, Benjamin 9 Lake Norman 13:32.74
20 507 Cull, Aden 9 University School of John 13:38.52
21 222 Handzlik, Ryan 10 Hough, William A 13:42.11
22 613 Heglar, Charles 9 West Cabarrus 13:46.02
23 117 Pak-lin, Davis 9 Ardrey Kell 13:46.50
24 118 Pak-lin, Elias 9 Ardrey Kell 13:49.12
25 711 Wagoner, Matt 9 West Stokes 13:49.49
26 125 Studebaker, Mason 9 Ardrey Kell 13:50.21
27 422 Tappy, Brannon 9 Providence Day School 13:50.62
28 403 Hatch, Charlie 9 Providence Day School 13:54.27
29 96 Bates, Charleston 9 Ardrey Kell 13:56.37
30 651 McGlaughon, William 9 West Forsyth 13:56.89
31 416 Sadowski, Jack 9 Providence Day School 13:58.45
32 274 Lee, Landyn 9 Lake Norman 14:04.34
33 287 Smith, Finnegan 9 Lake Norman 14:09.23
34 18 Enos, Gabriel 9 A.C. Reynolds 14:15.70
35 180 Venters, Tyler 9 Daniel Boone High School 14:26.57
36 123 Scott, Cayden 9 Ardrey Kell 14:26.85
37 98 Deister, Lincoln 9 Ardrey Kell 14:30.72
38 28 Smith, Brodie 9 A.C. Reynolds 14:32.62
39 280 Renner, Raiden 9 Lake Norman 14:32.98
40 57 Lamb, Porter 9 A.L. Brown 14:33.59
41 214 Baldwin, Sawyer 9 Hough, William A 14:40.03
42 454 Yount, Gabriel 9 South Caldwell 14:40.97
43 687 Metcalf, Gavin 9 West Henderson 14:41.89
44 413 Muvezwa, Takudzwa 9 Providence Day School 14:42.52
45 568 Gray, Cole 9 Watauga 14:43.01
