Tri-City Relays Youth Cross Country Team Captures 2 Team Titles at This Weekend’s Region 3 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships.

The Tri-City Relays Youth Cross Country Team took first place team awards in the Bantam (9 – 10 yr. old) Girls and Boys divisions this past Saturday, November 18 at Hagan-Stone Park in Pleasant Garden, NC. Teams from Maryland, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia competed for the chance to earn a trip to Spokane, Washington for the national competition that will take place on December 9, 2006. The competition was very tough as many of the kids we competed against are national caliber runners. Region 3 has historically been one of the toughest regions in USATF. The scoring in cross country is different than many of the other sports. The lower the score of your top 5 runners, the better your team’s performance. You want as many of your five runners to be in the top places as possible. You add their places up to get your score. A perfect score would be “15” because you take places 1,2,3,4, and 5 with your five runners. The significance comes from the fact that Tri-City won both the boys and girls divisions. Our program has emerged to be one of the top programs in the southeast region. Our coaches, Perry Cabean, Jeff Sides, Abdou Lachgar, and John Marshall bring extensive domestic and international experience to the process. The kids began training in early September with many of them splitting duties in other sports such as football, soccer, and swimming. As those seasons ended, the kids began to concentrate and focus on their running.

In the girls bantam competition, Tri-City Relays defeated runner-up Mt. Pleasant Track Club of South Carolina with a score of 31 – 40. The Peachtree City Flash of Georgia finished third with 70 points. Tri-City was led by Jackeitha Baker who finished 2nd overall and first place in the team competition by covering the 3000m course in 12:12. Finishing second for Tri-City was Elisabeth Marshall as she finished third overall and 2nd in the team competition with a time of 12:23. Tri-City’s third runner was Ciani Byrom as she took 15th place overall and 5th in the team competition in 13:33. Holding down the 4th and 5th positions for Tri-City was Erin Morrison and Celine Skrivanek as they finished 29th and 30th overall and 11th and 12th respectively in the team competition with times of 14:49 and 15:02.

In the boys competition, Tri-City Relays defeated Mt. Pleasant Track Club of South Carolina with a score of 54 – 69. The McLean track club of Virginia and the CC Pacers of North Carolina finished in a tie for third with 77 points apiece. Absent from the competition for Tri-City was their number 1 runner, William Dunn, who was playing in a Pop Warner football playoff game. The team had to rely on its depth and experience as each runner had to move up one place and cover for the person who normally finishes ahead of them. They did this well. Leading the charge was Miles Cabean who finished as Tri-City’s first runner. Miles finished 7th overall and 2nd in the team competition as he covered the 3,000 meter course in 11:51. Joseph Wilson was Tri-City’s second runner at 12:25. Joseph finished 16th overall and 7th in the team competition. Running 3rd for Tri-City was Sami Lachgar who finished 22nd overall and 10th in the team competition with a time of 12:40. The fourth position was held by Jay Spieler. Jay finished 24th overall and 11th in team competition. Tri-City’s 5th runner was Connor Shoaf who ran 13:50. Connor finished 42nd overall and took 22nd in team competition. Finishing sixth for Tri-City was Adam Chase. Despite not feeling well, Adam put out a valiant effort and finished 50th overall and 27th in the team competition with a time of 14:20.

Tri-City had other notable individual performances as well. Divonnie Powell qualified for her second national USATF championship race by finishing 12th in the Midget (11 – 12 yrs. old) Girls division with a time of 12:25. In the Midget Boys division, Perry Cabean continued a great season as he finished 3rd in his race in a time of 11:23 despite having an accident during the race. The accident occurred while he was leading the race. Last but not least, Kelli Marshall won a medal in the 2000 meter Sub-Bantam (8 & under) Girls race as she covered the course in 10:59. This group however does not have a race at the national event.

This is only the second time in its 26 year history that Tri-City has competed in the USATF regional cross country meet. A smaller group of runners will compete in the Footlocker South Cross Country Championships to be held at McAlpine Creek Park, this Saturday, November 25, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The season concludes as the entire team travels to Orlando Florida on December 2, 2006. We will compete in the AAU National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships.

Results for the 2006 USATF Region 3 Cross Country Championships are now available. In order to view the results click PDF Results

2006 AAU Cross Country State Championship Results.

The Tri-City Relays Cross Country teams had several outstanding performances this past Saturday, November 11, at the AAU North Carolina Cross Country Championships. The meet was held at MacAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, NC. Individual state titles were won by: Elisabeth Marshall (Girls 9 yr. old, 12:34), Miles Cabean (Boys 9 yr. old, 12:23), Jackeitha Baker (Girls 10 yr. old, 13:01), Joe Wilson (Boys 10 yr. old, 12:31), Justin Hairston (Boys 11 yr. old, 13:14), and Perry Cabean (Boys 12 yr. old, 11:31) all running a 3,000 meter course. Additionally, Tri-City earned team state titles by finishing first in the Girls Sub-Bantam Division (9 yr. old) and the Boys Bantam Division (10 yr. old) while running a 3,000 meter course. The Girls Sub-Bantam team was comprised of Elisabeth Marshall (1st place, 12:34), Ciani Byrom (5th place, 14:37), Erin Morrison (6th place, 14:44), Celine Skrivanek (7th place, 15:24), and Kelli Marshall who is 7 yrs. old (11th place, 19:54). The Boys Bantam team was comprised of Joe Wilson (1st place, 12:31), William Dunn (2nd place, 12:59), Jay Spieler (3rd place, 13:04), Sami Lachgar (4th place, 13:08), and Adam Chase (5th place, 13:11). Other notable performances were achieved by Nabil Lachgar who finished second in the boys 12 yr. old race in 11:37, Katie Konter, who ran her 4,000 meter course in 16:40 to finish second in the girls 13 yr. old division, and Michael Towery (boys 14 yr. old) who finished second by completing his 4,000 meter course in 14:27. Additionally, third place finishes were taken by Divonnie Powell (Girls 11 yr. old, 12:56), James Morrison (Boys 11 yr. old, 15:09), and Dania Hatch (Girls 12 yr. old). Seven yr. old Spencer Johnston finished 4th in the Boys 9 yr. old race in 15:57 and Sean Skrivanek finished 4th in the Boys 11 yr. old race in 26:03.

Results for the 2006 AAU Cross Country Championships are now available. In order to view the results click PDF Results

Tri-City next heads to Pleasant Garden, NC where they have qualified 22 runners to compete in the USATF Region 3 Junior Olympic Cross Country championships on Saturday November 19.

1st Annual Cross Country Festival Results

Results for the 1st Annual Cross Country Festival held at SAS Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina are now available. In order to view the results click PDF Results or Excel Results

1st Annual Cross Country Festival Results

Results for the 1st Annual Cross Country Festival held at SAS Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina are now available. In order to view the results click PDF Results or Excel Results

1st Annual Cross Country Festival Information Available

Tri-City Relays is proud to present our 1st Annual Cross Country Festival to be held at SAS Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. In order to view the meet flier click Flier . The flier is in PDF form. To view as a word document click Word Flier

Cross Country Schedule

The Cross Country Schedule has been set for the 2006 Season. Click here to view.

Register NOW for Cross Country

Cross Country practice is being held at Hanes Park (on the campus of RJ Reynolds High School). Practices are held on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday when there is no meet from 6:00 to 7:30. The registration fee for cross country will be $100 (uniform) and $65 (if you already have a uniform). You can print out the registration forms here . For more information please e-mail us at tricitytrack@yahoo.com or Click here to view our Tri-City Cross Country Flier.