Polk middle and high school cross country runners competed in the 13th annual Val Burch classic at North Henderson high school Tuesday, Sept. 20.
Polk middle school boys finished second place out of 12 schools.
Sean Doyle ran 10:32, a personal best, and finished as the 2011 middle school boys champion. Jacob Wolfe ran a personal best of 10:55, finishing fifth overall. Doyle and Wolfe received medals and T-shirts for finishing in the top seven.
Also competing for Polk middle school boys: Jake Russell (11:25), Daniel Painter (11:33), Will Sachse (12:03), Lucas Ewing (13:28) and Dustin Bradley (13:38).
The following girls ran for Polk middle school: India Godlock (12:37), Colleen Burke (13:27),  Lauren Stratman (14:00), Selena Chavez (14:00.02), Jessica Bentley (14:04), Savannah Robbins (14:24), Alyse Bulleit (15:47), Marissa Longshore (19:14), Alicia Twitty (19:29), Baliya Canady (20:50), Marie Bolanos (22:55) and Brittany Pierce (23:02).
Polk high school boys placed sixth out of 10 schools. Competing for the Wolverines were: Andy Conner (19:58), Jacob Collins (20:03), Bruce Butler (20:23), Kyle Whitson (20:24), William Morse (21:58), Sam Vining (21:59), Nicholas Morse (22:13), Eli Hall (22:19), Jonathon Martin (23:37), Conner O’Hearn (24:05), Tommy Perry (24:46) and Jackson Price 25:06.
Polk high school girls placed fifth out of 10 schools. Running for the Lady Wolverines was: Rebecca Elliott (21:29), Casey McDowell (22:14), Anna Koenig (23:17), Nancy Silva (24:13), Jamie Hrobak (25:16), Mary Kate Christiansen (26:37), Leigh Deavor (26:39), Hannah Cantrell (27:03), Sara Zappile (27:04,) Lacee Keller (28:40), Emily Costine (30:07), Kathryn Johnson (38:55).
Polk high school cross country runs again this Saturday, Sept. 24 at 8 a.m. at Hagan Stone in Greensboro.
– article submitted
by Jenny Wolfe