LaCroix, Miller top area runners

Published 4:52 pm Tuesday, September 12, 2023

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First Flight sophomore Morgan Miller won individual honors in Wednesday’s Northeastern Coastal 2A/3A Conference cross country meet at Manteo with a 5000 meter time of 19:51. Philip S. Ruckle Jr. photo

First Flight's Morgan Miller, from left, Moira Furr and Manteo's Madison Flynn led a field of 47 runners and finished in that order in Wednesday’s 5000 meter cross country meet at Manteo. Philip S. Ruckle Jr. photo

First Flight senior Judah LaCroix claimed a third straight individual victory in Wednesday’s Northeastern Coastal 2A/3A Conference meet at Manteo and led his Nighthawks team to a first place finish over scoring teams from Manteo and Camden. Philip S. Ruckle Jr. photo

Manteo's Madison Flynn finished in third place with a time of 20:35 in Wednesday’s Northeastern Coastal 2A/3A Conference Cross Country Meet at Manteo. Philip S. Ruckle Jr. photo

The start of the Sept. 6 Northeastern Coastal 2A/3A Conference boys cross country meet at Manteo. Philip S. Ruckle Jr. photo

First Flight runners Moira Furr, left, and Morgan Miller take an early lead in Wednesday’s 5000 meter cross country meet at Manteo. Miller finished first with a time of 19:51 and Furr was second at 20:21. Philip S. Ruckle Jr. photo

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First Flight High School cross country runners captured individual and team first place finishes for boys and girls in Wednesday’s Northeastern Coastal 2A/3A Conference Meet #3 at Manteo.

In spite of a three digit heat index, senior distance ace Judah LaCroix claimed a third straight individual victory leading his Nighthawks team to a first place finish over scoring teams from Manteo and Camden. With six runners among the first 10 finishers, it was an easy win for the First Flight team.

It was not, however, a walk-away win. With points corresponding to runner’s place finish for the first five runners from each team to cross the finish, Manteo’s Samuel Head in fifth place and Ezekiel Leary in ninth foiled a First Flight perfect low score of 15.

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Also, with incomplete teams in the field of 44 runners was Currituck County, Hertford County, John A. Holmes, Northeastern and Ocracoke high schools. Nicholas Cole, Colin Midgett and Jahza Ferebee were the top runners for their respective Ocracoke, Cape Hatteras and Currituck County teams.

The girls race for the second consecutive week saw First Flight sophomore Morgan Miller pace her team to the winner’s circle followed closely by teammate Moira Furr in second. Not far behind the Manteo duo of Madison Flynn and Meredith Gaskill took third and fourth. In a field of almost four dozen runners, Ayla Baker (Currituck), Gabriella Baker (Cape Hatteras) and Melanie Perez (Ocracoke) were the leading runners for their respective teams.

“Both our teams continued their hot streaks versus Manteo, Currituck, Camden, Edenton, Ocracoke and Northeastern,” said First Flight head coach Dan Murray.

Murray went on to say it was encouraging to see six of his runners among the top 10 finishers. In addition, Graham Evans made a big performance jump to finish 13th overall while Kingston Haynes, Wesley Robinson and Braxton Rose each put in solid work.

“On the side,” he continued, “Morgan Miller won for the second straight week and Moira Furr was a close second. It was also nice to see Kayla Folkes, Nellie Hall, Shelby Chercka and Alexa Hallac round out the top ten, with Bekah Newell, Chessa Woods, and Claire Meads all finishing in the top 20. Both our teams are now undefeated in conference play.”

Team and individual results from the September 6 Northeastern Coastal 2A/3A Conference Meet #3 at Manteo include:

Varsity Boys 5000 Meter Run
1 Judah LaCroix (First Flight) 18:00.00,
2 Hunter Swann (Camden County) 18:01.00,
3 Deacon Parker (First Flight) 18:19.00,
4 Josh Harvill (John A. Holmes) 18:20.00,
5 Samuel Head (Manteo) 18:29.00,
6 Alex Lutz (First Flight) 18:40.00,
7 Chase Matis (First Flight) 18:41.00,
8 Liam Minnich (First Flight) 18:45.00,
9 Ezekiel Leary (Manteo) 18:53.00,
10 Karter Tucker (First Flight) 19:10.00,
11 Noah Davis (Camden County) 19:13.00,
12 Luke Stevens (Manteo) 19:30.00,
13 Luke Spitler (John A. Holmes) 20:32.00,
14 Nicholas Cole (Ocracoke HS) 20:49.00,
15 Austin Godfrey (Manteo) 21:09.00,
16 Graham Evans (First Flight) 21:14.00,
17 Nathan Smith (Camden County) 21:49.00,
18 Kingston Haynes (First Flight) 22:03.00,
19 Colin Midgett (Cape Hatteras) 22:04.00,
20 Israel Turman (Hertford County) 23:19.00,
21 Jose Brown (Manteo) 23:32.00,
22 Toby Fleckenstein (Manteo) 23:42.00,
23 Nicholas Jacquelin (Manteo) 24:26.00,
24 Mav Guerrero (Ocracoke HS) 24:26.50,
25 Jahza Ferebee (Currituck County) 25:23.00,
26 Connor Sullivan (Camden County) 25:33.00,
27 Joel Overman (Northeastern) 25:43.00,
28 Leland Gaylord (Currituck County) 26:26.00,
29 Jack Straight (Camden County) 26:57.00,
30 Wesley Robinson (First Flight) 26:57.50,
31 Christian Stevens (Ocracoke HS) 26:59.00,
32 Seth Bacher (Camden County) 27:17.00,
33 Allen Boose (Camden County) 27:28.00,
34 Gabriel Frisbie (Camden County) 28:03.00,
35 Hector Melchor-Cisner(John A. Holmes) 28:05.00,
36 Bennett Jones (Manteo) 28:20.00,
37 Carson Antonacci (Currituck County) 28:40.00,
38 Chris Defilippo (Camden County) 29:19.00,
39 Owen Head (Manteo) 29:33.00,
40 Braxton Rose (First Flight) 29:37.00,
41 Fernando Rodriguez (John A. Holmes) 29:53.00,
42 Zach Burgess (Manteo) 29:58.00,
43 Viktor Schales (Currituck County) 37:29.00,
44 Blaze Forehand (Camden County) 38:42.00

Varsity Boys 5000 Meter Run Team Scores
1 First Flight 22
2 Manteo 50
3 Camden County 63

Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run
1 Morgan Miller (First Flight) 19:51.00,
2 Moira Furr (First Flight) 20:21.00,
3 Madison Flynn (Manteo) 20:35.00,
4 Meredith Gaskill (Manteo) 21:20.00,
5 Kayla Folkes (First Flight) 21:46.00,
6 Nellie Hall (First Flight) 22:00.00,
7 Mackenzie Flynn (Manteo) 22:01.00,
8 Brenna Gutierrez (Camden County) 22:28.00,
9 Shelby Chercka (First Flight) 22:47.00,
10 Alexa Hallac (First Flight) 22:47.50,
11 Jennifer Pena-Munoz (Manteo) 22:49.00,
12 Rebekah Newell (First Flight) 23:03.00,
13 Chessa Woods (First Flight) 23:17.00,
14 Caroline Gay (Manteo) 23:18.00,
15 Amaya Cortezano (John A. Holmes) 23:24.00,
16 Ayla Baker (Currituck County) 23:27.00,
17 Abbi Calvio (Manteo) 23:32.00,
18 Claire Meads (First Flight) 24:15.00,
19 Gabriella Baker (Cape Hatteras) 24:38.00,
20 Thuy Nguyen (Camden County) 25:27.00,
21 Peyton Stasko (Camden County) 25:30.00,
22 Hannah Freeman (Camden County) 28:17.00,
23 Leslie Alvarez (Manteo) 28:39.00,
24 Emma Barefield (Currituck County) 29:11.00,
25 Lupim Palacenies 29:15.00,
26 Leslie Carpiette-Hern (John A. Holmes) 29:40.00,
27 Breanna Cooper (Camden County) 29:49.00,
28 Emily Anderson (Currituck County) 29:50.00,
29 Gabriella Ramos (Currituck County) 29:58.00,
30 Melanie Perez (Ocracoke HS) 30:39.00,
31 Essie O’Neal (Ocracoke HS) 30:58.00,
32 Hannah Mason (Currituck County) 31:09.00,
33 Logan White (Currituck County) 31:09.50,
34 Joslyn Calvio (Manteo) 32:31.00,
35 Lila White (Currituck County) 32:49.00,
36 Emma Cobb (Currituck County) 33:18.00,
37 Caydence Guyer (Camden County) 33:19.00,
38 Paige Reibel (Manteo) 33:29.00,
39 Mariah Temple (Ocracoke HS) 33:34.00,
40 Ivaune Ciyiga 33:56.00,
41 Elsie Kattenburg (Ocracoke HS) 34:06.00,
42 Kaylee Saunders (Currituck County) 34:39.00,
43 Elizabeth Ayers (John A. Holmes) 35:31.00,
44 Jasiya Burton-Bailey (Manteo) 35:55.00,
45 Liliana Santiago (Camden County) 36:18.00,
46 Christina Cole (Camden County) 37:41.00,
47 Marilyn Espinosa (Ocracoke HS) 38:44.00