Madison tops Culpeper, Orange

By Don Richeson
Eagle Editor
Published: September 13, 2008

Madison County again demonstrated its superiority over Culpeper and Orange counties, amassing the most points in the Sept. 13 Tri-County Track Meet to retain control of the annual event’s coveted Winner’s Trophy for the third straight year. Competitors from Madison scored a total of 275 points in the all-ages, male and female competition, while Culpeper captured runner-up honors with 220 points. Orange brought up the rear with 143 points. (These totals do not include the field events results, which were unavailable at press time, but not expected to change Madison’s first place.)

Madison’s win came despite its lack of a home-field advantage this year. The 2008 meet was at Culpeper County High School’s Broman Field. Both the 2007 and 2006 meets were at Madison County High School. (Next year’s is tentatively slated to be hosted by Woodberry Forest School.)

This year’s meet featured a record 130 participants – almost twice as many as last year. Participants in the family-friendly meet ranged in age from 4 to 79 and included both boys and girls, and men and women.

Madison County track event participants and what they won within their age category (if available) include, in alphabetical order:

• Dawson Apple – third place, 400 meters.

• Winston Apple — first place, 50 meters; first place, 100 meters.

• Ryan Banks – second place, 50 meters; second place, 200 meters; second place, 100 meters.

• Carrie Brown – third place, 100 meters.

• Jacob Brown – second place, 100 meters; third place, 50 meters; third place, 200 meters.

• Becky Broyles – first place, 800 meters; first place, mile.

• Drew Clouthier – first place, mile.

• William Dean.

• Matt Dixon.

• Stephen Dixon — first place, 100 meters; first place, 400 meters.

• Adam Downing – first place, 400 meters; first place, mile.

• Emily Downing – first place, 400 meters; second place, 50 meters.

• Megan Downing – third place, 200 meters.

• Christopher Field.

• C.J. Field – third place, 50 meters.

• Shelby Field – third place, mile.

• Kyarra Grant – first place, 100 meters; first place, 200 meters.

• Luke Herman – first place, 50 meters; first place, 800 meters; second place, 200 meters.

• Bryan Jarrell – second place 100 meters; third place, 50 meters.

• Sarah Jarrell.

• Candice Johnson – second place, 100 meters.

• Terence Johnson – second place, 50 meters; second place 100 meters; second place, 200 meters.

• A.J. Jones – second place, 50 meters; second place, 100 meters.

• Drew Kelliher – first place, 50 meters; third place, 100 meters.

• Walter Kipps.

• Chuck Love – first place, mile.

• Caitlyn Ludin – first place, 50 meters; third place, 100 meters.

• Cameron Ludin – first place, mile; second place, 800 meters.

• Ed Lyons – second place, mile.

• Joshua Lyons – second place, mile.

• Nina Lyons – third place, 50 meters; third place, mile.

• Cody Martin – second place, 400 meters.

• Kaley Martin – second place, 100 meters; second place, 400 meters; second place, mile.

• Mike Martin – second place, mile.

• Samuel Massey.

• Nina Moiseiwitsch.

• Elijah Owings – second place, 400 meters.

• Joanne Owings – first place, 800 meters.

• Joseph Owings – first place, 50 meters; first place, 400 meters.

• Will Owings – first place, 200 meters; first place 400 meters.

• David Pollok – first place, mile.

• Bob Reid – first place, 50 meters; first place, 100 meters; first place 200 meters.

• Jordan Ryder – third place, 400 meters.

• Haily Stevens – first place, 800 meters; second place 400 meters; second place, mile; third place 100 meters.

• Sebastian Stevens – second place, mile; third place 800 meters.

• Brandon Strayer.

• Achie Swett.

• Minda Swett – second place, 800 meters.

• Brittany Thompson.

• Justin Torres — second place, 50 meters; second place, mile; third place, 100 meters.

• Lance Torres.

• Rich Vendig – first place, 400 meters; first place, mile.

• Alan Weakley – first place, 200 meters; second place 50 meters; second place 100 meters.

• Ashton Weakley.

• Brody Weakley – second place 200 meters; second place, 400 meters.

• Reilly Weakley.

• River Weakley – first place, 100 meters.

• Stacey Weakley – first place, 400 meters; first place 800 meters.

• David Williams – first place, 400 meters; third place mile.

• Justin Williams.

• Michael Yoder – first place, 50 meters; first place, 100 meters.

• Rebecca Young – third place, 50 meters.

• Richard Young – first place, mile.

• Alex Yowell.

• Emily Yowell – second place, 100 meters; third place, 50 meters; third place 200 meters.

Organizer Bob Reid of Brightwood will again present the Winner’s Trophy to the Madison County Board of Supervisors during a special ceremony at its Oct. 14 meeting. The trophy will remain on display at the county’s Thrift Road Complex until the 2009 meet.

The event’s sponsors include the Brightwood and Culpeper Ruritan clubs, Madison County Facilities and Recreation Department and Culpeper County Parks and Recreation Department.

Radio personality Chuck Williams of Warrenton’s AM 1250 Classic Country served as the announcer for the event.