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Post by CoachSpongeBob on Sept 17, 2009 7:04:33 GMT -5
After each meet, I will post one boy and one girl as runner of the Meet Most Valuable Runner from Carroll County. I will also name a couple honorable Mention. When multiple teams from the county attend a meet, with multiple ranked runners in the race, I will name a "Meet Most Valuable Runner" for Carroll County and post it on the message board and the Carroll County Running Home Page. How will the Meet Most Valuable Runner be decided?The boy and girl that had the biggest point increase in the rankings will be that meets runner of the meet. This isn't a perfect system (cause some athletes are still establishing themselves) but since the rankings are starting to stabalize already (especially on the guys side) it will show you who had the biggest improvement based on where they typically have finished. But note, the only way you can be named Meet Most Valuable Runner is if you are previously ranked. We too often always name the runner that wins the race as the one that had the best race, but we all know XC is a team sport, and it takes 5 to get a team score. I will give it a try, and see if people like it (if I get a lot of complaints about it, I might stop it). The same athlete can not be name Meet Most Valuable Athlete 2 meets in a row (that they run in). The rankings are objective. To see how they are computed go to: www.carrollcountyrunning.com/Rankings/XCRankingsFormula.htm |
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Post by CoachSpongeBob on Sept 17, 2009 7:12:39 GMT -5
Mountain Run Meet Most Valuable Runner
Boys - Nick Poplawski from South Carroll: Nick gained 22 points from this meet in finishing 28th overall. His time was also a PR (5K converted times) in a race where only 6 of the top 30 performers in the County were able to run their best time.
Girls - Cody Mezebish from South Carroll: Cody gained teh max points an individual can gain in an invitational. She ran a 5K converted PR of almost a minute (again, only 5 of the top 30 female performers ran PRs at this meet).
Honorable Mention: James Williams (FSK) and Casey Sullivan (Liberty)
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Post by CoachSpongeBob on Sept 18, 2009 20:41:06 GMT -5
South Carroll Invite Meet Most Valuable Runner
Boys - Alex Cooke of Westminster: Alex gained 19 points from this meet, which was a big reason why Westminster led the county with a 4th place finish.
Girls - Casey Sullivan of Liberty: Casey gained 22 points in her efforts, running the 7th fastest time in the county.
Honorable Mention: Nick Pezza (Century) and Hannah Oneda (Winters Mill)
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Post by CoachSpongeBob on Sept 28, 2009 8:28:29 GMT -5
Bull Run Meet Most Valuable Runners
Boys - Pat Mead from Century: Pat put up the 4th fastest time for Carroll County at the Bull Run (only 23 seconds from the top time) and increased his rankings points by 12.
Girls - Maura Linde from Century: We went away from our typical reason for naming someone Most Valuable Runner, but I think you can understand with this one. Maura ran the fastest female time of the day at Bull Run in winning the Elite race with a great kick.
Honorable Mention: James Beacham (Westminster) and Hannah Sisler (Westminster)
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Post by CoachSpongeBob on Oct 2, 2009 13:10:13 GMT -5
Quad Meet At Liberty Most Valuable Runners
Boys - Kyle Blackiston from North Carroll: Kyle helped put three NC runners in the top 6 en route to a team victory. In the process he gained 9 points in the rankings and moved up 4 places.
Girls - Cody Mezebish from South Carroll: Our first repeat winner, Cody won her second consecutive race and has finished in the top 2 in three consecutive races.
Honorable Mention: Nick Poplawski (South Carroll) and Michele Lambert (Liberty)
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Post by CoachSpongeBob on Oct 7, 2009 7:24:31 GMT -5
Run from the Lion's Den Most Valuable Runners
Boys - Jimmy Filomena from Liberty: Jimmy continued his most successful season with a 14 point improvement at the Run from the Lion's Dean. His efforts moved him up two places in the rankings.
Girls - Natalie Eastwood from Westminster: Natalie ran a personal best time for the year in finishing in the top 20. She is now the #2 ranked freshman in the county and led the Owls. She received the maximum possible points in the rankings for this meet.
Honorable Mention: Kevin Slujtner (Century) and Hannah Sisler (Westminster)
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Post by CoachSpongeBob on Oct 20, 2009 6:36:31 GMT -5
NC Quad Meet Most Valuable Runners
Boys - Oliver Kubik from Francis Scott Key: Oliver beat four runners that were ranked ahead of him and earned himself 16 points in the rankings.
Girls - Katie Todd from Century: Katie placed 4th overall helping the Knights to a near perfect score in the quad meet. She earned 22 points in the rankings in the process.
Honorable Mention: Alyssa Peterson (FSK) and Kyle Wende (North Carroll)
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Post by CoachSpongeBob on Oct 23, 2009 6:58:28 GMT -5
Manchester Valley Quad Meet Most Valuable Runners
Boys - Mike Vogel of South Carroll: Mike had arguably his best race of the season on a very challenging course. Placing 2nd overall, he earned 19 points in the rankings.
Girls - Cody Mezebish of South Carroll: Cody's course record time was quite impressive. She was the only boy or girl to put up a time fast enough to make the top 50 performances list for the County. She also earned 17 points in the rankings.
Honorable Mention: Natalie Eastwood (Westminster) and Kyle Wende (North Carroll)
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Post by CoachSpongeBob on Oct 23, 2009 7:01:58 GMT -5
Century Quad Meet Most Valuable Runners
Boys - Ryan Fenton of Century: Ryan earned his first victory to help the Knights to a tri meet victory. He earned 14 points in the rankings.
Girls - Hannah Oneda of Winters Mill: Hannah continues to impress in her first xc season closing the gap on the top runners in the county. Her 4th place finish earned her 15 points in the rankings.
Honorable Mention: Sam Harvatine (Century) and Beth Anne Wieber (Century)
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Post by CoachSpongeBob on Oct 30, 2009 7:12:38 GMT -5
CARROLL COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET MOST VALUABLE RUNNERS
Boys - Zach Hopkins of Winters Mill: On one of the toughest courses run during the season, on very sloppy conditions, there was very few personal best times run (of converted 5Ks), and the few that did saw improvements of only a second or two. Zach ran a 35 second PR, and not only not only led the team for the first time this year, but also finished 2nd overall.
Girls - Hannah Sisler of Westminster: Only two individuals in both the boys and girls race earned more then 17 points in the rankings. Hannah was one of them, maxing out in earning 30 points! Her efforts also moved her up 2 spots in the rankings and closing in on 4 more individuals.
Honorable Mention
Samantha Bingaman of South Carroll: Even though she is only a freshman, Samantha may have been one of the most consistent runners all year. Even as the #2 runner on her team, she finished in the top 3 in half of the meets she competed in this year and her worst finish has been an 8th place finish. Her 3rd place finish at Counties was not a surprise.
Samantha McElroy of Liberty: Samantha gained 10 points in the rankings with her 4th place finish. She also ran her 6th sub 21 time of the year (5K converted times), the second most in the county (only Maura has done it more).
Alex Cooke of Westminster: Alex was one of the few runners to gain over 10 points in the rankings, earning 17 points. He also beat 5 runners that were ranked ahead of him in the rankings with possibly his best race of the season.
Zach Boyer of Liberty: Typically unranked runners get added to the rankings when they are able to beat 2 or 3 ranked runners. This year the most that a unranked runner has been able to beat has been 4 or 5. Zach beat 10 ranked runners, by far the biggest to date in our rankings mid-season.
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