Spiked Shoe Invitational 2006

Weekend review for meets held on September 23rd. Include meet summaries from Great American, William & Mary Invite, Spiked Shoe Invite, Iolani Invite, Embry-Riddle/Smoothie King Invite, Penn State Altoona Lion Invite, and Hilltopper Invite.

Select photos by Karen Ward from both varsity races at the 9/23 Spiked Shoe Invitational at Penn State University

Photo Galleries and Select Pix Ryan Comstock of the 9/23 Bulldog Invitatilonal; by Don Rich and Carl Strub of the 9/23 Sharpsville Blue Devil Invitational and by Karen Ward and James K. Wood of the Spiked Shoe Invitational.

9/23 HIGHLIGHTS: The Radnor girls revved up for their trip to NY next weekend by nearly sweeping the Small Schools race at the BULLDOG INV @ Rose Tree Park with a 28-sec spread, while Conestoga's Hannah Kligman tore up the course in 18:14 in the Small Schools race. Bethany Walker and Ben Hahn win at the SHARPESVILLE INV. NY's Saratoga Springs girls and NJ's Colts Neck boys dominate individual and team racing at the SPIKED SHOE INV, where Trevor Vanackeren of Liberty was 2nd. Neshannock's Kacey Gibson was 5th in the Race of Champions at GREAT AMERICAN. At Penn State-Altoona in the LION INV, Carly Seymour led her Central Cambria team to the win with her course record. Gettyburg's Bryan Beegle ran the best time of the day in winning his race at the WILLIAM & MARY INV in VA. The Mt. Lebanon girls won, but the boys were four short of Seneca Valley at the NORTHERN INV. Bradford dominated the team competiton at their home BRADFORD INVITATIONAL. Sarah Lonzi defended her home mud in a course record-tying 19:10. The Boyertown boys team took the top two spots at the CONRAD WEISER INVITATIONAL, with Boyertown senior Jason Weller leading the way. But Owen J Roberts squeaked by in the team scores. North Penn was led to victory by the 1st place of Jennifer Schofield. At the LACKAWANNA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' INV, Lakeland Mark Bucklaw and Kyle Pepson were 1-2, but Bishop O'Hara took the next three spots and won the team title. Honesdale won the girls' title.