Saturday, August 9, 2003 -- West Union, WV
RunWV 7K (CARS #11) (iPO Event Id#: 5533)
Story and photos by Tara Struyk
[Details]
[Coverage]
[Overall Results]
[Results by Class]
Pictures:
[Set 1]
[Set 2]
[Set 3]
[Set 4]
[Set 5]
[2002 Event Coverage]
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This seemed to suit first place finisher Scott Gemberling just fine.
Slated to be one of the top high school cross-country runners in the
state this year, the seventeen-year-old immediately established a
comfortable lead over many more racers. A solid effort and a cool,
overcast morning carried him to an impressive win in a time of 24:16,
with second place a full minute behind.
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In the women's race, Rachel Mallory, 17, started and finished ahead of all the women, to finish comfortably in 32:22. Finishing nearly simultaneously were Rebecca and Olivia Fulaytar, both seventeen. Rebecca was able to pull away at the finish line, beating Olivia 33:23 to 33:2
The oldest and youngest finishers in the race were also awarded.
Seventy-three-year-old Maurice Miller beat many considerably
younger competitors to finish in an impressive 39:42. He also outran
Caleb Moore, 8, who was awarded for being the youngest finisher in this
year's race. His time was 54:15.
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The race complete, the runners filed into Cline Stansberry Stadium for fruit and enough hot dogs to satisfy even the hungriest runners. And faster runners got the pleasure of watching some late-race action on the track. Eight-year-old Caleb Moore made a mad dash down the straightaway to the finish line, edging out his mother, Tina Moore, by one second and completing the morning with one of the most exciting finishes of the race.