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Following their 2008 Cedar Run District Championship, Osbourn Park girls cross country team took home the Northwest Region team title on Thursday afternoon at the Panorama Farms 5K Course in Charlottesville. Led by strong performances by Ariel Karabinus (2nd, 19:16.49) and Cedar Run individual winner Kayla Tyrell (4th, 19:28.26), the Yellow Jackets finished with 57 points, beating out Albemarle (76 points), Mountain View (110) and Loudoun Valley (112). With her second-place finish, Karabinus now has a pair of top-two finishes during her three-year career at Osbourn Park. OP’s Ashley Wybersky (18th, 20:02.89), Brandy Wybersky (20th, 20:10.55) and Natalie Geleta (21st, 20:13.80) contributed top-21 finishes for the Yellow Jackets at the meet. Five of the top eight Prince William County runners were Yellow Jackets.
Gar-Field’s Lindsi Arrington, the 2008 Cardinal District individual champ, took home a sixth-place finish. Battlefield‘s Julia Zewe (8th, 19:44.61), Potomac’s Debra Baner (12th, 19:51.67) and Woodbridge’s Michelle Britto (25th, 20:22.25) and Erin Rolaf (26th, 20:22.25) all finished with top-10 times out of Prince William runners. Arrington, Zewe and Baner will join the Yellow Jackets at the VHSL State meet at Great Meadows on Nov. 8.
On the boys’ side, the Battlefield Bobcats advanced to the program’s first-ever VHSL State meet with a fourth place finish. The Bobcats were led by Kyle Beach (11th, 16:50.57) and Matthew Shaughnessy (16:51.44), who each finished with All-Region times. The Bobcats, who finished with 94 points, came in behind Mountain View (53 points), Albemarle (75) and Colonial Forge (94). Osbourn Park’s Nolan Compton was the top area finisher at the event, taking seventh place with a time of 16:33.36. Compton will join the the Bobcats at the state meet next Saturday.
Look below for complete team standings, as well as All-Region finishers and the top 15 finishes for Prince William runners.
2008 Northwest Region Meet — Girls Team Rankings
1. Osbourn Park High School, 57
2. Albemarle High School, 76
3. Mountain View High School, 110
4. Loudoun Valley High School, 112
5. Colonial Forge High School, 156
6. Battlefield High School, 175
7. Forest Park High School, 185
8. Patrick Henry High School, 208
9. Woodbridge High School, 215
10. Fauquier County High School, 255
11. Brooke Point High School, 259
12. E.C. Glass High School, 339
13. C.D. Hylton High School, 378
14. Potomac High School, 400
15. Franklin County High School, 438
16. Halifax County High School, 501
2008 Northwest Region Meet — Boys Team Rankings
1. Mountain View High School, 53
2. Albemarle High School, 75
3. Colonial Forge High School, 94
4. Battlefield High School, 94
5. Riverbend High School, 135
6. Osbourn Park High School, 142
7. Forest Park High School, 210
8. Loudoun Valley High School, 228
9. Fauquier County High School, 231
10. C.D. Hylton High School, 247
11. Woodbridge High School, 297
12. E.C. Glass High School, 308
13. Patrick Henry High School, 314
14. Franklin County High School, 445
15. Halifax County High School, 484
2008 Northwest Region Meet — Girls Top 15 Individual Rankings
1. Kaitlyn Davis, Mountain View, 18:41.05
2. Ariel Karabinus, Osbourn Park, 19:16.49
3. Colleen Wade, Colonial Forge, 19:21.90
4. Kayla Tyrell, Osbourn Park, 19:28.26
5. Audrey Houghton, Loudoun Valley, 19:33.81
6. Lindsi Arrington, Gar-Field, 19:35.72
7. Kellie Hall, Brooke Point, 19:41.71
8. Julia Zewe, Battlefield, 19:44.61
9. Elizabeth Barclay, Albemarle, 19:47.00
10. Elizabeth Sinclair, Albemarle, 19:48.42
11. Lauren Braney, Mountain View, 19:51.40
12. Debra Baner, Potomac, 19:51.67
13. Lauren Brady, Albemarle, 19:52.00
14. Hannah Scheren, Albemarle, 19:53.25
15. Emily Debrito, North Stafford, 19:53.62
2008 Northwest Region Meet — Boys Top 15 Individual Rankings
1. Thomas Porter, Mountain View, 15:56.86
2. Anthony Kostelac, Albemarle, 16:01.69
3. Luke Noble, Albemarle, 16:03.56
4. Griffith Ashooh, Colonial Forge, 16:24.29
5. Daniel Pelletier, North Stafford, 16:31.34
6. Shaquon Wilkins, Riverbend, 16:32.81
7. Nolan Compton, Osbourn Park, 16:33.36
8. Bradley Shultis, Moutain View, 16:33.54
9. Lohan O’Baker, Mountain View, 16:39.13
10. Talbot Armstrong, Fauquier, 16:42.76
11. Kyle Beach, Battlefield, 16:50.57
12. Matthew Shaughnessy, Battlefield, 16:51.44
13. Ryan Kuhns, Riverbend, 16:52.70
14. Taylor Torino, Colonial Forge, 16:54.03
15. Nathan Rouse, Albemarle, 16:54.43
2008 Northwest Region Meet — Girls Top 15 Prince William Rankings
2. Ariel Karabinus, Osbourn Park, 19:16.49
4. Kayla Tyrell, Osbourn Park, 19:28.26
6. Lindsi Arrington, Gar-Field, 19:35.72
8. Julia Zewe, Battlefield, 19:44.61
12. Debra Baner, Potomac, 19:51.67
18. Ashley Wybersky, Osbourn Park, 20.02.89
20. Brandy Wybersky, Osbourn Park, 20:10.55
21. Natalie Geleta, Osbourn Park, 20:13.80
25. Michelle Britto, Woodbridge, 20:22.25
26. Erin Rolaf, Woodbridge, 20:22.92
28. Kelly O’Toole, Osbourn Park, 20:36.58
33. Alison Dunleavy, Forest Park, 20:45.06
39. Emily Cate, Forest Park, 20:57.37
40. Elaine Travers, Battlefield, 20:59.82
41. Kaitlin Mulder, Osbourn Park, 21:00.49
2008 Northwest Region Meet — Boys Top 15 Prince William Rankings
11. Kyle Beach, Battlefield, 16:50.57
12. Matthew Shaughnessy, Battlefield, 16:51.44
17. Richard Arena, Osbourn Park, 16:58.78
18. Garrick Clemente, Battlefield, 17:00.38
22. Darren Driscoll, Battlefield, 17:10.36
28. Eric Esquivel, C.D. Hylton, 17:19.69
29. Ryan Dominguez, C.D. Hylton, 17:19.94
30. Mark Flores, Woodbridge, 17:20.28
33. Andre Poindexter, Potomac, 17:30.13
24. Tyler Iwanicki, Forest Park, 17:30.90
35. Richard Brezina, Osbourn Park, 17:31.54
37. Daniel Rimkus, Osbourn Park, 17:32.09
38. Kyle Moller, Battlefield, 17:34.63
40. Alex Cord, Forest Park, 17:37.24
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