Prep roundup: St. Christopher's wrestlers win 11th straight title

St. Christopher's won its 11th consecutive VISAA wrestling championship Saturday.

"We have a very young team," coach John Gordon said. "They understand the legacy and took their chance very seriously."

Benedictine completed its best wrestling season in school history with a ninth-place finish among 32 teams.

Benedictine also had its first state individual champion: Michael Logan in the 160-pound weight class.

"I couldn't be more proud of such an honest and hardworking young man," Cadets coach Ryan Hall said. Collegiate finished 12th in the tournament..

RESULTS

CHAMPIONSHIP

Team scores: St. Christopher's 238, Cape Henry Collegiate 235.5, Liberty Christian 231, Bishop Ireton 180, Paul VI 170

106: William Kelly (St.C) d. Logan Harvich (CHC) 5-2; 113: Dustin Runzo (Norf. Ac.) d. Jackson Law (CHC) 7-0; 120: Will Mason (CHC) d. Andrew Atkinson (LC) 2-1; 126: Scott Cunningham (CHC) d. Tony Protogyrou (Norf.Col.) 3-1; 132: Beau Johnson (Va.Ep.) p. Tommy Whitaker (Paul VI) 3:48; 138: Rick Rumbley (Bis.Sul.) d. Ike Podell (LC) 11-8; 145: Robert Janis (St.C) tf. Sean Kelly (Bis.Sul.) 28-13; 152: Marcus Miller (LC) tf. Kyle Pate (Coll.) 16-0; 160: Michael Logan (Bene.) d. Tyler Cornett (St.C) 4-3; 170: Jason Willoughby (PJP) p. Ty Campbell (Paul VI) 1:41; 182: Ray Geier (Paul VI) p. Titus Glaze (LC) 4:55; 195: Quent Alcorn (St.C) d. Blake Papert (LC); 220: Andrew Lutterloh (Bis.Ire.) d. Marshall Hollerith (St.C) 6-3; 285: Nigel Cawthon (Har.) p. Jimmy Keegan (Bis.Ire.) 1:05.

CONSOLATION

106: Scott Kurtzke (Bis.O'Con.) d. Brady Leffew (LC) 7-1; 113: Deuce Brown (LC) d. Darcy Gomez (Bis.Ire.) 5-0; 120: A. Herrera Dos Reis (Roan. Cath.) p. Shaw Whitley (St.Step./Agn.) 2:50; 126: Gabe Corrochano (Poto. Sc.) d. Quinn Caslow (Epis.) 7-4; 132: Alex Salazar (Bis.Sul.) d. Greg Voorhees (St.Steph/Agn.) 6-4; 138: William Caball (St.C) d. Nick Womach (Bis.Ire.) 3-2; 145: Sam Toomey (Bene.) p. Thomas Armstead (CHC) 2:24; 152: Greg Noordanus (CHC) p. Steve Woolley (Fish.) 4:58; 160: Thomas Lawton (Lib. Chr.) d. Kyle Mytelka (CHC) 6-4; 170: Matt Brinckerhoff (St.Steph/Agn.) d. Patrick Good (Lib.Chr.) 1-0; 182: Chris Wasden (Epis.) p. Ronnie Stringfield (Va. Epis.) 3:52; 195: JT Glover (Coll.) d. Marcus Chase (Harg.) 14-10; 220: Trevor Rocks (Poto.) d. Israel Arana (Wood. Frst.) 9-4; 285: Zachary Newton (Rich. Chr.) p. John Mosier (Bene.) 2:26.

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

LIS Championship

Several records were set at the LIS indoor track and field championships.

Fork Union earned the boys team victory. Performer of the year C.J. Prosise of Woodberry Forest set a meet record in the long jump at 22 feet, 4 inches.

Fork Union set a 1,600 relay record with a time of 3:33.8. Avery Martin of Fork Union set a mark in the 1,000 with 2:30.88. Eddie Witlock of St. Christopher's posted a record in the 1,600 with 4:20.91.

Denver Wright of Fork Union was named running performer of the year.

In the girls competition, Collegiate's 1,600 relay team set a record with 4:05.37. Austin Pruitt of Collegiate set a record in the 300 with 41:42, and Hannah Myers set a mark in the 55 hurdles with an 8:87.

Pruitt was named running performer of the year.

BOYS

Team scores: Fork Union 166, Woodberry Forest 121, St. Christopher's 74, Trinity Episcopal 41, Collegiate 30, Norfolk Academy 30

High jump: 1. C.J. Prosise (WF) 6-0; 2. Tyron McDade (F) 6-0; 3. Jeremy Jackson (F) 6-0; long jump: 1. Prosise (WF) 22-4; 2. Dominic Burkett (Norf.) 21-0; 3. Noboru Kobashigawa (Coll.) 20-9 ½ ; triple jump: 1. Obiero Okeyo (F) 44-7; 2. Wallace Branche (WF) 42-11 ½ ; 3. Cameron Barlow (St.C) 42-6 ½ ; shot put: 1. Charlton Larkins (F) 50-11 ¾ ; 2. Matt Desaulnier (F) 47-6 ½ ; 3. Jim Partee (St.C) 46-6 ¾ ; pole vault: 1. Staton Mayfield (F) 14-0; 2. Harris Coley (WF) 13-6; 3. Joseph Seo (WF) 13-0; 3,200 relay: 1. Trinity Episcopal (Ben Gross, Alden Knite, Chris Cantone, Jake Wilkes) 8:21.05; 2. St. Christopher (Drew Rowe, Ayoki Sarhan, Mac Robertson, Will Abbot) 8:23.01; 3. Collegiate (Luke Page, Ian Rowand, Scott Newton, Teddy Nasworthy) 8:26.89; 55 hurdles: 1. Denver Wright (F) 7.79; 2. Clyde Gross (F) 10.02; 3. Tyron McDade (F) 8.25; 55: 1. Prosise (WF) 6.53; 2. D. Wright (F) 6.60; 3. Tawfiq Abdul Karim (WF) 6.62; 1,600 relay: 1. Fork Union (Avery Martin, Andrew Odenyo, Anton Bartesevich, Michael Idziak) 3:33.8; 2. Woodberry Forrest (Yellets, Michael Kelley, Roman Pivovarnik, Zach Wiseler) 3:30.60; 3. St. Christopher's (Ayoki Sharan, Chip Wigginton, Will Heatley, Will Abbott) 3:39.58; 800 relay: 1. Fork Union (D. Wright, D.J. Randle-El, Isaiah Wright, Gross) 1:33.82; 2. Woodberry Forrest (Reid Swearingen, Christian Asher, Prosise, Abdul Karim) 1:33.98; 3. Collegiate (Chap Roberts, Will Hart, Cole Drennan, Noboru Kobashigawa) 1:34.06; 300: Jonathon Yellets (WF) 36.45; 2. Clyde Gross (F) 37.12; 3. Zach Wiseler (WF) 37.43; 500: 1. Roman Pivovarnik (WF) 1:09.14; 2. Piotr Wojenski (F) 1:09.18; 3. Aoky Sarhan (St.C) 1:10.18; 1,000: 1. Avery Martin (F) 2:30.88; 2. Michael Idziak (F) 2:35.32; 3. Teddy Nasworthy (Coll.) 2:40.34; 3,200: 1. Guy Shelby (Trin.) 9:39.52; 2. Mac Strehler (Trin.) 10:07.89; 3. Addison Winston (WF) 10:13.96; 1,600: 1. Eddie Whitlock (St.C) 4:20.91; 2. Idziak (F) 4:23.00; 3. Guy Shelby (Trin.) 4:26.30.

Field event performer of the year: C.J. Prosise, Woodberry Forest

Running event performer of the year: Denver Wright, Fork Union

Overall performer of the year: Prosise.

GIRLS

Team scores: St. Catherine's 186, Collegiate 153, Norfolk Academy 63, Trinity Episcopal 38, St. Gertrude 8

High jump: 1. Tyler Bannister (Norf.) 4-10; 2. Laura Kerr (St.C) 4-10; 3. Ali Moore (Coll.) 4-8; long jump: 1. Hannah Myers (Coll.) 6-8; Becky Eliasek (St. G) 16-6 ½ ; 3. Kerr (St.C) 6-6; triple jump: 1. Bri Miller (St.C) 33-5 ½ ; 2. Katherine Nelson (Coll) 32-9 ¾ ; 3. Sally Sommers (Coll) 32-2 ¾ ; shot put: 1. Katie O'Connor (Coll.) 34-1 ½; 2. Bannister (Norf.) 33-2; 3. Spencer Blanton (St. C) 32-25; pole vault: 1. Bannister (Norf.) 9-0; 2. Lizzie Graumlich (St.C) 9-0; 3. Taylor Miller (St. C) 8-6; 3,200 relay: 1. St. Catherine's (Kristine Scherger, Terrell Williams, Emma Williams, Barrett Haynes) 10:20.12; 2. Collegiate (Katie Wright, Annie Morgan, Mary Crowgey, Amanda Cole) 10:27.02; 3. Norfolk Academy (Wendy Chen, Hannah Chako, Rose Goodman, Allison Garrett) 11:05.11; 55 hurdles: 1. Hannah Myers (Coll) 8.87; 2. Ellie Randolph (Norf.) 9.42; 3. Bannister (Norf.) 9.85; 55: 1. Austin Pruitt (Coll) 7.56; Jennie Sroba (Coll) 7.67; 3. Myers (Coll) 7.81; 1,600 relay: 1. Collegiate 4:05.37 (Myers, Madeline White, Nelson, Pruitt); 2. St. Catherine's (Anne Maxwell Ellett, Melanie Crittenden, Moseley, Kerr) 4:09.75; 3.Norfolk Academy 4:42.23 (Emily Plante, Hannah Cooper, Brush, Rose Goodman); 800 relay: 1. Collegiate (Ann Stuart Lynde, Ali Moore, Melson, Sroba) 1:48.38; 2. St. Catherine's (Lily Vangard, Suzanna Reid, Hannah Whitworth, Laura Kerr) 1:50.20; 3. Norfolk Academy (Hannah Cooper, Randolph, Anna Brush, Bannister) 1:56.82; 300: 1. Pruitt (Coll) 41.42; 2. Katherine Melson (Coll) 42.66; 3. Sroba (Coll) 43.63; 500: 1. Keeilah Moseley (St.C) 1:20.54; 2. Madeline White (Coll) 1:20.75; 3. Melanie Crittenden (St.C) 1:21.36; 1,000: 1. Libby Parrish (St.C) 3:09.0; 2. Terrell Williams (St.C) 3:13.10; 3. Barrett Haynes (St.C) 3:13.24; 3,200: 1. Banta (Trin.) 12:09.48; 2. Randall Ackerly (St.C) 12:15.24; 3. Rosemary O'Hagan (St.C) 12:20.83; 1,600: 1. Parrish (St.C) 5:22.69; 2. Liz Spruill (St.C) 5:24.02; 3. Molly Banta (Trin.) 5:28.43.

Field event performer of the year: Tyler Bannister, Norfolk Academy

Running event performer of the year: Austin Pruitt, Collegiate

Overall performer of the year: Bannister

BOYS BASKETBALL

Torey Burston had 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as Trinity Episcopal defeated Christchurch 75-56 in the Prep League championship.

This is Trinity's first Prep League championship since 1997.

Nathan Swift had eight points and seven rebounds for the Titans.

CHRISTCHURCH (20-7, 10-2 Prep League) — Cole 7, Reed 16, Horbal 2, Frierson 4, Wilson 23, Smith 4, Larabee 0. Totals 20 10-16 56.

TRINITY EPISCOPAL (18-5, 10-2) — Strader 9, Hinton 17, Burston 14, Almond 5, Black 0, Graziano 5, Crump 0, Brown 6, Johnson 5, Swift 8, Smith 6. Totals 28 15-23 75.

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3-point goals — C: Reed 3, Wilson 3; TE: Strader 2, Burston, Johnson.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Tri-Rivers Championship

Tatyana Calhoun scored 28 points and was named Tri-Rivers player of the year as Sussex defeated Appomattox Regional Governor's School 45-35.

Ja'Kara White led Appomattox with 14 points and six steals. Paris Brower had 11 points, eight rebounds, five steals and three blocks for Appomattox as well.

ARGS (11-12) — A. James 0, Griffin 0, M. James 7, White 14, Ford 0, Parson 0, Brower 11, Black 0, Meredith 0, Price 3. Totals 13 7-25 35.

SUSSEX (12-4) — Hill 0, Parham 0, Calhoun 28, Clark 0, Ellis 11, Taylor 4, Dodson 2. Totals 13 19-43 45.

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3-point goals — A: M. James, Price.