Updating State Championship Meet Outlooks: Girls

Oct 28, 2017

2A Girls

Another 1-2 performance from Jasmine Tiamfook and Faith Meininger at the state meet would go a long way for the River Hill girls as they try to knock off the two-time defending state champions from Hereford. (Photo by Melissa Rose)

RANK	TIME	ATHLETE/TEAM	GRADE	MEET DATEPLACE
1	18:21.70	NANDINI SATSANGI Poolesville High School	2019	Third Battle Invitational4th Oct 14, 2017
2	18:56.00	MOLLY CONNELLY Kent Island High School	2019	Kent Island Meet1st Oct 18, 2017
3	19:00.00	FAITH MEININGER River Hill High School	2021	Howard, Mt. Hebron, River Hill1st Oct 18, 2017
4	19:08.90	MORGAN DEAN Harford Technical High School	2019	Bohemia Manor, Harford Tech @ Rising Sun1st Oct 12, 2017
5	19:18.50	SYDNEY FRIEDEL Calvert High School	2019	Great American Cross Country Festival2nd Oct 7, 2017
6	19:19.70	HEATHER DELAPLAINE Damascus High School	2018	Montgomery County Championships10th Oct 21, 2017
7	19:21.00	EMILY KONKUS Hereford High School	2019	Baltimore County Public Schools XC Championships1st Oct 21, 2017
8	19:29.00	LOGAN ROHDE Poolesville High School	2020	Third Battle Invitational26th Oct 14, 2017
9	19:47.00	JASMINE TIAMFOOK River Hill High School	2018	Centennial, Marriots Ridge @ River Hill1st Sep 27, 2017
10	19:47.30	MEGAN BERTOLETTE Walkersville High School	2020	Hood College HS Invitational6th Sep 16, 2017

This year's top ten at the 2A state meet will look much different than last year when the top ten included six seniors. Reclassification this year brings a bunch of new faces to the scene. One of those newcomers, Nandini Satsangi, already has two victories this season (Brunswick and DCXC invitationals) and multiple other top-ten finishes at big meets. Fellow 3A defectors Jasmine Tiamfook and Faith Meininger recently went 1-2 at the Howard County Championships and could give River Hill two potential low scorers at the state meet. Emily Konkus and Molly Connelly are the only two girls on this list who finished in the top ten at the 2A state meet in 2016.

1	Hereford High School (MD)		92
	1) Emily Konkus	19:21.00	7
	2) Kelly Shearer	20:03.60	14
	3) Libby May	20:21.00	18
	4) Nicole Burkoski	20:27.10	21
	5) Emily Stricker	20:51.50	32
	Average Time: 20:12.84 Total Time: 1:41:04.20 1-5 Split: 1:30.50
	6) Jen Taylor	21:17.30	49
	7) Olivia Holbrook	21:39.00	65
2	River Hill High School (MD)		139
	1) Faith Meininger	19:00.00	3
	2) Jasmine Tiamfook	19:47.00	9
	3) Raaya Khleif	20:58.00	38
	4) Alexa Matthews	21:05.00	41
	5) Kennedy Clark	21:17.00	48
	Average Time: 20:25.40 Total Time: 1:42:07.00 1-5 Split: 2:17.00
	6) Janie Cai	21:56.20	86
	7) Tess Hawes	22:00.00	87
3	Damascus High School (MD)		160
	1) Heather Delaplaine	19:19.70	6
	2) Alexis Whitehorn-coriz	19:48.80	12
	3) Anne Elliot	20:36.50	23
	4) Ella Devan	21:32.60	58
	5) Emely Vela	21:36.30	61
	Average Time: 20:34.78 Total Time: 1:42:53.90 1-5 Split: 2:16.60
	6) Juliana Ancalmo	21:39.00	66
	7) Julianna Ancalmo	21:45.70	72
4	Calvert High School (MD)		164
	1) Sydney Friedel	19:18.50	5
	2) Dana Miller	20:38.99	24
	3) Emily Mutchler	20:48.55	29
	4) Lauren Brennan	21:05.50	43
	5) Kayla Brennan	21:38.22	63
	Average Time: 20:41.95 Total Time: 1:43:29.76 1-5 Split: 2:19.72
	6) Brittney Douglas	21:39.59	67
	7) Alexis Johnson	21:49.12	75
5	Liberty High School (MD)		198
	1) Heidi Rinehart	19:52.40	13
	2) Maeve Lyons	20:10.47	17
	3) Jordan Nastos	20:51.00	31
	4) Jenna Zietowski	21:41.00	68
	5) Sammie Spargo	21:41.50	69
	Average Time: 20:51.27 Total Time: 1:44:16.37 1-5 Split: 1:49.10
	6) Lilly Rainey	22:21.20	99
	7) Natalie Lansinger	22:26.20	107
6	Poolesville High School (MD)		209
	1) Nandini Satsangi	18:21.70	1
	2) Logan Rohde	19:29.00	8
	3) Mikayla Durr	21:21.70	53
	4) Emily Li	21:29.90	57
	5) Theresa Dollar	22:11.40	90
	Average Time: 20:34.74 Total Time: 1:42:53.70 1-5 Split: 3:49.70
	6) Jirah Villajuan	22:25.00	102
	7) Begonia Zapata	22:53.20	123
7	Oakdale High School (MD)		214
	1) Emily Baba	20:34.56	22
	2) Aubrey Schaffer	20:47.57	28
	3) Madison Gamble	20:52.89	34
	4) Alexa Tarzy	21:17.39	50
	5) Cara Fliegel	21:53.29	80
	Average Time: 21:05.14 Total Time: 1:45:25.70 1-5 Split: 1:18.73
	6) Hayley Ross	22:08.20	89
	7) Rylee Schwee	22:49.40	118
8	Marriotts Ridge High School (MD)		232
	1) Molly Bingham	20:04.00	15
	2) Kealy Faughnan	20:55.90	36
	3) Amanda Levey	21:09.00	45
	4) Tess Dandridge	21:33.00	59
	5) Grace Underwood	21:52.00	77
	Average Time: 21:06.78 Total Time: 1:45:33.90 1-5 Split: 1:48.00
	6) Caroline Underwood	22:16.00	94
	7) Lauren Mellstrom	22:26.00	106
9	Winters Mill High School (MD)		258
	1) Makenzie Hopkins	19:48.00	11
	2) Kathryn Hopkins	20:43.76	25
	3) Dellaney Georgiana	20:53.20	35
	4) Annie Kartalia	22:11.90	91
	5) Brianna Mays	22:17.09	96
	Average Time: 21:10.79 Total Time: 1:45:53.95 1-5 Split: 2:29.09
	6) Casey Jillson	22:25.52	104
	7) Allie Cullison	22:50.30	120
10	Glenelg High School (MD)		339
	1) Katie Melesko	20:45.40	27
	2) Alexis Shumate	21:23.00	54
	3) Emily Schittino	21:48.00	74
	4) Faith Haney	21:54.00	81
	5) Carolyn Keating	22:25.10	103
	Average Time: 21:39.10 Total Time: 1:48:15.50 1-5 Split: 1:39.70
	6) Molly Swartz	22:36.50	112
	7) Corynne Wolven	23:05.30	129

This year's 2A girls team battle features a matchup of heavyweights in Hereford and River Hill. The Hereford girls have run well on their home course, winning back-to-back 2A state titles. The River Hill girls, meanwhile, are coming off a convincing victory at the Howard County Championships in which they had a senior and freshman go 1-2; low scorers that could help the Hawks try to unseat the Bulls on November 11th.