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South’s Alyssa McCrady cruises to women’s two-mile title

By Kerry Patrick 4 min read

PARKERSBURG - The best expectations are the ones never made.

Parkersburg South sophomore Alyssa McCrady is proof positive.

Competing in the two-mile portion of Saturday's Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon and Two-Mile road race, McCrady won the women's division by a substantial margin after finishing in a time of 12:34.

The 15-year-old admitted she used the event as a training run for the upcoming high school cross country season.

"Probably just more training - life weightlifting and working hard," McCrady explained as the difference from past two-mile races - something she participated in since elementary."Honestly I was a bit excited about running today, but I wasn't too worried about it. Our season starts next week, so it was more about training for that."

South cross country teammate Haley Raper placed third in a time of 12:50 and sandwiched in between those girls was runner-up Zady Hasse representing the eight-member team called "Running Society of Wakefield Drive." Otherwise known as her grandmother's address in Parkersburg.

Hasse, who resides in Philadelphia and is a sophomore who attends Kenyon College where she plays field hockey. Her two-mile time on Saturday topped out at 12:48.

"This is my first time in a couple years doing the two-mile," said Hasse, who visits family during the summer and makes the Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon an annual event. "I play field hockey in school, so I have preseason coming up. I didn't want to be tired for that.

"I ran track in high school, too, but I kind of let that go. I've been training this summer to stay in shape.Today, I just wanted to run as fast as I could. I really didn't know what I was going to go time-wise."

The "Wakefield Drive" society representatives keep the race light. Competitiveness is out the window.

"Coming to Parkersburg is such a fun race to run. Everyone is cheering you along the way. We usually stick around for the parades and sometimes do breakfast at the Blennerhassett."

As for the race itself and how the female contingent jockeyed for position, McCrady didn't pay particular attention to where her peers were situated once she established a lead.

"I am really proud of the win, definitely,"McCrady said. "I was not expecting that. I took a break after track season then did a good amount of running over the summer. I did a running cam in Canaan Valley. The weather was nice up there. Today was definitely humid."

Two-Mile Run

Female Division

Overall: 1. Alyssa McCrady, Parkersburg South XC, 12:34; 2. Zady Hesse, The Running Society of Wakefield Drive, 12:48; 3. Haley Raper, Parkersburg South XC, 12:50

Grandmasters: 1. Dagny Butler 19:32; 2. Robin Reeves 19:52;3. Abby Spung 21:25

Masters: 1. Christian McKinney 15:55; 2. Jennifer Hasse 17:16; 3. Jessica Roley 17:27

Senior Grandmasters: 1. Anegla Nedeff 18:20; 3. Amy Ferguson 18:51; 3. Jana Shubat 20:22

1-9: 1. Lorie Logue 18:24; 2. Aubri Williams 18:52; 3. Rory Logue 19:59

10-14: 1. Collins Rader 13:03; 2. Kinsley Elliottt 13:33; 3. Olivia Snell 13:34

15-19: 1. Ashlee Pate, Barlow Running Club, 13:04; 2. Adilynn Greenup, Barlow Running Club, 13:23; 3. Camryn Edgell, Warren XC, 13:30

20-24: 1. Katie Gardner 13:59; 2. Grace Morgan 19:29; 3. Jenna Smith 20:05

25-29: 1. Emily Cottrell 18:57; 2. Kylie Kaye 9:34; 3. Haley Shields 19:43

30-34: 1. Emily Tracewell 17:18; 2. Jennifer Parsons 17:38; 3. Staci Williams 17:45

35-39: 1. Caitlin Carson 15:58; 2. Lindsay Hill 17:23; 3. Ashley Mirgenstern 17:32

40-44: 1. Jill Wellington 19:07; 2. Sarah Stump 19:20; 3. Rebekah Postlewait 20:04

45-49: 1. Jennifer Haase 17:16; 2. Jesssica Rowley 17:27; 3. Amy Walsh 18:49

50-54: 1. Robin Reeves 19:52; 2. Abby Spung 21:25; 3. Jennifer Habeb 22:40

55-59: 1. Christy Hockenberry 22:37; 2. Erica Sams 27:27; 3. Linda McCoy 31:05

60-64: 1. Amy Ferguson 18:51; 2,. Diana Cline 23:05; 3. Beth Feinberg 25:49

65-69: 1. Jana Shubat 20:22; 2. Deb Calmbacher 23:37; 3. Veronica Sherman 26:18

70+: 1. Deborah McHenry 23:31; 2. Leslie McHenry 25:09; 3. Kathyrn Reeder 28:20

Two-Mile Walk

Female Division

Overall: Tiffany Kiger 20:42; 2. Vicki Williams 25:31; 3. Alexandria Richter 26:16

Grandmasters: Heather 1.Tenney 26:08; 2. Tracy Lott 26:40; 3. Traci Boykin 28:16

Masters: 1. Lisa Eakle 26:48; 2. Micalyn McCready 30:07; 3. Jessica Banks 30:39

Senior Grandmasters: 1. Barbara Jahn 27:22; 2. Sherri Caplinger 29:43; 3. Lela Walker 30:06

1-9: 1. Aubrey Smymioudis 33:05

10-14: 1. Charlotte Eakle 26:40; 2. Eva Boykin 28:17; 3. Jordan Hunter 31:28

15-19: 1. Izza Earley 31:40

20-24: 1. Brooklyn Watts 13:17; 2. Nachelle Probst 38:35; 3. Meredith Hussey 38:35

25-29: 1. June Blair 29:03; 2. Sierra Cochran 29:27; 3. Bree Bonnett 35:33

30-34: 1. Emily Lopreste 26:03; 2. Alivia Mason 28:20; 3. Tori Foutty 15:58

35-39: 1. Mercedes Ware 27:52; 2. Shelly Womack 29:50; 3. Shelly Wasserman 30:05

40-44: 1. Jennifer Banks 30:30; 2. Lindsey Seeley 31:46; 3. Stacey Sutton 32:42

45-49: 1. Micalyn McCready 30:08; 2. 2, Jessica Kirk 32:47; 3. Kathryn Sturm 35:48

50-54: 1. Tracy Lott 26:40; 2. Tracy Boykin 28:16; 3. Tina HIgh 28:36

55-59: 1. Tricia Sanders 31:38; 2. 2. Kimberly Sullivan 32:17; 3. Mary Kerr 32:43

60-64: Sherri Caplinger 29:44; 2. 2. Lela Walker 30:06; 3. Melinda Lapinski 35:21

65-69: 1. Delores Ingram 30:28; 2; Lori Smith 32:45; 3. Veronica Freman 45:41

70-74: 1. Sherry Wegner 38:33; 2. Candy Jones 40:27

75-79: 1. Cynthia Hein 30:26; 2. Susan Cockerham 31:56

80+: 1. Sallie Knapp 36:21; 2. Sharon Ryan 44:54

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