800m Heats Results

Thought about building up the suspense longer, but ultimately decided against it. Here we go:
Heat 1:
The gun sounds and Hardy gets out well around the first turn, Negley also jumps out front around the first turn. As they round the turn and come down the backstretch, Muelners asserts himself as the leader in the race with Negley and Hardy in pursuit. Around the next turn, Krysal starts to move up and on the home stretch he and Muelners are in the top two spots. Scheetz moves into the pack, Hyjek is bringing up the rear as they approach 400m, it's still anybody's race.
400m split:
1. Muelners 54.2
2. Krysal 54.3
3. Negley 54.4
4. Hardy 54.4
5. Scheetz 54.6
6. Costello 54.7
7. Bekelja 54.8
8. Hyjek 55.2
As they round the next turn, Krysal moves into the lead, Muelners feeling his early surge to the front, Negley slips back a little bit around the turn as well. Down the backstretch, Krysal moves into the lead, Costello moves down into second, Hardy is in third, Hyjek and Mato moving up to pass Negley. As they approach 200m, Hardy surges to the lead by Krysal, Muelners is fighting hard to keep pace with the three out front. Meanwhile Hyjek is putting on a furious kick on the outside around the turn as Hardy breaks away from the leaders out front. Down the straightaway, Muelners and Costello begin to tie up as Hardy pulls away from the field and Hyjek makes his surge for second. Bekelja's kick lands him in third.
Finish:
1. Hardy 1:51.95
2. Hyjek 1:52.70
3. Bekelja 1:53.09
4. Krysal 1:53.28
5. Negley 1:53.32
6. Scheetz 1:53.40
7. Costello 1:53.42
8. Muelners 1:53.45

Heat 2:
As the gun sounds, Troxell gets out best and goes to the front, but Featherstone answers quickly and takes over the pace. Moran, Ross and Heckman file in behind to the quick opening 200. Lobb hangs off the back of the pack while Havko and Fulton hang even farther off. The gap starts to form a bit down the backstretch, but as they round the turn heading for the home stretch the gap narrows back down. Moran decides to take the lead with his teammate Ross helping him out on his shoulder. Featherstone is right in behind the two and Troxell hangs in tough as well.
400m split:
1. Moran 54.1
2. Ross 54.1
3. Featherstone 54.1
4. Troxell 54.2
5. Heckman 54.3
6. Lobb 54.7
7. Havko 55.2
8. Fulton 55.5
Troxell moves up on the outside around the turn to make his move for the front, Moran tries to hold him off down the backstretch, as Ross fades on the inside. Featherstone sneaks up on the inside staying on the leaders shoulders as Havko now begins to move as well, Fulton just a few steps off. As they approach the 200m mark Havko has now moved in to the lead, Moran tyring to hang on, Troxell and Featherstone sitting on the inside around the turn. As they round the turn for home Havko claws his way towards the finish as behind him Featherstone and Troxell unleash their kicks, while Fulton picks off Heckman and Ross with his eyes up at Moran. Lobb is on the far outside trying to get up into the lead. The 4 out front all battle for the top spot, but Havko's strength manages to prevail at the line, as Fulton sneaks up trying to nip the guys.
Finish:
1. Havko 1:51.72
2. Featherstone 1:51.86
3. Troxell 1:51.88
4. Lobb 1:51.91
5. Fulton 1:51.92
6. Moran 1:52.11
7. Ross 1:52.56
8. Heckman 1:52.68

Heat 3:
The big guns now know it will take a sub 1:52 effort at least to score well in this event so at the gun Rotz and Jones jump out to the lead and begin to push the pace. Mallon and Cho end up in the middle of the pack as the group makes their way out of the blocks unscathed. Willig is right on Rotz and Jones, making sure they keep an honest pace out front as the group moves through quickly down the back stretch and around the turn. Behind the 3 out front Endress sits in fourth flanked by Manley, Mallon, Lefebure and Cho. As the group approachs 400m, Cho moves outside ready to answer any surge, Endress takes a few quick steps to get onto Willig's shoulder and Manley gets slighlty boxed.
400m Split:
1. Rotz 53.7
2. Jones 53.8
3. Willig 53.9
4. Endress 54.1
5. Mallon 54.2
6. Manley 54.2
7. Lefebure 54.3
8. Cho 54.4
Around the turn, it's Willig who makes a surge for the lead as he tries to keep things fast and burn Mallon early. Down the back stretch Rotz and Willig dictate things out front as Endress, Mallon, Cho and Lefebure all move past Jones and Manley as the race begins to get going from 300m out. As they approach 200m, Willig has now opened up a gap on the field, with Rotz fading back and Mallon, Cho and Endress now in spots 2-4. Around the turn, Mallon is pushing strong with Cho on his shoulder as the two approach Willig on the final turn. Mallon's strength begins to take over as he pulls away from Cho and Willig down the straightaway. He looks back over his shoulder as he approaches the line to ensure the coast is clear before pulling up slightly to rest up for the rest of his events. Cho's final stretch move puts the distance on Willig who manages to hold off the hard closes of Endress, Manley and Lefebure who all come to the line neck and neck. Rotz is just off that pack and Jones struggles home after them.
Finish:
1. Mallon 1:50.02
2. Cho 1:50.39
3. Willig 1:50.67
4. Endress 1:50.75
5. Manley 1:50.81
6. Lefebure 1:50.84
7. Rotz 1:51.26
8. Jones 1:51.79

Therefore the final scoring and point total for the 800m run is as follows:
1. Mallon 1:50.02 (12)
2. Cho 1:50.39 (10)
3. Willig 1:50.67 (8)
4. Endress 1:50.75 (7)
5. Manley 1:50.81 (6)
6. Lefebure 1:50.84 (5)
7. Rotz 1:51.26 (4)
8. Havko 1:51.72 (3)
9. Jones 1:51.79 (2)
10. Featherstone 1:51.86 (1)

Team Scores After 2 Events (Top 5):
1. Henderson 51
2. Boyertown 50
3. North Penn 44
4. NA 36
5. Altoona 32

Hopefully I didn't miss anyone with a higher team score than these kids, but if I did I'll correct it after the 3200m

Endress was the only runner to score in both the 800m and the XC race.