By Randy Arrington
LURAY, Aug. 16 — Luray High School’s Isabela Rizek finished first in the girls division at Saturday’s seventh annual Chrisman Classic. Eight area schools competed in the annual cross country meet hosted by LHS to raise funds for two scholarships. Rizek’s time of 6:10 was seven seconds better than Skyline’s Ashley Gambill and 21 seconds quicker than Strasburg’s Emily Gorrell.
The LHS girls cross country team had two runners tie for fourth place, as both Maya Jenkins and Briana Plum posted times of 6:35. Stonewall Jackson High School saw two of its runners tie for fifth, as Hayden Clem and Nicole Phillips both finished at 6:37.
Page County High School’s Aaron Hensley took third place in the boys division with a time of 4:51. Madison County’s Evan Roberts won the boys division, finishing in 4:41 — just one second ahead of East Rockingham’s Cade Yancey (4:42). Stonewall Jackson took fourth and fifth place with Marcus Bowley (4:54) and Penn Watkinson (5:01).
The top four team finishes in the relays were:
- 1st — Skyline – Ben Phillps, Nicole Phillips, Ashley Gambill, Sebastian Bieker (48:38.98).
- 2nd — Stonewall Jackson – Charlie Hoover, Natalie Lazaro Luna, Hayden Clem, Marcus Bowley (49:33.47).
- 3rd — Strasburg – Nehamiah Thomas, Emily Gorrell, Hannah Logan, Connor Nicholson (49:39.81).
- 4th — Madison – Evan Roberts, Ally Cave, Carlee Bryant, Jeremy Morris (49:41.06).
The Chrisman Classic is dedicated to the memory of long-time LHS cross country and track coach Mike Chrisman, who passed away in 2017. The event gives all proceeds back towards two senior scholarships awarded each graduation season ($750 each). The scholarship is called “The Mike Chrisman – Pay It Forward Scholarship.” The Chrisman Classic is coordinated by Steve Printz and Dr. Paul Johnson, who were coached by Chrisman in the 1980s.
“The impact that Mike had on Paul [and I] was enormous, as [he] instilled his values, leadership qualities and family-orienting style of coaching to make a difference in the local community and in personal life,” Printz said. “[We] wanted to continue to honor Mike with the Chrisman Classic and in hopes of ‘Paying it Forward’ to others as Mike did for [us] and all who he coached.”
The event always draws a number of cross country and track and field alumni, as well as former coaches, at LHS.
For schedules, rosters and results, check the Bull Run District website.
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