34th Annual Greenhill / Luke's Locker 6 Mile Relay
Meet Preview - Written by Coach Yaffe - Greenhill Academy
DALLAS -- The stage is set for another classic Greenhill / Luke's Locker 6 Mile Relay at Norbuck Park on
Saturday, August 25, , 2018. Tom Holodak started the event, with its signature haybales, garden glove
batons, and competitive field some 34 years. Since then some of Texas' best runners have joined
teammates to race in the 4x1.5 mile format. All of the greats have toed the line, ranging from Colby
Lowe, Craig Lutz, and Reed Brown to Emily Field, Chelsey Sveinsson, and Adouette Vaughn. What will
2018 bring? Here's a preview of the action to come.
Two time 6A state champions Keller appears to be the cream of the crop in the girls varsity large school
division. Brian Zaring guided his squad to the top of the podium in Round Rock last fall and then they
raced to an impressive 4 th place finish in the Nike National meet in Portland in December. Isabel Van
Camp, 9 th at states last year, looks to pace Keller and will be joined by teammate Cambria Clark. Flower
Mound will try to challenge Keller and have a strong 1-2 duo in Anastaysia Davis (12 th at states) and Allie
Lydu. Don't overlook the Highland Park Lady Scots though. They ran well at the Plano Invitational last
weekend and will likely be led by Sophia Olilai and Maddie Stephens. The Norman (OK) girls are
defending 6A state champs and are coached by Scott Monnard. They finished in the top five last year at
the relay and always bring tremendous team spirit to the event. Kaufman was one of the better 4A teams
in the state last year, finishing 4th in the UIL meet, and is now moving up to 5A.
The girls varsity small school division includes three strong S.P.C. teams in Kinkaid, St. John's, and
Greenhill. Kinkaid finished second in the conference in 2017 after winning it all in 2016. Greenhill is the
defending 6 Mile Relay champions and will be led by Maddie Hatfield and Kaiti Ness. Alvarado's team
includes two time 4A state xc champion Emily Garcia. Perennial power Decatur should also be in the mix,
led by Makenzie Fox. It will be interesting to see how Miller Grove performs. They were 1A team state
runner ups in 2017 and Jorja Bessonett was the individual state champion.
Coach Andrew Cook has a stacked Flower Mound boys team with two front runners in Alex Maier and
Jarrett Kirk. Cross country fans know all about the 2017 season for the Jaguars. They surely have their
sights set on the first Saturday in November in Round Rock and a NXN bid. Last fall they won the Nike
Regional meet and advanced to Portland. They will look to start that long haul at Norbuck Park on
Saturday. Keller and Norman will give chase, along with 5A state qualifier Dallas Conrad. Look for Wylie
to be near the front, too. And there's also Kaufman, a school that finished 3 rd at states in 2017, and their
top runner Christian Rivera (state individual runner up in 2017).
St. Mark's School could be hard to beat as the defending relay champions. Seth Weprin will pace John
Turek's squad and will be pushed by S.P.C. power St. John's. St. John's is making the trip up from
Houston and come in as S.P.C. runner ups from 2017. Similar to the girls race, David Park's Decatur team
should be up front as they finished just 12 seconds behind St. Mark's last August.
Lots of excitement awaits as many schools plan to open up their 2018 xc seasons at the 6 Mile Relay. It's
also an early season gut check for teams after months and months of summer training.
Norbuck Park
171 E Lawther Dr.
Dallas TX 75218
SCHEDULE
Please give ample time for travel and parking at Norbuck Park. We will have policemen directing drop-off and parking for buses.
Time | Schedule |
6:30 a.m. | Registration |
8:30 a.m. | Varsity 6A/5A Boys (2 per school) |
8:30 a.m. | Varsity 4A/Under Boys (2 per school) |
8:35 a.m. | Varsity 6A / 5A Girls (2 per school) |
8:35 a.m. | Varsity 4A/Under Girls (2 per school) |
9:30 a.m. | Junior Varsity "A" Boys (2 per school) |
9:30 a.m. | Junior Varsity "B" Boys (Maximum of 20 per school) |
9:35 a.m. | Junior Varsity "A" Girls (2 per school) |
9:35 a.m. | Junior Varsity "B" Girls (Maximum of 20 per school) |
10:30 a.m. | Awards |
Alvarado |
Anna High School |
Bishop Dunne Catholic School |
Bryan Adams High School (Dallas ISD) |
Conrad HS |
Crandall High School |
Dallas Bryan Adams |
Dallas W.T White |
Decatur High School |
Denison High School |
Desoto |
Episcopal School of Dallas |
Flower Mound High School |
Forney High School |
Founders Classical Academy |
Frisco Centennial High School |
Greenhill |
Highland Park High School |
HSAA |
International Leadership of Texas |
Irving Nimitz |
Isidore Newman School |
Jesuit Dallas |
Kaufman |
Keller High School |
Kemp High School |
Kinkaid School |
Lake Cities XC |
Lancaster High School |
Lancaster High School |
Liberty Christian, Argyle |
Mabank |
Mesquite High School |
Norman High School |
North Dallas High School |
Peak Prep |
Pilot Point |
Rowlett High School |
Rowlett High School |
Sanger |
St. John's School |
St. John's School |
St. Mark's School of Texas |
Sunset High School |
The Covenant School of Dallas |
The Shelton School |
Thomas Jefferson High School |
VR Eaton High School |
W.W. Samuell HS |
Woodrow Wilson HS Dallas |
Wylie High School |
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