Kolobielski, a varsity hockey standout by trade, closed out her two-year stint with MHSCC with an outstanding postseason, first sprinting to a Killens-best 20:38 to place fourth in counties and then racing to the all-Henlopen first team. She placed 31st in DII states.

  Griffith closed out her four-year career as the team’s No. 6 runner in the state meet. The senior captain had a solid season overall, running a career-best 22:24 earlier in the season to place among the fastest senior runners at MHS over the past 12 seasons.

Despite fighting sickness during his final week, Gibbs rebounded with a strong sprint to make the Top 40 in the Div. II state championship Saturday at Killens Pond. He had opened the postseason with a career-best 17:31 to place 4th in the Kent County championship.

 Sefiane made two break-through performances this past week as the team’s No. 5 runner. She burst out with a career-best 23:11 on Tuesday at counties before rallying with a 23:46 on Saturday, each time rounding out the team’s top 5 scoring pack.

Holbruner, a three-year veteran, made a big jump in the postseason, shaving over a minute off her career-best time. She surged to a 24:25 Tuesday at counties before getting even faster at conferences on Saturday with a career-best 24:18.

Johnson, a rookie senior, has done a fine job making the transition from the track. In both the county and conference meets this past week, he ran his best time at Killens Pond -- a 19:35, good enough for a medal and the first alternate spot for the state meet team.

 Eshelman has once again made great strides in his second season on the cross country team. He busted out a career-best 18:04 to make the county’s top 10 runners and then followed up with a second-team performance in the Henlopen Conference championship.

 Cartwright has been steadily consistent throughout his freshman season and appears poised for future success. He wrapped up last week with two sub-21 runs at Killens, including a course-best 20:28 Saturday to earn an alternate spot for states..

 After overcoming numerous leg injuries during her rookie season in ‘08, Elzey has been extra-committed to making a healthy turnaround. She continued to keep alive a streak of perfect attendance with several strong practices this past week as she edged closer to the varsity.

Munce, in his rookie season, has quietly improved throughout the season after a solid rookie debut on the track in the spring. He moved into the team’s top 14 runners Wednesday by improving his Killens Pond best by over a minute from earlier in the season.

Albert, in his rookie season, has steadily edged closer to a varsity spot throughout the season. In his most recent race, he ran his best home-course time with a 19:35, which proved good enough to earn him the No. 8 spot on the team.

  Guzman has consistently improved during her rookie season and made a big surge toward the varsity over the past weeks. She scored a career-best 23:30 at home Wednesday, moving up to the team’s No. 6 finisher on varsity.

Savage turned it up a notch last week to make a serious impact on the varsity scoring. He busted out his best home course time by nearly a minute on Wednesday and then followed that with his first stint in the 17s with a 17:56 as the team’s No. 3 runner at Bellevue.

 After fighting through sickness during the first half of the season, Clendaniel has gotten back to her speedy self with strong runs as the team’s No. 4 runner last week. After a home course best on Wednesday, she finished with a season-best 22:29 at Bellevue Friday.

Helmick, a four-year veteran, reached a pair of standout milestones last week. First, the team’s frontrunner posted his home course record of 16:55 before surging to a school-record 16:31 at the Joe O’Neill Invitational at Bellevue on a cold, rainy Friday.

Katz, a four-year veteran, has put together a strong final season as he has edged closer to his career-best time. He earned his season-best of 21:16 at home Wednesday before shattering his previous White Clay record with a 21:28 — over a two-minute drop on Friday.

 Bliss, the team’s returning MVP, has once again stepped to the forefront, smashing her home course time on Wednesday to pace the girls to victory. She followed that with a strong showing at the UD Invitational, breaking her White Clay time by a full minute.

Cartwright, a four-year veteran, put together his fastest race of his career Wednesday at Winterplace Park with a strong 19:27. He followed that up with his best time at the hills of Brandywine Creek, busting out a 22:14 which was nearly a minute faster than his previous best.

 In her rookie season, Jackson has quickly made a scoring impact moving into the varsity seven or better in each of her races. At the Tidwater Classic Wednesday, her 22:57 moved her into the Bloom Top 10 fastest seniors and helped her squad to a third-place trophy.

 In her rookie season, Richardson has worked extremely hard in practice during preseason and saw an exciting drop in time on Friday as she led the JV with a strong 26:24, topping her previous season-best by nearly a minutes. She appears poised to reach the varsity.

In his second season on varsity, Carl has seen a dramatic improvement, running over a minute faster than last season’s best. He ran under 18 for the second time in ‘09 on Friday to place 8th in the Middletown Inv. and helped the boys to victories Wednesday

 Doughty has quickly taken to the challenge to gain a spot in a deep varsity pack. He opened his second season with a strong 19:10 at CR and then smashed a career-best with an 18:52 at the Lake Inv., reaching the Bloom Top 10 sophomore list with his strong run.

 In her rookie season, Bethany has quietly worked in practice during preseason to improve considerably in her first race week. She dropped into the 27s during her first race and then ran a career-best 27:11 at the Lake Forest Inv.

 Phalen has steadily improved since day one, working hard in practice and dropping his 5K trial times. Despite breaking a bone in his arm, he has continued to battle at practice, running his three fastest mile times under 7 minutes during repeats last week.

 Groce has quietly made her presence on the preseason varsity, keeping pace with veteran runners. Her confidence has grown with each trial she has run, and after smashing repeat times last week, she appears poised to make a scoring impact for the team in ‘09.