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Broadkill Breeze runners host Seashore Striders

Young runners chase fast times in Milton
The Seashore Striders and Broadkill Breeze girls head out onto the course. NICK ROTH PHOTOS
October 6, 2020

Youth cross country made its long-awaited return to the Cape Region Oct. 2, when the newly formed Broadkill Breeze club hosted members of the Seashore Striders for a 3K race just outside Milton. A total of 24 middle and elementary school runners toed the line, with Striders eighth-grader Stephen Hart winning the boys’ race in 12:44 and his seventh-grade teammate Lily Noonan taking the girls’ race in an identical time.

The meet was held on a winding, woodsy course built by Breeze seventh-grader Brooke Terhune on her family’s farm. After measuring and marking the course with the help of Breeze coach Kenny Riedel, Terhune spent five hours using a tractor to clear away sticks and debris.

Riedel, coach of Mariner Middle School’s cross country teams since their inception in 2013, founded the Breeze in August after middle school sports were suspended indefinitely as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. He initially hoped to run practices and meets at the Virden Center in Lewes, but was denied access by University Of Delaware authorities. That’s when Terhune came to the rescue, suggesting that a course be built on her family’s farm. Terhune’s grandfather, local businessman Lynn Rogers, and her mother, Amber Peck, graciously agreed to allow the Breeze to train and race on the picturesque property free of charge, and the 10-member club held its first practice Sept. 7.

Results

Boys

1. Stephen Hart, Seashore Striders, 12:44

2. Riley Stazzone, Seashore Striders, 12:50

3. Brady Sherman, Seashore Striders, 13:03

4. Brayden Redd, Broadkill Breeze, 13:10

5. Jack Louden, Seashore Striders, 14:00

6. Nolan Furlong, Seashore Striders, 14:00

7. Kai Mundok, Seashore Striders, 14:09

8. Jude Peacock, Seashore Striders, 14:34

9. Aidan Hudson, Broadkill Breeze, 15:17

10. Eli Oliver, Broadkill Breeze, 15:35

11. Clay Wakefield, Broadkill Breeze, 15:35

12. Logan Felker, Broadkill Breeze, 15:57

Girls

1. Lily Noonan, Seashore Striders, 12:44

2. Erin Noonan, Seashore Striders, 14:03

3. Bree Terhune, Broadkill Breeze, 14:11

4. Allison Ortiz, Seashore Striders, 14:24

5. Liza Williams, Seashore Striders, 14:34

6. Maya Yngve, Broadkill Breeze, 14:46

7. Claudia Stazzone, Seashore Striders, 15:09

8. Mia Thompson, Seashore Striders, 15:18

9. Emmilyn Swope, Seashore Striders, 15:24

10. Shiloh O’Grady, Seashore Striders, 16:16

11. Ainsley Fitzgerald, Seashore Striders, 16:22

Maya Yngve of the Broadkill Breeze pushes for the finish line.
Bree Terhune of the Broadkill Breeze strides along the course. She logged a time of 14:11.
Logan Felker of the Broadkill Breeze cruises to the finish line.
Eli Oliver and Clay Wakefield of the Broadkill Breeze race each other to the finish line.
Aidan Hudson of the Broadkill Breeze logs a time of 15:17.
Stephen Hart of the Seashore Striders, left, and Brayden Redd of the Broadkill Breeze are neck and neck early in the race.
Allison Ortiz of the Seashore Striders crosses the finish line in a time of 14:24.
Liza Williams is all smiles as she finishes in a time of 14:34.
Erin Noonan heads to the finish line. She logged a time of 14:03.
Lily Noonan wins the girls’ race in a time of 12:44.
Liza Williams stays ahead of a Broadkill runner.
Runners stay close early in the race.
Lily Noonan of the Seashore Striders creates some space between herself and the pack of runners.
Jack Louden and Nolan Furlong of the Seashore Striders push hard to the line.
Stephen Hart, left, and Riley Stazzone, both Seashore Striders, run along the stone road comfortably ahead of the other runners.
The boys’ runners head out in a small group.
Seashore Striders Director Tim Bamforth walks with his team before the races.

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