 | Faces In The Crowd -Sports Illustrated - March 31, 1975... Freshman, Rod Berry joins the Redwood HS cross country team. By the end of the season, Rod is moved up to varsity (finishing as Redwoods 3rd man). Soon after, 1/8/75, Rod breaks the 3M record for 14-year-olds with 15:03.8! Previous record: '73 15:10.8Tim Holmes (Downey), '72 15:18.3Eric Hulst |
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Rod Berry (Redwood HS, Larkspur)
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STANFORD LANDS TOP TRACK RECRUITS
Nov. 19, 2015
STANFORD LANDS TOP TRACK RECRUITS
Cardinal earns strong haul in women’s distances
STANFORD LANDS TOP TRACK RECRUITS
Cardinal earns strong haul in women’s distances
STANFORD, Calif. – The Stanford track and field program signed six during the fall signing period, including a top class of women’s distance runners.
The women’s recruits were Hannah DeBalsi (Westport, Conn.), Ella Donaghu (Portland, Ore.), Fiona O’Keeffe (Davis, Calif.), and Sarah Walker (Lower Gwynedd Township, Pa.). Discus thrower Landon Ellingson (Jefferson, Wis.) and middle-distance runner Thomas Ratcliffe (Concord, Mass.) comprised the men’s class for the signing period, which ended Wednesday.
Among the nation’s high school runners, DeBalsi is No. 1 in the two mile, while Walker (800 meters), Donaghu (3,000) and O’Keeffe (3,200) rank No. 2 in their top events.
“We’re really fired up about both of these classes, especially our women’s,” said Chris Miltenberg, Stanford’s Franklin P. Johnson Director of Track and Field. “All the credit goes to (assistant coach) Liz DeBole. She did a phenomenal job of identifying the right people for us and then building great relationships with them.
“On the men’s side, it’s a great group that’s shaping up well. We had a couple of really strong classes in a row, so we wanted it to be a smaller class this year. We’re still honed in on a few guys (for the spring signing period), but we’re really excited about the ones we have so far.”
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Hannah DeBalsi (Westport, Conn./Staples HS): Hannah DeBalsi has been described as possibly the greatest female high school distance runner ever from Connecticut, though Ceci Hopp (Stanford ’85) may have a say in that as well. DeBalsi became the first girl in Connecticut prep history to break 10 minutes in the two mile, running 9:55.05 to place second at the 2014 Brooks PR meet. Her second-place in the 2013 Foot Locker national cross country championships was the best finish by a Connecticut female in 22 years. DeBalsi is the 2014 New Balance Outdoor Nationals two-mile champ and holds four state records – in the indoor and outdoor 1,600 (4:47.50 best) and 3,200 meters (10:10.26 best). She has won eight New England championships -- three each in cross country and the indoor two-mile and two in the outdoor 3,200 -- and eight Connecticut State Open titles for the Wreckers. The national indoor sophomore two-mile record-holder (10:12.95) is a two-time Gatorade Connecticut Cross Country Runner of the Year. DeBalsi is interested in math and science, has pet turtles, and was a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Ella Donaghu (Portland, Ore./Grant HS): Ella Donaghu recently broke the 22-year-old Oregon state cross-country meet course record by nearly nine seconds at Lane Community College, running 17:26 to capture her third consecutive 6A title. Donaghu now has seven state championships, ranging in distance from 800 to cross-country’s 5K. In 2014, Donaghu broke the state record in the 3,000, with a 9:24.86. Her junior track season seemed lost by a bout of mono, but she rallied to win titles in the 800 (2:11.12 PR) and the 1,500 (4:20.83), and ran a leg on the Generals’ third-place 4x400 team. On Sunday, Donaghu will attempt to repeat as the winner of the Oregon-Washington BorderClash duel at the Nike Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.
Fiona O’Keeffe (Davis, Calif./Davis HS): Fiona O’Keeffe is a two-time defending California state Division I cross-country champion. On Sept. 26, O’Keeffe ran a stunning 16:32.1 over 5K to win the Stanford Invitational seeded race and set a Stanford Golf Course record, while establishing the fastest time in the country. A week earlier, she ran 16:41 to break the 19-year-old De La Salle Invitational course record held by former Stanford star Julia Stamps. O’Keeffe twice has finished fourth at the Nike Cross Nationals and, on the track, her 10:00.85 in the 3,200 set a Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Meet record last spring. She went on to finish second at the State Meet (one division).O’Keeffe has a 1,600 best of 4:45.68. The 2014 Gatorade California Cross Country Runner of the Year, O’Keeffe has volunteered on behalf of homeless shelters and native habitat restoration efforts.
Sarah Walker (Lower Gwynedd Township, Pa./Germantown Friends School): Sarah Walker is the No. 1-ranked senior in the nation in the 800, unleashing a 2:03.70 at a summer open meet. Walker, who also has a 400 best of 56.05, was second at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the 800 and third at the U.S. junior championships, narrowly missing a U.S. team berth in the Pan Am Junior Championships. Walker ran 10 sub-2:10 races this year, including a 2:05.79 to win the Caribbean Scholastic Invitational in Cuba. The 2015 Stanford Invitational high school winner perhaps is best known for her kick to win the indoor 600 at the Armory Invitational in New York, passing three runners down the homestretch to win by 0.08 in 1:32.30.
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Thomas Ratcliffe (Concord, Mass./Concord-Carlisle Regional HS): Thomas Ratcliffe has accomplished much on the track, including winning the Massachusetts All-State indoor mile last year. However, there is a great upside to Ratcliffe, who has spent his falls playing soccer, even helping his Concord-Carlisle High team to the state Division II title to cap an undefeated season. Ratcliffe ran a 4:07.63 mile to finish fifth at the Prefontaine Classic last year and is a two-time Massachusetts Division III indoor mile champion. He also was fourth in the New Balance Grand Prix indoor meet in Boston in 4:10.45. Ratcliffe has a 1,500 best of 3:49.03 and a two-mile best of 9:06.86. He comes into the track season as the No. 4-ranked high school miler in the country. Thomas is the son of Tom Ratcliffe, a 2:14 marathoner and now director of KiMbia Athletics, representing elite runners such as Shalane Flanagan and Stanford’s 2011 NCAA indoor 3,000 champ Elliott Heath.
Landon Ellingson (Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson HS): Landon Ellingson has a best of 179-8 in the discus and has twice been a Wisconsin state Division II runner-up in that event. Ellingson, who also has a shot put best of 52-9, is a superb athlete and a rapidly improving thrower, having extended his personal record in the discus by more than 22 feet between his sophomore and junior years. Ellingson sometimes runs the 100 and 4x100 for Jefferson High, with a best of 11.28 in the 100. Ellingson, an All-Rock Valley Conference selection at both offensive line and defensive end in football, is a product of the Madison Throws Club, which has advanced several area throwers to the major-college ranks.
For more information, contact:
David Kiefer
Assistant Athletics Communications Director
Stanford University
dkiefer@stanford.edu
(650) 759-0258, cell
Stanford University
dkiefer@stanford.edu
(650) 759-0258, cell
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Record number Pac-12 teams head to NCAA Championships
Record number Pac-12 teams head to NCAA Championships
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Ashley Davis/Pac-12 Conference
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Seven men’s teams, a Pac-12 record, and five women’s teams are heading to the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, Nov. 21. The COLORADO men headline the teams headed to the championship, as the two-time defending champion.
A Conference-record seven men’s teams will be participating at the NCAA Championships. The No. 1 Buffs are the overwhelming favorite with plenty of veteran experience. Colorado is expected to field four runners with championship experience. The Buffs are coming off a win at the NCAA Mountain Regional which came after they claimed a fifth-consecutive Pac-12 title. CU has never lost the men’s Conference meet since joining the Pac-12 in 2011.
OREGON junior Edward Cheserek will be going for an unprecedented third-consecutive individual crown. He has already won a Conference-record three-straight Pac-12 titles and also became just the third person in league history two win three titles in a career, joining former greats Steve Prefontaine and Henry Rono.
The Ducks were third at the NCAA West Regional, finishing behind WASHINGTON and STANFORD. The 11th-ranked Huskies claimed their first-ever NCAA West Regional after placing fourth at the Pac-12 Championships, UW had four runners in the top 15 to claim the West title in Seattle led by senior Tyler King.
The Cardinal surged from No. 23 to No. 4 in the country after placing second at the Pac-12 Championships just 11 points behind the Buffs. Stanford had not run a full squad until that point and at full strength, led by junior Sean McGorty. The Cardinal had runners finish 6-7-8 place second at the West Regional, claiming the second automatic berth to the NCAA Championships.
CALIFORNIA makes its first NCAA Championship appearance since 2010 and is only its fourth all-time. The Golden Bears have had a solid season and are ranked No. 27 in the country. Redshirt senior Chris Walden had a strong finish at the Pac-12 Championships earning all-Conference honors after a 10th-place showing. He was also Cal’s top finisher at the West Region meet, placing 19th overall while helping the squad to a sixth-place finish.
UCLA is making its second-consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships and 11th overall. Senior Lane Werley has been a consistent runner for the Bruins in his career and looks to lead the Bears again in the postseason, placing fifth at the Pac-12 Championships. But he is expected to have some help from fellow senior Sergey Sushchickh, who was the top finisher at the regional meet with a ninth-place finish.
WASHINGTON STATE is also making a return to the NCAA Championships after a three-year absence. The Cougars had a strong showing at the West Regional as John Whelan and Michael Williams came in second and third place, respectively, helping the team to a fourth-place finish, the best finish at the meet since 2011, the last time WSU earned a NCAA Championship berth.
It is the seventh-straight year the Conference has had at least five member schools earn a NCAA Championship berth. COLORADO earned an automatic bid after claiming the NCAA Mountain Region title by a slim one-point margin over No. 1 New Mexico. The Buffs are the No. 2 team in the country and edged out OREGON at the Pac-12 Championships for the title by just six points.
The fifth-ranked Ducks avoided an upset, winning the NCAA West Region crown by just one point over Boise State. Senior Waverly Neer was the top Pac-12 finisher at the regional, coming in second place, while sophomore Allie Cash’s sixth-place showing by just over second faster than the seventh-place runner gave UO the West crown outright.
No. 13 Stanford was fourth at the regional meet but was without senior Aisling Cuffe. Cuffe sat out the 2014 campaign but in limited action this season, has been a difference for the Cardinal. She won the Pac-12 crown this season for the second time in her career (also winning in 2013). She is expected to race in Louisville which could mean a high finisher for the team after placing fourth at the 2013 NCAA Championship.
WASHINGTON is always a strong contender at the NCAA Championships winning its only title in 2008. Ranked 12th in the lastest rankings, the Huskies were third in the regional race, the stongest of the regionals competed. UW turned in three top-15 finishes led by Maddie Meyers’ third place.
UTAH is in the midst of the program’s best season ever, earning a spot in the NCAA Championships for the first time ever as a team. The No. 21-ranked team in the country, the Utes earned their first-ever ranking in the coaches poll for the first time this season and remained in the polling for two weeks. Utah is coming off two of its best finishes in program history, placing third at the Mountain Regional and fifth at the Pac-12 Championships.
Also joining the field as an individual is UCLA’s Carolina Johnson. The Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, she was the highest rookie finisher at the Conference meet placing ninth and earning All-Pac-12 honors. She turned in an impressive 26th place at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational in early October for her collegiate debut and was also 11th at the West Regional to help the Bruins place 10th overall as a team.
E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park in Louisville will host the NCAA Championships for the second time. The last time it hosted this event in 2012, it turned out the closest finish for the top-three finishers in NCAA history. Oregon’s Jordan Hasay was third in the women’s 6,000 meter race, finishing just 0.7 seconds behind the national champion.
The Ducks have the most men’s titles of any Pac-12 team, ranking fourth all-time with six. The Buffs have won five times overall. The most individual national titles have been won by Pac-12 schools, with Oregon and Washington State tying with seven each.
On the women’s side, Stanford’s five are the most for any Pac-12 team, second most in the country.
Seven men’s teams, a Pac-12 record, and five women’s teams are heading to the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, Nov. 21. The COLORADO men headline the teams headed to the championship, as the two-time defending champion.
A Conference-record seven men’s teams will be participating at the NCAA Championships. The No. 1 Buffs are the overwhelming favorite with plenty of veteran experience. Colorado is expected to field four runners with championship experience. The Buffs are coming off a win at the NCAA Mountain Regional which came after they claimed a fifth-consecutive Pac-12 title. CU has never lost the men’s Conference meet since joining the Pac-12 in 2011.
OREGON junior Edward Cheserek will be going for an unprecedented third-consecutive individual crown. He has already won a Conference-record three-straight Pac-12 titles and also became just the third person in league history two win three titles in a career, joining former greats Steve Prefontaine and Henry Rono.
The Ducks were third at the NCAA West Regional, finishing behind WASHINGTON and STANFORD. The 11th-ranked Huskies claimed their first-ever NCAA West Regional after placing fourth at the Pac-12 Championships, UW had four runners in the top 15 to claim the West title in Seattle led by senior Tyler King.
The Cardinal surged from No. 23 to No. 4 in the country after placing second at the Pac-12 Championships just 11 points behind the Buffs. Stanford had not run a full squad until that point and at full strength, led by junior Sean McGorty. The Cardinal had runners finish 6-7-8 place second at the West Regional, claiming the second automatic berth to the NCAA Championships.
CALIFORNIA makes its first NCAA Championship appearance since 2010 and is only its fourth all-time. The Golden Bears have had a solid season and are ranked No. 27 in the country. Redshirt senior Chris Walden had a strong finish at the Pac-12 Championships earning all-Conference honors after a 10th-place showing. He was also Cal’s top finisher at the West Region meet, placing 19th overall while helping the squad to a sixth-place finish.
UCLA is making its second-consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships and 11th overall. Senior Lane Werley has been a consistent runner for the Bruins in his career and looks to lead the Bears again in the postseason, placing fifth at the Pac-12 Championships. But he is expected to have some help from fellow senior Sergey Sushchickh, who was the top finisher at the regional meet with a ninth-place finish.
WASHINGTON STATE is also making a return to the NCAA Championships after a three-year absence. The Cougars had a strong showing at the West Regional as John Whelan and Michael Williams came in second and third place, respectively, helping the team to a fourth-place finish, the best finish at the meet since 2011, the last time WSU earned a NCAA Championship berth.
It is the seventh-straight year the Conference has had at least five member schools earn a NCAA Championship berth. COLORADO earned an automatic bid after claiming the NCAA Mountain Region title by a slim one-point margin over No. 1 New Mexico. The Buffs are the No. 2 team in the country and edged out OREGON at the Pac-12 Championships for the title by just six points.
The fifth-ranked Ducks avoided an upset, winning the NCAA West Region crown by just one point over Boise State. Senior Waverly Neer was the top Pac-12 finisher at the regional, coming in second place, while sophomore Allie Cash’s sixth-place showing by just over second faster than the seventh-place runner gave UO the West crown outright.
No. 13 Stanford was fourth at the regional meet but was without senior Aisling Cuffe. Cuffe sat out the 2014 campaign but in limited action this season, has been a difference for the Cardinal. She won the Pac-12 crown this season for the second time in her career (also winning in 2013). She is expected to race in Louisville which could mean a high finisher for the team after placing fourth at the 2013 NCAA Championship.
WASHINGTON is always a strong contender at the NCAA Championships winning its only title in 2008. Ranked 12th in the lastest rankings, the Huskies were third in the regional race, the stongest of the regionals competed. UW turned in three top-15 finishes led by Maddie Meyers’ third place.
UTAH is in the midst of the program’s best season ever, earning a spot in the NCAA Championships for the first time ever as a team. The No. 21-ranked team in the country, the Utes earned their first-ever ranking in the coaches poll for the first time this season and remained in the polling for two weeks. Utah is coming off two of its best finishes in program history, placing third at the Mountain Regional and fifth at the Pac-12 Championships.
Also joining the field as an individual is UCLA’s Carolina Johnson. The Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, she was the highest rookie finisher at the Conference meet placing ninth and earning All-Pac-12 honors. She turned in an impressive 26th place at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational in early October for her collegiate debut and was also 11th at the West Regional to help the Bruins place 10th overall as a team.
E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park in Louisville will host the NCAA Championships for the second time. The last time it hosted this event in 2012, it turned out the closest finish for the top-three finishers in NCAA history. Oregon’s Jordan Hasay was third in the women’s 6,000 meter race, finishing just 0.7 seconds behind the national champion.
The Ducks have the most men’s titles of any Pac-12 team, ranking fourth all-time with six. The Buffs have won five times overall. The most individual national titles have been won by Pac-12 schools, with Oregon and Washington State tying with seven each.
On the women’s side, Stanford’s five are the most for any Pac-12 team, second most in the country.
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Oregon Track and Field Signs Top Talent
Track and Field Signs Top Talent
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon Track and Field Head Coach Robert Johnson announced, Thursday, the signing of 13 prep standouts to National Letters of Intent.
“It's been a thrilling few days in our office welcoming the newest members of the Duck family,” Johnson said. “Our staff did a great job compiling a diverse and well-rounded group of student athletes that will be embraced by this wonderful community and will have an immediate impact on our program. I can't wait for them to experience that Hayward Field Magic!”
The new crop of Ducks is not only diverse in its events they fill, the group also spans from nine different states as well as Australia. Included in the class are the nation’s top two boys’ distance recruits, the top two girls’ quarter milers and seven more who have won high school state championships.
The class is expected to be another highly touted one for Oregon. Track and Field News Magazine has ranked Oregon’s 2013 and 2014 women’s recruiting classes as the best in the nation while the men’s classes have been among the top three in the nation during five of the last six seasons.
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Lilli Burdon (St. Hilda's School / Queensland, Australia)
Personal Bests: 2:08.74 (800m), 4:21.36 (1500m), 9:36.35 (3000m)
Finished ninth in the 1,500 meters at the 2015 World Youth Championships…New Zealand and Australian U18 Champion in 1,500…Australian Championships finalist in the 1500m…2014 Australian All Schools Champion in the 1500…will join the team in January 2016…watch Lilli run in the finals of the IAAF World Youth Championships
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Makenzie Dunmore (McEachern High School / Powder Springs, Ga.)
Personal Bests: 23.79 (200m), 53.28 (400m)
Crowned the 2014 Georgia 400 meter Champion after finishing second as a freshman and sophomore…qualified for state finals in 200 every year…took 3rd at High School National Championships in the 400 in 2015…USATF Junior Olympic National Champion and USATF Youth National Champion in 400 in 2015…ran the 11th fastest high school quarter-mile time in 2015…also ran the sixth fastest 400 in the country during the indoor season (54.71), second fastest junior in the country behind soon-to-be teammate Hannah Waller…watch Makenzie set her personal best at the 2015 high school national championships.
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Rhesa Foster (Clovis North High School / Clovis, Calif.)
Personal Bests: 20’3” (Long Jump), 14.06 (100m Hurdles), 24.45 (200m)
Won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 2014 Youth Olympics…was the 2014 AAU Junior Olympic National Champion in the long jump, 100 hurdles and 200 meters…3rd at the California state meet in the long jump as a freshman in 2013…recorded top-10 marks in the country in the long jump as both a freshman (No. 9) and sophomore (No. 5)…her marks were No. 2 in her class both years…injury in volleyball during her junior year limited junior track season… Her father, Robert, is a two-time Olympic hurdler who competed for Jamaica at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics...watch Rhesa win the bronze medal at the Youth Olympics in the long jump.
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Drew Hunter (Loudoun Valley High School / Purcellville, Va.)
Personal Bests: 1:52.98 (800m), 4:02.36 (Mile), 8:42.51 (2 Mile)
Three-time Track and Field News All-American, earning the award for the 2-mile in 2014 and 2015 as well as the mile in 2015…named the 2014 Virginia Gatorade Boys’ Cross Country Athlete of the Year and has not lost a race in Virginia over the last two years…six-Time Virginia state champion including three consecutive cross country titles…on the track, won the state championship in the 1,600 and 3,200 in 2014 and repeated at 1,600 meters in 2015…won the High School Indoor National 2-Mile in 2015…finished fourth at the 2014 Footlocker National High School Cross Country Championships…ranks ninth all-time in the high school 2-mile outddors and sixth indoors…took second at the U.S. Junior Nationals at 1,500 meters in 2015 behind current Ducks Blake Haney…Brooks PR Invitational Champion…top-rated cross country recruit according to Milesplit…watch Drew win the 2-mile indoor national championship.
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Jackson Mestler (Sheldon High School / Eugene, Ore.)
Personal Bests: 3:55.67 (1500m), 8:34.80 (3000m)
Won both the 1,500 and 3,000m at the 2015 6A Oregon State Championships…placed in the top 10 of the Oregon State Cross Country Championship all four years, finishing 10th as a freshman and then 5th as a sophomore, junior and senior…father, Rick, was a 4-time All-American for Oregon in the steeplechase…mother, Jill, also on Oregon cross country team…watch Jackson win the Oregon state 1,500 meter title at Hayward Field.
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Kiana Phelps (Kingsley-Pierson High School / Kingsley, Iowa)
Personal Bests: 179’7” (Discus), 45’0” (Shot Put)
Top-ranked discus thrower in the country last year according to Track and Field News…two-time Track and Field News All-American in the Discus…Iowa state high school discus record holder with a personal best of 179-7…three-time Iowa State Champion…had the best discus mark in the country in 2013…watch Kiana set the Iowa state meet record in the discus last year.
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Maddie Rabing (Lakeridge High School / Lake Oswego, Ore.)
Personal Bests: 47’10” (Shot Put), 144’0” (Discus), 148’8” (Hammer)
Rabing is a three-time 6A Oregon state champion, winning both the shot put and discus in 2015 as well as the shot put in 2014…carried an undefeated record in the discus and the shot put throughout the 2015 season…named the 2015 Oregon Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year…her personal best of 47-10 in the shot put was the 16th-best throw in the country in 2015…the distance also ranked eighth among juniors in the country…watch Maddie talk about her sweep at the Oregon state meet last year.
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Katie Rainsberger (Air Academy High School / Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Personal Bests: 2:08.87 (800m), 4:40.92 (Mile), 10:49.47 (3200m), 16:23.4 (5k xc)
Was the fastest 5,000 meter cross country runner in the country during her senior season and ran to an undefeated record this fall…notched the fifth fastest high school mile time in the country last year as a junior…2014 Track and Field News All-American in the mile…named 2014 Colorado Girls Gatorade Cross Country Athlete of the Year…five-time 4A Colorado State Champion after winning back-to-back cross country titles as well as the 800, 1600, and 3200 on the track in 2015…has five runner-up state finishes as well….placed sixth at Nike XC Championships in 2014 and 2013….her mother Lisa won the 1985 Boston Marathon, the last American woman to win the race…watch Katie win her second-consecutive state cross country championship.
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Alexis Rigmaiden (St. Louis Catholic High School / Lake Charles, La.)
Personal Bests:157’1” (Javelin)
Two-Time Louisiana state champion in javelin, winning in 2014 and 2015…also finished sixth at the state meet in the shot put while leading her team to a fourth place finish in 2015…ninth best high school performer in the javelin in 2015, fifth best in the junior class.
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Deajah Stevens (Benjamin Cardozo High School / College of Sequoias / Bayside, N.Y.)
Personal Bests: 23.18 (200m), 53.63 (400m)
California Junior College State Champion in the 400m and 200m at the College of Sequoias while also finishing as the state runner-up in the long jump…2012 High School Indoor Nationals runner-up in the 200 as a senior…as a high school senior ranked in the top ten nationally in the 200, 300 and 400 meters indoors…three-time New York State Champion…No. 9 All-time U.S. high school girl in the 300 meters indoors (37.90)…will join the team in January 2016…watch Deajah win her heat at the 2012 high school indoor national championships.
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Levi Thomet (Kodiak High School (AK) / Kodiak, Ala.)
Personal Bests: 4:07.60 (Mile), 8:48.32 (2 Miles), 14:40.44 (5000m)
Thomet is a 10-time Alaska State Champion…won 3-straight Alaska Cross Country State Championships to go with his sweep of the 800, 1600 and 3200 at both 2014 and 2015 Alaska State Championships…six-time Alaska Gatorade Boys’ Athlete of the Year winning both the track and field and cross country awards in each of his first three years at Kodiak High School…as a high school junior, finished 16th at Footlocker Cross Country National Championships and finished 15th as a senior…on the track as a junior, finished in the top ten in the 5,000 meters at both the U.S. Junior Championships and high school national championships...finished 4th at U.S. junior nationals in the 5,000 as a senior…ran the second fastest indoor 2-mile time in the country (8:48.32) to finish second at high school indoor nationals…ranks seventh all-time in the indoor high school 2-mile…watch a documentary on Levi.
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Austin Tamagno (Brea Olinda High School / Brea, Calif.)
Personal Bests:1:52.33 (800m), 4:06.26 (Mile), 8:54.13 (3200m)
Went undefeated during his senior cross country season this fall…named the 2014 California Gatorade Boys’ Cross Country Athlete of the Year…2014 California state cross country champion, leading Brea Olinda to victory as a team…won the 2015 1,600 meter state championship…finished fifth at the 2014 Footlocker National High School Cross Country Championships…took sixth at the 2014 U.S. Junior Championships in the 1,500…ranked in the top 10 nationally for high school milers both his sophomore and junior seasons…No. 2 high school Junior last season in the mile behind fellow Oregon signee Drew Hunter…second-ranked cross country recruit by Milesplit…watch Austin take sixth at last year’s high school national cross country championships.
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Hannah Waller (Buchanan High School / Clovis, Calif.)
Personal Bests: 53.14 (400m), 23.91 (200m), 11.97 (100m)
Fastest high school junior in the country last year over 400 meters…2015 California State Champion in the 400, winning by more than a second…qualified for the finals at the California state meet as a freshman, sophomore and junior…recorded the 9th fastest 400 meter time in the country last in 2014, the fastest in California…finished 8th in California State Meet in the 200…took 3rd at the Brooks PR Invitational in the 400…watch Hannah run at the Brooks PR Invitational last year.
“It's been a thrilling few days in our office welcoming the newest members of the Duck family,” Johnson said. “Our staff did a great job compiling a diverse and well-rounded group of student athletes that will be embraced by this wonderful community and will have an immediate impact on our program. I can't wait for them to experience that Hayward Field Magic!”
The new crop of Ducks is not only diverse in its events they fill, the group also spans from nine different states as well as Australia. Included in the class are the nation’s top two boys’ distance recruits, the top two girls’ quarter milers and seven more who have won high school state championships.
The class is expected to be another highly touted one for Oregon. Track and Field News Magazine has ranked Oregon’s 2013 and 2014 women’s recruiting classes as the best in the nation while the men’s classes have been among the top three in the nation during five of the last six seasons.
Lilli Burdon (St. Hilda's School / Queensland, Australia)Personal Bests: 2:08.74 (800m), 4:21.36 (1500m), 9:36.35 (3000m)
Finished ninth in the 1,500 meters at the 2015 World Youth Championships…New Zealand and Australian U18 Champion in 1,500…Australian Championships finalist in the 1500m…2014 Australian All Schools Champion in the 1500…will join the team in January 2016…watch Lilli run in the finals of the IAAF World Youth Championships
Makenzie Dunmore (McEachern High School / Powder Springs, Ga.)Personal Bests: 23.79 (200m), 53.28 (400m)
Crowned the 2014 Georgia 400 meter Champion after finishing second as a freshman and sophomore…qualified for state finals in 200 every year…took 3rd at High School National Championships in the 400 in 2015…USATF Junior Olympic National Champion and USATF Youth National Champion in 400 in 2015…ran the 11th fastest high school quarter-mile time in 2015…also ran the sixth fastest 400 in the country during the indoor season (54.71), second fastest junior in the country behind soon-to-be teammate Hannah Waller…watch Makenzie set her personal best at the 2015 high school national championships.
Rhesa Foster (Clovis North High School / Clovis, Calif.)Personal Bests: 20’3” (Long Jump), 14.06 (100m Hurdles), 24.45 (200m)
Won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 2014 Youth Olympics…was the 2014 AAU Junior Olympic National Champion in the long jump, 100 hurdles and 200 meters…3rd at the California state meet in the long jump as a freshman in 2013…recorded top-10 marks in the country in the long jump as both a freshman (No. 9) and sophomore (No. 5)…her marks were No. 2 in her class both years…injury in volleyball during her junior year limited junior track season… Her father, Robert, is a two-time Olympic hurdler who competed for Jamaica at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics...watch Rhesa win the bronze medal at the Youth Olympics in the long jump.
Drew Hunter (Loudoun Valley High School / Purcellville, Va.)Personal Bests: 1:52.98 (800m), 4:02.36 (Mile), 8:42.51 (2 Mile)
Three-time Track and Field News All-American, earning the award for the 2-mile in 2014 and 2015 as well as the mile in 2015…named the 2014 Virginia Gatorade Boys’ Cross Country Athlete of the Year and has not lost a race in Virginia over the last two years…six-Time Virginia state champion including three consecutive cross country titles…on the track, won the state championship in the 1,600 and 3,200 in 2014 and repeated at 1,600 meters in 2015…won the High School Indoor National 2-Mile in 2015…finished fourth at the 2014 Footlocker National High School Cross Country Championships…ranks ninth all-time in the high school 2-mile outddors and sixth indoors…took second at the U.S. Junior Nationals at 1,500 meters in 2015 behind current Ducks Blake Haney…Brooks PR Invitational Champion…top-rated cross country recruit according to Milesplit…watch Drew win the 2-mile indoor national championship.
Jackson Mestler (Sheldon High School / Eugene, Ore.)Personal Bests: 3:55.67 (1500m), 8:34.80 (3000m)
Won both the 1,500 and 3,000m at the 2015 6A Oregon State Championships…placed in the top 10 of the Oregon State Cross Country Championship all four years, finishing 10th as a freshman and then 5th as a sophomore, junior and senior…father, Rick, was a 4-time All-American for Oregon in the steeplechase…mother, Jill, also on Oregon cross country team…watch Jackson win the Oregon state 1,500 meter title at Hayward Field.
Kiana Phelps (Kingsley-Pierson High School / Kingsley, Iowa)Personal Bests: 179’7” (Discus), 45’0” (Shot Put)
Top-ranked discus thrower in the country last year according to Track and Field News…two-time Track and Field News All-American in the Discus…Iowa state high school discus record holder with a personal best of 179-7…three-time Iowa State Champion…had the best discus mark in the country in 2013…watch Kiana set the Iowa state meet record in the discus last year.
Maddie Rabing (Lakeridge High School / Lake Oswego, Ore.)Personal Bests: 47’10” (Shot Put), 144’0” (Discus), 148’8” (Hammer)
Rabing is a three-time 6A Oregon state champion, winning both the shot put and discus in 2015 as well as the shot put in 2014…carried an undefeated record in the discus and the shot put throughout the 2015 season…named the 2015 Oregon Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year…her personal best of 47-10 in the shot put was the 16th-best throw in the country in 2015…the distance also ranked eighth among juniors in the country…watch Maddie talk about her sweep at the Oregon state meet last year.
Katie Rainsberger (Air Academy High School / Colorado Springs, Colo.)Personal Bests: 2:08.87 (800m), 4:40.92 (Mile), 10:49.47 (3200m), 16:23.4 (5k xc)
Was the fastest 5,000 meter cross country runner in the country during her senior season and ran to an undefeated record this fall…notched the fifth fastest high school mile time in the country last year as a junior…2014 Track and Field News All-American in the mile…named 2014 Colorado Girls Gatorade Cross Country Athlete of the Year…five-time 4A Colorado State Champion after winning back-to-back cross country titles as well as the 800, 1600, and 3200 on the track in 2015…has five runner-up state finishes as well….placed sixth at Nike XC Championships in 2014 and 2013….her mother Lisa won the 1985 Boston Marathon, the last American woman to win the race…watch Katie win her second-consecutive state cross country championship.
Alexis Rigmaiden (St. Louis Catholic High School / Lake Charles, La.)Personal Bests:157’1” (Javelin)
Two-Time Louisiana state champion in javelin, winning in 2014 and 2015…also finished sixth at the state meet in the shot put while leading her team to a fourth place finish in 2015…ninth best high school performer in the javelin in 2015, fifth best in the junior class.
Deajah Stevens (Benjamin Cardozo High School / College of Sequoias / Bayside, N.Y.)Personal Bests: 23.18 (200m), 53.63 (400m)
California Junior College State Champion in the 400m and 200m at the College of Sequoias while also finishing as the state runner-up in the long jump…2012 High School Indoor Nationals runner-up in the 200 as a senior…as a high school senior ranked in the top ten nationally in the 200, 300 and 400 meters indoors…three-time New York State Champion…No. 9 All-time U.S. high school girl in the 300 meters indoors (37.90)…will join the team in January 2016…watch Deajah win her heat at the 2012 high school indoor national championships.
Levi Thomet (Kodiak High School (AK) / Kodiak, Ala.)Personal Bests: 4:07.60 (Mile), 8:48.32 (2 Miles), 14:40.44 (5000m)
Thomet is a 10-time Alaska State Champion…won 3-straight Alaska Cross Country State Championships to go with his sweep of the 800, 1600 and 3200 at both 2014 and 2015 Alaska State Championships…six-time Alaska Gatorade Boys’ Athlete of the Year winning both the track and field and cross country awards in each of his first three years at Kodiak High School…as a high school junior, finished 16th at Footlocker Cross Country National Championships and finished 15th as a senior…on the track as a junior, finished in the top ten in the 5,000 meters at both the U.S. Junior Championships and high school national championships...finished 4th at U.S. junior nationals in the 5,000 as a senior…ran the second fastest indoor 2-mile time in the country (8:48.32) to finish second at high school indoor nationals…ranks seventh all-time in the indoor high school 2-mile…watch a documentary on Levi.
Austin Tamagno (Brea Olinda High School / Brea, Calif.)Personal Bests:1:52.33 (800m), 4:06.26 (Mile), 8:54.13 (3200m)
Went undefeated during his senior cross country season this fall…named the 2014 California Gatorade Boys’ Cross Country Athlete of the Year…2014 California state cross country champion, leading Brea Olinda to victory as a team…won the 2015 1,600 meter state championship…finished fifth at the 2014 Footlocker National High School Cross Country Championships…took sixth at the 2014 U.S. Junior Championships in the 1,500…ranked in the top 10 nationally for high school milers both his sophomore and junior seasons…No. 2 high school Junior last season in the mile behind fellow Oregon signee Drew Hunter…second-ranked cross country recruit by Milesplit…watch Austin take sixth at last year’s high school national cross country championships.
Hannah Waller (Buchanan High School / Clovis, Calif.)Personal Bests: 53.14 (400m), 23.91 (200m), 11.97 (100m)
Fastest high school junior in the country last year over 400 meters…2015 California State Champion in the 400, winning by more than a second…qualified for the finals at the California state meet as a freshman, sophomore and junior…recorded the 9th fastest 400 meter time in the country last in 2014, the fastest in California…finished 8th in California State Meet in the 200…took 3rd at the Brooks PR Invitational in the 400…watch Hannah run at the Brooks PR Invitational last year.
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Louisville Track and Field Adds All-American Jere' Summers (Berkeley HS, CA) to the Staff
Track and Field Adds All-American Jere' Summers to the Staff
Summers will join staff as the Director of Operations and On Campus Recruiting
Louisville, Ky. -- The University of Louisville Track and Field Head Coach Dale Cowper has announced the hiring of two-time All-American Jeré Summers as the Director of Operations and On Campus Recruiting.
"I'm excited to add Jere' Summers to our staff," said Cowper. "She is one of the most successful student-athletes to come through our program and will be a tremendous resource for our on campus recruiting efforts."
Summers earned All-America honors her senior year after finishing third in the hammer throw at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She also earned All-America honors her sophomore year after finishing ninth in the shot put at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Prior to joining the Cardinals staff, Summers was an Academic Instructor for East Bay Agency for Children. She also serves as the Elite Athlete Representative on the Board of Directors of United States of America Track and Field - Pacific Association.
Summers was named Outdoor BIG EAST Women's Most Outstanding Field Performer for three consecutive years (2008, 2009 and 2010). She also helped lead the women's team to three straight BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (2008, 2009 and 2010). She won six BIG EAST titles in her three seasons with the Cardinals. Her senior year, she won the discus and the hammer throw, won the hammer throw and the shot put as a junior and won the shot put and discus her sophomore year.
She holds the school record in the hammer throw with a distance of 63.20m/207-4. She also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors her junior and senior year.
While attending the University of Louisville, she studied Human Health and Performance with an emphasis in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, and Human Resource and Organizational Development with an emphasis in Health Professions.
"I'm excited to add Jere' Summers to our staff," said Cowper. "She is one of the most successful student-athletes to come through our program and will be a tremendous resource for our on campus recruiting efforts."
Summers earned All-America honors her senior year after finishing third in the hammer throw at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She also earned All-America honors her sophomore year after finishing ninth in the shot put at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Prior to joining the Cardinals staff, Summers was an Academic Instructor for East Bay Agency for Children. She also serves as the Elite Athlete Representative on the Board of Directors of United States of America Track and Field - Pacific Association.
Summers was named Outdoor BIG EAST Women's Most Outstanding Field Performer for three consecutive years (2008, 2009 and 2010). She also helped lead the women's team to three straight BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (2008, 2009 and 2010). She won six BIG EAST titles in her three seasons with the Cardinals. Her senior year, she won the discus and the hammer throw, won the hammer throw and the shot put as a junior and won the shot put and discus her sophomore year.
She holds the school record in the hammer throw with a distance of 63.20m/207-4. She also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors her junior and senior year.
While attending the University of Louisville, she studied Human Health and Performance with an emphasis in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, and Human Resource and Organizational Development with an emphasis in Health Professions.
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World Champions Ashton Eaton and Allyson Felix named USATF Athletes of the Year
World Champions Ashton Eaton and Allyson Felix named USATF Athletes of the Year
11/19/2015
INDIANAPOLIS -- World Champions Ashton Eaton and Allyson Felix have been named the 2015 Jesse Owens and Jackie Joyner-Kersee Athletes of the Year, USATF announced Thursday.
Eaton (Bend, Oregon) and Felix (Los Angeles, California) will be honored on Saturday, December 5, at the Jesse Owens Awards in Houston, Texas. The event is held in conjunction with USATF’s Annual Meeting. Tickets for the event are available at the Hyatt Regency Houston beginning on Wednesday, December 2 until the ceremony is sold out.
“First thing I thought of was the actual Jesse Owens Award and how much better care I’m going to take with this one,” Eaton laughed. “In 2012, 30 seconds after I got the award, I dropped it on the ground and broke it in half. I had to get USATF to make a new one.
“I’m thankful for the award and it’s a great honor,” Eaton continued. “I like the fact that Jesse Owens’ name is tied to it because we owe him so much for the sport. I think it’s also an honor to receive it on that behalf as well.”
Eaton improved his world record in the decathlon to win the gold medal at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, scoring 9,045 points to top the field by more than 300 points. In the process, he set a World Championships decathlon record of 10.23 seconds in the 100 meters, and broke a 40-year-old world decathlon record with a time of 45.00 in the 400m.
“I thought that my competition for the award was stiff,” Eaton noted. “I know I broke the world record but I competed in one decathlon this year. Christian (Taylor) is one of my good buddies and he had such a great year. To come out ahead over him, I don’t know if you can call that a victory if you finish ahead of Christian Taylor. I suppose you win anyway.”
Eaton is also a finalist for the IAAF World Athlete of the Year and USOC Olympic Male Athlete of the Year.
Felix won gold in the 400 meters at the World Championships in Beijing this summer, turning in a time of 49.26 for the fastest time in the world in 2015. Felix also took home two silver medals on the 4x100m and 4x400m relays in Beijing, giving her 14 total World Championships medals and adding to her accolade as the most decorated female athlete in IAAF history.
Felix also defended her Diamond League title in the 200 meters and is one of four American athletes to have three or more Diamond League crowns. Felix is the USATF champion over 400 meters and was a part of Team USA’s squad at the IAAF World Relays, aiding the U.S. in defending the Golden Baton for a second straight year.
“It’s so special to be named athlete of the year, especially with it now being called the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Award,” Felix said. “Everyone knows how special she is and what she means to me, so it makes winning this award extra special. Coming back from the hamstring injury in 2013, winning this just means a whole lot.”
The 2015 Jesse Owens Award and Jackie Joyner-Kersee award winners were selected in balloting of members of the U.S. track and field media, and a fan vote was held on social media that comprised 10% of the total vote. More than 6,000 fan votes were received. Other men’s finalists included Richard Browne, Justin Gatlin, Evan Jager, Joe Kovacs, LaShawn Merritt and Christian Taylor. Finalists for the women’s award were Tianna Bartoletta, Michelle Carter, Candace Hill, Molly Huddle, Shamier Little and Tatyana McFadden.
About the Jesse Owens and Jackie Joyner-Kersee Awards
Established in 1981, the Jesse Owens Award is USA Track & Field's highest accolade, presented annually to the outstanding U.S. male and female track and field performers. The award is named after National Track & Field Hall of Famer and worldwide icon Jesse Owens, who won gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and long jump at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, while conducting himself with grace and dignity. With his remarkable performances, Owens forever destroyed Adolf Hitler's notions of Aryan supremacy. The USATF Female Athlete of the Year was re-named the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Award in 2013.
The permanent commemorative Jesse Owens and Jackie Joyner-Kersee Awards are maintained at the USATF national headquarters and a replica is provided to each of the winners.
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Catching Up with B.A.A. High Performance Coach Terrence Mahon
Catching Up with B.A.A. High Performance Coach Terrence Mahon
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The B.A.A. caught up with Coach Mahon after recently returning from the High Performance team’s altitude training in California
(B.A.A.) What are your takeaways from the training camp in Mammoth Lakes, California? Did it go as expected/exceed expectations?
(Terrence) I had a few different purposes for the Mammoth Lakes training camp. The first was to put the athletes in an environment where there only focus each day was on their running. Mammoth Lakes is a very small town in a remote part of the Eastern Sierras and was the perfect backdrop for such a plan. When you can get athletes to hunker down and train for a month at a camp it really elevated their fitness. The second purpose was to expose the athletes to another bout of high altitude training. If you look at the majority of Olympians, Olympic Medalists and National record holders they all include some variation of altitude training in their regimen.
Mammoth Lakes resides at 7800 feet at its town center and with the ability to run as high as 9000 feet or down below 5000 feet within a short drive it is one of the best high altitude training centers in the world. My final reason behind choosing this altitude camp’s time and place was to test its efficacy in relation to athletic performance. To do this we worked with Dr. Aaron Baggish’s staff at Mass General Hospital to conduct pre, during and post camp testing. Each athlete engaged in a battery of physiological tests on the treadmill as well as blood tests prior to leaving Boston. They followed this up with another bout of blood tests after being at altitude for almost four weeks and finally ended the trip by coming down the mountain to compete at the US 12K Champs road race in Alexandria, VA. In seeing that we had our five athletes within the top 14 finishers shows to me that the camp was indeed a success. We had multiple personal bests and one Master’s National record so all in all I think the mission was accomplished.
(B.A.A.) What do you think were the best parts of the trip?
(Terrence) The first thing that I would like to say is that the best part of this trip was that we were able to take it. Having the support of the entire Boston Athletic Association and our partnership with adidas, makes opportunities like this a reality. We all share a common vision of bringing the B.A.A. back to the forefront in the elite world of running. The ability to put on training camps like this one sends a clear message both to our current athletes and our future ones that we mean business. We are driving this program forward using all of the positive assets that we have at our disposal – and we have a lot. It takes more than just a talented athlete to make a US team. It takes a network of support and here at the B.A.A. we are putting all of that into place and we are now starting to see the fruits of that labor.
Why I really like these camps is I believe that to change your perception on where your limits lie you need to add in different stimuli and external stressors into the daily equation. Otherwise the habits that we live by daily start to define our end results. For an athlete looking to make a national team that is a death sentence. So for me, when it comes to looking at what are the best parts of any training camp it is all about when I see the paradigm shift take place with each athlete. It may be on the 10 mile continuous uphill run that goes above 9000 feet or as they finish their longest run ever, or their highest mileage week ever. It is all about when they get that insight that their self-imposed limits have now changed. When that door opens it is like going from a drive down a back alley to the onramp of the Autobahn. The sky starts to become the limit and in the world of coaching that is what it’s all about. Of course I could talk about the phenomenal scenery, the endless amount of running trails and the welcoming nature of the High Sierras but I think that all needs to be experienced in person as words or even photos can’t do it justice.
(B.A.A.) We know December is a busy month of racing for the team, between the 10,000 meters in Sacramento and the Club Cross Country Championships. What are your expectations for those races, and do you think the training camp set the team up well for those events?
I am nothing if not a planner. I am always looking at the short term routine in relation to the end result. When I went to Michael Pieroni with my ideas about this trip to Mammoth it came within a context of the entire fall racing season. If the camp was too soon then the athletes wouldn’t be fit enough to get all the benefit. If too late then the chance of winter weather could ruin it all. I also looked at our schedule of races and saw how I could use those both as pre and post tests to measure how this training camp went and how it could be improved upon for the future.
So we started with the US 10K champs here in Boston as our starting fitness test. We then went to Mammoth for a full four weeks to maximize each athlete’s adaptation to altitude training as well as their hematological response to living and running at 8,000 feet. For the post camp testing plan we scheduled our departure out of town so that they could run in the US 12k champs in less than 72 hours from being out of altitude. This is important in seeing when is the best time off the mountain for an athlete to race. It is often seen in the first 72 hours or then after a 2-4 week return to sea level. The upcoming 10,000m race in Sacramento and then the US Club XC champs in San Francisco will be the final measures to see how this all plays out. If the US 12K champs was any indicator then I believe we have some great performances coming up in the next few weeks.
UP NEXT
In the next installment, we will look in on the success of the training camp with team members Sarah Pagano, and new American Masters Record Holder Jen Rhines.
(B.A.A.) What are your takeaways from the training camp in Mammoth Lakes, California? Did it go as expected/exceed expectations?
(Terrence) I had a few different purposes for the Mammoth Lakes training camp. The first was to put the athletes in an environment where there only focus each day was on their running. Mammoth Lakes is a very small town in a remote part of the Eastern Sierras and was the perfect backdrop for such a plan. When you can get athletes to hunker down and train for a month at a camp it really elevated their fitness. The second purpose was to expose the athletes to another bout of high altitude training. If you look at the majority of Olympians, Olympic Medalists and National record holders they all include some variation of altitude training in their regimen.
Mammoth Lakes resides at 7800 feet at its town center and with the ability to run as high as 9000 feet or down below 5000 feet within a short drive it is one of the best high altitude training centers in the world. My final reason behind choosing this altitude camp’s time and place was to test its efficacy in relation to athletic performance. To do this we worked with Dr. Aaron Baggish’s staff at Mass General Hospital to conduct pre, during and post camp testing. Each athlete engaged in a battery of physiological tests on the treadmill as well as blood tests prior to leaving Boston. They followed this up with another bout of blood tests after being at altitude for almost four weeks and finally ended the trip by coming down the mountain to compete at the US 12K Champs road race in Alexandria, VA. In seeing that we had our five athletes within the top 14 finishers shows to me that the camp was indeed a success. We had multiple personal bests and one Master’s National record so all in all I think the mission was accomplished.
(B.A.A.) What do you think were the best parts of the trip?
(Terrence) The first thing that I would like to say is that the best part of this trip was that we were able to take it. Having the support of the entire Boston Athletic Association and our partnership with adidas, makes opportunities like this a reality. We all share a common vision of bringing the B.A.A. back to the forefront in the elite world of running. The ability to put on training camps like this one sends a clear message both to our current athletes and our future ones that we mean business. We are driving this program forward using all of the positive assets that we have at our disposal – and we have a lot. It takes more than just a talented athlete to make a US team. It takes a network of support and here at the B.A.A. we are putting all of that into place and we are now starting to see the fruits of that labor.
Why I really like these camps is I believe that to change your perception on where your limits lie you need to add in different stimuli and external stressors into the daily equation. Otherwise the habits that we live by daily start to define our end results. For an athlete looking to make a national team that is a death sentence. So for me, when it comes to looking at what are the best parts of any training camp it is all about when I see the paradigm shift take place with each athlete. It may be on the 10 mile continuous uphill run that goes above 9000 feet or as they finish their longest run ever, or their highest mileage week ever. It is all about when they get that insight that their self-imposed limits have now changed. When that door opens it is like going from a drive down a back alley to the onramp of the Autobahn. The sky starts to become the limit and in the world of coaching that is what it’s all about. Of course I could talk about the phenomenal scenery, the endless amount of running trails and the welcoming nature of the High Sierras but I think that all needs to be experienced in person as words or even photos can’t do it justice.
(B.A.A.) We know December is a busy month of racing for the team, between the 10,000 meters in Sacramento and the Club Cross Country Championships. What are your expectations for those races, and do you think the training camp set the team up well for those events?
I am nothing if not a planner. I am always looking at the short term routine in relation to the end result. When I went to Michael Pieroni with my ideas about this trip to Mammoth it came within a context of the entire fall racing season. If the camp was too soon then the athletes wouldn’t be fit enough to get all the benefit. If too late then the chance of winter weather could ruin it all. I also looked at our schedule of races and saw how I could use those both as pre and post tests to measure how this training camp went and how it could be improved upon for the future.
So we started with the US 10K champs here in Boston as our starting fitness test. We then went to Mammoth for a full four weeks to maximize each athlete’s adaptation to altitude training as well as their hematological response to living and running at 8,000 feet. For the post camp testing plan we scheduled our departure out of town so that they could run in the US 12k champs in less than 72 hours from being out of altitude. This is important in seeing when is the best time off the mountain for an athlete to race. It is often seen in the first 72 hours or then after a 2-4 week return to sea level. The upcoming 10,000m race in Sacramento and then the US Club XC champs in San Francisco will be the final measures to see how this all plays out. If the US 12K champs was any indicator then I believe we have some great performances coming up in the next few weeks.
UP NEXT
In the next installment, we will look in on the success of the training camp with team members Sarah Pagano, and new American Masters Record Holder Jen Rhines.
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Oregon State signs five for 2016-17
Five standouts sign for 2016-17
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11/19/2015
Oregon State Athletic Communications
Corvallis, Ore. – The Oregon State cross country and track and field programs have signed five student-athletes to national letters of intent for the 2016-17 season, coach Kelly Sullivan announced Thursday.
The newest members of the programs are:
· Brooke Chuhlantseff of West Salem High School in Salem, Ore.
· Sara Christianson of Borah High School in Boise.
· Emily Mackay of Union-Endicott High School in Endicott, N.Y.
· Lexi Reed of D ‘Evelyn High School in Denver.
· Mikayla Sodersten of Clovis High School in Fresno.
“We’ve added five very talented young ladies who each were highly recruited nationally,” Sullivan said. “All five are natural leaders and outstanding students who will have an immediate impact on our cross country and track and field programs.
“They are super-talented and highly-competitive and will fit in greatly with our current teams. I must give a lot of credit to our current team and to faculty and staff members who did a tremendous job of presenting what OSU, the Corvallis community and our athletic department has to offer.
“In the end those were the key factors for each of them and their families,” in choosing OSU over other schools, Sullivan said. “We can all be proud of that.”
Chuhlantseff was a three-time Greater Valley Conference champion in cross country and five-time district champion in track and field. She is a projected kinesiology major.
“I felt like it was the perfect fit for me,” Chuhlantseff said of OSU. “I felt so comfortable when I was on my visit.
“I love the coach. I love the team. I love the school. I love the city. I love everything about it. I think it's a perfect fit for me.”
She has PRs of 2:14 in the 800, 4:42 in the 1,500 and 10:08 in the 3,000. She also placed fourth at the 2014 state 6A cross country meet and took 15th in 2015.
Reed took third place in the Colorado state cross country meet for the second year in row in 2015 after placing sixth as a sophomore. She was first-team all-league, the league MVP, the league and regional champion, and all-state as a sophomore, junior and senior. She is also the school record-holder.
In track, she was first-team all-league as a sophomore and junior, the league MVP as a junior, and holds the school records in the 800 (2:14), 1,600 (4:53) and 3,200 (10:53). She also plays point guard for the basketball team and was all-league and honorable-mention all-state as a junior, and is a co-captain.
She hopes to study kinesiology at OSU.
“I chose Oregon State because when I went on my visit, everyone was so welcoming and nice,” she said. “Coach Kelly is a really nice guy and he cares so much about every individual athlete.”
Mackay also hopes to major in kinesiology. She has PRs of 4:25 in the 1,500 and 10:02 in the 3,000, and finished seventh and second, respectively, at the New York State Class B cross country meets the past two years. She also qualified for the Nike nationals in 2014.
She is a three-year placer at the state track meet. She placed fifth in 1,500 as a sophomore and second as a junior, with one of the top times in the country. She was also the Section IV Sportsmanship Award-winner as a junior for track, and as a senior for cross country.
“I chose OSU because it feels like the best fit for me,” she said. “When I was there, I instantly fell in love with campus. Being there, and talking to coach Sullivan, made me so excited for what’s to come in my collegiate years.
“The team made me feel very welcome and I have no doubt I will fit in well. I’m blessed to be given the opportunity to continue my running career at Oregon State [and] I can't wait to be a Beaver!”
Christianson is a four-year competitor in cross country and track at Borah. She specializes in the 5K in cross country, and the 1600- and 3200-meter races in track. She sometimes adds the 800 m and the distance relays to help her team.
“The highlights of my career so far have been placing fifth at the state cross country meet as a junior, breaking five minutes (4:58.66) in the 1600 – only a handful of girls have gone sub-five in Idaho – and placing second in the 1600 and 3200 at the state meet my junior season.
“In that same meet, I set another goal of mine, which was to break 11 minutes in the 3200, by running 10:56.08,” and placing second. She also took second in the mile in 4:57.
She said OSU felt like “home” the minute she stepped on campus. She is a prospective psychology/social science or business major.
“Visiting with the staff and seeing their passion for the university and their genuine interest in me as an individual meant a lot to me,” she said. “They were very excited about what OSU has to offer, academically and athletically, now and in the future.
“Kelly Sullivan knows what he’s doing. He has a love for the sport and a love for coaching. He knows where the program is headed and has the drive to get there. He’s someone who I want to work hard for and who I can see myself working even harder for.
“We have really formed a natural connection I feel is very important for athletes and their coaches. It's something I have been fortunate to have in high school and something I was hoping to find at the next level. I am proud to say, Oregon State is the place for me both academically and athletically.”
Sodersten plans to major in product design, and hopes to intern and then work for a global apparel company.
“The reason I chose Oregon State was the team, and the school felt like a family to me as did coach Kelly,” she said.
She placed seventh at the 2015 California state track meet in the 3,200-meters with a time of 10:24, the 26th-best time in the nation last year. She also set school records in the 800 (2:14.65), the 1,600 (4:54.58) and the 3,200 (10:24.37) as a junior and broke two course records in cross country and two meet records in track.
For more information on the Oregon State cross country team, follow the team by Facebook at Facebook.com/OSUTrackCrossCountry or on Twitter at twitter.com/@beavers_track.
11/19/2015
Oregon State Athletic Communications
Corvallis, Ore. – The Oregon State cross country and track and field programs have signed five student-athletes to national letters of intent for the 2016-17 season, coach Kelly Sullivan announced Thursday.
The newest members of the programs are:
· Brooke Chuhlantseff of West Salem High School in Salem, Ore.
· Sara Christianson of Borah High School in Boise.
· Emily Mackay of Union-Endicott High School in Endicott, N.Y.
· Lexi Reed of D ‘Evelyn High School in Denver.
· Mikayla Sodersten of Clovis High School in Fresno.
“We’ve added five very talented young ladies who each were highly recruited nationally,” Sullivan said. “All five are natural leaders and outstanding students who will have an immediate impact on our cross country and track and field programs.
“They are super-talented and highly-competitive and will fit in greatly with our current teams. I must give a lot of credit to our current team and to faculty and staff members who did a tremendous job of presenting what OSU, the Corvallis community and our athletic department has to offer.
“In the end those were the key factors for each of them and their families,” in choosing OSU over other schools, Sullivan said. “We can all be proud of that.”
Chuhlantseff was a three-time Greater Valley Conference champion in cross country and five-time district champion in track and field. She is a projected kinesiology major.
“I felt like it was the perfect fit for me,” Chuhlantseff said of OSU. “I felt so comfortable when I was on my visit.
“I love the coach. I love the team. I love the school. I love the city. I love everything about it. I think it's a perfect fit for me.”
She has PRs of 2:14 in the 800, 4:42 in the 1,500 and 10:08 in the 3,000. She also placed fourth at the 2014 state 6A cross country meet and took 15th in 2015.
Reed took third place in the Colorado state cross country meet for the second year in row in 2015 after placing sixth as a sophomore. She was first-team all-league, the league MVP, the league and regional champion, and all-state as a sophomore, junior and senior. She is also the school record-holder.
In track, she was first-team all-league as a sophomore and junior, the league MVP as a junior, and holds the school records in the 800 (2:14), 1,600 (4:53) and 3,200 (10:53). She also plays point guard for the basketball team and was all-league and honorable-mention all-state as a junior, and is a co-captain.
She hopes to study kinesiology at OSU.
“I chose Oregon State because when I went on my visit, everyone was so welcoming and nice,” she said. “Coach Kelly is a really nice guy and he cares so much about every individual athlete.”
Mackay also hopes to major in kinesiology. She has PRs of 4:25 in the 1,500 and 10:02 in the 3,000, and finished seventh and second, respectively, at the New York State Class B cross country meets the past two years. She also qualified for the Nike nationals in 2014.
She is a three-year placer at the state track meet. She placed fifth in 1,500 as a sophomore and second as a junior, with one of the top times in the country. She was also the Section IV Sportsmanship Award-winner as a junior for track, and as a senior for cross country.
“I chose OSU because it feels like the best fit for me,” she said. “When I was there, I instantly fell in love with campus. Being there, and talking to coach Sullivan, made me so excited for what’s to come in my collegiate years.
“The team made me feel very welcome and I have no doubt I will fit in well. I’m blessed to be given the opportunity to continue my running career at Oregon State [and] I can't wait to be a Beaver!”
Christianson is a four-year competitor in cross country and track at Borah. She specializes in the 5K in cross country, and the 1600- and 3200-meter races in track. She sometimes adds the 800 m and the distance relays to help her team.
“The highlights of my career so far have been placing fifth at the state cross country meet as a junior, breaking five minutes (4:58.66) in the 1600 – only a handful of girls have gone sub-five in Idaho – and placing second in the 1600 and 3200 at the state meet my junior season.
“In that same meet, I set another goal of mine, which was to break 11 minutes in the 3200, by running 10:56.08,” and placing second. She also took second in the mile in 4:57.
She said OSU felt like “home” the minute she stepped on campus. She is a prospective psychology/social science or business major.
“Visiting with the staff and seeing their passion for the university and their genuine interest in me as an individual meant a lot to me,” she said. “They were very excited about what OSU has to offer, academically and athletically, now and in the future.
“Kelly Sullivan knows what he’s doing. He has a love for the sport and a love for coaching. He knows where the program is headed and has the drive to get there. He’s someone who I want to work hard for and who I can see myself working even harder for.
“We have really formed a natural connection I feel is very important for athletes and their coaches. It's something I have been fortunate to have in high school and something I was hoping to find at the next level. I am proud to say, Oregon State is the place for me both academically and athletically.”
Sodersten plans to major in product design, and hopes to intern and then work for a global apparel company.
“The reason I chose Oregon State was the team, and the school felt like a family to me as did coach Kelly,” she said.
She placed seventh at the 2015 California state track meet in the 3,200-meters with a time of 10:24, the 26th-best time in the nation last year. She also set school records in the 800 (2:14.65), the 1,600 (4:54.58) and the 3,200 (10:24.37) as a junior and broke two course records in cross country and two meet records in track.
For more information on the Oregon State cross country team, follow the team by Facebook at Facebook.com/OSUTrackCrossCountry or on Twitter at twitter.com/@beavers_track.
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Texas Track & Field and Cross Country inks impressive signing class
11.19.2015
Track & Field and Cross Country inks impressive signing class
Sategna welcomes 20 recruits to team
AUSTIN, Texas – On the heels of a 2015 track and field season that saw the Texas men's and women's teams sweep the Big 12 Conference titles indoors and out, Head Coach Mario Sategna and his staff have signed one of the top recruiting classes in the country during the Fall Signing Period.
Texas Track & Field and Cross Country has inked 19 recruits over the last week during the early signing period. The signees combine to rank No. 1 in the nation six events along with seven more Top Five's and three more events ranked in the Top 20.
"We are very excited to welcome all of these future Longhorns from across the country and their families to The University of Texas," Sategna said. "The staff did a phenomenal job of going out and identifying our needs across the board of where we can continue to have success at the conference and national level."
The men's signing class includes 11 student-athletes with one graduating high school this fall to enroll early at Texas in January and join the team immediately.
On the women's side, there are eight signees for Track & Field and Cross Country with an additional recruit who signed with the women's basketball team that is expected to compete outdoors upon completion of the basketball season.
"With this early signing class you can see we brought in future greats which are going to have an immediate impact in every facet of our men's and women's program," Sategna said. "The future is very bright for The University of Texas men's and women's track and field program. We're well on our way to doing some wonderful things, and again I could not be more proud of the efforts from our entire staff. We have a great foundation and this signing class will help us tremendously as we push for Big 12 and national titles both now and in the coming years for the men and women."
2015-16 Texas Track & Field and Cross Country Signees
Men
Garek Bielaczyc | Salt Lake City, Utah | East HS
Ranked No. 18 in nation in XC by Saucony Flo50
Assistant Coach Brad Herbster: "Garek is a tremendous pickup for the Longhorns. He will be able to contribute in a variety of events on the track. Garek has a tremendous range and is one of the nation's elite distance runners."
Spencer Dodds | Great Oak, Calif. | Great Oak HS | XC/Distance
No. 22 in nation in XC | XC Team ranked No. 2 in nation in Saucony Flo50 | No. 8 in nation in 1600m (4:09)
Assistant Coach Brad Herbster: "Spencer is ranked as one of the top milers in the country. We feel that he has paved the way for an elite type cross country season and can contribute in all three seasons."
Daniel Golden | The Woodlands, Texas | The Woodlands HS | XC/Distance
Texas 6A State Champion XC (individual and team) | 1600m (4:15) | 3200m (9:17)
Assistant Coach Brad Herbster: "Daniel is really important to The University of Texas, he is the first Texas State Champion in cross country we have had since Craig Lutz. Daniel has really good range and will be impactful in the distance events. He is a tough runner who will contribute in his first year."
Ian Kerr | The Bahamas | Western Texas College
Juco Transfer | 100m (10.39) | 200m (20.97)
Associate Head Coach Tonja Buford-Bailey: "Ian will be able to fill some gaps in the shorter sprints, which allows us to continue to build upon our men's sprints program. He competed at the World Youth Championships and currently at the Juco level, so we expect him to be able to contribute right away."
Isaiah Lucas | Houston, Texas | Cypress Falls HS
Ranked No. 2 in the nation in 300mH (36.56) | Ranked No. 4 in nation in 110mH (13.78)
Associate Head Coach Tonja Buford-Bailey: "As a World Youth medalist, Isaiah has international experience that will help him transition smoothly to the college level. He has worked diligently to be an elite hurdler in both events, which will immediately give us the depth we need with our men's squad. We could not be more excited for him to be a Longhorn."
Ika Morton | Lacey, Wash. | River Ridge HS
Will graduate high school early and enroll at UT in January | USATF Jr. Olympics Silver Medal | Long Jump (24-0.25)
Assistant Coach Kareem Streete-Thompson: "Ika exemplifies the type of student-athlete that we are looking for here at the University of Texas. He is a strong student and graduated early and is enrolling in the spring. He brings much needed depth to our horizontal jumps group. He should come in and contribute at the conference level and develop into an NCAA scorer in the coming years."
George Patrick | Brentwood, Tenn. | Brentwood Academy
Ranked No. 1 in the nation in decathlon & heptathlon | New Balance Indoors National Champion in Decathlon | 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships 4th place | Father ranks 15th in UT history in decathlon
Head Coach Mario Sategna: ""We are delighted to have George join our program here at Texas and continue our long tradition in the decathlon, which also includes his father Jason who was an All-America decathlete in 1993."
Andrew Powell | Brentwood, Tenn. | Brentwood Academy | XC/Mid-Distance
Ranked No. 33 in the nation in 800m (1:53) | 1600m (4:19)
Assistant Coach Brad Herbster: "Andrew has incredible potential in the middle distance events and will be able to come in and contribute right away."
Andrew Price | Bellaire, Texas | Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
District & Area Champion in the 4x400m Relay | All-District & All-Area in 4x100m & 4x200m | State Qualifier in 4x400m
Associate Head Coach Tonja Buford-Bailey: "Andrew has a wide range of experience on the track, we look for him to add depth to the men's relay pool."
Matt Ritchey | Spring, Texas | Klein HS
No. 3 in state in Hammer Throw (190-2)
Assistant Coach Ty Sevin: "Matt is a great addition to our very talented throws group. His passion for throwing and his meticulous approach to his technical skills will enable him to have an immediate impact on our program."
Medric Roberson | Arlington, Texas | Martin HS
Ranked No. 5 in nation in 110mH (13.80) | Ranked No. 10 in nation in 300mH (37.31)
Associate Head Coach Tonja Buford-Bailey: "What's really exciting about Medric is that he spent a lot of time focusing on football. He has all the physical attributes to be an incredible dual hurdler here at Texas. It will be really neat to see what he can do when he is 100-percent dedicated to track and field."
Women
Skyler Bollinger | Temecula, Calif. | Great Oak HS
AAU National Champion in Steeplechase | 1600m 4:56 | 3200m 10:40
Assistant Coach Brad Herbster: "Skyler has tremendous range and will be effective in a variety of events. She is part of a tremendous program and has had good success from the steeplechase to the 2-mile."
Elena Bruckner | San Jose, Calif. | Valley Christian HS
Ranked No. 1 in nation the shot put and discus | No. 10 all-time in U.S. under-18 in both
Assistant Coach Ty Sevin: "I am so excited to welcome the Bruckner's to the Longhorn family. Elena embodies all the qualities that will sustain the legacy of Texas Longhorn throwers. Anytime our University can attract the best athlete in the country in any discipline it's a good day for our program."
Destiny Collins | Great Oak, Calif. | Great Oak HS | XC/Distance
Ranked No. 1 in the 1600m & 3200m | XC Team ranked No. 1 in nation in Saucony Flo50 | California State Championship 1st 3200m, 3rd 1600m | Won every 3200m race she ran in 2015
Assistant Coach Brad Herbster: "Destiny is a game changer for a program. We are thrilled to have her at the University of Texas. Someone of Destiny's caliber and ability for the future is important to any program, at Texas now the work begins in turning her into one of the best ever at this level, Coach Soles has done a tremendous job with her at Great Oak."
Serenity Douglas | Grayson, Ga. | Archer HS
Ranked No. 4 in the nation 400m (53.42)
Associate Head Coach Tonja Buford-Bailey: "I'm very excited about Serenity and what she brings to our women's program as a whole. She's a versatile long sprinter who will also be able to contribute on both relays. What I enjoy most about Serenity is her spirit and dedication to team. It's really a pleasure when you can see those qualities in a young person from the recruitment process. She has the characteristics of many of the great 400m runners that have had so much success here at Texas."
Alexis Duncan | Glenn Heights, Texas | Desoto HS
No. 2 all-time in 100mH (30") with time of 12.95 | Ranked No. 4 in nation in 100mH (13.33) | Ranked No. 8 in nation in 300mH (41.98)
Associate Head Coach Tonja Buford-Bailey: "Alexis is a pure hurdler with both speed and technical strengths who brings a wealth of experience on the national and international level. As a multiple-time Texas State Champion, she knows how to win and has high expectations for herself. That quality will fit well into our women's sprints program here at Texas."
Abby Guidry | Kingwood, Texas | Kingwood HS | XC/Distance
2015 State Championship 7th 3200m, 8th 1600m | 2015 6A Region 2 XC Championship 2nd | 1600m (4:59) | 3200m (10:38)
Assistant Coach Brad Herbster: "Abby will be a big contributor to the program, she has the determination and drive to be very successful at this level."
Joyner Holmes | Cedar Hill, Texas | Cedar Hill HS | (signed with Basketball)
Ranked No. 3 in Texas in Triple Jump (40-7) | Long Jump (18-9) | No. 2 basketball recruit in nation
Assistant Coach Kareem Streete-Thompson: "Joyner is the No. 2 ranked basketball player in the 2016 class and she is also a very talented jumper. She will join our team during the outdoor season as she seeks to improve her distances in the long and triple jump events. She has a championship pedigree and will bring a winning mentality to our team."
Teesa Mpagi | The Woodlands, Texas | The Woodlands HS
Ranked No. 12 in Texas in Triple Jump (39-5.00) | Long Jump (19-00.0)
Assistant Coach Kareem Streete-Thompson: "Teesa has a lot of potential in both horizontal jumps. She is clearly motivated to succeed at the collegiate level and we look forward to her contributions to the team."
Taylor Walker | Temecula, Calif. | Great Oak HS
Great Oak HS XC team ranked No. 1 in nation by Saucony Flo50
Assistant Coach Brad Herbster: "Taylor has enormous talent and is part of a program that knows how to win. Taylor will be a tremendous asset in the 5k and down the road in the 10k. Taylor has the drive and determination we seek to be a major contributor."
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Two-time Olympic 800m champion Mal Whitfield dies at the age of 91
19 NOV 2015General NewsWashington DC, USA
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Mal Whitfield on the anchor leg of the USA team that took the 1948 Olympic Games 4x400m gold medal (Getty Images) © CopyrightThe IAAF is very saddened to learn of the death of three-time Olympic champion Mal Whitfield.
He died in Washington, USA, on Wednesday (19) at the age of 91.
At the London 1948 Olympic Games, Whitfield was then a 24-year-old US Air Force sergeant who had served in World War II and became the first US serviceman to win an Olympic gold medal while on active duty.
Whitfield won the 800m in an Olympic record of 1:49.2, anchored the USA 4x400m team to victory and also took a bronze medal in the 400m.
Four years later, at the Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games, Whitfield defended his 800m title and equalled his Olympic record from London, and also won a silver medal in the 4x400m.
Whitfield famously trained for the 1952 Games while serving during the Korean War, where he flew 27 missions. He won 66 of his 69 800m/880 yards races from June of 1948 to the end of 1954.
He set three individual official IAAF world records: two at 880 yards in 1950 and 1953, one at 1000m in 1952; and he was also a part of the USA teams that set official world records at the imperial distances of 4x440 yards and 4x880 yards within the space of six days in London in August 1952.
Whitfield’s other athletics achievements included winning the 400m, 800m and 4x400m gold medals at the 1951 Pan American Games.
Upon his retirement from competitive athletics at the end of 1956, Whitfield toured the world as a Sports Goodwill Ambassador for the US Department of State, coaching extensively across Africa, and later became the head of the Physical Education and Sports Department at the University of Nigeria.
He was elected to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1974 and the US Olympic Hall of Fame in 1988.
The IAAF wishes to pass on its sincere condolences to his family and friends.
United States Olympic Committee and IAAF
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Keith Conning: Mal Whitfield was the father of Ed Wright (California).
Two-time Olympic 800m champion Mal Whitfield dies at the age of 91
Mal Whitfield on the anchor leg of the USA team that took the 1948 Olympic Games 4x400m gold medal (Getty Images) © CopyrightHe died in Washington, USA, on Wednesday (19) at the age of 91.
At the London 1948 Olympic Games, Whitfield was then a 24-year-old US Air Force sergeant who had served in World War II and became the first US serviceman to win an Olympic gold medal while on active duty.
Whitfield won the 800m in an Olympic record of 1:49.2, anchored the USA 4x400m team to victory and also took a bronze medal in the 400m.
Four years later, at the Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games, Whitfield defended his 800m title and equalled his Olympic record from London, and also won a silver medal in the 4x400m.
Whitfield famously trained for the 1952 Games while serving during the Korean War, where he flew 27 missions. He won 66 of his 69 800m/880 yards races from June of 1948 to the end of 1954.
He set three individual official IAAF world records: two at 880 yards in 1950 and 1953, one at 1000m in 1952; and he was also a part of the USA teams that set official world records at the imperial distances of 4x440 yards and 4x880 yards within the space of six days in London in August 1952.
Whitfield’s other athletics achievements included winning the 400m, 800m and 4x400m gold medals at the 1951 Pan American Games.
Upon his retirement from competitive athletics at the end of 1956, Whitfield toured the world as a Sports Goodwill Ambassador for the US Department of State, coaching extensively across Africa, and later became the head of the Physical Education and Sports Department at the University of Nigeria.
He was elected to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1974 and the US Olympic Hall of Fame in 1988.
The IAAF wishes to pass on its sincere condolences to his family and friends.
United States Olympic Committee and IAAF
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Keith Conning: Mal Whitfield was the father of Ed Wright (California).
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Senior (2008): Took 14th (6-10.75, 2.10m) in the high jump at the NCAA Championships...advanced to the NCAA Championships when he took fourth and posted a mark of 6-11 (2.11m) at the NCAA West Regional...won his second straight Pac-10 high jump title, as he once again tied his personal best with a jump of 7-3.25 (2.22m)... ranked No. 5 in the nation...placed first with a regional qualifying mark of 7-2.50 (2.20m) at the Stanford Invitational...won at the Big Meet, for the third consecutive year, with a mark of 7-0.50 (2.15m)...in his first competition of 2008 at the Husky Classic, he provisionally qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships, as he tied his PR of 7-3.25 (2.22m)...took seventh at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 7-0.25 (2.14m).
Junior (2007): Garnered indoor and outdoor All-America honors when he took sixth in the men's high jump at both the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships...set a new lifetime-best mark with a 7-3.25 to win the high jump at the NCAA West Regional...the 7-3.25 score tied Wright for seventh on Cal's all-time list...won the Pac-10 title in the high jump with a 7-3 (2.21 meters), which tied his lifetime-best mark...he also jumped that height to win the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational... competed at the USA championships, taking 10th overall 7-01.75 (2.18 meters)...tied for sixth at last year's NCAA West Regional (6-9)...posted a Cal school-record and NCAA provisional-qualifying 7-2.5 to win at the MPSF Indoor Championships.
Sophomore (2006): Indoors, jumped a season-best 2.13 meters (6-11) at the Tyson Invitational...outdoors, won the high jump (1.98m, 6-06) at the Big Meet and at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (2.05m, 6-08).
Freshman (2005): Recorded Cal's second-best score of 6-11.75 (2.13m) in the high jump at the Pac-10 Championships.
High School: Wright completed a successful high school career at St. Mary's of Berkeley before graduating in 2004...honors included the California state high jump title, winning at the prestigious Golden West Invitational, finishing second at the USATF Junior Nationals and being named Verizon USATF Jr. All-American in 2004...played two years of basketball.
Personal: Born March 3, 1986, in Nairobi, Kenya... parents are Mal Whitfield and Harriet Wright...Mal ran track for Ohio State and competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympic Games, winning three gold medals, two silvers and a bronze...social welfare major.
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Senior Lane Werley shapes the future of UCLA running
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Lane Werley (Martin Luther King HS; UCLA)
Lane Werley
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Player Profile:
| Height: | 6'5" |
| Weight: | 160 |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Riverside, Calif. |
| High School: | Martin Luther King |
2014 – Garnered USTFCCCA All-Region honors … Named to the UCLA Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … Competed in five races as a redshirt junior ... Placed 92nd at the NCAA Championship with a time of 31:29.7 ... Ran his season’s fastest 10k of 29:56 at the NCAA West Regional Championships placing 16th overall ... Finished 48th at the Pac-12 Championships (8k) with a time of 25:01 ... Ran his fastest 8k (23:40) at the Washington Invitational to finish ninth overall and lead the Bruins … Finished 69th at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational with a time of 24:27.
2013 - Did not compete.
2012 – Earned All-America and USTFCCCA All-Region honors ... The Bruins’ No. 1 finisher at the NCAA Championship (25th, 29:49.5), NCAA Regional (fifth, 29:46) and Pac-12 (fifth, 23:33). . . Also UCLA's No. 1 runner at Wisconsin Invite (30th, 23:53) and Pac-12 Preview (fifth, 24:41).
2011 - No. 5 runner at the Pac-12 meet (55th, 24:56) ... No. 2 finisher at the Aztec Invite (2nd, 25:25) ... Also competed at the Notre Dame Invite (77th, 25:13) and Wisconsin adidas Invite (146th, 25:05.8).
High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and cross country at Martin Luther King HS ... All-American in cross country ... Placed third at the CA State XC Meet ... League champion, city MVP and county record-holder for cross country ... All-American in the 5000m ... Placed fourth in the 3200m at the CA State Meet ... Two-time league champion in the 3200m ... All-CIF honoree in 3200m ... Prep bests of 4:13 in the 1600m, 8:53 in the 3200m and 14:31 in the 5000m.
Personal -Son of Ralph and Susan Werley ... Has one brother and sister, Mark and Raelyn ... Chemistry and materials science major.
2013 - Did not compete.
2012 – Earned All-America and USTFCCCA All-Region honors ... The Bruins’ No. 1 finisher at the NCAA Championship (25th, 29:49.5), NCAA Regional (fifth, 29:46) and Pac-12 (fifth, 23:33). . . Also UCLA's No. 1 runner at Wisconsin Invite (30th, 23:53) and Pac-12 Preview (fifth, 24:41).
2011 - No. 5 runner at the Pac-12 meet (55th, 24:56) ... No. 2 finisher at the Aztec Invite (2nd, 25:25) ... Also competed at the Notre Dame Invite (77th, 25:13) and Wisconsin adidas Invite (146th, 25:05.8).
High School - Earned four varsity letters in track and cross country at Martin Luther King HS ... All-American in cross country ... Placed third at the CA State XC Meet ... League champion, city MVP and county record-holder for cross country ... All-American in the 5000m ... Placed fourth in the 3200m at the CA State Meet ... Two-time league champion in the 3200m ... All-CIF honoree in 3200m ... Prep bests of 4:13 in the 1600m, 8:53 in the 3200m and 14:31 in the 5000m.
Personal -Son of Ralph and Susan Werley ... Has one brother and sister, Mark and Raelyn ... Chemistry and materials science major.
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Freshman runner makes big impact at UCLA following European success
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Night of the Two-Mile Madness
Santa Rosa Junior College
November 13, 2015Men
| Event | Results | |
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| 2 | Boys 3200 Meters | Results |
Women
| Event | Results | |
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| 1 | Girls 3200 Meters | Results |
Boys 3200 Meters
Final
| PL | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Time | HPL |
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| 1 | Schulz, Brian | JR | El Molino High | 9:18.14 | 7 (1) |
| 2 | Bouhassoun, Salem | SR | Mission HS | 9:19.08 | 7 (2) |
| 3 | Bradley, Stefan | SR | San Ramon Valley | 9:37.27 | 7 (3) |
| 4 | Lange, Jake | JR | Nueva | 9:45.86 | 7 (4) |
| 5 | Kimball, Carson | SR | Maria Carrillo | 9:48.34 | 7 (5) |
| 6 | Johnson, Joey | JR | Sonoma Academy | 9:55.31 | 7 (6) |
| 7 | Kabbani, Omar | JR | Northgate High | 9:56.06 | 7 (7) |
| 8 | Wright, Jacob | SO | Maria Carrillo | 9:56.51 | 7 (8) |
| 9 | Dunbar, Will | SO | Petaluma | 9:56.89 | 7 (9) |
| 10 | Dunbar, Jack | SO | Petaluma | 9:57.96 | 7 (10) |
| 11 | Lawson, Ben | SO | Maria Carrillo | 9:58.40 | 7 (11) |
| 12 | Kruetzfeldt, Scott | SO | Maria Carrillo | 9:59.58 | 7 (12) |
| 13 | Jones, Daniel | JR | Piedmont | 10:00.82 | 7 (13) |
| 14 | Seabrook, Laurence | SR | Northgate High | 10:03.07 | 7 (14) |
| 15 | Chung, Lucas | FR | Windsor | 10:04.82 | 7 (15) |
| 16 | Somers, Eli | SR | San Ramon Valley | 10:09.13 | 6 (1) |
| 17 | Godinez, Dante | FR | Healdsburg | 10:10.63 | 7 (16) |
| 18 | Spalding, Volney | JR | San Ramon Valley | 10:11.01 | 6 (2) |
| 19 | Mellea, Matt | JR | Nueva | 10:13.92 | 6 (3) |
| 20 | Proctor, Reece | SO | Piedmont | 10:16.77 | 7 (17) |
| 21 | Sornberger, William | FR | Northgate High | 10:18.25 | 5 (1) |
| 22 | Yashar, Edden | SR | Petaluma | 10:18.64 | 6 (4) |
| 23 | Civello, Blake | SO | Maria Carrillo | 10:21.39 | 7 (18) |
| 24 | Marin, Jeffrey | SR | Maria Carrillo | 10:22.20 | 6 (5) |
| 25 | Natale, Dominic | SO | Cardinal Newman | 10:23.16 | 6 (6) |
| 26 | Lovelace, Stuart | SR | Montgomery | 10:23.35 | 5 (2) |
| 27 | Bradshaw, Tucker | SR | Montgomery | 10:23.87 | 4 (1) |
| 28 | Severson, Levi | JR | San Ramon Valley | 10:24.29 | 6 (7) |
| 29 | Abranches, Wyatt | JR | Northgate High | 10:24.31 | 6 (8) |
| 30 | Dykzeul, Josh | JR | San Ramon Valley | 10:24.48 | 6 (9) |
| 31 | Williams, Andre | FR | Kelseyville | 10:25.86 | 5 (3) |
| 32 | Schoenbach, Gabe | SR | Maria Carrillo | 10:26.13 | 5 (4) |
| 33 | Marcus, Jordan | JR | Piedmont | 10:26.27 | 6 (10) |
| 34 | Becker, Devan | SR | Montgomery | 10:27.12 | 4 (2) |
| 35 | Simonyi, David | SO | Cardinal Newman | 10:28.04 | 6 (11) |
| 36 | Moore, Cooper | JR | Maria Carrillo | 10:28.20 | 6 (12) |
| 37 | Hiltebrand, Alex | SR | Montgomery | 10:28.94 | 4 (3) |
| 38 | McClelland, Jack | SO | Nueva | 10:29.42 | 5 (5) |
| 39 | Kugler, Connor | JR | Northgate High | 10:29.72 | 6 (13) |
| 40 | Kattengell, Dylan | SO | Cardinal Newman | 10:30.84 | 6 (14) |
| 41 | Carbonell, Jack | JR | San Ramon Valley | 10:32.16 | 5 (6) |
| 42 | Lindemann, Zach | SO | Maria Carrillo | 10:33.46 | 5 (7) |
| 43 | Lynch, Pj | JR | Petaluma | 10:34.13 | 4 (4) |
| 44 | Padilla, Brian | SR | Maria Carrillo | 10:34.31 | 6 (15) |
| 45 | Bridgewater, Ansel | SR | San Ramon Valley | 10:36.32 | 4 (5) |
| 46 | Valderrama, Adrian | SR | Northgate High | 10:37.71 | 5 (8) |
| 47 | James, Trygve | SR | Petaluma | 10:38.11 | 4 (6) |
| 48 | Lizzarago, Michael | SO | Northgate High | 10:39.34 | 5 (9) |
| 49 | Momich, Joseph | FR | Northgate High | 10:40.16 | 5 (10) |
| 50 | Walton, Branden | SR | Windsor | 10:40.70 | 5 (11) |
| 51 | Wheeler, Michael | SO | Northgate High | 10:40.71 | 6 (16) |
| 52 | Ronshausen, Colton | FR | Petaluma | 10:41.84 | 5 (12) |
| 53 | Lozano, Roberto | SR | Kelseyville | 10:42.82 | 4 (7) |
| 54 | Efstathiu, Connor | JR | Petaluma | 10:43.19 | 4 (8) |
| 55 | Magdaleno, Andrew | JR | Healdsburg | 10:43.80 | 4 (9) |
| 56 | Garcia, Diego | JR | Healdsburg | 10:44.15 | 5 (13) |
| 57 | Argue, Mitchell | JR | Piedmont | 10:44.56 | 4 (10) |
| 58 | Shaw, Connor | JR | Cardinal Newman | 10:48.47 | 5 (14) |
| 59 | Fischer, Tobias | SO | Piedmont | 10:49.78 | 4 (11) |
| 60 | Marzo, Danny | SO | Petaluma | 10:49.87 | 4 (12) |
| 61 | Mendoza, Luis | JR | Maria Carrillo | 10:49.88 | 5 (15) |
| 62 | Mondragon, Eddie | SR | Healdsburg | 10:49.94 | 6 (17) |
| 63 | Ostheimer, Matt | SR | Cardinal Newman | 10:50.24 | 4 (13) |
| 64 | Blanco, Jesus | SR | Kelseyville | 10:50.58 | 4 (14) |
| 65 | Theurekauf, Kyle | FR | Montgomery | 10:53.14 | 4 (15) |
| 66 | Malinov, Nikola | JR | Northgate High | 10:53.53 | 6 (18) |
| 67 | Kroger, Eli | JR | Healdsburg | 10:54.16 | 3 (1) |
| 68 | Altenberg, Matthew | SO | Maria Carrillo | 10:56.50 | 3 (2) |
| 69 | Quimson, Joseph | SO | Nueva | 10:59.53 | 5 (16) |
| 70 | Ramirez, Jonathon | JR | Healdsburg | 11:03.29 | 3 (3) |
| 71 | White, Sam | SO | Piedmont | 11:04.03 | 3 (4) |
| 72 | Kuser, Zane | SR | Analy HS | 11:05.82 | 2 (1) |
| 73 | Schrijver, Morgan | SR | Maria Carrillo | 11:05.89 | 3 (5) |
| 74 | Leigh, Jake | FR | San Ramon Valley | 11:05.93 | 4 (16) |
| 75 | Schram, Aidan | JR | Maria Carrillo | 11:06.44 | 3 (6) |
| 76 | Restivo, Dominic | SO | Analy HS | 11:06.53 | 2 (2) |
| 77 | Samuel, Mingwei | SR | Piedmont | 11:07.13 | 4 (17) |
| 78 | Cortina, Lukas | FR | Maria Carrillo | 11:10.04 | 3 (7) |
| 79 | Albee, Brock | SR | Petaluma | 11:11.15 | 4 (18) |
| 80 | Thayer, Dylan | FR | Piedmont | 11:12.09 | 3 (8) |
| 81 | Cullen, Tucker | JR | Cardinal Newman | 11:12.71 | 5 (17) |
| 82 | Frankl, Harrison | FR | Maria Carrillo | 11:12.78 | 3 (9) |
| 83 | Levy, Elijah | JR | Piedmont | 11:20.70 | 3 (10) |
| 84 | Judd, Kevin | FR | Piedmont | 11:22.75 | 4 (19) |
| 85 | Ingram, Taylor | SO | Maria Carrillo | 11:25.00 | 3 (11) |
| 86 | Cerda, Evan | JR | San Ramon Valley | 11:26.65 | 4 (20) |
| 87 | Felix, Jeremy | FR | Healdsburg | 11:27.43 | 3 (12) |
| 88 | Burger, Adrian | FR | Windsor | 11:30.69 | 3 (13) |
| 89 | Dhiman, Jai | SO | Maria Carrillo | 11:32.47 | 3 (14) |
| 90 | Bucher, Steven | FR | Cardinal Newman | 11:33.54 | 3 (15) |
| 91 | Bradley, Aidan | SO | San Ramon Valley | 11:36.44 | 3 (16) |
| 92 | Gullixson, Christopher | JR | Maria Carrillo | 11:36.95 | 3 (17) |
| 93 | Titterton, Vincent | SO | Piedmont | 11:37.69 | 2 (3) |
| 94 | Loughner, Lucas | FR | Cardinal Newman | 11:37.87 | 3 (18) |
| 95 | Smith, Jacob | SR | Analy HS | 11:39.33 | 2 (4) |
| 96 | Herbstman, Jacob | SO | Maria Carrillo | 11:40.96 | 2 (5) |
| 97 | Stratton, Blake | SO | Maria Carrillo | 11:44.46 | 3 (19) |
| 98 | DesJardins, Eric | FR | Maria Carrillo | 11:44.86 | 3 (20) |
| 99 | Rivara, Spencer | JR | Windsor | 11:45.13 | 2 (6) |
| 100 | Hanke, Evan | SR | Piedmont | 11:47.84 | 2 (7) |
| 101 | Schweiger, Jerry | SO | Kelseyville | 11:48.26 | 3 (21) |
| 102 | Nelson, Clayton | SO | Analy HS | 11:55.45 | 1 (1) |
| 103 | Amendola, Jeffrey | FR | Kelseyville | 11:57.60 | 1 (2) |
| 104 | Colvig, Jayden | JR | Windsor | 12:04.46 | 2 (8) |
| 105 | Kasper, Andrew | FR | Maria Carrillo | 12:06.03 | 2 (9) |
| 106 | Cooper, Henry | FR | Piedmont | 12:06.40 | 2 (10) |
| 107 | Elliott, Keaton | SR | Analy HS | 12:06.44 | 1 (3) |
| 108 | Sibal, Keith | SR | Piedmont | 12:06.55 | 2 (11) |
| 109 | Meier, Gabe | SR | Cardinal Newman | 12:06.71 | 2 (12) |
| 110 | Espinoza, Renzo | SR | Maria Carrillo | 12:11.17 | 2 (13) |
| 111 | Fisher, Charles | SO | Montgomery | 12:12.93 | 2 (14) |
| 112 | Reynolds, Nick | SR | Analy HS | 12:13.58 | 2 (15) |
| 113 | Martin, Josh | SR | Piedmont | 12:14.96 | 2 (16) |
| 114 | Alvarado, Brandon | FR | Montgomery | 12:15.64 | 1 (4) |
| 115 | Santos, Christian | SR | Windsor | 12:29.79 | 2 (17) |
| 116 | Fernandez Vargas, Salvador | SR | Windsor | 12:29.97 | 1 (5) |
| 117 | Manalo, John | JR | Montgomery | 12:43.05 | 1 (6) |
| 118 | Freitas, Michael | FR | Windsor | 12:43.24 | 1 (7) |
| 119 | Leavitt, Andrew | JR | Maria Carrillo | 12:46.30 | 1 (8) |
| 120 | Kramer, Robert | JR | Windsor | 12:47.30 | 1 (9) |
| 121 | Pine, Josh | SR | Montgomery | 12:48.07 | 1 (10) |
| 122 | Dhiman, Shrey | SO | Maria Carrillo | 12:50.12 | 2 (18) |
| 123 | Torio, Lyndon | SO | Piedmont | 13:00.17 | 1 (11) |
| 124 | Chappell, Harrison | JR | Cardinal Newman | 13:07.11 | 1 (12) |
| 125 | Forest, Isaac | FR | Windsor | 13:11.17 | 1 (13) |
| 126 | Fernandez, Cameron | SO | Maria Carrillo | 13:12.21 | 1 (14) |
| 127 | Morton, Zachary | JR | Windsor | 13:15.41 | 1 (15) |
| 128 | Bentham, Jacob | SO | Cardinal Newman | 13:15.58 | 1 (16) |
| 129 | Randles, Keegan | JR | Maria Carrillo | 13:17.17 | 2 (19) |
| 130 | Roitblat, Max | FR | Piedmont | 13:40.42 | 1 (17) |
| 131 | Arietta, Matthew | FR | Maria Carrillo | 13:47.67 | 1 (18) |
| 132 | Crombie Prebesrg, Josef | JR | Piedmont | 13:54.27 | 1 (19) |
| 133 | Carrington, Liam | SR | Piedmont | 14:51.10 | 1 (20) |
Final Section: 1
| HPL | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson, Clayton | SO | Analy HS | 11:55.45 | |
| 2 | Amendola, Jeffrey | FR | Kelseyville | 11:57.60 | |
| 3 | Elliott, Keaton | SR | Analy HS | 12:06.44 | |
| 4 | Alvarado, Brandon | FR | Montgomery | 12:15.64 | |
| 5 | Fernandez Vargas, Salvador | SR | Windsor | 12:29.97 | |
| 6 | Manalo, John | JR | Montgomery | 12:43.05 | |
| 7 | Freitas, Michael | FR | Windsor | 12:43.24 | |
| 8 | Leavitt, Andrew | JR | Maria Carrillo | 12:46.30 | |
| 9 | Kramer, Robert | JR | Windsor | 12:47.30 | |
| 10 | Pine, Josh | SR | Montgomery | 12:48.07 | |
| 11 | Torio, Lyndon | SO | Piedmont | 13:00.17 | |
| 12 | Chappell, Harrison | JR | Cardinal Newman | 13:07.11 | |
| 13 | Forest, Isaac | FR | Windsor | 13:11.17 | |
| 14 | Fernandez, Cameron | SO | Maria Carrillo | 13:12.21 | |
| 15 | Morton, Zachary | JR | Windsor | 13:15.41 | |
| 16 | Bentham, Jacob | SO | Cardinal Newman | 13:15.58 | |
| 17 | Roitblat, Max | FR | Piedmont | 13:40.42 | |
| 18 | Arietta, Matthew | FR | Maria Carrillo | 13:47.67 | |
| 19 | Crombie Prebesrg, Josef | JR | Piedmont | 13:54.27 | |
| 20 | Carrington, Liam | SR | Piedmont | 14:51.10 |
Final Section: 2
| HPL | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuser, Zane | SR | Analy HS | 11:05.82 | |
| 2 | Restivo, Dominic | SO | Analy HS | 11:06.53 | |
| 3 | Titterton, Vincent | SO | Piedmont | 11:37.69 | |
| 4 | Smith, Jacob | SR | Analy HS | 11:39.33 | |
| 5 | Herbstman, Jacob | SO | Maria Carrillo | 11:40.96 | |
| 6 | Rivara, Spencer | JR | Windsor | 11:45.13 | |
| 7 | Hanke, Evan | SR | Piedmont | 11:47.84 | |
| 8 | Colvig, Jayden | JR | Windsor | 12:04.46 | |
| 9 | Kasper, Andrew | FR | Maria Carrillo | 12:06.03 | |
| 10 | Cooper, Henry | FR | Piedmont | 12:06.40 | |
| 11 | Sibal, Keith | SR | Piedmont | 12:06.55 | |
| 12 | Meier, Gabe | SR | Cardinal Newman | 12:06.71 | |
| 13 | Espinoza, Renzo | SR | Maria Carrillo | 12:11.17 | |
| 14 | Fisher, Charles | SO | Montgomery | 12:12.93 | |
| 15 | Reynolds, Nick | SR | Analy HS | 12:13.58 | |
| 16 | Martin, Josh | SR | Piedmont | 12:14.96 | |
| 17 | Santos, Christian | SR | Windsor | 12:29.79 | |
| 18 | Dhiman, Shrey | SO | Maria Carrillo | 12:50.12 | |
| 19 | Randles, Keegan | JR | Maria Carrillo | 13:17.17 |
Final Section: 3
| HPL | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kroger, Eli | JR | Healdsburg | 10:54.16 | |
| 2 | Altenberg, Matthew | SO | Maria Carrillo | 10:56.50 | |
| 3 | Ramirez, Jonathon | JR | Healdsburg | 11:03.29 | |
| 4 | White, Sam | SO | Piedmont | 11:04.03 | |
| 5 | Schrijver, Morgan | SR | Maria Carrillo | 11:05.89 | |
| 6 | Schram, Aidan | JR | Maria Carrillo | 11:06.44 | |
| 7 | Cortina, Lukas | FR | Maria Carrillo | 11:10.04 | |
| 8 | Thayer, Dylan | FR | Piedmont | 11:12.09 | |
| 9 | Frankl, Harrison | FR | Maria Carrillo | 11:12.78 | |
| 10 | Levy, Elijah | JR | Piedmont | 11:20.70 | |
| 11 | Ingram, Taylor | SO | Maria Carrillo | 11:25.00 | |
| 12 | Felix, Jeremy | FR | Healdsburg | 11:27.43 | |
| 13 | Burger, Adrian | FR | Windsor | 11:30.69 | |
| 14 | Dhiman, Jai | SO | Maria Carrillo | 11:32.47 | |
| 15 | Bucher, Steven | FR | Cardinal Newman | 11:33.54 | |
| 16 | Bradley, Aidan | SO | San Ramon Valley | 11:36.44 | |
| 17 | Gullixson, Christopher | JR | Maria Carrillo | 11:36.95 | |
| 18 | Loughner, Lucas | FR | Cardinal Newman | 11:37.87 | |
| 19 | Stratton, Blake | SO | Maria Carrillo | 11:44.46 | |
| 20 | DesJardins, Eric | FR | Maria Carrillo | 11:44.86 | |
| 21 | Schweiger, Jerry | SO | Kelseyville | 11:48.26 |
Final Section: 4
| HPL | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradshaw, Tucker | SR | Montgomery | 10:23.87 | |
| 2 | Becker, Devan | SR | Montgomery | 10:27.12 | |
| 3 | Hiltebrand, Alex | SR | Montgomery | 10:28.94 | |
| 4 | Lynch, Pj | JR | Petaluma | 10:34.13 | |
| 5 | Bridgewater, Ansel | SR | San Ramon Valley | 10:36.32 | |
| 6 | James, Trygve | SR | Petaluma | 10:38.11 | |
| 7 | Lozano, Roberto | SR | Kelseyville | 10:42.82 | |
| 8 | Efstathiu, Connor | JR | Petaluma | 10:43.19 | |
| 9 | Magdaleno, Andrew | JR | Healdsburg | 10:43.80 | |
| 10 | Argue, Mitchell | JR | Piedmont | 10:44.56 | |
| 11 | Fischer, Tobias | SO | Piedmont | 10:49.78 | |
| 12 | Marzo, Danny | SO | Petaluma | 10:49.87 | |
| 13 | Ostheimer, Matt | SR | Cardinal Newman | 10:50.24 | |
| 14 | Blanco, Jesus | SR | Kelseyville | 10:50.58 | |
| 15 | Theurekauf, Kyle | FR | Montgomery | 10:53.14 | |
| 16 | Leigh, Jake | FR | San Ramon Valley | 11:05.93 | |
| 17 | Samuel, Mingwei | SR | Piedmont | 11:07.13 | |
| 18 | Albee, Brock | SR | Petaluma | 11:11.15 | |
| 19 | Judd, Kevin | FR | Piedmont | 11:22.75 | |
| 20 | Cerda, Evan | JR | San Ramon Valley | 11:26.65 |
Final Section: 5
| HPL | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sornberger, William | FR | Northgate High | 10:18.25 | |
| 2 | Lovelace, Stuart | SR | Montgomery | 10:23.35 | |
| 3 | Williams, Andre | FR | Kelseyville | 10:25.86 | |
| 4 | Schoenbach, Gabe | SR | Maria Carrillo | 10:26.13 | |
| 5 | McClelland, Jack | SO | Nueva | 10:29.42 | |
| 6 | Carbonell, Jack | JR | San Ramon Valley | 10:32.16 | |
| 7 | Lindemann, Zach | SO | Maria Carrillo | 10:33.46 | |
| 8 | Valderrama, Adrian | SR | Northgate High | 10:37.71 | |
| 9 | Lizzarago, Michael | SO | Northgate High | 10:39.34 | |
| 10 | Momich, Joseph | FR | Northgate High | 10:40.16 | |
| 11 | Walton, Branden | SR | Windsor | 10:40.70 | |
| 12 | Ronshausen, Colton | FR | Petaluma | 10:41.84 | |
| 13 | Garcia, Diego | JR | Healdsburg | 10:44.15 | |
| 14 | Shaw, Connor | JR | Cardinal Newman | 10:48.47 | |
| 15 | Mendoza, Luis | JR | Maria Carrillo | 10:49.88 | |
| 16 | Quimson, Joseph | SO | Nueva | 10:59.53 | |
| 17 | Cullen, Tucker | JR | Cardinal Newman | 11:12.71 |
Final Section: 6
| HPL | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somers, Eli | SR | San Ramon Valley | 10:09.13 | |
| 2 | Spalding, Volney | JR | San Ramon Valley | 10:11.01 | |
| 3 | Mellea, Matt | JR | Nueva | 10:13.92 | |
| 4 | Yashar, Edden | SR | Petaluma | 10:18.64 | |
| 5 | Marin, Jeffrey | SR | Maria Carrillo | 10:22.20 | |
| 6 | Natale, Dominic | SO | Cardinal Newman | 10:23.16 | |
| 7 | Severson, Levi | JR | San Ramon Valley | 10:24.29 | |
| 8 | Abranches, Wyatt | JR | Northgate High | 10:24.31 | |
| 9 | Dykzeul, Josh | JR | San Ramon Valley | 10:24.48 | |
| 10 | Marcus, Jordan | JR | Piedmont | 10:26.27 | |
| 11 | Simonyi, David | SO | Cardinal Newman | 10:28.04 | |
| 12 | Moore, Cooper | JR | Maria Carrillo | 10:28.20 | |
| 13 | Kugler, Connor | JR | Northgate High | 10:29.72 | |
| 14 | Kattengell, Dylan | SO | Cardinal Newman | 10:30.84 | |
| 15 | Padilla, Brian | SR | Maria Carrillo | 10:34.31 | |
| 16 | Wheeler, Michael | SO | Northgate High | 10:40.71 | |
| 17 | Mondragon, Eddie | SR | Healdsburg | 10:49.94 | |
| 18 | Malinov, Nikola | JR | Northgate High | 10:53.53 |
Final Section: 7
| HPL | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schulz, Brian | JR | El molino High | 9:18.14 | |
| 2 | Bouhassoun, Salem | SR | Mission HS | 9:19.08 | |
| 3 | Bradley, Stefan | SR | San Ramon Valley | 9:37.27 | |
| 4 | Lange, Jake | JR | Nueva | 9:45.86 | |
| 5 | Kimball, Carson | SR | Maria Carrillo | 9:48.34 | |
| 6 | Johnson, Joey | JR | Sonoma Academy | 9:55.31 | |
| 7 | Kabbani, Omar | JR | Northgate High | 9:56.06 | |
| 8 | Wright, Jacob | SO | Maria Carrillo | 9:56.51 | |
| 9 | Dunbar, Will | SO | Petaluma | 9:56.89 | |
| 10 | Dunbar, Jack | SO | Petaluma | 9:57.96 | |
| 11 | Lawson, Ben | SO | Maria Carrillo | 9:58.40 | |
| 12 | Kruetzfeldt, Scott | SO | Maria Carrillo | 9:59.58 | |
| 13 | Jones, Daniel | JR | Piedmont | 10:00.82 | |
| 14 | Seabrook, Laurence | SR | Northgate High | 10:03.07 | |
| 15 | Chung, Lucas | FR | Windsor | 10:04.82 | |
| 16 | Godinez, Dante | FR | Healdsburg | 10:10.63 | |
| 17 | Proctor, Reece | SO | Piedmont | 10:16.77 | |
| 18 | Civello, Blake | SO | Maria Carrillo | 10:21.39 |
Girls 3200 Meters
Final
| PL | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Time | HPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tavella, Kate | FR | San Ramon Valley | 10:57.67 | 4 (1) |
| 2 | Tavella, Emma | FR | San Ramon Valley | 11:17.19 | 4 (2) |
| 3 | Braun, Kasey | SO | Cardinal Newman | 11:33.83 | 4 (3) |
| 4 | Seevak, Emma | SR | Piedmont | 11:35.63 | 4 (4) |
| 5 | Sell, McKenna | SO | Sonoma Academy | 11:36.41 | 4 (5) |
| 6 | Parratt, Madison | SR | Petaluma | 11:41.92 | 4 (6) |
| 7 | Rivas, Sydnie | SO | Maria Carrillo | 11:42.65 | 4 (7) |
| 8 | Douch, Emma | JR | Analy HS | 11:48.61 | 3 (1) |
| 9 | Lim, Kayla | JR | Piedmont | 11:48.85 | 4 (8) |
| 10 | Ahern, Allie | SR | Maria Carrillo | 11:50.75 | 4 (9) |
| 11 | Clark, Noel | JR | Cardinal Newman | 11:51.42 | 4 (10) |
| 12 | Leano, Talia | FR | Maria Carrillo | 11:55.73 | 4 (11) |
| 13 | Barker, Sofia | SO | Piedmont | 11:55.77 | 4 (12) |
| 14 | Nuzum, McKenna | FR | San Ramon Valley | 11:58.98 | 3 (2) |
| 15 | Becker, Jasmine | SO | Montgomery | 11:59.55 | 3 (3) |
| 16 | Donahue, Margo | FR | Piedmont | 12:03.69 | 4 (13) |
| 17 | Lam, Clarissa | FR | Piedmont | 12:05.78 | 3 (4) |
| 18 | Gouin, Taylor | FR | Montgomery | 12:12.07 | 3 (5) |
| 19 | Cooke, Bridget | SR | San Ramon Valley | 12:16.17 | 2 (1) |
| 20 | Demma, Anna | FR | Petaluma | 12:17.54 | 3 (6) |
| 21 | Richter, Emily | SR | Montgomery | 12:20.46 | 2 (2) |
| 22 | Lau, Peggy | SR | Northgate High | 12:24.13 | 3 (7) |
| 23 | Heath, Eliana | JR | Cardinal Newman | 12:25.09 | 3 (8) |
| 24 | Antolin, Isabelle | SO | Northgate High | 12:25.32 | 3 (9) |
| 25 | Larson, Lillian | FR | Cardinal Newman | 12:25.88 | 3 (10) |
| 26 | Raymond, Lily | JR | Maria Carrillo | 12:27.06 | 3 (11) |
| 27 | Mendez, Jessica | SR | San Ramon Valley | 12:27.31 | 3 (12) |
| 28 | Herbst, Emily | JR | Petaluma | 12:31.31 | 2 (3) |
| 29 | Reck, Anna | SR | Northgate High | 12:34.13 | 3 (13) |
| 30 | Markiewicz, Nichole | FR | Northgate High | 12:34.15 | 2 (4) |
| 31 | Mackey, Grace | SO | Montgomery | 12:41.47 | 3 (14) |
| 32 | Castro, Viviana | FR | Northgate High | 12:44.34 | 2 (5) |
| 33 | Kohlmeyer, Katrina | FR | Northgate High | 12:45.01 | 3 (15) |
| 34 | Vreeland, Isabelle | SO | Cardinal Newman | 12:45.60 | 3 (16) |
| 35 | Lewis, Amanda | FR | Northgate High | 12:46.59 | 3 (17) |
| 36 | Moussa, Grace | FR | Analy HS | 12:55.27 | 2 (6) |
| 37 | Field, Meghan | FR | Maria Carrillo | 12:55.74 | 2 (7) |
| 38 | Roper, Alison | SR | Petaluma | 12:57.90 | 2 (8) |
| 39 | Curran, Clare | SO | Cardinal Newman | 12:58.23 | 2 (9) |
| 40 | Buenrostro, Karen | JR | Maria Carrillo | 12:59.57 | 2 (10) |
| 41 | Yancich, Mia | SO | San Ramon Valley | 12:59.82 | 2 (11) |
| 42 | Chu, Tiffany | JR | San Ramon Valley | 13:00.34 | 2 (12) |
| 43 | Wong, Olina | FR | Northgate High | 13:01.43 | 2 (13) |
| 44 | Bozeman, Natalie | FR | Healdsburg | 13:02.17 | 2 (14) |
| 45 | Wright, Emma | SR | Maria Carrillo | 13:02.98 | 2 (15) |
| 46 | Civello, Ellie | FR | Maria Carrillo | 13:05.04 | 2 (16) |
| 47 | Nelson, Aquielle | SO | Analy HS | 13:05.98 | 1 (1) |
| 48 | Campbell-Voss, Maya | SR | Analy HS | 13:06.01 | 1 (2) |
| 49 | Grismer, Tara | JR | Analy HS | 13:07.52 | 1 (3) |
| 50 | Abbott, Helena | JR | Petaluma | 13:15.94 | 2 (17) |
| 51 | Singh, Lila | SO | Petaluma | 13:18.97 | 2 (18) |
| 52 | Daly, Clara | SR | Maria Carrillo | 13:19.30 | 2 (19) |
| 53 | Armstrong, Marina | FR | Petaluma | 13:19.36 | 2 (20) |
| 54 | Provan, Claudia | SR | Montgomery | 13:20.65 | 1 (4) |
| 55 | Reim, Erin | FR | Montgomery | 13:28.56 | 1 (5) |
| 56 | Bruntz, Megan | SR | San Ramon Valley | 13:33.26 | 1 (6) |
| 57 | Zalunardo, Thea | FR | Montgomery | 13:45.08 | 2 (21) |
| 58 | Castaneda, Gladys | JR | Cardinal Newman | 13:46.65 | 2 (22) |
| 59 | Williams, Sammie | SO | Cardinal Newman | 13:51.18 | 2 (23) |
| 60 | Shaw, Caitlin | JR | Montgomery | 13:56.73 | 1 (7) |
| 61 | Oglesby, Bella | SO | Piedmont | 14:00.38 | 1 (8) |
| 62 | Karlsen, Sarah | JR | Windsor | 14:04.12 | 1 (9) |
| 63 | Quiroz, Natalya | JR | Healdsburg | 14:05.87 | 1 (10) |
| 64 | Baack, Shannon | JR | Piedmont | 14:17.71 | 1 (11) |
| 65 | Martinez, Eva | SR | Healdsburg | 14:18.31 | 1 (12) |
| 66 | Rogers, Austin | FR | Maria Carrillo | 14:19.90 | 1 (13) |
| 67 | Gilford, Mia | FR | Piedmont | 14:21.71 | 1 (14) |
| 68 | Juarez-Rico, Kimberly | JR | Analy HS | 14:23.41 | 1 (15) |
| 69 | Rued, Alyssa | SO | Healdsburg | 14:26.83 | 1 (16) |
| 70 | Bodnar, Brina | SO | Piedmont | 14:33.10 | 1 (17) |
| 71 | Hanke, Claire | SO | Piedmont | 14:34.69 | 1 (18) |
| 72 | Hunsinger, Miranda | SO | Maria Carrillo | 14:35.63 | 1 (19) |
| 73 | Kraetzer, Caroline | FR | Piedmont | 14:36.67 | 1 (20) |
| 74 | Harlan, Hannah | FR | Cardinal Newman | 14:39.96 | 1 (21) |
| 75 | Erwin, Isabella | FR | Cardinal Newman | 15:14.64 | 1 (22) |
| 76 | Truesdell, Gillian | FR | Piedmont | 15:16.68 | 1 (23) |
| 77 | Storie, Ciara | FR | Maria Carrillo | 15:25.98 | 1 (24) |
| 78 | Storie, Katrina | SO | Maria Carrillo | 15:40.44 | 1 (25) |
Final Section: 1
| HPL | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson, Aquielle | SO | Analy HS | 13:05.98 | |
| 2 | Campbell-Voss, Maya | SR | Analy HS | 13:06.01 | |
| 3 | Grismer, Tara | JR | Analy HS | 13:07.52 | |
| 4 | Provan, Claudia | SR | Montgomery | 13:20.65 | |
| 5 | Reim, Erin | FR | Montgomery | 13:28.56 | |
| 6 | Bruntz, Megan | SR | San Ramon Valley | 13:33.26 | |
| 7 | Shaw, Caitlin | JR | Montgomery | 13:56.73 | |
| 8 | Oglesby, Bella | SO | Piedmont | 14:00.38 | |
| 9 | Karlsen, Sarah | JR | Windsor | 14:04.12 | |
| 10 | Quiroz, Natalya | JR | Healdsburg | 14:05.87 | |
| 11 | Baack, Shannon | JR | Piedmont | 14:17.71 | |
| 12 | Martinez, Eva | SR | Healdsburg | 14:18.31 | |
| 13 | Rogers, Austin | FR | Maria Carrillo | 14:19.90 | |
| 14 | Gilford, Mia | FR | Piedmont | 14:21.71 | |
| 15 | Juarez-Rico, Kimberly | JR | Analy HS | 14:23.41 | |
| 16 | Rued, Alyssa | SO | Healdsburg | 14:26.83 | |
| 17 | Bodnar, Brina | SO | Piedmont | 14:33.10 | |
| 18 | Hanke, Claire | SO | Piedmont | 14:34.69 | |
| 19 | Hunsinger, Miranda | SO | Maria Carrillo | 14:35.63 | |
| 20 | Kraetzer, Caroline | FR | Piedmont | 14:36.67 | |
| 21 | Harlan, Hannah | FR | Cardinal Newman | 14:39.96 | |
| 22 | Erwin, Isabella | FR | Cardinal Newman | 15:14.64 | |
| 23 | Truesdell, Gillian | FR | Piedmont | 15:16.68 | |
| 24 | Storie, Ciara | FR | Maria Carrillo | 15:25.98 | |
| 25 | Storie, Katrina | SO | Maria Carrillo | 15:40.44 |
Final Section: 2
| HPL | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Time | Note |
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| 1 | Cooke, Bridget | SR | San Ramon Valley | 12:16.17 | |
| 2 | Richter, Emily | SR | Montgomery | 12:20.46 | |
| 3 | Herbst, Emily | JR | Petaluma | 12:31.31 | |
| 4 | Markiewicz, Nichole | FR | Northgate High | 12:34.15 | |
| 5 | Castro, Viviana | FR | Northgate High | 12:44.34 | |
| 6 | Moussa, Grace | FR | Analy HS | 12:55.27 | |
| 7 | Field, Meghan | FR | Maria Carrillo | 12:55.74 | |
| 8 | Roper, Alison | SR | Petaluma | 12:57.90 | |
| 9 | Curran, Clare | SO | Cardinal Newman | 12:58.23 | |
| 10 | Buenrostro, Karen | JR | Maria Carrillo | 12:59.57 | |
| 11 | Yancich, Mia | SO | San Ramon Valley | 12:59.82 | |
| 12 | Chu, Tiffany | JR | San Ramon Valley | 13:00.34 | |
| 13 | Wong, Olina | FR | Northgate High | 13:01.43 | |
| 14 | Bozeman, Natalie | FR | Healdsburg | 13:02.17 | |
| 15 | Wright, Emma | SR | Maria Carrillo | 13:02.98 | |
| 16 | Civello, Ellie | FR | Maria Carrillo | 13:05.04 | |
| 17 | Abbott, Helena | JR | Petaluma | 13:15.94 | |
| 18 | Singh, Lila | SO | Petaluma | 13:18.97 | |
| 19 | Daly, Clara | SR | Maria Carrillo | 13:19.30 | |
| 20 | Armstrong, Marina | FR | Petaluma | 13:19.36 | |
| 21 | Zalunardo, Thea | FR | Montgomery | 13:45.08 | |
| 22 | Castaneda, Gladys | JR | Cardinal Newman | 13:46.65 | |
| 23 | Williams, Sammie | SO | Cardinal Newman | 13:51.18 |
Final Section: 3
| HPL | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douch, Emma | JR | Analy HS | 11:48.61 | |
| 2 | Nuzum, McKenna | FR | San Ramon Valley | 11:58.98 | |
| 3 | Becker, Jasmine | SO | Montgomery | 11:59.55 | |
| 4 | Lam, Clarissa | FR | Piedmont | 12:05.78 | |
| 5 | Gouin, Taylor | FR | Montgomery | 12:12.07 | |
| 6 | Demma, Anna | FR | Petaluma | 12:17.54 | |
| 7 | Lau, Peggy | SR | Northgate High | 12:24.13 | |
| 8 | Heath, Eliana | JR | Cardinal Newman | 12:25.09 | |
| 9 | Antolin, Isabelle | SO | Northgate High | 12:25.32 | |
| 10 | Larson, Lillian | FR | Cardinal Newman | 12:25.88 | |
| 11 | Raymond, Lily | JR | Maria Carrillo | 12:27.06 | |
| 12 | Mendez, Jessica | SR | San Ramon Valley | 12:27.31 | |
| 13 | Reck, Anna | SR | Northgate High | 12:34.13 | |
| 14 | Mackey, Grace | SO | Montgomery | 12:41.47 | |
| 15 | Kohlmeyer, Katrina | FR | Northgate High | 12:45.01 | |
| 16 | Vreeland, Isabelle | SO | Cardinal Newman | 12:45.60 | |
| 17 | Lewis, Amanda | FR | Northgate High | 12:46.59 |
Final Section: 4
| HPL | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Time | Note |
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| 1 | Tavella, Kate | FR | San Ramon Valley | 10:57.67 | |
| 2 | Tavella, Emma | FR | San Ramon Valley | 11:17.19 | |
| 3 | Braun, Kasey | SO | Cardinal Newman | 11:33.83 | |
| 4 | Seevak, Emma | SR | Piedmont | 11:35.63 | |
| 5 | Sell, McKenna | SO | Sonoma Academy | 11:36.41 | |
| 6 | Parratt, Madison | SR | Petaluma | 11:41.92 | |
| 7 | Rivas, Sydnie | SO | Maria Carrillo | 11:42.65 | |
| 8 | Lim, Kayla | JR | Piedmont | 11:48.85 | |
| 9 | Ahern, Allie | SR | Maria Carrillo | 11:50.75 | |
| 10 | Clark, Noel | JR | Cardinal Newman | 11:51.42 | |
| 11 | Leano, Talia | FR | Maria Carrillo | 11:55.73 | |
| 12 | Barker, Sofia | SO | Piedmont | 11:55.77 | |
| 13 | Donahue, Margo | FR | Piedmont | 12:03.69 |
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Go Bears!
Need I say more...
HIGH JUMP
7-02.00 Kerry Myers (Berkeley) 1978
7-01.75 Mark Wilson (Monte Vista, Danville) 1974
7-00.75 *David Klech (California, San Ramon) 2005
7-00.25 Kevin Keane (De La Salle, Concord) 1989
7-00.25 Jim O'Sullivan (Sir Francis Drake, San Anselmo) 1989
7-00.25 Patrick Leonard (Piner, Santa Rosa) 1995
7-00.00 Don Pierce (Pittsburg) 1966
7-00.00 John Lane (American, Fremont) 1976
7-00.00 *Tim Prince (James Logan, Union City) 1987
7-00.00 Gabe Manville (Santa Rosa) 1989
7-00.00 Ebon Glenn (St. Mary's College, Berkeley) 2000
7-00.00 Ed Wright (St. Mary’s College, Berkeley) 2004
7-00.00 Gary Francis (De La Salle, Concord) 2007
7-00.00 *Maurice Valentine (Castro Valley) 2007
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All About The Team
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All About The Team
Cross Country Senior Chris Walden Hopes Saturday's NCAA Championships Set A New Cal Foundation
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Chris Walden (California) Cross Country Athlete Profile
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STANFORD THIRD AT NCAA CROSS COUNTRY
Nov. 21, 2015
STANFORD THIRD AT NCAA CROSS COUNTRY
STANFORD THIRD AT NCAA CROSS COUNTRY
Cardinal women 14th at nationals
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Stanford men’s cross-country team that was so buried by adversity during mid-season when it dropped to No. 23 in the rankings, battled to a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships on Saturday.
Three Stanford men placed among the top 17, including Jim Rosa and Sean McGorty in the top 10. It was the Cardinal men’s 10th top-three NCAA finish and first in consecutive years since 2002-03.
The Stanford women, led by Vanessa Fraser in 40th, were 14th, extending a streak of top-16 NCAA finishes to 23 years.
Rosa and McGorty finished, sixth and seventh, and Grant Fisher was the top American-born freshman in the field, placing 17th. It was the fifth-year senior Rosa’s second top-10 finish, following his fifth place in 2013, and came after missing a year because of a knee injury that required surgery. He didn’t even race until Oct. 30.
Syracuse ended Colorado’s two-year reign, winning with 82 points. Colorado was second with 91, followed by Stanford (151) and Oregon (183), giving the Pac-12 three of the top four. With Washington, it was four of the top eight. Oregon junior Edward Cheserek became the first in meet history to capture three consecutive individual titles, covering the 10-kilometer course at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park in 28:45.8.
Stanford’s 16th top-five finish came during a season in which the Cardinal faced a great amount of adversity that made such a high NCAA finish seem remote, especially after the team finished 21st at the Wisconsin Invitational and dropped to No. 23 in the rankings.
Despite the accomplishment, Stanford’s performance was tinged with some sense of disappointment because of how the Cardinal ran from Nos. 5-7, and that Colorado provided an opening that Stanford couldn’t take advantage of.
“Once they remove themselves and see what they’ve done, they should be proud of themselves,” said coach Chris Miltenberg, Stanford’s Franklin P. Johnson Director of Track and Field to Flotrack. “I know they don’t feel that way now, but they should and I want them to in the next couple of days.”
McGorty, the junior Pac-12 runner-up, had been the rock all season for Stanford. On Saturday, he let a front pack of four go, but was among the leaders of the second pack and mostly maintained position throughout the race.
Miltenberg took a cautious approach with Fisher, one of two high schools all-time to win two Foot Locker national cross-country championships and run a sub-4 mile.
With the increased weekly mileage and an NCAA distance that was double what he raced in high school, Fisher raced in only two meets for Stanford, at the Pac-12 Championships over 8K, and Saturday, in his first 10K attempt. Miltenberg was concerned that a more frequent race schedule and higher mileage would leave Fisher fatigued by the NCAA race.
The approach worked. Fisher keyed off teammate Garrett Sweatt over the first half of the race and moved up from there, passing 53 runners over the final 5K. Only UTEP’s Jonah Koech, a Kenyan who finished 11th, had a better finish among freshmen.
“We dragged each other through it,” Fisher said to Flotrack. “The individual placing was great, but I’m more happy to score low points for my team. I did as much as I could for the team – everybody did. I’m proud of all the guys and I’m proud just to be on this team.”
Sweatt improved by four places over his 68th place from last year when he was the Cardinal’s No. 6 runner. Sweatt should be admired for the way he battled after he started to struggle. He dropped 28 places placed between 2K and 5.2K, but rather than continue to freefall, Sweatt managed to right himself and actually gained five places the rest of the way.
Joe Rosa, who had been battling hamstring issues, was 97th to complete Stanford’s scoring. Sam Wharton and Jack Keelan, two runners still seeking top fitness after injuries, finished 207th and 231st, respectively.
“It’s a good sign of things to come,” Miltenberg said. “In a year when we weren’t perfect, we were still third.”
The Stanford women matched their 14th-place finish from last season and were close to its pre-meet No. 13 ranking. New Mexico won its first title, with 49 points, followed by Colorado (129) and Oregon (214). Notre Dame’s Molly Seidel won the title, covering the 6K in 19:28.6.
Stanford scored 379 points, a 36-point improvement over last year and return six of its top seven, graduating only two-time Pac-12 champion Aisling Cuffe, placed 117th in 20:57.3. Cuffe, who battled a calf injury that kept her out of the West Regional, was fourth in 2013 before missing the 2014 season with a back injury. She never was among the lead pack and struggled down the stretch, dropping 49 places over the final 2K.
Fraser, a junior and former walk-on from Scotts Valley, California, earned her first cross-country All-America honor. Her time was 20:27.7.
A surprising second for Stanford was Claudia Saunders, a two-time NCAA outdoor 800-meter runner-up, who was the Cardinal’s No. 5 at the Pac-12 and NCAA West Regional. Saunders ran 20:46.4 to place 89th, passing 68 runners over the final two kilometers.
Stanford ran well as a team, with its top six finishing within 48 seconds of each other. Sophomore Julia Maxwell was 129th (21:02.6), Danielle Katz was 150th (21:12.6), Sophie Chase was 158th (21:15.3), and freshman Hannah Long was 210th (21:45.9).
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NCAA Championships
At E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park
At E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park
Men 10K (6.21 miles)
Team leaders – 1, Syracuse 82; 2, Colorado 91; 3, Stanford 151; 4, Oregon 183; 5, Iona 231; 6, Arkansas 244; 7, Louisville 331; 8, Washington 345; 9, Michigan 348; 10, Georgetown 352; 11, UTEP 354; 12, BYU 406; 13, Furman 423; 14, UCLA 429; 15, Oklahoma 432.
Individual leaders– 1, Edward Cheserek (Oregon) 28:45.8; 2, Patrick Tiernan (Villanova) 29:11.1; 3, Pierce Murphy (Colorado) 29:37.0; 4, Justyn Knight (Syracuse) 29:46.1; 5, Jonathan Green (Georgetown) 29:49.5; 6, Jim Rosa (Stanford) 29:52.7; 7, Sean McGorty (Stanford) 29:53.4; 8, Colin Bennie (Syracuse) 29:55.9; 9, Martin Hehir (Syracuse) 29:59.5; 10, Marc Scott (Tulsa) 30:02.6.
Stanford -- 6, Jim Rosa 29:52.7; 7, Sean McGorty 29:53.4; 17, Grant Fisher 30:07.9; 64, Garrett Sweatt 30:41.5; 97, Joe Rosa 30:55.8; 207, Sam Wharton 32:11.6; 231, Jack Keelan 32:43.8.
Women (6K, 3.73 miles)
Team leaders – New Mexico 49; 2, Colorado 129; 3, Oregon 214; 4, Providence 231; 5, North Carolina State 264; 6, Michigan 264; 7, Oklahoma State 274; 8, Notre Dame 276; 9, Arkansas 276; 10, Washington 297; 11, Boise State 330; 12, Syracuse 359; 13, Michigan State 368; 14, Stanford 379; 15, Virginia 386.
Team leaders – New Mexico 49; 2, Colorado 129; 3, Oregon 214; 4, Providence 231; 5, North Carolina State 264; 6, Michigan 264; 7, Oklahoma State 274; 8, Notre Dame 276; 9, Arkansas 276; 10, Washington 297; 11, Boise State 330; 12, Syracuse 359; 13, Michigan State 368; 14, Stanford 379; 15, Virginia 386.
Individual leaders – 1, Molly Seidel (Notre Dame) 19:28.6; 2, Allie Ostrander (Boise State) 19:33.6; 3, Domique Scott (Arkansas) 19:40.9; 4, Courtney Frerichs (New Mexico) 19:48.0; 5, Alice Wright (New Mexico) 19:53.1; 6, Anna Rohrer (Notre Dame) 19:59.7; 7, Allie Buchalski (Furman) 20:02.6; 8, Maddie Meyers (Washington) 20:03.1; 9, Brenna Peloquin (Boise State) 20:04.3; 10, Sharon Lokedi (Kansas) 20:04.9.
Stanford -- 40, Vanessa Fraser 20:27.7; 89, Claudia Saunders 20:46.4; 117, Aisling Cuffe 20:57.3; 129, Julia Maxwell 21:02.6; 150, Danielle Katz 21:12.6; 158, Sophie Chase 21:15.3; 210, Hannah Long 21:45.9.
For more information, contact:
David Kiefer
Assistant Athletics Communications Director
Assistant Athletics Communications Director
Stanford University
(650) 759-0258, cell
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New Mexico Women's Cross Country National Champs
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