Stanford Victories Highlight Track Opener

Freshman wins collegiate debut

Amy Weissenbach wins the mile in first collegiate competition.

Jan. 12, 2013

SEATTLE - Stanford freshman Amy Weissenbach won her much-anticipated collegiate debut, capturing the women's mile in the final steps at the UW Indoor Preview on Saturday.

Weissenbach, the National Federation high school record-holder in the 800 meters and a two-time California state champion, ran 4:52.01 to edge Erin Koch of New Balance, by 0.04. Early leader Jessica Tonn was fourth in 4:53.80 as Stanford placed four among the top seven.

Weissenbach, a Los Angeles native out of Harvard-Westlake School, was among six Stanford winners in the season-opening meet, on the flat 307-meter track at University of Washington's Dempsey Indoor facility.

Hurdles specialist Kori Carter won the women's 400 meters in convincing fashion, clocking 55.92, with teammate Carissa Levingston second in 57.33, in the last and fastest of nine heats.

Another Stanford duel took place in the women's 600, with senior Joy O'Hare outpointing freshman Kaitlyn Williams, 1:31.73 to 1:32.04, for the victory. Freshman Claudia Saunders was third in 1:33.30.

Stanford won both 4x400 relays. The women, anchored by Kaitlyn's twin, Kristyn Williams, won in 3:48.81. The order was Levingston, Carter, O'Hare, and Williams.

For the men, the relay of Spencer Chase, Luke Lefebure, Loren Pilorin, and Marco Bertolotti clocked 3:20.00 to beat Western Washington in 3:20.26.

The mile won't go down as a Stanford victory, though Andrew Berberick led a pack of Cardinal runners to a top-five sweep in the fastest collegiate heat, with all finishing within 1.15 seconds of each other.

Berberick ran 4:09.41 to edge Kenny Krotzer (4:09.91) and Bertolotti (4:09.93), with Jim Rosa (4:10.55) and Erik Olson (4:10.56) just behind. However, the official winner, from the final heat contested among professionals, was Olympic 10,000 silver medalist Galen Rupp in 3:57.15.

Geoffrey Tabor won the shot with a put of 55-0¼. Tabor had his best throw on the second of his six attempts and won by nearly three feet.

Michael Atchoo earned a pair of runner-up finishes. In the 800, he trailed only Matt Centrowitz, the fourth-place finisher in the 1,500 at the London Olympics. Centrowitz ran 1:51.60 to Atchoo's 1:52.98. Stanford's Justin Brinkley was third in the heat and fourth overall, in 1:54.94.

Atchoo followed with the 3,000, running 8:12.36 to edge teammate Rosa in 8:13.55. Michael Nicks, an unattached runner, won the race in 8:05.62.

Stanford took 39 athletes to the meet -- 20 men and 19 women - and next competes at the New Mexico Cherry and Silver meet in the altitude of Albuquerque on Friday.

Stanford Roster

MenLast Name
Name Events eligibility
Yr. Hometown (High School)
atchoo michael
Michael Atchoo Distances 5
JR Troy, Mich. (Troy)
austin adrian
Adrian Austin Hurdles 1
FR Tomball, Texas (Tomball)
bayley nicholas
Nicholas Bayley Sprints 1
FR Pleasanton, Calif. (Pleasant Grove)
berberick andrew
Andrew Berberick Distances 7
SR Littleton, Colo. (Mullen)
bertolotti marco
Marco Bertolotti Distances 5
JR Port Washington, N.Y. (Paul D. Schreiber)
bishop kevin
Kevin Bishop Distances 1
FR Los Altos, Calif. (Monta Vista)
brinkley justin
Justin Brinkley Distances 1
FR Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood)
brooks darian
Darian Brooks Sprints/Jumps 3
SO Seattle, Wash. (Kennedy)
budincich nick
Nick Budincich Throws 1
FR Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola)
chase spencer
Spencer Chase Sprints 7
SR Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista)
drinkwater will
Will Drinkwater Distances 1
FR Gig Harbor, Wash. (Gig Harbor)
duran bronson
Bronson Duran Middle Distances 5
JR Albuquerque, N.M. (Sandia Prep)
duvio dalton
Dalton Duvio Pole Vault 3
SO River Ridge, La. (John Curtis Christian School)
emery dan
Dan Emery Multis 1
FR Battle Creek, Mich. (Lakeview)
ferris dylan
Dylan Ferris Middle Distances 7
SR Kernersville, N.C. (East Forsyth)
findlay will
Will Findlay High Jump 3
SO El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge)
graham thomas
Thomas Graham Distances 1
FR Cary, N.C. (Cary Academy)
hines jeremy
Jeremy Hines Throws 5
JR Sacramento, Calif. (Jesuit)
hunicke derek
Derek Hunicke Multis 1
FR Bellaire, Texas (Bellaire Episcopal)
jennings levi
Levi Jennings Middle Distances 1
FR Ridgewood, N.J. (Ridgewood)
jones patton
Patton Jones Jumps 5
JR London, England (The American School)
kerr charlie
Charlie Kerr Multis 1
FR Uniontown, Pa. (The Lawrenceville School)
konigsberg aaron
Aaron Konigsberg Javelin 6
RS JR Purchase, N.Y. (Hackley School)
krotzer kenny
Kenny Krotzer Distances 5
JR Buckley, Wash. (Auburn-Riverside)
lefebure luke
Luke Lefebure Distances 3
SO West Chester, Pa. (Henderson)
luthin tim
Tim Luthin Distances 3
SO Warwick, N.Y. (Warwick Valley)
mallon thomas
Thomas Mallon Middle Distances 5
JR Chalfont, Pa. (Central Bucks South)
miller cameron
Cameron Miller Distances 1
FR Bakersfield, Calif. (Stockdale)
murphy trent
Trent Murphy Throws 7
SR Mesa, Ariz. (Brophy Prep)
olson erik
Erik Olson Distances 5
JR Novato, Calif. (Novato)
orman billy
Billy Orman Distances 1
FR Tuba City, Ariz. (Tuba City)
patterson jamal-rashad
Jamal-Rashad Patterson Sprints 7
SR McDonough, Ga. (Henry County)
pilorin loren
Loren Pilorin Sprints 1
FR Sacramento, Calif. (Jesuit)
rondema andrew
Andrew Rondema Javelin 1
FR Oregon City, Ore. (Oregon City)
rosa jim
Jim Rosa Distances 3
SO West Windsor, N.J. (West Windsor-Plainsboro North)
rosa joe
Joe Rosa Distances 3
SO West Windsor, NJ (West Windsor-Plainsboro North)
rowley lucas
Lucas Rowley Throws 3
SO Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County)
sharpe jules
Jules Sharpe High Jump 7
SR Woodland Hills, Calif. (Western Albemarle (Va.))
shumway jackson
Jackson Shumway Hurdles 1
FR Deerfield, Mass. (Deerfield Academy)
sinclair nicky
Nicky Sinclair Jumps 1
FR Mercer Island, Wash. (Mercer Island)
solomon steven
Steven Solomon Sprints 1
FR Sydney, Australia (Cranbrook School)
stallworth rollins
Rollins Stallworth Sprints 3
SO Reno, Nev. (McQueen)
starkey garrett
Garrett Starkey Pole Vault 1
FR Chandlez, Ariz. (Basha)
strong cale
Cale Strong Hurdles 1
FR Heber City, Utah (Wasatch)
stutzman tyler
Tyler Stutzman Distances 7
SR Charlottesville, Va. (Western Albermale)
sullivan riley
Riley Sullivan Distances 7
SR Santa Margarita, Calif. (Trabuco Hills)
sweatt garrett
Garrett Sweatt Distances 1
FR Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville)
tabor geoffrey
Geoffrey Tabor Throws 7
SR Ardmore, Okla. (Ardmore)
valdes ryan
Ryan Valdes Distances 7
SR San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (Dana Hills)
valdes tyler
Tyler Valdes Distances 7
SR San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (Dana Hills)
waschura chris
Chris Waschura Distances 1
FR Woodside, Calif. (Woodside)
willis ii dartis
Dartis Willis II High Jump 3
SO Beverly Hills, Mich. (Detroit Country Day)

Women Last Name
Name Events eligibility
Yr. Hometown (High School)
amaro emilie
Emilie Amaro Distances 8
RS SR Cooper City, Fla. (Cypress Bay)
anselmini mary kate
Mary Kate Anselmini Distances 3
SO Stony Brook, N.Y. (Ward Melville)
bailey allison
Allison Bailey Multis 1
FR Cary, N.C. (Cary Academy)
bain brianna
Brianna Bain Javelin 3
SO Beaverton, Ore. (Aloha)
billmeyer alli
Alli Billmeyer Distances 3
SO Solana Beach, Calif. (Torrey Pines)
brogan haley
Haley Brogan Hurdles 1
FR Golden, Colo. (Lakewood)
brown hannah
Hannah Brown Middle Distances 1
FR Blacksburg, Va. (Blacksburg)
buchbinder jaye
Jaye Buchbinder Distances 3
SO Long Beach, Calif. (Chadwick School)
carter kori
Kori Carter Hurdles 5
JR Claremont, Calif. (Claremont)
chapus cami
Cami Chapus Middle Distances 1
FR Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake School)
cuffe aisling
Aisling Cuffe Distances 3
SO Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y. (Cornwall Central)
dunn karynn
Karynn Dunn Jumps/Hurdles 7
SR Diamond Bar, Calif. (Diamond Ranch)
farley hannah
Hannah Farley Sprints/Hurdles 7
SR Indianapolis, Ind. (Park Tudor)
fedronic justine
Justine Fedronic Middle Distances 7
SR Belmont, Calif. (Carlmont)
foster julia
Julia Foster Distances 3
SO Albuquerque, N.M. (Albuquerque Academy)
ginez sophia
Sophia Ginez Distances 5
JR Dayton, N.J. (South Bunswick)
gradiska angela
Angela Gradiska Sprints 5
JR Los Altos, Calif. (Pinewood School)
griffin georgia
Georgia Griffin Distances 7
SR Norwich, Vt. (Hanover)
haggarty kiernan
Kiernan Haggarty Javelin 1
FR Missoula, Mont. (Loyola-Sacred Heart)
hammar rebecca
Rebecca Hammar Throws 3
SO Atwater, Calif. (Buhach Colony)
hatton cayla
Cayla Hatton Distances 1
FR Andover, Mass. (Phillips Academy)
kroeger kathy
Kathy Kroeger Distances 7
SR Franklin, Tenn. (Independence)
lacy megan
Megan Lacy Distances 1
FR Marlton, N.J. (Cherokee)
levingston carissa
Carissa Levingston Sprints 7
SR Midwest City, Okla. (Midwest City)
lowe khiana
Khiana Lowe High jump 1
FR Brookville, N.Y. (Long Island Lutheran)
mccardwell ellie
Ellie McCardwell Pole Vault 5
JR Pendleton, Ind. (Pendleton Heights)
mcnamara molly
Molly McNamara Distances 3
SO Little Silver, N.J. (Red Bank Catholic)
medina christina
Christina Medina Throws 3
SO Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Westminster Academy)
mehra rebecca
Rebecca Mehra Distances 1
FR Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (Palos Verdes)
merback jordan
Jordan Merback Hurdles 7
SR Casper, Wyo. (Kelly Walsh)
murray tate
Tate Murray Distances 4
RS SO Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego)
nelms katie
Katie Nelms Hurdles/Sprints 5
JR San Jose, Calif. (Leland)
o'hare joy
Joy O'Hare Sprints 7
SR Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain)
patten elaine
Elaine Patten High Jump 7
SR O'Fallon, Ill. (O'Fallon Township)
rotello maria
Maria Rotello Multis 3
SO Lebanon, Ohio (Lebanon)
saunders claudia
Claudia Saunders Hurdles 1
FR Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton)
stepter kala
Kala Stepter Hurdles/Sprints 7
SR Oro Valley, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro)
talbert shavana
Shavana Talbert Throws 1
FR Fond Du Lac, Wis. (Fond Du Lac)
tonn jessica
Jessica Tonn Distances 5
JR Paradise Valley, Ariz. (Xavier Prep)
tracy-visintainer kailea
Kailea Tracy-Visintainer Sprints 3
SO Makawao, Hawaii (Seabury Hall)
treasure madeline
Madeline Treasure Multis 3
SO Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville West)
trujillo aimee
Aimee Trujillo Distances 3
SO Poway, Calif. (Poway)
varnell hannah
Hannah Varnell Distances 7
SR Gloucester, Va. (Gloucester)
walker kyla
Kyla Walker Long Jump/Sprints 1
FR Memphis, Tenn. (White Station)
weissenbach amy
Amy Weissenbach Middle Distances 1
FR Los Angeles, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake School)
williams kaitlyn
Kaitlyn Williams Sprints 1
FR Grand Prarie, Texas (Timberview)
williams kristyn
Kristyn Williams Sprints 1
FR Grand Prarie, Texas (Timberview)
wisdom alyssa
Alyssa Wisdom Throws 7
SR Coral Springs, Fla. (Coral Springs)
zingheim katie
Katie Zingheim Pole Vault 3
SO Granite Bay, Calif. (Granite Bay)


Coaching Staff


Chris Miltenberg - Franklin P.Johnson Director of Track & Field
Michelle Eisenreich - Associate Head Coach - Throws
Michael Eskind - Assistant Coach - Jumps/Multis/Pole Vault
John Oliver - Assistant Coach - Men's Distance
Mary Jo Pruitt - Assistant Coach - Women's Distance
Jody Stewart - Assistant Coach - Sprints/Hurdles
Joseph Wagstaffe - Director of Operations

Courtesy Stanford