Donaldson named Athlete of the Week

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Contact:
Vicky Oddi
USA Track & Field
Communications Coordinator
317-713-4670; Vicky.Oddi@usatf.org


Donaldson named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Jamie Donaldson (Littleton, Colo.) has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after setting an American record in the women's 200,000 meters over the weekend at the 28th Annual Ottawa International 24 Hour Self-Transcendence Race and Masters' 24 Hour Championship in Canada.


The fifth-place finisher at the 2008 24 Hr World Championships, Donaldson destroyed the 18-year old American record by completing 200,000m on the track in 21 hours 1 minute 28 seconds en route to running 214.487 km in 24 hours. The previous record of 21:08:47 was set by Sue Ellen Trapp in 1991. As the overall winner, Donaldson ended her 24 hour run in dominating fashion, as her next closest competitor, runner-up Andrew McLean of Ontario, ran 202.943 km.


Now in its eighth year, USATF's Athlete of the Week program is designed to recognize outstanding performers at all levels of the sport. USATF names a new honoree each week and features the athlete on the USATF website. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.


Winners: January 6, Mason Finley; January 13, Amber Campbell; January 20, Josh Cox; January 27, German Fernandez; February 3, Ashton Eaton; February 10, Shalane Flanagan; February 17, Galen Rupp; February 24, Dexter Faulk; March 3, Terrence Trammell; March 10, Diana Pickler; March 17, Galen Rupp; March 24, Sumi Onodera-Leonard; March 31, German Fernandez; April 7, Cyrus Hostetler; April 14, Curtis Beach; April 21, Kara Goucher; April 28, Mason Finley; May 5, Chris Derrick; May 12, Natalie Willer; May 19, Will Claye; May 26, Nadine O'Connor; June 2, Tyson Gay; June 9, Dwight Phillips; June 16, Galen Rupp; June 23, Kami Semick; June 30, Dawn Harper; July 7, Raevyn Rogers; July 14, Ryan Crouser; July 28, Anton Krupicka; August 11, Rita Hanscom; August 19, Christian Cantwell; August 26, Trey Hardee; September 1, Dathan Ritzenhein; September 9, Sanya Richards; September 15, Carmelita Jeter; September 23, Tyson Gay; Jamie Donaldson.


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MEN

100 - 9.94 Tyson Gay (adidas) - Daegu, SK 9/25
200 - 20.29 Wallace Spearmon (Nike) - Daegu, SK 9/25
400 - 46.34 David Neville (Nike) - Kawasaki, JPN 9/23
800 - 1:46.70 Nick Symmonds (OTC Elite) - Daegu, SK 9/25
110H - 13.46 Joel Brown (Nike) - Daegu, SK 9/25
HJ - 2.21/7-3 Tora Harris (Asics) - Kawasaki, JPN 9/23
PV - 5.40/17-8.5 Rory Quiller (unat) - Kawasaki, JPN 9/23
TJ - 16.44/53-11.25 Brandon Roulhac (HPC Elite) - Daegu, SK 9/25
SP - 20.21/66-3.75 Reese Hoffa (NYAC) - Kawasaki, JPN 9/23
JT - 79.38/260-5 Mike Hazle (Nike) - Daegu, SK 9/25

WOMEN

100 - 10.83 Carmelita Jeter (Nike) - Daegu, SK 9/25
200 - 23.39 Gloria Asumnu (adidas) - Daegu, SK 9/25
100H - 12.75 Dawn Harper (Nike) - Daegu, SK 9/25
400H - 55.31 Tiffany Williams (Reebok) - Kawasaki, JPN 9/23
LJ - 6.74/22-1.5 Funmi Jimoh (Nike) - Daegu, SK 9/25
JT - 57.80/189-7 Kara Patterson (unat) - Kawasaki, JPN 9/23

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Division II Cross Country National Rankings

Division II Cross Country National Rankings Week:
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Gender: Women 3
Adams State
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Previous:
1
0 Central 1
Grand Valley State
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Previous:
2
0 Midwest 2
Chico State
California Collegiate Athletic Association
Previous:
3
2 West 5
Shippensburg
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Previous:
4
2 Atlantic 6
Alaska Anchorage
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Previous:
5
2 West 7
Minnesota Duluth
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Previous:
6
4 Central 10
Missouri Southern State
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Previous:
7
1 South Central 8
Western Washington
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Previous:
8
1 West 9
Tampa
Sunshine State Conference
Previous:
9
4 South 13
Augustana (South Dakota)
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Previous:
10
7 Central 3
Western State
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Previous:
11
7 Central 4
Seattle Pacific
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Previous:
12
0 West 12
Southern Indiana
Great Lakes Valley Conference
Previous:
13
2 Midwest 11
Ashland
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Previous:
14
0 Midwest 14
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Gender: Women 3
Adams State
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Previous:
1
0 Central 1
Grand Valley State
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Previous:
2
0 Midwest 2
Chico State
California Collegiate Athletic Association
Previous:
3
2 West 5Shippensburg
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Previous:
4
2 Atlantic 6
Alaska Anchorage
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Previous:
5
2 West 7
Minnesota Duluth
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Previous:
6
4 Central 10
Missouri Southern State
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Previous:
7
1 South Central 8
Western Washington
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Previous:
8
1 West 9
Tampa
Sunshine State Conference
Previous:
9
4 South 13
Augustana (South Dakota)
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Previous:
10
7 Central 3
Western State
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Previous:
11
7 Central 4
Seattle Pacific
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Previous:
12
0 West 12
Southern Indiana
Great Lakes Valley Conference
Previous:
13
2 Midwest 11
Ashland
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Previous:
14
0 Midwest 14
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Division II Cross Country National Rankings Week:
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Gender: Women 3
Mesa State
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Previous:
15
1 Central 16
Dallas Baptist
Heartland Conference
Previous:
16
1 South Central 17
Hillsdale
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Previous:
17
1 Midwest 18
Pittsburg State
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Previous:
18
1 South Central 19
Cal State LA
California Collegiate Athletic Association
Previous:
19
4 West 15
Ferris State
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Previous:
20
3 Midwest 23
Northern Kentucky
Great Lakes Valley Conference
Previous:
21
1 Midwest 20
Stonehill
Northeast-10 Conference
Previous:
22
0 East 22
Slippery Rock
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Previous:
23
1 Atlantic 24
Harding
Gulf South Conference
Previous:
24
3 South 21
Adelphi
Northeast-10 Conference
Previous:
25
0 East 25
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Top Two Remain the Same, Rest of Top Ten Shaken up in Women’s D2 XC

Top Two Remain the Same, Rest of Top Ten Shaken up in Women’s D2 XC


NEW ORLEANS (September 30, 2009) – Adams State and Grand Valley State remained one-two in week three of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Women's Cross Country Coaches’ Poll, but the rest of the top ten saw quite a bit of movement, the Association announced on Wednesday.



Adams State had three women compete in the Western State Mountaineer Open over the weekend and did not compile a team score, while No. 2 GVSU was idle. The Grizzlies and Lakers will both be in action this weekend with Adams State heading to the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree and Grand Valley State heading to the Notre Dame Invitational.



Following Adams and GVSU is Chico State at No. 3, Shippensburg at No. 4, and Alaska Anchorage at No. 5, all of which improved two spots apiece this week.



Chico State competed at Stanford over the weekend and finished fifth as a team against mostly Division I competition. The fifth-place finish bettered last year’s sixth-place showing at the Stanford Invite. No. 4 Shippensburg and No. 5 Alaska Anchorage were idle.



Ninth-ranked Tampa claimed its third team championship of the 2009 season when the Spartans took home the team title at the Southern Indiana Pre-National Invitational last Saturday. The Spartans claimed five of the top ten places in the women’s race and finished with 29 points helping the Spartans break into the women’s top ten this week.

Division II Cross Country National Rankings

Division II Cross Country National Rankings Week:
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Gender: Men 3

Adams State
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Previous:
1
0 Central 1

Western State
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Previous:
2
0 Central 2

Grand Valley State
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Previous:
3
1 Midwest 4

Chico State
California Collegiate Athletic Association
Previous:
4
1 West 3

Queens of Charlotte
Conference Carolinas
Previous:
5
1 Southeast 6

Abilene Christian
Lone Star Conference
Previous:
6
1 South Central 5

Colorado School of Mines
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Previous:
7
0 Central 7

Western Washington
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Previous:
8
0 West 8

Stonehill
Northeast-10 Conference
Previous:
9
3 East 12

Edinboro
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Previous:
10
0 Atlantic 10

Southern Indiana
Great Lakes Valley Conference
Previous:
11
2 Midwest 9

UMass Lowell
Northeast-10 Conference
Previous:
12
1 East 13

Alaska Anchorage
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Previous:
13
1 West 14

Central Missouri
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Previous:
14
2 South Central 16

Pittsburg State
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Previous:
15
2 South Central 17

Southwest Baptist
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Previous:
16
2 South Central 18

Lock Haven
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Previous:
17
2 Atlantic 15

Cal Poly Pomona
California Collegiate Athletic Association
Previous:
18
1 West 19

Augustana (South Dakota)
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Previous:
19
Central

Minnesota State
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Previous:
20
9 Central 11

Shippensburg
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Previous:
21
1 Atlantic 20

Missouri Southern State
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Previous:
22
1 South Central 21

Tarleton State
Lone Star Conference
Previous:
23
1 South Central 22

Drury
Great Lakes Valley Conference
Previous:
24
1 Midwest 23

Harding
Gulf South Conference
Previous:
25
1 South 24

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Adams State No. 1 for Fourth Straight Poll in Men’s Division II XC

Adams State No. 1 for Fourth Straight Poll in Men’s Division II XC


NEW ORLEANS (September 30, 2009) – Adams State remained atop the men’s Division II Cross Country Coaches Poll for the fourth straight poll, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Wednesday.



The Grizzlies competed against cross-town and conference rival Western State who remained No. 2 in the coaches poll this week. Western State earned the team title at the Mountaineer Open scoring 19 points to Adams State’s 38 points. The Grizzlies, however, rested many of their top runners.



This week both the Grizzlies and Mountaineers will face-off once again, this time in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree on October 3rd.



Moving up one spot to No. 3 this week is Grand Valley State, while Chico State dropped one spot to fifth in the rankings. GVSU was idle over the weekend and Chico State competed in the Stanford Invitational finishing fourth overall in a field of 28 teams, many of which were Division I schools.



Completing the men’s top five this week is Queens University of Charlotte. Queens was idle this past weekend but will run in the Greater Louisville Classic on October 3rd.



Stonehill College cracked into the top ten this week after winning the Southern Indiana Pre-National Invitational over the weekend. The Skyhawks, ranked 12th a week ago, improved three spots to No. 9 this week after taking the team title in the 11-team event.



No. 19 Augustana (S.D.) entered the rankings this week after finishing third overall as a team in the Roy Griak Men’s Maroon Race II.

Norbert Severin Bischof (1933 – 2009)

Norbert Severin Bischof (1933 – 2009)
It is with deep sorrow that Norbert
Bischof's family, friends, and
colleagues mourn his death on 29
August. Born 18 July 1933 in
Syracuse, New York, Norbert and his
sister Inge were taken by his mother
Clara to Germany in 1937. There he
remained throughout World War II,
returning to America in 1949 to rejoin
his father Severin. He became
Valedictorian of his class at Syracuse
Central High School, where he
discovered geometry’s beautiful
deductive system.
Thereafter he studied physics and
mathematics at Syracuse University,
and was Salutatorian of his Class of
1955. Graduate study in mathematics
and philosophy followed at the
University of Wisconsin, Madison,
where he met Phyllis, his future wife, in
a political theory class and they began
lifelong enjoyments of nature, political
discussions, dancing, and foreign films.
Norbert and Phyllis drove to Berkeley in an old 1950 blue Ford, pulling a U-Haul trailer
filled with all their worldly possessions. Both enrolled in graduate school at the
University of California Berkeley (UCB) in 1958 and became teaching assistants.
At UCB Norbert thrived on taking philosophy of science and logic classes, but was most
inspired by the ancient Greek philosophers since they addressed his deepest concerns
of how to live a meaningful life and how to help form a just society. Later he heard Viktor
Frankl and gratefully incorporated his philosophy of logotherapy into his courses, most
especially through the book "Man's Search for Meaning". An inspired teacher and
mentor to students and faculty alike, Norbert taught at Merritt College in Oakland from
1960 until this year; in fact, he had planned to teach his beloved philosophy and a
trigonometry course this term.
What he learned out of frustration and confusion arising from his youth in Germany
during World War II was never to trust self-proclaimed authority, or to be persuaded by
any party line that he could not verify as true. He learned to listen carefully to people
and his environment to discern what role he might play in order to redress grievances,
improve justice, and live a more meaningful life. His was a journey from Socrates to
Victor Frankl.
In 1967 a colleague from Chabot College, Ted Staniford, and Norbert called the first
meeting in Oakland of community college academic senate representatives from 45
colleges around the state to form a Constitutional Convention with the purpose of
forming a Statewide Academic Senate for community colleges. After this convention
Ted and Norbert were appointed to write a constitution and after another year of work
and intense debate a great majority of colleges adopted it. Thus the Academic Senate
of California Community Colleges (http://www.asccc.org/) was born at its first meeting in
San Francisco in 1968.
In 1980 as President of this Statewide Academic Senate, Norbert initiated the first call
for all the three state senates of the University of California, California State
Universities, and Community Colleges to meet in Sacramento. Thus the Intersegmental
Coordinating Committee [ICC] of the Academic Senates was established; faculty
representatives of the three segments still meet regularly on student admission, transfer
and academic standards issues of the three systems statewide and report to their
respective statewide senates.
Over the years Norbert's passion for justice and good governance led him to serve as
President of Academic Senates at Merritt College, the Peralta District, and the statewide
Academic Senate. He pioneered efforts to bring students and faculty into academic
governance and inspired many to work to create procedures and policies to improve
education and promote fairness and equity. He will long be remembered for his wideranging
knowledge and interests.
Survived by his wife Phyllis of Berkeley, son Otto of El Cerrito and his wife Kyoko and
grandson Alexander Sky, son John of St. Paul, Minnesota, his wife Laura Dale, and
granddaughters Inge and Theodora, brother John Theodore of Sedgwick, Maine, nieces
Christiane Hofmann of Hannover, Germany, and Anette Naumann of Bremen, nephews
Peter Naumann of Bremen and Jens Naumann of Berlin, and brother-in-law Heinz
Naumann of Bremen.
On Sunday 11 October at 2:30 p.m. a Memorial Service will be held at the Unitarian
Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington California. Please consult
uucb.org for directions.
Contributions in honor of Norbert’s life may be made to the Norbert S. Bischof Memorial
Scholarship Fund c/o Peralta Colleges Foundation, 333 East 8th Street, Oakland,
California 94706. This fund will continue one of Norbert’s lifelong goals of supporting
Merritt Community College students as they transition into a four-year institution of
higher education.

Keith Conning: Norbert was the scoutmaster of Troop 5 in Berkeley. I was an assistant scoutmaster.

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Division I Cross Country Rankings Women

Division I Cross Country Rankings Ranking: Week:
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Gender: Women National 1

Washington
Pacific-10 Conference
Total:
1
0 West 360

Oregon
Pacific-10 Conference
Total:
2
0 West 347

Florida State
Atlantic Coast Conference
Total:
3
0 South 335

West Virginia
Big East Conference
Total:
4
0 Mid-Atlantic 324

Villanova
Big East Conference
Total:
5
0 Mid-Atlantic 305

Princeton
Ivy Group
Total:
6
1 Mid-Atlantic 289

Stanford
Pacific-10 Conference
Total:
7
1 West 287

Iowa State
Big 12 Conference
Total:
8
20 Midwest 275

Minnesota
Big Ten Conference
Total:
9
1 Midwest 266

Illinois
Big Ten Conference
Total:
10
0 Midwest 238

Georgetown
Big East Conference
Total:
11
2 Mid-Atlantic 236

Providence
Big East Conference
Total:
12
0 Northeast 218

Arizona State
Pacific-10 Conference
Total:
13
2 West 214

Baylor
Big 12 Conference
Total:
14
1 South Central 206

Florida
Southeastern Conference
Total:
15
1 South 179

NAU
Big Sky Conference
Total:
16
0 Mountain 174

Michigan
Big Ten Conference
Total:
17
2 Great Lakes 169

Michigan State
Big Ten Conference
Total:
18
1 Great Lakes 146

Virginia
Atlantic Coast Conference
Total:
19
1 Southeast 143

Colorado
Big 12 Conference
Total:
20
1 Mountain 124

Syracuse
Big East Conference
Total:
21
2 Northeast 100

Penn State
Big Ten Conference
Total:
22
4 Mid-Atlantic 90

BYU
Mountain West Conference
Total:
23
2 Mountain 84

Notre Dame
Big East Conference
Total:
24
5 Great Lakes 71

New Mexico
Mountain West Conference
Total:
25
3 Mountain 65

Wisconsin
Big Ten Conference
Total:
26
11 Great Lakes 56

Rice
Conference USA
Total:
27
7 South Central 52

Arkansas
Southeastern Conference
Total:
28
1 South Central 49

Duke
Atlantic Coast Conference
Total:
29
1 Southeast 40

Texas Tech
Big 12 Conference
Total:
30
6 Mountain 32

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Iowa State Climbs 20 Spots to Crack Top Ten; Top Five Remain Unchanged

Iowa State Climbs 20 Spots to Crack Top Ten; Top Five Remain Unchanged


NEW ORLEANS (September 29, 2009) – Iowa State, ranked 28th in the Women’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches’ Poll, climbed 20 spots on the heels of a first-place finish at the Roy Griak Invitational to move into the women’s top ten in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Women's Cross Country Top 30 Coaches’ Poll, the USTFCCCA announced Tuesday. Washington remained the top-ranked team earning all 12 first-place votes and 360 points.



Iowa State’s Lisa Koll finished as runner-up to Minnesota’s Megan Duwell in the Women’s Gold Race, finishing the 6,000-meter course with a time of 21 minutes, 12 seconds in a field of 193 runners. Koll’s second-place performance led Iowa State to the team title with 31 points, equaling the all-time meet low score previously set by Minnesota.



Top-ranked Washington was idle over the weekend as was No. 2 Oregon, No. 3 Florida State, and No. 4 West Virginia. No. 5 Villanova opened its season on Thursday, September 24th at Haverford competing in the Main Line Invitational. The meet was non-scoring but the Wildcats did occupy the top seven places and nine of the top 13.



Washington and Florida State will be in action this weekend at the Notre Dame Invitational, while Oregon will host the Bill Dellinger Invitational. West Virginia will travel to the Paul Short Run and Villanova will have runners in action at both the Dellinger Invite and Paul Short Run.



Other teams making moves this week in the women’s top 30 are Penn State at No. 22 (up four spots), No. 23 BYU (up two spots), and No. 24 Notre Dame (up five spots).



The Big East and Big Ten Conferences each had six schools represented in the women’s top 30 this week.



To view the complete 2009 USTFCCCA Division I Women’s Cross Country Coaches’ Poll Top 30, click here.



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Division I Men Cross Country Rankings

Division I Cross Country Rankings Ranking: Week:
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Gender: Men National 1

Oregon
Pacific-10 Conference
Total:
1
0 West 357

Oklahoma State
Big 12 Conference
Total:
2
0 Midwest 346

Stanford
Pacific-10 Conference
Total:
3
0 West 336

Wisconsin
Big Ten Conference
Total:
4
0 Great Lakes 311

NAU
Big Sky Conference
Total:
5
0 Mountain 310

Colorado
Big 12 Conference
Total:
6
0 Mountain 303

Iona
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Total:
7
0 Northeast 290

Portland
West Coast Conference
Total:
8
0 West 270

Alabama
Southeastern Conference
Total:
9
1 South 262

Georgetown
Big East Conference
Total:
10
1 Mid-Atlantic 256

Tulsa
Conference USA
Total:
11
0 Midwest 235

BYU
Mountain West Conference
Total:
12
0 Mountain 233

William & Mary
Colonial Athletic Association
Total:
13
2 Southeast 204

Virginia
Atlantic Coast Conference
Total:
14
0 Southeast 195

Providence
Big East Conference
Total:
15
1 Northeast 183

Iowa State
Big 12 Conference
Total:
16
9 Midwest 152

Arkansas
Southeastern Conference
Total:
17
1 South Central 132

Cal Poly
Big West Conference
Total:
18
3 West 131

NC State
Atlantic Coast Conference
Total:
19
0 Southeast 122

Auburn
Southeastern Conference
Total:
20
7 South 114

Butler
Horizon League
Total:
20
0 Great Lakes 114

Washington
Pacific-10 Conference
Total:
22
2 West 109

Michigan
Big Ten Conference
Total:
23
1 Great Lakes 100

New Mexico
Mountain West Conference
Total:
24
2 Mountain 82

Oklahoma
Big 12 Conference
Total:
25
Midwest 79

Florida State
Atlantic Coast Conference
Total:
26
3 South 77

Duke
Atlantic Coast Conference
Total:
27
Southeast 57

Notre Dame
Big East Conference
Total:
28
1 Great Lakes 51

1
Minnesota
Big Ten Conference
Total:
29
12 Midwest 43

Princeton
Ivy Group
Total:
30
Mid-Atlantic 18


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Men’s Top Five Remain the Same in Division I Cross Count

Men’s Top Five Remain the Same in Division I Cross Country


NEW ORLEANS (September 29, 2009) – The top five in the Men's Cross Country Coaches’ Poll remained the same in the first regular season rankings released on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Oregon remained the top ranked team in the country, earning nine first-place votes and 357 points.



Oklahoma State, Stanford, Wisconsin, and Northern Arizona followed the Ducks as the top five went unchanged this week. Stanford was the only team in the top five in action this past weekend as the Cardinal hosted the Stanford Invitational. The Cardinal ran away with the team title scoring a perfect 15 points by taking the top five places, led by Chris Derrick who won the individual title.



All top five will be in action this weekend as Oregon plays host to the Bill Dellinger Invitational, Oklahoma State plays host to the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree, Stanford will travel to UC Davis, Wisconsin will host the Wisconsin Inter-Regional, and Northern Arizona will compete in the ASU Invitational in Mesa, Arizona.



Improving nine spots to No. 16 in the rankings this week is the Iowa State Cyclones. Iowa State competed in the Men’s Gold Race at the Roy Griak Invitational and took home top honors in the meet.



Three teams found their way into the rankings this week starting with Oklahoma at No. 25, followed by Duke at No. 27, and Princeton at No. 30. Both Oklahoma and Duke ran in the Men’s Gold Race at the Roy Griak Invitational and finished second and third, respectively, behind Iowa State.



The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Big 12 Conference each placed four teams in the men’s top 30 this week. Four other conferences – Big East, Big Ten, Pac-10, and the SEC – each placed three teams in the men’s top 30.

From Prep Stars to NCAA Champions

From Prep Stars to NCAA Champions Share DeliciousDiggFacebookGoogleMySpaceTwitterYahoo The arrival of Mel Lawrence and Lauren Saylor sparked the rise of UW women's cross country.



Mel Lawrence, left, and Lauren Saylor, right, display matching "W" logos at the 2006 Footlocker National XC Championships, announcing their school of choice one year before arriving.


Sept. 28, 2009


By Joe Darda

On a crisp and clear December morning in 2002, a field of 100 seventh and eighth grade girls sprinted from the start line of the Mt. SAC cross country course in Walnut, CA. Within minutes, two pint-sized, pony-tailed runners had separated themselves from the rest, running smoothly, side-by-side along the dusty trails. Mel Lawrence and Lauren Saylor didn't know each other--not yet¬-as the precocious thirteen-year-olds finished first and second, the other competitors still out of sight.

It would have taken more than a little foresight to guess that these two Southwestern girls would eventually become college roommates, teammates, and national champions a thousand miles away at the University of Washington.

It almost didn't happen.

Four years later, as high school seniors, Lawrence and Saylor again met in Walnut for the highly competitive Mt. SAC Invitational, at which they would finish--what else?--first and second. By this time, both were Foot Locker All-Americans and attracting the attention of college coaches from across the country. With the signing period only weeks away, Saylor had all but decided on Washington. Lawrence was kind of, sort of sure she was headed to Oregon.

"Mel and I were talking after the race, and I told her I knew where I wanted to go," Saylor recalls. "I wasn't trying to talking her into anything, I was just really excited about what I'd seen at UW."

Saylor's words--and a chance encounter at the Pac-10 Championships between her mother, Lee Lawrence, and Washington head coach Greg Metcalf--changed Lawrence's mind, and the course of her running career.

"I visited UW right before the signing period and loved it. The coaches were so cool and I just felt more comfortable than I had at Oregon," Lawrence says. "If I'd never talked to Lauren that day, I never would have come to Washington."





And it's a good thing she did.

Since Lawrence and Saylor arrived at UW two years ago, the women's cross country program has improved by leaps and bounds. As Metcalf will tell you, this is no coincidence. "Adding Mel Lawrence and Lauren Saylor at the same time, I think it really validates what we're doing here and says a lot about where we're headed as a program," he says. "Other recruits are more likely to look your way when you have a couple superstars."


Lawrence and Saylor running side-by-side at the 2002 West Regional 7th-8th Grade Championships in California.



After a three-year absence from the NCAA Championships, the 2007 women's squad, with the help of their star newcomers, didn't just qualify for NCAA's, but posted a program-best eighth place finish. This was exactly what Lawrence and Saylor had hoped for: they were helping build a contender.

"I remember thinking that if both Mel and I went to Washington it could change the team dramatically, personality-wise and performance-wise," Saylor recalls. "I wanted to be a part of something unique like that."

Having visited a number of schools with more established programs, Lawrence, like Saylor, perceived the potential inherent in the Washington team: "I knew the team was capable of a lot, and I wanted to be a part of that process. I wanted to help build something."

Freshman year, however, is never easy, especially so when you're balancing schoolwork with three seasons of competition. Saylor struggled with anemia through the fall. Lawrence suffered a wintertime injury that would result in her redshirting the spring track season. As roommates in the dorms, they weathered this adversity together.

"It was difficult not being able to race that spring," Lawrence says, "but Lauren is one of the most optimistic people I've ever met. When I was injured and kind of down in the dumps, it was helpful having her around."

By summer, though, both women were healthy and anxious to train. Back home, Lawrence, in Reno, and Saylor, in Southern California, put in some of the most dedicated work of their young careers and returned to Seattle in the fall ready to run--and run fast. "They went home that summer and said `dang it, I'm going to kick some butt,'" Metcalf recalls. "That's what great athletes do, and you could see the difference on the first day of practice."

The new season brought fresh talent, as Metcalf and assistant Kelly Strong added prep standouts Christine Babcock and Kendra Schaaf to an already loaded roster that included 2007 All-Americans Katie Follett and Anita Campbell. Washington cross country jumped to No. 1 in the national rankings after the season's second race, and was suddenly the toast of the town, but even Lawrence couldn't quite believe the meteoric rise. "I was blown away by how good we got last year. I knew we had that kind of potential, but up until Pre-Nats [which UW won by 90 points] I don't think I really believed it."

The women's team went undefeated in 2008, scoring a perfect 15 points at the Pac-10 Championships, before claiming their first national title three weeks later. At NCAAs, Lawrence and Saylor looked every bit the manifestation of the talent they'd shown six years earlier on the Mt. SAC course. Lawrence finished 25th, a 92-spot improvement from the previous year, while Saylor improved a remarkable 212 spots to 41st, as Washington won by 52 points over the second-ranked Ducks.

The scariest thing: the Washington women are, if anything, better today than a year ago.

"The team has improved across the board," Saylor assesses. "We've got twenty-two great girls out there working hard everyday." Saylor, who missed out on All-American honors by a single spot in 2008, says she intends to be "on that podium" this year. Though the Husky junior expects plenty of company. "We could have five, or even seven, All-Americans this year. That's a pretty cool thought."

Lawrence, too, has big goals for the '09 season, including a top-10 individual finish and, more importantly she says, another team championship. The UW women entered the season with a unanimous No. 1 ranking and boast four All-Americans from last year's squad. It's unlikely this would be the case if Saylor and Lawrence hadn't met six years ago, hadn't discussed colleges three years ago, and hadn't signed letters of intent wearing purple sweatshirts. Lawrence is glad things worked out the way they did--who wouldn't be?--and thankful to have Saylor as her teammate. "I can relate with Lauren on a different level than the other girls because we've known each other so long and had similar experiences. Even if we haven't spoken in three months, I always feel like I can talk to Lauren about anything."

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STANFORD INV. Boy's Combined Divisions 1-5 5K Combined
Place No. Name Yr Sec High School Sec Time Pace
===== ==== ===================== == === ==================== === ======= =====
1 1464 Erik Olson SR NCS NOVATO NCS 14:52.9 4:48
10 1625 Hugh Dowdy SR NCS PETALUMA NCS 15:37.0 5:02
14 1898 Reesey Byers SR NCS SANTA ROSA NCS 15:45.4 5:05
15 2197 Daniel Milechman JR NCS TAMALPAIS NCS 15:45.8 5:05
19 1771 Josh MacDonald SR NCS REDWOOD CHRISTIAN NCS 15:50.1 5:06
36 941 Alexander Summers SR NCS GRANADA NCS 16:04.7 5:11
41 343 Brian King SR NCS CARDINAL NEWMAN NCS 16:07.6 5:12
46 2063 Dan Maxwell SR NCS ST MARY'S-BERKELEY NCS 16:12.1 5:13
61 1892 Trevor Ehlenbach JR NCS SAN RAFAEL NCS 16:17.6 5:15
63 1891 Cameron Bronstein JR NCS SAN RAFAEL NCS 16:18.1 5:15

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STANFORD INV. BOY'S DIVSION 1 THRU 5 COMBINED TEAM SCORES 5K
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18. 944 DE LA SALLE (16:54.4 84:31.9)
21. 1013 ST MARY'S-BERKELEY (16:56.4 84:42.0)
22. 1014 COLLEGE PARK (16:59.0 84:54.8)
27. 1044 CAMPOLINDO (17:00.2 85:00.6)
29. 1115 MONTE VISTA (17:04.4 85:21.6)
31. 1149 PETALUMA (16:55.1 84:35.4)
38. 1420 EUREKA (17:14.0 86:09.9)
42. 1508 MCARRILLO (17:18.4 86:32.0)
43. 1516 SAN RAFAEL (17:13.3 86:06.2)
48. 1640 TAMALPAIS (17:17.0 86:25.0)

STANFORD INV. Girl's Combined Divisions 1-5 5K Combined Individuals
Place No. Name Yr Sec High School Sec Timeg Pace
===== ==== ===================== == === ================== === ======= =====
3 1347 Julie Nacouzi JR NCS MONTGOMERY NCS 17:54.8 5:46
7 286 Colleen Lillig SR NCS CALIFORNIA HS NCS 18:13.3 5:52
17 415 Jacque Taylor SR NCS CASA GRANDE NCS 18:43.2 6:02
18 551 Alycia Cridebring SR NCS COLLEGE PARK NCS 18:43.5 6:02
20 304 Carrie Verdon SO NCS CAMPOLINDO NCS 18:47.2 6:03
22 302 Grace Orders JR NCS CAMPOLINDO NCS 18:54.7 6:06
28 288 Elaine McVay JR NCS CALIFORNIA HS NCS 19:00.3 6:08
31 1206 Theresa Devine SR NCS MARIN CATHOLIC NCS 19:03.6 6:09
35 1195 Lucy McCullough JR NCS MARIN ACADEMY NCS 19:04.9 6:09
37 1630 Isabel Andrade SR NCS PETALUMA NCS 19:08.2 6:10

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STANFORD INV. GIRL'S DIVSION 1 THRU 5 COMBINED TEAM SCORES 5K
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11. 548 CAMPOLINDO (19:45.3 98:46.3)
17. 767 CASTRO VALLEY (20:13.4 101:06.6)
23. 933 COLLEGE PARK (20:24.0 101:59.7)
27. 1019 MONTE VISTA (20:36.3 103:01.2)
28. 1029 ACALANES (20:36.1 103:00.3)
30. 1109 PETALUMA (20:36.2 103:01.0)
31. 1110 COLLEGE PREP (20:37.1 103:05.1)
38. 1318 MONTGOMERY (20:37.3 103:06.1)
39. 1319 MCARRILLO (20:57.3 104:46.4)
41. 1376 MISSION SAN JOSE (20:58.9 104:54.2)

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STANFORD INV. Boy's Combined Divisions 1-5 5K Combined
Place No. Name Yr Sec High School Sec Time Pace
===== ==== ===================== == === ==================== === ======= =====
1 1464 Erik Olson SR NCS NOVATO NCS 14:52.9 4:48
6 1552 Philip MacQuitty SR CCS PALO ALTO CCS 15:26.9 4:59
7 1004 Paul Summers SR CCS HENRY M. GUNN CCS 15:29.8 5:00
8 1395 Kurt Ruegg SR SJS NAPA SJS 15:34.0 5:01
9 1373 Parker Schuh JR CCS MOUNTAIN VIEW CCS 15:35.0 5:01
10 1625 Hugh Dowdy SR NCS PETALUMA NCS 15:37.0 5:02
11 1656 Weston Strum SR CCS PIONEER CCS 15:41.4 5:03
14 1898 Reesey Byers SR NCS SANTA ROSA NCS 15:45.4 5:05
15 2197 Daniel Milechman JR NCS TAMALPAIS NCS 15:45.8 5:05
18 1160 Luca Signore SR CCS LYNBROOK CCS 15:49.7 5:06

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STANFORD INV. BOY'S DIVSION 1 THRU 5 COMBINED TEAM SCORES 5K
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4. 534 DAVIS SENIOR (16:32.6 82:42.7)
6. 561 OAK RIDGE (16:28.6 82:23.0)
11. 738 BELLARMINE (16:41.9 83:29.2)
14. 849 MOUNTAIN VIEW (16:39.7 83:18.1)
18. 944 DE LA SALLE (16:54.4 84:31.9)
20. 996 JESUIT (16:53.8 84:28.9)
21. 1013 ST MARY'S-BERKELEY (16:56.4 84:42.0)
22. 1014 COLLEGE PARK (16:59.0 84:54.8)
26. 1027 PALO ALTO (16:47.2 83:55.9)
27. 1044 CAMPOLINDO (17:00.2 85:00.6)

STANFORD INV. Girl's Combined Divisions 1-5 5K Combined Individuals
Place No. Name Yr Sec High School Sec Timeg Pace
===== ==== ===================== == === ================== === ======= =====
3 1347 Julie Nacouzi JR NCS MONTGOMERY NCS 17:54.8 5:46
6 957 Brooke Holt JR SJS GRANITE BAY SJS 18:12.1 5:52
7 286 Colleen Lillig SR NCS CALIFORNIA HS NCS 18:13.3 5:52
12 1508 Karlie Garcia FR SJS OAKMONT SJS 18:29.2 5:58
16 171 Breanne Mitchell JR SJS BEAR RIVER SJS 18:38.5 6:01
17 415 Jacque Taylor SR NCS CASA GRANDE NCS 18:43.2 6:02
18 551 Alycia Cridebring SR NCS COLLEGE PARK NCS 18:43.5 6:02
20 304 Carrie Verdon SO NCS CAMPOLINDO NCS 18:47.2 6:03
22 302 Grace Orders JR NCS CAMPOLINDO NCS 18:54.7 6:06
23 961 Christine Zavesky JR SJS GRANITE BAY SJS 18:56.4 6:06

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STANFORD INV. GIRL'S DIVSION 1 THRU 5 COMBINED TEAM SCORES 5K
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9. 530 DAVIS SENIOR (19:50.4 99:11.6)
11. 548 CAMPOLINDO (19:45.3 98:46.3)
12. 561 MOUNTAIN VIEW (19:54.4 99:32.0)
15. 764 WOODCREEK (20:11.6 100:57.9)
17. 767 CASTRO VALLEY (20:13.4 101:06.6)
19. 841 APTOS (20:24.6 102:02.6)
20. 857 SCOTTS VALLEY (20:21.3 101:46.1)
23. 933 COLLEGE PARK (20:24.0 101:59.7)
24. 937 CARLMONT (20:21.2 101:45.6)
25. 944 CHICO (20:27.5 102:17.2)

Jon Rankin

Jon Rankin

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Spring Valley, CA

High School:
Monte Vista

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 145

Event:
Distances

Birthdate:
02/09/1982






2004 Cross Country -- Earned the first All-American honor of his career after a 31st place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (31:49.8) ... Also earned All-Pac-10 (5th, 24:31) and All-Region (6th, 30:40) honors ... Was the Bruins' No. 1 runner all season.

2004 -- At the NCAA Championships, he finished sixth in his heat, 13th overall, in the 1500m (3:47.75) ... Fifth at the West Regionals (3:46.02) and fourth at the Pac-10 Championships (3:44.53) ... Won the UCLA/USC Dual Meet with a personal best of 3:43.10.

2003 -- NCAA West Regional Qualifier in the 800m and 1500m ... At the NCAA West Regional, placed sixth in the 1500m in 3:48.34 ... At the Pac-10 Championships, placed ninth in the 1500m in 3:50.28 ... In cross country, Rankin was the Bruins' No. 2 runner at the Pre-National Invitational (54th), Pac-10 Championships (25th) and NCAA West Regional Championships, placing 24th in 30:23 and earning All-Regional honors ... In his first cross country meet, Rankin won the Triton Classic in 25:26.3.

2002 -- Redshirted the 2002 season due to stress fractures ... In cross country, was the No. 3 Bruin finisher at the Pac-10 Championships (45th, 25:22) and NCAA West Regional Qualifying meet (52nd, 32:21).

2001 -- Was one of the nation's top junior 1500m runners ... He won the 1500m (3:51.8) at the U. S. Junior meet and in the U. S. vs. Great Britain Junior dual meet at Stoke on Trent, England, Rankin placed second (4:02.22) in the 1500m ... As a true freshman, Rankin ran a personal best and team leading 3:47.47 in the 1500m ... Won the 1500m (3:49.08) in the USC dual meet ... One of the top runners on the UCLA cross country team ... As a sophomore, Rankin placed eighth at the CS Fullerton Invite on Sept. 1, before a low-grade right leg stress reaction sidelined him for the rest of the season ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll for 2001 Fall and Winter quarters.

2000 -- Member of the UCLA cross country team as a true freshman...Consistently one of the top three Bruin finishers during the 2000 campaign...Finished 24th, receiving All-Regional honors, at the NCAA Western Regional Championships with a time of 31:28.

High School -- Three-time All-CIF...Runner-up at the Arcadia Invitational in the 1600m... His 4:10.08 (1600m) was No. 19 on the 2000 U.S. High School List...Prep bests were 51.00 (400m), 1:57 (800m) and 4:10.08 (1600m).

Personal -- Born February 9, 1982 ... English major.


Rankin's Best Marks
800m - 1:48.77
1500m - 3:43.10
3000m - 8:34.78
5000m - 14:56.07

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Cross Country Sweeps Stanford Invitational

Cross Country Sweeps Stanford Invitational
The men score a perfect 15 points, while the women also dominate.

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Freshman Kathy Kroeger led the Stanford women.



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Stanford. Calif. - Playing host to the Stanford Invitational, the Stanford cross country team took home a pair of team titles. Running in severe heat on the Stanford Golf Course, the Cardinal were not challenged in either race.

The Stanford men ran in a pack for most of the race, earning a perfect 15 points by taking the top five places. Chris Derrick controlled the race, urging his teammates to stay packed together for the entire eight kilometers. By the final straightaway, only Brendan Gregg, Benjamin Johnson and Jacob Riley remained with Derrick and the foursome crossed the line at 23:54.

Derrick was given the top spot, earning the Stanford Invitational individual title. Johnson was second, Riley third and Gregg fourth. Miles Unterreiner completed the perfect score, placing fifth in 24:10. Unterreiner ran with the pack most of the race, before falling off the pace. However, he stayed clear on the top non-Stanford runner, Robbie Knorr of Baylor, to give Stanford the sweep.

Rounding out the top seven for Stanford were Justin Marpole-Bird who placed seventh in 24:19 and Elliott Heath who was 12th in 24:32.

The women also looked strong, showing off their youth in cruising to the meet title with 24 points. California placed second with 100 points, while Loyola Marymount was third with 143.





The Cardinal were led by freshman Kathy Kroeger, who placed third with a 6,000-meter time of 20:35. Kroeger, who was running in her first collegiate race trailed only a single collegiate runner, Jessica Pixler of Seattle Pacific.

Just behind Kroeger was the veteran of the women's team, Kate Niehaus in fourth. Niehaus finished with a time of 20:39 in her final Stanford Invitational.

Also with top-10 finishes for Stanford were Alex Dunne, Alexandra Gits and Stephanie Marcy. The freshman Dunne placed sixth with a time of 20:44 despite struggling with the heat in the final straightaway. Gits was seventh with a time of 20:50 in her return from an injury plagued 2008-09 season. Marcy completed the Stanford scoring by placing ninth with a time of 20:53.

The rest of the Stanford top seven were Georgia Griffin in 12th-place and Madeleine O'Meara in 16th. Griffin crossed the line with a time of 21:04, while O'Meara was at 21:14.

The cross country teams will next compete at the UC Davis Doc Adams Invitational, Saturday, Oct. 5. The teams will likely run limited squads next week, saving their `A' teams for the NCAA Pre-Nationals on Oct. 17, from Terre Haute, Ind.

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1 6 Andy Baddeley 27 London . Great Britain New Balance 03:51.8
2 12 Boaz Lalang 20 Ina IL Kenya adidas 03:52.0
3 3 Leonel Manzano 25 Austin TX Nike 03:52.2
4 1 Bernard Lagat 34 Tuscon AZ Nike 03:52.7
5 15 Haron Lagat 26 Lubbok TX New Balance 03:53.8
6 11 Collis Birmingham 24 London . Australia New Balance 03:53.9
7 5 Matt Tegenkamp 27 Portland OR Oregon Track Club 03:54.2
8 8 Chris Solinsky 24 Portland OR Oregon Track Club 03:54.5
9 16 Daniel Huling 26 Westerville OH Reebok 03:55.0
10 10 David Torrence 23 Berkeley CA Nike 03:56.1
11 7 Will Leer 24 Eugene OR Oregon Track Club 03:56.6
12 20 Tim Bayley 27 LaFayette CA Great Britain Puma 03:58.3
13 9 Jon Rankin 27 San Diego CA Nike 03:59.0
14 4 Nate Brannen 27 Ann Arbor MI Canada Reebok 03:59.1
15 13 Steve Sherer 28 San Jose CA New York Athletic Club 03:59.8
16 19 Kyle Heath 23 Syracuse NY 04:01.1
17 14 Rob Myers 29 Detroit MI Reebok 04:02.1
18 22 Sean Brosnan 32 Eugene OR New York Athletic Club 04:04.4
19 17 Liam Boylan-Pett 24 Washington DC 04:04.6
20 21 Tommy Schmitz 26 Mineral Point WI WRRT/Saucony 04:06.0
21 23 Ricky Soos 26 Loughborough . Great Britain 04:09.5
22 18 Moise Joseph 27 Miami FL Haiti 04:12.3

Professional Women Team Official
Pl. Bib Name Age City State Country Affiliation Time
1 32 Shannon Rowbury 24 San Francisco CA Nike 04:23.3
2 31 Lisa Dobriskey 24 Kent . Great Britain adidas 04:23.9
3 36 Sara Hall 25 Mammoth Lakes CA Asics 04:23.9
4 33 Christin Wurth-Thomas 28 Springdale AR Nike 04:23.9
5 35 Hannah England 21 . . Great Britain Nike 04:25.4
6 34 Erin Donohue 25 Haddonfield NJ Nike 04:27.0
7 37 Mestawot Tadesse 23 Addis Ababa . Ethiopia adidas 04:27.7
8 38 Amy Mortimer 27 Manhattan KS Reebok 04:29.6
9 40 Barbara Parker 25 Los Angeles CA Great Britain New Balance 04:35.2
10 41 Sara Vaughn 22 Boulder CO adidas 04:37.1
11 39 Marina Muncan 25 Ardmore PA Serbia New Balance 04:37.3
12 42 Delilah DiCrescenzo 25 New York NY Puma/Riadah 04:44.0

Gay and Jeter win again

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News and Notes, Volume 9, Number 51

Gay and Jeter win again

Running in the last meet of the season, Tyson Gay and Carmelita Jeter each won their respective 100 meter races Friday at the 2009 Colorful Daegu Meeting in South Korea.

In the men's race, American record holder Tyson Gay had a bad start out of the blocks. Powering down the straight, Gay pulled even with the field at the 50m mark and surged to victory in 9.94 seconds. Former world record holder Asafa Powell finished second in 10.00.

Two-time world bronze medalist Carmelita Jeter dominated the women's 100m. Shooting out of the blocks, Jeter sprinted to the win in 10.83. Her nearest competitor, Sherone Simpson, was over a half second behind, finishing in 11.35. Gloria Asumnu finished third with the same time and three-time world 200m champion Allyson Felix was fourth in 11.50.

2008 Olympic champion Dawn Harper took second in the women's 100m hurdles in 12.75. Running into a strong headwind, three-time world medalist Wallace Spearmon won the men's 200m in 20.29.

For more information and complete results from the 2009 Colorful Daegu Meeting, visit www.iaaf.org.

Team USA honored with top award

Team USA this week received the Field Scovell Award from the Dallas All Sports Association (DASA) in recognition of its world-leading excellence in international competition.

Named after DASA founder and Texas businessman Field Scovell, the award is the highest honor DASA gives as part the philanthropic organization's program to award recognition and scholarship grants to deserving individuals and groups.

DASA made the award at its annual Awards Banquet, held at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas. Jon Drummond, USATF's Athletes Advisory Committee chair, a graduate of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and a current resident of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, accepted the award, presented by former NFL star Everson Walls, on behalf of Team USA and USA Track & Field.

Other 2009 DASA award winners included Joe Montana receiving the Lamar Hunt Award, George Gervin receiving the Legends Award, Deion Sanders receiving the Emmitt Smith End Zone Award, and Randy Allen receiving the Tom Landry Coach of the Year award.

"We thank the Dallas All Sports Association for recognizing the achievements of our national track and field team," USATF CEO Doug Logan said. "Our athletes achieved true excellence at the World Championships, with their athletic performances as well as their comportment. It is an honor to be recognized by DASA in the same company as some of the greatest legends in sports history."

At the 2009 World Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Berlin, Team USA topped the medal table with 22 medals, including a world-leading 10 golds.

For more information on the Dallas All Sports Association, visit http://www.dallasallsports.com/.


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Gay and Jeter to run one last 100m

In the final meet of the season, Tyson Gay and Carmelita Jeter will each run their respective 100 meter races Friday at the 2009 Colorful Daegu Meeting, which takes place in the host city of the 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2011.

The men's 100 meters will see two-time world 100m medalist Tyson Gay once again face off against former world record holder Asafa Powell. Gay and Powell last faced each other in Shanghai, when Gay blazed to an American record 9.69 win.

Twice the bronze medalist in the women's 100m at a World Outdoor Championships, Carmelita Jeter has been setting the track on fire as of late with her 10.67 and 10.64 clockings in her past two races. Jeter will lace up her spikes for the last time this season to run the women's 100m tomorrow. Three-time world 200m champion Allyson Felix also will be in the race.

Three-time world medalist Wallace Spearmon is entered in the men's 200m. It was on this track in 2006 that Spearmon clocked his personal best 19.65.

2008 Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper and Damu Cherry are entered in the women's 100m hurdles in a race that also includes reigning world champion Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM). 2009 World Championship finalist Brianna Glenn will compete in the women's long jump.

For more information and complete results from the 2009 Colorful Daegu Meeting, visit www.iaaf.org.

Oshkosh family makes a mark in marathon

Sixteen siblings of the Kapral family of Oshkosh, Wis., finished the Community First Fox Cities Marathon in nearby Appleton to break a Guinness World Record for number of siblings competing in a marathon. The previous mark of 15 siblings was set by the O'Donaghue family of Ireland in 2007.

Ranging in age from 18 to 44, Vince Kapral (Redwood City, Calif.), Michelle Wihlm (Oshkosh), Chris Kapral (Ada, Mich.), Mary Kapral (Milwaukee), Doug Kapral (Chilton), Mike Kapral (La Crosse), Tony Kapral (Oshkosh), Joe Kapral (Wild Rose), Nick Kapral (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Stephen Kapral (Dummerston, Vt.), Angela Osmanski (Carpentersville, Ill.), Allison Schmidt (Shady Cove, Ore.), Theresa, Phil and David Kapral of (Oshkosh) and Sarah Kapral (La Crosse) all completed the 26.2 mile race in times ranging from 3 hours 9 minutes 51 seconds to 5:31:49.

"Nine of them have kids five and under and Joe has a prosthetic leg," Chris Kapral told the Appleton Post Crescent. "I'm so impressed with every one of them. It's the only thing we've done as adults where all 16 were focused on one thing."

To read more about the Kaprals, visit http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20090920/APC0101/90920034/1979




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Stanford Invitational High School Entries

Family influenced shotputter Brent Noon's journey

Tyson Gay runs a slow 10.13 in 100 at Japan meet

Rudy Chapa brings his experience to bear as Marshall assistant coach

Gay named Athlete of the Week

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
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Gay named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Tyson Gay has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after setting an American record in the men's 100 meters Sunday Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in China.


Two-time world 100m medalist Tyson Gay, who has been hampered by a groin injury since before the World Championships, lowered his own American record in the men's 100 meters, clocking a blistering 9.69 seconds (+2.0mps). His run was the second-best performance of all time, equaling Usain Bolt's then-world record from the 2008 Olympic Games. Gay had set the previous American record of 9.71 when he won the silver medal at the 2009 World Outdoor Championships in Berlin.


Now in its eighth year, USATF's Athlete of the Week program is designed to recognize outstanding performers at all levels of the sport. USATF names a new honoree each week and features the athlete on the USATF website. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.


Winners: January 6, Mason Finley; January 13, Amber Campbell; January 20, Josh Cox; January 27, German Fernandez; February 3, Ashton Eaton; February 10, Shalane Flanagan; February 17, Galen Rupp; February 24, Dexter Faulk; March 3, Terrence Trammell; March 10, Diana Pickler; March 17, Galen Rupp; March 24, Sumi Onodera-Leonard; March 31, German Fernandez; April 7, Cyrus Hostetler; April 14, Curtis Beach; April 21, Kara Goucher; April 28, Mason Finley; May 5, Chris Derrick; May 12, Natalie Willer; May 19, Will Claye; May 26, Nadine O'Connor; June 2, Tyson Gay; June 9, Dwight Phillips; June 16, Galen Rupp; June 23, Kami Semick; June 30, Dawn Harper; July 7, Raevyn Rogers; July 14, Ryan Crouser; July 28, Anton Krupicka; August 11, Rita Hanscom; August 19, Christian Cantwell; August 26, Trey Hardee; September 1, Dathan Ritzenhein; September 9, Sanya Richards; September 15, Carmelita Jeter; September 23, Tyson Gay.


BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 20


MEN

100 - 9.69 Tyson Gay (adidas) - Shanghai, CHN 9/20 AMERICAN RECORD
200 - 20.21 Tyson Gay (adidas) - Szczecin, POL 9/15
400 - 45.28 LaShawn Merritt (Nike) - Shanghai, CHN 9/20
800 - 1:46.33 Nick Symmonds (OTC Elite) - Szczecin, POL 9/15
110H - 13.15 Terrence Trammell (TSA) - Shanghai, CHN 9/20
HJ - 2.27/7-5.25 Andra Manson (Nike) - Shanghai, CHN 9/20
LJ - 8.36/27-5.25 Dwight Phillips (Nike) - Shanghai, CHN 9/20
SP - 21.49/70-6.25 Christian Cantwell (Nike) - Szczecin, POL 9/15
Dec - 8189 Tom Pappas (Nike) - Talence, FRA 9/20

WOMEN

100 - 10.64 Carmelita Jeter (Nike) - Shanghai, CHN 9/20 World leader
200 - 22.37 Allyson Felix (adidas) - Shanghai, CHN 9/20
400 - 50.89 Monica Hargrove (unat) - Shanghai, CHN 9/20
1500 - 4:07.31 Christin Wurth-Thomas (Nike) - Szczecin, POL 9/15
100H - 12.56 Dawn Harper (Nike) - Shanghai, CHN 9/20
PV - 4.20/13-9.25 Jillian Schwartz (Nike) - Shanghai, CHN 9/20


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What Price Perfection? Inside the Mammoth Track Club

Heart condition caused D.C. Everest teen's death

Chico State Women #5 in DII

Adams, GVSU Remain One-Two in Women’s Division II Cross Country


NEW ORLEANS (September 23, 2009) – Adams State and Grand Valley State remained one-two in week two of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Women's Cross Country Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, the USTFCCCA announced Wednesday.



Adams State competed in the Colorado State Ram Classic winning the event over Division I in-state foe Colorado State. Adams will next head to No. 4 Western State for the Mountaineer Open on Saturday, September 26th.



Grand Valley State was also in action over the weekend competing in a non-scored event at Michigan State. The Lakers did manage to have six runners place in the top 22 at the meet. GVSU is idle until October 2nd when they travel to Notre Dame for the UND Invitational.



No. 3 Augustana, Western State, and No. 5 Chico State each moved up two spots in the poll this week with all three teams being idle. Augustana will run this weekend in Minnesota at the Roy Griak Invitational, while Western will host the Mountaineer Open. Chico State travels to Palo Alto for the Stanford Invitational.



Entering the top ten this week was Missouri Southern State which moved up three spots to No. 8 in the poll this week.



To view the complete 2009 USTFCCCA Division II Women’s Cross Country Top 25, click here.



Keith J. Nunez

U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

Communications Manager

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Email: keith@ustfccca.org

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Women Ranked #24 NCAA DIII

UC Riverside: 2009 Women's Cross Country Roster

2009 Women's Cross Country Roster

Name Year Hometown High School
Natalie Aceves Jr. Glendora, CA St. Lucy's Priory HS
Christy Adamyk Jr. Claremont, CA Glendora HS
Camila Alvarez So. San Bernardino, CA J.W. North HS
Brenna Bauer Sr. Salinas, CA North Salinas HS
Amy Cordisco RS Fr. Oakland, CA Skyline HS
Katy Daly Fr. San Francisco, CA St. Ignatius College Prep
Damajeria DuBose Fr. Oakland, CA Bishop O'Dowd HS
Jackie Juarez Sr. Covina, CA Northview HS
Serkadis Krohm So. Moreno Valley, CA Vista De Lago HS
Jzsanette Lindstrom Fr. Apple Valley, CA Granite Hills HS
Jenessia Navarro So. Downey, CA Mathias HS
Ashleigh Pratt Sr. Riverside, CA Woodcrest Christian HS
Brittany Reimer RS Fr. La Quinta, CA La Quinta HS
Margaret Sitker Jr. Pasadena, CA La Salle HS
Reanne Swafford Fr. Murrieta, CA Chaparral HS

Coaching Staff
Name Title
Irv Ray Director of Track & Field/Cross Country
Nate Browne Assistant Cross Country Coach
Chuck Perdue Volunteer Cross Country Coach

Courtesy UC Riverside

UC Riverside: Women's Cross Country Tops 25th Ranked BYU At UCR Invitational

The UC Riverside Women's Cross Country Team Won the 29th Annual UC Riverside Cross Country Invitational Saturday morning topping 25th ranked BYU in the process. Freshman Katy Daly (pictured) paced the Highlanders finishing in seventh place overall, while Chad Hall's eighth-place finish helped the Men's Team to second place.

Ashleigh Pratt (ninth) and freshman Damajeria Dubose (15th) finished just behind Daly while Christy Adamyk (24th) and Margaret Sitker (35th) rounded out the scoring for UCR as the Highlanders finished the meet with 89 points.

BYU finished the meet nine points back of the Highlanders with 98 points followed by Azusa Pacific (106), UC Santa Barbara (116) and Loyola Marymount (122). Azusa Pacific's Jacky Kipwambok won individual honors with a course record time of 16:29.4.

In the men's race, BYU showed why they came into the meet ranked 12th in the nation as they placed five runners in the top seven spots and eight in the top 14. BYU's Miles Batty took individual honors finishing the 8k course in 23:41.1. The Highlanders Hall crossed the finish line in 24:17.1 followed by freshman Emmanuel Ngula (14th), redshirt freshman Talal Khan (15th), Jose Melena (16th) and Daniel Lindstrom (20th). Southern Utah took third in the men's race followed by Loyola Marymount and Cal Poly Pomona.

Next up for the Highlanders is an October 2 trip to the adidas Notre Dame Invitational.

Courtesy UC Riverside

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Men Ranked #30 NCAA DIII

Track prelims to be in Greensboro, Austin

Gay to run Wednesday in Japan

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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News and Notes, Volume 9, Number 49

Gay to run Wednesday in Japan

Two-time world 100m medalist Tyson Gay will return to the track on Wednesday, just days after setting an American record in the 100 meters, to run the 100 at the Super Track and Field meet in Kawasaki, Japan.

A three-time national champion in the 100, Gay broke his own American record on Sunday in Shangai, China, when he ran 9.69 seconds. His main competition in Japan will come from 2009 World Championships team member Rae Edwards and Mark Jelks. 2008 Olympic bronze medalist David Neville will run the men's 400m.

In field event action in Kawasaki, 2007 world champion Reese Hoffa will square off against 2009 USA Indoor champion Dan Taylor. 2008 Olympic Trials champion Derek Miles and 2009 USA Indoor champion Jeremy Scott are entered in the men's pole vault.

Three times the world champion over 200m, Allyson Felix will be stepping down in distance in Kawasaki to run the women's 100m. Two-time USA Outdoor champion Ginnie Powell is entered in the women's 100m hurdles, and two-time USA Outdoor champion Tiffany Williams will take on 2008 Olympic silver medalist Sheena Tosta in the women's 400m hurdles.2008 Olympians Funmi Jimoh and Kara Patterson will compete in their respective events, the long jump and the javelin.

For more information and complete results on the the Super Track and Field meet in Kawasaki, Japan visit www.iaaf.org.

Maurice Greene to Receive Major Taylor Award

Former "World's Fastest Man," Olympic gold medalist and sprinting legend, Maurice Greene will receive the Major Taylor Award in conjunction with the 26th Annual American Family Insurance Circle City Classic in Indianapolis.

Presented in honor of prominent Indianapolis cyclist Marshall "Major" Taylor, the Major Taylor Award has been presented to African-American athletes, coaches, athletic administrators and officials annually since 1987. Recipients not only make a significant local and national contribution to youth but also encourage excellence in future generations. Greene will join such past recipients as Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Muhammad Ali and Tony Dungy.

"We are excited to welcome Maurice back to Indianapolis and recognize him with the 2009 Major Taylor Award," said Marc Williams, Circle City Classic executive director/chief marketing officer. "Maurice, through his work in Los Angeles and Kansas City through his Foundation, is a tremendous advocate for the youth of our nation and greatly exemplifies what the Major Taylor Award is all about."

Greene will be recognized for his achievements at the Indianapolis Colts Classic Coaches Luncheon on Friday, October 2, and will be presented with the Major Taylor Award at halftime of Saturday's game. He joins Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones as a 2009 recipient, marking only the third year with multiple recipients.

"I'm honored to receive this award," said Greene. "Major Taylor was a trailblazer as an African-American athlete and the Circle City Classic is a great event that promotes HBCU football and educational opportunities. I look forward to returning to Indianapolis, the home of USA Track & Field and a place I have competed several times, to be part of Classic Weekend."

The Alabama A&M University Bulldogs play the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University in football action at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, October 3 in the 2009 Circle City Classic. The Classic is co-presented annually by Indiana Black Expo and Indiana Sports Corp.

For more information on the 26th Annual American Family Insurance Circle City Classic, visit www.circlecityclassic.com and www.indianasportscorp.com.



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Ritzenhein, Begley lead Team USA for World Half Marathon Championships

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Ritzenhein, Begley lead Team USA for World Half Marathon Championships

INDIANAPOLIS - 2008 Olympians Dathan Ritzenhein (Portland, Ore.) and Amy Yoder Begley (Portland, Ore.) will lead a strong U.S. contingent at the 18th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships on October 11, in Birmingham, UK.



Ritzenhein and Begley are both coming off of an impressive track season which saw Ritzenhein finish sixth at the World Championships 10,000 meters, eleven days before going on to set a new American record of 12:56.27 for 5,000 meters. Begley, the 2009 USA champion at 10,000 meters went on to finish sixth in the women's 10,000 at the Berlin World Championships and won last weekend's USA 5 km Championships in Providence, R.I.



The U.S. squad for Birmingham will also include several of the top up and coming American distance runners, giving Team USA an outstanding chance for a team medal in both the men's and women's events.



The men's team will also include recent USA 20 km champion Brett Gotcher (Flagstaff, Ariz.). Gotcher has competed for Team USA on several occasions, including in 2003 when he won the gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the Pan American Junior Championships.



Ritzenhein and Gotcher will join forces with 2008 USA 15 km champion Andrew Carlson (Flagstaff, Ariz.); Scott Bauhs (Chico, Calif.), a multiple NCAA Division II Track & Cross Country All-American at Chico State who finished fifth at the 20 km championships; and James Carney (Boulder, Colo.), a past U.S. champion at 20 km and the half marathon.



Joining Begley will be Desiree Davila (Rochester Hills, Mich.), who has had an outstanding summer of her own, running a personal best 2:27:53 to finish 11th in the World Championships marathon last month. Rounding out the team will be Serena Burla (Baldwin, Mo.), the runner-up at the recent USA 20 km Championships; along with Amy Hastings (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) and Elva Dryer (Gunnison, Colo.), who finished fifth and seventh respectively at the 20 km Championships to earn their berths on the team.



A total of $245,000 will be offered in prize money, with $30,000 going to the individual champions and $15,000 to the respective men's and women's team champions. The top finish for a U.S. team at this event came last year in Rio de Janeiro where the Team USA women finished fourth. The best team finish for a U.S. men's team was sixth in both 2005 and 2006.



For more information on Team USA at the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, visit www.usatf.org.

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Student dies during cross country practice

Sarah Graham: My intersex experience

Track and Field Blogs - Magdalena Lewy-Boulet

Eric Peterson gets his shot in the Big Easy

Lee Evans: Olympic legend visits MSU, forges Nigerian track connection

BEYOND THE SIDELINE High school football from around Oregon

Arizona: Women Dominate, Men Take Second at Home

Women Dominate, Men Take Second at Home
Ige wins men event, women freshmen impress




Junior Mohamud Ige took first in the men's event at the Dave Murray Invitational. The men's squad finished second overall and the women took home first Friday evening.



Sept. 18, 2009




Men's Final Results

Women's Final Results

TUCSON - If Friday was any indication, the UA men's and women's cross country teams have a lot to be excited about as many of the questions entering the season were answered as the team hosted their lone home meet of the season at the annual Dave Murray Invitational at Dell Urich Golf Course.

The two squads entered the day with very separate story lines. The unranked women came into the season with 11 unproven freshmen athletes and a junior as their most senior athlete and the question was whether or not the youngsters could compete on the big stage. The men returned nearly everyone from a squad that finished seventh in the conference last season wondering who else could step up to push the squad forward this season.

Both squads answered the call on a cool, semi-cloudy Friday afternoon and both story lines became a little bit less foggy.

The UA women were led - not surprisingly - by junior Maggie Callahan, who crossed the line second overall in the 5000-meter race. Callahan is the only junior on the team, and the squad's eldest athlete. Callahan led down the home stretch but fell just short to ASU's Anna Sperry's late push. Callahan finished in 17 minutes and 5 seconds, just two seconds behind Sperry.

The telling story of the women's race, however, was the performance of the Arizona freshmen. Jennifer Bergman and Lauren Smith were the next UA athletes across the line, finishing fourth and fifth in 17:11 and 17:16, respectively.







Sophomore Hanna Henson crossed the line next for the 'Cats, finishing eighth in 17:21 while another freshmen, Cami Jackson, was hot on her heels in ninth in 17:22. In total, three freshmen scored points for the Wildcats and five women finished in the top-10 overall - easily bettering their Pac-10 rivals as Arizona State and UCLA only had two athlete apiece in the top-10.

The UA also easily handled their competitors as far as scoring was concerned as their 28 points gave them a pretty healthy victory over second-place ASU (41) and third-place UCLA (61).

The men's side may have had the most imppressive individual performance of the day as junior Mohamud Ige put on the burners down the stretch to hold off Craig Curley -competing unattached- on his way to the best finish of his Wildcat career.

Ige, who battled through a rough first-year after transferring from Central Arizona last season, showed that any lasting ill-effects are all but gone as he was not only strong across the finish line but pulling away as well. He finished the 7000-meter race in 20:59, the only athlete under the 21-minute barrier.

Junior Victor Zazueta, the UA's top runner through his first two seasons, was the next UA athlete across the line as he finished eighth in 21:36. Abdi Hassan, Arizona's freshman record holder in the 1600-meters in track and field, came next in 14th (21:57). Junior Jordan Mara (22nd, 22:17) and senior Brian MacArthur (25th, 22:21) rounded out the point-scoring individuals for Arizona.

The UA squads will look to keep the momentum going two weeks from now on October 2 at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend.

Courtesy Univesity of Arizona

Husky Cross Country Captures Sundodger Titles

Husky Cross Country Captures Sundodger Titles

Kendra Schaaf lowers her Lincoln Park course record in a repeat victory.

Sophomore Kendra Schaaf looked as good as ever this morning, breaking her own meet and course record by nine seconds to win the 6k invite in 19:49.

Sept. 19, 2009


Post-Race Interviews With Spady, Schaaf, and Metcalf

Men's Invitational | Women's Invitational


Men's Open | Women's Open

SEATTLE - The season-opening Sundodger Invitational was all that the Husky cross country teams could have hoped for, with the possible exception of sunny skies, as Washington captured both team and individual titles out at Lincoln Park in West Seattle. Sophomore Kendra Schaaf repeated as the women's invitational winner, and senior Kelly Spady got the first 8k win of his college career to lead the men.

The No. 1-ranked Husky women cruised to an easy victory, placing their five scoring runners in the top-seven overall. They totaled 21 points, and were followed by Oregon State with 70, Western Washington with 83, and Idaho with 93. The 24th-ranked men's squad posted 32 points in its win, with Western taking second with 82 points, Eastern Washington third with 93, and Alaska Anchorage fourth with 97.

Schaaf, the 2008 Pac-10 Athlete of the Year, redshirted the 2009 track season, so despite a strong summer of racing this was her first time in the Husky uniform since Washington won its first-ever NCAA Cross Country Championship last November 24. The sophomore duplicated her freshman year win in nearly every way, going straight to the front and winning by a wide margin on a wet and muddy course. The main difference was this year Schaaf was nine seconds faster, breaking her own course record she set last year by covering the 6,000-meters in 19-minutes, 49-seconds.

Another Husky All-American, junior Mel Lawrence, placed second for the second-straight season behind Schaaf, clocking 20:06 which is 17 seconds faster than last year. Seattle Pacific's D-II champ Jessica Pixler was third, a full 20 seconds behind Lawrence.

Next up for the Husky women was Lauren Saylor in fifth-place, then redshirt freshman Allison Linnell with perhaps the day's most pleasant surprise, as she grabbed seventh in 21:06. Last year Linnell was 40th in 22:14 but some hard work has clearly paid off for the New Jersey native. Junior Kenna Patrick placed eighth in 21:15, and true freshman Lindsay Flanagan was 10th in 21:18, giving the Huskies six in the top-10.





"First day you're not 100-percent sure what you're going to get," said head coach Greg Metcalf. "With the women we got what we kind of expected. Kendra, that's a great start to her season again. Today was a more calm, cool effort than a year ago and she ran faster. Mel Lawrence is way better than she was a year ago. She was on her game today. Then Lauren, Kenna, Allison, and Lindsay were out doing their thing and they ran together and were patient. So we have some newfound depth there. It was a great place to start."

In the men's race, Spady and Micah Chelimo of Alaska Anchorage led throughout, with Spady pulling away over the final 2,000-meters to win in 23:54. Chelimo was second in 24:03. Husky senior Colton Tully-Doyle was very impressive taking third in 24:08, though he ran unattached today. Redshirt freshman Joey Bywater was sixth in his second Sundodger but first with the UW jersey on. At 24:16, Bywater was 30 seconds faster than his 2008 time.

James Cameron from Lake Forest, Calif. was the top UW freshman, placing eighth in 24:23 while competing unattached. Sophomores Cameron Quackenbush and Max O'Donoghue-McDonald crossed ninth and tenth, respectively, in 24:26 and 24:31. O'Donoghue-McDonald is fighting back from a redshirt year lost to injury. His last cross country race was the 2007 West Regional meet.

Sophomore David McCary had his best Sundodger yet, placing 13th in 24:39 to round out UW's scoring. McCary has gone from 84th at the Sundodger as a true freshman, to 49th as a redshirt freshman, and now all the way up to 13th today. Junior Jordan Swarthout (15th), senior Chris Ahl (19th), and true freshman Bryan Tibaduiza (20th) also placed in the top-20 for the Dawgs.

"Our men have a few question marks but I think today some of those questions were answered," Metcalf said. "Kelly Spady coming out here and getting his first 8k victory to run 23:50 I think is a great run out here. He was completely controlled. Max O'Donoghue-McDonald and Joey Bywater had a great start to the season. Colton ran unattached but we'll definitely put a uniform on him. David McCary ran better than he ever had before. So top to bottom our men showed some depth and with what we've done in training I think that was a really good start to our year and we're excited to go test it for real in a couple weeks."

No. 1 and No. 24 Washington will have the next week off before embarking on the first road challenge of the year. The Huskies will be in South Bend, Indiana for the Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 2, one day before the Husky football team battles the Fighting Irish as well.

Courtesy University of Washington

Hall, Ndereba Win 2009 ING Philadelphia Distance Run

Lashinda Demus

LASHINDA DEMUS
Event: 400m Hurdles
Height: 5-7
Weight: 136
PR: 53.02 (2006)
Current Residence: Palmdale, Calif.
Born: March 10, 1983 in Inglewood, Calif.
High School: Woodrow Wilson (Long Beach, Calif.) HS '01
College: South Carolina '05
Coach: Yolanda Rich
Agent: Jamel Mayrant
Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Two-time USA Outdoor champion ('05, '06); 2005 World Outdoor silver medalist; 2004 Olympian; 2002 World Junior champion; 2002 USA Junior champion; 2002 NCAA Outdoor champion; 1999 Pan Am junior champion; 2003 SEC Indoors 4x400m champion; 2003 NCAA Indoor 400m champion

The world’s top-ranked 400m hurdler in 2006, the supremely talented and speedy Demus in 2008 attempted an unusual comeback from maternity, having given birth to twin boys in June 2007…At the Olympic Trials in Eugene, she had the lead for most of the race but faded to fourth in the homestretch…won her second straight national title in 2006 in a then-personal best, world-leading time of 53.07, and also won the $100,000 first prize in the Visa Championship Series with her performance... won gold at the 2005 USA Outdoor 400mH and went on to win a silver medal at the World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki with a personal best of 53.27…Demus exhibited the ability to run the open 400m with her win at the 2003 NCAA Indoor Championships...had a big lead heading into the penultimate hurdle at the 2004 Olympic Trials, but she hit the hurdle. Falling back into fourth-place, Demus recovered enough to move into 3rd and earn a spot on her first Olympic team...her time of 56.35 in winning the 2002 U.S. Junior title would've placed second at the 2002 USA Outdoor Championships behind winner Sandra Glover (ranked #3 in the world, #1 U.S.)...Demus broke her own World Junior record by clocking 54.70 to win the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica...her effort broke her own World Junior record set that June at the NCAA's 54.85. Demus led from wire-to-wire in Kingston, winning by almost a second and a half. As a South Carolina freshman in 2002, Demus anchored the Gamecocks 4x400m relay squad of Tiffany Ross, Tacita Bass and Demetria Washington to the 2002 NCAA title in collegiate record time of 3:26.46…ran second leg of Gamecocks 2002 NCAA Indoor champion 4x400m relay team (3:30.36)...departed the South Carolina team during the 2003 season…a sensational high school athlete, Demus was named a 2001 Track and Field News All-American in five events (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 4x1, 4x4, sprint medley)...set national record in 300m hurdles (39.00)Demus was a member of her high schools 4x400m relay that set the national record her freshman and senior seasons...won state titles as a senior in the 100m hurdles and the 4x100m relay after running around a hurdle and not qualifying for the state championships in the 300m hurdles.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (53.78WL)…1st at Baie Mahault (54.17)…1st at Rethymno (54.29).
2008: 4th at Olympic Trials (54.76)…6th at World Athletics Final (55.44)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (55.17)…1st at Fort-de-France (53.99)…1st at Kingston (54.83)…ranked #8 in the world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 53.99.
2007: did not compete (maternity)
2006: USA Outdoor Champion (53.07)...1st at Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis (53.76)…1st at Golden Gala (53.51)…1st at Athens Super Grand Prix (53.02PR)…1st at World Athletics Final (53.42)…2nd at IAAF World Cup (54.06)…ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 53.02.
2005: World Outdoor Championships 400mH silver medalist (53.27)...USA Outdoor champion (53.35)...1st at Rio (54.60)...1st at Belem (53.56)...1st at Paris (53.85)...1st at Rome (53.68)...3rd at Oslo 400mH (54.59)...2nd at Zurich (53.83)...1st at Brussels (53.61)...1st at World Athletics Final (53.37)...6th in 400m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (51.92)...1st at Fortaleza (54.36)...ranked #2 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 53.27.
2004: 3rd at Olympic Trials 400mH (53.43)...5th in semi finals at Olympic Games (54.32)...NCAA Outdoors runner-up (54.22)...NCAA Outdoors 4x400m relay runner-up (2nd leg - 3:28.09)...5th in 400m at NCAA Indoors (51.63i)...3rd at NCAA Indoors 4x400m relay (anchor - 3:30.27i)...1st in 400m at Atlanta (51.70)...1st in 400mH at Columbia, S.C. (54.87)...3rd in 100mH at SEC Championships (13.08)...SEC Champion in 400mH (54.50)...1st in 400mH at Gainesville (54.77)...1st in 400mH at Columbia (54.87)...ranked #10 in the world (#4 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 53.40 (400mH) & 51.41 (400m).
2003: 8th at USA Outdoors (59.05)...1st in semifinal at USA Outdoors (55.65)...1st in 400m at NCAA Indoors (51.79)...2nd at SEC Indoors 400m (52.91)...2nd in 4x400m relay at NCAA Indoors (3:28.25)...1st in Los Angeles Outdoors (55.92)...best of 55.65...ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FN.
2002: U.S. Junior champion (56.35)...NCAA Outdoor champ (54.85)...World Junior champ (54.70)...2nd at SEC Outdoors...anchored South Carolina women's 4x400m relay team to an NCAA record (3:26.46) at NCAA Outdoors...ran second leg on USC's NCAA Indoor 4x400m relay championship team (3:30.36)...ranked #9 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 54.70.
2001: 5th at USA Outdoors (56.51)...8th in semis at WUGs...ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 55.76
2000: Best of 40.41 (HS).
1999: USA Junior champion (57.95)...1st at Pan American Juniors...best of 57.04, 40.44 (HS).
1998: Bests of 14.23, 53.06.
1997: Best of 54.35

6/23/09
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Gay sets American record in Shanghai

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Gay sets American record in Shanghai

INDIANAPOLIS - Tyson Gay and Carmelita Jeter continued their sprint into history on Sunday at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in China.

Two-time world 100m medalist Tyson Gay, who has been hampered by a groin injury since before the World Championships, did not let that stop him today. He lowered his own American record in the men's 100 meters, clocking a blistering 9.69 seconds (+2.0mps).

His run was the second-best performance of all time, equaling Usain Bolt's then-world record from the 2008 Olympic Games. Gay had set the previous American record of 9.71 when he won the silver medal at the 2009 World Outdoor Championships in Berlin.

Former world record holder Asafa Powell (JAM) was second in 9.85 and two-time Olympian Darvis Patton was third in a personal best 9.89.

Two-time world bronze medalist Carmelita Jeter became the second-fastest woman in history over 100m, winning her race in an astounding 10.64. Only Florence Griffith-Joyner has run faster.

Just last week, Jeter had become the third-fastest woman in history with her 10.67 win at the World Athletics Final. Her new personal best is the fourth fastest on the all-time list headed by three runs in 1988 by USA's world record holder Florence Griffith- Joyner.

For more information and complete results from the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, visit www.iaaf.org.


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Tegenkamp, Yoder Begley win USA 5 km Championships

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Tegenkamp, Yoder Begley win USA 5 km Championships

PROVIDENCE - Matt Tegenkamp (Portland, Ore.) and Amy Yoder Begley (Portland, Ore.) won the respective men's and women's titles Sunday at the USA 5 km Championships in Providence, R.I. Tegenkamp, the U.S. champion at 5,000 meters on the track won his first U.S. road title in 13:57, as Begley, the 2009 USA 10,000 meter champion on the track and USA 15 km champion ran 15:27 to add the 5 km title to her collection of 2009 crowns.



As a field of more than 10,000 runners toured downtown Providence for the 20th annual CVS/Caremark Downtown 5K, the lead men's pack passed the first mile in 4:30 with Ben Bruce (Eugene, Ore.) leading defending champion Anthony Famiglietti (Knoxville, Tenn.), Tegenkamp, Bolota Asmerom (Oakland, Calif.), Jordan Horn (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and Ian Burrell (Flagstaff, Ariz.).



By two miles, the lead group had thinned to about ten men with Asmerom assuming the lead ahead of Famiglietti and Tegenkamp.



Making the final turn off Canal Street and up the only major hill on the course, Tegenkamp made his move around Famiglietti and Asmerom to kick to a one-second win over Asmerom. Famiglietti was timed in 13:59 for third as Horn and Burrell captured fourth and fifth in 13:59 and 14:01 respectively.



In the women's race, Jen Rhines (Mammoth Lakes Calif.) led a deep field of women through the first mile in 4:54. As the lead women passed two miles in 9:50, the contenders were narrowed down to Begley, Rhines, Rebecca Donaghue (State College, Pa.) and Sara Hall (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.).



With about 800 meters to go, Begley made her move but Donaghue and Rhines held on until Begley made one last push at three miles to pull clear for the title. Donaghue managed to hold off Rhines by one second for the runner-up position, running 15:30. Hall took fourth in 15:33 as Katie McGregor (Saint Louis Park, Minn.) finished fifth in 15:50.



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The USA 5 km Championships was the eighth stop on the 2009 USA Running Circuit (USARC) and will pay $30,000 in U.S. prize money with Tegenkamp and Begley taking home $5,000 for the respective men's and women's wins.



The 2009 USARC is a USA Track & Field road series featuring USA Championships from one mile to the marathon, which attracts the best U.S. distance runners. The 2009 USARC has ten events each for men and women. Magdalena Lewy Boulet currently leads the women's standings with 49 points, while Famiglietti (Knoxville, Tenn.) leads the men with 49 points.



The first ten U.S. runners earn points at each USARC race (15 for first, 12 for second, 10 for third, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1), with a final $12,500 grand prix purse ($6,000, $4,000, and $2,500) for the top three men and women point scorers overall. The USARC points at the USA Marathon Championships will be doubled.



The mission of the USA Running Circuit is to showcase, support, and promote U.S. runners. Since its inception in 1995, the USARC and its races have provided over $6 million dollars to U.S. distance runners.



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