Top Ten Northern California Teams at State XC Meet 2009

Top Ten Northern California Teams at State XC Meet 2009

Boys

5. 313 Mountain View (15:40.7 78:23.4)
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1 4 135 CCS Garrett Rowe SR 15:05.4
2 7 133 CCS Ian Myjer SR 15:16.7
3 45 130 CCS Parker Schuh JR 15:44.5
4 124 132 CCS Alex McGuirk SR 16:07.5
5 133 131 CCS Aubrey Myjer SO 16:09.3
6 (293) 136 CCS Chris Wells SR 16:41.5
7 (363) 134 CCS Bryan Crook JR 16:53.3

6. 372 Davis Sr. (15:51.7 79:18.3)
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1 20 1247 SJS Trevor Halsted JR 15:31.8
2 30 1250 SJS Grayson Hough SR 15:36.5
3 74 1249 SJS Corey Coates SR 15:54.9
4 117 1252 SJS Dillon Shaw SR 16:06.0
5 131 1246 SJS Brian De La Mora JR 16:09.1
6 (291) 1251 SJS Bob Riestenberg SR 16:41.2
7 (421) 1248 SJS Braeden Van Deynze JR 17:06.3

19. 743 San Ramon Valley (16:12.5 81:02.4)
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1 78 725 NCS Kevin Griffith SR 15:56.2
2 116 724 NCS Parker Deuel SO 16:05.7
3 139 727 NCS Cody Reed SR 16:10.6
4 172 726 NCS Simon Graves SR 16:18.0
5 238 728 NCS Sean Colaco SR 16:31.9
6 (372) 729 NCS Ryan Hammill SR 16:54.9
7 (499) 723 NCS Matt Devries FR 17:24.0

22. 805 Bellarmine (16:14.4 81:11.6)
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1 53 25 CCS Kyle Rae JR 15:47.1
2 90 30 CCS Dalton Guthrie SR 16:00.4
3 161 24 CCS Tony Ferrari JR 16:16.0
4 206 26 CCS Jack Bordoni SO 16:26.3
5 295 27 CCS Adrian Hinojosa SO 16:41.8
6 (301) 28 CCS Esteban Valencia SO 16:43.2
7 (445) 29 CCS Robbie Cotton SR 17:11.7

25. 841 Petaluma (16:12.5 81:02.1)
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1 18 688 NCS Hugh Dowdy SR 15:28.9
2 62 684 NCS Forrest Shaffer JR 15:50.9
3 189 682 NCS Kevin Poteracke FR 16:21.4
4 242 683 NCS Ryan Douglas FR 16:32.6
5 330 685 NCS Clark Bernard JR 16:48.3
6 (413) 686 NCS Prescott Nicoll JR 17:05.0
7 (546) 687 NCS Troy Gaub JR 17:37.1

27. 876 College Park (16:15.2 81:15.8)
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1 24 594 NCS Jeff Bickert JR 15:33.9
2 129 596 NCS Will Holland JR 16:08.0
3 165 595 NCS Anthony Ortolan JR 16:16.3
4 241 598 NCS Kevin Strongman SR 16:32.3
5 317 597 NCS Cooper Shanks JR 16:45.3
6 (425) 599 NCS Adrian Cervantes SR 17:07.2
7 (616) 600 NCS Brandon Qu SR 17:56.1

30. 922 Campolindo (16:20.4 81:41.7)
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1 98 551 NCS Paul Jackson SR 16:02.2
2 110 547 NCS Dylan Laucher JR 16:04.6
3 226 549 NCS Thomas Joyce SO 16:29.2
4 237 550 NCS Leland Wong SO 16:31.8
5 251 548 NCS Wesley Caspillo SO 16:33.9
6 (309) 552 NCS Douglas Chudler SR 16:44.4
7 (539) 553 NCS Logan Coe SR 17:34.2

31. 935 Castro Valley (16:19.2 81:36.0)
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1 59 578 NCS Ben Eversole JR 15:49.6
2 119 583 NCS Will Weekes SR 16:06.1
3 167 584 NCS Tom Ashby SR 16:16.7
4 235 580 NCS Erich Coulter JR 16:31.4
5 355 579 NCS Anthony Martore JR 16:52.2
6 (590) 581 NCS Eric Chan JR 17:48.2
7 (709) 582 NCS Eshed Margalit SO 18:40.4

33. 1056 Del Campo (16:24.8 82:03.9)
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1 76 1260 SJS Josh Mercado SR 15:55.8
2 100 1256 SJS Jack Nevins JR 16:02.7
3 163 1257 SJS Robert Pflasterer JR 16:16.1
4 287 1254 SJS Jacob Brown JR 16:40.5
5 430 1259 SJS Jordan Rushing SO 17:08.8
6 (489) 1255 SJS Jonah Bryan JR 17:21.4
7 (492) 1258 SJS Jared Duncan SO 17:22.1

34. 1062 Palo Alto (16:21.0 81:44.7)
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1 16 155 CCS Philip MacQuitty SR 15:23.9
2 140 156 CCS Josh Newby SR 16:11.6
3 260 159 CCS Peter Wilson SR 16:35.8
4 281 153 CCS Henry Jordan SR 16:39.9
5 365 157 CCS Ben Sklaroff SR 16:53.5
6 (410) 158 CCS Alex Voet SR 17:04.6
7 (657) 154 CCS Varun Kohli SR 18:10.5

Girls

20. 718 Oak Ridge (19:01 95:03)
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1 53 1325 SJS Hayley Scott SR 18:26
2 99 1321 SJS Samantha Ralstin JR 18:46
3 161 1320 SJS Brittney Putman JR 19:08
4 192 1319 SJS Jacqueline Mansoor JR 19:18
5 213 1323 SJS Maxine Goyette SO 19:25
6 (312) 1322 SJS Holli Arrieta SO 19:52
7 (319) 1324 SJS LeeAnn Hold SO 19:56

22. 763 Campolindo (19:03 95:11)
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1 35 543 NCS Carrie Verdon SO 18:19
2 82 541 NCS Grace Orders JR 18:39
3 119 542 NCS Sara Mostatabi JR 18:55
4 201 540 NCS Sarah Orders FR 19:21
5 326 546 NCS Emily Brennan SR 19:57
6 (360) 544 NCS Juliet Farnan SO 20:08
7 (404) 545 NCS Brook Martini SO 20:24

24. 822 Carlmont (19:07 95:34)
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1 36 32 CCS Jessie Petersen JR 18:19
2 121 34 CCS Megan Shearer SO 18:55
3 179 35 CCS Abby Barker SR 19:14
4 183 31 CCS Corin Soleberg FR 19:16
5 303 33 CCS Mei-Lin Okino SO 19:50
6 (485) 37 CCS Julia Roake SR 20:51

27. 942 Del Oro (19:16 96:19)
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1 85 1264 SJS Emma Freeman JR 18:40
2 170 1266 SJS Alexa Lua SO 19:11
3 177 1267 SJS Alissa Hood SR 19:14
4 188 1265 SJS Jessie Rozario JR 19:17
5 322 1262 SJS Desiree Bacchi JR 19:57
6 (350) 1263 SJS Caitlin Devitt Payne JR 20:05
7 (441) 1261 SJS Megan Atkins JR 20:36

29. 979 Mountain View (19:18 96:27)
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1 62 126 CCS Allison Sturges SO 18:28
2 196 128 CCS Martina De Geus SR 19:19
3 220 129 CCS Zoe Pappas SR 19:27
4 236 127 CCS Sarah Wells SO 19:33
5 265 125 CCS Carol Passarelli JR 19:40
6 (414) 123 CCS Izzie Baney JR 20:27
7 (427) 124 CCS Sadie Navarro JR 20:31

31. 1015 Woodcreek (19:20 96:37)
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1 44 1409 SJS Courtney Crosta SR 18:23
2 175 1408 SJS Sami Gomez SO 19:14
3 200 1407 SJS Ciara Donnelly SO 19:21
4 227 1406 SJS Stephanie Romo JR 19:29
5 369 1405 SJS Ashley DeVriend JR 20:10
6 (397) 1410 SJS Nicole Kruslic SR 20:21
7 (448) 1411 SJS Jennifer Romo SR 20:37

34. 1101 Castro Valley (19:23 96:52)
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1 42 574 NCS Elise Wummer SR 18:23
2 71 571 NCS Kelsey Santisteban JR 18:31
3 285 576 NCS Nicole Yang SR 19:45
4 291 575 NCS Chelsea Schneider SR 19:46
5 412 572 NCS Gabrielle White JR 20:27
6 (442) 577 NCS Pam MacLeod SR 20:36
7 (458) 573 NCS Samantha Fong SO 20:40

35. 1102 Acalanes (19:27 97:12)
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1 141 519 NCS Annie Marggraff FR 19:04
2 169 520 NCS Amy Hollshwandner FR 19:11
3 214 517 NCS Kelli Berge FR 19:26
4 286 523 NCS Emily Shearer SR 19:45
5 292 522 NCS Katie Berge JR 19:46
6 (457) 521 NCS Kelly Collins FR 20:40
7 (521) 518 NCS Nicolette Sorensen FR 21:01

36. 1103 San Francisco Universi (19:25 97:04)
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1 47 701 NCS Jennie Callan FR 18:24
2 88 703 NCS Holland Reynolds SO 18:42
3 210 706 NCS Margaret Wehner SR 19:25
4 277 704 NCS Bridget Blum SO 19:43
5 481 707 NCS Katherine Fair SR 20:50
6 (571) 702 NCS Lizzy Teerlink FR 21:26
7 (674) 705 NCS Rachel Flaherman SO 22:34

38. 1142 Aptos (19:26 97:07)
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1 26 14 CCS Marissa Ferrante SR 18:10
2 159 9 CCS Nikki Hiltz FR 19:08
3 253 15 CCS Kim McMullen SR 19:36
4 304 12 CCS Meghan Morse SO 19:50
5 400 11 CCS Courtney Destaillats SO 20:23

Top Ten Northern California Individuals at State Meet

Top Ten Northern California Individuals at State Meet

Boys
Place Number Section Name Year School Division Time
03 674 NCS Erik Olson SR Novato 3 15:00.9
06 135 CCS Garrett Rowe SR Mountain View 2 15:05.4
14 133 CCS Ian Myjer SR Mountain View 2 15:16.7
18 1272 SJS Chris Kigar JR El Camino 3 15:19.1
21 736 NCS Reesey Byers SR Santa Rosa 2 15:22.6
22 161 CCS Weston Strum SR Pioneer 3 15:23.4
25 155 CCS Philip MacQuitty SR Palo Alto 2 15:23.9
26 119 CCS Luca Signore SR Lynbrook 2 15:26.4
29 688 NCS Hugh Dowdy SR Petaluma 3 15:28.9
34 1247 SJS Trevor Halsted JR Davis Sr. 1 15:31.8

Girls
Place Number Section Name Year School Time
03 567 NCS Jacque Taylor SR Casa Grande 17:29
04 669 NCS Julie Nacouzi JR Montgomery 17:29
12 1333 SJS Karlie Garcia FR Oakmont 17:52
25 653 NCS Theresa Devine SR Marin Catholic 18:06
30 14 CCS Marissa Ferrante SR Aptos 18:10
31 539 NCS Colleen Lillig SR California 18:11
33 560 NCS Heather Cerney SR Carondelet 18:12
34 198 CCS Rachel Hinds JR St. Ignatius 18:14
38 648 NCS Lucy McCullough JR Marin Academy 18:17
42 543 NCS Carrie Verdon SO Campolindo 18:19
43 32 CCS Jessie Petersen JR Carlmont 18:19

Three San Luis Obispo residents/alums take individual races at PAUSATF Cross Country Championship

Salazar named Nike Coach of the Year

For Immediate Release
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Salazar named Nike Coach of the Year

INDIANAPOLIS - Alberto Salazar, who led Galen Rupp, Dathan Ritzenhein and Kara Goucher to career best performances this past season, has been named the 2009 Nike Coach of the Year by USA Track & Field. Salazar will be honored Saturday, December 5 at the Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held in conjunction with USA Track & Field's 2009 Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.



A three-time New York City Marathon winner and National Track & Field Hall of Famer as an athlete, Salazar in recent years has led The Oregon Project, sponsored by Nike, which is dedicated to providing the means for U.S. distance runners to be successful. Located at the Nike World Campus in Beaverton, Ore., Salazar utilizes Nike's state of the art facilities and sports scientists in working with his athletes.



Within the last 12 months, Salazar prodigy Galen Rupp completed his collegiate career at the University of Oregon in fine fashion by first winning the NCAA Cross Country men's individual title in the fall of 2008. In 2009, Rupp was a triple winner at the NCAA Indoor Championships, in the mile, 5,000 and distance medley relay, captured the NCAA 10,000m and 5000m outdoor titles and also won the 10,000 for the first time in his career at the USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene in his final race in an Oregon Ducks singlet. Rupp finished his season with an eighth-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany.



Also in 2009, Rupp set the American and collegiate indoor 5,000m record at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., with his time of 13:18.12, and at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games he set the American collegiate 3,000m record of 7:44.69. He also joined fellow Oregon teammates Matt Centrowitz, Andrew Wheating and Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott in setting the outdoor collegiate 4x1-mile relay record of 16:03.24.



Two-time Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein announced that Salazar would be his new coach shortly after finishing second to Rupp in the 10,000 meters at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships, and it didn't take long for them to produce incredible results.



Ritzenhein finished sixth in the 10,000m at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, which is the highest finish ever by an American in that event, and his time of 27:22:28 is the best ever by an American in the 10,000m at a World Outdoor Championships. Shortly after leaving Berlin, Ritzenhein set the American men's 5,000m record of 12 minutes 56.27 seconds at the August 28 Weltklasse Zurich meeting. Ritzenhein's performance bettered Bob Kennedy's 13-year old standard of 12 minutes 58.21 seconds. It was an almost 20-second personal best for Ritzenhein, which makes him the third-fastest non-African in history, and only the third American ever to run under 13 minutes.



Ritzenhein capped off his 2009 campaign by finishing third and capturing the bronze medal at the World Half-Marathon Championships in Birmingham, GBR, in the personal best time of 60 minutes. Ritzenhein's performance led Team USA to an overall fourth-place finish.



2007 World Outdoor Championships women's 10,000m bronze medalist Kara Goucher also enjoyed a stellar season under Salazar's tutelage. Goucher took third in the women's race at the Boston Marathon in 2 hours 32 minutes 25 seconds, which is the highest finish by an American woman since Kim Jones finished second in 1993.



Later that summer, Goucher finished 10th in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, which was the highest individual finish for an American woman since Linda Somers (Indio High School, UC Davis) placed seventh in 1995. Goucher's performance led the U.S. to a fifth-place finish in the World Marathon Cup team competition, which is the best ever placing for a Team USA women's squad.



Other Oregon Project athletes with career-best years in 2009 included national 10,000m champion Amy Yoder Begley and men's 5,000m champion Matt Tegenkamp, who like Ritzenhein broke 13:00 for 5,000 meters this summer.


"I am very honored and grateful for this great honor that I've been presented," said Salazar. "However I do so humbly as I know there are many other coaches out there that have done an equal or better job in helping their athletes achieve their goals. I am especially proud of the resurgence in American Distance running that is occurring and thank all those athletes and coaches that have worked so hard for the last ten years to make this possible. The next three years will hopefully see American distance runners on the podium more than ever before."



"Alberto is one of the leaders of the recent resurgence in American long distance running, and his contributions are immeasurable," said USATF CEO Doug Logan. "His ability to get athletes to break through barriers is the mark of a great coach. We have no doubt that all his athletes who had great years have far more greatness to come."



"I am excited for Alberto as he has worked extremely hard for this honor," said John Capriotti, Global Sports Marketing Director for Nike. "He has come a long way as a Coach since the mid 90's. He is a descendent of the Great Oregon Coaching Lineage of Hayward, Bowerman, Dillenger and now Salazar. At the same, he has stayed incredibly humble, passionate, and works endlessly to help his athletes become the best they can be. Congratulations to Alberto for this hard earned and well deserved Award."

For more information on USA Track & Field and the organization's 2009 Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, visit: www.usatf.org.


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TREY HARDEE

TREY HARDEE

Event: Decathlon
Height: 6-5
Weight: 210
PR: 8,790 points (2009); Day 1 (4454) - 10.28, 7.75m, 14.75m, 2.04m, 47.76;
Day 2 (4080) - 13.71, 52.68m, 5.30m, 63.69m, 4:42.61
Born: Feb. 7, 1984 in Birmingham, Ala.
Current Residence: Austin, Texas
High School: Vestavia Hills (HS) '02
College: Mississippi State '04; University of Texas '06
Coach: Mario Sategna
Agent: Paul Doyle
Club: Nike


Career Highlights: 2009 World champion; 2009 USA champion; 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up; 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year; 2005 NCAA Outdoor champion; 2004 NCAA Outdoor runner-up; NCAA decathlon record holder

Hardee won the decathlon at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin with a new personal best and world leading score of 8,790 points, which bettered his previous PR of 8,534 by a whopping 256 points. Hardee posted a winning margin of 150 points over silver medalist Leonel Suarez of Cuba. With his performance in Berlin, Hardee is now the #3 all-time American in the decathlon behind only Dan O'Brien and Bryan Clay. Hardee joins O'Brien (1991, 1993, 1995), Tom Pappas (2003) and Clay (2005) as the only Americans ever to win the world decathlon title. Hardee won his first ever national decathlon title with his win at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships in totaling 8,261 points. Hardee came up with the performance of his life at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials finishing second in with a total of 8,534 points, which surpassed his previous personal best of 8,371 points set at the 2008 Texas Relays. Hardee ended the 2008 season ranked top ten in the world for the first time in his career (#5) by Track & Field News. At the 2006 Texas Relays, Hardee set an NCAA record in the decathlon with 8,465 points, which was the second-best decathlon tally by an American that season. On the first day of the decathlon, Hardee scored 4,399 points. By day two, he clocked a personal-best time of 13.83 in the hurdles, topping his previous top mark by one quarter of a second. He added his second victory in the next event, the discus, with a mark of 158-3. He topped his personal best in the pole vault by four inches with a clearance of 17-0.75. Competing in his first javelin event of the season, Hardee added another personal best and his eighth victory of the meet, winning the javelin with a toss of 196-10. At the New Mexico Multi-Events Meet in Albuquerque, he won with 6,208 points in the indoor heptathlon, surpassing the NCAA record of 6,136 points set at the 2004 NCAA Championships by then-UT freshman Donovan Kilmartin. In his junior year at the University of Texas, he posted a UT record score of 7,881 points, with the aid of four personal bests, to win the decathlon at the NCAA Championships. While at Mississippi State, Hardee set a Mississippi State record of 8,041 points while finishing second in the decathlon at the NCAA Championship. Hardee placed first at the 2004 SEC Championships with an overall 7,480 points.

2009: World champion (8,790WL, PR)...USA Champion (8,261)...2nd at Gotzis (8,516)
2008: Olympic Trials runner-up (8,534PR)…was in 4th place prior to dropping out of Olympic Games following no mark in pole vault…1st at Texas Relays (8,371)…ranked #5 in world, #2 U.S. by T&FN…best of 8,534.
2007: Did not compete.
2006: 9th at NCAA Outdoors (7,263)…1st at Texas Relays (8,465 CR)…did not compete at AT&T USA Outdoor Champs…7th in long jump at NCAA Indoor champs (7.75m/25-5.25)…1st in heptathlon at New Mexico Multi (6,208 CR)…ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8,465.
2005: 1st at the NCAA Championships (7,881 pts)… 1st at Texas Relays (7,839 pts)…5th in the 4x100m at the Penn Relays (40.23)…2nd in the heptathlon at the Houston Indoor (5,633 pts)…2nd at the Big 12 Championships in the heptathlon (5,723 pts)…3rd at the NCAA Championships in the heptathlon (5,859 pts).
2004: 2nd at the NCAA Championship (8,041pts)… 1st at the SEC Championship (7,480 pts)…1st at NACAC U23 (7,218).
2003: 5th at the NCAA Outdoor Championship (7,468)… 3rd at the SEC Championship (7,544)… 7th at the SEC Indoor Championships in pole vault (16-8 3/4).


9/9/09
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Hardee wins IAAF Combined Events Challenge

For Immediate Release
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News & Notes, Volume 9, Number 60

Hardee wins IAAF Combined Events Challenge

World decathlon champion Trey Hardee has been declared the men's winner of the 2009 IAAF Combined Events Challenge, the IAAF announced on Wednesday.

The Challenge offers a total of $202,000 in Prize Money paid by the IAAF, which is distributed to both the top-8 men and women as follows: 1st $30,000, 2nd $20,000, 3rd $15,000, 4th $10,000, 5th $8,000, 6th $7,000, 7th $6,000, 8th $5,000.

Athletes had to complete three competitions from the list of 14 meetings this year to be eligible to contend for the overall prize, and in 2009 twenty male athletes and twenty-two women made the grade. In total, 335 athletes participated in one or more meetings.

A 2008 Olympian, Hardee became won the decathlon at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, with a world-leading, personal best score of 8,790 points, making him the all-time #3 American in the event.

During the competition in Berlin, Hardee set three individual personal bests en route to his win in the javelin (68.00m/223-1), long jump (7.83m/25-8.25) and shot put (15.33m/50-3.5). Season bests for Hardee came in the 100m (10.45), 400m (48.13), 110m hurdles (13.86), discus (48.08m/157-9) and pole vault (5.20m/17-0.75).

Hardee won his first U.S. title last June in Eugene, Ore., with his total of 8,261 points and finished second in Gotzis with 8,516 points. Hardee's overall total of 25,567 points gave him the men's IAAF Combined Events title.

Nataliya Dobrynska from Ukraine won the women's Combined Events Challenge with her overall total of 19,487 points.

For more information on the 2009 IAAF Combined Events Challenge, visit: www.iaaf.org.




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BYU junior Cecily Lemmon-Lew (Vacaville HS) came in 10th place overall

Teams Represent BYU Well at Nationals
by Daniel Whitehead, BYU Athletic Communications

Both Teams Earn Top-20 Finishes

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Nov. 23, 2009) – Strongly considered among the nation’s top running programs, the BYU men’s and women’s cross country teams had strong finishes to the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships hosted by Indiana State University.

The No. 5 BYU men’s team came in 17th place overall in the men’s 10K race while the No. 19 women fittingly arrived in 19th place in the women’s 6K.

“We are happy to have finished among the nation’s top 20 programs,” said BYU women’s cross country head coach Patrick Shane. “I’m proud of the effort our team displayed to pull off a solid race with all of the competition involved. It was one of our goals, especially with a young team, to do this well to represent the university and our program on a national level.”

Junior Cecily Lemmon-Lew (Vacaville HS) led the Cougars with a 10th-place finish overall in a field of 216 runners with a 6K time of 20:12. Her top-30 finish in the race allowed her to garner NCAA All-America honors.

“It feels good to perform well at this type of race with so many good runners,” Lemmon-Lew said. “I was excited that the team did well and that we performed like this in a tough race. Everyone stepped up and had fun, so we’re happy we did better than we have the last three years.”

Running in her last collegiate cross country race, senior Angela Wagner rose to the occasion, coming in 83rd place in 21:19. Freshman Nicole Nielsen arrived in 96th overall, while Rachel Lange (131) and Katy Andrews (150) also performed well. Sarah Edwards and Whitney McDonald had solid finishes to round up the roster for the Cougars.

“I’m very pleased with the team today and thought that they gave it their best shot,” Shane said. “Cecily’s deserves her All-America status and everyone performed well to get the job done.”

No. 2 Villanova won the team championship with 86 points followed by No. 8 Florida State (133) and No. 1 Washington (188). Illinois’ Angela Bizzarri won the individual championship with a time of 19:46. Mountain West foe New Mexico came in 13th place.

No. 5 BYU Men’s Team

Having finished ninth place at the 2008 national championship, the BYU men’s team was hoping for another top-10 finish but fell just short of the goal by coming in 17th place overall with 468 points.

“It wasn’t our best day but I think that overall our guys gave it their best effort and went hard at it to finish strong,” said BYU men’s cross country head coach Ed Eyestone. “Like everyone, our team has been battling injuries and illnesses the past few weeks and I think it caught up to a few of the guys. We’re still content with a top-20 performance but were hoping for a little bit more.”

Senior Richard Nelson displayed leadership by crossing the finish line first for the team in 50th place overall with a 10K time of 30:34. Sophomore Tommy Gruenewald came in 54th place just seconds later followed by Nate Ogden (87), Miles Batty (137) and Brandon Hebbert (140). Ryan Merriman and Alden Bahr also performed well for the team.

“Nelson gave a great effort today and really stepped up for us,” Eyestone said. “Hebbert’s been battling injuries for a little while now and hobbled to the finish line and Batty was sick on and off this past week. Our guys ran hard and we’re pleased with a top-20 performance at a national competition.”

No. 2 Oklahoma State won the team championship with 127 points followed by No.8 Oregon (143) and No. 3 Alabama (173). Liberty’s Sam Chelanga broke a course record to finish with a time of 28:41, 25 seconds ahead of Northern Arizona’s David McNeill, the Mountain Regional champion. MWC foe New Mexico finished in eighth place.

Courtesy Brigham Young University

Wilson All-American at NCAA Cross Country Championships

Wilson All-American at NCAA Cross Country Championships
The junior is the school's first-ever NCAA Cross Country All-American and is a graduate of Archbishop Mitty in San Jose, Calif.

Nov. 23, 2009

Terre Haute, Ind., Santa Clara junior Stephanie Wilson (Archbishop Mitty, San Jose, Calif.) finished 28th overall, crossing the line in 20:37 at the NCAA Cross Country Championship this morning in Terre Haute, Ind., collecting the school's FIRST-EVER All-American honors in cross country. Wilson was the 2009 WCC champion and sixth in the 2009 NCAA West Regional last weekend as the school's first runner to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Oklahoma State won the men's title and Villanova won the women's.

Wilson, a 2007 graduate of Archbishop Mitty, didn't even make Santa Clara WCC roster two years ago! At the NCAA Championships this morning Wilson was the top runner from the WCC and the fourth finisher from the NCAA West Region as the top collegiate runner from California. Only three All-Americans from the West Region finished ahead of her. She was the fourth-best individual qualifier with 254 runners competing - including the 37 individuals (did not qualify on a team) and 31 teams of seven each.


Wilson gave much praise to her coaches and Santa Clara on her All-American finish. "I think it just goes to show how much coaching has developed a culture of excellence at Santa Clara. It has been a building process for me and this type of finish - it's cool. I am glad I am the first All-American and I sure I won't be the last. I want my team to know we have been checking out Terre Haute and where all the good restaurants are - we found a pretty good pie place last night. I want to come back next year with the team and so now we will know where to go."

"It's been an incredible ride. Things have just gone picture perfect for her. We talked before we had no regrets no matter what happened today," said Bronco head coach Tom Service. "We said this morning before the race we wouldn't have changed one thing in the training: the number of meets she ran, anything we did in preparation, how we tapered, all those things. When you come to the starting line healthy mentally and physically and you can say that, you come with a peace of mind. She was ready and she went out and did it."





The Bronco cross country teams have had quite a ride the last 12 months: last November cross country captain Noelle Lopez was the school's first female Rhodes Scholar, and this year Wilson won the WCC title and was named the WCC Runner of the Month in both September and October - both firsts for the program. On the men's side Robbie Reid was the WCC runner-up and had the men's highest finish ever at the NCAA West Region.

Wilson was asked if it hit her yet - that she was the program's first All-American. "Sort of. I don't know! I knew it was a possibility but it's the same thing with regionals. I had come from so far down (she wasn't a great high school runner) and it's been such a crazy ride. But I felt really confident," said Wilson. "I had so much support: the team, my parents, my family, my coaches, the Santa Clara athletic department and it felt like everyone was rooting for me. I thank all of them."

Wilson said the start was insane because it was almost 1000 meters of straight away. "I was going pretty fast, but I didn't stay up with the very top group - everyone was going so fast. But I kept moving up and staying relaxed in the race, moving up."

"This was amazing. It's a total grass course because it's not a golf course and it's rolling small hills so that slows the runners down a lot," said Bronco head coach Tom Service. "We had really prepared her for the fact the start was fast and normally it's just her and a few other people in the lead pack. Here we said there would be a lot more people there at the front than usual so she wouldn't freak out. She was expecting that and she ran prepared. A lot of those girls belong there and if she was good with that, she could settle into her pace at that point and a lot of people wouldn't be able to that (stay at Wilson's pace or better)."

"The first time I saw her was at 1200m and she was probably in about 50th-60th at that point - it's hard to tell. I saw her about 2K and she had moved up into the 40s," said Service. " I think I ran a 6K during the race going from split to split. The next time I saw her she was 41st and then 37th and she looked very in control. She was running under tremendous control. Here we are watching some of the best runners in the country fall off and Stephanie keeps coming and coming. And then I saw her in 25th with about 300m to go, but we didn't know officially where she would finish. She got out-kicked at the very end by one of Washington's multi-time All-Americans and those were the only kind of people who passed her at the finish. She had used it all - what a race!"

Wilson commented on the last 500 meters being the toughest finish of her life. "I was going as hard as I could. The finish is 500 or 600 meters and it was the longest finish of my life. I just kept concentrating on finishing, keeping my arms and legs moving and just going for it."

Wilson said she really felt like she was part of the running community after her time in Terre Haute. "I hung out with Crystal Reed and Scott Smith from the UC Santa Barbara team; and they were really cool to get to know. The NCAA Championship Banquet on Saturday night was weird - I've never been in a room with that many runners before. It was really cool.

"There isn't much else to say," said Service with a huge smile. "I know Santa Clara is very proud of her, like they were of Noelle last year when she was a Rhodes Scholar. It's great for the program. Everyone had a part. Associate Head Coach Felipe Montoro ran workouts with her, any of the girls on the team who ran any type of training with her - it's a little part of all of them. We are very proud of Stephanie Wilson!"

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CIF Section Cross Country Champions 2009

Section Cross Country Champions 2009

Division II Girls Race 8:30 a.m.
CCS 126 ALLISON STURGES SO MOUNTAIN VIEW
CS 335 Jeanette Rodriguez SR Highland, Bakersfield
LAS
NCS 669 Julie Nacouzi JR Montgomery, Santa Rosa
NS
OS
SDS 1048 Erin Menefee SR Mt Carmel, San Diego
SFS
SJS 1333 Karlie Garcia FR OAKMONT, Roseville
SS 1795 Kaylin Mahoney JR Saugus

Division III Girls Race 9:05 a.m.
CCS 14 MARISSA FERRANTE SR APTOS
CS 1952 Alisha Brown SR Madera South, Madera
LAS
NCS 680 Isabel Andrade SR Petaluma
NS
OS
SDS 954 Caitlin Krol SO Cathedral Catholic, San Diego
SFS
SJS 1264 Emma Freeman JR DEL ORO, Loomis
SS 1742 Rebecca Mehra SO Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates

Division II Boys Race 9:40 a.m.
CCS 92 PAUL SUMMERS SR GUNN, Palo Alto
CS 396 Justin Vilhauer JR Redwood, Visalia
LAS
NCS 736 Reesey Byers SR Santa Rosa
NS
OS
SDS 1073 Kellen Blumberg SR Patrick Henry, San Diego
SFS
SJS 1260 Josh Mercado SR DEL CAMPO, Fair Oaks
SS 1650 Elias Gedyon JR Loyola, Los Angeles

Division III Boys Race 10:10 a.m.
CCS 161 WESTON STRUM SR PIONEER, San Jose
CS 347 Isaiah Lorenzo JR Madera South, Madera
LAS
NCS 674 Erik Olson SR Novato
NS 836 Zach Kaylor SR Enterprise, Redding
OS
SDS 975 Eamonn McCarey SR Clairemont, San Diego
SFS
SJS 1272 Chris Kigar JR EL CAMINO Fundamental, Sacramento
SS 1817 Samuel Pons JR South Pasadena

Division IV Girls Race 10:40 a.m.
CCS 145 NINA ANDERSON SO NOTRE DAME, SALINAS
CS 428 Megan Thompson SR Taft
LAS 474 Kimberly Carrizoza SO Elizabeth Learning Center, Los Angeles
NCS 653 Theresa Devine SR Marin Catholic, Kentfield
NS 846 Tiffany Heflin JR Lassen, Susanville
OS
SDS 977 Annie Lovering JR Coronado
SFS
SJS 1192 Breanne Mitchell JR BEAR RIVER, Grass Valley
SS 1716 Catherine Hasbrouck SR Nordhoff, Ojai

Division V Boys Race 11:15 a.m.
CCS 222 JAMES PALANIUK JR THE YORK SCHOOL, Monterey
CS 277 Tyler Vander Schuur JR Central Valley Christian, Visalia
LAS
NCS 697 Josh MacDonald SR Redwood Christian, San Lorenzo
NS
OS
SDS 987 Chris Corley FR Foothills Christian, El Cajon
SFS
SJS 1198 Nathan Jackson JR BIG VALLEY CHRISTIAN, Modesto
SS 1756 Wesley Devall SR Poly, Pasadena

Division I Girls Race 11:45 a.m.
CCS 32 JESSIE PETERSEN JR CARLMONT
CS 255 Macy Bricks JR Buchanan, Clovis
LAS
NCS 539 Colleen Lillig SR California, San Ramon
NS
OS 918 Mimi Le SO Oakland
SDS 1087 Molly Grabill JR Rancho Bernardo, San Diego
SFS 1181 TAMARA PURPURA SR LOWELL, San Francisco
SJS 1325 Hayley Scott SR OAK RIDGE, El Dorado Hills
SS 1494 Alaina Alvarez JR Dana Hills, Dana Point

Division IV Boys Race 12:20 p.m.
CCS 215 JAMES SILVESTRI JR STEVENSON, Pebble Beach
CS 361 Erik Garcia FR McFarland
LAS 493 Yemane Gebreyesus JR Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies
NCS 777 Daniel Milechman JR Tamalpais, Mill Valley
NS
OS
SDS 1121 Will Wilde Botta SO The Bishop's School, La Jolla
SFS
SJS 1210 Matt Airola SR BRET HARTE, Altaville
SS 1704 James Shipe SR Morro Bay

Division V Girls Race 12:50 p.m.
CCS 247 KAT GREGORY FR WOODSIDE PRIORY, Portola Valley
CS 368 Annie Moonie JR Mission College Prep, San Luis Obispo
LAS
NCS 648 Lucy McCullough JR Marin Academy, San Rafael
NS
OS
SDS 944 Keely Craig SO Calvin Christian, Escondido
SFS
SJS 1395 Eleah Miner SO VICTORY CHRISTIAN, Carmichael
SS 1469 Jaye Buchbinder JR Chadwick, Palos Verdes Peninsula

Division I Boys Race 1:25 p.m.
CCS 173 DAVID PEREZ SR SALINAS
CS 264 Heath Reedy SR Buchanan
LAS 512 Pablo Rosales SR San Pedro
NCS 578 Ben Eversole JR Castro Valley
NS
OS
SDS 1010 Darren Fahy SO La Costa Canyon
SFS 1184 William Chen SO Lowell
SJS 1318 Kurt Ruegg SR NAPA
SS 1424 Ammar Moussa JR Arcadia

Joetta Clark Diggs' book available in time for Christmas shopping

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Joetta Clark Diggs' book available in time for Christmas shopping


National Track & Field Hall of Fame Class of 2009 inductee Joetta Clark Diggs has announced that her new motivational book, Joetta's "P" Principles for Success: Life Lessons Learned from Track & Field, will be available for purchase beginning December 5, 2009. Coincidentally, that is the same day when Clark Diggs will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the 2009 Jesse Owens Awards and National Track & Field Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held in conjunction with USA Track & Field's Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.


Clark Diggs has authored a book which openly outlines some of her remarkable experiences that have carried life-changing lessons. Clark Diggs discusses her five P's-Purpose, Prepare, Patience, Perturbed, and Persevere-for achieving success. These five important words are effective guiding elements to change direct, and reaffirm one's course toward his or her triumphant destiny.


The book is filled with inspirational and intriguing real life stories that will inspire readers. Clark Diggs authored the book to encourage others to develop their template for empowering their lives. Each reader will be provided with relevant insights that will allow them to unlock their true potential. Their actual accomplishments will be based on individual goal setting and the efforts made to achieve them.


During her track and field career, Clark Diggs was a four-time Olympian who competed in the sport for more than 25 years. She was a six-time U.S. Indoor champion ('88, '89, '90, '96, '97, '98); five-time U.S. Outdoor champion ('88, '89, '92, '93, '94); a four-time NCAA champion; and a two-time bronze medalist at the World Indoor Championships ('93, '97). She was the 1986 Olympic Festival champion, and the 1980 USA Junior Champion. She is also well known for her success at the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden in New York, where she won seven times.


Clark Diggs is the President, of Joetta Sports & Beyond, LLC and the Executive Director of the Joetta Clark Diggs Sports Foundation, Inc., and is also one of America's most sought-after motivational/team enhancement speakers. Joetta's Foundation promotes involvement in physical activities for girls and boys grades K-12. Clark Diggs was also the host and producer of a cable fitness show for kids called Fitkidz, NJ. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, and the daughter of Jetta and Dr. Joe L. Clark the subject of the movie, "Lean on Me". Joetta is married to Ronald and they have one child.


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Team USA finishes fifth at International Chiba Ekiden

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Team USA finishes fifth at International Chiba Ekiden

INDIANAPOLIS - After finishing eighth at last year's event, Team USA took fifth-place at the 2009 International Chiba Ekiden Monday in Chiba, Japan, finishing in 2:09:42. Host team Japan won the event in 2:05:58. The format of the 21st annual race featured mixed teams of men and women running six alternating legs totaling 42.195 km.



Jordan Horn (Flagstaff, Ariz.) led off with the opening 5 km leg, running 13:53, putting Team USA in eighth. Meghan Armstrong (Minneapolis, Minn.) ran the second 5 km leg in 16:18, moving the U.S. up to seventh. Ian Burrell (Flagstaff, Ariz.) then took the sash to cover the 10 km third leg in 29:14, moving the team up to fourth-place. Team USA held steady in fourth place as Lindsey Allen (Flagstaff, Ariz.), ran the 5 km fourth leg in 16:28. On the fifth leg, Andrew Carlson (Flagstaff, Ariz.) turned in a 29:20 10 km, to maintain the team's position as he turned the sash over to Jennifer Donovan (Boston, Mass.) where she ran 24:29 for the final 7.195 km leg.

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Carius, Schwamberger Earn Division III Cross Country National Coach of the Year Titles

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Carius, Schwamberger Earn Division III Cross Country National Coach of the Year Titles


November 24, 2009



NEW ORLEANS – Al Carius from North Central College and Dan Schwamberger from UW-Eau Claire were named Division III National Cross Country Coaches of the Year Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).



Carius, was named men’s coach of the year as his North Central College Cardinals took the NCAA Division III national title on Saturday, their first since 1999. With all seven competing runners earning All-America status, the Cardinals decimated the field, finishing with just 50 points, and the fourth-lowest winning total in the meet's history.



In addition, Carius, in his 44th year at North Central, guided the Cardinals to eight invitational wins this season, attaining a perfect score of 15 in three races this fall which included a sweep for their 36th- consecutive College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin crown this season. The Cardinals also won the NCAA Midwest Region title by a commanding 84-point spread and topped Division I Illinois by 16 points at the Illinois Intercollegiate Championships.



Women’s National Coach of the Year Dan Schwamberger, in his third year at the helm at UW-Eau Claire, led the Bluegolds to their second national title in program history and their first in NCAA’s Division III on Saturday. The Bluegolds edged out St. Lawrence, 171-180, for their first national crown since claiming the NAIA Championship in 1984.



This season Schwamberger’s Blugolds also won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title for the third year in a row and the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional for the second-straight year.



St. Lawrence’s Wendy Pavlus and Lynchburg’s Ricky Flynn were honored as the USTFCCCA Division III Cross Country National Athletes of the Year on Saturday following the conclusion of the national championship races.



In addition, 70 student-athletes earned USTFCCCA All-America honors following Saturday’s races.



View a complete list of Division III All-Americans here: http://www.ustfccca.org/assets/awards/div3/allamericans/d3_allamXC_2009.pdf





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Adams State Wins Three National Division II Awards

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Adams State Wins Three National Division II Awards


November 24, 2009



NEW ORLEANS – Adams State’s Damon Martin swept men’s and women’s Division II National Cross Country Coach of the Year honors while Adams State’s Reuben Mwei and Seattle Pacific’s Jessica Pixler were named National Cross Country Athletes of the Year Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).



Martin, in his 17th year at Adams State, led the Grizzlies to dual men’s and women’s NCAA Division II Cross Country Championship titles on Saturday. The feat marked the second-consecutive season in which his men’s and women’s squads won national titles and it was the seventh-straight crown for Adams State’s women. The awards are Martin’s 25th and 26th overall National Coach of the Year honors.



In addition, Martin’s men easily defended their NCAA Central Region title with a score of 20 points, placing all seven runners in the top 15. The 20 points scored by the Grizzlies were the lowest point total at the Central Region meet since 2001, and the team’s 27-point margin of victory was also the largest margin of victory in regional competition since 2006.



On the women’s side, Martin led the Grizzlies to their third-straight NCAA Central Regional title. Adams State placed three runners in the top five en route to a 52-point win for their seventh regional title in the last eight years. The Grizzlies also won this year’s RMAC Conference cross country title, extending their RMAC record of eight-straight conference titles. Martin was also named the 2009 RMAC Women’s Coach of the Year.



Adams State senior Reuben Mwei is a first-time winner of the men’s National Athlete of the Year award. Mwei clocked 30:27.8 at Saturday’s 10-kilometer race to claim the NCAA Individual Championship, finishing just four tenths of a second ahead of Harding’s Daniel Kirwa for the crown in becoming Adams State’s first individual title holder since 2003.



Mwei also finished first at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships and finishing third at the NCAA Central Regional Championship this fall. Mwei, a senior from Kapsabet, Kenya, finished the Central Region course with a time of 30:57.3, helping lead the Grizzlies to their second-straight regional title.



Seattle Pacific’s Jessica Pixler made NCAA history in becoming the first female Division II athlete to win three individual cross country championships, doing so with a seven-plus-second victory in the women’s six-kilometer championship race (20:22.6). Pixler earns the National Cross Country Athlete of the Year honor for the third-straight year.



Pixler, a senior from Sammamish, Wash., went out from the start and ran to her fourth-straight NCAA Division II West Regional title. She cruised over the six-kilometer course in a record time of 20:08.09, breaking her previous course record of 20:36.4. Pixler also finished a four-year career sweep of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference meet when the senior ran to a ten-second victory.







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Saint Francis Track & Field Invitational

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Saturday, March 20, 2010
8:00am – 5:00pm
Saint Francis High School
1885 Mountain View, CA 94040



Coach,



Hopefully this reaches you prior to you finalizing your 2010 Track calendars.



This year’s date is Saturday, March 20. We needed to move the meet again this year tdo to conflicts with the facilties, and the proximity to Easter. The meet this year is the Saturday prior to the Stanford Invitational. We hope you can join us again this year.



We offer not only a great meet, but food throughout the entire day (including our now famous tri-tip barbecue), custom tee-shirts for the first 3 finishers in each event, complete FAT times with wind readings, and all results posted to the meet website within 1 hour of the end of the meet. Last year we accommodated over 1,200 athletes and ran the meet no more than 15 minutes within published start times.



All entries to the meet are made via DirectAthletics. Also, based upon feedback from last year’s meet, we have decided this year to reduce the number of some of the heats and set minimum marks for some of the events. The marks and number of heats will be posted to the meet website at www.SFHSInvitational.com no later than January 1, 2010.



Also this year we are moving the clsing date and time for entries back to Sunday morning at 8:00am. This will allow everyone time to update any entries based upon any meet you may go to the weekend before our meet, and also allow us to get back to all of you with entries and alternates in tgime for you to make decisions about the meet. In the past the closing of the entries later in the week caused some confusion and we apologize for that.



If you have any questions, need to know what events we run and the time schedule, or for the last updated information, please meet website at www.SFHSInvitational.com. The website contains the latest schedule, lists of hotels if you are coming from out of the area, and past meet information, results and pictures.



Thank-you for your past participation in the meet, and we hope to see you again this year.



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Richards named IAAF World Athlete of the Year

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Richards named IAAF World Athlete of the Year

2009 Jesse Owens Award winner Sanya Richards has been named the women's World Athlete of the Year by the International Association of Athletics Federations.

The 2005 World Outdoor Championships silver medalist, Richards, who had been ranked as the world's #1 400m runner by Track & Field News over the last four years, entered the 2009 campaign looking to win the first World Outdoor Championships individual gold medal of her career.

The 2008 Olympic Games bronze medalist, Richards was even with Russia's Antonina Krivoshapka with 200 meters to go in the 400m final at the 2009 World Athletics Championships. After leaving Krivoshapka behind, Richards still had to hold off a strong challenge from Jamaica's Shericka Williams down the final stretch.

Richards broke away from Williams with 70 meters to go and ran by her lonesome the rest of the way to victory, crossing the finish line in the third-fastest time in the world this season, 49.00 seconds. With her victory, Richards joined Jearl Miles (2003, Stuttgart) as the only Americans ever to win the women's 400 meters at a World Outdoor Championships.

Richards, who ran the anchor leg on Team USA's gold medal winning 4x400m relay team (3:17.83, World leader) in Berlin, finished the season with the four-fastest women's 400m times in the world. Her world-leading time of 48.83 from her win in Brussels, Belgium, earned her a share of the IAAF Golden League Jackpot for the third time in her career. That performance equaled the second-best time ever by an American. National Track & Field Hall of Famer Valerie Brisco-Hooks first ran 48.83 in winning the gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.Additionally, Richards won 10 of the 11 finals races she competed in during the 2009 outdoor season.

"I was asked if this feeling would be the same as being World champion and it really is," said Richards, who had previously been named World Athlete of the Year in 2006. "Considering the other athletes I was up against this year, I know this must have been a really tough decision."

Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt was named the men's World Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row, and Richards' mentor Clyde Hart was named Coach of the Year. The awards were presented Sunday evening at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Gala in Monaco.

For more information on the 2009 World Athletics Gala in Monaco, visit: www.iaaf.org.

Williams named Public Service Award winner

2005 women's world 100m champion and 2004 Olympic silver medalist Lauryn Williams has been named one of ten winners of the 2009 Jefferson Awards for Public Service, which recognizes the top athletes that have given back to their community.

Organizations from across the sports world nominated 53 athletes from10 sports, with each athlete having a track record of community outreach as well as a sincere passion for service. Fan voting was conducted online or via text message, with over 25,000 votes logged during the process.

The 2006 USA Track & Field Visa Humanitarian of the Year for her contributions to victims of Hurricane Katrina, through Williams' generosity, 20 families received much-needed funding to get back on their feet.



Williams is also involved with Fun 4 Kidz, a program that helps underserved children in South Florida participate in after school classes, activities and leagues. As part of her involvement with Fun 4 Kidz, Lauryn launched the Lauryn Williams Mentoring Program, which pairs 25 kids with 25 student-athletes from the University of Miami football and track teams. She is currently learning sign language through her work with deaf children in Arcola Middle School.



Williams, who lives and trains in Miami, Fla., has been heavily involved with USA Track & Field's Win With Integrity program for many years, has been an Athlete Ambassador with Right to Play, an international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play to improve health, develop life skills and foster peace for children and communities in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the world. Williams traveled to Sierra Leone to see the impact of the programs and share her positive attitude and love of sport with a group of children affected by war, poverty and disease.



Williams became inspired to help those in need when she received assistance from others in covering travel and equipment expenses during her track and field career. People who saw potential in her came to her aid, and that's when she realized how important it is to reach out to others.



Winners of the 2010 Jefferson Awards For Public Service Include:



Nnamdi Asomugha: Defensive back, Oakland Raiders, NFL
Curtis Granderson: All-star outfielder, Detroit Tigers, MLB
Stuart Holden: Forward, Houston Dynamo, MLS
Dwight Howard: All-star forward, Dallas Mavericks, NBA
Dirk Nowitzki: All-star forward, Dallas Mavericks, NBA

Tyrus Thomas: Forward, Chicago Bulls, NBA

Justin Tuck: All-Pro defensive end, New York Giants, NBA

Venus Williams: Olympian and Grand Slam Champion
Ryan Zimmerman: All-Star third baseman, Washington Nationals



For more information on the 2010 Jefferson Awards for Public Service, visit: http://www.allstarshelpingkids.org/index.html




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USTFCCCA Announces Division I Cross Country All-America Honorees

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USTFCCCA Announces Division I Cross Country All-America Honorees


November 23, 2009



NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is pleased to announce eighty student-athletes from NCAA’s Division I as recipients of the 2009 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-American award.



Award winners finished among the top 40 in either the men’s or women’s races at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships held Monday in Terre Haute, Ind.



Liberty University’s Sam Chelanga took charge early in the ten-kilometer men’s race, leading by 28 seconds at the halfway mark to cruise to the national title. The junior won the race in 28:41.3 to become the second student-athlete from Liberty to win the NCAA crown in the past three years. Northern Arizona senior David McNeil was second at 29:06.5 while Stanford sophomore Chris Derrick took third at 29:06.5.



Senior Ryan Vail and sophomore Colby Lowe led Oklahoma State to the men’s team title by placing ninth and tenth overall, respectively. The Cowboys tallied 127 points, topping Oregon’s 143, for their first NCAA cross country crown since 1954.



Illinois senior Angela Bizzarri won the women’s six-kilometer race in 19:46.8. Bizzarri, the first female from her school to win a national cross country title, was down 13 seconds from the lead entering the final 2000 meters of the race before surging to win the individual crown. Washington sophomore Kendra Schaaf was second at 19:51.6 while Florida State senior Susan Kuijken placed third at 19:57.7.



Winning their eighth overall NCAA team title, Villanova’s women extended their own NCAA Division I cross country record for team titles. Led by junior Amanda Marino, the Wildcats scored 86 points to better Florida State’s 133 for the school’s first crown since 1998.



Awards for the USTFCCCA Division I Cross Country National Athletes and Coaches of the Year will be announced later in the week as they are pending selection by a national vote.



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NCAA Cross Country wrap-up

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NCAA Cross Country wrap-up

Bizzarri, Chelanga win individual titles at NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships



INDIANAPOLIS - University of Illinois senior Angela Bizzarri surprised the women's field and 2008 runner-up Samuel Chelanga, a junior from Liberty University, dominated the men's field Monday at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Monday in Terre Haute, Ind. Chelanga was timed in a course record 28:42 for the men's 10 km and Bizzarri ran 19:47 for the women's 6 km.



The men's race, the first of the day, saw Chelanga jump to an early lead which was never threatened. His winning margin was 25 seconds over Northern Arizona University junior David McNeil.



Oklahoma State was led by senior Ryan Vail as the Cowboys scored 127 points to take the men's team title, defeating defending team champions from the University of Oregon by 16 points.



Many anticipated a run-away win in the women's race as well, with Colorado University senior Jenny Barringer the overwhelming favorite. As she dueled with Florida State senior Susan Kuijken through three kilometers, it was apparent that the American record holder had a race on her hands. Shortly after the 3 km mark, Kuijken surged to the lead and Barringer faltered, quickly losing ground. Over the next 2 km, Kuijken looked to be on her way to the title, and as Bizzarri and University of Washington sophomore Kendra Schaaf seemed to be engaged in a duel for second, they began to close the gap.



Making the final turn with about 500 meters remaining, Bizzarri and Schaaf went by Kuijken and began the long sprint home. Bizzarri steadily accelerated to pull clear of Schaaf, winning by five seconds.



Villanova University took the women's team title with 86 points, defeating Florida State by 47 points. Defending team champion Washington finished third with 188.



Adams State wins NCAA D-II cross country titles



For the second consecutive year, Adams State's men's and women's teams won their respective team titles under warm and sunny skies Saturday at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships at Southern Indiana University in Evansville, Ind.

Heavy favorites going into the competition, Adam State's senior-laden men's squad dominated by scoring 23 points to secure their second consecutive title.



Reuben Mwei won the race in 30 minutes, 27 seconds, while fellow seniors Aaron Braun (31:08) and Brian Medigovich (31:12) secured third- and fourth-place team points. Only Harding's Daniel Kirwa, the second overall finisher, who was four-tenths of a second behind Mwei, interrupted a 1-2-3 team score for Adams State.

Rival Western State took second with 86 points, behind by a larger margin than a year ago when Adams State prevailed 67-88. Colorado School of Mines finished third (153) points, making it a Colorado state sweep for the top three teams.

Also in Evansville on Saturday, Seattle Pacific senior Jessica Pixler became the first ever to win the women's NCAA D-II individual title on three occasions. Pixler finished the 6 km course in 20 minutes, 22 seconds in winning by an eight-second margin.

Behind Pixler in second place was fellow West Region runner Sarah Porter, of Western Washington. Missouri Southern claimed the third and fourth overall spots, with junior Ashley Siler (20:43) and senior Kimi Shank (20:44).

Grand Valley State (Allendale, Mich.), took the top ranking to Evansville after winning the Midwest Regional for the ninth consecutive year. But when it mattered most the Lakers couldn't live up to the billing, scoring 81 points to finish second to Adams State's winning tally of 73 points.

North Central wins NCAA Division III men's crown by huge margin



North Central (Ill.) dominated the competition in the men's race, and Wisconsin Eau-Claire won the women's competition Saturday at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships hosted by Baldwin-Wallace College at Highland Park Golf Course in Cleveland, Ohio.



The Cardinals total of 50 points ran away with the team championship, giving them a 131-point victory over second-place Williams College, which is the largest in the history of the Division III men's national meet. It was North Central's 13th team championship in school history, but first since 1999.

All seven of North Central's runners finished in the top 35 to earn All-American status, even though only the top five counted in the team scoring. Senior Ryan Carrigan was sixth, senior Nathaniel Hird was 13th, sophomore Neal Klein was 19th, senior Kyle Brady was 21st, sophomore Ben Sathre was 26th and senior Sean Carlson was 32nd.

The second place team finish was a pleasant surprise for Williams, which entered the meet ranked 10th by the USTCCCA. Allegheny was third, NYU was fourth and SUNY-Cortland, which won the team event last year, finished fifth.

Lynchburg senior Ricky Flynn won the individual competition overlast year's champion, Hamilton's Peter Kosgei, pulling away in the final mile on a soggy course to the finish in 25 minutes, 9.8 seconds and win his first national championship as a senior. Kosgei collapsed shy of the finish line, and finished 43rd.

Flynn's 22-second victory over North Central (Ill.) junior Michael Spain is one of the largest in the 37-year history of the men's Division III race.Williams senior Edgar Kosgey finished third, St. Lawrence junior Dan Ramsey was fourth and Wisconsin-Platteville junior Jason Garvens was fifth.



Wendy Pavlus of St. Lawrence started strong and held the lead in winning the women's individual title in a course-record time of 21 minutes, 28 seconds. Pavlus was 17.8 seconds faster than last year's winner, Marie Borner of Bethel (Minn.), who needed a strong kick at the finish to take second.

Pavlus, a junior, has advanced to nationals all three years. She was 50th as a freshman and 20th last season, when a poor start had her trapped among the masses.

Senior Ayla Mitchell (Wisconsin-Oshkosh) was third, followed by DePauw senior Lauren Reich and Oberlin junior Joanna Johnson.

Pavlus' win keyed St. Lawrence to a second-place finish in the team competition, nine points behind champions Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The national title was the second in school history, but the first in Division III. Their 1984 squad won the NAIA championship.

Sophomore Alyssa Sybilrud was the Blugolds' top finisher in 21st place. Junior Margaret Ho (33rd) was also an All-American. Junior Beth Easker (44th), senior Hannah Humbach (45th) and senior Jenna Smith (109th) rounded out Wisconsin-Eau Claire's scoring.



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Pixler Makes History, Eighty USTFCCCA Division II Cross Country All-Americans Honored

Pixler Makes History, Eighty USTFCCCA Division II Cross Country All-Americans Honored


November 21, 2009



NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is pleased to announce eighty student-athletes from NCAA’s Division II as recipients of the 2009 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-American award.



Award winners finished among the top 40 in either the men’s or women’s races at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships held Saturday in Evansville, Ind.



Seattle Pacific’s Jessica Pixler made NCAA history in becoming the first female Division II athlete to win three individual cross country championships, doing so with a seven-plus-second victory in the women’s six-kilometer race (20:22.6). Western Washington junior Sarah Porter took second (20:30.1) while Missouri Southern’s Ashley Siler (20:43.6) and Kimi Shank (20:44.5) placed third and fourth, respectively.



The women’s team race was claimed by Adams State for the seventh-consecutive year as freshman Alicia Nelson led a group of five Grizzly All-Americans to the title with a seventh-place overall finish. Grand Valley State, who also had five earn All-American honors, was second in the team competition followed by Missouri Southern.



Adams State senior Reuben Mwei clocked 30:27.8 in the men’s 10-kilometer race to claim the NCAA Individual Championship in leading Adams State to their second-straight NCAA Division II men’s team title. Mwei finished just four tenths of a second ahead of Harding’s Daniel Kirwa for the crown in becoming Adams State’s first individual title holder since 2003. All seven Grizzly runners earned All-America status and placed in the top 25. Western State, who took second in the team race, had five runners garner All-America honors.



Awards for the USTFCCCA Division II Cross Country National Athletes and Coaches of the Year will be announced later in the week as they are pending selection by a national vote.



2009 USTFCCCA Division II Cross Country All-Americans

MEN



Athlete
School

Amos Sang
Abilene Christian

Aaron Braun
Adams State

Anthony Gauthier
Adams State

Brian Medigovich
Adams State

Luke Cragg
Adams State

Nathaniel Sellers
Adams State

Reuben Mwei
Adams State

Ryan McNiff
Adams State

Micah Chelimo
Alaska Anchorage

Glarius Rop
American International

Julius Korir
Cameron

Laban Sialo
Central Missouri

Jimmy Elam
Chico State

Aaron Swift
Colorado Mines

Ben Zywicki
Colorado Mines

Meshack Koyiaki
Columbus State

Nicholas Kering
Columbus State

Ross Faasse
Grand Valley State

Tyler Emmorey
Grand Valley State

Daniel Kirwa
Harding

Philip Biwott
Harding

Hillary Mugun
Indiana (Pennsylvania)

Nick Hilton
Lock Haven

Brennan Benkert
Missouri Southern

Nicaise Kazingo
New Mexico Highlands

Drew Harris
Northern Kentucky

Barak Watson
Northwest Nazarene

Oscar Ogwaro
Queens (North Carolina)

Brendan Devine
Southern Indiana

Dustin Emerick
Southern Indiana

Jared McNeil
Tarleton State

Angus MacDonald
UMass Lowell

Pardon Ndhlovu
UNC-Pembroke

Chris Reed
Western Oregon

David Flynn
Western State

Iain Donnan
Western State

Loren Ahonen
Western State

Sean Brown
Western State

Tyler Pennel
Western State

Jordan Welling
Western Washington






2009 USTFCCCA Division II Cross Country All-Americans

WOMEN



Athlete
School

Janette Cary
Adams State

Kristen McGlynn
Adams State

Alicia Nelson
Adams State

Ashley Quintana
Adams State

Vanessa Roy
Adams State

Ruth Keino
Alaska Anchorage

Miriam Kipng'eno
Alaska Anchorage

Whitney Bishoff
Anderson (South Carolina)

Vivien Wadeck
Cal State LA

Tori Tyler
Chico State

Alia Gray
Chico State

Kara Lubieniecki
Chico State

Sydney Laws
Colorado Mines

Christina Muir
Ferris State

Sara Trane
Florida Tech

Lynsey Ardingo
Grand Valley State

Eileen Creutz
Grand Valley State

Amy Kolin
Grand Valley State

Katherine McCarthy
Grand Valley State

Jessie Vickers
Grand Valley State

Ashley Quick
Hillsdale

Kate Griewisch
Lenoir-Rhyne

Kathryn Hague
Lewis

Christie Turak
Mercyhurst

Priscilla Jennings
Millersville

Ali Paul
Minnesota State-Mankato

Morgan Place
Minnesota-Duluth

Ashley Bunch
Missouri Southern

Kimi Shank
Missouri Southern

Ashley Siler
Missouri Southern

Courtney Waltbillig
Missouri Southern

Jeptui Cherutich
NYIT

Jessica Pixler
Seattle Pacific

Mary Dell
Shippensburg

Jennifer Harpp
Slippery Rock

Mary Ballinger
Southern Indiana

Erin Carmone
Stonehill

Hillory Davis
Western State

Lauren Breihof
Western Washington

Sarah Porter
Western Washington










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COLONIE, NEW YORK HAS THE LOWEST U.S. CRIME RATE RANKING

NEWS FROM CQ PRESS
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COLONIE, NEW YORK HAS THE LOWEST U.S. CRIME RATE RANKING;
CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY HAS THE HIGHEST CRIME RATE RANKING IN
ANNUAL PUBLICATION FROM CQ PRESS
Washington, D.C., November 23, 2009: With the annual publication that brings the
discussion of crime in U.S. cities and metropolitan areas into the national spotlight, CQ
Press has released City Crime Rankings 2009-2010: Crime in Metropolitan America.
Colonie, New York tops the list for the first time with the lowest city crime rate ranking in
the United States, while at the opposite end of the list, Camden, New Jersey has the
highest. The list of crime rate rankings is one of over 90 easy-to-use tables of city and
metropolitan area crime data found in the 388 page publication. Published annually for
sixteen years, City Crime Rankings is a staple resource for researchers, city and law
enforcement officials, and the news media that follow trends in crime.
Colonie earned the lowest city crime rate ranking with only 54 incidences of violent crime
in 2008, the lowest number of all 393 cities included in the rankings. Joining Colonie
among the lowest rankings are Amherst, New York; Mission Viejo California; Irvine,
California; and Ramapo, New York, which had the lowest ranking last year. Camden has
the highest crime rate ranking, and had the highest rate of violent crime for 2008, with
2,332.6 violent crimes per 100,000 population, compared with a national average of 454.5.
Behind Camden with the highest crime rate ranking are St. Louis, Missouri; Oakland,
California; Detroit, Michigan; and Flint, Michigan. New Orleans, Louisiana, which was at
the bottom of last year’s list, is sixth from the bottom. State College, Pennsylvania tops the
list for lowest crime rate ranking among the 332 U.S. metropolitan areas that are ranked,
while the Pine Bluff, Arkansas region has the nation’s highest crime rate ranking for
metropolitan areas for the second consecutive year.
An introduction by criminologist Rachel Boba (Florida Atlantic University) explains the
formula used to compile the rankings and offers insight into the methodology used by the
editors. Dr. Boba also offers statistical analysis of the rankings, a comparative analysis of
cities and metropolitan areas, and additional information and caveats regarding the
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categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft.
These categories have been used for determining city crime rate ratings since 1999. The
rankings include all cities of at least 75,000 residents that reported crime data to the FBI in
the categories noted for calendar year 2008. In the most recent survey, 332 metropolitan
areas and 393 cities were considered using statistics released by the Uniform Crime
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available on the CQ Press Web site.
City Crime Rankings 2009-2010 offers a thorough and valuable collection of data presented
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that crime levels are affected by many different factors, such as population density,
composition of the population (particularly the concentration of youth), climate, economic
conditions, strength of local law enforcement agencies, citizen’s attitudes toward crime,
cultural factors, education levels, and crime reporting practices of citizens and family
cohesiveness. Accordingly, crime rankings often are deemed “simplistic” or “incomplete.”
However, this criticism is largely based on the fact that there are reasons for the differences
in crime rates, not that the rates are incompatible.
The rankings tell an interesting and an important story regarding crime in the United States.
Annual rankings not only allow for comparisons among different states and cities, but also
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on health care, education, crime, and social and economic conditions.
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City Crime Rankings 2009-2010: Crime in Metropolitan America
Edited by Kathleen O’Leary Morgan and Scott Morgan
November 2009 | 8 ½ x 11 | 388 pages
Paperback | ISBN 978-1-60426-539-2 | $65.00
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administration and has served in a number of media and legislative liaison positions with
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Congressional Affairs. Scott Morgan is an attorney who served as chief counsel to Sen.
Robert Dole’s 1988 presidential campaign.
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and Criminal Justice program. At FAU, she teaches methods of research, criminal justice
systems, crime prevention, problem solving, and analysis in policing as well as conducts
research in the areas of problem solving, problem analysis, crime analysis, regional data
sharing, and technology in policing. From 2000 to 2003, Dr. Boba was Director of the
Police Foundation's Crime Mapping Laboratory where she directed federally funded grants
in the areas of crime analysis and crime mapping, problem analysis, and school safety.
Prior to her position at the Police Foundation, she worked as a crime analyst at the Tempe,
Arizona, Police Department for five years where she conducted a wide variety of crime
analysis and crime mapping work as well as applied research and evaluation. She holds a
PhD and an MA in sociology from Arizona State University and a BA in English and
sociology from California Lutheran University.
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Prep cross country: Olson back on course for NCS success

Petaluma and Casa Grande primed for big efforts in NCS cross country run

Keflezighi will ride aboard the Stature of Liberty float

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News & Notes, Volume 9, Number 57

The ING New York City Marathon 2009 men's champion, Meb Keflezighi, the first American men's winner of the race since Alberto Salazar in 1982, will have a special ride in next week's 83rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.


Keflezighi will ride aboard the Stature of Liberty float alongside Miss America 2009, Katie Stam. The parade will be broadcast nationally on NBC from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in each local time zone across the country.


Keflezighi ran a brilliant strategic race in New York, pulling away from four-time Boston Marathon Champion Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya in the final two miles to win in a personal-best time of 2:09:15. The win gave Keflezighi the USA marathon championship and his fourth national title of 2009.


He earned a total prize-money payday of $200,000, including $130,000 for the overall win, $30,000 for running sub-2:09:30, and an additional $40,000 for the U.S. title. He also finished atop the USA Running Series rankings for 2009, earning an additional $6,000.


Other celebrities scheduled to appear in the parade are singers Carly Simon and Gloria Gaynor along with marching bands and the parade's trademark giant helium character balloons, which this year include Snoopy and Kermit the Frog.


Keflezighi's ride in the parade is just one of many honors he has enjoyed since breaking the 27-year American men's drought in the ING New York City Marathon. He was also a guest on Late Night with David Letterman, reading the Top 10 list, and was feted by city officials in his hometown of San Diego.


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USTFCCCA National Championship Central

USTFCCCA National Championship Central

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There will also be live video for the Division I Cross Country Championship at the following link:

Division I - Monday, 11 a.m. CST, Terre Haute, IN (also to be televised by VERSUS Network)

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Stanford: Cross Country: Striving toward NCAA’s

Fans vote for Gay, Richards for Owens Awards

For Immediate Release
Thursday, November 19, 2009

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Fans vote for Gay, Richards for Owens Awards

INDIANAPOLIS - Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards were voted the winners of the 2009 Jesse Owens Awards by members of the U.S. track and field media, along with track fans who voted for their favorites in the first-ever Jesse Owens Athletes of the Year Fan Vote presented by Nike.

The fan vote was featured on the USATF website (www.usatf.org.), and comprised 10 percent of the official tally for the 2009 Jesse Owens Awards. Gay and Richards will receive their awards December 5 at the Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which is held in conjunction with USA Track & Field's 2009 Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, December 2-6.

The Jesse Owens Awards were established in 1981 as a tribute to the man whose accomplishments are forever enshrined in sports history. It is USA Track & Field's highest accolade, and is presented annually to the individuals selected through a nominating and voting procedure as the outstanding American performers of the year in Athletics.

Fans voted for the following candidates for the 2009 Jesse Owens Awards. They are listed in alphabetical order.

Men - Christian Cantwell, Kerron Clement, Tyson Gay, Trey Hardee, Bernard Lagat, LaShawn Merritt and Dwight Phillips.

Women - Jenny Barringer, Allyson Felix, Carmelita Jeter, Brittney Reese and Sanya Richards.

Over a one-week period, fans cast more than 18,000 votes with Gay and Richards winning by overwhelming margins.

The top two randomly selected prize winners of the fan vote contest, Patricia Vires of Euless, Tex., and Rick Stetson of Duxbury, Mass., each received the ultimate prize package, which included a Team USA medal stand warm-up, Team USA shirt autographed by members of the 2009 World Championship Team and a USATF/Nike spike bag and hat.

Four additional randomly selected participant winners received a USATF/Nike spike bag and hat. Those winners were Arthur Sherry of Victor, N.Y., Mandy Matzen of Davenport, Iowa, Hrvoje Sliskovic of Croatia, Europe and Patti Kimura of North Hill, Calif.

"I heard about the vote because I am an alumnus from Texas and it was posted on the UT website," said ultimate prize package winner Patricia Vires. "I saw the former UT athletes Sanya Richards and Trey Hardee were candidates and I said, 'Hey, I watched them in the Olympics and I will support them with my vote. That is so cool."

For more information on the 2009 Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year Fan Vote presented by Nike, including the complete rules, visit: http://www.usatf.org/promotions/JesseOwensAwardVote/rules.asp


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Gay, Richards win 2009 Jesse Owens Awards

Gay, Richards win 2009 Jesse Owens Awards

INDIANAPOLIS - Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards on Thursday were named winners of the 2009 Jesse Owens Awards by USA Track & Field. This marks the second time in their careers that Gay and Richards have earned this prestigious distinction. Gay initially won the award in 2007, and Richards was the recipient in 2006.

Established in 1981, the Jesse Owens Award is USA Track & Field's highest accolade, presented annually to the outstanding U.S. male and female track and field performers. This year's awards will be presented on Saturday, December 5 at the Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Indianapolis, Ind. The event is held in conjunction with USA Track & Field's 2009 Annual Meeting.

Jesse Owens became one of the most iconic figures in sports history when he won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, while conducting himself at all times with grace and dignity. Owens, who with his remarkable performances forever destroyed Adolf Hitler's notions of Aryan supremacy, was remembered fondly at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin at the Olympic Stadium where he became an international star.

All Team USA athletes who competed in the championships proudly wore the letters "JO" on their competition singlets to pay homage to Owens, and they also wore 1936-inspired throwback apparel provided by Nike. Additionally, a USA Track & Field initiative brought Owens' granddaughter Marlene Dortch and family members of 1936 German Olympic long jump silver medalist Luz Long together to present the medals to the men's long jumpers in Berlin, an event won by American Dwight Phillips.

"All of us at USA Track & Field congratulate Tyson and Sanya on winning the Jesse Owens Award, particularly in a year when the legacy of Jesse Owens was at the forefront of all our minds," said USATF CEO Doug Logan. "Like this award's namesake, Sanya and Tyson in 2009 conducted themselves like champions in both victory and defeat. Although still young, they already rank among this country's all-time great track athletes, and we look forward to watching them for years to come."

Gay never better than in 2009

Although he suffered from a nagging groin injury that hampered him during the majority of the 2009 outdoor season, Tyson Gay put on an amazing display of sprinting that will not soon be forgotten.

A triple gold medalist at the 2007 World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan, Gay suffered a hamstring injury at the 2008 Olympic Trials that kept him from performing at his best at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Gay leaped back on to the world stage in a major way in 2009 by posting the then third-fastest time ever in the men's 200 meters with his win at the May 30 Reebok Invitational in New York in 19.58 seconds.

Also last summer, Gay equaled or improved upon his American 100-meter record a remarkable three times within a three-month time frame. Gay equaled his American record of 9.77 seconds with his July 10 win at the Golden Gala in Rome, running the identical time he first posted at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore.

In capturing the silver medal at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Gay lowered his AR to 9.71 seconds before lowering it again to 9.69 seconds with his commanding win in Shanghai on September 20. In 2009, Gay posted the second, third and fourth-fastest 100m times in the world that season, and he is currently tied with Jamaica's Usain Bolt for the second-fastest time ever recorded in the men's 100 meters of 9.69 seconds. He also owns the third-fastest 100m time ever of 9.71. Gay's 200m time of 19.58 from the 2009 Reebok Grand Prix ranks as the fifth-fastest in history.

"After competing in Berlin's Olympic Stadium, I better understand what Jesse Owens accomplished and where and how he did it," said Gay. "I learned that he is not only a hero for Americans like me, but he is a guy that is still respected by people around the world for the way he acted on and off the track. This is why I am honored that the media and track fans chose me for this award and look forward to accepting it in Indianapolis next month."

Richards wins world title

2005 World Outdoor Championships silver medalist Sanya Richards entered the 2009 campaign as the #1 world ranked women's 400m runner by Track & Field News over the last four years. Recognized worldwide as the dominant force in her event, Richards had yet to capture the elusive individual Olympic or World Outdoor Championships title needed to fill a nagging hole in her glittering resume.

The 2008 Olympic Games bronze medalist, Richards was even with Russia's Antonina Krivoshapka with 200 meters to go in 400m final at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin. After leaving Krivoshapka behind, Richards still had to hold off a strong challenge from Jamaica's Shericka Williams down the final stretch.

Richards broke away from Williams with 70 meters to go and ran by her lonesome the rest of the way to victory, crossing the finish line in the third-fastest time in the world this season of 49.00 seconds. With her victory, Richards joined Jearl Miles (2003, Stuttgart) as the only Americans ever to win the women's 400 meters at a World Outdoor Championships.

Richards, who ran the anchor leg on Team USA's gold medal winning 4x400m relay team (3:17.83, World leader), finished the season with the four fastest women's 400m times in the world this year, and her world-leading time of 48.83 seconds from her win in Brussels, Belgium, earned her a share of the IAAF Golden League Jackpot for the third time in her career. Richards' performance in Brussels equaled the second-best time ever by an American first posted by National Track & Field Hall of Famer Valerie Brisco-Hooks in winning the gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

"To be named the recipient of the Jesse Owens Award, having earned my first world title in the very same stadium where he became a legend, is an honor," said Richards. "His history-making accomplishments inspire me to continue to work hard at making my mark on the sport of track and field."

About the Jesse Owens Award

2009 Jesse Owens Award winners were selected in balloting of members of the U.S. track and field media, and for the first time ever a fan vote was held on the USATF website that comprised 10% of the total vote. Other finalists for the men's Jesse Owens Award were Christian Cantwell, Kerron Clement, Trey Hardee, Bernard Lagat, LaShawn Merritt and Dwight Phillips. Women's finalists included Jenny Barringer, Allyson Felix, Carmelita Jeter and Brittney Reese.

The permanent commemorative Jesse Owens Award is maintained at USATF National Headquarters, and a replica is provided to each of the winners. Previous winners are Edwin Moses (1981), Carl Lewis (1982 and 1991), Mary Decker (1983), Joan Benoit (1984), Willie Banks (1985), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1986 and 1987), Florence Griffith Joyner (1988), Roger Kingdom (1989), Lynn Jennings (1990), Kevin Young (1992), Gail Devers (1993, 1996), Michael Johnson (1994, 1995, 1996), Allen Johnson (1997), Marion Jones (1997, 1998), John Godina (1998, 2001), Inger Miller (1999), Maurice Greene (1999), Stacy Dragila (2000 and 2001), Angelo Taylor (2000), Khalid Khannouchi (2002), Deena Kastor (2003), Tom Pappas (2003), Justin Gatlin (2004 and 2005), Joanna Hayes (2004), Allyson Felix (2005 and 2007); Sanya Richards (2006, 2009), Jeremy Wariner (2006), Tyson Gay (2007, 2009), Bryan Clay (2008) and Stephanie Brown Trafton (2008).

For full biographies of Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards, visit the Athlete Bios section of www.usatf.org.


About USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.

For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org



INDIANAPOLIS - Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards on Thursday were named winners of the 2009 Jesse Owens Awards by USA Track & Field. This marks the second time in their careers that Gay and Richards have earned this prestigious distinction. Gay initially won the award in 2007, and Richards was the recipient in 2006.

Established in 1981, the Jesse Owens Award is USA Track & Field's highest accolade, presented annually to the outstanding U.S. male and female track and field performers. This year's awards will be presented on Saturday, December 5 at the Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Indianapolis, Ind. The event is held in conjunction with USA Track & Field's 2009 Annual Meeting.

Jesse Owens became one of the most iconic figures in sports history when he won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, while conducting himself at all times with grace and dignity. Owens, who with his remarkable performances forever destroyed Adolf Hitler's notions of Aryan supremacy, was remembered fondly at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin at the Olympic Stadium where he became an international star.

All Team USA athletes who competed in the championships proudly wore the letters "JO" on their competition singlets to pay homage to Owens, and they also wore 1936-inspired throwback apparel provided by Nike. Additionally, a USA Track & Field initiative brought Owens' granddaughter Marlene Dortch and family members of 1936 German Olympic long jump silver medalist Luz Long together to present the medals to the men's long jumpers in Berlin, an event won by American Dwight Phillips.

"All of us at USA Track & Field congratulate Tyson and Sanya on winning the Jesse Owens Award, particularly in a year when the legacy of Jesse Owens was at the forefront of all our minds," said USATF CEO Doug Logan. "Like this award's namesake, Sanya and Tyson in 2009 conducted themselves like champions in both victory and defeat. Although still young, they already rank among this country's all-time great track athletes, and we look forward to watching them for years to come."

Gay never better than in 2009

Although he suffered from a nagging groin injury that hampered him during the majority of the 2009 outdoor season, Tyson Gay put on an amazing display of sprinting that will not soon be forgotten.

A triple gold medalist at the 2007 World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan, Gay suffered a hamstring injury at the 2008 Olympic Trials that kept him from performing at his best at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Gay leaped back on to the world stage in a major way in 2009 by posting the then third-fastest time ever in the men's 200 meters with his win at the May 30 Reebok Invitational in New York in 19.58 seconds.

Also last summer, Gay equaled or improved upon his American 100-meter record a remarkable three times within a three-month time frame. Gay equaled his American record of 9.77 seconds with his July 10 win at the Golden Gala in Rome, running the identical time he first posted at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore.

In capturing the silver medal at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Gay lowered his AR to 9.71 seconds before lowering it again to 9.69 seconds with his commanding win in Shanghai on September 20. In 2009, Gay posted the second, third and fourth-fastest 100m times in the world that season, and he is currently tied with Jamaica's Usain Bolt for the second-fastest time ever recorded in the men's 100 meters of 9.69 seconds. He also owns the third-fastest 100m time ever of 9.71. Gay's 200m time of 19.58 from the 2009 Reebok Grand Prix ranks as the fifth-fastest in history.

"After competing in Berlin's Olympic Stadium, I better understand what Jesse Owens accomplished and where and how he did it," said Gay. "I learned that he is not only a hero for Americans like me, but he is a guy that is still respected by people around the world for the way he acted on and off the track. This is why I am honored that the media and track fans chose me for this award and look forward to accepting it in Indianapolis next month."

Richards wins world title

2005 World Outdoor Championships silver medalist Sanya Richards entered the 2009 campaign as the #1 world ranked women's 400m runner by Track & Field News over the last four years. Recognized worldwide as the dominant force in her event, Richards had yet to capture the elusive individual Olympic or World Outdoor Championships title needed to fill a nagging hole in her glittering resume.

The 2008 Olympic Games bronze medalist, Richards was even with Russia's Antonina Krivoshapka with 200 meters to go in 400m final at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin. After leaving Krivoshapka behind, Richards still had to hold off a strong challenge from Jamaica's Shericka Williams down the final stretch.

Richards broke away from Williams with 70 meters to go and ran by her lonesome the rest of the way to victory, crossing the finish line in the third-fastest time in the world this season of 49.00 seconds. With her victory, Richards joined Jearl Miles (2003, Stuttgart) as the only Americans ever to win the women's 400 meters at a World Outdoor Championships.

Richards, who ran the anchor leg on Team USA's gold medal winning 4x400m relay team (3:17.83, World leader), finished the season with the four fastest women's 400m times in the world this year, and her world-leading time of 48.83 seconds from her win in Brussels, Belgium, earned her a share of the IAAF Golden League Jackpot for the third time in her career. Richards' performance in Brussels equaled the second-best time ever by an American first posted by National Track & Field Hall of Famer Valerie Brisco-Hooks in winning the gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

"To be named the recipient of the Jesse Owens Award, having earned my first world title in the very same stadium where he became a legend, is an honor," said Richards. "His history-making accomplishments inspire me to continue to work hard at making my mark on the sport of track and field."

About the Jesse Owens Award

2009 Jesse Owens Award winners were selected in balloting of members of the U.S. track and field media, and for the first time ever a fan vote was held on the USATF website that comprised 10% of the total vote. Other finalists for the men's Jesse Owens Award were Christian Cantwell, Kerron Clement, Trey Hardee, Bernard Lagat, LaShawn Merritt and Dwight Phillips. Women's finalists included Jenny Barringer, Allyson Felix, Carmelita Jeter and Brittney Reese.

The permanent commemorative Jesse Owens Award is maintained at USATF National Headquarters, and a replica is provided to each of the winners. Previous winners are Edwin Moses (1981), Carl Lewis (1982 and 1991), Mary Decker (1983), Joan Benoit (1984), Willie Banks (1985), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1986 and 1987), Florence Griffith Joyner (1988), Roger Kingdom (1989), Lynn Jennings (1990), Kevin Young (1992), Gail Devers (1993, 1996), Michael Johnson (1994, 1995, 1996), Allen Johnson (1997), Marion Jones (1997, 1998), John Godina (1998, 2001), Inger Miller (1999), Maurice Greene (1999), Stacy Dragila (2000 and 2001), Angelo Taylor (2000), Khalid Khannouchi (2002), Deena Kastor (2003), Tom Pappas (2003), Justin Gatlin (2004 and 2005), Joanna Hayes (2004), Allyson Felix (2005 and 2007); Sanya Richards (2006, 2009), Jeremy Wariner (2006), Tyson Gay (2007, 2009), Bryan Clay (2008) and Stephanie Brown Trafton (2008).

For full biographies of Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards, visit the Athlete Bios section of www.usatf.org.


About USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.

For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org