Stephanie Brown Trafton on life after Olympic gold

Stephanie Brown Trafton on life after Olympic gold
Stephanie Brown Trafton caused a massive surprise in Beijing by taking the USA’s first Olympic women’s discus gold since 1932. spikesmag.com enjoyed an email conversation with the Californian-based athlete...

Cora Harms (El Dorado, Placerville)

Womens 100 Meter Hurdles
Rank Mark Wind Name Grade School Section Meet Date
1 15.89 0.3 Cora Harms 11 El Dorado SJ CIF-SJ Division 3 Finals 05/15/08
Wind Aided
1 16.13 NWI Cora Harms 11 El Dorado SJ Gold Rush Elite Invitati... 05/02/08

Womens 300 Meter Hurdles
Rank Mark Name Grade School Section Meet Date
1 48.07 Cora Harms 11 El Dorado SJ PVL League Meet 05/09/08

Womens Long Jump
Rank Mark Wind Name Grade School Section Meet Date
1 16' 1" -0.2 Cora Harms 11 El Dorado SJ CIF-SJ Masters Meet Finals 05/22/08
Wind Aided
1 17' 1.25" NWI Cora Harms 11 El Dorado SJ PVL League Meet 05/09/08

Cora Harms (El Dorado, Placerville) signs with North Carolina

Cora Harms (El Dorado, Placerville) signed a national letter of intent Monday to play volleyball at North Carolina. Cora also participates in track.
Her parents are Peanut Harms (John Swett HS, Crockett; UC Davis) and Tena (Anex) Harms. Peanut is the track coach at El Dorado.

Hall to run Boston Marathon

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

News & Notes, Volume 8, Number 62

Hall to run Boston Marathon

Olympic marathoner and American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall will compete in the Boston Marathon for the first time in his career on April 20, 2009, where he'll attempt to become the first American winner of the race since Grey Meyer in 1983.

The fastest U.S. marathoner in 2007 and 2008, Hall is a 2005 Stanford graduate and three time All American. In late 2006, he set the American 20 km record at the World Championships, and in early 2007 broke the 21-year old American half marathon record at the U.S. Championships. His 59:43 win marked the first time an American had ever broken the one-hour barrier.

Hall made his marathon debut in London in 2007 and stayed with the African leaders until the final miles. His 2:08:24 was the fastest debut ever by an American. A few months later at the U.S. Olympic Trials, he set a course record as he cruised to a nearly two-minute lead over one of the best U.S. fields ever assembled.

Continuing his meteoric rise in the marathon, Hall returned to London in advance of the Olympics and finished in 2:06:17, making him the second fastest American of all time. At the Olympic Games in Beijing, Hall finished in 10th place.

"I am grateful to have the opportunity to compete on the John Hancock elite team at the 2009 Boston Marathon," said Hall. "The Boston Marathon is the grand daddy of the World Marathon Majors, to win here would mean as much to me as winning any marathon in the world, including the Olympic Games. To win in Boston would show the world that American distance running is indeed back to the days of Salazar, Beardsley, and Rodgers. I hope that I can contribute to bringing American marathoning back to the forefront. There is no better place to do that than Boston. What is done in Boston lives on for all time."

Hall is married to professional runner Sara Bei Hall and the couple resides in Mammoth Lakes, California. The Halls are active with charitable groups such as Team World Vision. They worked on a campaign this year, "More Precious than Gold," that raised nearly a million dollars to help bring clean water wells and irrigation systems to poor communities in Zambia.

For more information on the 2009 Boston Marathon, visit: www. http://www.bostonmarathon.org/BostonMarathon/113thMarathon.asp

Source: USATF

James Logan High School Track and Field Mini-Clinics

James Logan High School
TRACK AND FIELD MINI-CLINICS
LOCATION: JAMES LOGAN HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
1800 “H” Street, Union City, Ca. 94587
Instruction will be conducted by James Logan High School Track and Field coaching staff
Demonstrations by collegiate athletes and USATF National Junior Olympic Champions

EVENT
DATE CLINIC DESCRIPTION START/END CHECK-IN FEE
(UC RESIDENT/
NON-RESIDENT)
11/22/2008 MINI-CLINIC 1: BEGINNER SPRINTS AND LONG JUMP
Sprints-Beginners - Ages 6 and up; The sprints clinic is designed to teach the fundamentals of running coordination, body mechanics and running dynamics
Long Jump - Beginners/Intermediates - Ages 6 and up; this clinic is structured to introduce and teach participants to jump efficiently. 9:00 am/
12:30 pm 8:30 am $10/$15
12/06/2008 MINI-CLINIC 2: THROWING EVENTS - All Ages
This clinic is for beginners and those new to shot put, discus, mini-javelin and javelin. The clinic is an introduction to the throwing events. The course offers technical development throughout the throw maximizing speed, power and technique. 9:00 am/
12:30 pm 8:30 am $10/$15
12/13/2008 MINI-CLINIC 3: SPEED FOR ALL SPORTS
The speed training clinic focuses on assistance athletes in any sport to run farther and faster. The clinic will review the running coordination, body mechanics, and the running dynamic. The course will progress to an introduction to plyometrics, technical drills used to develop forward and lateral speed and explosive take-off applicable to any sport. 9:00 am/
12:30 pm 8:30 am $10/$15
12/20/2008 MINI-CLINIC 4: INTERMEDIATE TRIPLE JUMP AND SPRINTS
Triple Jump - Intermediate - Ages 12 and up; this clinic is structured to introduce and teach participants to jump efficiently.
Sprints - Intermediate - Ages 10 and up; The sprints clinic is designed for the intermediate sprinter with focus on body mechanics and running dynamics 9:00 am/
12:30 pm 8:30 am $10/$15
01/10/2009 MINI-CLINIC 5: HIGH JUMP AND HURDLES
Hurdles-Intermediate - Ages 12 and up; The hurdles clinic is designed to teach the fundamentals of running coordination, body mechanics the running dynamic, sprinting and provide an introduction to hurdles.
High Jump-Ages 8 and up; this clinic is structured to introduce and teach participants to jump efficiently. 9:00 am/
12:30 pm 8:30 am $10/$15
ALL MINI CLINCS (5 TOTAL) 9:00 am/
12:30 pm 8:30 am $30/$40
TEAM or CLUB (MAXIMUM 10 MEMBERS) 9:00 am/
12:30 pm 8:30 am $100

To register, fill out the form below, include a check or money order payable to James Logan Track and Field and mail it to
James Logan High School, Attention: Lee Webb, 1800 H Street, Union City, CA. 94587. For more information, call 510-552-7662.
James Logan High School – REGSTRATOPM FORM – JLHS Mini Clinics
Please Print
ATHLETE/TEAM FULL NAME:___________________________________________ DOB:___________________ Male / Female (circle one)
Address:_______________________________________ Apt #:____________________ Day Phone:____________________
City:__________________________________________ Zip Code:_________________ Home Phone:__________________
Emergency Contact________________________________________________________ Phone #:____________________________

CLINIC CODE DATE FEE



Total Fees $
I the undersigned agree to indemnity and hold harmless the James Logan High School and Mission Valley Track Club from any loss or liability, which is alleged to have resulted from the participation in this program. I have read and understand the activity descriptions as listed on this flyer and comprehend all the risks involved by participating in this activity. I hereby give my dependents permission to any and all of the foregoing to use my name and photographs, video graphs, motion pictures or recordings for any publicity or promotion purposes without obligation or liability to me. NO REFUND OR TRANSFERS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER FIRST CLINIC.

Signature of Parent:________________________________________ Date: _________________________

Rupp named Athlete of the Week

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Rupp named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Galen Rupp has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning his second straight NCAA West Regional title Saturday in Stanford, Calif.
A 2008 Olympic 10,000 meter finalist, Rupp crossed the line in 27 minutes 41.24 seconds on a course that was just 85m shy of 10,000 meters. His closest competitor, teammate and runner-up Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott, was over 50 seconds back. Rupp became the third Oregon runner to win back-to-back Regional titles, joining Jim Hill in 1982-83 and Karl Keska in 1995-96.

Now in its seventh 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.


2008 USATF Athlete of the Week Winners: January 8, Cheryl Foody; January 16, Nick Vena; January 22, Chanelle Price; January 29, Antwon Hicks; February 5, Adam Nelson; February 12, Lolo Jones; February 19, Adam Nelson; February 27, Michael Rodgers; March 3, Thomas Morgan; March 11, Bryan Clay; March 18, Bianca Knight; March 25, Phil Raschker; April 1, Orville Rogers; April 8, Lisa Koll; April 15, Ryan Hall, April 22, Deena Kastor; April 29, Leo Manzano; May 6, Shalane Flanagan; May 13, Bonnie Richardson; May 20, Jenn Stuczynski; May 27, Chanelle Price; June 3, German Fernandez; June 10, Brad Walker; June 18, Jenny Barringer; July 11, Jenn Stuczynski; July 16, Walter Henning; July 23, Jenny Barringer; July 29 Phyllis Francis; August 13, Franklin "Bud" Held; August 20, Stephanie Brown Trafton; August 26, Bryan Clay; September 2, Lauryn Williams; September 10, Chaunte Howard; September 16, Sanya Richards; September 23, Joan Samuelson; September 30, Sara Slattery; October 7, Fernando Cabada; October 14, Molly Huddle; October 28, Jordan Hasay; November 4, Kara Goucher; November 11, Kami Semick; November 18, Galen Rupp.

Clay, Brown Trafton win 2008 Jesse Owens Awards

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Clay, Brown Trafton win 2008 Jesse Owens Awards

INDIANAPOLIS - Olympic gold medalists Bryan Clay and Stephanie Brown Trafton on Tuesday were named winners of the 2008 Jesse Owens Award by USA Track & Field. This marks the first time in their careers that Clay and Brown Trafton have earned this prestigious distinction.

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 6 at the Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held at the Silver Legacy Resort in Reno, Nevada, in conjunction with USA Track & Field's 2008 Annual Meeting.

"All of us at USA Track & Field take great pride in saluting Bryan and Stephanie for their accomplishments during the 2008 season," said USATF CEO Doug Logan. "Their focus and determination, and their unwillingness to settle for anything less than gold, epitomize the best qualities we can hope for in our athletes. We congratulate them on their performances and wish them continued success in 2009."

Clay golden in 2008

Entering 2008 as the defending Olympic silver medalist, Bryan Clay left no doubt that he is the leading force in the men's decathlon this year, posting the two highest scores in the world in winning at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., and the Olympic Games in Beijing. Over two days at the Olympic Trials, Clay scored 8,832 points to break the previous Olympic Trials record of 8,726 set by Dan O'Brien in 1996, the year O'Brien won Olympic gold. Clay's score was a personal best, the best by an American in 16 years, and the best in the world in four years.

At the Olympic Games, Clay led after every event and entered the tenth and final event of the two-day competition, the 1,500 meters, with a whopping 479 point lead over his closest pursuer. Although it is far from his favorite event, Clay endured the 1,500m grind through the accumulated fatigue of two days of competition to finish in 5:06.59 for 522 points, bringing his winning total to 8,791 and becoming the first U.S. gold medalist in the event since Dan O'Brien in 1996. He finished the competition 240 points clear of the field, which is the largest winning margin in the Olympic decathlon since 1972.

Clay was also dominant indoors, winning the 2008 World Indoor Championship heptathlon gold medal with a personal-best 6,371 points. The gold adds to his two World Indoor silvers from 2004 and 2006.

"I have always regarded Jesse Owens with the highest respect for his accomplishments in the 1936 Olympics," said Clay. "To be selected to receive this award and having my name associated with the legendary Jesse Owens is a great honor and a humbling experience. I am grateful, appreciative and truly humbled to have been chosen for such an esteemed award."

Brown Trafton shocks the world

A 2004 Olympian who has never won a national title in the women's discus, Stephanie Brown Trafton, who finished third at this year's Olympic Trials, was not expected to challenge for a spot on the podium at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Once in Beijing, Brown Trafton qualified for the final and took the lead with her initial throw of 64.74 meters/212 feet five inches, which was less than five feet off her personal best. No one in the Olympic field was able to answer that performance, and Brown Trafton became the first American woman to win the gold medal in the discus since Lillian Copeland in 1932. It was the first U.S. medal of any kind in this event since Leslie Jean Deniz won silver in the boycott-afflicted 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Brown Trafton, who posted three of the top four marks by an American in 2008, showed signs of her future Beijing success on May 8 in Salinas, Calif., when she unleashed a personal best throw of 66.17 meters/217 feet 1 inch. It was an effort that ended as the third-best throw in the world in 2008. During the 2008 campaign, Brown Trafton also won at the Nike Prefontaine Classic (63.50m/208-4), La Jolla (64.32m/211-0), Maui (64.05m/210-1), Palo Alto (63.30m/207-9) and Modesto (63.29m/207-7).

Brown Trafton makes history again by becoming the first ever women's thrower to be presented with the Jesse Owens Award.

"The success I have had this year has been monumental and much appreciation goes to USATF's High Performance programs and their willingness to support my event area that, before 2008, had not won any medals in two decades," said Brown Trafton. "The coaches, committee members, staff, and media team at USATF can take credit for their role in making history with me this year as well as helping to securing a bright future for the sport."

About the Jesse Owens Award

2008 Jesse Owens Award winners were selected in balloting of members of the U.S. track and field media. Other finalists for the men's Jesse Owens Award were Walter Dix, LaShawn Merritt and Angelo Taylor. Women's finalists were Shalane Flanagan, Hyleas Fountain, Lolo Jones, Sanya Richards and Jenn Stuczynski.

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), Jeremy Wariner (2006), Tyson Gay (2007), Bryan Clay (2008) and Stephanie Brown Trafton (2008).
For full biographies of Clay and Brown Trafton, visit the Athlete Bios section of www.usatf.org.

Bauhs announces plans to turn pro

Bauhs announces plans to turn pro

11/17/2008 2:31:00 PM
CHICO, Calif. – Chico State distance runner Scott Bauhs announced his intentions to forgo his senior track season to turn pro at a press conference Monday in the Acker Gym lobby.

Bauhs, a two-time National Champion and a participant in last summer’s U.S. Olympic Trials, will run his final collegiate race at the NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships on Nov. 22. He will also graduate this semester with a degree in social science.

“My experience at Chico has been phenomenal, beyond my wildest dreams,” said Bauhs. “But right now is the right time for me to turn pro because, hopefully after next weekend, I will have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish athletically at the collegiate level. I’m also graduating this semester.”

“I don’t know how long my window of opportunity for breaking American records and doing well on the world stage as well. I just want to focus on doing everything I can to be the best runner that I can.”

A list of Bauhs' accomplishments since coming to Chico State can be found here.

Bauhs will turn his attention to qualifying for this summer’s World Championships in Berlin, Aug. 15-23. He will spend the spring training at altitude with some of the top coaches and athletes in the United States.

“I have been given a great opportunity to train with a great coach and high-profile Olympic level athletes,” said Bauhs. “I think it’s going to be to my advantage to really focus on making the World Championships and having a great summer track season in Europe.”

Bauhs leaves Chico State with the blessing of Head Coach Gary Towne and the rest of the Chico State athletic department.

“The impact that Scott has had on our school and program is really hard to quantify,” said Towne. “While establishing himself as one of the fastest American collegiate distance runners ever, Scott has made a name for himself and of course our school and program. Coaches and athletes at all levels across the nation now know about Chico State and all of the great things that we are doing. Much of this is due to the success of Scott Bauhs. His impact on our team goes well beyond the fast times and incredible accomplishments that he’s achieved. His day-to-day approach to training and racing has been nothing short of inspiring and educational for our coaches and athletes.”

“It would be easy for me to be saddened by Scott’s decision. It certainly will have a big impact on our track team this spring. But I was taught at a young age that it’s important to keep the best interests of others as my top priority. For Scott, the opportunity to focus his spring and summer training toward a hopeful berth on the U.S. World Track and Field Championship team is most important. I’m in complete support of his decision. As he moves to the next chapter of his life and career we are excited to see all that awaits Scott. He’ll definitely have the support of Chico behind him in those pursuits.”

Athletic Director Anita Barker expressed similar feelings.

“Scott has given us so much to be proud of. He’s brought excitement, attention, and class to our cross country and track programs, our athletic department, our University, and our city,” said Barker. “He’s worked hard and achieved so much both in his sport and in the classroom. Now that he’s graduating, he can move on knowing that he’s accomplished what he sat out to as a student and an athlete when he came to Chico State. We wish him nothing but the best and we’ll always be proud to call him a Wildcat.”
Courtesy Chico State

NCAA D1 Championships Qualifiers from California

Five teams and five individuals qualify to race on Nov. 24

Nov. 16, 2008

Men's Automatic Qualifying Teams
Stanford-West Region

Men's At-large Teams
Cal Poly
California
UCLA

Women's Automatic Qualifying Teams
None

Women's At-large Teams
Stanford

Men's Individual Qualifiers
West Region
Erick Garcia Fresno State

Women's Individual Qualifiers
West Region
Zsofia Erdelyi Southern California
Kim Conley UC Davis
Tara Erdmann Loyola Marymount
Kaitlin Gregg UC Davis

Top 25 Individuals at NCAA DI West Region with hometown and previous school

NCAA Division 1 West Regional - 11/15/2008
Cross Country Championships
Stanford Golf Course -Stanford, Ca

Event 1 Women 6k Run CC 11:00 a.m. 82 degrees 22% humidity
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Results - Women
1 Kosinski, Alex Oregon 19:59.01 1
Kosinski, Alexandra
5-5 So. El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge)

2 Blood, Nicole Oregon 20:01.23 2
Blood, Nicole
5-2 Jr. Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal)

3 Babcock, Christine Washington 20:02.25 3
Babcock, Christine
FR Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge

4 Lawrence, Marie Washington 20:03.21 4
Lawrence, Mel
SO Reno, Nev./Reno HS

5 Follett, Katie Washington 20:07.90 5
Follett, Katie
JR Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins

6 Campbell, Anita Washington 20:12.08 6
Campbell, Anita
SR Vancouver, B.C./Aldergrove

7 Miller, Amanda Washington 20:13.04 7
Miller, Amanda
SR Wenatchee, Wash./Eastmont HS

8 Erdelyi, Zsofia USC 20:17.01 8
Zsofia Erdelyi
5-3 12/10/1987 SO Godollo, Hungary

9 Chetelat, Laurynne Stanford 20:17.34 9
Laurynne Chetelat
FR Davis, CA (Davis Senior)

10 Hardt, Kari Arizona State 20:18.96 10
Kari Hardt
Jr. Queen Creek, Ariz. Queen Creek HS

11 Harrington, Katie Stanford 20:20.09 11
Katie Harrington
RS SR Carmel, IN (Carmel)

12 Conley, Kim UC Davis 20:20.79 12
Kim Conley
5-3 SR Santa Rosa, Calif. (Montgomery HS '04)

13 Bridgmon, Mattie Oregon 20:21.70 13
Bridgmon, Mattie
- Sr. Laramie, Wyo. (Eastern Washington) (Laramie)

14 Erdmann, Tara Loyola Marymount 20:22.53 14
Tara Erdmann
SO Tucson, AZ/Flowing Wells HS

15 Turner, Michelle Washington 20:23.58 15
Turner, Michelle
SR Orem, Utah/Timpanogos/BYU

16 Gregg, Kaitlin UC Davis 20:24.27 16
Kaitlin Gregg
5-6 SR Davis, Calif. (Davis Senior HS '05)

17 Lagat, Irine Arizona 20:28.05 17
Irine Lagat
SR Kapsabet, Kenya Kessup Secondary

18 Kingma, Jenna Arizona State 20:28.53 18
Jenna Kingma
Sr.* San Luis Obispo, Calif. San Luis Obispo HS

19 Scherf, Lindsey Oregon 20:32.21 19
Scherf, Lindsey
- RSr. Scarsdale, NY (Scarsdale)

20 Follmar, Alicia Stanford 20:33.02 20
Alicia Follmar
SR Saratoga, CA (Saratoga)

21 Kielty, Ali Arizona State 20:34.41 21
Ali Kielty
Jr.* Torrance, Calif. West Torrance HS

22 Ademe, Sifrash Portland 20:39.04 22
Sifrash Ademe
Sr. Seatac, Wash. / Tyee HS

23 Niehaus, Kate Stanford 20:43.29 23
Kate Niehaus
JR Columbia, SC (Spring Valley)

24 Morgan, Dana Portland 20:44.03 24
Dana Morgan
Jr. Boise, Idaho / Boise HS

25 Gonzales, Grace Cal St. Fullerton 20:45.39 25
Grace Gonzales
SO Chino, CA (Ayala HS) Child & Adolescent Studies


Event 2 Men 10k Run CC 12:00 PM
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Results - Men
1 Rupp, Galen Oregon 27:41.24 1
Rupp, Galen
5-11 Sr. Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic)

2 Kiptoo-Biwott, Shadrack Oregon 28:32.31 2
Kiptoo-Biwott, Shadrack
5-9 RSr. Eldoret, Kenya (Univ.-New Mexico) (La Cueva (Albuquerque))

3 Kipchumba, Alfred Portland 28:36.02 3
Alfred Kipchumba
Fr.
Iten, Kenya

4 Kinsella, David Portland 28:43.88 4
David Kinsella
Sr. Redmond, Wash. / Inglemoor HS

5 Derrick, Chris Stanford 28:44.31 5
Chris Derrick
FR Naperville, IL (Neuqua Valley)

6 Puskedra, Luke Oregon 28:45.48 6
Puskedra, Luke
- Fr. Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial Catholic)

7 Ghebray, Yosef California 28:53.67 7
Yosef Ghebray
SR 3V Union City, Calif./Logan HS

8 Mineau, Jeremy Washington 29:06.29 8
Mineau, Jeremy
SR Menlo Park, Calif./Menlo Atherton HS

9 Gonia, Daniel Cal Poly 29:12.39 9
Daniel Gonia
Jr. El Cajon, CA

10 Heath, Garrett Stanford 29:14.44 10
Garrett Heath
RS SR Winona, MN (Winona Senior)

11 Limpf, Paul Eastern Washington 29:17.47 11
Limpf, Paul
XC/Distance SR 3L Vancouver, Wash. Evergreen HS '05

12 Betterbed, Tommy Portland 29:20.81 12
Tommy Betterbed
Jr. Fox Island, Wash. / Gig Harbor HS

13 DeVries, Hakon Stanford 29:24.95 13
Hakon DeVries
RS SR Hopewell Junction, NY (John Jay)

14 Klotz, Kenny Oregon 29:28.08 14
Klotz, Kenny
5-9 Jr. Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic)

15 Mercado, Diego Oregon 29:29.75 15
Mercado, Diego
5-8 Jr. West Covina, Calif. (West Covina)

16 Barnes, Laef Ucla 29:31.49 16
Laef Barnes
6-1/155 SR Nine Mile Falls, WA Mead

17 Coe, Michael California 29:34.97 17
Michael Coe
JR 2V Lompoc, Calif./Cabrillo HS

18 Matusak, Mark California 29:37.99 18
Mark Matusak
SR 3V Torrance, Calif./Loyola HS

19 Suver, Curtis Oregon 29:38.46 19
Suver, Curtis
- RSr. Maple Valley, Wash. (Jamestown College/Eastern Washington) (Tahoma)

20 Garcia, Erick Fresno State 29:40.85 20
Erick Garcia
5-11 SO Parlier, Calif. (Parlier)

21 Heath, Elliott Stanford 29:45.31 21
Elliott Heath
SO Winona, MN (Winona)

22 Shackleton, Drew Ucla 29:47.03 22
Drew Shackleton
5-8/135 RS SR Belmont, CA Carlmont

23 Riley, Jake Stanford 29:47.79 23
Jacob Riley
RS FR Bellingham, WA (Sehome)

24 Spady, Kelly Washington 29:48.09 24
Spady, Kelly
JR Mukilteo, Wash./Kamiak

25 Anderson, Evan Cal Poly 29:49.10 25
Evan Anderson JR Redwood City, CA

2008 NCAA Division I West Regional Splits

Stanford, California
Saturday, November 15, 2008

By Keith Conning, Announcer
e-mai: conning@aol.com
Web site: www.theconningtower@blogspot.com

I would like to thank all the Stanford track athletes for their help today.

Women’s Splits
1K
518 Christine Babcock FR Washington 3:14
376 Laurynne Chetalat FR Stanford
383 Katie Harrington SR Stanford
195 Alex Kosinski SO Oregon
67 Grace Gonzales SO Cal St. Fullerton

Mile
518 Christine Babcock FR Washington 5:18
198 Lindsey Scherf SR Oregon
376 Laurynne Chetalat FR Stanford
511 Zsofia Erdelyi SO USC
383 Katie Harrington SR Stanford

2K
198 Lindsey Scherf SR Oregon 6:30
518 Christine Babcock FR Washington
511 Zsofia Erdelyi SO USC
522 Marie Lawrence SO Washington

3K
198 Lindsey Scherf SR Oregon 10:04
195 Alex Kosinski SO Oregon
23 Katie Harrington SR Stanford
518 Christine Babcock FR Washington
523 Amanda Miller Miller SR Washington

4K
518 Christine Babcock FR Washington 13:24
195 Alex Kosinski SO Oregon
522 Marie Lawrence SO Washington
23 Katie Harrington SR Stanford
189 Nicole Blood JR Oregon

5K
195 Alex Kosinski SO Oregon 16:49
198 Lindsey Scherf SR Oregon
518 Christine Babcock FR Washington
522 Marie Lawrence SO Washington
521 Katie Follett JR Washington

6K
Bib Name Year University Time Pace
195 Alex Kosinski SO Oregon 20:00 5:22
189 Nicole Blood JR Oregon 20:02 5:23
518 Christine Babcock FR Washington 20:03 5:23
522 Marie Lawrence SO Washington 20:04 5:23
521 Katie Follett JR Washington 20:08 5:24

Men’s Splits
1K
209 Galen Rupp (Oregon) 2:48
276 Alfred Kipchumba (Portland) SO
275 David Kinsella (Portland) SR
388 Hakon DeVries (Stanford) SR
203 Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott (Oregon) SR

1 Mile
209 Galen Rupp (Oregon) 4:27
275 David Kinsella (Portland) SR
276 Alfred Kipchumba (Portland) SO
208 Luke Puskedra (Oregon) FR
203 Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott (Oregon) SR

2K
209 Galen Rupp (Oregon) 5:27
275 David Kinsella (Portland) SR 5:33
276 Alfred Kipchumba (Portland) SO
203 Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott (Oregon) SR
204 Kenny Klotz (Oregon) JR

3K
209 Galen Rupp (Oregon) 8:15
276 Alfred Kipchumba (Portland) SO 8:26
275 David Kinsella (Portland) SR
203 Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott (Oregon) SR
208

4K
209 Galen Rupp (Oregon) 11:05
275 David Kinsella (Portland) SR
276 Alfred Kipchumba (Portland) SO
208 Luke Puskedra (Oregon) FR
203 Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott (Oregon) SR

5K
209 Galen Rupp (Oregon) 13:49
275 David Kinsella (Portland) SR 14:09
276 Alfred Kipchumba (Portland) SO
208 Luke Puskedra (Oregon) FR
203 Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott (Oregon) SR

6K
209 Galen Rupp (Oregon) 16:35
275 David Kinsella (Portland) SR 17:04
276 Alfred Kipchumba (Portland) SO
208 Luke Puskedra (Oregon) FR
203 Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott (Oregon) SR

7K
209 Galen Rupp (Oregon) 19:20
275 David Kinsella (Portland) SR 19:55
276 Alfred Kipchumba (Portland) SO
203 Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott (Oregon) SR
208 Luke Puskedra (Oregon) FR

8K
209 Galen Rupp (Oregon) 22:09
275 David Kinsella (Portland) SR 22:51
276 Alfred Kipchumba (Portland) SO
208 Luke Puskedra (Oregon) FR
203 Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott (Oregon) SR

9K
209 Galen Rupp (Oregon) 24:55
275 David Kinsella (Portland) SR 25:48
276 Alfred Kipchumba (Portland) SO
208 Luke Puskedra (Oregon) FR
203 Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott (Oregon) SR

10K
209 Galen Rupp (Oregon) SR 27:42 4:28
203 Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott (Oregon) SR 28:33 4:36
276 Alfred Kipchumba (Portland) SO 28:37 4:37
275 David Kinsella (Portland) SR 28:44 4:38
387 Chris Derrick (Stanford) FR 28:45 4:38

NCAA Regionals Next for Oregon Cross Country Teams

NCAA Regionals Next for Cross Country Teams
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EUGENE, Ore. -- The Oregon men’s and women’s cross country teams return to action for the NCAA West Regional on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Stanford, Calif. The women’s race begins at 11 a.m., with the men’s race at noon. The top two men’s and women’s teams from each of nine regionals being conducted around the country on Saturday will automatically advance to the NCAA Championships Nov. 24 in Terre Haute, Ind. There are an additional 13 at-large bids available. The West Regional will be contested on the Stanford Golf Course. It is a 6,000-meter race for the women and 10,000 meters for the men.

MEET DETAILS

THE WOMEN’S RACE

Time: 11 a.m.

Length: 6,000 Meters

Results: www.gostanford.com and www.ncaa.org.

Teams: The NCAA West Region covers teams from the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The three exceptions are Nevada, Northern Arizona and Northern Idaho, which are in the Mountain Region.

Entries: Each team is allowed seven runners. Of those, the top five account for the team score and the next two may displace runners from opposing teams.

At a Glance: The 2008 NCAA West Regional could very well be a replay of the 2008 Pac-10 Championships, which were held at Springfield Country Club on Oct. 31. All the nationally ranked teams in the region come from the Pac-10, including No. 1 Washington, No. 2 Oregon, No. 11 Stanford and No. 16 Arizona State. In the latest USTFCCCA West Region rankings, Washington is first, followed by Oregon, Stanford, Arizona State, Washington State, UC Riverside, Oregon State, Portland and Arizona. Last year, five teams from the West (two automatic, three at-large) earned bids to the NCAA Championships: Stanford, Oregon, Arizona State, Washington and UC Santa Barbara. The West produced four of the nation’s top eight teams, including 2007 champion Stanford and runner-up Oregon. Arizona State finished fourth, Washington was eighth and UCSB took 19th. Oregon’s Nicole Blood is the top returning individual runner. She was second at the NCAA West Regional in 2007. Teammate Alexandra Kosinski ran fifth for the Ducks, while transfer Mattie Bridgmon, then running for Eastern Washington, took 20th.

THE MEN’S RACE

Time: Noon

Length: 10,000 Meters

Results: www.gostanford.com and www.ncaa.org.

Teams: The NCAA West Region covers teams from the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The three exceptions are Nevada, Northern Arizona and Northern Idaho, which are in the Mountain Region.

Entries: Each team is allowed seven runners. Of those, the top five account for the team score and the next two may displace runners from opposing teams.

At a Glance: The NCAA West Region may arguably be the toughest of all nine regions and is certainly the most top-heavy with No. 1 Oregon, No. 3 Stanford and No. 4 Portland the favorites for the two automatic bids. Oregon is the two-time defending champion of this event and is led by 2007 individual winner Galen Rupp, who won the 2008 Pac-10 title Oct. 31 at Springfield Country Club. The Ducks also have Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott, who was third in the Region last season. Stanford, which will be running on its home course, was second to Oregon at the Pac-10 meet, while the Pilots will be led by 2008 West Coast Conference and Bill Dellinger Invitational winner David Kinsella, who was second at the Regional last season. Other nationally ranked teams in the meet include No. 19 Cal Poly, No. 20 California, No. 23 Washington and No. 26 UCLA. Last year, six teams (two automatic, four at-large) advanced to the NCAA Championships: Oregon, Cal Poly, Portland, California, Stanford and Arizona State, with the Ducks bringing home their first NCAA Championship in 30 years.

DUCKS AT THE NCAA WEST REGIONAL

Women: Oregon has won this event 12 times, which is second only to Stanford’s 14 titles. The Ducks’ team titles came in 1976-81, 1983, 1985, 1987-88, 1990-91 and 1995. Oregon has also produced the individual champion on eight occasions. Penny Graves won twice (1986, 1988), while Robin Baker (1978), Molly Morton (1979), Kathy Hayes (1983), Annette Hand (1987), Lucy Nusrala (1991) and Milena Glusac (1994) each claimed one crown.

Men: Oregon has won this event six times, including the last two. Stanford has won the most with 10 titles, followed by Arizona with eight. In addition to 2006-07, Oregon’s other titles came in 1982-83 and 1988-89. The Ducks have also produced seven individual champions, including Galen Rupp in 2007. Other individual winners for Oregon include two-time champs Jim Hill (1982-83) and Karl Keska (1995-96), as well as Brad Hudson (1989) and Steve Fein (1999).

2007 NCAA WEST REGIONAL RECAP

At the 2007 NCAA West Regional Championship, the Springfield Country Club continued to position itself as one of the top West Coast cross country sites and thousands of fans cheered the Ducks to automatic NCAA berths.

The No. 1-ranked Duck men opened the morning with a convincing team win and defended their regional title with 47 points for its sixth regional men’s team victory.

On the individual front, Galen Rupp won his first regional title and UO’s seventh since 1982. He ran in a four- to five-man pack through much of the middle third of the race, then made a break from the field in the final third and won by 10 seconds over Portland’s David Kinsella, while Oregon’s Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott finished third.

UO featured its next four runners in the top 25 overall—Kenny Klotz (12th), Daniel Mercado (15th), Scott Wall (16th) and A.J. Acosta (24th).

On the women’s side, No. 2 ranked UO tallied 72 points to finish second overall—its highest finish since 1997 when they also finished second—and was one of four teams in the field that ranked top seven nationally.

Nicole Blood finished second overall in the event, surging in the final mile to pull within eight seconds of the winner. Alexandra Kosinski followed in sixth place. Other UO scorers included Bria Wetsch (16th), Zoe Buckman (21st) and senior Sarah Pearson (27th).

PAC-10 DOMINANCE

In the last half century, no other conference can match the league’s combined 17 NCAA men’s and women’s team championships in cross country.

Combined NCAA Team Titles by Conference, 1958-present

17 Pacific-10 Conference

13 Southeastern Conference

12 Big East Conference

9 Conference USA

8 Big Ten

8 Big XII

VIN LANANNA AT THE PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Fourth year Associate Athletic Director Vin Lananna has an unmatched track record at the Pacific-10 cross country championships. His charges at Oregon, and previously Stanford, have produced 18 team titles and nine individual winners. The 2008 championships saw Lananna’s legacy continue with the third straight team title for the Men of Oregon and an individual win by Galen Rupp. Lananna was named both the Pac-10 and National Men’s Coach of the Year following Oregon’s 2007 NCAA Championship.

Lananna’s Pac-10 Title Runs (Oregon/Stanford)

Men’s Team Titles - 9 (Stanford 1996, ‘97, ‘98, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02; Oregon 2006, ‘07, ‘08)

Women’s Team Titles - 9 (Stanford 1993, ‘94, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02)

Men’s Individual Titles - 6 (Stanford 2000, ‘01, 03; Oregon 2006, ‘07, ‘08)

Women’s Individual Titles - 3 (Stanford 1999, ‘01, ‘02)

A LOOK AT THE DEFENDING NCAA CHAMPIONS, RUNNERS-UP

Oregon’s 2008 cross country roster features an impressive collection of talent and experience. Combined, the two teams have 12 All-Americans and 13 of their top 14 runners back from the 2007 NCAA Championship race.

On the men’s side, 2008 Olympians Galen Rupp and Andrew Wheating are joined by fellow All-Americans Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott (the 2007 Pac-10 Champion), A.J. Acosta, Kenny Klotz, Daniel Mercado and Diego Mercado. The Duck men have welcomed a couple of newcomers into to the fold in freshman Luke Puskedra and senior transfer Curtis Suver from Eastern Washington, as well as having being bolstered by the return of sophomore Matthew Centrowitz and seniors Chris Winter, who redshirted the 2007 cross country season, and Scott Wall.

For the women, the All-Americans are both familiar -- Nicole Blood, Zoe Buckman and Alexandra Kosinski -- and new in graduate transfer students Melissa Grelli (Georgetown) and Lindsey Scherf (Harvard). They have been joined by another senior transfer, Mattie Bridgmon (Eastern Washington) and senior Zoe Nelson to give Oregon one of the most veteran women’s teams in the country. Sophomore Betsy Bies and freshman Bronwyn Crossman have also been key contributors in 2008.

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No. 1 Washington Cross Country Readies For West Regional

No. 1 Cross Country Readies For West Regional
The field for the NCAA Championships will be announced this Sunday afternoon.

Nov. 13, 2008

ON THE COURSE: Both the Washington men's and women's cross country teams will head to Palo Alto this Saturday to compete in the NCAA West Regional Championships. The stakes are vastly different for the two teams, with the 23rd-ranked men's team needing a strong showing in order to qualify for the NCAA Championships, while the No. 1-ranked women's team is a virtual lock for the championship meet in Terre Haute, Ind.

The Regional meet will be held at the Stanford Golf Course with the women's 6,000-meter race starting at 11 a.m. and the men's 10,000-meter race going off at 12 p.m. For the men, Regionals marks the increase in distances from 8,000-meters to the 10K.

The West is one of nine regions across the country that will have their championships this Saturday, with the top two teams from each region earning automatic entry into the NCAA Championships on November 24. Thirteen teams will then be granted at-large bids, bringing the NCAA field to 31 total teams.

This will be the first race for the undefeated Husky women since their historic Pac-10 Championships win that still has the cross country world buzzing. Washington went against second-ranked Oregon for the first time this year on the Ducks home course, and swept the top six spots to win its first Pac-10 title since 1989 and record the first perfect score in conference history. Washington's win snapped a streak of 12-straight Pac-10 titles for the Stanford Cardinal. Freshman Kendra Schaaf took the individual title in a course record time, becoming the first individual Pac-10 champ at UW since Regina Joyce in 1982.

The Huskies and Ducks will be right back in the thick of things again this Saturday. Oregon remained No. 2 in the USTFCCCA rankings, with No. 11 Stanford and No. 16 Arizona State also heading to Palo Alto, making the Regional meet somewhat of a second Pac-10's.

The men are also coming off their best showing yet this year, as they tied for third at Pac-10's with California. Jeremy Mineau's 10th-place finish led the team, and the Huskies were bolstered by junior Kelly Spady's first race of the year as he finished 15th overall. Spady led the Huskies at last year's Regional meet. The West Region on the men's side is perhaps the deepest in the nation with the most top-end talent as well. No. 1-ranked and Pac-10 Champion Oregon leads the way, followed by No. 3 Stanford and No. 4 Portland. Cal Poly is ranked 19th, California comes in at No. 20, Washington at No. 23, and UCLA at No. 26. Depending on how things break with the at-large point system, the West Region could potentially send seven teams to NCAA's but much is up in the air.

NCAA WEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
11:00 am Women's 6,000-meters
12:00 pm Men's 10,000-meters

NCAA SELECTION PROCESS: The top-two teams at each of nine regionals nationwide on Saturday will earn automatic berths to the 2008 NCAA Championships, Nov. 24 in Terre Haute, Ind. An additional 13 men's and women's teams will be added to the field via an at-large selection process. Selections are based on regular season wins, or "points", accumulated against teams already in the NCAA field. In addition, the top four individuals at each regional not on qualifying teams will be added at-large to NCAA meet. The final NCAA Championships field, including all at-large teams and individuals, will be announced at NCAA.com at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16.

HUSKIES REMAIN UNANIMOUS NO. 1: No new polls this week means the Husky women's team heads into Regionals still with a commanding grip on the No. 1 spot. Washington has been a unanimous No. 1 since its Pre-National victory on Oct. 18, totaling 360 points. Speaking to the level of respect the women have gained, the Oregon Ducks remained at No. 2 in the rankings following the Pac-10 Championships, despite UW placing its top six finishers ahead of Oregon's first finisher. Washington achieved its first No. 1 ranking in program history in the October 7 poll, leap-frogging the Ducks following UW's win at the Tiger Invitational. The Huskies began the season ranked third. Women's cross country becomes the seventh intercollegiate sport at the University of Washington to achieve a No. 1 ranking. The previous six were men's crew, women's crew, football, men's soccer, softball, and volleyball. The Washington men's cross country squad also maintains its season-high No. 23 ranking. The voters clearly view UW's West Region as the deepest in America, as the Husky men are one of seven West Region teams to populate the Top-30. The Oregon men continue to be the nation's No. 1 team, with fellow West Reigon teams Stanford at No. 3 and Portland at No. 4. Cal Poly, California, and UCLA are also ranked teams out of the West Region.

MAKING THE TRIP: Following is a list of those Huskies expected to travel to Saturday's NCAA West Regional Championships in Palo Alto, Calif. Each team can race seven team members so not every runner traveling will compete.

Name Year Hometown (High School) Best Regional Finish
Christine Babcock Fr. Irvine, Calif. (Woodbridge) First meet
Anita Campbell Sr. Vancouver, B.C. (Aldergrove) 4th (2007)
Katie Follett Jr. Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins) 7th (2007)
Mel Lawrence So. Reno, Nev. (Reno) 32nd (2007)
Amanda Miller Sr. Wenatchee, Wash. (Eastmont) 17th (2007)
Kenna Patrick So. Federal Way, Wash. (Thomas Jefferson) First meet
Lauren Saylor So. Clovis, Calif. (Buchanan) 61st (2007)
Kendra Schaaf Fr. Craven, Saskatchewan (Lumsden) First meet
Michelle Turner Sr. Orem, Utah (Timpanogos) First meet


Name Year Hometown (High School) Best Regional Finish
Chris Ahl Jr. Seattle, Wash. (Bishop Blanchet) First meet
Alec Bromka Jr. Portland, Ore. (Caitlin Gable) First meet
Jon Harding Sr. Issaquah, Wash. (Issaquah) 35th (2006)
Jeremy Mineau Sr. Menlo Park, Calif. (Menlo Atherton) 5th (2006)
Jake Schmitt Jr. Kentfield, Calif. (Redwood/California) 70th (2005 w/Cal)
Kelly Spady Jr. Mukilteo, Wash. (Kamiak) 31st (2007)
Jordan Swarthout Jr. Olympia, Wash. (Capital) First meet
Colton Tully-Doyle Jr. San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo/UCSB) 123rd (2007)

HUSKIES WIN PAC-10 TITLE WITH PERFECT SCORE: The Washington women's cross country team won the Pac-10 Championship on Oct. 31 in a stunningly dominant performance, as they swept the top six spots to record a perfect score at the Springfield Country Club. The performance was unprecedented in Pac-10 history on either the women's or men's side. Freshman Kendra Schaaf is the new Pac-10 Champion, and led a Husky parade across the finish line, followed in order by sophomore Mel Lawrence, freshman Christine Babcock, senior Anita Campbell, junior Katie Follett, and senior Amanda Miller. In what was expected to be a heated battle between the nation's top two teams, the Huskies began to pull away midway through the race and turned it into a rout. Washington finished with a perfect 15 points, followed by Oregon with 55, 18th-ranked Stanford with 99, 15th-ranked Arizona State with 105, and Washington State in fifth-place with 188 points. The Cardinal had won 12-straight Pac-10 Championships entering the meet. The win is just the second Pac-10 Championship for the Husky women, the previous title coming in 1989. Schaaf is Washington's first individual champion since Regina Joyce won the inaugural title in 1982. Schaaf led from start to finish, widening her lead throughout, until she finished in a course record 19-minutes and 24-seconds over the 6,000-meter course. That shattered the Pac-10 record for 6,000-meters, previously at 19:40, and was a whopping 33 seconds faster than the previous course record, set just last year. Amazingly, Washington's second through fourth finishers were also under the old course record. The previous record low score for any team in Pac-10 Championship history was 19 by the 2002 Stanford men's team. The previous women's record was 22 points by the 2006 Stanford women. Both of those teams went on to win the NCAA Championship. The women's dominance was understandably the story of the day, but the 24th-ranked men's team was impressive as well. Top-ranked Oregon won with 28 points, followed by second-ranked Stanford with 47. Washington and California came into the meet sharing the No. 24 national ranking, and left tied as well, as both scored 104 points for third place. Just behind UW and Cal was 13th-ranked UCLA in fifth-place with 106. Senior Jeremy Mineau was his usual gritty self in leading the team with a 10th-place finish, covering the 8,000-meter course in 23:47. Junior Kelly Spady made his season debut an impressive one, as he placed 15th in 23:58. Junior Jake Schmitt was right behind Spady in 16th-place in 24:05. Juniors Jordan Swarthout and Colton Tully-Doyle also crossed together in 33rd and 34th-place, respectively, to close UW's scoring.

HUSKIES MAKE QUICK WORK OF TOP-10 TEAMS AT PRE-NATIONALS: A phenomenal team effort carried the No. 1 Washington women's cross country team to a dominating win at the Pre-National Meet on Oct. 18 in Terre Haute, as the Huskies placed four runners in the Top-10 despite taking on 11 ranked teams. The Huskies accumulated a scant 36 points, with second-place Villanova well back with 126 points. Minnesota, ranked fourth in the nation, was third with 198, followed by 9th-ranked Michigan State in fourth with 215, and No. 15 Florida in fifth with 233. For some perspective, one year ago the Stanford women won Pre-Nationals with 102 points on their way to a third-straight NCAA title. The Huskies placed all five of their scoring runners in the top-20, where many teams would be happy to have one finisher. A trio of Huskies finished together in third, fourth, and fifth places, led by freshman Kendra Schaaf who covered the 6,000-meter course in 20-minutes and 15 seconds. Fellow freshman Christine Babcock was just a split second behind in fourth place, and sophomore Mel Lawrence took fifth in 20:18. Washington's two returning All-Americans were the fourth and fifth finishers on the squad. Junior Katie Follett placed 8th in 20:20, and senior Anita Campbell was 16th overall in 20:38. In the men's White Race, Washington's group took 11th out of 40 teams, and just missed upsetting two of the highest ranked teams in the country. Two spots ahead of the Huskies was Colorado, the No. 3 team in the country, which finished with 235 points to UW's 306. 11th-ranked Iowa State was 10th, with 249. Washington did outperform one ranked opponent, No. 30 Michigan State, who placed 14th. Junior Jake Schmitt led the men's team with a 27th-place finish in 24:08 for 8,000-meters. He was followed by senior Jeremy Mineau who was 48th in 24:23. A strong third for Washington was junior Colton Tully-Doyle, who placed 68th in 24:39 for his best Husky finish. Senior Jon Harding was 78th in 24:43 and junior Chris Ahl was 85th in 24:48 to round out the scoring. The women's first-place finish surpassed the fourth-place showing from 2007 as the program's best ever. The Huskies were so impressive, their top-five women averaged 20:21, which equaled the time of the second-place finisher in the women's White Race. Anita Campbell, who was UW's fifth finisher, would have been the No.1 runner for 4th-ranked Minnesota and 6th-ranked Stanford.

HUSKIES TAKE TIGER INVITE BY THE TAIL: Another race, another win for UW freshman Kendra Schaaf, who flew to the win at the Tiger Invitational, hosted by Auburn University on Oct. 4. Schaaf led a UW parade across the finish line as the then-second-ranked Husky women had seven of the top nine finishers to win by a wide margin. The Washington men's team was led by senior Jeremy Mineau, who finished fifth overall. The Huskies placed second to 21st-ranked Auburn, also getting Top-10 finishes from Jon Harding and Jake Schmitt. But it was Schaaf who stole the show once again, two weeks after her record-breaking Sundodger victory. The Saskatchewan native covered the 5,000-meter course in just 15-minutes and 46-seconds. That time would have been the second-fastest in Washington history had it been run on the track. Following Schaaf was another exceptional freshman, Christine Babcock of Irvine, Calif., who was making her collegiate debut. Babcock was the second-place finisher in 16:02. Sophomore Mel Lawrence was third in 16:04 before the UW onslaught was momentarily disrupted by the top finishers for Auburn and Iowa. The next four finishers were clad in purple, led by junior All-American Katie Follett, who was sixth in her season debut. Seventh-place went to sophomore Lauren Saylor, and seniors Amanda Miller and All-American Anita Campbell took eighth and ninth, respectively. Kailey Campbell, Kenna Patrick, and Michelle Turner all placed in the Top-25 as well, out of a field of more than 200. The Husky women were first with a near-perfect 19 points (15 being perfection), followed by Oregon State with 98 points, and 27th-ranked Iowa with 99. Georgia was fourth with 138, and Purdue finished fifth with 158. The men's team was buoyed by Harding's first race of the season, as well as the continued successful comeback from Mineau, who redshirted the 2007 season. Mineau covered the 8,000-meter course in 23:10 for fifth, followed by Harding who took eighth in 23:20. Junior Jake Schmitt was right behind Harding, taking ninth-place in 23:22. The Huskies finished second overall with 49 points, trailing only the 31 put up by Auburn. Iowa finished third with 72 points, Clemson was fourth with 155, and Georgia Tech finished fifth in 156.

SCHAAF WINS FIRST RACE IN RECORD FASHION: Freshman phenom Kendra Schaaf wowed the fans at Lincoln Park in West Seattle as she won the Sundodger Invitational in her collegiate debut and became the first woman to break 20-minutes at the course in the process. Schaaf led the third-ranked Husky women to a dominant victory and the Husky men took the team title as well led by Jake Schmitt's third-place effort. Schaaf set the stage for an illustrious career by covering the 6,000-meter course in 19-minutes and-58 seconds, breaking the meet and course record by 12 seconds despite wet and cold conditions. Husky sophomore Mel Lawrence was runner-up, finishing in 20:23 in her first competition of any kind since last year's NCAA Championships. That time was 35 seconds faster than her Sundodger finish one year ago. Sophomore Lauren Saylor was fourth overall in a considerable personal best of 20:41. Another sophomore, Kailey Campbell, took sixth overall, and the Huskies placed seven runners in the top-13, leading to an easy first place finish with 21 total points. UC Davis was second with 67 points, followed by Oregon State with 75, and Washington State with 121. The Husky men defended their team title as well, scoring 41 points to outpace Alaska Anchorage which scored 54, and Eastern Washington with 68. Eastern Washington's Paul Limpf also made history with his win in 23:33, which broke the course record of current Husky senior Jon Harding, set just last year. Schmitt, who last spring qualified for NCAA's on the track in the 10K, led the Huskies in his first official UW cross country outing. Schmitt's time of 23:48 was the seventh-fastest in meet history. Saturday saw the return of senior Jeremy Mineau, who led the Huskies at the NCAA Championships in 2005 and 2006 before redshirting last season. Mineau finished fifth overall in 24:08 in his first race of any kind since the spring of 2007. Next across for the Huskies was junior Chris Ahl, and redshirt freshman Cameron Quackenbush, who placed 12th and 13th, respectively, in 24:30. Five additional Huskies placed in the top-25 including true freshman Joey Bywater who ran unattached and finished 23rd in his first college race.

LOOKING BACK AT TRACK: The Husky harriers made major contributions to antoher record-breaking track season for Washington last winter and spring. Katie Follett, Amanda Miller, and Michelle Turner were three of the nation's elite mid-distance runners on the women's side, starting with the NCAA Indoor Championships, where all three made the final of the mile run, and all earned All-America honors with Miller leading the way in fifth-place. Outdoors, Follett became UW's first Pac-10 Champion in a running event since 2001, as she outkicked Oregon's Nicole Blood and Stanford's Lauren Centrowitz to win the 1500-meters. Shortly thereafter, Turner won the West Region 1500m title in a time of 4:14.94, a nine-second personal best. At NCAA's, it was Miller's turn to lead the group again, as she made the 1500m final and earned her fourth career All-America award. The trio then competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials to end their seasons, with Follett and Turner advancing to the semifinals. Other noteworthy performances on the women's side came from Lauren Saylor, who made NCAA Regionals in the 5000-meters and scored for UW at Pac-10's in the 10K. Mo Huber also made Regionals in the steeple, and Kailey Campbell reached the final of the 1500m at Pac-10's. Andrea Brown also had a strong indoor season, running an NCAA Provisional mile time and competing on UW's DMR at NCAA Indoors. The men were highlighted by Jake Schmitt, running attached for the first time as a Husky after redshirting the cross country season. Schmitt ran under 29-minutes in the 10000-meters, just the third Husky ever to do so, and finished 21st in the 10K at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. He also scored in both the 3K and 5K at the MPSF Championships. Austin Abbott turned in another phenomenal season outdoors in the 800-meters, hitting his stride right as postseason rolled around to finish 4th at Pac-10's and West Regionals, and then 7th at the NCAA Championships to earn his fifth All-America honor.

HUSKIES AT REGIONALS: Last season, the Husky women's team used a fourth-place Regional finish as a springboard to an eighth-place finish at NCAA's just nine days later. Anita Campbell led the team for the third-straight year with a fourth-place performance, which was the best by a Husky since 1995. Also earning All-West Region honors were Katie Follett, who placed seventh, and Amanda Miller, who was 17th. Mel Lawrence and Lauren Saylor placed 32nd and 61st, respectively, in their first Regional meets. They should be in for big improvements this Saturday. The Stanford women took home their ninth-straight Regional title on their way to winning the NCAA crown. The 2007 season ended at the Regional meet for the men, as they placed 10th overall led by Kelly Spady's 31st-place finish. The Oregon men claimed the Regional crown led by individual champion Galen Rupp. Historically, the Husky women have two Regional crowns to their credit, in 1989 and 1992. They have finished in the top-five every year since 1989. Husky legend Regina Joyce is the only Husky male or female to win a Regional crown, doing so in 1980. The Husky men have never won Regionals, but have finished second six times, including five-straight seconds from 1987-1991. UW's best individual performance on the men's side was Simon Baines, who ran second in 1993.

2007 SEASON REVIEW: Last season the Husky women's team rose to the ranks of the nation's elite with an all-time best eighth-place NCAA finish despite featuring just one senior in their top-seven. Anita Campbell and Katie Follett led the Huskies during the year and at nationals, finishing side-by-side at NCAA's in 20th- and 19th-place, respectively, and each earning All-America awards. It marked the first time in history that UW had two All-Americans in the same season. The Huskies tied for third with Arizona State in the loaded Pac-10, placing four runners in the top-15 including Campbell, Follett, freshman Mel Lawrence, and junior Amanda Miller. Other milestones included the team's record-breaking fourth-place finish at Pre-Nationals, and Campbell's fourth-place individual finish at West Regionals, the best by a Husky in 12 years. On the men's side, the Huskies missed the NCAA's for the first time since 2004 due mostly to youth and injuries to top runners like Jeremy Mineau and Jon Harding. Mineau redshirted and Harding had a breakthrough season slowed in the end. Still, Harding was one of the season's great stories, starting with his record-setting Sundodger win in a course record 23:36. He also led the Huskies with a 20th-place Pac-10 finish. Max O'Donoghue-McDonald had an exceptional freshman season, running in the top-five at every meet. Sophomore Kelly Spady was perhaps UW's most consistent runner, and led the team at West Regionals. Coming on strong at season's end was junior Caleb Knox, who placed in UW's top five at the two postseason meets after only cracking the top-seven once before in his career. One sign of things to come was the success of Jake Schmitt who ran unattached in order to redshirt after transferring from California. Plugging Schmitt and Mineau into the top of this year's lineup should do wonders for the Husky men.

MEET THE COACHES: Former Husky All-American Greg Metcalf is in his seventh year as Washington's head coach of track and field and cross-country, and his 12th year overall at the University. Metcalf's work with the men's and women's cross country teams have developed each into national contenders in recent years, capped off by historic finishes for each team over the past two seasons. The women's cross country squad has now reached the NCAA Championships in nine of Metcalf's 11 seasons, including six top-20 finishes. The UW men, meanwhile, have competed for national titles three times in the past five years, including a 12th-place national finish in 2006. In all, Metcalf's distance runners have earned three NCAA track titles, eight Pac-10 titles, 38 All-America awards, 109 NCAA Championships bids and 21 school records in his 11 years with the program. A 1993 UW graduate, Metcalf was a two-time All-American in the steeplechase. Metcalf is joined on the coaching staff by five-time All-American Kelly (MacDonald) Strong, a three-time Pac-10 champion at Arizona State now in her seventh year at Washington, and third-year assistant Jimmy Bean, an All-Midwest Region performer at Division-III Greenville (Ill.) University.
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Dr. C. Harmon Brown dies

Longtime USATF contributor Dr. C. Harmon Brown dies

INDIANAPOLIS - Known worldwide as a pioneer in sports science and medicine, Dr. C. Harmon Brown died from cancer on Tuesday, November 11. He was 78.

A well-respected author, coach, professor, speaker, endocrinologist, team administrator and track meet official, Dr. Brown, a resident of San Mateo, Calif., served the sport of track and field in countless ways.

"All of us at USA Track & Field are saddened to hear of the passing of our dear friend Dr. Harmon Brown," said USATF President Bill Roe. "His contributions to our organization are immeasurable, and he is one of the people in our sport for whom the term 'gentleman' is an understatement. He will be greatly missed."

A hurdler in his younger days, Brown held the Lafayette College school records in the 120-yard high hurdles and 220-yard low hurdles, and won four conference titles. After graduating from Lafayette (Easton, Pa.) in 1952, Brown earned his M.D. from the George Washington School of Medicine in 1956.

While pursuing his career in medicine in California, Brown continued to pursue his passion for track and field by coaching in club, high school, collegiate, national and international levels. During his coaching career he mentored numerous All-Americans and three Olympic throwers. He served on coaching staffs with nine Team USA international teams from 1967-1986, including two Olympic and two Pan-American teams.

When he began coaching in 1962, women were not permitted to participate in collegiate competitions. Brown became a tireless advocate on behalf of women athletes and conducted pioneering research on the effects of strenuous exercise on the female body to demonstrate women's physiologic and performance capabilities. Brown worked to find physiological, biochemical and nutritional performance benefits to counter the rise in drug use in elite sport.

Brown served TAC/USATF as chair of the organization's Sports Science and Medical Committee for two decades where he was instrumental in developing USATF's innovative drug testing initiatives. The past few years he served as USATF's High Performance Sports Science Chair. Brown was also one of the co-architects of USATF's High Performance Programs philosophy of track and field being an athlete-centered, coach-driven and scientifically applied sport.

Brown served the sport worldwide as a member of the IAAF Medical and Anti-Doping Commission. In the early 1980s he helped to initiate and then chair the IAAF Medical Education Working Group, a forerunner to the current Medical and Anti-Doping Commission on which he alsoserved until stepping down in 2007. In all,Brown's contribution to the IAAF's medical and anti-doping programme consisted of 24 years of devoted service, a period which also involved many appointments as Medical Delegate to IAAF championships.

A contributing author to the USA Track & Field Coaching Manual, Brown was a well respected author. He served as the editor and co-author of the IAAF Medical Manual for Athletics and Road Running Competitions: A Practical Guide, a publication which is now in its third edition.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

Source: USATF

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Sports medicine pioneer Harmon Brown passes away

Monte-Carlo - It was with great sadness that the IAAF received the news that Charles Harmon Brown, a pioneering energy in the field of sports medicine, and a long time member of the IAAF Medical and Anti-Doping Commission, passed away on Tuesday afternoon (11 November).

A former hurdler, who was three-time Conference champion, Brown’s life long passion for athletics saw his expertise in medicine and sport, combine. Energised first as a college coach with his work to get women athletes the right to compete at collegiate level, he was later to make huge efforts in the field of anti-doping, and made pioneering research into the effects of strenuous exercise on the female body.

A Javelin Throw, Discus Throw, and Shot Put coach, Brown trained from club to high school to national and international level. In particular, Brown coached nine USA Track and Field international teams from 1967 to 1986 including two Olympic and two Pan Am Games squads.

As a physician Brown’s specialty was as an endocrinologist.

In his time with Team USA as chair of USATF's Sports Medicine and Sports Science Committee he worked to find physiological, biochemical and nutritional performance benefits to counter the rise in drug use in elite sport.

At global level in the early 1980s Brown helped to initiate and then chair the IAAF Medical Education Working Group a forerunner to the current Medical and Anti-Doping Commission on which he also served until stepping down in 2007. In all, Brown's contribution to the IAAF’s medical and anti-doping programme consisted of a remarkable 24 years of devoted service, a period which also involved many appointments as Medical Delegate to IAAF championships. In recognition of his service, Brown was made a recipient of the IAAF Veterans’ Pin in 2007.

Setting up teaching programmes in sports medicine around the world, equipping doctors to help athletes stay healthy while achieving top performance always remained Brown’s working ethos.

Brown was a well respected author, notably the editor and co-author of the ‘IAAF Medical Manual for Athletics and Road Running Competitions: A Practical Guide’, a publication which is now in its third edition, and was a contributing author to the 'USA Track and Field Coaching Manual'.

IAAF

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Marin County Athletic League Championships

Indian Valley Campus College of Marin,
Novato, CA
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
3 Miles

The Redwood boy's team, which was composed of senior Peter Kissin 4th in 16:13, junior Reed Bunnell 7th in 16:34, senior Julio Boj 11th in 16:43, senior Alex Sterling 15th in 17:04, senior Alex Shimek 17th in 17:15, junior Eric Tymstra 18th in 17:24, and junior Clay Alm 19th in 17:30, won with 54 points.

Peter Kissin is the son of Roy Kissin (San Ramon Valley, Danville), who placed third in the 1975 California State Meet two mile in 8:56.2 in San Diego. Roy Kissin is #8 on the NCS All-Time 3,200 Meters List. Rod Berry (Redwood, Larkspur), who placed second in the 1977 State Meet two mile in 8:53.4, is #2 all-time at 8:50.4+.

3,200 METERS
8:43.5+ Richard Kimball (De La Salle, Concord) 1974
8:50.4+ *Rod Berry (Redwood, Larkspur) 1977
8:51.5+ Bob Grubbs (Washington, Fremont) 1972
8:51.64 Jay Marden (Mission San Jose, Fremont) 1981
8:51.9+ Rob Wentworth (Livermore) 1979
8:52.42+ *Yosef Ghebray (James Logan, Union City) 2004
8:52.6i+ Calvin Gaziano (Castro Valley) 1985
8:53.1+ Roy Kissin(San Ramon, Danville) 1975
8:53.9+ Ralph Gamez (Berkeley) 1966
8:54.1+ Tom Hale (Campolindo, Moraga) 1971
http://cifncs.org/sports/track/files/RESULTS/ncs%20all-Time%20List%20Through%202007.pdf

San Rafael placed second with 65. Tamalpais (Mill Valley) was third with 79.

Junior Erik Olson (Novato), the defending champion, won in 15:20. Senior Steven Iglehart (The Branson School, Ross), where tuition is $31,315 for the 2008-09 school year, placed second in 15:34. Sophomore Dan Milechman (Tamalpais) was third in 15:41.

Redwood also won the girl's team championship with 52 points. Their team was composed of junior Caitlin Schmitt 11th in 19:48, junior Sarah Salem 10th in 20:49, junior Amelia Burke 11th in 21:07, freshman Natalie Tallerico 18th in 21:34, sophomore Shealyn Mathews 19th in 21:50, and junior Caroline Logan 11th in 22:26.

Redwood coach Laura (Starett) Schmitt, the mother of Caitlin, is going to be very busy this weekend. Her daughter Meaghan, who goes to Cal, is going to play Stanford in volleyball on Friday in Berkeley. Her son Jake, who goes to Washington, is going to run in the NCAA Division I West Regional Cross Country Championship at Stanford on Saturday.

Sir Francis Drake of San Anselmo placed second with 59 points. Terra Linda of San Rafael was third with 92 points.

Junior Theresa Devine (Marin Catholic, Kentfield), third last year, won in 18:48. Freshman Ellie Ryan (Sir Francis Drake) placed second in 19:02. Sophomore Courtney Madson (Novato), fifth last year, was third in 19:24.

Chico State comes in at No. 4 following its West Regional title with Scott Bauhs, the overall champion, leading the way for Chico.

November 12, 2008

Adams State Heads to Nationals as Top-Ranked Division II Men’s Squad
Top nine in men’s Division II cross country go unchanged a week prior to National Championships

NEW ORLEANS – Adams State will head to the NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships as the top-ranked team and overall favorite to win the NCAA title on November 22nd. The Grizzlies won last weekend’s Central Regional title in commanding fashion scoring 33 points with all seven runners in the top-15.

Abilene Christian, Harding, Chico State and Western State all remained steadfast this week in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) men’s top 25. Adams State will be seeking their first NCAA title since 2003 while Abilene Christian looks to win its third-straight NCAA title.

The Wildcats, ranked second nationally, are coming off of a regional win of their own after taking the South Central Regional title. The regional win for the Wildcats was their eighth title in the past nine years.

No. 3 Harding seeks its first-ever national championship after a dominating performance in the South Regional. The Bisons swept the regional scoring a perfect 15 points, led by freshman phenom Daniel Kirwa. The talented super frosh has won every race he has competed in this season. Chico State comes in at No. 4 following its West Regional title with Scott Bauhs, the overall champion, leading the way for Chico.

Western State, second at the Central Regional meet, is ranked fifth this week. Alaska-Anchorage is ranked sixth this week following the second-place performance by the Seawolves at the West Regional.

Queens University of Charlotte and UMass Lowell are ranked seventh and eighth respectively. Both teams won its regional meets, Queens winning the Southeast Regional title with a near perfect 19 points while UMass Lowell picked up the East Regional title with 43 points.

No. 9 Grand Valley State and No. 10 Minnesota State round out the men’s top ten. GVSU won the Midwest Regional title over 13th-ranked Southern Indiana and Wayne State (MI). Minnesota State finished third at the Central Regional behind Adams State and Western State.

The Colorado School of Mines is ranked 11th this week, up three spots from the November 5th rankings. Western Washington dropped one spot to No. 12 followed by Southern Indiana and Wayne State, both ranked 13th.

Stonehill is ranked 15th in the nation followed by Lock Haven at No. 16. Lock Haven improved nine spots in the rankings this week thanks to an impressive performance in the Atlantic Regional. The Bald Eagles bested No. 17 Edinboro and No. 24 Slippery Rock.

Missouri Southern State, Metro State, and Pittsburg State complete the men’s top-20, while Ashland, Western Oregon, Southwest Baptist, Slippery Rock and Southern Connecticut finish off the men’s top 25.

The Men’s Division II Cross Country National Rankings:

Rank Team Last Week Region Result
1. Adams State 1 Central-1
2. Abilene Christian 2 South Central-1
3. Harding 3 South-1
4. Chico State 4 West-1
5. Western State 5 Central-2
6. Alaska Anchorage 6 West-2
7. Queens (NC) 7 Southeast-1
8. UMass Lowell 8 East-1
9. Grand Valley 9 Midwest-1
10. Minnesota State 13 Central-3
11. Colorado School of Mines 14 Central-4
12. Western Washington 11 West-3
13. Southern Indiana 10 Midwest-T2
13. Wayne State (MI) 17 Midwest-T2
15. Stonehill 15 East-2
16. Lock Haven 25 Atlantic-1
17. Edinboro 12 Atlantic-2
18. Missouri Southern State 21 South Central-2
19. Metro State NR Central-5
20. Pittsburg State 19 South Central-3
21. Ashland NR Midwest-4
22. Western Oregon NR West-4
23. Southwest Baptist 16 South Central-4
24. Slippery Rock 18 Atlantic-3
25. Southern Connecticut 24 East-3

Dropped Out: No. 20 UC San Diego, No. 22 Northern Kentucky, and No. 23 Drury.

http://ustfccca.cstv.com/ot/c-xc/08-d2national-rankings.html.

Senior Jeremy Mineau (Menlo Atherton HS, Atherton; Washington)

Senior Jeremy Mineau (Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton; Washington), the 2002 Central Coast Section cross country champion, is now a senior at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

Menlo-Atherton High School is 10 minutes and 3.98 miles by car from the Stanford Golf Course Restaurant according to www.mapquest.com. Stanford is hosting the NCAA Division I West Regional Cross Country Championship on Saturday.

Mineau: One Last Run For The Top
Husky senior hopes to end career with a return to NCAAs



Oct. 27, 2008


by Will Hansen
Special for Gameday Magazine

The University of Washington Men's Cross Country team is ready to take off this season after missing some key components in 2007. The 2006 team led by then-junior Jeremy Mineau (Menlo Park, Calif) finished 12th at Nationals; their best finish in over a decade. Everything looked to be on the rise for the Huskies until two stress fractures put Mineau, who was expected to lead the team, out of competitive running for nearly two years. Forced to redshirt in 2007, Mineau is back for his senior season at full strength and the Huskies are looking to pick up where the 2006 team left off.

http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/c-xc/spec-rel/102708aaa.html

Jeremy Mineau

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Menlo Park, Calif.

High School:
Menlo Atherton HS

Event:
Distances

Experience:
3V

UW's 2006 Team MVP, was the No. 1 Husky finisher at the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Cross Country Championships before redshirting the 2007 season ... an NCAA Track and Field Championships competitor at 10,000m in 2006 ... holds UW record indoors at 5K and is second outdoors at 10K.

2007-08: Redshirted the season.

2006-07: Led the Huskies in all five meets he entered, including all-three postseason meets ... earned first-team All-Pac-10 and first-team All-West Region honors ... was seventh at the Pac-10 meet and fifth at the Regional, the latter matching the fifth-best ever by a Husky men's runner ... was 53rd overall at NCAAs, leading the Husky men to a 12th-place team finish ... team finish was UW's best since 1993 ... earned Team MVP and a coaches' award for leadership following the season ... also earned Academic All-Pac-10 second-team acclaim ... competed just three times during track campaign, highlighted by a second-place finish at the MPSF Championships in the 5000m, clocking in at 14:06.34.

2005-06: Was dynamic in the fall, leading the UW men to 27th at the NCAA XC Championships, his 93rd-place finish tops on the team ... missed the Pre-National and Pac-10 meets with an injury before coming back strong at Regionals ... was UW's No. 2 runner at Regionals, his 16th-place finish the second-best by a UW men's runner since 2001, and a 77-spot improvement over his finish at the same meet in 2004 ... shaved more than 2:30 off of his 10K cross country best at the Regional, finishing in 30:43 ... also competed at the Willamette Invite, placing ninth ... earned second-team Academic All-Pac-10 honors on the track, and was honorable mention in the fall ... was a sophomore during the indoor season, but a redshirt freshman outdoors ... competed just six times, total, from January to June ... broke 15-year-old UW 5000m record indoors, clocking 13:54.03 at the MPSF Championships to take second ... time was a 17-second personal best, and four seconds faster than the previous UW record ... outdoors, qualified for first NCAA Championships with a time of 28:49.69 for 10000m at Stanford ... time was UW's second-best ever, and fastest ever by a Husky frosh ... was 21st in the 10000m at NCAAs, and was 21st in the 5K at Pac-10s.

2004-05: Was UW's top freshman during the cross country season ... one of three freshmen in UW's top-10 at Pac-10s ... was UW's No. 3 runner, 27th overall, at Pac-10s, second-best among Pac-10 frosh ... also ran third for UW at Pre-Nationals, and was team's No. 7 runner at the NCAA West Regional, his first-ever 10000m competition ... beat all but two Husky finishers in unattached debut at the Sundodger Invite, placing eighth ... qualified for the world cross country championships with a fifth-place finish at the U.S. Junior Nationals in February ... was Team USA's No. 6 finisher at worlds, placing 68th overall ... ran the 5000m in 14:11.81 indoors, then UW's fourth-best ever ... redshirted the outdoor season, competing unattached at 1500m and 5000m.

High School and Personal: Parents are Diana Gibson and David Mineau ... ranked second in the state, and 12th in the nation in 2004 with a 3200m PR of 9:01.54 ... swept Central Coast Section Cross Country Runner of the Year and Middle-Distance Runner of the Year honorsin 2003-04 ... won CCS cross country titles in 2002 and 2003, including a course record in 2002 ... also won back-to-back section titles in the 3200m .... placed second at the 2003 Division-I state cross country meet ... captained Menlo-Atherton as a senior ... earned a 3.9 (unweighted) GPA.

Collegiate Best Marks:
1500m.......3:54.21
Mile.......4:11.68i
3000m.......8:15.00i
5000m.......13:54.03i
10000m.......28:49.69

http://www.cstv.com/printable/schools/wash/sports/c-xc/mtt/mineau_jeremy00.html

Diana Gibson D.Min.
Adjunct Professor Santa Clara University
Dr. Gibson is an ordained Presbyterian pastor who has served churches in southern California, San Mateo, CA, Melbourne, Australia, and for 16 years in Palo Alto. Currently she is Executive Co-director of the Council of Churches of Santa Clara County. Gibson received her Masters of Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary, and completed her Doctor of Ministry at Columbia Theological Seminary working with Walter Brueggemann on her thesis, “Nuturing Disciplines for Revolutionary Christians.” She is co-founder of Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice, an interfaith grassroots organization based in Palo Alto. She lives with her husband, 2 dogs and aquatic turtle in Menlo Park. Her greatest joys include time with family and friends, watching her son (a distance runner at University of Washington) run, gardening, reading (good theology or good mystery novels), and walking her dogs.
http://www.scu.edu/ecppm/pastoralministries/faculty/dgibson.cfm

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Freshman Kendra Schaaf (University of Washington, Seattle)

Kendra Schaaf

Class:Freshman
Hometown:Craven, Saskatchewan
High School:Lumsden
Experience:HS
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada ...
parents are Gale and Brian Schaaf ...
has one older brother, Jared ...
competed for the Queen City Striders Track Club ...
Canada's top junior distance runner in 2008 ...
won the Canadian Junior Cross Country Championships in 2007 ...
placed 20th overall at the 2008 World Junior Cross Country Championships in Scotland, the top finisher for Team Canada ...
placed 7th in the 5000-meters at the World Junior Track and Field Championships in Poland, and finished 13th in the 1500-meters ...
won the junior women's 4K at the 2008 NACAC Cross Country Championships, leading Canada to the title over the U.S. ...
swept provincial titles her junior and senior years, winning the cross country titles as well as winning the 800m, 1500m, and 3000m runs on the track both years, setting numerous provincial records ...
finished 2nd in the 5K at the Victoria International Track Classic, running a personal-best of 16:05 ... won the 1500m at the Harry Jerome meet in 4:20, a personal best ...
was 3rd in the 3K at 2008 Canadian Junior Nationals, and 4th in the 1500m ...
interested in environmental engineering.

Personal Best Times
800m.......2:12
1500m.......4:20
3000m.......9:29
5000m.......16:05
5000m (XC).......16:30

Pac-10 Championships - 10/31/2008
Hosted by the University of Oregon
Springfield Country Club; Springfield, Oregon

Event 1 Women 6k Run CC
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Results - Women
1 Kendra Schaaf Washington 19:24.05 1
2 Marie Lawrence Washington 19:52.76 2
3 Christine Babcock Washington 19:53.71 3
4 Anita Campbell Washington 19:57.06 4
5 Katie Follett Washington 20:04.66 5
6 Amanda Miller Washington 20:10.16 6
7 Lindsey Scherf Oregon 20:15.64 7
8 Nicole Blood Oregon 20:25.28 8
9 Kari Hardt Arizona State 20:26.57 9
10 Ali Kielty Arizona State 20:26.96 10

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September 20, 2008 @ Speedway Meadow-Golden Gate Park -SF, Ca **
2.93m Var/JV and 2.13m F/S**
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FROSH-SOPH GIRLS Race 2
Place Name Yr High School Gfr_s Pace
===== ================== == ===================== ===== =====
1 ELLIE RYAN 09 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE 13:43 6:27
2 LAUREN CROSHAW 09 ARAGON 13:58 6:34
3 LINNEA LOMAX 10 EL DORADO (PLACERVIL 14:25 6:46
4 KILEY ZEITLER 09 LIVERMORE 14:32 6:50
5 MY LINH PHAM 10 SILVER CREEK 14:35 6:51
6 NICOLE ROCKWELL 09 WILLOW GLEN 14:49 6:58
7 TAYLOR GROSSMAN 10 CRYSTAL SPRINGS UPLA 14:50 6:58
8 SAMANTHA REEDER 09 EL DORADO (PLACERVIL 14:51 6:58
9 ROSA VENTURA 10 LINCOLN (STOCKTON) 14:51 6:59
10 CAROLYN GILCHRIESE 10 CASTRO VALLEY 14:53 7:00
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NCAA Division I Men's and Women's West Regional Cross Country Rankings - Week 6

November 3, 2008

West Men

1. Oregon
2. Stanford
3. Portland
4. UCLA
5. California
6. Cal Poly
7. Washington
8. Washington State
9. Arizona
10. UC Davis
11. UC Riverside
12. UC Santa Barbara
13. Arizona State
14. Eastern Washington
15. Long Beach State

West Women

1. Washington
2. Oregon
3. Stanford
4. Arizona State
5. Washington State
6. UC Riverside
7. Oregon State
8. Portland
9. Arizona
10. UC Irvine
11. Loyola Marymount
12. California
13. UC Davis
14. USC
15. Sacramento State