Division I Cross Country Rankings -
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
Gender: Ranking:
Monday, October 19, 2009
By Region Women Regional Week: 4
West
Rank School Change Totals
1 Washington
2 Oregon
3 Stanford
4 Arizona
5 Arizona State
6 California
7 Loyola Marymount
8 UC Davis
9 UCLA
10 Cal Poly
11 UC Riverside
12 San Francisco
13 Cal State Fullerton
14 USC15 Idaho
Courtesy U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association • 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1750, New Orleans, LA 70163 • 504-599-8900
Monday, October 19, 2009
Division I Cross Country Rankings Men West
Division I Cross Country Rankings -
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
Gender: Ranking:
Monday, October 19, 2009
By Region Men Regional Week: 4
West
Rank School Change Totals
1 Stanford
2 Oregon
3 Portland
4 Washington
5 Arizona State
6 Washington State
7 Cal Poly
8 UC Santa Barbara
9 California
10 UCLA
11 UC Davis
12 UC Riverside
13 Long Beach State
14 Fresno State
15 Loyola Marymount
Courtesy U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association • 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1750, New Orleans, LA 70163 • 504-599-8900
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
Gender: Ranking:
Monday, October 19, 2009
By Region Men Regional Week: 4
West
Rank School Change Totals
1 Stanford
2 Oregon
3 Portland
4 Washington
5 Arizona State
6 Washington State
7 Cal Poly
8 UC Santa Barbara
9 California
10 UCLA
11 UC Davis
12 UC Riverside
13 Long Beach State
14 Fresno State
15 Loyola Marymount
Courtesy U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association • 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1750, New Orleans, LA 70163 • 504-599-8900
Sunday, October 18, 2009
2009 PRE-NATIONALS
2009 PRE-NATIONALS
HOSTED BY INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2009
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MEN'S 8000 METER BLUE RACE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
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Place TmPl No. Name School 5k Split Finish
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4 4 989 Diego Estrada Northern Arizona 14:59.5 23:49.0
6 6 1085 Danny Mercado Oregon 15:00.8 23:59.6
22 22 1406 Jake Schmitt Washington 15:01.4 24:16.9
30 30 148 Joe Gatel Cal Poly 15:17.6 24:25.7
34 34 1086 Diego Mercado Oregon 15:10.6 24:27.9
41 41 1078 A.J. Acosta Oregon 15:11.5 24:37.8
50 50 143 Evan Anderson Cal Poly 15:25.3 24:42.2
51 51 166 Kari Karlsson California 15:26.9 24:42.2
52 52 1081 Mac Fleet Oregon 15:16.6 24:42.3
56 56 154 Andrew Wright Cal Poly 15:25.8 24:44.9
82 82 146 Carl Dargitz Cal Poly 15:36.3 24:59.7
84 84 165 Collin Jarvis California 15:36.1 25:00.5
85 85 144 Leif Anderson Cal Poly 15:43.6 25:01.6
100 100 164 Maxime Chevee California 15:36.3 25:09.9
105 105 173 Chris Vizcaino California 15:31.3 25:14.3
120 120 172 Steve Sodaro California 15:49.6 25:26.0
121 121 1523 Matt Duffy Brown University 15:48.5 25:28.0
134 132 151 Nathan Huerta Cal Poly 15:44.6 25:33.0
138 136 147 Luis Dorantes Cal Poly 15:49.4 25:36.0
139 137 169 Renaud Poizat California 15:49.5 25:39.1
193 191 168 Matt Petersen California 16:11.2 26:11.6
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10. 303 Cal Poly (24:46.9 123:54.1)
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1 30 148 Joe Gatel 24:25.7
2 50 143 Evan Anderson 24:42.2
3 56 154 Andrew Wright 24:44.9
4 82 146 Carl Dargitz 24:59.7
5 85 144 Leif Anderson 25:01.6
6 (132) 151 Nathan Huerta 25:33.0
7 (136) 147 Luis Dorantes 25:36.0
18. 460 California (25:06.6 125:32.9)
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1 51 166 Kari Karlsson 24:42.2
2 84 165 Collin Jarvis 25:00.5
3 100 164 Maxime Chevee 25:09.9
4 105 173 Chris Vizcaino 25:14.3
5 120 172 Steve Sodaro 25:26.0
6 (137) 169 Renaud Poizat 25:39.1
7 (191) 168 Matt Petersen 26:11.6
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Place TmPl No. Name School 5k Splt Finish
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1 1 1178 Chris Derrick Stanford 14:55.9 23:27.1
3 3 1181 Elliott Heath Stanford 14:56.0 23:39.6
6 6 77 Brandon Bethke Arizona State 14:56.6 23:49.4 10 10 1183 Justin Marpole-Bird Stanford 14:56.2 23:57.9
11 11 1184 Jake Riley Stanford 14:57.2 24:00.8 22 22 1179 Brendan Gregg Stanford 14:58.6 24:10.0 48 48 1187 Miles Unterreiner Stanford 15:09.6 24:31.3
49 49 1294 Scott Smith UC Santa Barbara 15:08.0 24:32.9
50 50 1290 Julian Derubira UC Santa Barbara 15:14.3 24:33.7
55 55 1302 Marlon Patterson UCLA 15:18.6 24:37.4
68 68 1272 Jonathan Peterson UC Davis 15:21.6 24:44.5
72 72 1182 Benjamin Johnson Stanford 15:21.3 24:48.2 96 96 912 Brad Doering Nebraska 15:33.1 25:02.9
103 103 1295 Waleed Totari UC Santa Barbara 15:33.5 25:09.8
104 104 1298 Marco Anzures UCLA 15:27.2 25:10.6
107 107 1299 Alex Crabill UCLA 15:33.6 25:11.9
122 122 1292 Bhavik Kanzaria UC Santa Barbara 15:37.1 25:21.4
135 135 1270 Kindu Egiju UC Davis 15:50.7 25:32.7
138 138 1304 Zack Torres UCLA 15:47.1 25:33.5
149 149 1301 Jake Matthews UCLA 15:47.8 25:43.4
157 157 1271 Scott Himmelberger UC Davis 15:55.7 25:46.7
178 178 1275 Matthew Sartori UC Davis 16:06.9 26:02.1
183 183 1276 Jon Sees UC Davis 16:28.7 26:05.7
193 193 1303 Kevin Sullivan UCLA 16:01.1 26:15.7
195 195 1300 Spencer Knight UCLA 16:05.2 26:17.8
201 201 1289 Jeff Campbell UC Santa Barbara 15:53.9 26:26.2
208 208 1288 Erik Aardal UC Santa Barbara 16:23.3 26:35.7
218 218 1269 Ben Deland UC Davis 16:29.1 26:48.2
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1. 47 Stanford (23:51.1 119:15.4)
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1 1 1178 Chris Derrick 23:27.1
2 3 1181 Elliott Heath 23:39.6
3 10 1183 Justin Marpole-Bird 23:57.9
4 11 1184 Jake Riley 24:00.8
5 22 1179 Brendan Gregg 24:10.0
6 ( 48) 1187 Miles Unterreiner 24:31.3
7 ( 72) 1182 Benjamin Johnson 24:48.2
13. 408 UC Santa Barbara (24:55.3 124:36.1)
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1 49 1294 Scott Smith 24:32.9
2 50 1290 Julian Derubira 24:33.7
3 84 1293 Juan Paredes 24:58.3
4 103 1295 Waleed Totari 25:09.8
5 122 1292 Bhavik Kanzaria 25:21.4
6 (201) 1289 Jeff Campbell 26:26.2
7 (208) 1288 Erik Aardal 26:35.7
23. 553 UCLA (25:15.4 126:16.8)
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1 55 1302 Marlon Patterson 24:37.4
2 104 1298 Marco Anzures 25:10.6
3 107 1299 Alex Crabill 25:11.9
4 138 1304 Zack Torres 25:33.5
5 149 1301 Jake Matthews 25:43.4
6 (193) 1303 Kevin Sullivan 26:15.7
7 (195) 1300 Spencer Knight 26:17.8
30. 721 UC Davis (25:38.4 128:11.7)
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1 68 1272 Jonathan Peterson 24:44.5
2 135 1270 Kindu Egiju 25:32.7
3 157 1271 Scott Himmelberger 25:46.7
4 178 1275 Matthew Sartori 26:02.1
5 183 1276 Jon Sees 26:05.7
6 (218) 1269 Ben Deland 26:48.2
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Place No. Name School 5k Split Finish
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2 1186 J.T. Sullivan Stanford 15:45.2 24:59.1
5 1177 Evan Appel Stanford 15:45.0 25:05.7
23 1013 Ryan Gamboa Notre Dame 16:08.7 25:56.3
57 1277 Kyle Suarez UC Davis 16:24.9 26:49.8
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Place TmPl No. Name School 3k Split Finish
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3 3 1071 Jordan Hasay Oregon 10:09.7 20:33.0
12 12 1068 Nicole Blood Oregon 10:10.2 20:47.8
15 15 1168 Alexandra Gits Stanford 10:15.8 21:01.8
16 16 1171 Stephanie Marcy Stanford 10:17.3 21:04.0
17 17 1167 Alex Dunne Stanford 10:16.1 21:05.3
5
34 34 1266 Sarah Sumpter UC Davis 10:30.0 21:21.9
41 41 395 Natasha Labeaud Georgetown 10:28.7 21:30.4
49 49 450 Sammy Silva Harvard 10:26.1 21:35.2
70 70 1262 Abbey Gallaher UC Davis 10:34.7 21:52.0
74 74 1174 Maddie O'Meara Stanford 10:29.1 21:53.0
77 77 1072 Alex Kosinski Oregon 10:22.3 21:53.9
79 79 54 Jennifer Bergman Arizona 10:33.1 21:54.6
84 84 1169 Georgia Griffin Stanford 10:16.3 21:56.2
89 89 1261 Caitlin Fitzgerald UC Davis 10:39.1 21:59.2
115 115 1265 Alison Stoakley UC Davis 10:49.8 22:12.6
133 133 1172 Emma Miller-Bedell Stanford 10:42.2 22:25.6
160 160 1268 Sarah Tusting UC Davis 10:52.8 22:46.4
174 174 1260 Krista Drechsler UC Davis 11:04.4 22:55.2
184 184 1097 Hannah Soza-Hodgkinso Oregon State 11:08.7 23:04.4
208 208 1175 Victoria Pennings Stanford 10:41.2 23:24.4
232 232 1267 Kristina Taylor UC Davis 11:17.3 24:05.9
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5. 206 Stanford (21:24.1 107:00.3)
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1 15 1168 Alexandra Gits 21:01.8
2 16 1171 Stephanie Marcy 21:04.0
3 17 1167 Alex Dunne 21:05.3
4 74 1174 Maddie O'Meara 21:53.0
5 84 1169 Georgia Griffin 21:56.2
6 (133) 1172 Emma Miller-Bedell 22:25.6
7 (208) 1175 Victoria Pennings 23:24.4
15. 468 UC Davis (22:02.5 110:12.1)
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1 34 1266 Sarah Sumpter 21:21.9
2 70 1262 Abbey Gallaher 21:52.0
3 89 1261 Caitlin Fitzgerald 21:59.2
4 115 1265 Alison Stoakley 22:12.6
5 160 1268 Sarah Tusting 22:46.4
6 (174) 1260 Krista Drechsler 22:55.2
7 (232) 1267 Kristina Taylor 24:05.9
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Place TmPl No. Name School 3k Split Finish
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5 5 1387 Christine Babcock Washington 10:12.5 20:38.2
13 13 162 Deborah Maier California 10:21.1 21:00.3
54 54 160 Ellie Keene California 10:30.5 21:40.4
92 92 161 Keena Kohl California 10:37.0 22:02.0
96 96 157 Alison Greggor California 10:37.1 22:05.1
105 105 76 Kauren Tarver Arizona State 10:49.0 22:12.0
120 120 70 Cherise McNair Arizona State 10:44.3 22:22.7
122 122 1285 Breanne Strenkowski UC Santa Barbara 10:44.0 22:24.1
123 123 155 Mickey Davis California 10:51.3 22:24.4
157 157 1284 Crystal Reed UC Santa Barbara 11:05.3 22:44.7
165 165 163 Sofia Oberg California 10:54.1 22:51.9
174 174 1281 Andrea Jacobs UC Santa Barbara 10:57.2 22:58.3
177 177 1287 Katie Voigtlander UC Santa Barbara 10:54.9 23:01.4
182 182 158 Hillary Hayes California 10:53.5 23:05.3
213 213 264 Erin Gillingham Columbia 11:09.1 23:28.9
219 219 1286 Sarah Vitug UC Santa Barbara 11:14.1 23:43.2
222 222 1279 Ashley Beechan UC Santa Barbara 11:15.6 23:45.8
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13. 378 California (21:50.5 109:12.2)
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1 13 162 Deborah Maier 21:00.3
2 54 160 Ellie Keene 21:40.4
3 92 161 Keena Kohl 22:02.0
4 96 157 Alison Greggor 22:05.1
5 123 155 Mickey Davis 22:24.4
6 (165) 163 Sofia Oberg 22:51.9
7 (182) 158 Hillary Hayes 23:05.3
32. 849 UC Santa Barbara (22:58.4 114:51.7)
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1 122 1285 Breanne Strenkowski 22:24.1
2 157 1284 Crystal Reed 22:44.7
3 174 1281 Andrea Jacobs 22:58.3
4 177 1287 Katie Voigtlander 23:01.4
5 219 1286 Sarah Vitug 23:43.2
6 (222) 1279 Ashley Beechan 23:45.8
HOSTED BY INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2009
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Place TmPl No. Name School 5k Split Finish
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4 4 989 Diego Estrada Northern Arizona 14:59.5 23:49.0
6 6 1085 Danny Mercado Oregon 15:00.8 23:59.6
22 22 1406 Jake Schmitt Washington 15:01.4 24:16.9
30 30 148 Joe Gatel Cal Poly 15:17.6 24:25.7
34 34 1086 Diego Mercado Oregon 15:10.6 24:27.9
41 41 1078 A.J. Acosta Oregon 15:11.5 24:37.8
50 50 143 Evan Anderson Cal Poly 15:25.3 24:42.2
51 51 166 Kari Karlsson California 15:26.9 24:42.2
52 52 1081 Mac Fleet Oregon 15:16.6 24:42.3
56 56 154 Andrew Wright Cal Poly 15:25.8 24:44.9
82 82 146 Carl Dargitz Cal Poly 15:36.3 24:59.7
84 84 165 Collin Jarvis California 15:36.1 25:00.5
85 85 144 Leif Anderson Cal Poly 15:43.6 25:01.6
100 100 164 Maxime Chevee California 15:36.3 25:09.9
105 105 173 Chris Vizcaino California 15:31.3 25:14.3
120 120 172 Steve Sodaro California 15:49.6 25:26.0
121 121 1523 Matt Duffy Brown University 15:48.5 25:28.0
134 132 151 Nathan Huerta Cal Poly 15:44.6 25:33.0
138 136 147 Luis Dorantes Cal Poly 15:49.4 25:36.0
139 137 169 Renaud Poizat California 15:49.5 25:39.1
193 191 168 Matt Petersen California 16:11.2 26:11.6
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10. 303 Cal Poly (24:46.9 123:54.1)
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1 30 148 Joe Gatel 24:25.7
2 50 143 Evan Anderson 24:42.2
3 56 154 Andrew Wright 24:44.9
4 82 146 Carl Dargitz 24:59.7
5 85 144 Leif Anderson 25:01.6
6 (132) 151 Nathan Huerta 25:33.0
7 (136) 147 Luis Dorantes 25:36.0
18. 460 California (25:06.6 125:32.9)
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1 51 166 Kari Karlsson 24:42.2
2 84 165 Collin Jarvis 25:00.5
3 100 164 Maxime Chevee 25:09.9
4 105 173 Chris Vizcaino 25:14.3
5 120 172 Steve Sodaro 25:26.0
6 (137) 169 Renaud Poizat 25:39.1
7 (191) 168 Matt Petersen 26:11.6
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Place TmPl No. Name School 5k Splt Finish
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1 1 1178 Chris Derrick Stanford 14:55.9 23:27.1
3 3 1181 Elliott Heath Stanford 14:56.0 23:39.6
6 6 77 Brandon Bethke Arizona State 14:56.6 23:49.4 10 10 1183 Justin Marpole-Bird Stanford 14:56.2 23:57.9
11 11 1184 Jake Riley Stanford 14:57.2 24:00.8 22 22 1179 Brendan Gregg Stanford 14:58.6 24:10.0 48 48 1187 Miles Unterreiner Stanford 15:09.6 24:31.3
49 49 1294 Scott Smith UC Santa Barbara 15:08.0 24:32.9
50 50 1290 Julian Derubira UC Santa Barbara 15:14.3 24:33.7
55 55 1302 Marlon Patterson UCLA 15:18.6 24:37.4
68 68 1272 Jonathan Peterson UC Davis 15:21.6 24:44.5
72 72 1182 Benjamin Johnson Stanford 15:21.3 24:48.2 96 96 912 Brad Doering Nebraska 15:33.1 25:02.9
103 103 1295 Waleed Totari UC Santa Barbara 15:33.5 25:09.8
104 104 1298 Marco Anzures UCLA 15:27.2 25:10.6
107 107 1299 Alex Crabill UCLA 15:33.6 25:11.9
122 122 1292 Bhavik Kanzaria UC Santa Barbara 15:37.1 25:21.4
135 135 1270 Kindu Egiju UC Davis 15:50.7 25:32.7
138 138 1304 Zack Torres UCLA 15:47.1 25:33.5
149 149 1301 Jake Matthews UCLA 15:47.8 25:43.4
157 157 1271 Scott Himmelberger UC Davis 15:55.7 25:46.7
178 178 1275 Matthew Sartori UC Davis 16:06.9 26:02.1
183 183 1276 Jon Sees UC Davis 16:28.7 26:05.7
193 193 1303 Kevin Sullivan UCLA 16:01.1 26:15.7
195 195 1300 Spencer Knight UCLA 16:05.2 26:17.8
201 201 1289 Jeff Campbell UC Santa Barbara 15:53.9 26:26.2
208 208 1288 Erik Aardal UC Santa Barbara 16:23.3 26:35.7
218 218 1269 Ben Deland UC Davis 16:29.1 26:48.2
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1. 47 Stanford (23:51.1 119:15.4)
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1 1 1178 Chris Derrick 23:27.1
2 3 1181 Elliott Heath 23:39.6
3 10 1183 Justin Marpole-Bird 23:57.9
4 11 1184 Jake Riley 24:00.8
5 22 1179 Brendan Gregg 24:10.0
6 ( 48) 1187 Miles Unterreiner 24:31.3
7 ( 72) 1182 Benjamin Johnson 24:48.2
13. 408 UC Santa Barbara (24:55.3 124:36.1)
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1 49 1294 Scott Smith 24:32.9
2 50 1290 Julian Derubira 24:33.7
3 84 1293 Juan Paredes 24:58.3
4 103 1295 Waleed Totari 25:09.8
5 122 1292 Bhavik Kanzaria 25:21.4
6 (201) 1289 Jeff Campbell 26:26.2
7 (208) 1288 Erik Aardal 26:35.7
23. 553 UCLA (25:15.4 126:16.8)
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1 55 1302 Marlon Patterson 24:37.4
2 104 1298 Marco Anzures 25:10.6
3 107 1299 Alex Crabill 25:11.9
4 138 1304 Zack Torres 25:33.5
5 149 1301 Jake Matthews 25:43.4
6 (193) 1303 Kevin Sullivan 26:15.7
7 (195) 1300 Spencer Knight 26:17.8
30. 721 UC Davis (25:38.4 128:11.7)
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1 68 1272 Jonathan Peterson 24:44.5
2 135 1270 Kindu Egiju 25:32.7
3 157 1271 Scott Himmelberger 25:46.7
4 178 1275 Matthew Sartori 26:02.1
5 183 1276 Jon Sees 26:05.7
6 (218) 1269 Ben Deland 26:48.2
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Place No. Name School 5k Split Finish
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2 1186 J.T. Sullivan Stanford 15:45.2 24:59.1
5 1177 Evan Appel Stanford 15:45.0 25:05.7
23 1013 Ryan Gamboa Notre Dame 16:08.7 25:56.3
57 1277 Kyle Suarez UC Davis 16:24.9 26:49.8
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Place TmPl No. Name School 3k Split Finish
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3 3 1071 Jordan Hasay Oregon 10:09.7 20:33.0
12 12 1068 Nicole Blood Oregon 10:10.2 20:47.8
15 15 1168 Alexandra Gits Stanford 10:15.8 21:01.8
16 16 1171 Stephanie Marcy Stanford 10:17.3 21:04.0
17 17 1167 Alex Dunne Stanford 10:16.1 21:05.3
5
34 34 1266 Sarah Sumpter UC Davis 10:30.0 21:21.9
41 41 395 Natasha Labeaud Georgetown 10:28.7 21:30.4
49 49 450 Sammy Silva Harvard 10:26.1 21:35.2
70 70 1262 Abbey Gallaher UC Davis 10:34.7 21:52.0
74 74 1174 Maddie O'Meara Stanford 10:29.1 21:53.0
77 77 1072 Alex Kosinski Oregon 10:22.3 21:53.9
79 79 54 Jennifer Bergman Arizona 10:33.1 21:54.6
84 84 1169 Georgia Griffin Stanford 10:16.3 21:56.2
89 89 1261 Caitlin Fitzgerald UC Davis 10:39.1 21:59.2
115 115 1265 Alison Stoakley UC Davis 10:49.8 22:12.6
133 133 1172 Emma Miller-Bedell Stanford 10:42.2 22:25.6
160 160 1268 Sarah Tusting UC Davis 10:52.8 22:46.4
174 174 1260 Krista Drechsler UC Davis 11:04.4 22:55.2
184 184 1097 Hannah Soza-Hodgkinso Oregon State 11:08.7 23:04.4
208 208 1175 Victoria Pennings Stanford 10:41.2 23:24.4
232 232 1267 Kristina Taylor UC Davis 11:17.3 24:05.9
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5. 206 Stanford (21:24.1 107:00.3)
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1 15 1168 Alexandra Gits 21:01.8
2 16 1171 Stephanie Marcy 21:04.0
3 17 1167 Alex Dunne 21:05.3
4 74 1174 Maddie O'Meara 21:53.0
5 84 1169 Georgia Griffin 21:56.2
6 (133) 1172 Emma Miller-Bedell 22:25.6
7 (208) 1175 Victoria Pennings 23:24.4
15. 468 UC Davis (22:02.5 110:12.1)
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1 34 1266 Sarah Sumpter 21:21.9
2 70 1262 Abbey Gallaher 21:52.0
3 89 1261 Caitlin Fitzgerald 21:59.2
4 115 1265 Alison Stoakley 22:12.6
5 160 1268 Sarah Tusting 22:46.4
6 (174) 1260 Krista Drechsler 22:55.2
7 (232) 1267 Kristina Taylor 24:05.9
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Place TmPl No. Name School 3k Split Finish
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5 5 1387 Christine Babcock Washington 10:12.5 20:38.2
13 13 162 Deborah Maier California 10:21.1 21:00.3
54 54 160 Ellie Keene California 10:30.5 21:40.4
92 92 161 Keena Kohl California 10:37.0 22:02.0
96 96 157 Alison Greggor California 10:37.1 22:05.1
105 105 76 Kauren Tarver Arizona State 10:49.0 22:12.0
120 120 70 Cherise McNair Arizona State 10:44.3 22:22.7
122 122 1285 Breanne Strenkowski UC Santa Barbara 10:44.0 22:24.1
123 123 155 Mickey Davis California 10:51.3 22:24.4
157 157 1284 Crystal Reed UC Santa Barbara 11:05.3 22:44.7
165 165 163 Sofia Oberg California 10:54.1 22:51.9
174 174 1281 Andrea Jacobs UC Santa Barbara 10:57.2 22:58.3
177 177 1287 Katie Voigtlander UC Santa Barbara 10:54.9 23:01.4
182 182 158 Hillary Hayes California 10:53.5 23:05.3
213 213 264 Erin Gillingham Columbia 11:09.1 23:28.9
219 219 1286 Sarah Vitug UC Santa Barbara 11:14.1 23:43.2
222 222 1279 Ashley Beechan UC Santa Barbara 11:15.6 23:45.8
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13. 378 California (21:50.5 109:12.2)
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1 13 162 Deborah Maier 21:00.3
2 54 160 Ellie Keene 21:40.4
3 92 161 Keena Kohl 22:02.0
4 96 157 Alison Greggor 22:05.1
5 123 155 Mickey Davis 22:24.4
6 (165) 163 Sofia Oberg 22:51.9
7 (182) 158 Hillary Hayes 23:05.3
32. 849 UC Santa Barbara (22:58.4 114:51.7)
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1 122 1285 Breanne Strenkowski 22:24.1
2 157 1284 Crystal Reed 22:44.7
3 174 1281 Andrea Jacobs 22:58.3
4 177 1287 Katie Voigtlander 23:01.4
5 219 1286 Sarah Vitug 23:43.2
6 (222) 1279 Ashley Beechan 23:45.8
Friday, October 16, 2009
Allegra Mayer (Gunn High School, Palo Alto; Northwestern)
Allegra Mayer
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Palo Alto, Calif.
High School:
Henry M. Gunn
Height:
5-5
High School: Four-time qualifier for California Cross Country Championship ... Received All-Central Coast Section honors and all-league honors three times in her career ... Three-time Gunn High School MVP and two-year captain ... Ran a personal-best 18:52 5K time at the California state meet ... Also a four-year letterwinner in track where she placed 15th in the 3,200-meter race for the entire state of California ... Personal-best time in 3,200 is 10:57 ... Received All-Central Coast Section recognition for two-mile her junior and senior seasons ... Helped her cross country squad qualify for state meet in three consecutive seasons and win the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League title in 2007 ... Named a National Merit Scholar.
Personal: Born Allegra Christine Mayer ... Daughter of Kevin Mayer and Barbara Zimmer ... Mother competed in U.S. Olympic Trials marathon in 1984 and 1988 ... Chose Northwestern over Williams, Brown, UC San Diego, UCLA and UC Berkeley ... Major is undecided.
Courtesy Northwestern
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Palo Alto, Calif.
High School:
Henry M. Gunn
Height:
5-5
High School: Four-time qualifier for California Cross Country Championship ... Received All-Central Coast Section honors and all-league honors three times in her career ... Three-time Gunn High School MVP and two-year captain ... Ran a personal-best 18:52 5K time at the California state meet ... Also a four-year letterwinner in track where she placed 15th in the 3,200-meter race for the entire state of California ... Personal-best time in 3,200 is 10:57 ... Received All-Central Coast Section recognition for two-mile her junior and senior seasons ... Helped her cross country squad qualify for state meet in three consecutive seasons and win the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League title in 2007 ... Named a National Merit Scholar.
Personal: Born Allegra Christine Mayer ... Daughter of Kevin Mayer and Barbara Zimmer ... Mother competed in U.S. Olympic Trials marathon in 1984 and 1988 ... Chose Northwestern over Williams, Brown, UC San Diego, UCLA and UC Berkeley ... Major is undecided.
Courtesy Northwestern
CIF TO USE CHIP TIMING AT STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
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State Media
Release
CIF State Office, 4658 Duckhorn Drive, Sacramento, CA 95834
Phone: 916-239-4477 Fax: 916-239-4478
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Quwan Spears, Sports Information Officer
Date: Oct. 12, 2009 qspears@cifstate.org
CIF TO USE CHIP TIMING AT STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
SACRAMENTO --- In a strong effort to enhance the quality of postseason high school
sporting events, the CIF State Office announced today it will use Chip Timing at the 2009
CIF State Cross Country Championships Saturday, Nov. 28, at Woodward Park in Fresno.
Chip Timing is a system that requires athletes to wear a lightweight small chip on the
shoelace or on an ankle bracelet. The CIF will mandate runners wear a chip on both
shoelaces. The chip helps identify runners as they cross strategically placed electronic
mats throughout the course. The system can accurately chart runners split and finish times.
Chip Timing also provides immediate race updates, and compensates for slow starts
caused by crowded starting areas.
A generous sponsorship by Nike makes Chip Timing possible for the first time in the
history of the state championships, which started in 1987.
“The CIF is pleased and excited about using Chip Timing in our CIF State Cross Country
Championships,” CIF State Executive Director Marie M. Ishida said. “Not only will this
system provide quicker results of races, but it will provide a safer finish as runners will not
have to be funneled down narrow chutes to ensure the proper order of finish. We want to
thank Nike for providing their support of this state of the art timing system.”
State Media
Release
CIF State Office, 4658 Duckhorn Drive, Sacramento, CA 95834
Phone: 916-239-4477 Fax: 916-239-4478
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Quwan Spears, Sports Information Officer
Date: Oct. 12, 2009 qspears@cifstate.org
CIF TO USE CHIP TIMING AT STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
SACRAMENTO --- In a strong effort to enhance the quality of postseason high school
sporting events, the CIF State Office announced today it will use Chip Timing at the 2009
CIF State Cross Country Championships Saturday, Nov. 28, at Woodward Park in Fresno.
Chip Timing is a system that requires athletes to wear a lightweight small chip on the
shoelace or on an ankle bracelet. The CIF will mandate runners wear a chip on both
shoelaces. The chip helps identify runners as they cross strategically placed electronic
mats throughout the course. The system can accurately chart runners split and finish times.
Chip Timing also provides immediate race updates, and compensates for slow starts
caused by crowded starting areas.
A generous sponsorship by Nike makes Chip Timing possible for the first time in the
history of the state championships, which started in 1987.
“The CIF is pleased and excited about using Chip Timing in our CIF State Cross Country
Championships,” CIF State Executive Director Marie M. Ishida said. “Not only will this
system provide quicker results of races, but it will provide a safer finish as runners will not
have to be funneled down narrow chutes to ensure the proper order of finish. We want to
thank Nike for providing their support of this state of the art timing system.”
ASU Hall of Fame welcomes record-setting 4x800m relay team
ASU Hall of Fame welcomes record-setting 4x800m relay team
When the Arizona State University Hall of Fame enshrines its Class of 2009 this weekend, former track standouts Eddie Davis (Compton High School, CA 1981), Pete Richardson (Berkeley High School, CA 1981), Treg Scott and Mike Stahr will join the elite society as the four men joined forces over 25 years to record a collegiate record in the 4x800m relay -- a record that still stands.
With their enshrinement, the 4x800m relay will join the Sun Devil 4x400m relay team of Cliff McKenzie, Gerald Burl, Tony Darden and Herman Frazier as the only relays to be placed in the ASU Hall of Fame. The sprinters were selected for the Hall after they ran 3:01.74 in 1977, a mark that was, at the time, a World, American and collegiate record and still ranks as the fourth-best mark all-time in program history.
This year’s inductees not only set a record with their run; they did so on their home track. The record run came on April 7, 1984, at the 5th Sun Angel Track Classic and produced a great finish as the Sun Devils clocked in at 7:08.96 to beat out the professional team of Bud Light TC, who was second in 7:10.14. For ASU, the time currently ranks as the second-best mark ever by an all-American team, the 11th-best all-time in World history and the best ever among all collegiate teams.
Heading into the meet, the record ASU was chasing was 7:12.29, which was run by Villanova on April 24, 1982. In that same race, three others teams beat the previous collegiate record of 7:13.8 run by Kansas State in 1970. Those other three teams included Georgetown (7:12.96), Richmond (7:12.81) and Arkansas (7:13.48). With those fast times ahead of them, the young group of Sun Devils toed the line and made history.
Sophomore Pete Richardson led off the race for ASU and split 1:47.5 before handing the baton to fellow classmate Eddie Davis, who turned in a time of 1:47.8. The team’s third sophomore, Treg Scott, followed with a split of 1:48.1 before he handed off to true freshman Mike Stahr, who brought home the record with an incredible 1:45.6 split. After Stahr crossed the line, only one school has come close to the standing record. One year after ASU set the standard, Penn State put together a strong effort and clocked in at 7:11.17.
Overall, the relay team members will become the 31st, 32nd, 33rd and 34th track and field Sun Devils enshrined in the ASU Hall of Fame that also includes two selections into the Hall of Distinction for Donn Kinzle and Senon “Baldy” Castillo. Their inclusion also marks the fourth year in a row that at least one former track & field athlete has been selected for the honor, including Jacinta Bartholomew (2008), Gea Johnson (2007) and Nick Hysong (2006).
The remaining members of the Hall’s 2009 class include: Katie Freeland (gymnastics/1993-96), Christine Garner (volleyball/1992-95), Emilee Klein (women’s golf/1993-94), Juan Roque (football/1994-96), Cappi Siefarth (women’s swimming/1973-76), Mike Sodders (baseball/1980-81) and Morrison Warren (football/1946-47).
Courtesy Arizona State
Keith Conning: Pete Richardson was in my Consumer Economics class at Berkeley High School. He won the 1981 California State Meet 800 meters in 1:47.31, a national record. Eddie Davis placed third in 1:50.33.
When the Arizona State University Hall of Fame enshrines its Class of 2009 this weekend, former track standouts Eddie Davis (Compton High School, CA 1981), Pete Richardson (Berkeley High School, CA 1981), Treg Scott and Mike Stahr will join the elite society as the four men joined forces over 25 years to record a collegiate record in the 4x800m relay -- a record that still stands.
With their enshrinement, the 4x800m relay will join the Sun Devil 4x400m relay team of Cliff McKenzie, Gerald Burl, Tony Darden and Herman Frazier as the only relays to be placed in the ASU Hall of Fame. The sprinters were selected for the Hall after they ran 3:01.74 in 1977, a mark that was, at the time, a World, American and collegiate record and still ranks as the fourth-best mark all-time in program history.
This year’s inductees not only set a record with their run; they did so on their home track. The record run came on April 7, 1984, at the 5th Sun Angel Track Classic and produced a great finish as the Sun Devils clocked in at 7:08.96 to beat out the professional team of Bud Light TC, who was second in 7:10.14. For ASU, the time currently ranks as the second-best mark ever by an all-American team, the 11th-best all-time in World history and the best ever among all collegiate teams.
Heading into the meet, the record ASU was chasing was 7:12.29, which was run by Villanova on April 24, 1982. In that same race, three others teams beat the previous collegiate record of 7:13.8 run by Kansas State in 1970. Those other three teams included Georgetown (7:12.96), Richmond (7:12.81) and Arkansas (7:13.48). With those fast times ahead of them, the young group of Sun Devils toed the line and made history.
Sophomore Pete Richardson led off the race for ASU and split 1:47.5 before handing the baton to fellow classmate Eddie Davis, who turned in a time of 1:47.8. The team’s third sophomore, Treg Scott, followed with a split of 1:48.1 before he handed off to true freshman Mike Stahr, who brought home the record with an incredible 1:45.6 split. After Stahr crossed the line, only one school has come close to the standing record. One year after ASU set the standard, Penn State put together a strong effort and clocked in at 7:11.17.
Overall, the relay team members will become the 31st, 32nd, 33rd and 34th track and field Sun Devils enshrined in the ASU Hall of Fame that also includes two selections into the Hall of Distinction for Donn Kinzle and Senon “Baldy” Castillo. Their inclusion also marks the fourth year in a row that at least one former track & field athlete has been selected for the honor, including Jacinta Bartholomew (2008), Gea Johnson (2007) and Nick Hysong (2006).
The remaining members of the Hall’s 2009 class include: Katie Freeland (gymnastics/1993-96), Christine Garner (volleyball/1992-95), Emilee Klein (women’s golf/1993-94), Juan Roque (football/1994-96), Cappi Siefarth (women’s swimming/1973-76), Mike Sodders (baseball/1980-81) and Morrison Warren (football/1946-47).
Courtesy Arizona State
Keith Conning: Pete Richardson was in my Consumer Economics class at Berkeley High School. He won the 1981 California State Meet 800 meters in 1:47.31, a national record. Eddie Davis placed third in 1:50.33.
J.J. Clark Announces 2010 Tennessee Track & Field Schedule
J.J. Clark Announces 2010 Tennessee Track & Field Schedule
Joe Franklin
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HEADLINES
J.J. Clark Announces 2010 Tennessee Track & Field Schedule
Former UT Trackster, Doyle H.S. Coach Maxwell Passes Away
Vol Track & Field Team Celebrates 2009 Accomplishments At Annual Awards Banquet
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Oct. 15, 2009
2010 Tennessee Track & Field Schedule
By Eric Trainer, Associate Director of Media Relations
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- J.J. Clark, who is in his first season as the director of track & field for men and women at Tennessee after spending the previous seven years leading the Lady Vols to a pair of NCAA Championships and three SEC titles, released his squads' 2010 schedule on Thursday. The grueling six-month itinerary stretches from the indoor season-opening Kentucky Invitational in Lexington on Jan. 15-16 to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on June 9-12.
The schedule, which features a handful of new events sprinkled in with some tried-and-true meets, was constructed with input from the entire coaching staff and offers multiple meets on several weekends to help the various event groups try to accomplish their goals against good competition throughout the season.
"We came together as a staff and decided for some of the schedule to do what is best for the individual event groups," Clark said. "Some meets don't offer quality competition across the board in all events, or they don't offer an ideal setting to qualify someone for NCAA Indoors in the distances, so we picked the best meets that would allow us to do that. That results in us splitting up for some of the weekends, especially indoors."
With the newly-formed coaching staff and teams under the same leadership for the initial time, the first two meets of the campaign, the Kentucky Invitational and the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational, will offer back-to-back weekends of team-staff bonding on Jan. 15-16 and Jan. 22-23. The third weekend, though, will allow event-specific opportunities on Jan. 29-30 at the Rod McCravy Memorial in Lexington, Ky., the Penn State National in University Park, Pa., and the J.D. Martin Invitational in Norman, Okla.
"It's nice to travel together, get to know each other and become one unit," Clark said of the early season weekends where UT has only one destination. "It will help us forge a united front as we prepare for the rest of our indoor schedule. Even though we are in the middle of cross country right now, I believe people are really getting excited about the upcoming indoor season."
Included in the February sector of the schedule are three weekends of preparation prior to the SEC Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., on Feb. 26-28. The first is the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at New York City's famed Armory Track, Feb. 5-6, where the Lady Vols' distance medley relay set the indoor world record in that event last season. Feb. 12-13, Tennessee splits up again for the Texas A&M Challenge in College Station and the Husky Classic in Seattle, where only a handful of distance runners will make the trek.
The UT women, it should be noted, helped the Aggies open the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium last Jan. 24 in front of 3,000 fans at the Texas A&M Dual and later won the NCAA Indoor title in that venue. This year's A&M Challenge, in which the Big Orange men also will participate, features three schools each from the Big 12 (A&M, Baylor and Texas), SEC (Alabama, Ole Miss and UT) and Conference USA (Houston, Rice and TCU). Rounding out the February slate is the Virginia Tech Challenge on Feb. 19-20.
"The Texas A&M Challenge is an opportunity to run on a good track, see some good competition and continue to become familiar with that venue," Clark said. "We won the NCAA Indoor National Championship there last March, and even though the NCAA meet will be in Fayetteville, Ark., this year, it will no doubt be back in College Station in the near future.
"The New Balance meet has been around for quite some time. We went there last year for the second time, broke an American record in the distance medley relay and had some other good performances. It's just good to go back up there, get our student-athletes in shape and showcase our team in front of a lot of fans in a great venue and city."
After the SEC Championships take place in Fayetteville the last weekend in February, affording UT a preview of the NCAA facility, the squads head back to Northwest Arkansas March 12-13 to compete in the NCAA Indoor Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Center. The UT tracksters have created some lasting memories in that building, with the men winning their fourth overall NCAA team title there back in 2002 and the women capturing the 2005 indoor crown.
Outdoors, the slate begins on March 26-27, as the squad splits up coast to coast for the FSU Relays in Tallahassee, Fla., and the Stanford Invitational out in California. Five big meets follow, including the Pepsi Florida Relays (April 2-3), the Sea Ray Relays (April 7-10), the Volunteer Track Classic (April 16-17), the Penn Relays (April 22-24) and UCSD Triton Invitational (April 23-24).
The Sea Ray Relays and Volunteer Track Classic are the first two of four home events to be held at soon-to-be-renovated Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium in 2010. While teams will compete in the 44th edition of the Sea Ray Relays, college teams will be a part of the VTC for only the second time. A year ago, women's squads from Tennessee, Alabama, Carson-Newman and Ohio State took part in the long-time high school meet. This season, men's teams are slated to join the field, with the competing schools still to be finalized.
"I would like to get more people out to watch our home meets," Clark said. "It's always important for us to do well in front of our home crowd. With Sea Rays and the VTC, those are the first opportunities all season to run at home and have some support from our fans, because we don't have the facility to host indoor meets. We're looking forward to competing at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium and doing well."
As for the Penn Relays, Tennessee has a long-standing tradition of excellence at the grand old meet in Philadelphia. A year ago, the Big Orange put on a show, winning a title in the men's sprint medley relay and capturing women's relay victories in the distance medley, 4x1500m and 4x800m events. The 4x15m unit set world, American and collegiate records, while the 4x8 tandem claimed American and collegiate marks. Both toppled meet, stadium and school marks as well.
"On any given day, you could have 30,000 to 50,000 people at the Penn Relays," Clark said. "It is such a marquee event. Going there last year and having the women break world and American records and win three relay events and the men win the sprint medley was just a banner year for Tennessee.
"We're looking forward to going back in 2010, staying consistent and maintaining our great performances, as we have throughout the years on both our men's and women's teams. This year, it will even be more of a ground-breaking weekend for Tennessee, as we take our teams there together, stand strong as one unified group and hope to get some great things done."
In May, the Lady Vols and Vols will tune up at home for the league meet with the Tennessee Invitational on May 8 and then invite the rest of the conference back on May 13-16 for the SEC Outdoor Championships. It will mark the first time since 2003 and the fifth time since 1981 that Knoxville has played host to arguably the finest assemblage of college track & field talent in the nation.
"It is always an honor to host the SEC meet," Clark said. "It also is nice to have a meet like that at home because we are familiar with the surroundings and don't have to travel anywhere to compete. It should be a great event for us.
"Our stadium is undergoing renovations, so the facility, the surface and landscaping will look great. We are excited to host and will strive to come out and perform at our best, as that meet signifies the start of the outdoor championship season."
Qualifying for the outdoor national championship meet will be a little different in 2010, as the NCAA has tweaked its postseason format. Instead of athletes qualifying for one of the four regionals, they will now try to earn entry marks for two large regional-type meets, designated as East and West Preliminary Rounds. Tennessee will compete in the East Preliminary Round on May 27-29 in Greensboro, N.C. The object there, as with the former four-region format, will be to qualify for the season's collegiate grand finale, the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., June 9-12.
2010 TENNESSEE TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
Indoors
Jan. 15-16 * Kentucky Invitational * Lexington, Ky. * All Day
Jan. 22-23 * Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational * Blacksburg, Va. * All Day
Jan. 29-30 * Penn State National Invitational * University Park, Pa. * All Day
Jan. 29-30 * Rod McCravy Memorial * Lexington, Ky. * All Day
Jan. 30 * J.D. Martin Invitational * Norman, Okla. * All Day
Feb. 5-6 * New Balance Collegiate Invitational * New York, N.Y. * All Day
Feb. 12-13 * Husky Classic * Seattle, Wash. * All Day
Feb. 13 Sat. * Texas A&M Challenge * College Station, Texas * All Day
Feb. 19-20 * Virginia Tech Challenge * Blacksburg, Va. * All Day
Feb. 26-Feb. 28 * SEC Indoor Championships * Fayetteville, Ark. * All Day
March 12-13 * NCAA Indoor Championships * Fayetteville, Ark. * All Day
Outdoors
March 26-27 * FSU Relays * Tallahassee, Fla. * All Day
March 26-27 * Stanford Invitational * Stanford, Calif. * All Day
April 2-3 * Pepsi Florida Relays * Gainesville, Fla. * All Day
APRIL 7-10 * SEA RAY RELAYS * KNOXVILLE * ALL DAY
APRIL 16-17 * VOLUNTEER TRACK CLASSIC * KNOXVILLE * ALL DAY
April 22-24 * Penn Relays * Philadelphia, Pa. * All Day
April 23-24 * UCSD Triton Invitational * LaJolla, Calif. * All Day
MAY 8 * TENNESSEE INVITATIONAL * KNOXVILLE * ALL DAY
MAY 13-16 * SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS * KNOXVILLE * ALL DAY
May 27-29 * NCAA East Preliminary Round * Greensboro, N.C. * All Day
June 9-12 * NCAA Outdoor Championships * Eugene, Ore. * All Day
All Dates & Times Are Subject To Change
Courtesy Tennessee
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Men's Track Home
HEADLINES
J.J. Clark Announces 2010 Tennessee Track & Field Schedule
Former UT Trackster, Doyle H.S. Coach Maxwell Passes Away
Vol Track & Field Team Celebrates 2009 Accomplishments At Annual Awards Banquet
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Oct. 15, 2009
2010 Tennessee Track & Field Schedule
By Eric Trainer, Associate Director of Media Relations
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- J.J. Clark, who is in his first season as the director of track & field for men and women at Tennessee after spending the previous seven years leading the Lady Vols to a pair of NCAA Championships and three SEC titles, released his squads' 2010 schedule on Thursday. The grueling six-month itinerary stretches from the indoor season-opening Kentucky Invitational in Lexington on Jan. 15-16 to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on June 9-12.
The schedule, which features a handful of new events sprinkled in with some tried-and-true meets, was constructed with input from the entire coaching staff and offers multiple meets on several weekends to help the various event groups try to accomplish their goals against good competition throughout the season.
"We came together as a staff and decided for some of the schedule to do what is best for the individual event groups," Clark said. "Some meets don't offer quality competition across the board in all events, or they don't offer an ideal setting to qualify someone for NCAA Indoors in the distances, so we picked the best meets that would allow us to do that. That results in us splitting up for some of the weekends, especially indoors."
With the newly-formed coaching staff and teams under the same leadership for the initial time, the first two meets of the campaign, the Kentucky Invitational and the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational, will offer back-to-back weekends of team-staff bonding on Jan. 15-16 and Jan. 22-23. The third weekend, though, will allow event-specific opportunities on Jan. 29-30 at the Rod McCravy Memorial in Lexington, Ky., the Penn State National in University Park, Pa., and the J.D. Martin Invitational in Norman, Okla.
"It's nice to travel together, get to know each other and become one unit," Clark said of the early season weekends where UT has only one destination. "It will help us forge a united front as we prepare for the rest of our indoor schedule. Even though we are in the middle of cross country right now, I believe people are really getting excited about the upcoming indoor season."
Included in the February sector of the schedule are three weekends of preparation prior to the SEC Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., on Feb. 26-28. The first is the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at New York City's famed Armory Track, Feb. 5-6, where the Lady Vols' distance medley relay set the indoor world record in that event last season. Feb. 12-13, Tennessee splits up again for the Texas A&M Challenge in College Station and the Husky Classic in Seattle, where only a handful of distance runners will make the trek.
The UT women, it should be noted, helped the Aggies open the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium last Jan. 24 in front of 3,000 fans at the Texas A&M Dual and later won the NCAA Indoor title in that venue. This year's A&M Challenge, in which the Big Orange men also will participate, features three schools each from the Big 12 (A&M, Baylor and Texas), SEC (Alabama, Ole Miss and UT) and Conference USA (Houston, Rice and TCU). Rounding out the February slate is the Virginia Tech Challenge on Feb. 19-20.
"The Texas A&M Challenge is an opportunity to run on a good track, see some good competition and continue to become familiar with that venue," Clark said. "We won the NCAA Indoor National Championship there last March, and even though the NCAA meet will be in Fayetteville, Ark., this year, it will no doubt be back in College Station in the near future.
"The New Balance meet has been around for quite some time. We went there last year for the second time, broke an American record in the distance medley relay and had some other good performances. It's just good to go back up there, get our student-athletes in shape and showcase our team in front of a lot of fans in a great venue and city."
After the SEC Championships take place in Fayetteville the last weekend in February, affording UT a preview of the NCAA facility, the squads head back to Northwest Arkansas March 12-13 to compete in the NCAA Indoor Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Center. The UT tracksters have created some lasting memories in that building, with the men winning their fourth overall NCAA team title there back in 2002 and the women capturing the 2005 indoor crown.
Outdoors, the slate begins on March 26-27, as the squad splits up coast to coast for the FSU Relays in Tallahassee, Fla., and the Stanford Invitational out in California. Five big meets follow, including the Pepsi Florida Relays (April 2-3), the Sea Ray Relays (April 7-10), the Volunteer Track Classic (April 16-17), the Penn Relays (April 22-24) and UCSD Triton Invitational (April 23-24).
The Sea Ray Relays and Volunteer Track Classic are the first two of four home events to be held at soon-to-be-renovated Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium in 2010. While teams will compete in the 44th edition of the Sea Ray Relays, college teams will be a part of the VTC for only the second time. A year ago, women's squads from Tennessee, Alabama, Carson-Newman and Ohio State took part in the long-time high school meet. This season, men's teams are slated to join the field, with the competing schools still to be finalized.
"I would like to get more people out to watch our home meets," Clark said. "It's always important for us to do well in front of our home crowd. With Sea Rays and the VTC, those are the first opportunities all season to run at home and have some support from our fans, because we don't have the facility to host indoor meets. We're looking forward to competing at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium and doing well."
As for the Penn Relays, Tennessee has a long-standing tradition of excellence at the grand old meet in Philadelphia. A year ago, the Big Orange put on a show, winning a title in the men's sprint medley relay and capturing women's relay victories in the distance medley, 4x1500m and 4x800m events. The 4x15m unit set world, American and collegiate records, while the 4x8 tandem claimed American and collegiate marks. Both toppled meet, stadium and school marks as well.
"On any given day, you could have 30,000 to 50,000 people at the Penn Relays," Clark said. "It is such a marquee event. Going there last year and having the women break world and American records and win three relay events and the men win the sprint medley was just a banner year for Tennessee.
"We're looking forward to going back in 2010, staying consistent and maintaining our great performances, as we have throughout the years on both our men's and women's teams. This year, it will even be more of a ground-breaking weekend for Tennessee, as we take our teams there together, stand strong as one unified group and hope to get some great things done."
In May, the Lady Vols and Vols will tune up at home for the league meet with the Tennessee Invitational on May 8 and then invite the rest of the conference back on May 13-16 for the SEC Outdoor Championships. It will mark the first time since 2003 and the fifth time since 1981 that Knoxville has played host to arguably the finest assemblage of college track & field talent in the nation.
"It is always an honor to host the SEC meet," Clark said. "It also is nice to have a meet like that at home because we are familiar with the surroundings and don't have to travel anywhere to compete. It should be a great event for us.
"Our stadium is undergoing renovations, so the facility, the surface and landscaping will look great. We are excited to host and will strive to come out and perform at our best, as that meet signifies the start of the outdoor championship season."
Qualifying for the outdoor national championship meet will be a little different in 2010, as the NCAA has tweaked its postseason format. Instead of athletes qualifying for one of the four regionals, they will now try to earn entry marks for two large regional-type meets, designated as East and West Preliminary Rounds. Tennessee will compete in the East Preliminary Round on May 27-29 in Greensboro, N.C. The object there, as with the former four-region format, will be to qualify for the season's collegiate grand finale, the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., June 9-12.
2010 TENNESSEE TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
Indoors
Jan. 15-16 * Kentucky Invitational * Lexington, Ky. * All Day
Jan. 22-23 * Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational * Blacksburg, Va. * All Day
Jan. 29-30 * Penn State National Invitational * University Park, Pa. * All Day
Jan. 29-30 * Rod McCravy Memorial * Lexington, Ky. * All Day
Jan. 30 * J.D. Martin Invitational * Norman, Okla. * All Day
Feb. 5-6 * New Balance Collegiate Invitational * New York, N.Y. * All Day
Feb. 12-13 * Husky Classic * Seattle, Wash. * All Day
Feb. 13 Sat. * Texas A&M Challenge * College Station, Texas * All Day
Feb. 19-20 * Virginia Tech Challenge * Blacksburg, Va. * All Day
Feb. 26-Feb. 28 * SEC Indoor Championships * Fayetteville, Ark. * All Day
March 12-13 * NCAA Indoor Championships * Fayetteville, Ark. * All Day
Outdoors
March 26-27 * FSU Relays * Tallahassee, Fla. * All Day
March 26-27 * Stanford Invitational * Stanford, Calif. * All Day
April 2-3 * Pepsi Florida Relays * Gainesville, Fla. * All Day
APRIL 7-10 * SEA RAY RELAYS * KNOXVILLE * ALL DAY
APRIL 16-17 * VOLUNTEER TRACK CLASSIC * KNOXVILLE * ALL DAY
April 22-24 * Penn Relays * Philadelphia, Pa. * All Day
April 23-24 * UCSD Triton Invitational * LaJolla, Calif. * All Day
MAY 8 * TENNESSEE INVITATIONAL * KNOXVILLE * ALL DAY
MAY 13-16 * SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS * KNOXVILLE * ALL DAY
May 27-29 * NCAA East Preliminary Round * Greensboro, N.C. * All Day
June 9-12 * NCAA Outdoor Championships * Eugene, Ore. * All Day
All Dates & Times Are Subject To Change
Courtesy Tennessee
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Hanscom named WMA World Best Female Masters Athlete
For Immediate Release
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Contact:
Tom Surber
USA Track & Field
Media Information Manager
317-713-4690; Tom.Surber@usatf.org
News & Notes, Volume 9, Number 53
Hanscom named WMA World Best Female Masters Athlete
All-time USA Masters great Rita Hanscom of San Diego, Calif., will be honored as the 2009 WMA World Best Female Masters Athlete at the annual IAAF Gala in Monte Carlo on November 22.
Hanscom, who won five gold medals at the 2009 World Masters Athletics Championships in Lahti, Finland, joins Phil Raschker (2007) and Bill Collins (2006) as the only Americans to receive this honor.
As a competitor in the W50-54 age group, Hanscom began her remarkable 2009 season by winning six medals at the USATF National Masters Indoor Championships. After turning 55 in May, she won six medals at the USATF National Masters Outdoor Championships and gold medals at the WMA World Masters Championships in the 300m hurdles, long jump, 80m hurdles, pole vault and heptathlon where she tallied a world record score of 6,382 points.
Hanscom is currently ranked #1 in her age group in eight different events, and is also the NCCWMA nominee for WMA Athlete of the Year.
For more information on the 2009 IAAF Gala in Monte Carlo, visit: www.iaaf.org.
Masters great Max Springer dies
National Masters Track & Field Hall of Fame member Max Springer died following a stroke on Sunday, October 11. He was 96.
Although he did not begin his competitive running career until he was 64, Springer won numerous championships and set many records during his more than 30 years as a masters athlete. Springer remains the listed world record holder in the M90 indoor long jump.
Earlier this year at the National Senior Olympics in Palo Alto, Calif., Springer won his age group competition in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and long jump.
The funeral will take place Sunday, October 18, at the Second Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, Tenn.
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
Thursday, October 15, 2009
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Tom Surber
USA Track & Field
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News & Notes, Volume 9, Number 53
Hanscom named WMA World Best Female Masters Athlete
All-time USA Masters great Rita Hanscom of San Diego, Calif., will be honored as the 2009 WMA World Best Female Masters Athlete at the annual IAAF Gala in Monte Carlo on November 22.
Hanscom, who won five gold medals at the 2009 World Masters Athletics Championships in Lahti, Finland, joins Phil Raschker (2007) and Bill Collins (2006) as the only Americans to receive this honor.
As a competitor in the W50-54 age group, Hanscom began her remarkable 2009 season by winning six medals at the USATF National Masters Indoor Championships. After turning 55 in May, she won six medals at the USATF National Masters Outdoor Championships and gold medals at the WMA World Masters Championships in the 300m hurdles, long jump, 80m hurdles, pole vault and heptathlon where she tallied a world record score of 6,382 points.
Hanscom is currently ranked #1 in her age group in eight different events, and is also the NCCWMA nominee for WMA Athlete of the Year.
For more information on the 2009 IAAF Gala in Monte Carlo, visit: www.iaaf.org.
Masters great Max Springer dies
National Masters Track & Field Hall of Fame member Max Springer died following a stroke on Sunday, October 11. He was 96.
Although he did not begin his competitive running career until he was 64, Springer won numerous championships and set many records during his more than 30 years as a masters athlete. Springer remains the listed world record holder in the M90 indoor long jump.
Earlier this year at the National Senior Olympics in Palo Alto, Calif., Springer won his age group competition in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and long jump.
The funeral will take place Sunday, October 18, at the Second Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, Tenn.
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
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
DATHAN RITZENHEIN
DATHAN RITZENHEIN
Events: Distance/Marathon
Height: 5-8
Weight: 117
PR: 1,500m - 3:42.99 (2002); 2 mile - 8:11.74 (2007); 3,000m – 7:39.03 (2007); 5,000m - 12:56.27 (2009), 10,000m - 27:22.28 (2009); Half-Marathon – 61:26 (2006); Marathon – 2:11:07 (2007)
Born: Dec. 30, 1982
Current Residence: Eugene, Oregon
High School: Rockford (Mich.) High School
College: University of Colorado
Coach: Alberto Salazar
Agent: Peter Stubbs
Club: Nike
Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials – Men’s Marathon runner-up; 2005 & 2008 USA 12 km Cross Country champion; 2003 NCAA XC Champion; U.S. men's 5,000m record holder; 2004 NCAA Outdoor 5,000m runner-up; 2001 World XC Junior bronze medalist
Thirteen years after Bob Kennedy set the American record of 12:58.21 in the 5,000 meters at the Weltklasse Zurich meeting, Ritzenhein smashed that record by almost 2 seconds at the same event on August 28, 2009 by finishing third in 12 minutes 56.27 seconds. It was an almost 20 second personal best for Ritzenhein, which makes him the second-fastest non-African in history and only the third American ever to run under 13 minutes. Also in 2009, Ritzenhein finished sixth in a personal best time of 27:22.28 in the 10,000 meters at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, posting the best time ever by an American at a World Championships, and the fastest time by an American in 2009. His sixth-place finish is also the best ever by an American at Worlds. Ritzenhein was the top finishing American in the men’s marathon at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, finish in ninth place in 2:11:59. Ritzenhein put on an impressive display in finishing as the runner-up at the 2008 Olympic Trials- Men’s Marathon with a personal best time of 2:11:06, which improved greatly upon his previous PR of 2:14:01 from 2006. Also in 2007, Ritz showed his versatility through his 9th place 10,000m finish at the World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan, and in setting a new personal best at 3,000m (7:39.03). In 2006, Ritzenhein had a landmark season where he posted personal bests in the 5,000m, 10,000m, half-marathon and also had an impressive marathon debut with his 11th-place finish at the New York City Marathon. In 2005 he set a then personal best in the 5,000 meters (13:22.23), and posted a win at the USA Cross Country Championships (12 km) and a shocking victory over many of the world’s best cross country runners at the 2005 Reebok XC Challenge in Belfast, Ireland. Just prior to the 2004 Olympic Trials, Ritzenhein incurred his third career stress fracture in his foot. Despite the pain, Ritzenhein competed at the Trials and ended his 10,000m race in Sacramento in 22nd place, fully breaking his foot in the process. Having already secured the “A” qualifying standard for the Olympics, Ritzenhein earned his spot on the team when Meb Keflezighi decided to only compete in the marathon at Athens, and Bob Kennedy was unable to finish his Trials race due to a sore Achilles. Ritzenhein was unable to finish the 10,000m in Athens due to pain from calcium deposits in his foot. Ritzenhein owned the American 10 km collegiate record (27:38.50), four Big 12 Conference titles (2003 cross country, 2004 indoor 3,000-m, 5,000-m and outdoor 5 km), four All-American titles (2001, 03 cross country, 2004 indoor and outdoor 5 km), the 10,000-m school record (27:38.50) and the nation’s only undefeated cross country season in 2003 to capture his first and only NCAA crown. He followed that performance by proving his dominance in cross country by winning the 2005 USA 12 km title by a whopping 25 seconds over the rest of the field. During 2003-2004, he won the Pre-National Invitational, Big 12 Cross Country Championship, NCAA Mountain Region Championship, and NCAA Championship just 10 weeks after resuming training following a femoral stress fracture to cap off the nation’s only undefeated season (792-0). He was the Big 12 Indoor Championships MVP and Performer of the Year with wins in a 3k meet record (8:01.23) and 5k. He was also a 5k All-American in 13:42.09, the second fastest indoor 5k in CU history. During the outdoor campaign, he finished sixth at the Stanford Invitational in an Olympic Trials “A” Standard, American Collegiate Record and 31-year CU School Record 27:38:50 in his first-ever 10k on the track. Eighteen hours later he claimed the Big 12 5 km title in Norman, Okla., and went on to claim the NCAA Midwest Region 5 km crown before an NCAA 5 km runner-up finish for his fourth, and subsequent final, career All-American certificate. Decided to forego his collegiate eligibility to turn pro during the summer of 2004. He believes that ultimately the marathon will be his strongest event…married Kalin Toedebusch on June 30, 2006…daughter Addison Lee Ann born September 29, 2007.
2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (27:58.59)...6th at World Outdoor Champs (27:22.28PR, U.S. U.S. Leader)...3rd in Zurich (12:56.27AR)...bests of 12:56.27, 7:47.4, 27:22.28.
2008: 9th at Olympic Games marathon (2:11:59)…8th at Olympic Trials in 10,000m (28:05.31)…USA Cross Country champ (35:03)…ranked #2 in marathon, #10 at 10,000m by T&FN...bests of 28:05.31 & 2:11:59.
2007: Runner-up at Olympic Trials - Men's Marathon (2:11:06PR)... 3rd in 10,000m at USA Outdoor Championships (28:31.88)…9th at 10,000m at World Outdoors (28:28.59)…4th in 2-mile at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8:11.74PR)…4th in 3,000m at Sheffield (7:39.03PR)…ranked #3 in U.S. at 3,000m & 10,000m, #6 at 5,000m in U.S., and #2 in U.S. in the marathon by T&FN…bests of 7:39.03, 28:28.59 & 2:11:06.
2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors 5,000m (13:16.61PR)…2nd at Stanford 10,000m (27:35.65PR)…11th at New York City Marathon (2:14:01-Debut)…3rd at Great North Run Half-Marathon (61:26PR)…ranked #8 in marathon, #3 in 10,000m, #3 in 5,000m in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 13:16.61, 27:35.65, 61:26, 2:14:01.
2005: USA 12 km XC champ (36:59)…62nd at World XC 38:46, suffered from severe blisters...5th in 3000 at adidas Track Classic (7:43.95)......won 2005 Reebok Cross Country Challenge in Belfast, Ireland (29:26)...did not compete at USA Outdoor Champs...1st at Eugene (13:22.23PR)...ranked #5 in U.S. at 3,000m by T&FN...bests of 7:43.95 & 13:22.23.
2004: 22nd in 10,000m at Olympic Trials (31:13.91- injured) …did not finish 10,000m at Olympic Games due to a calcium deposit in his foot…runner-up in the 5 km at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (13:52.13)… 6th at Stanford (27:38.50)…ranked #5 U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN…best of 27:38.50.
2003: 1st at NCAA XC (29:14.1)….redshirt his sophomore track season due to a right femur stress fracture… bests of 3:46.88, 8:14.96, 13:39.17.
2002: 5th at U.S. XC … 24th at world XC … Big 12 5,000m champion …4th in the 5k at the NCAA Outdoors (14:01.02)… bests of 3:42.99, 8:01.72, 13:22.77.
2001: 1st in 2 mile at National Scholastics … 11th in 5,000m at USA Outdoors … 2nd at Big 12 XC … 4th at NCAA XC (29:11) - best finish by a freshman since Colorado's Adam Goucher's runner-up in 1994, third-best ever… best of 13:44.70, 2mile best of 8:44.43.
2000: 1st in 2 mile at National Scholastics … Foot Locker XC champion … 2nd at US XC Championships, earning him a trip to the IAAF World Championships where he finished third, becoming the first American junior to medal (bronze) in the race since ’81... 2-mile best of 8:48.06, 1,600 best of 4:05.9, 3200 best of 8:41.10.
1999: Foot Locker XC champion... 2-mile best of 8:58.65.
9/30/09
Courtesy USATF
Events: Distance/Marathon
Height: 5-8
Weight: 117
PR: 1,500m - 3:42.99 (2002); 2 mile - 8:11.74 (2007); 3,000m – 7:39.03 (2007); 5,000m - 12:56.27 (2009), 10,000m - 27:22.28 (2009); Half-Marathon – 61:26 (2006); Marathon – 2:11:07 (2007)
Born: Dec. 30, 1982
Current Residence: Eugene, Oregon
High School: Rockford (Mich.) High School
College: University of Colorado
Coach: Alberto Salazar
Agent: Peter Stubbs
Club: Nike
Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials – Men’s Marathon runner-up; 2005 & 2008 USA 12 km Cross Country champion; 2003 NCAA XC Champion; U.S. men's 5,000m record holder; 2004 NCAA Outdoor 5,000m runner-up; 2001 World XC Junior bronze medalist
Thirteen years after Bob Kennedy set the American record of 12:58.21 in the 5,000 meters at the Weltklasse Zurich meeting, Ritzenhein smashed that record by almost 2 seconds at the same event on August 28, 2009 by finishing third in 12 minutes 56.27 seconds. It was an almost 20 second personal best for Ritzenhein, which makes him the second-fastest non-African in history and only the third American ever to run under 13 minutes. Also in 2009, Ritzenhein finished sixth in a personal best time of 27:22.28 in the 10,000 meters at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, posting the best time ever by an American at a World Championships, and the fastest time by an American in 2009. His sixth-place finish is also the best ever by an American at Worlds. Ritzenhein was the top finishing American in the men’s marathon at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, finish in ninth place in 2:11:59. Ritzenhein put on an impressive display in finishing as the runner-up at the 2008 Olympic Trials- Men’s Marathon with a personal best time of 2:11:06, which improved greatly upon his previous PR of 2:14:01 from 2006. Also in 2007, Ritz showed his versatility through his 9th place 10,000m finish at the World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan, and in setting a new personal best at 3,000m (7:39.03). In 2006, Ritzenhein had a landmark season where he posted personal bests in the 5,000m, 10,000m, half-marathon and also had an impressive marathon debut with his 11th-place finish at the New York City Marathon. In 2005 he set a then personal best in the 5,000 meters (13:22.23), and posted a win at the USA Cross Country Championships (12 km) and a shocking victory over many of the world’s best cross country runners at the 2005 Reebok XC Challenge in Belfast, Ireland. Just prior to the 2004 Olympic Trials, Ritzenhein incurred his third career stress fracture in his foot. Despite the pain, Ritzenhein competed at the Trials and ended his 10,000m race in Sacramento in 22nd place, fully breaking his foot in the process. Having already secured the “A” qualifying standard for the Olympics, Ritzenhein earned his spot on the team when Meb Keflezighi decided to only compete in the marathon at Athens, and Bob Kennedy was unable to finish his Trials race due to a sore Achilles. Ritzenhein was unable to finish the 10,000m in Athens due to pain from calcium deposits in his foot. Ritzenhein owned the American 10 km collegiate record (27:38.50), four Big 12 Conference titles (2003 cross country, 2004 indoor 3,000-m, 5,000-m and outdoor 5 km), four All-American titles (2001, 03 cross country, 2004 indoor and outdoor 5 km), the 10,000-m school record (27:38.50) and the nation’s only undefeated cross country season in 2003 to capture his first and only NCAA crown. He followed that performance by proving his dominance in cross country by winning the 2005 USA 12 km title by a whopping 25 seconds over the rest of the field. During 2003-2004, he won the Pre-National Invitational, Big 12 Cross Country Championship, NCAA Mountain Region Championship, and NCAA Championship just 10 weeks after resuming training following a femoral stress fracture to cap off the nation’s only undefeated season (792-0). He was the Big 12 Indoor Championships MVP and Performer of the Year with wins in a 3k meet record (8:01.23) and 5k. He was also a 5k All-American in 13:42.09, the second fastest indoor 5k in CU history. During the outdoor campaign, he finished sixth at the Stanford Invitational in an Olympic Trials “A” Standard, American Collegiate Record and 31-year CU School Record 27:38:50 in his first-ever 10k on the track. Eighteen hours later he claimed the Big 12 5 km title in Norman, Okla., and went on to claim the NCAA Midwest Region 5 km crown before an NCAA 5 km runner-up finish for his fourth, and subsequent final, career All-American certificate. Decided to forego his collegiate eligibility to turn pro during the summer of 2004. He believes that ultimately the marathon will be his strongest event…married Kalin Toedebusch on June 30, 2006…daughter Addison Lee Ann born September 29, 2007.
2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (27:58.59)...6th at World Outdoor Champs (27:22.28PR, U.S. U.S. Leader)...3rd in Zurich (12:56.27AR)...bests of 12:56.27, 7:47.4, 27:22.28.
2008: 9th at Olympic Games marathon (2:11:59)…8th at Olympic Trials in 10,000m (28:05.31)…USA Cross Country champ (35:03)…ranked #2 in marathon, #10 at 10,000m by T&FN...bests of 28:05.31 & 2:11:59.
2007: Runner-up at Olympic Trials - Men's Marathon (2:11:06PR)... 3rd in 10,000m at USA Outdoor Championships (28:31.88)…9th at 10,000m at World Outdoors (28:28.59)…4th in 2-mile at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8:11.74PR)…4th in 3,000m at Sheffield (7:39.03PR)…ranked #3 in U.S. at 3,000m & 10,000m, #6 at 5,000m in U.S., and #2 in U.S. in the marathon by T&FN…bests of 7:39.03, 28:28.59 & 2:11:06.
2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors 5,000m (13:16.61PR)…2nd at Stanford 10,000m (27:35.65PR)…11th at New York City Marathon (2:14:01-Debut)…3rd at Great North Run Half-Marathon (61:26PR)…ranked #8 in marathon, #3 in 10,000m, #3 in 5,000m in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 13:16.61, 27:35.65, 61:26, 2:14:01.
2005: USA 12 km XC champ (36:59)…62nd at World XC 38:46, suffered from severe blisters...5th in 3000 at adidas Track Classic (7:43.95)......won 2005 Reebok Cross Country Challenge in Belfast, Ireland (29:26)...did not compete at USA Outdoor Champs...1st at Eugene (13:22.23PR)...ranked #5 in U.S. at 3,000m by T&FN...bests of 7:43.95 & 13:22.23.
2004: 22nd in 10,000m at Olympic Trials (31:13.91- injured) …did not finish 10,000m at Olympic Games due to a calcium deposit in his foot…runner-up in the 5 km at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (13:52.13)… 6th at Stanford (27:38.50)…ranked #5 U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN…best of 27:38.50.
2003: 1st at NCAA XC (29:14.1)….redshirt his sophomore track season due to a right femur stress fracture… bests of 3:46.88, 8:14.96, 13:39.17.
2002: 5th at U.S. XC … 24th at world XC … Big 12 5,000m champion …4th in the 5k at the NCAA Outdoors (14:01.02)… bests of 3:42.99, 8:01.72, 13:22.77.
2001: 1st in 2 mile at National Scholastics … 11th in 5,000m at USA Outdoors … 2nd at Big 12 XC … 4th at NCAA XC (29:11) - best finish by a freshman since Colorado's Adam Goucher's runner-up in 1994, third-best ever… best of 13:44.70, 2mile best of 8:44.43.
2000: 1st in 2 mile at National Scholastics … Foot Locker XC champion … 2nd at US XC Championships, earning him a trip to the IAAF World Championships where he finished third, becoming the first American junior to medal (bronze) in the race since ’81... 2-mile best of 8:48.06, 1,600 best of 4:05.9, 3200 best of 8:41.10.
1999: Foot Locker XC champion... 2-mile best of 8:58.65.
9/30/09
Courtesy USATF
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