State Champion. Wow that feels good to say. What an incredible end to a great season. This last week went very well for the Lady Tigers as we built up to our first State showing in twelve years. Coming off of a solid performance at our Semi-State we headed into our final week of team training before our biggest meet of the year.
Monarch girls win 5A title over stacked field, Classical Academy girls dominate 3A with strong pack! US#7 Jacob Burcham wins 2nd WV title! US#9 Abbey Leonardi gets Class A title in ME for the 4th straight year. (Photo by Alan Versaw)
When Miguel Lozano started running as a fifth grader he would have never envisioned the road that would take him to where he is today. The Mishawaka senior played numerous sports in middle school including football and wrestling. It was as a grappler that Lozano experienced his first hurdle in life.
Mt. SAC was this past weekend and Sarah Baxter (Simi Valley CA) proved herself in a big way, entering the rankings at #12 after winning the Team Sweeps race with a time of 16:59, the fastest on the day. Erin Finn (West Bloomfield MI) ran an impressive 17:43 to win by a huge margin at her league meet. Kelsey Braithwaite (Box Elder UT) moved up to #17 after winning a state title and breaking a 12 year old record with a time of 17:36.4. Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below. Mary Cain (Bronxville NY) moved to #19 with her top-10 all-time finish at Bowdoin Park with a 18:05.96 clocking. And Abbey Leonardi (Kennebunk ME) ran 18:05.59 to set the course record at her Regional meet despite muddy conditions, moving up one spot to #9. Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.
US#5 Stillwater MN jumps in the power rankings after smashing their 1997 Harrier National Champion Team Conference meet record. US#4 American Fork UT runs past US#11 Davis UT for the 2nd fastest team time in Utah State Meet history. US#7 Rancho Cucamonga CA tops US#8 Arcadia CA to win the Mt. Sac Invitational. US#19 Hamilton Southeastern IN defeats US#26 Carmel IN and almost US#15 Columbus North IN at Semi-State. US#2 Bismarck ND score 17-points to win the North Dakota State Championships. US#6 Belen Jesuit FL is looking more and more like the best team in Florida State History.
Watching the Weymouth program is like taking a step back to a different era. Not because what they do is archaic, but rather, because the values they display are akin to simpler times. Weymouth operates as an extended family; where accountability, support, and work-ethic are the defining traits. These character traits are woven into the fabric of the disciplined and organized system that has been so successful for Coach Mike Miller.
Mary Cain #10 All-Time at Bowdoin NY | US#3 Bismarck scores 17 pts for 7th straight, US#5 Leingang goes sub-15 in ND. Simi Valley wins loaded Team Sweeps at Mt. SAC. (Photo by Kyle Brazeil)
Many athletes were idle, but there were a few big changes in the rankings this week. US#1 Julie Macedo (DE) continues to assert her dominance as she won the Joe O'Neill Invite by 42 seconds over US#9 Haley Pierce (DE) with a time of 16:55.26. US#19 Kelsey Braithwaite (UT) moves into the rankings with her course record setting performance to win the 4A title in 17:36.4. Also in the rankings for the first time is US#20 Amanda Fox (IL) who ran 16:35.8 for 3 miles at her conference meet. A lot is going on this weekend with 5 state championships taking place and the big Mt. Sac Invite in CA. Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below. Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.
Sometimes life can be so busy! I have definitely discovered this in the past few weeks. It seems like high school is just a cycle of waking up (too early!), going to school, going to practice (the fun part of the day!), cramming in homework, and trying to get to bed to squeeze in as much sleep as possible. Now that I finally have a chance to sit down and reflect, I realize that no matter how tired or worn-out I may feel, a fast-paced life is what I love.
Daniel and Pele Maree stood shoulder to shoulder, sharing the weight of the coffee-table book The Wildcats: A History of Villanovans in Professional Sports. Somewhere beneath the aging blue cover, their father is immortalized beside legendary track coach Jumbo Elliot and baseball all-star Mickey Vernon. (via www.philly.com)
Julie Macedo and her Charter School of Wilmington teammates.
NEWVILLE - Born and raised in a running family, it was just a matter of time before the light would shine brightly on Reynah Spence. Saturday at the Mid-Penn Conference Cross Country Championships at Big Spring High School, the senior from Shippensburg took control of the 5K race in the woody section of the course and never looked back. She crossed the finish line well ahead of rest of the competitors in a time of 19:09.41.
History was made as Southlake Carroll TX ran the third fastest team 5k in US history. 15:14.68 team average falls only behind 1980 Bloomington North IN 15:12.68 @ Indiana State Championships and 2010 Arcadia CA 15:14.20 @ California State Championships. Placing four in the top five, 2. Joe Sansone 15:04; 3. Trevor Gilley 15:11.3; 4. Ben Golestan 15:17.1; 5. Nate Sullivan 15:19.8; 8. Connor Hendrickson 15:21.2; 9. Alex Johansson 15:25.70; 12. Kyle Scanlon 15:40.7. The reward, a major bump in the national rankings to #1 nationally.
Another race. Another victory. Another course record for Edward Cheserek. (Photos by Maroon News) The nation’s No. 1 harrier from St. Benedict’s Prep in N.J. defended his crown at the annual Brown University Northeast Championship on Saturday, smashing the old five-kilometer record by 30 seconds.
Edward Cheserek gets 4th course record in 4 weeks, this time a 14:34 clocking at the Brown Invite. Southlake Carroll (TX) boys set historical 5k average mark in Arkansas! (Photo by Patrick Bendzick)
North Central School senior Futsum Zeinasellassie is not just one of the top runners in the Hoosier state, but one of the best in the nation. Last year Zeinasellassie finished second at Foot Locker Nationals and with the graduation of Lukas Verzbicas has his eyes set on the title. See what else the star has in mind for 2011 including a goal of going under 14:30!
Many athletes were idle, but there were a few big changes in the rankings this week. US#1 Julie Macedo (DE) took the week off, but will race at the Joe O'Neil Invite in DE this weekend. Molly Seidel (WI) continues to improve as she put an incredible 13:10 4k clocking on the board with a win at the Lakelands Conference Champs. Another big mover in the girls rankings was Jillian Fanning (NY) who jumped to US#5 with her performance at the Manhattan Invite. Jillian led US#1 Fayetteville-Manlius to the win with her 14:03 clocking. Also making the at US#20 was Brianna Nerud (NY) who defeated Haley Pierce (DE) to finish 2nd in Manhattan with a time of 14:22. Frosh Alana Hadley (NC) made the list at US#24 by winning the UNC Charlotte Invite with a time of 17:30. Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below. Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.
' And it was not even a fast day on Sunday for the Manhattan Invitational at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. Indeed, it was summer revisited: temperatures in the mid-80s, a strong sun, no cooling breeze. The performances reflected that. Only 15 boys in the varsity races and Eastern States Championship — about half the usual number — bettered the gold standard of 13 minutes for the hilly 2.5-mile course. ' (via Running Times)
Photo above left: Victah Sailor/Photorun. Photo above right: Don Rich/Penntrackxc
Jean Deceus lives in Immokalee, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the 8.2 square mile town had 20,000 residents many of whom were immigrants or migrant workers of Haitan and Mexican descent. Jean's mother Marie only had the chance to get to the fifth grade. His dad Jean D never attended school. Now a senior at Immokalee High School the younger Jean is taking a different path, one his parents never had the opportunity to experience.
Nevada's Nick Hartle made it to NXN last year and appears to be the Silver State's strongest hope for representation at the national championship again this year. Colorado Track XC file photo.
Grace details her recovery from an unfortunate injury and shows wisdom beyond her years in dealing with setbacks on her path to realizing her goals. (Photos by Margot Kelly and Don Rich)
Edward Cheserek sets the CR at Vanny with a 11:55.39 clocking. US#1 CBA boys win. Jillian Fanning and US#1 Fayetteville-Manlius win for the girls. (Photo by Charles Stone)
Last year, Luis Martinez finished 55th at NXN-SW. Don't look for a repeat of that finish this fall as he leads the Cleveland HS (NM) team into regional contention. Colorado Track XC file photo.
Craig Martin shares the amazing comeback story of Emily Perona.
Julie Macedo (DE) blasted a 17:26 5k in PA to run the 3rd best time on the Paul Short Invitational course to settle into the #1 spot. Grace Tinkey (GA) goes to the number two spot while Molly Seidel (WI) retains the third spot. Haley Pierce (DE) rockets up the rankings as she proves she is healthy with a win at the Great American XC Festival. Other newcomers to the rankings include New Yorker Mary Cain at #18, Maria Hauger (MN) at #22 and Sarah Fakler (AZ) at #23. Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below. Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.
Perry King of Section 1/NYS Running submits his opinions on what appears to be one of the most competitve races all season thus far.
Luke Brahm has never made it to the Indiana State Cross Country meet. This year he is hoping that will change. The Ben Davis High School senior has already posted a new personal best of 15:17 and run sub 16 minutes in all five races he's competed in. Brahm says of the season, so far so good.
Perry King of Section 1/NYS Running submits his opinions on what appears to be one of the most competitve races all season thus far.
Macedo en route to her latest victory at the Paul Short Invitational in PA. (Photo by Don Rich)
Without a Saturday invitational on the schedule, Pembroke set-out for a session of 1000 meter repeats in our Workout of the Week segment. The interval distance may be common, but what's not common is the execution and focus.
The 4th Edition of the NHSCA National Team Rankings is announced via video from US Marines stationed in Afghanistan.
Several Central Florida teams made the trip to Cary, North Carolina for the Great American Cross Country Festival and several came home with new personal bests. The Boys Race of Champions featured a battle between Holy Trinity senior Daniel Moore and nationally ranked Jacob Bucham of Cabell Midland High School in West Virginia. Before the cross country season, Coach Doug Butler said Moore had the potential to re-write the Holy Trinity record books and be one of the best in school history.
