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Redwood Empire High School Track and Cross Country

Sara Halls focus on what’s really important, plus watch her race

Here is a great story about Sara “Bei” Hall and her husband Ryan Hall and the charity work they are doing. Click here for story On Saturday Feb. 11th watch Sara compete in the 2012 USA Cross Country Championships and another former Viking great Julia Nacouzi in the Junior Race at the link below. The 2012 USA Cross Country Championships also serve as the trials race to select the Team USA squad that will compete at the the 2012 North… Read More »

Lauren Wallace breaks school 800m record

Former Ukiah high prep star Lauren Wallace broke a 16-year-old school record for UC Davis in the 800-meter run. Wallace ran an indoor 800 in 2:08.58 Wallace is #2 All-Time outdoor (2:08.08) on Davis’ 800 list behind former Analy runner Rose Criss who holds the outdoor school record at 2:07.91.   Wallace also ran on the 4X400 relay team that ran 3:51.74.   See more about Wallace and the meet here    

Steffen & Lane win at State Indoor Meet

California High School Indoor Invitational Unofficial State Indoor Championships 1/21/2012 Run For the Dream, Save Mart Center, Fresno, CA   Petaluma’s Danielle Steffen and Maria Carrillo’s Siobhan Anderson took first and second in the pole vault. Steffen tied the Redwood Empire indoor held by Ursuline’s Michelle Stone at 11 feet 6 inches. Anderson’s vault of 11 feet moves her to third All-Time behind those two.   El Molino’s Nicole Lane also won a Championship in the 2 mile run in… Read More »

Danielle Steffen favored to win State Indoor

Petaluma’s Danielle Steffen is the top ranked pole vaulter for Saturday’s High School State Indoor Championships in Fresno. Steffen, Nicole Lane and Courtney Tuck all placed 3rd in last years Indoor State Meet. Seven Redwood Empire athletes are scheduled to compete.   First number is seed for 2012 meet Girls   Pole Vault 1 Danielle Steffen                 SR Petaluma          11-0 2 Siobhan Anderson SR     Santa Rosa           10-0   2 Mile Run 2 Nicole Lane        SR El Molino        … Read More »

Berkeley Track Results 1/14

Jan, 14 Berkeley Track results, not sure why it says 2/5/12 This was also a qualifing meet for the HS State Indoor meet   Heat 2 60mHH 4th Adam Lundquist 8.49 Wind: -0.3   Section 1 300 Meter Hurdles 3rd Adam Lundquist 41.50   Section 7 800m 1st Sadia Ibrahim  2:25.18   Courtney Tuck 4-11, 3rd HS girl HJ   Complete Results    

Julia “Stamps” Mallon PR’s in US Marathon trials

Former Santa Rosa high running star Julia “Stamps” Mallon ran her fastest marathon time ever at the USA Olympic trials marathon race Saturday in Houston. Julia finished in 2:44:07 for a 68th place finish. Sara “Bei” Hall’s husbands Ryan Hall qualified for the Olympic team placing second in 2:09:30. Womens Results here Mens Results here   Pre-race story about her journey so far Story about race   NBC coverage today at 3pm?  

Indoor State Meet Qualifier

One of the Indoor State Meet qualifiers was held Jan. 7th at UC Davis, Here are the local runners I noticed in results. Let me know who I missed. jimcrowhurst@comcast.net UC Davis All-Comers Girls   3200m Nicole Lane, El Molino 1st 11:35.68 Chloe Hall, Casa Grande 4th 12:34.23   Pole Vault Danielle Steffen, Petaluma 11′ place unclear   High Jump Courtney Tuck, Petaluma 5′ 1″ place unclear   1600m Chloe Hall 2nd 5:39.07   Boys   55mH (Heat 1) Adam… Read More »

All NorCal Cross Country Teams

The 2011 All NorCal High School XC Teams have been selected and the Redwood Empire had some high placers. Piner’s Luis Luna made first team All NorCal. Luna was the highest placing NorCal runner at the Foot Locker Nationals. Sonoma’s Alex Conner was picked second team and Ukiah’s Paul Holden was picked as one of the ten undergraduates to make the top three teams. Piner’s Jaime Silva made honorable mention. On the girls side El Molino’s Nicole Lane was picked… Read More »