U.S. High School Best Marks Lists – June 6th Sprints phenom Lauren Williams to attend LB Poly in the Fall of 2013! A few from our area made it to state this year by marks rather than top 3 at MOC. Here is what it will take next year. North Coast Section Division III Cross Country Individuals Rankings by Andy Lindquist 2013 NCS Division V Pre-Season Cross Country Rankings (Girls) adidas/Heart and Sole Redwood Empire Athletes of the Year! New… Read More »
Santa Barbara State Street mile Elite Men June 2, 2013 Plc Finisher Age Time 1 Michael Coe 25 Oakland CA 3:49 2 Forest Braden 30 Beverly Hills CA 3:50 3 Aric Champagne 22 San Luis Obispo CA 3:52 4 Juan Paredes 23 Goleta CA 3:53 5 Tetlo Emmen 29 Santa Barbara CA 3:58 6 James Withers 27 San Rafael CA 3:58 7 Jorge Jabaz 26 Anaheim CA 4:03 8 Isodore Herrera 22 Ventura CA 4:04 9 John Lawless 21 San… Read More »
13 year old Rylee Bowen of Santa Rosa and her 11 year old sister Kate, placed 8th (18:21) and 21st (19:46) respectfully at the Carlsbad 5000 race out of 437 women runners. Results
Former Montgomery runner and Olympian Kim Conley placed 30th at the World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Conditions included snow, tight turns, and four foot high speed bumps. Complete Results Video of final 6 minutes, all Africans shown no Conley.
As I reported before Julia “Stamps” Mallon would be competing today in the Napa Marathon. Julia won her age division and was the 4th fastest female of the 861 women, in 2:58:39. As good as that is I was more interested in what happened in the 5k race they held that day. Joan Benoit Samuelson is a household name in the running community. The way she won the US marathon trials shortly after leg surgery was unbelievable. And of course… Read More »
A former teammate of mine posted a photo on Facebook of the 1979 Santa Rosa Junior College Men’s cross country team. This was one of the great local teams for any sport made up of mostly locally grown talent. This group won the 1979 Northern California Community College Cross Country Championships at Crystal Springs in Belmont along with many other victories, including the league championships. The team was led that day at the NCCC’s by Dave Royal with an individual… Read More »
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Former Montgomery runner Kim Conley proved she is one of America’s elite distance runners taking 2nd at the USA Cross Country Championships in St. Louis today. The big pre-race favorite was Shalane Flanagan the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist at 10,000 meters and a five-time national cross country champion. Watching the live web cast of the race showed Flanagan charge to the front with only Conley brave enough to stay with here. The two quickly opened up a gap on the… Read More »
The 2013 USA Cross Country Championships will be held in St Louis, MO on Saturday February 2nd. The defending champion is former Montgomery high runner Sara “Bei” Hall. 2012 story of Hall’s win over Molly Huddle. Besides Hall this years field will include Sara’s former Viking teammate Kim Conley who was a 2012 Olympian at 5,000 meters. The women who took second to Conley’s third at the US Olympic trials was the same Molly Huddle. The other two top ranked… Read More »
Sami Stoner from Ohio competes with her Pilot Dog Chloe. See story and photo here
