THE CONNING TOWER
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL TRACK LEADERS 2001
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA and NORTHERN NEVADA LEADERS 2001
Through Saturday, April 14, 2001
by Keith Conning
735 Brookside Drive
Vacaville, CA 95688-3509
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I have included Northern Nevada marks, since they are part of the USATF Pacific Association. You will see these athletes in PAUSATF Junior Olympic competition this summer.
Key: A=mark made at altitude above 1,000 meters; i=indoors; -=senior; *=junior; **=sophomore; ***=freshman; ?=grade unknown, +=converted from yards to meters.
The minimum reporting standards are listed in parenthesis after the event.
Boys
100 Meters (11.03 auto-timing)
Legal Wind (+2.0 mps or less):
10.69 +0.71 -Rashaad Allen (McClymonds, Oakland) 1 Oakland Inv. 4/7
10.82 -0.7 -Rodney Landingham (Sonora) 1 Fresno 4/7
10.85 +0.71 ?Draak Davis (Vallejo) 3 Oakland Inv. 4/7
10.91 -0.6 -Maurice Dosty (Edison, Stockton) 2 Fresno 4/7
10.91 +0.71 *Kwesi Byrd (James Logan, Union City) 4 Oakland Inv. 4/7
10.92 +1.8 ?Blake Braboy (Cordova, Rancho Cordova) 1 Bronco Inv 3/31
10.97 +0.71 ?Obi Osuji (Red Bluff) 6 Oakland Inv. 4/7
10.98 +0.71 *Garry Jones (Skyline, Oakland) 7 Oakland Inv. 4/7
Wind-aided (+2.1 mps or more):
No wind reading:
10.78 -Rashad Allen (McClymonds, Oakland) 3/24 Inv (1) El Cerrito
10.80 -Antwon Guidry (Leigh, San Jose) 1 West Valley Inv. 3/17
10.98 -Brian Edwards (Los Gatos) 3/29 dual
11.00 ?KellyThompson (McClymonds, Oakland) 3/10 Inv (1) Los Gatos
11.01 -Rodney Landingham (Sonora) 3/10 Inv (1) EG
200 Meters (22.23 auto-timing)
Legal Wind (+2.0 mps or less)
21.61 +0.0 -Rodney Landingham (Sonora) 1R2 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
Wind-aided (+2.1 mps or more):
No wind reading:
21.89 ??Manes (Burbank, Sacramento) Metro #2 4/6
22.03 -Brian Edwards (Los Gatos) 3/29 dual
22.08 **Chris True (Reed, Sparks, NV) 1 Reed Sparks-Rotary 03/30/01
400 Meters (49.83 auto-timing, 49.6 ht)
48.74 *Chris Dunbar (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 1 Stanford 3/31
48.78 *Randy Fair (Folsom) 2R1 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
49.02 -Roland Chu (Woodland) 1 Open R2 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
49.32 -Martell Munguia (Woodcreek, Roseville) 3 Stanford 3/31
800 Meters (1:57.50)
1:53.42i -Matt Bates (Los Gatos) 2 NSI 3/10
1:54.61 -Martell Munguia (Woodcreek, Roseville) 8 Arcadia 4/14
1:55.42 -Bobby McNeil (Sutter Union, Sutter) 1 Open R2 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
1:56.13 -Sean Geraghty (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 4 Open R1 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
1:56.35 -Jeff Squires (Mission San Jose, Fremont) 5 Open R1 Arcadia 4/14
1:56.7 -Tom Phelps (Piedmont) 2 Oakland 4/7
1:57.0 -Brandon Collins (Jesuit, Carmichael) 1 Metro 3/23
1,500 Meters (4:05.0)
4:01.14 *Sean Drake (University, San Franc) 3/24 Inv (1) Newark
4:01.79 -Matt Bates (Los Gatos) 1 West Valley Inv. 3/17
4:03.54 -Brett Gotcher (Aptos) 2 West Valley Inv. 3/17
4:04.76 -David Blue (Valley, Sacramento) 1 Bronco 3/31
1,600 Meters (4:25.0)
4:14.60+ -Matt Bates (Los Gatos) 3/31 Stanf Inv (1) (4:16.08y)
4:16.68 *Giliat Ghebray (James Logan, Union City) 3 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
4:16.80 -Martell Munguia (Woodcreek, Roseville) 2 Open R1 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
4:17.84 -Jin Daikoku (Lowell, San Francisco) 5 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
4:17.9 -Tom Phelps (Piedmont) 1 Piedmont 3/16
4:18.46 *Jordan Kinley (Maria Carrillo, Santa Rosa) 7 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
4:19.26 -David Blue (Valley, Sacramento) 9 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
4:19.7 -Scott McConville (Aptos1 Oakland 4/7
4:19.86 *Sean Drake (University, San Francisco) 10 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
4:20.41 -Brandon Collins (Jesuit, Carmichael) 12 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
4:21.2 *Brett Gotcher (Aptos) 3 Oakland 4/7
4:21.8 -Chris Johnson (Redwood, Larkspur) 4 Piedmont 3/16
4:23.70 -Chris Wondolowski (De la Salle, Concord) 3/31 Stanf Inv (5) 4:25.23y
4:24.00+ -Matt Sartor (Enterprise, Redding) 3/31 Stanf Inv (6) 4:25.54y
4:24.6e+ -Neil Davis (Bellarmine, San Jose) 3/10 Inv (1) Los Gatos (4:26.09y)
4:23.18 -Lucas Crowley (Mitty, San Jose) 7 Open R1 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
4:23.59 -Jim Doran (Mitty, San Jose) 9 Open R1 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
4:23.76 -Tov Fisher-Kirshner (Mission San Jose, Fremont) 1 Open R2 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
3,000 Meters (8:55.0)
8:34.08 -Matt Sartor (Enterprise, Redding) 3/31 Stanf Inv (1)
8:37.60 *Brett Gotcher (Aptos) 3/31 Stanf Inv (3)
8:37.63 *Giliat Ghebray (Logan, Union City) 3/31 Stanf Inv (4)
8:41.09 -Neil Davis (Bellarmine, San Jose3/31 Stanf Inv (5)
8:44.57 *Wayne Hopp (Bellarmine, San Jose) 3/31 Stanf Inv (7)
8:47.63 *Carl Dambkowski (Granada, Livermore) 3/31 Stanf Inv (9)
8:47.65 ?Nate Moroski (Davis) 3/31 Stanf Inv (10)
8:47.85 -Eric Chaves (St. Francis, Mountain View) 3/31 Stanf Inv (11)
8:48.58 -Scott McConville (Aptos) 3/31 Stanf Inv (12)
8:49.37 ?Stewart Harwell (De la Salle, Concord) 3/31 Stanf Inv (13)
8:53.33 ?Mesfin Collins (Riverbank) 14 Stanford 3/31
8:53.72 ?Robbie Boyle (Granada, Livermore) 15 Stanford 3/31
8:54.07 ?Nick DeFelice (Jesuit, Carmichael) 16 Stanford 3/31
8:54.94 ?Tim Nelson (Liberty Christian, Redding) 17 Stanford 3/31
3,200 Meters (9:35.03)
9:02.15 **Yong-Sung Leal (Arroyo, San Lorenzo) 3 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
9:05.51 *Brett Gotcher (Aptos) 4 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
9:06.97 *Carl Dambkowski (Granada, Livermore) 6 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
9:09.19 ?Dan Wolf (Reno, NV) 7 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
9:10.00 -Scott McConville (Aptos) 8 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
9:11.44 -Neil Davis (Bellarmine, San Jose) 9 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
9:19.94 **Tim Nelson (Liberty Christian, Redding) 16 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
9:21.6 *Gilliat Ghebray (James Logan, Union City2 Piedmont 3/16
9:22.72 *Nick DeFelice (Jesuit, Carmichael) 4 Open R2 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
9:26.9 -Matt Sartor (Enterprise, Redding) Meet?, Site?, 3/16
9:27.6 -Nathan Brassmassery (Alameda) 3 Piedmont 3/16
9:27.84 -Russ Martin (Los Gatos) 20 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
9:28.50+ *Wayne Hopp (Bellarmine, San Jose) 3/10 Inv (1) Los Gatos 9:31.81y
9:29.7 *Stewart Harwell (De La Salle, Concord) 4 Piedmont 3/16
9:31.9 -Tomas Viramontes (Los Gatos) 1 All-Comers Los Gatos 2/24
9:32.91-Eric Chaves (St. Francis, Mountain View+ 3/10 Inv (2) Los Gatos 9:36.25y
110mHH (15.33 auto-timing)
Legal Wind (+2.0 mps or less):
14.83 +1.8 ?Kevin McGuirk (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) 3 Stanford 3/31
14.94 +1.8 -Jeff Santana (Benicia) 6 Stanford 3/31
14.96 +1.8 -Chris Santana (Benicia) 7 Stanford 3/31 (14.956)
14.96 +1.8 -Nick Santana (Benicia) 8 Stanford 3/31 (14.961)
14.97 +1.3 ?Timi Wusu (Palo Alto) 9 Stanford 3/31
15.01 +0.5 **Jason Bolden-Anderson (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 3 Open R1 Arcadia Inv. 4/17
15.27 +0.5 -Nick Kopec (McClymonds, Oakland) 5 Open R1 Arcadia Inv. 4/17
Wind-aided (+2.1 mps or more):
14.75 +2.3 -Halihl Guy (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 1 Stanford 3/31 (14.745)
14.75 +2.3 -Ian Kenworthy (St. Francis, Mountain View) 1 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
14.89 +2.87 **Jason Bolden-Anderson (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 3 Oakland Inv 4/7
14.94 +2.87 -Trae Gaulman (Sheldon, Sacramento) 4 Oakland Inv., Berkeley 4/7
15.05 +2.87 ?Daniel Pelayo (Vacaville) 5 Oakland Inv. 4/7
No wind reading:
14.80 ?Gabe Hatchett (Douglas, Minden, NV) 1 Reed Sparks 3/30
14.88 -Charlie Larsen (Manteca) Don Franken Inv. 3/17
15.04 -Seung Lee (Los Gatos) dual 3/29
15.17 -Nick Kopec (McClymonds, Oakland) 2 K-Bell 3/10
15.21 ? ? Coakley (Jesuit, Carmichael) Metro League #2 4/6
15.32 ?Leibs (Aragon) 5 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
15.27 ?Fovilly, Luke (Whittell High School, NV) 2 Reno Sparks 3/31
300mIH (39.93 auto-timing, 39.6 ht)
38.13 -Halihl Guy (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 3R2 Arcadia 4/14
39.19 -Trevell Quinley (Merrill West, Tracy) 1 Open R1 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
39.34 -Trae Gaulman (Sheldon, Sacramento) 3 Oakland Inv. 4/7
39.76 ?Gabe Hatchett (Douglas, Minden, NV) 1 Reno Sparks 3/31
400 Meter Hurdles
54.16 -Halihl Guy (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 1 Stanford 3/31
55.61 -Jeff Santana (Benicia) 2 Stanford 3/31
55.64 ?Timi Wusu (Palo Alto) 3 Stanford 3/31
56.00 ?Eric Michon (Carlmont) 4 Stanford 3/31
56.84 -Nick Santana (Benicia) 5 Stanford 3/31
57.74 ?Calvin Ho (Westmoor, Daly City) 8 Stanford 3/31
57.82 ?Matt Juarez (Golden Valley, Merced) 9 Stanford 3/31
57.91 ?Sha-Ronn Bairfield (Vallejo) 10 Stanford 3/31
58.25 **Jason Bolden-Anderson (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 12 Stanford 3/31
400m R (43.03 auto-timing, 42.8 hand-timed)
41.78 St. Mary's (Berkeley) 1R1 Arcadia 4/14
42.56 McClymonds (Oakland) 2 Oakland Inv. 4/7
42.70 James Logan (Union City) 3/24
42.98 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) 1 Open R2 Arcadia 4/14
Hand-timed:
42.5 James Logan 1 vs. St. Mary's 3/29
1600m R (3:25.0)
3:18.30 St. Mary's (Berkeley) 1 Stanford 3/31
3:20.74 McClymonds (Oakland) 2R1 Arcadia 4/14
3:20.88 Junipero Serra (San Mateo) 2 Stanford 3/31
3:21.90 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 3 Stanford 3/31
3:22.52 Jesuit (Carmichael) 4 Stanford 3/31
3:23.36 De La Salle (Concord) 3 Open R2 Arcadia 4/14
High Jump (6-4 1/4)
6-10 *Teak Wilburn (Chico) dual 3/22
6-9 1/2 ?Pat Harrigan (McQueen, Reno, NV) 1 Reno Sparks 3/30
6-6 -Timi Wusu (Palo Alto) 3 Stanford 3/31
Pole Vault (13-6 1/4)
15-6 *Mike Landers (Golden Valley, Merced) 2 Stanford 3/31
15-0 -Kyle Williams (St. Francis, Mountain View) 1 K-Bell 3/10
15-0 -Leon Klee (Turlock) County Meet 3/30
14-8 -Rey Serrano (Reed, Sparks, NV) 4/1
14-6 -Brad Willock (Folsom) 3 way meet @ Ponderosa 4-4-01
14-0 ?David Moore (Miramonte, Orinda) 1 De La Salle Super 7, 3/10
14-0 -Patrick Kitto (Bear Creek, Stockton) 1 Modesto Inv. 3/13
14-0 ?Tony Maffei (Archbishop Riordan, San Francisco) 3 Stanford 3/31
14-0 ??Fawcett (Los Banos) Beyer Inv. 3/31
Long Jump (22-0)
Legal Wind (+2.0 mps or less):
22-9 -1.66 -Travell Quinley (Merrill West, Tracy) 1 Oakland Inv. 4/7
Wind-aided (+2.1 mps or more)
No wind reading:
24-6 1/2 -Trevell Quinley (Merrill West, Tracy) 2 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
22-10 -Asokah Muhammad (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 1 @ Logan 3/29
22-9 1/4 -Derek Jones (Alvarez, Salinas) 1 K-Bell 3/10
22-9 -Ethan Clarke (Bellamine, San Jose) 2 K-Bell 3/10
22-8 ?Chris Costa (California, San Ramon) 3 K-Bell 3/10
22-6 -Derick Cicero (Oak Grove) 1 West Valley Inv. 3/17
22-4 *Martin Boston (James Logan, Union City) 2 vs. St. Marys's 3/29
22-4?Paul Jones (Deer Valley, Antioch) dual 3/21
22-0 1/4?Mark Lettieri (Menlo-Atherton, Atherton) 4 K-Bell 3/10
Triple Jump (44-6)
Legal Wind (+2.0 mps or less):
47-71/2 +1.3 *Solomon Welch (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 4 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
47-6 3/4 +0.9 -Asokah Muhammad (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 5 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
46-2 3/4 +0.4 *Trestin George (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 7 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
46-1 1/4 +0.6 -Peter Francis (De La Salle, Concord) 1 Open Arcadia Inv. 4/14
45-11 3/4 +1.0 -Patrick Grogan (Piedmont Hills, San Jose) 2 Fresno Relays
45-6 1/2 +1.9 -Derek Jones (Alvarez, Salinas) 2 Stanford 3/31
Wind-aided (+2.1 mps or more):
No wind reading:
48-9 1/4 -Aarik Wilson (Churchill County, Fallon, NV) 1 Reed Sparks 3/31
48-7 -Asokah Muhammad (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 1 @ Logan 3/29
47-11 1/2 ?Derek Jones (Alvarez, Salinas) 1 K-Bell 3/10
46-3 1/2 -James Little (Turlock) Don Franken Inv. 3/17
46-3 1/4 *Solomon Welch (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 1 Stanford 3/31
46-2 -Patrick Grogan (Piedmont Hills, San Jose) 1 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
45-6 *Martin Boston (James Logan, Union City) 2 vs. St. Mary's 3/29
45-3 3/4 ?Peter Francis (De La Salle, Concord 2 Buchanan Inv. 3/23
44-10 -Lee McGlauphlyn (Oak Grove) 2 West Valley Inv. 3/17
Shot Put (52-0)
58-11 -Brian Moon (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) 6 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
56-9 -William King-Lewis (Vacaville) 1 Woodland Inv. 3/17
56-4 *Tyler Porter (Del Campo, Fair Oaks) 1 Cougar Relays, Cordova HS 3/9
55-8 -Chandler Menteer (Carson, Carson City, NV) 1 Stanford 3/31
54-1 ?Ryan O'Callaghan (Enterprise, Redding) 1 Hornet Inv. 4/7
53-9 *Dustin Lawrenson (Elk Grove) Woodland Inv 3/17
53-4 ?Walter Tran (Reed, Sparks, NV) 53-4 Week 3 03/24/01
52-10 -Mario Luka (De La Salle, Concord) 2 Oakland Relays 4/7
52-8 ??Mongun (Granite Bay, Roseville) 1 vs. Placer 3/21
52-6 1/2 ?Carter (Carson, Carson City, NV) Week 3 03/24/01
Discus (158-0)
175-3 *Adam Tafralis (Mills, Millbrae) 1 Top 7 3/24
170-11 -Hans Van Dale (Aptos) dual 4/5
170-10 -Brian Moon (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) 1 Castro Valley 3/1
168-4 -Marcus Campbell (Wood, Vacaville) 1 @ Fairfield 4/11
167-11 *Dustin Lawrenson (Elk Grove) 2 Fresno 4/7
165-7 -Chandler Menteer (Carson, Carson City, NV) Week 2 03/17/01
171-11 *Dave Shortenhaus (Las Lomas, Walnut Creek) 1 Open Arcadia 4/14
164-5 *Kurt Seefeld (Marin Catholic, Kentfield) 3 Oakland Inv. 4/7
159-8 -Chris Manning (Castro Valley) 2 Castro Valley 3/1
159-4 -Kito Williams (Vallejo) 2 De La Salle Super 7, 3/10
159-2 ?Beck (San Lorenzo Valley, Felton) 2 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
158-10 *Chris Hill (Palo Alto) 5 Open Arcadia Inv. 4/14
158-9 *Chris Chisam (St. Francis, Mountain View) 3 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
158-2 -Charlie Griffin (James Logan, Union City) 1 dual 3/15
Girls
100 Meters (12.43 auto-timing)
Legal Wind (+2.0 mps or less):
11.95 +0.8 **Cheri Craddock (James Logan, Union City) 1 Oakland Inv 4/7
12.00 +0.8 -Ocie Parks (Fremont, Oakland) 2 Oakland Inv. 4/7
12.05 +0.8*Christen Tucker (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) 3 Oakland Inv. 4/7
12.10 +0.8 *Monica Green (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) 4 Oakland Inv. 4/7
12.11 +0.8 -Monique Coleman (El Cerrito) 5 Oakland Inv. 4/7
12.17 +1.1 7 ?Elyse Williams (James Logan, Union City) Stanford 3/31
12.20 +1.4 ?Smiley (Ceres) 1 Bronco Inv. 3/31
12.29 +1.58 **Deanna Goodwin (International Studies Academy, San Francisco) Oakland Inv. 4/7
12.39 +1.1 ?Erin Curtis (Archbishop Mitty, San Jose) 10 Stanford 3/31
Wind-aided (+2.1 mps or more):
12.08 +3.5 ?Tiffany Johnson (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 4 Stanford 3/31
12.09 +3.5 *Monica Greene (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) 6 Stanford 3/31
12.30 +3.5 ?Kelli Enos (Willows) 8 Stanford 3/31
No wind reading:
11.94 **Cheri Craddock (James Logan, Union City) 1 Newark Inv. 3/24
12.07 ??Castillo (Kennedy, Sacramento) Metro #2 4/6
12.20 **Deanna Goodwin (International Studies Academy, San Francisco) 1 West Valley Inv. 3/17
12.22 ***Talia Stewart (James Logan, Union City) 2 Newark Inv. 3/24
12.31 ?China Jones (Deer Valley, Antioch) Oakland Inv. 4/7
12.35 -Marjorie Jackson (Deer Valley, Antioch) Oakland Inv. 4/7
12.35 ***Brittani Dudley (James Logan, Union City) 3 Newark Inv. 3/24
200 Meters (25.53 auto-timing)
Legal Wind (+2.0 mps or less):
25.36 **Deanna Goodwin (International Studies Academy, San Francisco) 3R1 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
25.51iA **Cheri Craddock (James Logan, Union City) 5) H3 Simplot 2/17
25.58 -0.5 *Christen Tucker (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) 9R2 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
Wind-aided (+2.1 mps or more):
No wind information:
25.51 -Tinishia Johnson (Reed, Sparks, NV) Rotary 3/30
400 Meters (58.23 auto-timing, 58.0ht)
55.85 **Cheri Craddock (James Logan, Union City) 1 Stanford 3/31
56.25 **Talia Stewart (James Logan, Union City) 2 Stanford 3/31
57.37 ?Larnie Boyd (Vallejo) 4 Stanford 3/31
57.49 -Shante Smith (Silver Creek, San Jose) 1R2 Open Arcadia 4/14
57.94+ ***Brittani Dudley (James Logan, Union City) 1 vs. St. Mary's 3/29
57.95 -Tinishia Johnson (Reed, Sparks, NV) Week 3 03/24/01
58.16 *Christina Hardeman (Wilcox, Santa Clara) 1R1 Open Arcadia 4/14
58.19 *Adriana Windham (San Benito, Hollister) 4R1 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
800 Meters (2:20.0)
2:08.52 *Shannon Rowbury (Sacred Heart Catheldral, San Francisco) 1 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
2:11.53 *Alexis Bartschi (Merrill West, Tracy) 3 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
2:13.52 *Ashley Caldwell (Los Gatos) 9 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
2:14.6 *Yfa Kretzschmar (University, San Francisco) 1 Oakland Inv. 4/7
2:16.46 *Jenny Aldridge (Maria Carillo, Santa Rosa) 12 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
2:16.5 -Lindsey Maclise (Davis) 4 Oakland Inv. 4/7
2:16.78 **Mary Maleta (Soquel) 2R1 Open Arcadia 4/14
2:17.1 *Clara Horowitz (Head-Royce, Oakland) 2 dual 3/28
2:17.36 -Shiloh Whiting (San Lorenzo Valley, Felton) 5R2 Open Arcadia 4/14
2:17.70 *Morgan Banks (Sir Francis Drake, San Anselmo) 13 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
2:19.5 ***Lauren Mulkey (Folsom) 1 Rio Linda Inv. 4/10/01
2:19.62 *Talita Wells (Clayton Valley, Concord) 10R2 Open Arcadia 4/14
1,500 Meters (4:55.0)
4:39.8e -Sara Bei (Montgomery, Santa Rosa) 2 NYC Inv 2/2
4:44 .9 *Clara Horowitz (Head-Royce, Oakland) Berkeley 3/3
4:45.60 *Bridget Duffy (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 1 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
4:46.46 **Caitlin Chock (Granite Bay, Roseville) 2 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
4:48.09 **Alexis Bartschi (West, Tracy) Newark Memorial Inv. 3/24
4:50.18 **Casey Nevitt (Aptos) 3 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
4:51.56 -Maja Ruznic (International Studies Academy, San Francisco) 4:51.56 1 West Valley Inv. 3/17
4:52.98 *Michelle Beritzhoff (Los Gatos) 4 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
4:53.05 ***Lauren Mulkey (Folsom) 1 Bronco Inv. 3/31
1,600 Meters (5:12.5)
4:47.88+ -Sara Bei (Montgomery, Santa Rosa) 1 Stanford 3/31 (4:49.56y)
4:47.88 -Ale Barrientos (San Lorenzo Valley) 3 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
4:56.7 *Shannon Rowbury (Sacred Heart, San Francisco) 1 Piedmont 3/16
4:56.01 *Clara Horowitz (Head-Royce, Oakland) 7 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
5:00.49 *Bridget Duffy (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 10 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
5:03.79 **Raquel Barrientos (San Lorenzo Valley, Felton) 3R1 Open Arcadia 4/14
5:06.95+ ?Alexis Bartschi (Merrill West, Tracy) 5 Stanford 3/31 (5:08.74y)
5:09.42 **Dallon Williams (Atwater) 3R2 Open Arcadia 4/14
5:10.01 ***Melissa Garcia (Woodland) 4R2 Open Arcadia 4/14
5:10.21+ ?Michelle Gallagher (Mercy, Burlingame) 9 Stanford 3/31 (5:12.02y)
5:10.2 *Danila Musante (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) 4 Piedmont 3/16
5:07.01 -Lindsey Maclise (Davis) 1R2 Open Arcadia 4/14
5:11.06+ ?Seanna Martin (Bret Harte, Altaville) 10 Stanford 3/31 (5:12.87y)
5:12.0 -Katie Lee (San Ramon Valley, Danville) dual 4/6
5:12.47+ ?Bridget Duffy 12 Stanford 3/31 (5:14.27y)
Mile (5:14.3)
4:49.56 -Sara Bei (Montgomery, Santa Rosa) 1 Stanford 3/31
4:57.77 -Alejandra Barrientos (San Lorenzo Valley, Felton) 3 Stanford 3/31
5:00.91 *Clara Horowitz (Head-Royce, Oakland) 4 Stanford 3/31
5:08.74 ?Alexis Bartschi (Merrill West, Tracy) 5 Stanford 3/31
5:12.02 ?Michelle Gallagher (Mercy, Burlingame) 9 Stanford 3/31
5:12.87 ?Seanna Martin (Bret Harte, Altaville) 10 Stanford 3/31
5:13.26I **Raquel Barrientos (San Lorenzo Valley, Felton) Nike 3/10-11
5:14.04 ?Dallon Williams (Atwater) 11 Stanford 3/31
5:14.27 ?Bridget Duffy (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 12 Stanford 3/31
3,000 Meters (10:40.0)
9:30.29 -Sara Bei (Montgomery, Santa Rosa) 1 Stanford 3/31 (6th All-time Californian)
10:01.04 *Shannon Rowbury (Sacred Heart Cathedral, San Francisco) 2 Stanford 3/31
10:04.98 **Caitlin Chock (Granite Bay, Roseville) 3 Stanford 3/31
10:09.57I *Clara Horowitz (Head-Royce, Oakland) Maryland Inv. 3/11
10:26.78 -Ashleigh Nebekar (Milpitas) 6 Stanford 3/31
10:27.35 ?Michelle Solone (Folsom) 7 Stanford 3/31
10:31.9 *Bridget Duffy (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 1 De La Salle Super 7, 3/10
10:32.2 *Sarah West (Davis) 2 De La Salle 3/10
10:33.63 ?Rosalinda Castaneda (Menlo-Atherton, Atherton) 8 Stanford 3/31
10:34.25 -Robyn Stevens (Vacaville) 9 Stanford 3/31
10:34.85 ?Kelly Rogers (Healdsburg) 10 Stanford 3/31
10:37.49 ?Laura Melendez (Granada, Livermore) 12 Stanford 3/31
3,200 Meters (11:27.5)
10:29.0 –Sara Bei (Montgomery, Santa Rosa) 1 Lepruchaun Invite 3/17
10:46.41i+ *Clara Horowitz (Head-Royce, Oakland) Nike 3/10-11 (10:50.1y)
10:48.75 ***Caitlin Chock (Granite Bay, Roseville) 10 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
11:08.09 *Laura Muller (Woodland) 19 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
11:10.76 -Ashleigh Nebeker (Milpitas) 20 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
11:16.5 -Susan Chan (Monte Vista, Danville) 2 Oakland Inv. 4/7
11:16.70 ?Michelle Solone (Folsom) 3 Large Schools, Fresno Relays 4/7
11:18.97 *Holly Root (Mission San Jose, Fremont) 4 Open Arcadia 4/14
11:20.7 ?Liz Camy (Chico) 3 Oakland Inv. 4/7
11:26.41+ ?Betsy Oppezzo (Shasta, Redding) 2 K-Bell 3/10 (11:30.41y)
100 Meter Hurdles (15.73 auto-timing)
Legal Wind (+2.0 mps or less):
14.43 +2.0 -Undine Becker (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) 1 Oakland Inv. 4/7
14.49 +2.0 -Elzunia Wojcicka (San Benito, Hollister) 2 Oakland Inv. 4/7
14.60 +2.0 *Danielle Stokes (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 3 Oakland Inv. 4/7
14.65 +2.0 **Ashley Lodree (El Cerrito) 5 Oakland Inv. 4/7
14.83 -0.5 **Talia Stewart (James Logan, Union City) 5 Stanford 3/31
14.98 -1.8 *Willimena Cisco (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove) 1 Bronco Inv. 3/31
15.15 -0.5 -Brooklyn Hann (Luther Burbank, Sacramento) 7 Stanford 3/31
15.20 -0.5 -Lavietra Stanton (James Logan, Union City) 8 Stanford 3/31
15.38 +0.8 -Amber Nolte (Reed, Sparks, NV) 3R3 Open Arcadia 4/14
Wind-Aided (+2.1 mps or more)
14.20 +2.9 *Wilimena Cisco (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove) 2 Large Schools, Fresno Relays 4/7
14.36 +2.4 *Ashanti Ellis (Skyline, Oakland) 1 Stanford 3/31
14.43 +2.4 *Danielle Stokes (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 2 Stanford 3/31
15.50 +2.9 ?Sarah Butler (Lodi) 3T Fresno Relays 4/7
15.50 +2.9 ?Kira Costa (Lemoore) 3T Fresno Relays 4/7
No wind reading:
14.74 ***Talia Stewart (James Logan, Union City) 5R2 Arcadia 4/14
14.89 *Mary Meyman (Carlmont, Belmont) 1 West Valley Inv. 3/17
14.95 *Willimena Cisco (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove) Bella Vista Inv. 3/31
15.01 -Brooklyn Hann (Luther Burbank, Sacramento)
15.63 -Nolte, Amber (Reed, Sparks, NV) Week 2 03/17/01
300 Meter Hurdles (46.73 auto-timing)
44.50 -Alexis Mack (Pittsburg) 1R3 Open Arcadia 4/14
44.93 -Lindsay Scarborough (San Lorenzo Valley, Felton) 1R2 Arcadia 4/14
45.01 -Undine Becker (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) 1 Oakland Relays 4/7
45.16 **Danielle Povio (Milpitas) 1R2 Open Arcadia 4/14
46.04 ?Prout (Nevada Union, Grass Valley) 1 Bronco Inv. 3/31
46.16 *Danielle Stokes (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 1 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
46.61***Talia Stewart (James Logan, Union City) 1 De La Salle 3/10
46.67 ?Amber Nolte (Reed, Sparks, NV) 1 Reno Sparks-Rotary 3/30
Hand-timed (46.4):
45.3 *Danielle Stokes (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 1 @ Logan 3/29
45.6 ***Talia Stewart (James Logan, Union City) 2 vs. St. Mary's 3/29
400 Meter Hurdles
1:02.80 -Brooklyn Hann (Luther Burbank, Sacramento) 2 Stanford 3/31
1:06.08 *Lorraine Swaby (Monte Vista Christian, Watsonville) 4 Stanford 3/31
1:06.40 ?Danielle Porio (Milpitas) 5 Stanford 3/31
1:07.79 ?Stella Hall (St. Ignatius, San Francisco) 6 Stanford 3/31
1:08.73 ?Jenni Kincheloe (El Molino, Forestville) 8 Stanford 3/31
1:09.72 ?Melissa Tracey (Johansen, Modesto) 9 Stanford 3/31
1:09.92 ?Kelly Thomson (Soquel) 10 Stanford 3/31
1:10.29 ?Tracy Prado (North Tahoe) 12 Stanford 3/31
1:11.20 ?Tessa Hulls (Sir Francis Drake, San Anselmo) 13 Stanford 3/31
1:11.41 ?Natalie Haslem (Enterprise, Redding) 14 Stanford 3/31
400 Meter Relay (49.73 auto-timing, 49.5 hand-timing)
46.38 James Logan (Union City) 1F Stanford 3/31
47.95 St. Mary's (Berkeley) 3F Stanford 3/31
48.04 Holy Names (Oakland) 1 K-Bell 3/10
48.23 El Cerrito 2 Oakland Inv. 4/7
48.47 Deer Valley (Antioch) 3 Oakland Inv. 4/7
48.80 Berkeley 5 Oakland Inv. 4/7
49.30 Vallejo 5 Stanford 3/31
49.2ht Mt. Pleasant (San Jose) vs. Mitty 4/5
49.54 Merrill West (Tracy) 6 Stanford 3/31
49.4ht Laguna Creek (Elk Grove) LeFebvre Relays 3/24
49.70 Los Gatos dual 3/29
1,600 Meter Relay (4:04.03)
3:51.16 James Logan (Union City) 5R1 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
3:57.07 St. Mary's, Berkeley 3 Stanford 3/31
3:57.15 Los Gatos 4 Stanford 3/31
3:59.76 Merrill West (Tracy) 6R2 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
3:59.78 San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) 7R2 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
4:02.04 Silver Creek (San Jose) 2R2 Open Arcadia Inv. 4/14
4:03.15 Deer Valley (Antioch) 1 Oakland Inv. 4/7
High Jump (5-3)
5-10 -Jenna Grimaldi (St. Ignatius, San Francisco) 1 K-Bell 3/10
5-8 -Aoife Keane (St. Ignatius, San Francisco) 2 K-Bell 3/10
5-7 *Nicole Carmier (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove) 1 Woodland Inv. 3/17
5-6 ***Tiffani Grimes (St. Ignatius, San Francisco) 3 K-Bell 3/10
5-6 **Tracy Devan (St. Ignatius, San Francisco) 1 Open Arcadia 4/14
5-4 -Riana Shaw (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 3 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
5-4 -Jennifer Towsley (San Benito, Hollister) 4 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
5-4 ?Christine Harms (El Dorado, Placerville) 1 @ Folsom 3/28
5-4 *Kelsey Wiegmann (St. Ignatius, San Francisco) 5 Stanford 3/31
5-4 ?Jennifer Abernathy (Deer Valley, Antioch) 6 Stanford 3/31
5-4 ?Jamillah Titus (Vintage, Napa) 7 Stanford 3/31
5-3 ?Sierra Robbins (Mitty, San Jose) dual 3/16
5-3 ?Elizabeth Fox (Renol, NV) 1 Reno Sparks - Rotary 3/30
Pole Vault (10-1)
12-1 -Amber Nolte (Reed, Sparks, NV) 3/24
12-1 -Katie Eckley (West Valley, Cottonwood) 12-1 1 Stanford 3/31
11-10iA -Lauren Ho (Westmoor, Daly City) 5 I Reno 1/20
11-9-Chelsea Connoly (Soquel) 1 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
11-6 -Erin Curtis (Mitty, San Jose) 2 Saratoga Inv. 3/17
11-0 ?Sarah Burgess (Liberty, Brentwood) dual 3/28
11-0 -Veronica Garcia (Newark Memorial, Newark) 9T Arcadia Inv. 4/14
10-6*Katie Nishimura (Bella Vista, Fair Oaks) 1 v. Oakmont 2/28
10-6 -Alison Fisher (Woodland) 1 Woodland Inv. 3/17
10-6*Sarah Stafford (Del Oro, Loomis) 1 vs. Woodcreek 3/21
10-2iA ***Emily Flores (Santa Rosa) 2 IV Reno 1/20
10-2 -Annie Malaythong (Golden Valley, Merced) dual 4/4
Long Jump (17-0)
Legal Wind (+2.0 mps or less)
19-7 1/2 +0.9 -Elzunia Wojcicka (San Benito, Hollister) 2 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
18-9 +0.8 -Jimia White (Casa Roble, Orangevale) 4 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
18-7 +0.9 -Tinishia Johnson (Reed, Sparks, NV) 5 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
18-2iA -Trinety White (Marysville) 1 Wolfpack, Reno 2/3
18-1 +0.2 -Lavietra Stanton (James Logan, Union City) 8 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
17-10 1/2iA **Renee Williams (Skyline, Oakland) 2 Wolfpack, Reno 2/3
17-9 +1.3 -Quiana Plump (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 11 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
17-2 3/4 +1.5 *Tyreina Henley (James Logan, Union City) 4 Open Arcadia 4/14
17-2 +1.6 ?Samantha Nicholson (Menlo-Atherton, Atherton) 4 Stanford 3/31
Wind-aided (+2.1 mps or more):
No wind reading:
19-2 1/2 -Tunishia Johnson (Reed, Sparks, NV) 4/1
18-5 -Quiana Plump (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 2 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
18-1 **Renee Williams (Skyline, Oakland) 1 Stanford 3/31
17-8 1/2 ***Crystal Pugh (San Lorenzo) 1 K-Bell 3/10
17-8 1/4 -Ashley White (Reed, Sparks, NV2 Reno Sparks - Rotary 3/30
17-7 *Roshena Duree (Burton, San Francisco) 4 Oakland Inv 4/7
17-4 1/2 *Danielle Stokes (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 1 Mt. Pleasant Relays 3/3
17-4 ? ? Sutton (Mt. Pleasant, SJ) 1 dual 3/22
17-3 *Lynsay Erickson (Los Gatos) dual 3/29
17-2 1/2 *Kim Christiansen (Los Gatos) 1 dual St. Francis 3/6
17-2 1/2 -Jasmine Tolbert (Silver Creek, San Jose) dual 3/29
17-2 ?Shanell Smith (Antioch) dual 3/21
17-1 -Brooklyn Hahn (Burbank, Sacramento) 6 Oakland Inv. 4/7
17-0 1/4 ?Katherine Dawkins (St. Joseph, Alameda) 6 Stanford 3/31
17-0 ?Sarah Burgess (Liberty, Brentwood) dual 3/28
Triple Jump (36-0)
Legal Wind (+2.0 mps or less):
38-10iA -Trinety White (Marysville) 1 Simplot 2/17
38-7 1/2iA -Undine Becker (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) 2 Simplot 2/18
38-8 1/4 +1.8 -Brooklyn Hahn (Burbank, Sacramento) 38-6 1/2iA 2 Stanford Inv. 3/31
37-7iA *Ashante Ellis (Skyline, Oakland) 5 Simplot 2/17
36-7 1/4I *Roshena Duree (Burton, San Francisco) 4 Los Angeles Inv 1/20
36-2 1/2iA *Tiffany Johnson (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 8 Simplot 2/17
36-0 3/4 +1.1 -Quiana Plump (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 9 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
Wind-aided (+2.1 mps or more):
38-2 3/4 +2.6 *Tiffany Johnson (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 6 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
37-7 1/2 +2.1 ?Marikka Mehserle (Vintage, Napa) 5 Stanford 3/31
36-3 3/4 +2.1 -Jasmine Tolbert (Silver Creek, San Jose) 2 Open Arcadia Inv. 4/14
No wind reading (36-0):
40-1 -Tinishia Johnson (Reed, Sparks, NV) 1 Reno Sparks - Rotary 3/30
38-8 1/4 -Brooklyn Hann (Burbank, Sacramento) 2 Stanford 3/31
38-4 -Liza Negriff (Granite Bay, Roseville) 1 Sacramento Inv. 3/3
37-11 -Trinety White (Marysville) 3 Stanford 3/31
37-7 *Roshena Duree (Burton, San Francisco) 1 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
37-6 1/2 -Elzunia Wojcicka (San Benito, Hollister) 1 Wildcat Relays 3/10
37-3 -Lavietra Stanton (James Logan, Union City) All-Comers, Los Gatos 2/3
37-1 *Tyreina Henley (James Logan, Union City) 1 v. Mt. Pleasant 2/23
36-11 1/2 ***Crystal Pugh (San Lorenzo) 1 K-Bell 3/10
36-11 1/2 ?Ashanti Ellis (Skyline, Oakland) 6 Stanford 3/31
36-11 ?Kim Christiansen (Los Gatos) dual 3/29
36-10 *Tiffany Johnson (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 2 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
36-7 ?Jasmine Tolbert (Silver Creek, San Jose) 1 v Milpitas 3/1
36-4 ?Shanice Kelly (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) dual 3/29
36-4 ?Jade Myles (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) North Salinas F/S Inv. 3/31 (no wind)
36-1 1/2 ?Poppelreiter (Casa Roble, Orangevale) 1 Bronco Inv. 3/31
Shot Put (37-0)
45-0 *Kamaiya Warren (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 1 St. Francis Inv. 3/24
43-10 1/4 -Katie McKeever (Woodland) 1 Cardinal Classic, Hughes 3/10
42-11 **Jessica Pressley (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove) 1 Bronco Inv. 3/31
41-2 *Sabrina Kirkwood (Mercy, San Francisco) 2 Oakland Inv. 4/7
40-2 *La'sha Hill (Deer Valley, Antioch) 2 Stanford 3/31
40-1 ? ? Sanchez (Mira Loma, Sacramento) 2 Bronco Inv. 3/31
39-7 ?Liz Parsley (Rocklin) 1 Rocklin Inv. 3/31
39-1 *Sara Clinkenbeard (Rocklin) 1 vs. Roseville 3/21
38-10 1/4 -Jalia Tucker (Lick-Wilmerding, San Francisco) 1 K-Bell 3/10
38-11 ? ? Pacheco (Woodland) dual 4/4
38-10 *Kim Gleason (Lynbrook, San Jose) dual 3/29
38-9 1/2 -Kate Birkmaier (Golden Valley, Merced) 1 tri Merced College 3/21
38-0 1/2 ?Kathleen Girard (Aptos) 4/5 dual
37-5 ?Ashley Hendrickson (Aptos) dual 4/5
37-3 -Molly Clark (Aptos) dual 3/3
37-1 3/4 ?J. Kochishan (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) dual 3/28
37-1 ?Marshall (Armijo, Fairfield) 3 Bronco Inv. 3/31
37-0 1/2 ?Janine Bodo (Galena, Reno, NV) 3/17
Discus (120-0)
151-10 *Kamaiya Warren (St. Mary's, Berkeley) 2 Arcadia Inv. 4/14
149-11 -Katie McKeever (Woodland) 1 Woodland Inv. 3/17
139-8 -Mollie Clark (Aptos) dual 4/5
138-5 *Kim Gleason (Lynbrook, San Jose) 1 v. St. Francis 3/15
134-8 *Sabrina Kirkwood (Mercy, San Francisco) 1 Private Schools Inv. 3/15
134-4 *Allyson Criner (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) 1 dual 3/15
131-6 -Jennifer Ladouceur (California, San Ramon) 1 K-Bell 3/10
129-0 ?La'Sha Hill (Deer Valley, Antioch) 1 v. Pitt 3/15
126-0 ? ? Marshall (Armijo, Fairfield) 1 v. Wood at Vacaville HS 3/14
124-10 ?Sara Gurney (Wooster, Reno, NV) 4/1
122-11 *Sara Clinkenbeard (Rocklin) 1 Cougar Relays, Cordova 3/9
122-7 ?Janine Bodo (Galena, Reno, NV) 03/17/01
The Conning Tower for California Track and Running News May/June 2001
THE CONNING TOWER
California Track & Running News, July/August 2001
By Keith Conning
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Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 16:38:43 -0800
From: "Ed Grant" <egrant@gti.net>
Subject: t-and-f: Tragedy in NJ
Netters:
Manuel Gutierrez, a 16-year old junior at Bergen Catholic HS (Oradell, NJ), collapsed and died during an routine training run on March 8.
It was the opening day of practice for outdoor track and the Bergen boys were running on the road near the school in Oradell when Manuel collapsed. A passing motorist administered CPR treatment, but to no avail.
Gutierrez had been a member of the Crusader team since his freshman year and, while he had no individual laurels to his credit, he had run with some of the school's successful relay teams. He was also an honor student, valedictorian at his elementary school, and a well-liked member of the 800-student school, which is conducted by the Christian Brothers of Ireland (who have a more famous track and field school a few thousand miles away in Kenya, as well as a few in their
native country).
Ed Grant
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Published on 03/13/2001, THE RECORD, HACKENSACK, N.J.
FACING `A BIG VOID
--- FAMILY, CLASSMATES GRIEVE FOR ORADELL STUDENT
An hour before he died, Manny Gutierrez Jr. was thinking of his future.
During his activity period in the resource room at Bergen Catholic High School, Gutierrez, 16, flipped through literature from various colleges. A short time later, he mysteriously collapsed at track practice.
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Correction: Wednesday's News & Notes story on Regina Jacobs' withdrawal from the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
March 16, 2001--Wednesday's USATF News & Notes item incorrectly stated that Regina Jacobs pulled out due to fatigue.
Regina could not compete because of an illness. Jacobs commented, "I have been fighting some sort of super-cold, virus since Christmas. It appears to leave for a week and then comes back, just as strong. I wasn't feeling right in Atlanta [at the Pontiac Grand Prix USA Indoor Championships] and took a chance at competing at World Indoors. I only had the strength to make it through the rounds. I made the decision not to compete in the World Cross Country Championships because I felt I needed to get healthy and have a great outdoor season."
USA Track & Field apologizes for the error.
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USATF NEWS & NOTES
Volume 2, Number 22 March 16, 2001
Albert, Seaman victorious at Race Walk International Extravaganza
Sean Albert won the 10-kilometer competition and 2000 Olympian Tim Seaman captured the 30K title at the first Race Walking International Extravaganza March 11 at Bayside Park in Chula Vista, Calif.
Seaman finished first in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 50 seconds, one minute short of Alan James' national 30K road record. Also competing in the 30K were Seaman's 2000 Olympic teammate Philip Dunn (2:22.59), Steve Pecinovsky (2:42.05) and Dave Doherty (2:55.53).
Albert faced a stiff challenge from Ecuadorian Xaiver Moreno and Sweden's Andres Gustafson before winning the event in 41:54. Moreno placed second in 42:34 with Gustafson finishing third in 46:23.
The Chula Vista event was the second in a series or RWI events designed to develop young walkers and provide avenues for athletes to stay in the sport.
Olympians to participate in Race Walk conference
The race committee for The National Invitational Race Walks and National 50K Championships has scheduled a conference with Olympians and their coaches to be held Saturday, March 31, in Manassas, Virginia.
The conference features 2000 Olympic race walkers Curt Clausen, Philip Dunn,
and Tim Seaman. Also speaking at the conference will be National Coach Enrique Pena, Asst. National Coach Ray Kuhles and race walker Al Heppner. The panel will discuss a wide range of topics beginning at 4:15 p.m., at the Ben Lomond Community Center in Manassas. For more information on the competitions and the conference with Olympians in Manassas, check out: http://hometown.aol.com/trackclub/nirw.html.
NCAA Indoor Wrap-up
NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships were held in Divisions I, II and III last weekend, highlighted by a close finish in the men's Division I team competition in Fayetteville, Arkansas. By the slimmest of margins, Louisiana State University edged Texas Christian University 34-33 to take the men's team title.
LSU secured the championship by winning the 4x400-meter relay in 3 minutes, 04.44 seconds, while TCU finished in 3:12.83 after dropping the baton in that event. The host Arkansas Razorbacks finished third in the team standings with 32 points.
2000 U.S. Olympian Walter Davis won the triple jump for LSU with a leap of 55 feet, 5 inches, and finished second in the long jump (26-3.50) behind his Olympic teammate Savante Stringfellow of Mississippi, who won the event with a leap of 26-6.25.
UCLA won the women's title in Fayetteville by amassing 53.5 points, easily outdistancing South Carolina, which finished second with 40 points. Christina Tolson (Cal State Northridge 1998) led the way for the Bruins, winning the shot put with a throw of 55-9.75 and taking second place in the weight throw with a best effort of 68-9.75. Tracy O'Hara (Rancho Bernardo High School, San Diego 1998) was 2nd in pole vault for the Bruins with a jump of 13-9.25, and Deana Simmons (MacArthur High School, Decatur, IL 1996) added to UCLA's point total by finishing 2nd in the triple jump with a best of 44-2.5.
Abilene Christian proved its dominance once again at the NCAA Division II Championships in Boston by winning its fifth consecutive men's indoor title and eighth straight women's championship. Abilene's men's team edged St. Augustine's 80-77 to take the team title, while the women's team squeaked by North Dakota State, 48-47. Kenya's John Kemboi dominated the middle distances for Abilene Christian by winning the 800 meters in 1:49.71 and the mile in 4:00.34.
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's team captured its record eighth NCAA Division III national team title with the aid of two event champions and five other top-six event finishes. The Eagles scored 58 points to win the Championship, 14 more points that the host University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, which finished second.
Also in Oshkosh, Wheaton College compiled the second-highest point total in the 17-year history of the women's NCAA Division III Indoor Championships. Wheaton's 63 points included first-place finishes in the triple jump, 400 meters and the 1600-meter relay. The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse finished a distant second with 35 points.
For complete results of all NCAA events, visit the NCAA Web site: http://www.ncaa.org.
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BERKELEY - Cal 4-Way Meet, March 17, 2001 Results
By Track-on-a-Mac on March 17, 2001 at 5:37 PM
Team Scores (men): UCLA 213.5, WSU 181, Cal 155.5, Wash. 123.
Team Scores (women): WSU 203, UCLA 200, Cal 149, Wash. 121.
Men dual
UCLA 111.5- Cal 51.5, WSU 101- Cal 62, Cal 99 - Wash 64
UCLA 101- WSU 62, UCLA 115- Wash 48, UCLA 116 - WSU 47
Women dual
UCLA 107.5 - Cal 55.5, WSU 104 - Cal 58, Cal 92 - Wash 70
WSU 85 - UCLA 78, UCLA 115 - Wash 48, WSU 122 - Wash 40
Men's 100 Meter Dash Wind: +0.3 M/S
1 JaWarren Hooker Washington 10.33 P 2 Anson Henry WSU 10.36 3 Anthony
Buchanan WSU 10.51 4 Bryan Harrison UCLA 10.66 5 Warren Rogers UCLA 10.74 6
Philip Pipersburg California 10.85 7 Brian White California 10.93 8 Nick
Mazur California 11.03 9 J.K. Haines WSU 11.06 10 Deandrea Alexander
Washington 11.23 11 Greg Barber Washington 11.72 12 Ryan Graham Washington
11.75
Men's 200 Meter Dash Wind: +0.9 M/S
1 JaWarren Hooker Washington 20.57 P 2 Anson Henry WSU 21.17 3 Joe Hunter
UCLA 21.32 4 Bryan Harrison UCLA 21.37 5 Wayne Boddy California 21.78 6
Brian White California 22.16 7 Anthony Walters Washington 22.56
Men's 400 Meter Dash
1 Rodney Diggs UCLA 47.63 2 Denye Versher UCLA 48.11 3 Qieed Ishmael WSU
48.59 4 Wayne Boddy California 48.61 5 Josh Craig UCLA 48.91 6 Jelani Hogg
California 49.03 7 Greg Forni Washington 49.19 8 Mark Blanco California
49.45 9 Anthony Walters Washington 49.70 10 Simon Kamau WSU 49.73 11
Michael Watson California 50.24
Men's 800 Meter Run
1 Nick Thorton UCLA 1:53.37 2 Paul Muite UCLA 1:53.55 3 Jacob Hazelquist
WSU 1:53.69 4 Zack McGahey California 1:53.96 5 Bevan Brian Washington
1:54.38 6 Ryan Wiesler WSU 1:54.61 7 Andrew Wulf UCLA 1:54.77 8 Jarrell
Meier California 1:55.20 9 Zach Sahlberg Washington 1:56.24
Men's 1500 Meter Run
1 David Bazzi Washington 3:45.40 2 Bolota Asmerom California 3:45.47 3 Jon
Welsh WSU 3:47.29 4 Dustin Duke Washington 3:47.30 5 John Collin California
3:47.91 6 Paul Muite UCLA 3:49.22 7 John Rankin UCLA 3:49.77 8 Ian Johnson
WSU 3:51.65 9 Hendrick Kok Washington 3:53.08 10 Andrew Wulf UCLA 3:57.03
11 Todd Arnold Washington 4:09.37
Men's 3000 Meter Steeplechase
1 Mason Moore UCLA 9:05.40 2 Kyle Barker WSU 9:06.73 3 Jason Fayant
Washington 9:06.78 4 Eric Garner Washington 9:09.39 5 Chris Coffee
California 9:09.65 6 Mike Hill Washington 9:13.43 7 Scott Johnson WSU
9:19.21 8 Justin Patananan UCLA 9:27.48 9 Martin Conrad California 9:38.92
10 Craig Lee California 9:57.30
Men's 5000 Meter Run
1 Bryan Green UCLA 14:23.51 2 Will Bernaldo UCLA 14:23.53 3 Corey Creasey
California 14:25.02 4 Will Thrift WSU 14:26.33 5 Girmay Guangul California
14:58.76 6 Oscar Franco-Parra WSU 15:06.80 7 Morgan Thompson Washington
15:16.90 8 Justin Patananan UCLA 15:26.77
Men's 110 Hurdles Wind: +0.0 M/S
1 Arend Watkins WSU 13.47 AP 2 Charles Ryan UCLA 14.43 3 Eric Dudley WSU
14.68 4 Kyle Erickson UCLA 14.69 5 Steve Dwyer WSU 14.95 6 Marc James
Washington 14.96 7 Ahmad Wright California 15.08 8 Corey Christianson
Washington 15.58 9 James Smith California 15.83 10 Brad Goodrich Washington
16.30 11 Greg Barber Washington 18.07 John Hall UCLA DQ Matt Blair
California DQ
Men's 400 Meter Hurdles
1 Kyle Erickson UCLA 51.26 2 John Hall UCLA 51.75 3 Eric Dudley WSU 52.71 4
Ahmad Wright California 53.10 5 Charles Ryan UCLA 53.55 6 Steve Dwyer WSU
54.29 7 Marc James Washington 55.56 8 Aaron Ellis California 55.75 9 Ryan
Graham Washington 57.70
Men's 4x100 Meter Relay
1 UCLA 40.36 2 WSU 40.54 3 California 40.83
Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
1 UCLA 3:12.84 2 WSU 3:13.87 3 UCLA-B UCLA 3:14.74 4 California 3:16.60 5
Washington 3:17.64
Men's High Jump
1 Matt Alverson WSU 7'00.50" (2.15m) 2 Sean Steele Washington 6'10.75"
(2.10m) 3 Joel Perry Washington 6'08.75" (2.05m) 4 Josh Levy UCLA 6'08.75"
(2.05m) 5 Jason Gatewood California 6'08.75" (2.05m) 6 Kris Cuaresma-Primm
California 6'06.75" (2m) 7 Patrick Abandy California 6'04.75" (1.95m) 8
Ezra Gordon WSU 6'04.75" (1.95m) 9 Corey Christianson Washington 6'02.75"
(1.90m) Christopher Staton UCLA NH Frank Remund Washington NH
Men's Pole Vault
1 Brad Walker Washington 17'04.50" P (5.30m) 2 Jared Drake UCLA 16'10.75"
(5.15m) 3 Rick Collins WSU 15'11.00" (4.85m) 4 Bubba McLean California
15'11.00" (4.85m) 5 Joe Snee UCLA 15'05.00" (4.70m) 5 Matt Blair California
15'05.00" (4.70m) 7 Brian Pruess WSU 15'05.00" (4.70m) 7 Justin
Nikbakhsh-Tali WSU 15'05.00" (4.70m) Yoo Kim UCLA NH Steven Michels UCLA NH
Men's Long Jump
1 Robert Kennedy California 24'11.25" (7.60m) 2 Benson Jones WSU 24'06.50"
(7.48m) 3 Jerriod Mack California 24'00.25" (7.32m) 4 Vince Ibia California
23'10.25" (7.27m) 5 Juane Armon UCLA 23'08.25" (7.22m) 6 Oliver Jackson
UCLA 23'06.00" (7.16m) 7 Jason Churchwell UCLA 23'03.50" (7.10m) 8 Marcus
Kelly Washington 21'07.50" (6.59m) 9 Greg Barber Washington 20'06.50"
(6.26m) 10 Steve Dwyer WSU 20'06.25" (6.25m) 11 Corey Christianson
Washington 20'05.75" (6.24m)
Men's Triple Jump
1 Benson Jones WSU 51'04.50" (15.66m) 2 Jerriod Mack California 49'10.00"
(15.19m) 3 Marcus Kelly Washington 49'03.75" (15.03m) 4 Vince Ibia
California 48'07.50" (14.82m) 5 David Kurien UCLA 47'03.75" (14.42m) 6
Oliver Jackson UCLA 46'05.50" (14.16m) 7 Juane Armon UCLA 45'07.00"
(13.89m) 8 Justin Nikbakhsh-Tali WSU 44'09.00" (13.64m) 9 Anthony Ortiz
UCLA 44'06.25" (13.57m) Justin Haney California ND
Men's Shot Put
1 Scott Moser UCLA 62'04.50" P (19.01m) 2 Julian Ames UCLA 60'02.00" P
(18.34m) 3 Scott Weigand UCLA 59'01.50" P (18.02m) 4 John Clamon UCLA
56'00.50" (17.08m) 5 Ruben Williams California 54'02.50" (16.52m) 6 Sam
Lightbody WSU 53'03.75" (16.25m) 7 Shaun Straka WSU 52'06.50" (16.01m) 8
Amin Nikfar California 52'04.00" (15.95m) 9 Doug Jackson Washington
49'03.50" (15.02m) 10 Jon Thomas WSU 48'10.75" (14.90m) 11 Craig Downey
Washington 43'07.00" (13.28m) Tim Gehring WSU ND
Men's Discus
1 Scott Moser UCLA 191'11" P (58.50m) 2 Dan Ames UCLA 176'03" (53.72m) 3
Sam Lightbody WSU 168'02" (51.26m) 4 Vinnie Pecht WSU 167'05" (51.02m) 5
Scott Weigand UCLA 167'04" (51m) 6 Garrett Collier California 161'08"
(49.28m) 7 Ruben Williams California 161'05" (49.20m) 8 Tony Miranda
California 159'11" (48.74m) 9 Joe Berro California 159'04" (48.56m) 10
Cameron Graves WSU 157'07" (48.04m) 11 Doug Jackson Washington 137'05"
(41.90m) 12 Craig Downey Washington 136'06" (41.62m) John Clamon UCLA ND
Men's Hammer
1 Garrett Collier California 198'04" (60.46m) 2 Scott Moser UCLA 190'03"
(58m) 3 Dan Ames UCLA 182'04" (55.58m) 4 Ruben Williams California 173'07"
(52.90m) 5 Tim Gehring WSU 172'04" (52.52m) 6 Jon Thomas WSU 154'04"
(47.04m) 7 Ryan Nichols WSU 151'09" (46.26m) 8 Kory Hardin California
151'04" (46.12m) 9 Zeck Whittington California 146'05" (44.64m) 10 Craig
Downey Washington 143'04" (43.70m)
Men's Javelin
1 Ryan Nichols WSU 210'06" (64.16m) 2 Bryan Jones WSU 201'02" (61.32m) 3
Curt Borland WSU 199'10" (60.90m) 4 Joseph Franklin UCLA 193'03" (58.90m) 5
Seth Jens Washington 184'01" (56.12m) 6 Ryan Bottjer Washington 182'10"
(55.72m) 7 Josh Robinson Washington 179'05" (54.68m) 8 Kory Hardin
California 174'02" (53.08m) 9 Matt Blair California 170'06" (51.98m) 10
Jared Drake UCLA 141'08" (43.18m)
Women's 100 Meter Dash Wind: +0.5 M/S
1 Michelle Perry UCLA 11.57 2 Zhauntel Holman California 12.00 3 Ellannee
Richardson WSU 12.03 4 Jamara Smith Washington 12.07 5 Tamara Gulley WSU
12.14 6 Chelsie Pentz Washington 12.25 7 Bree Skinner WSU 12.33 8 Decola
Groce California 12.49 9 Eboni Grayson UCLA 12.49 10 Adia McKinnon UCLA
12.55 11 Erin Sauchelli California 12.92 12 Shavon Hawkins Washington 12.93
Women's 200 Meter Dash Wind: +1.3 M/S
1 Erin Reed WSU 23.99 2 Ellannee Richardson WSU 24.26 3 Adia McKinnon UCLA
24.37 4 Chelsie Pentz Washington 24.99 5 Bree Skinner WSU 25.18 6 Jamara
Smith Washington 25.25 7 Letesha Moore Washington 25.75 8 Eboni Grayson
UCLA 26.08 9 Erin Sauchelli California 26.20 10 Sarah Peterson Washington
26.22 11 Decola Groce California 26.40
Women's 400 Meter Dash
1 Adia McKinnon UCLA 0:54.10 2 Erin Reed WSU 0:54.65 3 Shavone Jennings
California 0:55.39 4 Tiffany Giles WSU 0:55.66 5 Arlene Bledsoe Washington
0:57.09 6 Nicole Gaskins UCLA 0:57.89 7 Chelsie Pentz Washington 0:58.19 8
Sholanda Reynolds California 1:00.75
Women's 800 Meter Run
1 Jessica Marr UCLA 2:08.89 2 Tiffany Burgess UCLA 2:09.62 3 Angelita Green
WSU 2:11.75 4 Erin Belger California 2:13.45 5 Elizabeth Rogers Washington
2:15.10 6 Hillary Smith WSU 2:16.62 7 Courtney Inman Washington 2:16.91 8
Anna Blue WSU 2:17.75 9 Melissa Chapman Washington 2:18.72 10 Kim Ramirez
California 2:20.32
Women's 1500 Meter Run
1 Lena Nilsson UCLA 4:29.29 2 Bridget Hatch UCLA 4:36.90 3 Anna Blue WSU
4:37.91 4 Gillian Palmer Washington 4:38.25 5 Greta Johnson WSU 4:44.46 6
Susan Werner Washington 4:44.49 7 Mina Nikanjam California 5:13.16 8
Tiffany Hansen California 5:16.86
Women's 3000 Meter Steeplechase
1 Megan Maynard WSU 11:02.39 P 2 Marielle Schlueter California 11:07.86 P 3
Kate Spigel Washington 11:13.87 4 Melissa McBain UCLA 11:20.99 5 Gina
Donnelly UCLA 11:21.07 6 Julia Barbour UCLA 11:30.19 7 Amy King Washington
12:24.13
Women's 5000 Meter Run
1 Anna Aoki Washington 16:36.19 P 2 Kate Bradshaw Washington 16:48.18 3
Ryan Gilmore WSU 17:11.44 4 Elaine Canchola UCLA 17:20.87 5 Kara Syrdal
Washington 18:02.70 6 Kelly Grimes UCLA 18:06.85 7 Ana Cabrera WSU 18:09.29
8 Camille Stanley California 19:15.15 9 Tiffany Hansen California 19:23.48
Women's 100 Hurdles Wind: +0.5 M/S
1 Michelle Perry UCLA 13.30 P 2 Agneta Rosenblad WSU 13.51 P 3 Kelsey
Sheppard Washington 14.41 4 Sarah Odonkor WSU 14.51 5 Stephanie Cowling
California 14.52 6 Lisa O'Reilly California 14.83 7 Sarah Peterson
Washington 14.94 8 Zee Ogarro Washington 15.10
Women's 400 Meter Hurdles Wind: +1.0 M/S
1 Randi Smith WSU 0:59.02 P 2 Kelsey Sheppard Washington 0:59.43 3 Deanna
Slaton California 1:01.95 4 Ysanne Williams UCLA 1:03.75 5 Lisa O'Reilly
California 1:03.82 6 Lisa O'Connor California 1:04.65 7 Sarah Odonkor WSU
1:04.83 8 Brooke Baires-Irvin California 1:06.39 9 Nicole Gaskins UCLA
1:06.43 10 Shavon Hawkins Washington 1:10.13
Women's 4x100 Meter Relay
1 UCLA 44.94 P 2 WSU 46.50 3 Washington 46.72 4 California 46.79
Women's 4x400 Meter Relay
1 UCLA 3:39.53 2 WSU 3:44.19 3 California 3:44.48 4 UCLA-B UCLA 3:46.01 5
Washington 4:00.81
Women's High Jump
1 Whitney Evans WSU 5'09.75" (1.77m) 2 Darnesha Griffith UCLA 5'09.75"
(1.77m) 3 Cynthia Mallory California 5'07.75" (1.72m) 4 Tiffany Barnett
California 5'07.75" (1.72m) 5 Briana Willis WSU 5'07.75" (1.72m) 6 Julie
Stevenson UCLA 5'07.75" (1.72m) 7 Lauren Dudugjian California 5'05.75"
(1.67m) 8 Jennifer Berman UCLA 5'01.75" (1.57m) Heather Newlin UCLA NH
Brittiny Roberts Washington NH
Women's Pole Vault
1 Erica Hoernig UCLA 11'11.75" (3.65m) 2 Karen Bewley UCLA 11'11.75"
(3.65m) 3 Stephanie Robinett WSU 11'11.75" (3.65m) 4 Jeannette Martus WSU
11'11.75" (3.65m) 5 Heather Sickler UCLA 11'05.75" (3.50m) 5 Maria Lopez
California 11'05.75" (3.50m) 7 Merry Jane Bendico Washington 11'05.75"
(3.50m) 8 Karla McGee WSU 11'05.75" (3.50m) Leora Ward California NH
Women's Long Jump
1 Agneta Rosenblad WSU 19'09.75" (6.04m) 2 Bunmi Ogumleye UCLA 19'00.50"
(5.80m) 3 Reynda King California 18'08.50" (5.70m) 4 Zee Ogarro Washington
18'06.50" (5.65m) 5 Ellannee Richardson WSU 18'05.25" (5.62m) 6 Shawna
Adkins California 18'01.75" (5.53m) 7 Blessing Ufodiama WSU 18'00.50"
(5.50m) 8 Jamara Smith Washington 17'07.00" (5.36m) 9 Kaili Chapman
California 16'11.25" (5.16m) 10 Brittiny Roberts Washington 16'02.50"
(4.94m) Hasani Roseby UCLA ND Michelle Perry UCLA ND
Women's Triple Jump
1 Shawna Adkins California 40'08.25" (12.40m) 2 Reynda King California
40'07.75" (12.39m) 3 Blessing Ufodiama WSU 39'05.00" (12.01m) 4 Allison
Eldridge WSU 37'00.50" (11.29m) 5 Julie Stevenson UCLA 35'08.75" (10.89m) 6
Eboni Grayson UCLA 35'07.25" (10.85m) 7 Brittiny Roberts Washington
35'04.50" (10.78m)
Women's Shot Put
1 Chaniqua Ross UCLA 52'08.75" AP (16.07m) 2 Dana Lawson California
49'09.25" P (15.17m) 3 Jenna Johnson California 46'07.50" (14.21m) 4
Shannon Rance WSU 46'03.50" (14.11m) 5 Andrea Thornton WSU 45'05.75"
(13.86m) 6 Becky Potter WSU 45'03.50" (13.80m) 7 Suzanne Linn UCLA
44'06.25" (13.57m) 8 Sheni Russell California 42'05.25" (12.93m) 9 Searan
Salibian Washington 41'08.50" (12.71m) 10 Kamiko Gay Washington 37'05.25"
(11.41m)
Women's Discus
1 Dana Lawson California 164'04" (50.10m) 2 Chaniqua Ross UCLA 160'11"
(49.06m) 3 Andrea Thornton WSU 158'11" (48.44m) 4 Lara Saye UCLA 157'04"
(47.96m) 5 Shenae Russell California 144'03" (43.96m) 6 Becky Potter WSU
141'06" (43.12m) 7 Jennifer Joyce California 140'03" (42.74m) 8 Shannon
Rance WSU 130'00" (39.62m) 9 Searan Salibian Washington 116'03" (35.44m) 10
Kamiko Gay Washington 110'00" (33.52m)
Women's Hammer
1 Christina Tolson UCLA 207'11" AP (63.38m) 2 Jennifer Joyce California
202'03" AP (61.66m) 3 Andrea Thornton WSU 187'04" P (57.10m) 4 Dana Lawson
California 181'08" (55.38m) 5 Becky Potter WSU 163'05" (49.80m) 6 Lara Saye
UCLA 151'08" (46.22m) 7 Kamiko Gay Washington 148'09" (45.34m) 8 Jennifer
Ramos California 145'10" (44.46m) 9 Searan Salibian Washington 129'09"
(39.56m) 10 Shannon Rance WSU 111'11" (34.12m)
Women's Javelin
1 Megan Spreisterbach Washington 151'01" (46.06m) 2 Casey Lektorich WSU
138'05" (42.20m) 3 Whitney Evans WSU 126'08" (38.62m) 4 Lara Saye UCLA
125'10" (38.36m) 5 Karina Powell UCLA 124'07" (37.98m) 6 Suzanne Linn UCLA
119'03" (36.36m) 7 Bridget Pearson UCLA 116'06" (35.52m) 8 Shawna Adkins
California 111'05" (33.96m) 9 Brooke Fitzgerald UCLA 107'11" (32.90m) 10
Jennifer Ramos California 101'07" (30.96m)
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Tuesday, March 20, 2001
TEAM USA READY FOR WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
INDIANAPOLIS - USA Track & Field on Tuesday announced the Team USA lineups that will compete at the 29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships March 24-25 in Ostend, Belgium.
Team USA will be led by Deena Drossin, Elva Dryer, Cheri Kenah and Collette Liss on the women's side, with Mebrahtom Keflezighi, Abdi Abdirahman, Bob Kennedy, Tim Broe and Brad Hauser leading the men's contingent.
A total of six races will be held at the World Championships in the following divisions: senior men's 12km and 4km, senior women's 8km and 4km, junior men's 8km and junior women's 6km.
The timetable is as follows:
March 24, 2001 March 25, 2001
13:05 Junior Women's Race 14:30 Junior Men's Race
13:45 Men's Short Race 15:20 Women's Short Race
14:15 Women's Long Race 16:00 Men's Long Race
Athletes earned their places on the U.S. team during a two-day trials competition that mirrored the format used at the World Championships. At the USA Winter Cross Country Nationals February 17-18 in Vancouver, Washington, three championship races were held each day with the top six finishers in each competition qualifying for the trip to Belgium.
Women's Team Preview:
The U.S. women's long course team will be led by Deena Drossin, who has established herself as the dominant force in U.S. women's cross country. Last month in Vancouver, Drossin won her fourth career long course national title, putting her third on the all-time U.S. Championship list, trailing just Doris Brown (five championships) and three-time world cross country champ Lynn Jennings, who owns an amazing nine U.S. cross country titles. Drossin also won the 4km title at the 2000 USA Winter Nationals in Greensboro, becoming the only woman in history to win the short and long course titles at the same event since the short course race was added in 1999.
Although she battled a nagging Achilles injury before the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Drossin ended the 2000 season ranked #1 in the U.S. at 10,000 meters by Track & Field News. Drossin set a new Olympic Trials record of 31:51.05 when she won the race in Sacramento, Calif. She also placed 2nd in the 5,000 meters at the 2000 Trials, ending the year ranked #2 nationally in that event. Drossin also holds the U.S. 5K road record.
The women's 4km team will be led by Elva Dryer, who placed second in Vancouver. The 3rd place finisher in the 5000 meters at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, Dryer finished just ahead of Cheri Kenah in Vancouver. Kenah finished the 2000 season ranked #8 nationally at 1500 meters and #10 at 5000 meters, and was runner-up in the 3,000m at the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix USA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Collette Liss will also compete in the 4K in Belgium after capturing the 2001 U.S. indoor mile. Liss was the top finishing American in the 4K at last year's World Cross Country Championships, placing 20th in 13:32.
The junior women's squad will be led by national champ Laura Zeigle, who placed 3rd at the 2001 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. A prep at South Jordan (Utah) High School, Zeigle won the 3,200-meter title at the 2001 National Scholastics Indoor Championships.
Men's Team Preview
The men's 12km team will be led by Mebrahtom Keflezighi, who dominated a talented field in Vancouver in winning his first U.S. cross country title. The 2000 Olympic Trials 10,000 meter champion, Keflezighi went on to finish 12th at the Olympic Games in Sydney. A four-time NCAA champion while at UCLA, Keflezighi was the highest finishing American at the 2000 World Cross Country Championships in the12K (26th - 36:45).
Keflezighi's Olympic 10,000 meter teammate Abdi Abdirahman will compete in the 12K in Ostend after placing third at the U.S. Winter Nationals. Abdirahman was third at 10,000 meters at the 2000 Olympic Trials before placing 10th at the Olympic Games. He was 45th at last year's World Cross Country Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal. Also leading the U.S. men's long course squad will be two-time Olympian Bob Kennedy. Kennedy, who in 1992 became the first runner in 32 years to win the NCAA and USA cross country crowns in the same year, is a three-time U.S. 5000 meter champion and the American record holder at that distance.
Tim Broe will lead the U.S. team in the 4km competition in Belgium after winning the U.S. title. The 2000 NCAA 3000-meter steeplechase champ, Broe just missed the U.S. Olympic Team last summer when he finished 4th in that event at the Trials in Sacramento. Broe is enjoying the best season of his career, winning the 2001 USA Indoor title at 3,000m on March 3. Assisting Broe in the leadership role will be 2000 Olympian Brad Hauser, who placed 2nd in the 5000 meters at last year's Olympic Trials. Hauser finished 58th in the long course race at the 2000 World Cross Country Championships.
Topping the U.S. Junior men's squad is 2001 national champ Matt Tegenkamp of the University of Wisconsin. Tegenkamp will be joined by prep phenom and two-time Foot Locker high school cross country champ Dathan Ritzenhein, who placed 2nd at the Winter Nationals, and Stanford's Ian Dobson, who finished third at Nationals.
2001 IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
USA TEAM ROSTER (Alphabetical)
Senior Men 12K Pl. at U.S. Champs Affiliation Residence
Abdi Abdirahman 3rd - 35:26 Nike Tucson, Ariz.
Matthew Downin 6th - 35:45. Unattached Chula Vista, Calif.
Greg Jimmerson 4th - 35:33 Nike Farm Tm Los Altos Hills, Calif.
Meb Keflezighi 1st - 34:54 Nike Chula Vista, Calif.
Bob Kennedy 5th - 35:38 Nike Indianapolis. Ind.
Nick Rogers 7th - 35:55 Nike Eugene, Ore.
Senior Men 4K
Tim Broe 1st - 11:02.50 adidas Birmingham, Ala.
Dan Browne 3rd - 11:12.40 Nike Lafayette, Colo.
Tony Cosey 6th - 11:16.40 adidas Knoxville, Tenn.
Andy Downin 5th - 11:14.60 Unattached Madison, Wisc.
Brad Hauser 2nd - 11:04.90 Nike Palo Alto, Calif.
Clint Wells 4th - 11:14.40 New York AC Boulder, Colo.
Junior Men 8K
Fernando Cabada 5th - 24:47.20 Univ. of Ark. Fayetteville, Ark.
Ian Dobson 3rd - 24:29.00 Stanford Palo Alto, Calif.
Matthew Maline 6th - 25:03.10 Oakton H.S. Herndon, Va.
Dathan Ritzenhein 2nd - 24:11.10 Rockford H.S. Rockford, Mich.
Josh Spiker 4th - 24:43.60 U. of WI Madison, Wisc.
Matt Tegenkamp 1st - 24:09.00 U. of WI Madison, Wisc.
Senior Women 8K
Laura Baker 5th - 27:08.80 New Balance Fayetteville, Ark.
Kristin Chisum 3rd - 26:58.40 Reebok Boston Wayland, Mass.
Deena Drossin 1st - 26:14.00 Asics Alamosa, Colo.
Annette Peters 4th - 27:02.20 Asics Eugene, Ore.
Jen Rhines 2nd - 26:43.80 adidas St. Davids, Pa.
Clare Taylor 6th - 27:11.30 Asics Marcola, Ore.
Senior Women 4K
Elva Dryer 2nd - 12:49.60 Nike Albuquerque, N.M.
Lisa Karnoop Nye 7th - 13:05.50 Team Oregon Bend, Ore.
Cheri Kenah 3rd - 12:50.30 adidas Reston, Va.
Kris Ihle-Helledy 6th - 13:04.00 Nike Oak Creek, Wisc.
Colette Liss 5th - 13:01.90 Indiana Invaders Indianapolis, Ind.
Sarah Schwald 4th - 12:54.50 Nike Madison, Wisc.
Junior Women 6K
Emily Blakeslee 5th - 21:55 Northwestern Evanston, Ill.
Victoria Chang 2nd - 21:30 Stanford Stanford, Calif.
Alicia Craig 3rd - 21:46 Campbell County H.S. Gillette, Wyo.
Michelle de la Vina 6th - 22:23 Wheeler H.S. Valparaiso, Ind.
Alisha Williams 4th - 21:54 Western State Coll. Gunnison, Colo.
Laura Zeigle 1st - 21:18 Bingham H.S. South Jordan, Utah
Coaching Staff
Men's Head Coach/Chef de Mission: Bill Roe
Head Women's Coach: John Babington
Junior Men's Coach: Bruce Bickford
Junior Women's Coach: Mary Shea
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March 20, 2001
HOOKER NAMED USATF ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
INDIANAPOLIS - Sprinter Ja'Warren Hooker of the University of Washington has been named USA Track and Field's Athlete of the Week following his wins in the 100 & 200m at the Pac-10 Quadrangular in Berkeley, Calif., this past weekend.
A senior for the Huskies, Hooker ran 10.33 and 20.57, respectively, in his first outdoor meet of the season, qualifying for both events at the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
At the 2000 Olympic Trials, Hooker won his semifinal heat of the 400 meters in a career-best 44.78 seconds and placed 7th in the men's 400m final. He was named to the men's 4x400m Olympic relay pool that traveled to Sydney, although he did not compete. Hooker owns UW school record in the 100 (10.18) and 200m (20.23). He is a six-time All-American, a two-time Pac-10 100m champion and two-time Pac-10 200m champion.
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 Tuesday and features the athlete on the USATF Web site. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.
2001 USATF Athlete of the Week Winners: January 22, Alan Webb; January 29, Terrence Trammell; February 5, Stacy Dragila; February 12, Seneca Lassiter; February 20, Stacy Dragila; February 27, Andrew Pierce; March 6, Maurice Greene; March 14, Dawn Burrell; March 20, Ja'Warren Hooker.
TOP PERFORMANCES, WEEK OF MARCH 12-18
OUTDOOR MARKS
MEN'S 100 METERS
10.26 Terrance Newman (Kansas St), Tucson
10.33 Ja'Warren Hooker (Washington), Berkeley
MEN'S 200 METERS
20.57 Ja'Warren Hooker (Washington), Berkeley
20.63 Kevin Braunskill, Roodepoort, South Africa
MEN'S ONE MILE
4:01.31 Jesse Strutzel, Santa Barbara
MEN'S 110-METERS HURDLES
13.47 Arend Watkins (Washington State), Berkeley (Silver Creek HS, San Jose)
MEN'S DISCUS THROW
199-6 (60.80m) Carl Brown, Tallahassee
MEN'S SHOT PUT
61-6.25 (18.75m) Scott Denbo (Princeton), Coral Gables
MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
53-6.5 (16.32m) Len Herring (Wisconsin), Coral Gables
DECATHLON
7772w David Lemen (Georgia), College Station
WOMEN'S 100-METERS HURDLES
13.30 Michelle Perry (UCLA), Berkeley
WOMEN'S 400-METERS HURDLES
56.63 Michelle Johnson, Tucson
WOMEN'S POLE VAULT
13-7.25 (4.15m) Jill Starkey, San Luis Obispo
WOMEN'S HEPTATHLON
5629w Dee Brown (Arkansas), College Station
INDOOR MARKS
MEN'S 60 METERS
6.60 Greg Saddler, Glasgow
MEN'S 800 METERS
1:48.29 Trinity Gray, Glasgow (3/18)
MEN'S SHOT PUT
67-11 (20.70m) Adam Nelson, Madrid (3/14)
WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP
6-4.25 (1.94m) Amy Acuff, Glasgow (3/18) (UCLA)
WOMEN'S POLE VAULT
14-7.75 (4.46m) Stacy Dragila, Madrid (3/14) (Placer HS, Auburn)
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USATF NEWS & NOTES
Volume 2, Number 23 March 21, 2001
2001 National Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships
For the fifth consecutive year, the National Masters Indoor Championships (NMIC) will be held at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston, this year running March 23-25.
With over 700 athletes from across the United States between the ages of 30 and 90 entered, events will be contested in 5-year age groups. Each athlete will compete in an average of three events.
This year's competitors will included 1948 Olympian Richard 'Boo" Morcom, 79, who will compete in the pole vault, and former international level competitors Rose Monday and Chris Gregorek in the women's 40+ mile.
In the last four NMIC meets, athletes have set numerous National and World records in all events, taking advantage of the strong competition and fast track at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. At last year's meet, 44 world records and 77 national records were established.
Competition is scheduled Friday, March 23 from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday, March 24 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, and Sunday, March 25 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. For more information, visit www.tracs.net or call 617-332-3919.
Team USA Southern California takes shape
Several of America's top distance runners have committed to be part of Team USA Southern California, the first West Coast training center in the Team USA Distance Running program.
2000 Olympians Deena Drossin, Meb Keflezighi, Abdi Abdirahman, Jen Rhines and Amy Rudolph highlight Team USA Southern California, the newest of three Team USA Training Centers. Other athletes include Phil Price, James Menon, Terrence Mahon and Milena Glusac. Former UCLA head track coach Bob Larsen and former Adams State coach Joe Vigil will coach Team USA Southern California.
Founded last July by Running USA and USA Track & Field, Team USA serves as a program to help support American distance runners. A system of training bases throughout the country, Team USA was designed to provide a foundation that will lead to medal-winning performances by U.S. athletes in international competition. The first two Team USA Training Centers, in Rochester Hills, Michigan (Hansons Running Shop) and Rochester, New York (Team BrownStone), were announced last November.
Nike has committed to a three-year sponsorship with Running USA and USA Track & Field to support the new California training center. "Nike recognizes the need to develop a new elite in American distance running," said John Capriotti, director of global athletics for Nike. "The emergence of world class stars can inspire the entire American running community to new heights."
"We are grateful for Nike's commitment to the Team USA program," said Basil Honikman, Running USA Executive Director. "It will help develop the next generation of U.S. distance running stars."
In addition to the support of Nike, Team USA has also received support and financial contributions from the New York City Marathon, Bill Rodgers Jingle Bell Run, and the Holiday Race Series produced by BKB Ltd. of Denver.
Everett hangs up spikes
Three-time Olympian Mark Everett has retired from track and field. The 2000 Olympic Trials 800m champion (1:45.67), Everett finished fifth in the first round heat of the 800 meters (1:49.77) in Sydney. An 11-time national champion, both indoors and outdoors, Everett also competed in the 1988 and 1992 Games. He won gold at the 1993 World Championships running anchor of the 4x400m relay and bronze at the 1991 World Championships at 800m.
Reset your VCR
The NCAA Division I Indoor Championships will be broadcast at 2 p.m. on Thursday (March 22) on ESPN2, Runner's World Online reports. The meet was originally scheduled for an 8 p.m. broadcast.
Masters relay record falls
The Shore Athletic team of Pete Reinhart, Rich Lapp, Harry Nolan and Mark Sepkowski set a new Masters 50-59 national record of 8:55.3 in the 4x800 meter relay this past weekend at the Frontrunners Meet in New York City, according to Armorytrack.com. The splits were Nolan (2:11.3), Lapp (2:08.5), Sepkowski (2:19.9) and Reinhart (2:15.6). The West Valley Track Club set the old record of 8:56.69 in 1994.
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BRAD WILLCOK (FOLSOM)
RANCHO CODOVA, March 21--Senior Brad Willcok (Folsom) won the pole vault at 14-1 1/2 in a 3-way meet at Codova High.
Last year he went 13-3 at the Woody Wilson Invitational breaking a 32-year-old school record. According to coach Dave Gregson he then tore his quad and was done for the season.
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CRYSTAL PUGH (SAN LORENZO)
SAN LORENZO, March 21--Freshman Crystal Pugh (San Lorenzo) won the youth girls TJ, when she was an 8th grader. Now she is doing well in her 1st year of high school, she made Varsity (basketball &track) this year, which is her freshmen year and is holding a 3.1 GPA.
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GREAT RACE OF THE GREAT BAY
Hello Coaches,
I grabbed as many e-mail addresses as I could find from recent bulk results' mailings among other places. So if you receive this (most more than once) and are not interested, please forgive the intrusion.
I am trying to reach as many NCS coaches as possible and of course as many California coaches as I can too. The reason is that next September 8th, a new cross country invitational will be held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. It is being put on by Rick Hill and billed as one of a series of Great American Races. I have spoken with Rick over the past few months and offered to assist him. I just figured it was my turn to get involved with a meet after all these years.
Anyway, Redwood will be a "co-host" school along with a couple others from the SF area. Redwood will handle some race day stuff (with Rick and his group handling the majority of the load). I have also agreed to help Rick get in touch with as many local schools and their coaches as possible. Please pass on your phone number to me if you can. This will make it easier to call you direct instead of going to the school and tracking you down. If you don't want to, then don't. Rick wants to call each of you.
I am told that all local schools will be accepted for entry, with other top caliber teams flown in from around the country! It should be a lot of fun, and I hope you'll bring your team. Visit the web-site and go through the "registration" section. It may seem a bit long, but it is a part of the invite process. Again, this meet is for all the local schools and then some big-time out of state schools. We have run in similar meets in the past and it is great fun to mix in with other teams from around the country.
Please pass on to as many coaches as you want. Any interest or questions, reply to me.
See below for some other info. Deadline is April 15th.
Tom Lyons
Redwood HS
Larkspur, CA
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From the website: http://www.greatamericansports.com/
Event Overview
We are pleased to announce a new series of national high school cross country races called
the Great Races of America. These races will be an extension of the Great American Cross
Country Festival held the past two years in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The races are as follows
Great Race of the Great Bay
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
September 8, 2001
Great American Championships
Winthrop Farm Meadows, Charlotte, NC
September 21-22, 2001
Great Big Apple Challenge
Van Cortlandt Park New York, NY
September 29, 2001
All races will be by invitation only. Invitations will be extended in April to schools based on
completed team profiles. To judge and invite teams, based on uniform criteria, we have
established an on-line team and school registration system. This system will eliminate
paperwork and will create a valuable database to review teams and athletes. You may register
your team by going to the REGISTRATION page of this web site. Once a school or individual
is entered into our system, all invitations, confirmations, hotel reservations, flight schedules,
roster submission, race seeding, and starting box assignments will be communicated from
this web site and by way of e-mail. You will also have the ability to review other teams, their
school history and the profiles of elite athletes.
Look for additional information and updates in the coming months.
For immediate information, please call Rick Hill, 704-752-1887 or fax to 704-752-1886.
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I asked Rick a few specific questions about the meet and here are his responses:
Tom here the answers to your questions:
1. Teams. You can confirm the California powers Long Beach Poly and
Peninsula will run. You can also state that teams from Oregon, Washington,
New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Ohio, Georgia, and Virginia have
registered, including several national ranked teams. We will pick up several
more states in the next few weeks.
2. The structure of the races are as follows: We will have three or four
divisions of the Invitational Boys and Invitational Girls. Each race will be
independent of the other two or three. Each will have its own scoring and
own awards. There will not be combined scoring at the end to determine the
best of the day.
Because it is so early in the season this format will allow us to spread
teams over various divisions to avoid unnecessary pressure as teams prepare
for the balance of the season. Teams will be placed in divisions by a seeding
system. Each of the top seeds will be placed in different races. We will
also spread teams from the same conference and same section into as many
different sections as possible.
You should note that our divisions will not be based on school size.
We will also have a JV race, Frosh/Soph race, Middle School Race and
Adult/Coaches race.
3. The festival aspect of the event should be stressed. Pasta dinner in the
park on Friday evening, marching band, DJ, dynamic sound system, former
Olympians to attend, Nike retail store, and post race dinner/dance.
4. A major feature of the festival will be the social events held at the
meet headquarters at the San Francisco Marriott. We have negotiated very
favorable rates in the hotel at approximately $37.50 (4 to a room) per person
per night. We highly encourage local teams to join the party for the
weekend. We will have hospitality suites for both athletes and coaches.
Olympic athletes will hang out with the kids on Friday night and Saturday
night. We will have displays and clinics.
A post race dinner/dance and party will be held at Sony's Metreon on Saturday
evening. We will have games, dinner, movie and dance.
Hope this answers your questions.
Rick
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Ray Kring (1924-2001)
Ray F. Kring (1924-2001)
Memorial services are scheduled for 2 p.m. March 17 for Ray F. Kring, Santa Maria at the Rancho Miranda, 2000 Cambridge Way, Santa Maria, California. A private inurnment will be held at a later date.
Ray Kring, 76, passed away on Feb.16, 2001, after a 13-year battle with Parkinson's disease. He is remembered as a father, a husband, a world-class athlete, a distinguished and dedicated coach and teacher.
He was born in Empire, California on Dec. 26, 1924.
His love of track and field developed in high school, where he was a standout in the pole vault at Stockton High School. At age 17 he enlisted in the Marines and spent a two-year tour of duty in the South Pacific. He then attended the College of the Pacific (now the University of the Pacific) in Stockton, where as an undergraduate he was undefeated in four years of competition in the pole vault. He was selected on the All World Track Teams of 1945-46-47 and 53, and was a member of the USA Goodwill Team that competed against the Japanese in Japan in 1951. He went on to be ranked ninth in the world for the pole vault in 1953.
Ray began his 38-year career as a track and cross-country coach at El Dorado High School in Placerville, California in 1951. After winning five league titles in seven years, he went on to become the head coach at Pittsburg High School in Pittsburg, California. There, his teams won eight straight league titles. His overall high school dual meet coaching record was 88 wins out of 90.
Ray's career in coaching was also distinguished by foreign service. During the years 1964-65 he was appointed as a track and field specialist to Turkey for the US State Department. This was followed by two more assignments, one in Iran in 1971 and the other in Peru in 1977. He was also the author of a book entitled, "A Complete Guide to High School Track and Field Coaching."
In 1968, Ray took over the track and cross-country programs at Allan Hancock College. There he continued his success with several more conference and state championships during his 22 years as head coach. Perhaps his most cherished accomplishment at Allan Hancock College was having all four of his children compete under his tutelage. He loved coaching so much that he frequently said he would gladly have paid to be able to do it. He retired from coaching and teaching in 1990.
Ray was a man of many talents. His hobbies included painting, filmmaking and carpentry. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends, collegues and former members of his track and cross-country teams. He is survived by his wife Millie Kring, Santa Maria; children, Kenny Kring, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Buddy Kring, Boulder, Colorado, Tim Kring, Los Angeles, California, Becky Rosen, Las Vegas, Nevada; 11 grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Santa Maria Valley Humane Society, 751 S. Black Road, Santa Maria, CA 93454.
Arrangements are under the direction of Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary.
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The preceding obituary was sent to me by Bob McGuire, the former women's coach at Cal State Hayward, on March 5, 2001.
I am writing a story about Ray Kring for California Track and Running News. If you would like to add a comment, please e-mail Keith Conning at Conning@aol.com.
Here is the correspondence I have received so far.
Subj: Looking for
Date: 2/19/01 5:10:25 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: tjbruder@hotcoco.infi.net (Tim J Bruder)(track coach at Alhambra HS, Martinez)
Reply-to: tjbruder@hotcoco.infi.net
To: Conning@aol.com (Conning@aol.com)
Keith, Bob McGuire called today and is looking for Daryl Zimmerman a
former athlete and Coach for UOP. Bob is trying to let him know Ray
Kring from Allen Hancock and Pittsburg passed away last week, they were
all teammates at UOP way back when. Bob is not on any electronic
transmitting device except for a phone (925) 798-6229 and Herb Caen's
throwaway royal typewriter. Bob can give you more details. Thanks
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Subj: Re: t-and-f: Ray Kring (Allan Hancock Community College, CA) passed away
Date: 2/19/01 10:14:23 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: Cordner3@cs.com
To: Conning
Keith, I knew Ray fairly well, from our UOP connection. And Ray's brother was my barber in Stockton.
One thing comes to mind. Ray told me every time he drove under an underpass, which said 14 feet, or thereabouts, he'd say to himself, "I can do that."
Cordner (Nelson, the co-founder of Track & Field News)
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Subj: Ray Kring
Date: 2/20/01 10:20:15 AM Pacific Standard Time
From: RUSH RUNER
To: Conning
Keith,
I am very saddened to hear of Ray's passing. I was aware of his poor health for the last few years.
I first met Ray while in high school (Grass Valley High, then Nevada Union my senior year). He was the coach at El Dorado high school in Placerville. He was known to athletes in the area because he was still pole vaulting.
I think from there he went to Pittsburgh high school and then on to Hancock.
He was inducted into the Calif. Community College Track Coaches Hall of Fame in 1992.
When I first started coaching at CSM, I used to take my xc team to the Hancock Invitational. We always had great times and he was always a gracious and well-organized host. These were fabulous memories. I have a picture of my team while at the meet and I was wearing a Coat and Tie. Things were a little more formal then.
Ray was a great friend and very respected member of the Northern California Community College coaching fraternity. We missed him when he retired and will miss him even more now.
Bert Bonanno, AD at San Jose City should be able to give you some more info on Ray.
Bob (Rush, former coach at the College of San Mateo)
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Subj: Re: t-and-f: Ray Kring (Allan Hancock Community College, CA) passed away
Date: 2/20/01 11:43:29 AM Pacific Standard Time
From: Cordner3@cs.com
To: Conning
Keith, you have aroused my interest, and I am looking in my old T&FN's for Ray Kring. I'll give it to you as I find it.
No mark in 1948.
13'9 3/4" in 1949, 13th on the June list, competing for COP. That mark left him 18th in the world for the year.
He cleared 14 feet in 1950, 14th in the world.
In 1951, 14' again, 15th in the world.
1952: ti4e 5th at FOT, 13' 6 3/8; missed 14'1 3/8". His best mark for 1952 was 13'9", tie for 38th in the world list.
1953: He cleared 14'2" to place 9th on the world list. He made World Ranking in 9th place, based on another vault of 14'1" and three at 14'. His season ended before the AAU meet.
1954: 14'1 1/4", which placed him tie for 21st on the world list.
1955: Best of 14', 37th on the list.
19556: The list goes down to 14'1" and Kring is not on it.
I don't know which year was his last.
I remember his delight at being World Ranked.
He had sons (two I think) who were fairly good in track. It seems to me one of them competed in the decathlon. They lived in Santa Maria, I think, where he coached for many years.
Cordner (Nelson, co-founder Track & Field News)
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Bert Bonanno by phone on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001
The Athletic Director at San Jose City College
Worked with Ray in the Pittsburg schools.
They had a great junior high and high school track program.
The Superitendent was an Olympian and both principals were trackmen.
Ray coached Don Pierce, the first High Schooler to jump 7-0 in high school competition.
It happened at El Cerrito High School and was on the front page of the Oakland Tribune.
Ray was a great communicator. I don't think I ever heard him raise his voice.
His son Kenny Kring was a decathlete at Stanford and competes in the Penn Relays.
Ray had Parkinson's Disease.
He never lost a league meet. Pitt was the smallest school in the league.
Coached Eddie Hart. Contact Nathan Slaughter, Track Coach Merritt College 510-531-4911
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Subj: Ray Kring's Passing
Date: 2/21/01 9:02:15 AM Pacific Standard Time
From: DonRuh
To: Conning
Ray Kring has had a tremendous influence on Calif. Community College Track and Field but I fear too few people in the system today had the honor and privilege to know him or of his contributions. We could write volumes on Ray, his successful programs at Hancock College, his close and very loving family, his spirit and humor, and just "down to earth grass-roots" approach to sport. We who were fortunate enough to coach when Ray was around will long remember how he pioneered the multi-events and the fun the athletes and coaches all had at the original "State Decathlon Championships" in Santa Maria. He founded the event and was the inspiration for many of us to train our athletes to become decathletes. At Mt. SAC alone, many of our athletes earned scholarships only because because of "Ray's Decathlon Championships" and the work and effort our athletes put in to do well at his special year- end event. I am proud to have known and worked with this very fine and professional gentleman. He leaves us with a legend he would have been proud of, but would have never taken credit.
Don Ruh - Mt. San Antonio College
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Subj: Ray Kring
Date: 2/22/01 12:55:39 AM Pacific Standard Time
From: loganxc@onemain.com (Daniel Cruz)(the distance coach at James Logan HS, Union City)
To: Conning@aol.com
I was a freshman at the time at West Valley College (1969-70) when I first met Ray Kring through one of his son's Kenny. Such a wonderful and giving man and an excellent coach, his sons were equally wonderful young men. Kenny and I got to be friends through track, he a jumper along with his younger brother, Buddy, me a distance runner. The camaraderie we shared had nothing to do with our events but rather from the passion we had for the sport. Something both younger Krings shared and patterned from their father. I haven't seen them in years but have thought of them often. Friendships like theirs is what makes track and field and running so special, just like their father.
My blessings go out to the Kring Family,
Daniel Cruz
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I am very much indebted to RAY KRING of California who gave me the original documents from his history of pole vaulting. He also provided me with information during the fifties, and I am the proud owner of the thousand index cards he kept on vaulters.
Roger Ruth
--from an internet seach on www.google.com
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