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An Event on the Rise - Super Thursday 5ks at NON
By Steve U
It was all about the numbers Thursday night at the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals. And the numbers were good.
In the 2nd-ever running of the 5000 meters here, the numbers of finishers and the quality of performances picked up dramatically. It started with the fact that there were 5 sections between boys and girls instead of the two from last year, all quality races, and ended with the meet record performances by Marissa Treece MI 16:36.34 and Adam Vess CT 14:38.23. And blessed with a cool night for distance running, you can bet this event will grow as far as the NSSF wants it to.
In 2006, 36 runners finished the first-ever 5k’s, 11 girls and 25 boys. This time there were 79 – 31 girls and 48 boys. The Thursday night 5ks have become a great new tradition at NON. All they need now is a catchy name. MORE
Treece - Twice a 5k Champ - the Best of Vess
| Adam Vess CT 14:38.23
| Marissa Treece MI 16:36.34
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photos by John Dye
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Girls - Treece Twice a 5k Champ
Marissa Treece never planned to run the 5k, but it’s as if she was destined to do so. She had entered the mile and 2-mile, but late Thursday night, she got a call from meet officials. She had made the fast heats in both, which put her in a position of having to choose, according to meet policy. Marissa didn’t want to run the slower heat of either, so she chose the 5k to go with Saturday’s mile.
But that decision wasn’t the only issue she faced. Due to an unfortunate family/personal circumstance, Marissa and her family had to spend 11 hours in the Charlotte airport Wednesday. She had to call on all of her mental reserves to adjust to the situations and shift gears to focus when the time came Thursday night.
She came through with flying colors. Settling into 79-82 second laps after a quick 75-second opener, Marissa worked the track with metronomic efficiency, even while Lara Crofford PA held a similar pace 40 meters behind her, ready to strike if she faltered. But she never faltered. She hit 5:15 and 10:37 for 1600 splits and closed in 76+ to hit her 16:36.34, adding to the 17:04.32 she ran indoors to take the NSIC title.
“It’s almost like it helped me, really,” the Maple City Glen Lake sr. said of the previous day’s situation. “I tried not to think about anything until a few hours before the race. Then I was just able to really focus.”
Marissa gave a lot of credit to coach Joe Shay, as well as bad memories from 2006 here. “I got smoked,” she said of an 11:08.33 deuce and 4:59.72 mile.
Crofford had plenty of reason to be happy, too, hitting her time goal and a big 16:43.46 PR for 2nd, also beating the meet record of 16:57.21 from Bona Jones FL last year.
“Marissa got the gap on me starting out, and I tried to go with her but I thought 'I'm not going to stay with her,’” the Newville PA (Big Spring HS) sr. told Don Rich of pa.milesplit.com. “So I came through the mile and I felt strong, and through the two mile, I started feeling it a little, but I tried to keep my 81s. I kept the distance between her, but at the end, she just went.”
Ilsa Paulson OR ran a solid, solitary 3rd in 17:13.00, then in a battle of top NJ runners, Amanda Goetschius outkicked Nicol Traynor for 4th, 17:31.87-17:31.97. Jennifer Barbi GA finished right behind, the same place as last year, 6th, but in a time 35 seconds faster – 17:32.03.
The first race was won by soph Kim Moran NY in 18:01.23, beating sr Halsey Sinclair MD’s 18:09.19.
Boys - The Best of Vess
The tone of the evening for the boys was set early as the first of the three sections went out in 4:47 and saw Zachery Ornelas NY win with a startling 15:18.35, leading five under 15:30 and 13 at 15:41 or better. Just 14 guys broke 15:40 for the whole event last year, a feat 35 would accomplish before the end of the night this time.
After Keith Stapleton NY (15:11.08) led four under 15:15 by kicking in to win the second section, the big boys lined up for Section 3. The field included four who had broken 9:10, including 9-flat 3200 runner Adam Vess CT and amazing soph Doug Smith NJ.
The field hit a fast 68 opener, then settled into 70-72 pace. They passed 1600 in 4:44, then as the 3200 was approaching (9:31), 7 had emerged from the pack, including Vess, Smith, Jacob Nusekabel OH, Mike Spooner VA, Andrew Springer RI, Andy Wacker NC, and Terence Prial NY.
Now Vess and Smith started putting the screws to the field, pulling away from the rest of the pack with laps of 70 and 71. It wasn’t enough for Smith, who upped the ante further with a 67, taking a 2-second lead. He kept up the withering pace, but started losing form in the last 300. With 200 to go, it looked like Smith still had it, but Vess got on his horse and picked it up another notch. Smith could not sprint and Vess closed in 32-65 for the 14:38.23 victory, while the Jersey soph held on for one of the best 10th-grade times every, 14:40.76.
Behind them, four more broke 15:03, and 12 at 15:15 or better.
Although Vess would have likely been accepted to the fast heat in the 2M if he’d wanted, he chose the 5k to give him a chance to go for a second state record. The 9:00.20 3200 he ran in the CT Open was a new CT best, so he wanted to go after Andre Leboy’s 14:37.83 from 2002. “I was hoping all along to run this race,” he said. “I was running for time and whenever the pace slowed down, I kept trying to pick it back up.”
But the competition was what pushed Vess in the end, what pushed him to a gritty 4:31 last 1600. “It was my last individual race in high school. I wasn’t going to lose on a kick,” he said. “It was bittersweet, missing the record, but I loved the win.”
Vess was also pushed by a huge cheering section, made up both of his Xavier CT teammates and those from rival Danbury CT. “It hasn’t happened too often,” he said with a laugh, regarding his rivals cheering him on. “But everyone cheering really, really helped.”
Despite a tough loss, Smith had plenty to be happy with, including a 14-second PR from the track 5k he ran earlier in the spring and a run 45 ticks better than 2006’s NON 5k. “I came down here last year and ran 15:25,” he told Dave Devine. I wasn't really fit, and this year I was ready to rock and ready to go. So it feels great."
"I knew we were going to go fast, but that last mile was just blazing fast," he added. "Last week I ran 9:04...so I was feeling good coming off a fast pace and able to change gears. Coming around I took the lead, (Vess) had all his fans cheering so I knew he was coming."
Likely speaking for a lot of Thursday night’s distance titans, Smith concluded, "I can't wait to go back home and chill for the rest of the summer. I came down here knowing it was my last race [of the season] and I really just wanted to go out hard and go strong."
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Results
Girls
Boys
Licensed to Hy-Tek MEET MANAGER Demo Hy-Tek's Meet Manager 6/15/2007 06:55 AM
Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/14/2007 to 6/16/2007
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC
Results
Boys 5000 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Adam Vess 07 cromwell, CT 14:38.23
2 Doug Smith 09 Succasunna, NJ 14:40.76
3 Andrew Springer 09 Westerly, RI 14:56.46
4 Andy Wacker 07 Pinehurst, NC 14:59.41
5 Mike Spooner 07 Springfield, VA 15:01.73
6 Terence Prial 07 Warwick, NY 15:02.96
7 Jacob Nusekabel 07 Cincinnati, OH 15:05.93
8 Everett Hackett 08 West Hartford, CT 15:06.45
9 Brendan Martin 07 Smithtown, NY 15:09.72
10 Keith Stapleton 07 Staten Island, NY 15:11.08
11 Giovanni Signoretti 08 Smithtown, NY 15:11.49
12 John Purvis 07 Parthenon, AR 15:12.56
13 Joe Bosshard 08 Crested Butte, CO 15:12.69
14 Bill Kogel 08 Sioux Falls, SD 15:14.62
15 Patrick McAllister 07 Framingham, MA 15:15.38
16 Josh Brewer 07 Pearcy, AR 15:15.43
17 Zachary Ornelas 09 Adams, NY 15:18.39
18 Johns Ross 08 McLean, VA 15:21.94
19 Aric Van Halen 08 Encino, CA 15:22.46
20 Patrick Campbell 08 Mooresville, NC 15:25.70
21 Tim O'Loughlin 09 Westerly, RI 15:25.92
22 Jonathan Sunde 07 Charlotte, NC 15:27.72
23 Jeremy Scheid 07 Sparta, NJ 15:28.92
24 Daniel Anastos 07 Peabody, MA 15:31.58
25 Brian Riley 08 Rockville Centre, N 15:32.07
26 Isaac Ortiz 08 Merion Station, PA 15:33.72
27 Paul Norton 07 Amherst, MA 15:34.03
28 Andrew Larsen 09 Lombard, IL 15:34.30
29 Elmyra Marcum 07 Pinckney, MI 15:35.34
30 Joey Bubniak 09 Danbury, CT 15:35.76
31 David Laney 07 Portland, OR 15:35.86
32 Peter Gilmore 08 Hanson, MA 15:36.02
33 Thomas Baker 09 Louisa, VA 15:36.30
34 Ben Bizuneh 08 Indianapolis, IN 15:36.60
35 Tyler Price 07 Tallahassee, FL 15:38.29
36 Zach Bahor 07 randolph, NJ 15:40.34
37 Stephen Childs 07 Garden City, NY 15:40.77
38 Zach Elliott 09 Gold Hill, OR 15:41.39
39 Matthew Lutzke 08 Williamston, MI 15:42.17
40 Jake McKenzie 08 Philadelphia, PA 15:43.29
41 David Rafailedes 08 Massillon, OH 15:49.04
42 David Huckaby 07 Fort Mill, SC 15:55.61
43 Justin Gianni 07 Cary, NC 15:56.10
44 Brad Anderson 08 Yankton, SD 16:03.35
45 Kevin Gilmore 08 Hanson, MA 16:07.60
46 Kevin Russell 09 Danbury, CT 16:08.41
47 Jakob Maidens 08 Lebanon, VA 16:13.27
48 Andrew Dionne 07 Westerly, RI 16:24.31
-- Josh Elliott 10 Gold Hill, OR DNF
Girls
Girls 5000 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Marissa Treece 07 Maple City, MI 16:36.34
2 Lara Crofford 07 Newville, PA 16:43.46
3 Ilsa Paulson 07 Sherwood, OR 17:13.00
4 Amanda Goetschius 07 Franklinville, NJ 17:31.87
5 Nicol Traynor 07 Basking Ridge, NJ 17:31.97
6 Jennifer Barbi 07 Suwanee, GA 17:32.03
7 Molly Waterhouse 08 Vicksburg, MI 17:37.86
8 Katie Cumming 08 Hudson, WI 17:45.72
9 Erica Hines 09 Enfield, CT 17:47.34
10 Laurel MacMillan 08 Blacksburg, VA 17:51.84
11 Alexandra Crabb 07 St. Petersburg, FL 17:52.64
12 Kristen Smith 09 Clarkston, MI 17:53.84
13 Jordan Jenkins 09 McSherrystown, PA 17:56.38
14 Kim Moran 09 Brightwaters, NY 18:01.23
15 Megan Carter 07 Southfield, MI 18:05.36
16 Halsey Sinclair 07 Silver Spring, MD 18:09.19
17 Kelly Sorrell 07 Lebanon, CT 18:14.22
18 Susanna Sullivan 08 Falls Church, VA 18:17.09
19 Katrina Spratford 08 Califon, NJ 18:19.74
20 Amanda McKinney 07 Aberdeen, NC 18:24.53
21 Christine Altland 07 Hazlet, NJ 18:26.79
22 Katherine Ward 07 Port Matilda, PA 18:28.31
23 Meghan Lutz 08 Langehorne, PA 18:29.96
24 Brittany Koziara 09 Orlando, FL 18:33.62
25 Kiah Hardcastle 09 Riner, VA 18:35.67
26 Ruth-Anne Hadjis 10 Hattiesburg, MS 18:45.85
27 Caroline Grant 08 Springfield, PA 18:57.97
28 Lindsey Cummings 07 Saline, MI 19:00.65
29 Maddison Garcia 07 Crested Butte, CO 19:04.10
30 Jen Watunya 07 Wilmington, DE 19:07.71
31 Kaitlyn Iselborn 09 Jacksonville, FL 19:14.16
32 Jillian Pollack 07 Winchester, VA 19:22.17
33 Kari Johnson 08 Central Lake, MI 19:27.51
Heats
Licensed to Hy-Tek MEET MANAGER Demo Hy-Tek's Meet Manager 6/14/2007 02:57 AM
Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/14/2007 to 6/16/2007
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC
Meet Program
Event 56 Girls 5000 Meter Run
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Thursday 6/14/2007 - 8:00 PM
National: 15:52.88 7/13/2004 Caitlin Chock, Granite Bay, CA
Meet: 16:57.21 6/15/2006 Bona Jones, Estero, FL
Freshman: 16:34.7h 1979 Kim Gallagher, Three Tuns JHS,M Gl,PA
Sophomore: 16:31.2h 1995 Julia Stamps, Santa Rosa, CA
Junior: 16:14.69 1986 Erin Keogh, Langley, Mc Lean, VA
Senior: 15:52.88 7/14/2004 Caitlin Chock, Granite Bay, CA
Name Year School Seed
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Section 1 Timed Finals
1 2047 Lindsey Cummings 07 Saline, MI 11:09.00
2 5 Jen Watunya 07 Wilmington, DE 11:06.85
3 230 Brittany Koziara 09 Orlando, FL 11:18.21
4 2318 Halsey Sinclair 07 Silver Spring, M 11:20.00
5 587 Maddison Garcia 07 Crested Butte, C 11:08.00
6 100 Kim Moran 09 Brightwaters, NY 11:04.00
7 1267 Kiah Hardcastle 09 Riner, VA 11:15.00
8 1516 Arianna Garrison 07 Newburgh, NY 11:06.00
9 1725 Amanda McKinney 07 Aberdeen, NC 11:08.00
10 1413 Jillian Pollack 07 Winchester, VA 11:07.36
11 650 Katherine Ward 07 Port Matilda, PA 11:06.00
12 2371 Molly Waterhouse 08 Vicksburg, MI 11:16.04
13 1287 Kelly Sorrell 07 Lebanon, CT 11:08.00
14 413 Kari Johnson 08 Central Lake, MI 11:07.00
15 1228 Alexandra Crabb 07 St. Petersburg, 11:03.00
16 368 Caroline Grant 08 Springfield, PA 11:30.00
17 586 Emma Coburn 08 Crested Butte, C 11:10.00
18 2426 Sarah Weber 07 Arlington, VA 11:13.64
19 1042 Katrina Spratford 08 Califon, NJ 11:08.27
Section 2 Timed Finals
1 656 Amanda Goetschius 07 Franklinville, N 10:35.59
2 1294 Meghan Lutz 08 Langehorne, PA 10:58.60
3 2001 Jennifer Barbi 07 Suwanee, GA 11:02.00
4 178 Laurel MacMillan 08 Blacksburg, VA 10:58.00
5 879 Marissa Treece 07 Maple City, MI 10:28.00
6 146 Lara Crofford 07 Newville, PA 10:30.49
7 1038 Katie Cumming 08 Hudson, WI 10:57.77
8 2308 Ruth-Anne Hadjis 10 Hattiesburg, MS 11:00.00
9 476 Kristen Smith 09 Clarkston, MI 11:02.00
10 1833 Heather Stephens 08 Ridgefield, CT 10:53.60
11 1808 Christine Altland 07 Hazlet, NJ 11:03.00
12 854 Susanna Sullivan 08 Falls Church, VA 10:57.67
13 778 Erica Hines 09 Enfield, CT 10:54.45
14 751 Alex Gits 07 Edina, MN 10:44.01
15 1959 Ilsa Paulson 07 Sherwood, OR 10:55.00
16 1828 Nicol Traynor 07 Basking Ridge, N 10:32.86
17 2187 Kaitlyn Iselborn 09 Jacksonville, FL 11:00.00
18 602 Jordan Jenkins 09 McSherrystown, P 11:00.64
19 836 Megan Carter 07 Southfield, MI 10:56.90
Event 55 Boys 5000 Meter Run
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Thursday 6/14/2007 - 8:45 PM
National: 13:37.91 7/31/2004 Galen Rupp, Cent Cath,Portland,OR
Meet: 14:48.73 6/15/2006 Ben Massam, Chatham, NJ
Freshman: 15:05.60 1981 Jeff Cannada, Greenway, Phoenix, AZ
Sophomore: 14:27.14 2001 Yong-Sung Leal, Arroyo, San Leandro,CA
Junior: 14:11.20 1979 John Zishka, Lancaster, OH
Senior: 13:37.91 7/31/2004 Galen Rupp, Cent Cath, Portland, OR
Name Year School Seed
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Section 1 Timed Finals
1 1617 Aric Van Halen 08 Encino, CA 9:34.50
2 1930 Christopher Jessett 09 Katy, TX 9:34.00
3 820 David Huckaby 07 Fort Mill, SC 9:35.63
4 1280 Thomas Baker 09 Louisa, VA 9:34.81
5 585 Zach Elliott 09 Gold Hill, OR 9:38.41
6 639 Kevin Russell 09 Danbury, CT 9:34.89
7 2523 Kevin Gilmore 08 Hanson, MA 9:34.78
8 2373 Tyler Price 07 Tallahassee, FL 9:35.38
9 356 Justin Gianni 07 Cary, NC 9:34.00
10 1090 Elmyra Marcum 07 Pinckney, MI 9:35.00
11 2524 Peter Gilmore 08 Hanson, MA 9:36.23
12 221 Patrick Campbell 08 Mooresville, NC 9:33.93
13 1763 Jeremy Scheid 07 Sparta, NJ 9:40.08
14 2102 David Laney 07 Portland, OR 9:35.96
15 594 Jeffrey Brannigan 07 Staten Island, N 9:46.86
16 2009 Brian Riley 08 Rockville Centre 9:34.02
17 2003 Zachary Ornelas 09 Adams, NY 9:35.00
18 1712 Ben Bizuneh 08 Indianapolis, IN 9:39.00
19 2198 Johns Ross 08 McLean, VA 9:34.42
Section 2 Timed Finals
1 1108 John Purvis 07 Parthenon, AR 9:33.00
2 599 Keith Stapleton 07 Staten Island, N 9:28.82
3 1880 Bill Kogel 08 Sioux Falls, SD 9:29.00
4 422 Stephen Childs 07 Garden City, NY 9:30.28
5 2457 Andrew Dionne 07 Westerly, RI 9:30.00
6 2537 Matthew Lutzke 08 Williamston, MI 9:28.76
7 1251 Jakob Maidens 08 Lebanon, VA 9:32.00
8 1544 Brandon Burns 07 North Kingstown, 9:31.02
9 20 Paul Norton 07 Amherst, MA 9:33.16
10 588 Joe Bosshard 08 Crested Butte, C 9:28.00
11 1729 Andy Wacker 07 Pinehurst, NC 9:30.00
12 447 Jonathan Sunde 07 Charlotte, NC 9:30.04
13 1093 David Rafailedes 08 Massillon, OH 9:27.22
14 1686 Daniel Anastos 07 Peabody, MA 9:32.00
15 631 Joey Bubniak 09 Danbury, CT 9:32.12
16 1445 Andrew Larsen 09 Lombard, IL 9:27.44
17 862 Jake McKenzie 08 Philadelphia, PA 9:31.48
18 651 Rick Koubek 07 Port Matilda, PA 9:27.00
19 7 Brad Anderson 08 Yankton, SD 9:29.53
Section 3 Timed Finals
1 1204 Jacob Nusekabel 07 Cincinnati, OH 9:16.00
2 2405 Terence Prial 07 Warwick, NY 9:18.00
3 1988 Brendan Martin 07 Smithtown, NY 9:23.00
4 2458 Tim O'Loughlin 09 Westerly, RI 9:14.41
5 1802 Zach Bahor 07 randolph, NJ 9:15.00
6 263 Andrew Brodeur 08 Brick, NJ 9:24.12
7 868 Doug Smith 09 Succasunna, NJ 9:04.52
8 1116 Evan Watchempino 07 El Dorado Hills, 9:09.00
9 1632 Neal Darmody 08 Gaithersburg, MD 9:25.86
10 2632 Adam Vess 07 cromwell, CT 9:00.20
11 863 Isaac Ortiz 08 Merion Station, 9:25.73
12 2449 Mike Spooner 07 Springfield, VA 9:09.87
13 2459 Andrew Springer 09 Westerly, RI 9:15.08
14 930 Everett Hackett 08 West Hartford, C 9:13.86
15 1219 Josh Brewer 07 Pearcy, AR 9:23.00
16 1313 Patrick McAllister 07 Framingham, MA 9:17.45
17 1989 Giovanni Signoretti 08 Smithtown, NY 9:22.00
18 584 Josh Elliott 10 Gold Hill, OR 9:26.04
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