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Nike Jim Danner Invitational
Oct. 16, 2004 at Bl.ue Lake Park, Gresham OR - 5k - Soft grass, some rolling hills, 62-68 degrees and no rain
 Preview - Schedule - Results - Div 1 - Div 2 -
Julian Aguirre report -- Ferris boys had redemption from Stanford on their minds, and they got it. Girls race was a lesson in keying for Bellarmine WA, Jesuit OR and Los Alamos NM.
Leo Collins report -- a grand day which will shake up the rankings

Ferris WA boys 74. Brie Felnagle 17:34 and Nicole Cochran 17:55 are 1-2 for NW#2 Bellarmine WA. Isaac Stoutenburgh 15:13.

NW#2 Bellarmine followed the 1-2 punch of Brie Felnagle 17:34 and Nicole Cochran 17:55 to victory over NW#3 Jesuit Portland OR, 92 to 103. Ferris WA boys 74, ranked NW#2 early in the season but fallen out of the top 10 recently, put it together for a resounding win over NW#1 Jesuit Portland OR 91 and NW#2 Mead 151. Los Alamos NM, the Southwest region's top ranked team in both boys and girls went back home with a close third place in girls (105 points) and a distant 7th in boys (192). Crater's Isaac Stoutenburgh won the boys race in 15:13, fastest of the year in Oregon.

on-site coverage by Julian Aguirre, Northwest Region editor.

Brie Felnagle (left) and Annaliese Chapa were nip and tuck with 800 meters to go before Felnagle unleashed the kick that beat Zoe Nelson at Sunfair 2 weeks ago and won going away.
Isaac Stoutenburgh

 

Ferris boys had redemption from Stanford on their minds, and they got it

by Julian Aguirre, NTN Northwest Region editor

One word: Redemption.

According to the former US#4 NW#1 Joel Ferris boys team and their Head Coach Mike Hadway, redemption was all that was on their mind. In the process, they took down US#6 NW#1 Jesuit, US#8 SW#1 Los Alamos, US#11 NW#2 Mead and US#20 NW#6 Central Catholic, setting a precedent for future editions of the Nike/Jim Danner Invitational.

Following a disturbing seventh-place performance at the prestigious Stanford Invitational three weeks ago, Ferris has been mentally rebuilding for a spectacle many are unfamiliar with. They would go on to place 4-8-13-20-29 through their front five of a field of 134 athletes, with their number-five runner Steve Olsen blazing 15:59. Their performance was nothing short of stunning, and in some opinion, was one of Washington State's top-five all-time high school team performances. Plugging Ferris' top five into the 2003 Washington State HSXC Championships would have resulted in a 4-6-7-9-15 finish for 33 points in team scoring, fourth all-time lowest score.

"We just needed to regroup," said Coach Hadway about their Stanford meltdown. The following two weeks Ferris returned with vigor and partial uncertainty, wondering in part if they really were the national power that everyone in the high school running world had built them up to be. "We put in 80 miles as a team that week," recalled Hadway.

Ferris varsity runners Brendan Chestnut and Peter Hawkins were quick to comment about their return from Stanford, recalling their first Monday of training, whereby the entire varsity boys headed out for a 10-mile tempo run, both athletes completed the obstacle under 60 minutes. Whatever the occasion, their difficult two-week training block helped them more than they could have imagined.

Hawkins, typically the team's number-three to four runner, bolted to the lead at the Jim Danner nearing the 3k mark in an attempt to break a habit of sitting back too long, resulting in a slower time.
"I just remember a couple guys throwing in a burst up front," said Hawkins, "so I went with them, then I just said to myself, 'I think I can go now.' " Hawkins placed 13th, with Coach Hadway hollering, "Hang on, just hang on," over the final 800m.

Ferris will again face Mead at both their league and regional meetings, coming up these next two weeks. Also, US#23 NW#3 Eisenhower will join the cast for their regional. The top four teams from the Eastern Washington State regional 4A championships will advance to the state meet.

We dig the uniforms too guys! Nice job!
Ferris: 4 Robert Cosby 15:28, 8 Brendan Chestnut 15:33, 13 Peter Hawkins 15:42, 20 Ben Poffenroth 15:51, 29 Steve Olsen 15:59, 45 David Hickerson 16:17, 50 Greg Kleweno 16:20

Comparing Ferris to all time top state meet performances

Comparing the Mead team of 1992 (lowest all-time score of 20 at state meet) and the Mead team of 1993 (#1 team in WA history, score of 31 at state meet, third lowest score all-time, but better team) with the Ferris performance from Nike/Jim Danner, here is how it all stacks up. (Note: Mead times altered to accommodate 5k times. WA ran 3mi back then, so added 35 sec to each 3mi time:)

Times listed are for 5k:

Mead 1992 vs. Ferris 2004
Ferris 25, Mead 30
1992 Mead front five 15:14, 15:46, 15:47, 15:53, 16:10 State meet performances, Pasco, Sun Willows GC
2004 Ferris front five 15:28, 15:33, 15:42, 15:51, 15:59 Nike Jim Danner, Portland

Mead 1993 vs. Ferris 2004
Mead 24, Ferris 32
1993 Mead front five 14:44, 15:21, 15:23, 15:48, 16:19 State meet performances, Pasco, Sun Willows GC
2004 Ferris front five: 15:28, 15:33, 15:42, 15:51, 15:59 Nike Jim Danner, Portland
(Sr Matt Davis and younger brother and Mead #2 Micah Davis were both Foot Locker National finalists in 1993). Davis was injured for 5 weeks prior to FLN, most believed he would have smashed the FLN course record had he been healthy. He had not run one step in five weeks and still was #3 at FLN versus 2000 Olympian and 1994 FLN Champ Adam Goucher, Bob Keino and 2004 USA Olympic Marathon #2 Meb Keflezighi.

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Girls Story

A lesson in keying:
Bellarmine Prep WA, Los Alamos NM, Jesuit OR.

by Julian Aguirre, NTN Northwest Region editor

Bellarmine girls win the trophy

“Black shorts,” said Jesuit OR Head Coach Tom Rothenberger to his nationally-ranked girls in green, huddled in secrecy abreast last week’s Puma Classic start line just minutes till showtime. He was referring to the former (and at the time) nationally-ranked NW#4 Snohomish WA girls squad toeing the line a mere 10 feet away, clad in black shorts and firehouse red and white singlets. Jesuit would go on to win, keying off their Washington State competitors 57 to 66 based solely on the performance of their sub-20:00 #5 runner, of which Snohomish was void.

Prior to this past Saturday’s Jim Danner event, Coach Rothenberger muttered very similar words to his girls, this time substituting dark-navy for the word ‘black’ (for US#11 NW#2). But in a superbly competitive field of 122 athletes, where 20:00 placed 47th, keying off one’s own teammate can become a struggle in itself.

Between Bellarmine Prep WA, US#23 NW#3 Jesuit and US#3 SW#1 Los Alamos, trying to estimate mid-race final results was near impossible. And it was not until past the 4,000m (4k) mark that Bellarmine Head Coach Matt Ellis felt his girls appeared to have a slight edge. But with his #4 and #5 runners incapable of unleashing miler- or 800m-like speed, their finishing positions were in jeopardy over the final 400m gamble. Still anyone’s guess!

Ultimately, Bellarmine’s 1-2 of Sr Brie Felnagle and Fr Nicole Cochran came through down the stretch, as did their #3 runner Megan Kelly, a 2:16 800m runner in her own right, who bolted from the midpack over the final 1000m of Saturday’s event, passing over a dozen athletes over her final mile.

Getting clearer.

Los Alamos Co-Head Coaches Rob and Kathy Hipwood were as shocked as they were delighted of their experience at the Nike/Jim Danner event. “This is our first time traveling to the northwest,” said the Hipwoods, “We didn’t know what to expect, only that we came in knowing the northwest region is far more competitive than our (southwest) region.”

Los Alamos carried a US#3 Harrier magazine national ranking into the affair, and to their athletes’ surprise would depart Portland back to their 7,000-feet New Mexico residence with a third-place trophy in the meet!

“Our goal for the meet was to finish among the (nationally) ranked teams,” said the Hipwoods. “Our girls kind of got buried (amongst all the competition) and had to play ‘catch up’ most of the way, but they moved up all race.”

Amidst a sea of hungry competition Los Alamos’ girls and boys faced a challenge unlike any other this season – running in a meet where it was near impossible to see their teammates and key off them.

“We’re used to working off each other,” said Los Alamos boys co-captains Ryan McNiff, Simon Gilna and Nathan Romero while awaiting final results of their performances. “(Our boys and girls) knew the races would be fast, but we didn’t think they would be this fast the whole time.”

Competitive, yes. Fast, yes. So much of both that an athlete cannot see their own teammates, whoa!

While gnawing on half an energy bar supplied by one of his varsity athletes, holding an orange peel minus its contents, Bellarmine Coach Matt Ellis was a figure of confidence and excitement.

“We came in feeling really upbeat,” Ellis explained. “Today our team strategy was merely to ‘look forward, ‘not behind’, and we did exactly that.”

One funny thing about the Bellarmine 1-2 finish was how Brie Felnagle is no particular fan of magnified sit-and-kick strategies.

“This is not my favorite type of race,” said Felnagle, “I’d rather go out fast and go after a good time.” If 17:34 is not a good time, than what is? As discussed prior with Coach Ellis, Felnagle and Cochran, the goal for Felnagle keep ‘chill’ to nudge Cochran to a solid performance. Cochran’s 17:55 performance was the first of her high school running career.

“I loved it,” Cochran exclaimed in reference to her first experience under 18:00 while sitting amongst her newfound Bellarmine Prep teammates awaiting the awards presentation. “The Los Alamos girl (Kristen Hemphill) and I started to go around 400m to go and I wound up second-place.” She is referring to Central Catholic’s Annaliese Chapa, who was a lock for second-place heading into the final 600m until Brie unleashed a kick that left Chapa some 30 seconds back, opening the door for Hemphill and Cochran to run her down, which they did. Cochran then dug deep and displayed her 4:33 1500m track speed, resulting in a five-second gap over Hemphill over the final 80m.

Closing in on less than three weeks till the Washington, Oregon, and New Mexico State Championships, all three powerhouses of Bellarmine, Los Alamos and Jesuit are well aware of their capabilities.

It seems much clearer now.

Note: Looking back at both 2003 Washington and Oregon State Championships, the 2004 Nike/Jim Danner Invitational girls Division 1 race was exactly as competitive as both meets on average.

Bellarmine Prep WA 1-2-23-35-40-58-98 Team Score 92
17:34-17:55-19:14-19:44-19:53-20:14-21:15
Brie Felnagle, Nicole Cochran, Megan Kelly, Sarah Lorch, Rita Troup, Emily Mosich, Catherine McDonald

Jesuit OR 7-16-23-27-41-42-50 Team Score 103
18:25-18:52-19:24-19:26-19:54-19:56-20:03
Patricia Loughlin, Bailey Schutte, Anna Imperati, Katie Sullivan, Katie Humm, Sam Sondag, Adrienne McGuirk

Los Alamos NM 3-10-26-30-47-48-51 Team Score 105
18:00-18:34-19:25-19:40-20:00-20:01-20:03
Kristen Hemphill, Marisa Sandoval, Anna Miller, Megan Stockton, Margaret Wood, Analisa Sandoval, Lahni Epperson


At 800 meters, there is a huge leader pack in the girls race.

a grand day which will shake up the rankings

by Leo Collins

On a rather balmy day in Oregon even the weatherman was off in his predictions, as an elite field toed the line in the Jim Danner Invitational. It had been predicted to be wet and cool but no one complained when both the rain & cold held off until well after the event. But, if the meteorologist was off, those, who make the rankings were even more off the mark, as numerous runners and teams let their efforts speak for them. The race in memory of a former Aloha coach, who made his team a power in both track & XC, saw some brilliant efforts. The course, which is basically flat & fast, as well as extremely fan friendly, saw many of the top division leaders of the northwest wage hard-fought battles.

In the premier girl’s race the mass of runners charged from the start & after 9oo meters Jesuit’s Patricia Laughlin & Canby’s Rachel Peters led a large pack that included Brie Felnagle, Annaliese Chapa, Bailey Schutte of Jesuit & Angie Farr of Desert Vista (Az). When they were next seen a little after a mile Brie & Kendell Nelson of Crater had a slight lead over the chase pack. It was at this point that a rather bizarre thing for XC, especially for girls, occurred. Brie Felnagle, who had defeated former Footlocker champion Zoe Nelson at Sunfair 2 weeks ago, looked straight ahead but Kendell Nelson, however, was not looking in the distance, but rather was staring at her opponent & appeared to say something, although none of us, who witnessed the event heard a thing. It was as if she was asking ‘Is this all you’ve got?’ One witness seemed to detect a slight smile on Brie’s face but she merely appeared to run onward as she continued to stare straight ahead.

If a question was asked at the time it was answered within the next half mile as Brie increased her pace. Central Catholic’s Annaliese Chapa, however, was the person who responded to the challenge and the two drew slightly ahead of a the chase pack to which Nelson was now added. They continued to distance themselves and with 800 - 900 meters to go the race was down to just the duo. The Washington runner was the more fluid of the two at this point yet Chapa was hanging tough. As they came into the clearing Brie put her head down & increased her pace. In only 100 meters she forged a lead while the gallant Chapa tired to hold her stride together.

Inexorably Brie increased the gap and with 150 meters or so Chapa faltered to the point of almost falling. At the same time Bellarmine’s Nicole Cochrane & Los Alamos’ Kristen Hemphill raced past to take 2nd & 3rd, but the game Chapa, daughter of University of Oregon great Rudy Chapa, persevered to hold on to fourth place. It was a fine race both individually & collectively with the only negative being the absence of Bend’s Kimber Mattox, who is probably the best of Oregon’s girls, due to a soccer meet.

If the lady’s race displayed a large lead pack, the boys’ race featured a throng, who were still bunched tightly after a mile of running. It was only after the race reached the half-way point that Isaac Stoutenburgh & Kenyon Neuman pulled away from the rest. They stretched that into a large lead & with 900 or so meters to go it appeared that Neuman had the smoother stride.

It was sadly at this point that Neuman strayed from the course (and I am sure he did as I was the one who yelled to tell him). Why he did this I am not sure, because it was well marked there & not the fault of the organizer but he was forced to cut his pace & turn backwards while running & happily was turned back on course with the aid of one of the University of Portland coaches. He effectively cut the course but in returning to it was now slightly behind.

The Crater runner slowly drew away to claim his biggest win, while reversing a decision from the previous Lava Bear Classic in Bend. Stoutenburgh ran a fine race & has now got to be considered one of the favorites for the Oregon State Championship. Still one has to wonder if Neuman's break in stride & rhythm effected the outcome. I can’t wait to see the next round as both led a stellar pack, which included Michael Maag of Jesuit & Jeff Randall of Sheldon not to mention Laef Barnes of Mead, who had one of those days we can all relate to as runners.

As with the girls, however, a key runner or two were missing. Devon Mc Daniel of Sandy ran away with the earlier race and, although he had no one to push him, his time would have placed him high in the premier race. It was a shame not to be able to see how he would have fared in head to head competition. He is also a legitimate contender, who along with Stoutenburgh & Newman, as well as the lightly raced & absent Zuber Ahmed of Benson, must be looked upon as the clear ‘Big 4' in the state.

The team races were interesting & will lead to a shake-up in the suspect (on my part) northwest team rankings. Ferris, which had only been ranked 7th in the region, made it clear that they are the best, while Jesuit is the obvious number 2. Mead, an easy bet for third, actually had a surprising battle with the Hermiston squad. At this meet at least Central Catholic was clearly out-gunned & over-rated while Lincoln (previously 5th in the region) was not itself either.

For the girls Bellarmine & Jesuit showed that their rankings are justified, as they defeated a fine Los Alamos group, which was top-ranked in the Southwest. South Eugene, in spite of an off day from its leader Erin Gray, was well ahead of a fine team from Desert Vista (Az) & another under-valued Hermiston squad led by Jennifer Macias, who won the earlier Saxon Invitational in Salem.

In all it was a grand day with some interesting competition. Nike must be applauded for sponsoring such a quality event, which in memory had the foremost quality that I have seen since moving to Oregon years ago. They do need to get faster in getting out results, which were slow in coming once again this year, and the shute that needs to be improved. There was a mix-up in handling the finish & Kenyon Neuman was awarded the 6th place medal instead of the 2nd place award he earned. To his credit he generously accepted the incorrect award in a classy gesture, which seems appropriate for a fine meet in honor of an excellent coaching legend.

 

 

Results

GIRLS DIVISION 1 RESULTS

Teams (17 total)
1 Bellamine Prep WA 92
2 Jesuit OR 103
3 Los Alamos NM 105
4 South Eugene OR 180
5 Desert Vista AZ 211
6 Hermiston OR 222
7 Summit OR 243
8 Aloha OR 253
9 Lincoln OR 260
10 Klamath Union OR 283
11 Crater OR 288
12 Canby OR 288
13 Sheldon OR 289
14 Siuslaw OR 290 (top 3A team)
15 Flagstaff AZ 300
16 Sunset OR 322
17 St. Mary's Academy 327

Individuals top 15
1 Brie Felnagle, Bellamine Prep WA 17:34
2 Nicole Cochran, Bellamine Prep 17:55
3 Kristen Hemphill, Los Alamos NM 18:00
4 Annaliese Chapa, Central Catholic OR 18:09
5 Haley Oveson, LaGrande OR 18:18
6 Casey Masterson, Sheldon OR 18:20
7 Patricia Louglin, Jesuit OR 18:25
8 Jennifer Macias, Hermiston OR 18:29
9 Kendel Nelson, Crater OR 18:30
10 Marisa Sandoval, Los Alamos NM 18:34
11 Julia Quiring, Sunset OR 18:40
12 Marsha Lampi, Lincoln OR 18:41
13 Traci Newton, Canby OR 18:43
14 Angie Farr, Desert Vista AZ 18:47
15 Patricia Barella, Desert Vista AZ 18:50

16      Bailey Schutte, Jesuit 18:52.06

17      Samone Brockett, Sunset 18:52.35

18      Zoe Roy, Summit 18:57

19      Kristen Johnson, LaGrande 18:57

20      Sylvia Stone, Aloha 19:01

21      Erin Gray, South Eugene 19:06

22      Leah Twombly, Suislaw 19:12

23      Megan Kelly, Bellarmine Prep 19:14

24      Rachel Peters, Canby 19:21

25      Anna Imperati, Jesuit 19:24

26      Anna Miller, Los Alamos 19:25

27      Katie Sullivan, Jesuit 19:26

28      Michelle Howe, Flagstaff 19:30

29      Shelby Brennan, Aloha 19:36

30      Megan Stockton, Los Alamos 19:40

31      Monica Ralston, Lincoln 19:40

32      Anne Murphy-Hagen, St Marys Academy 19:41.57

33      Rebecca Gerber, Hermiston 19:41.86

34      Katie Evans, Canby 19:42

35      Sarah Lorch, Bellarmine Prep 19:44

36      Jessica Schueler, Summit 19:46

37      Lauren Harvey, South Eugene 19:47.36

38      Taylor Drouet, South Eugene 19:47.80

39      Brook Palmer, St Marys Academy 19:50

40      Rita Troup, Bellarmine Prep 19:53

41      Katie Humm, Jesuit 19:54

42      Sam Sondag, Jesuit 19:56

43      Lena Sessions, South Eugene 19:57.3

44      Sarah Goldberg, Flagstaff 19:57.87

45      Jenna Cunningham, Crater 19:58.26

46      Kaylee Gruber, Suislaw 19:58.53

47      Margaret Wood, Los Alamos 20:00

48      Analisa Sandoval, Los Alamos 20:01

49      Lorene Young, Klamath Union 20:01

50      Adrienne McGuirk, Jesuit 20:03.3

51      Lahni Epperson, Los Alamos 20:03.8

52      Anna Gomez, Klamath Union 20:04

53      Jessica George, Desert Vista 20:06

54      Jacque Wiseman, LaGrande 20:08

55      Lauren Wickham, Desert Vista 20:10

56      Leslie Macias, Hermiston 20:13.42

57      Abigail Person, South Eugene 20:13.96

58      Emily Mosich, Bellarmine Prep 20:14

59      Natalie Stafl, Sheldon 20:15

60      Jenni Ritter, Klamath Union 20:18.07

61      Kate Aitchison, Flagstaff 20:18.52

62      Sierra Schultz, Hermiston 20:18.85

63      Maddy Byers, Lincoln 20:20.13

64      Allison Harney, St Marys Academy 20:20.8

65      Tina Patel, Summit 20:21

66      Avery Dumbeck, Klamath Union 20:24.51

67      Missy Trahin, Aloha 20:24.98

68      Becky Anderson, Lincoln 20:25

69      Whitney Drew, Summit 20:26.15

70      Holly Thomson, Sheldon 20:26.75

71      Sierra Lee, Siuslaw 20:29

72      Kimi Elliott, Summit 20:30

73      Lauren Sharp, South Eugene 20:31.32

74      Kellianne Kleeman, Klamath Union 20:31.65

75      Mary Vansteenburghe, Crater 20:32.15

76      Courtney Sell, Aloha 20:32.77

77      Lauren Stafl, Sheldon 20:33.09

78      Kelan Stanfill, Summit 20:33.32

79      Kristina Pasternack, Aloha 20:33.63

80      Sarah Newman, Hermiston 20:33

81      Stephanie Walker, Hermiston 20:34

82      Stephanie Raleigh, Hermiston 20:35

83      Kristin Haga, Crater 20:37.0

84      Mercedes Smith, Suislaw 20:37.3

85      Jennifer Haugue, Suislaw 20:37.74

86      Rachel Whitfield, South Eugene 20:38.11

87      Bobbi Cooley, Flagstaff 20:38

88      Gretchen Dunnign, Suislaw 20:41.95

89      Kayla Lupton, Desert Vista 20:41.98

90      Madeline Gianotti, Central Catholic 20:45

91      Jessica Wood, Klamath Union 20:49

92      Haley Steck, Sunset 20:54

93      Lydia Marsalli, Klamath Union 21:01

94      Laurie Stoutenburgh, Crater 21:02

95      Jennifer Young, Suislaw 21:04

96      Carly Bradshaw, Sheldon 21:07

97      Sara Wrightman, Summit 21:13

98      Catherine McDonald, Bellarmine Prep 21:15

99      Amy Albrecht, Flagstaff 21:16

100   Megan McPherson, Flagstaff 21:19

 

BOYS HIGHLIGHTS
Teams (19 total)
1 Ferris WA 74
2 Jesuit OR 91
3 Mead WA 151
4 Hermiston OR 166
5 Crater OR 172
6 Central Catholic OR 179
7 Los Alamos NM 192
8 Port Angeles WA 208
9 Lincoln OR 223
10 South Eugene OR 249
11 Flagstaff AZ 286
12 Desert Vista 301
13 Siuslaw OR 301 (top 3A team)
14 Everett WA 359
15 Sheldon OR 367
16 Bend OR 392
17 Westview OR 404
18 Summit OR 446
19 Canby OR 514

INDIVIDUALS (top 15)
1 Isaac Stoutenburgh, Crater 15:13
2 Kenyon Neuman, Summit 15:25
3 Michael Maag, Jesuit 15:26
4 Jeff Randall, Sheldon 15:28.06
5 Robert Cosby, Ferris 15:28.86
6 Kenny Klotz, Central Catholic 15:31
7 Dan Lucero, Port Angeles 15:32
8 Brendan Chestnut, Ferris 15:33
9 Simon Gilna, Los Alamos 15:35
10 Duke Wasteney, Lincoln 15:38
11 John Maletis, Jesuit 15:39
12 Stephen Oliver, Central Catholic 15:40
13 Peter Hawkins, Ferris 15:42
14 Nathan Ellis, Westview 15:44
15 Adam Pino, Siuslaw 15:45

16      Jake Keyser, Crater 15:46

17      Jose Juarez, Hermiston 15:47

18      Andy Scott, Jesuit 15:48

19      Laef Barnes, Mead 15:49

20      Ben Poffenroth, Ferris 15:51

21      Dustin Moore, South Eugene 15:52

22      Ted Quinn, Jesuit 15:53

23      Geoff Donaldson, Crater 15:54

24      Lorenzo Gonzalez, Hermiston 15:55.17

25      Ryan McNiff, Los Alamos 15:55.49

26      Josh Brown, Port Angeles 15:56

27      Steven Gimpel, Mead 15:57

28      Taylor Nepron, Mead 15:58

29      Steve Olsen, Ferris 15:59.06

30      Brad Taylor, Oakridge OR 15:59.59

31      Forrest Boughner, Flagstaff 16:02

32      Dylan Coleman, Bend 16:04

33      Luke Wiltshire, Central Catholic 16:06.02

34      Justin Dean, Hermiston 16:06.47

35      Qmatt, Swift-Kraemer, Desert Vista 16:07

36      Eric Lynch, South Eugene 16:08.06

37      Brian Palmer, Mead 16:08.37

38      Nathan Romero, Los Alamos 16:08.76

39      Matt Smith, Jesuit 16:09.12

40      Walter Juarez, Hermiston 16:09.6

41      Axel Stanovsky, Everett 16:10

42      Kelvin Dartha, Mead 16:13

43      Andrew Perri, Oakridge 16:15

44      Jon Dryver, Port Angeles 16:16

45      David Hickerson, Ferris 16:17.08

46      Matt Kaftanski, Everett 16:17.4

47      Garrett Kelly, Desert Vista 16:17.69

48      Benjamin Lampi, Lincoln 16:18

49      Christopher Grever, Bend 16:20.38

50      Greg Kleweno, Ferris 16:20.9

51      Kyle Kotaich, Suislaw 16:21

52      Jeff Cosper, Flagstaff 16:22.34

53      Sam Wilson, Lincoln 16:22.65

54      Cameron Kreuz, Lincoln 16:23

55      Kersee Lind, Hermiston 16:26.01

56      Blake Gibson, Desert Vista 16:26.75

57      Ricky Chapman, Central Catholic 16:27

58      Harrison Lakehomer, South Eugene 16:29

59      Ryan Harvey, South Eugene 16:30.32

60      Dylan Hatcher, Mead 16:30.82

61      Aaron Jaksha, Port Angeles 16:31

62      Ben Williams, Los Alamos 16:32.59

63      Finn Yarbough, Los Alamos 16:32.95

64      David Palmer, Mead 16:33.31

65      Rob Maletis, Jesuit 16:33.76

66      Aaron Anderson, Lincoln 16:35

67      Greg Dallaire, Crater 16:36

68      Tyler Barton, Flagstaff 16:37

69      Levi Jackson, Crater 16:38

70      Matt Vian, Flagstaff 16:40

71      Josh Raines, Canby 16:41

72      Eric Zeuthen, Westview 16:42

73      Matt Maertens, Jesuit 16:43

74      Josh Burton, Flagstaff 16:45

75      Emmanule Magee, Everett 16:46

76      Brad Ahrndt, Port Angeles 16:47.24

77      Sam Wotipka, Central Catholic 16:47.64

78      Tom McGann, Crater 16:48

79      Adam Kotaich, Suislaw 16:49.14

80      Jack Linsday, Suislaw 16:49.52

81      Sam Robison, Flagstaff 16:50

82      Sean Kovensky, South Eugene 16:51

83      Jay Nolan, Port Angeles 16:52

84      Connor Vaccaro, Suislaw 16:53.29

85      Matt Waters, Desert Vista 16:53.89

86      Kyle Gerry, Sheldon 16:54

87      Bryant Buschman, Desert Vista 16:55.28

88      Sam Hennessey, Port Angeles 16:55.74

89      Joseph Carpenter, Lincoln 16:57.0

90      David Beltramo, Central Catholic 16:57.42

91      Julian Paul, Lincoln 16:58

92      Eric Rossman, Sheldon 16:59.25

93      Nathan Johnson, Sheldon 16:59.67

94      Casey Mattox, Bend 17:00

95      Zig Hampel, Los Alamos 17:01.1

96      Michael Theis, Canby 17:01.84

97      Mike Thompson, Desert Vista 17:02

98      Sam Torrey, Central Catholic 17:07

99      Logan Ordona, Everett 17:09

100   Christian Norton, Westview 17:10.1

 

Division 2

Boys

Top Teams
1 Beaverton OR 106
2 Redmond OR 126
3 St Helens OR 134
4 Mountain View OR 144
5 Roseburg OR 177
6 Sunset OR 182
7 Franklin OR 188

Individuals
1 Devin McDaniel, Sandy OR 15:28
2 Gavin Weaver, Roseburg 15:47
3 Jerhoemee Murray, Century OR 15:51
4 Bryan Devenport, Beaverton 15:54
5 Jason Bowlsby, Aloha OR 16:02
6 Mike Condon, Mtn View 16:13
7 Mykah Norville, Sunset OR 16:15
8 Ryan Beaver, Gresham OR 16:23.42
9 Kevin Elder, St Helens 16:23.79
10 Anthony Moorman, Mtn View 16:29

Girls

Top Teams
1 Heritage WA 84
2 Southridge OR 140
3 Roseburg OR 150
4 Westview OR 153
5 Redmond OR 161
6 Sam Barlow OR 163
7 Port Angeles WA 165

Individuals Top 10
1 Ilsa Paulson, Sherwood OR 18:27
2 Jolee VanLeuven, Catlin Gable OR 18:47
3 Katie Hansen, Sam Barlow 19:21
4 Becky Davies, Catlin Gable 19:25
5 Katie Wilton, Roseburg 19:29
6 Janelle Everetts, McKay OR 19:33
7 Charlotte Trowbridge, Franklin 19:43
8 Chaya Branham, Port Angeles WA 19:44
9 Laura Bloom, Westview 19:53
10 Lindsey Diaz, Heritage WA 19:56

 

 

Girls pack early

Preview

the New Northwest Monster

deepest field the northwest region has ever seen

Two great teams...no big deal. Five solid teams�something to watch. How about twenty top squads?

Compliments of Meet Director and Aloha HS Head Coach Tim Tank, the Jim Danner Invitational has undergone a complete make-over in its second year restored from the 1980's. Last year's edition featured two varsity divisions: Nike Zoom Waffle and the Nike Zoom Country; this year will feature three divisions and will add a collegiate division. This year will also feature a new location at the northwest's renowned Blue Lake Park in Gresham , OR , 15-miles east of downtown Portland . Blue Lake Park has been home to a variety of cross country events, most recently the 2003 NCAA Western Regional Cross Country Championships, and also the USA Cross Country Championships, USATF Club Championships and the Northwest Junior Olympic Regional. What better place to host the northwest premiere invitational heading into the post-season! Most coaches and athletes that will be in attendance cannot wait to see how the meet will shake out.

Boys outlook

Not only will Oregon's top five teams from Jesuit, Central Catholic, Lincoln, South Eugene, and Hermiston be in attendance, but the northwest's #2 team from Mead WA and #6 team from Ferris, Spokane WA and Washington's #5 team from Port Angeles will compete as well. Not done yet! Add five of the next eight or Oregon 's top squads and the southwest region's #1 team from Los Alamos NM , and the Jim Danner invitational boasts the deepest field the northwest region has ever seen in any high school cross country competition.

Top Division 1 individuals include a slew of northwest talent, including Jesuit's Michael Maag (15:54, Stanford #13) and John Maletis (15:47, Stanford #10), Mead's Laef Barnes (15:53, Stanford #11, 4:09 mile in spring), Summit's Kenyon Newman (15:25, Bend #1), Port Angeles' Dan Lucero (14:53 2.85mi, Salt Creek Invitational #1), Central Catholic's 1-2 punch of Stephen Oliver (15:47, NW Classic #1) and Kenny Klotz (15:48, NW Classic #2), Crater's Isaac Stoutenburg (15:35, Bend #3), Lincoln's Duke Wasteney (15:33 4920m, Grant Park), and Los Alamos' 1-2 of Matt Gilna (15:51, Curtis Williams Invitational #1, site of NM state championships) and Ryan McNiff (16:00, Curtis Williams Invite #2).

Division 1 top entries ( Oregon ): Central Catholic, Crater, Hermiston, Jesuit, Lincoln , Sheldon, South Eugene . ( Washington ): Everett , Ferris, Port Angeles , Mead. (Others): Flagstaff NM , Los Alamos NM , Desert Vista AZ.

Division 2 top entries: Siuslaw, Westview, Gresham , Mountain View , Oakridge, Heritage WA .

Girls Outlook

Oregon's top three teams will be joined by seven more of the top 10, as well as the southwest region's #1 team Los Alamos NM (also US#3 in the latest Harrier Super 25 rankings), and Washington State's #1 team Bellarmine Prep. Six of Oregon 's top seven returning state meet teams will run in Division 1.

Top Division 1 Individuals: Bellarmine Prep's Jr Brie Felnagle (17:11 3mi, Sunfair #1 course record, 4:47 1600m this spring) and Fr Nicole Cochran (18:18 this season, 10:33 3000m USA Jr. Olympic National Champ over FLNational #2 Marie Lawrence), Bend's So Kimber Mattox (17:59, Bend #1 course record, soccer last year), Jesuit's Sr Patricia Loughlin (18:32, Bend #2, 18:54, Stanford #6), Summit's Sr Zoe Roy (18:49, Bend #2), Lincoln's So Marsha Lampi (18:49 4940m, New Balance Invitational #5), Sunset 1-2 So Julia Quiring (18:48, New Balance #3) and Jr Samone Brockett (18:49, New Balance #4), and Los Alamos's front trio of Sr Kristin Hemphill (18:19, University of New Mexico Invitational #1), Sr Marissa Sandoval (18:41, UNM Invitational #3), and Fr Megan Stockton (18:55, UNM Invitational #9).

Division 1 top entries ( Oregon ): Jesuit, Aloha, South Eugene, Hermiston, Lincoln , Sheldon, Klamath Union, St. Mary's Academy, Crater, Summit , Sunset. (Others): Bellarmine Prep WA , Los Alamos NM , Desert Vista AZ , Flagstaff NM .

Division 2 top entries: Barlow, Siuslaw, Canby, Catlin Gable.

Schedule

Time Race Distance
8:30am Course open for warm-up
9:30am Coaches Meeting
10:00am Collegiate Men 4-mile
10:30am Collegiate Women 5k
11:00am JV Frosh/Soph Girls 5k
11:30am JV Frosh/Soph Boys 5k
11:55pm National Anthem
12:00pm Division 3 Girls 5k
12:30pm Division 3 Boys 5k
1:00pm Division 2 Girls 5k
1:30pm Division 2 Boys 5k
2:00pm Division 1 Girls 5k
2:30pm Division 1 Boys 5k
3:00pm JV Junior/Senior Girls 5k
3:30pm JV Junior/Senior Boys 5k
4:15pm Awards Ceremony

 

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