Jesuit Crusaders Storm Eugene

by Leo Collins

Boys

On a quite cool day in Oregon, the Crusaders of Jesuit High School laid siege to Lane County Community College and swept aside their competition. When the proverbial dust had settled there was no question as to who was the top team in both contests, as Jesuit had scored overwhelming victories. The girls won by 58 points while the boys could have doubled their 62 points & still win the meet. Happily it was witnessed by the largest crowd in years.

It was the girl's team that led the first charge over a course that was surprisingly soggy in numerous places. The combatants also had to deal with an inconsistent yet strong wind, which had to have an adverse effect upon all the runners. With the gun a throng of runners surged across the open field & head toward the hill at the edge of the track. Central Catholic's Annaliese Chapa had a slight lead for a bit shortly before reaching the track but there were too many runners vying for position to call anyone a true leader. They remained in a large yet tight pack as they covered the first half mile & then went out of sight.

Heading down the hill a bit afterwards Kimber Mattox of Bend had forged a slight lead with Chapa trailing by about 5 yards. Kimber reached the announced mile mark in 5:43 with Chapa still trailing. Back by about 15 yeards were Kendell Nelson of Crater, Jennifer Macias of Hermiston, Patricia Loughlin of Jesuit & Traci Newton of Canby. Reaching the pond at the far end of the course Maddox extended her lead to 15 yards & then 30. She had created a gap of 50 yards in the time that it took to traverse the ½ mile around the pond & reached the 2 mile mark in 11:37. The valiant Chapa pushed on alone as Macias & Nelson were joined by Claire Michel of Clackamas. Cresting the hill again the Bend runner looked ever stronger & more fluid in her stride leaving the individual outcome no longer in doubt.

Although the battle for first had ended the struggle for second had altered considerably as Michel charged up the hill with Nelson just a bit behind. First Michel & then Nelson passed the struggling Chapa & ominously a second pack that included Sheldon's Casey Masterson, Jen Macias & Pat Loughlin closed also. Nelson moved into 2 nd briefly but Michel, who was experiencing a stitch, answered with a surge of her own.

Out in front the Bend runner continued to stretch her lead while Michel surged into second by the time they had returned to the pond before heading to the track. With but half a mile left the race for second was essentially over too but behind her a even more runners jockeyed for position while Chapa struggled to maintain hers. Mattox reached the finish & garnered a victory by almost ½ a minute over Michel. Macias of Hermiston, who ran a brilliantly controlled race, placed 3 rd followed closely by Masterson, who had led her team to second place. Natalie Todd-Zebell of Grant was but a second behind while Jesuit leader Loughlin was only 1 second behind.

For Kimber Mattox, who had participated in her team's soccer playoff victory the day before, the early morning runs at 5 AM had been vindicated & she was a gracious winner, who recognized her competition. Claire Michel appeared as relieved as she was happy & has to be credited with a masterful strategy. In an oddity that has to make next year's State Meet enticing not only were the first two runners sophomores but Macias & Masterson, who placed 3 rd & 4 th , were also sophs. Senior Patricia Laughlin, of course, will not be back but she led her team to a title ably supported by teammates Katie Sullivan (12 th ), Samantha Sondag (19), Katie Humm (28) & Bailey Schutte (34). The one sad aspect in the race was that it did not feature Coquille's Holly Dieu, who ran in the division 3 race and won with a time of 18: 18. Her presence would have made for even more fireworks. Also of note is Ilsa Paulson of Sherwood. At one point she appeared to be struggling, but somehow she kept it together. Not only did the almost neophyte (she only started running in August) runner place second but she chalked up the 3 rd fasterst female time of the entire day.

The vagaries of running are many and all runners do not have the luck to be �on� at the State Meet. Sadly the valiant Chapa, who made it a race from the start, dropped out with about ½ mile to go. Erin Gray, a former state champion, was able to place only 27 th . It is sad to have to suffer an off day in such an important race but she gave us many grand races & happy memories. Even there, however, is a lesson & there is much to be said about their struggling in spite of off days. In a way they are winners too.

Individual Team

1) Kimber Mattox Bend 18:19 Jesuit 68
2) Claire Michel Clackamas 18:48 Sheldon 126
3) Jennifer Macias Hermiston 18:55 Summit 149
4) Casey Masterson Sheldon 19:00 South Eugene 163
5) Natalie Todd-Zebell Grant 19:01 Hermiston 182
6) Patricia Loughlin Jesuit 19:02 Lincoln 190
7) Kendel Nelson Crater 19:03 Tualatin 194
8) Zoe Roy Summit 19:05 Canby 228
9) Julia Quiring Sunset 19:07 Aloha 248
10) Hannah Points Tualatin 19:09 Klammath Union 249
11) Traci Newton Canby 19:10
12) Katie Sullivan Jesuit 19:18
13) Michelle Dettman Centennial 19:20
14) Sami Parr Rex Putnam 19:32
15) Natalie Hemphill Ashland 19:34
16) Marsha Lampi Lincoln 19:35
17) Anne Murphy-Hagan St. Mary's 19:36
18) Samone Brockett Sunset 19:42
19) Samantha Sondag Jesuit 19:44
20) Rachel Peters Canby 19:47

Jesuit Act II

Oregon Boys 4A

by Leo Collins

The race for the title among the boys was an intriguing one. Unlike the girls, who appeared to have a clear favorite, the guys had a number of aspirants, for each of whom could be made a serious case for victory at day's end. It was a group of contenders that, although at times one group of four might seem to have an edge when contemplating the race on one day it was difficult to ever maintain the feeling that any one runner could truly be called a favorite. As fate would have it, that is how the race story unfolded.

It might be worth a moment to describe the course in Eugene . The group starts in a large open field which allows for a sprint across to its opposite side, where there is a hill at the side of the track. It is not really steep yet it lasts for about 30 yards & has enough of a grade to make it a factor later in the race. Upon reaching the top of the hill they reach a narrow plateau area that follows half of the rectangle & then continues on along a soccer field,. Following the same pattern the course does a good part of that half of a rectangle & then turns again while still on top of the plateau. Around 100 meters later the runners reach an area removed from sight that has some slight rolling hills but mostly a long gentle decline. A bit before reaching the mile mark the course reaches the bottom by the main road, which is flat but is somewhat difficult to handle as one runs on the side of a ditch that forces runners to run with one leg a bit above the other. It also happened to be rather sloppy there. It remains as such for around 80 yards until it passes the baseball field & reaches the area in which the runners started. From there the runners no longer have to deal with the uneven stride area as they continue to follow along the main road. One plus meters later they find the pond at the far outside of the course & the course remains flat as they circle the pond.

After the runners return to the point that they first reached the pond the course takes a sharp left, where they quickly reach the 2 mile point but the course remains flat as they head back to the hill at the side of the track. It's a good 300 yards of flat surface to reach the hill, which is notably more difficult the second time around. Back on the plateau the course follows the same course around the sides of the track & the soccer field. It should also be noted that in former days the runners used to go down a short but steep grade to cross the soccer field itself & then climb back up a steep hill at the other side (picture a wide retention ditch & you get the proper feel). Removing this aspect of the course has made the course distinctly easier than earlier runners had to face. At any rate shortly after the last turn at the soccer field the runners go back down a short but steep grade to reach the baseball field. Upon reaching the bottom it is flat the rest of the way. At the far end of the diamond they reach the road & part of the uneven area where they make their turn. Fans can see most of this last part reasonably well except for the most remote parts & the area where the diamond is surrounded by a fence. From the ball field it's a flat & straight shot back to the pond where the runners hang a left for a flat & fast race back to the track & the remaining three-quarters of the track. It is there where numerous late stretch runs have resulted with the memorable recent race between Lauren Jesperson & Galen Rupp.

If fans harbored thoughts of various scenarios with numerous possible leaders, the race continued that thought. For a brief moment there was the mad thought that there might be a runaway as one gallant runner broke from the pack as he went up the hill and continued to surge after reaching the top. He led for possibly 100 yards before being swallowed up by pack. It would be some time before there would be a clear leader again, as Devin McDaniel, Isaac Stoutenberg, Zuber Ahmed, David Morgan, Michael Maag, Andy Wright, Jeff Randall & Kenny Klotz all vied for the lead in varying combinations of the aforementioned. Still no one had any real lead or seeming control of the pace. Even this short list of aspirants must be slighting a few as this group could barely be said to be separate from a large group of others who trailed just slightly behind.

The throng managed to stay together until they reached the pond and the mid-point of the race. It was at this point that attrition finally set in & it melted the throng into a �Big 8'. There still, however, was no discernable leader. No change resulted in the loop around the pond and the group made the turn back to the track together. Running in tandem one began to wonder, if the race would come down to one mad dash at the very end once they reached the track. That question was answered as Central Catholic's Kenny Klotz made a bold move on the hill & bolted from the pack. Oddly enough after the race he noted that he had expected some runner to make a move to go ahead & had only intended at one time to be ready to respond to any move that might come. Now for most runners, no matter what level of ability, there is a certain ebb & flow to a race, when one alternately feels well & to some degree not so comfortable. Klotz noted that the race did not work that way for him as he felt well at the beginning and felt even better, even stronger, during the second half of the race. Taking advantage of the moment he increased his pace after cresting the hill to seize a rather quickly reached 20 yard lead.

The move having been made did not receive a valid response from the others. Although they increased their pace they could not cover the surge. The trailing pack stayed together for a bit but then separated after going down the hill. Past the ball field there was little doubt that the race belonged to a second Central Catholic runner in a row. Behind him Kenyon Neuman of Summit & Michael Maag of Jesuit waged a battle for 2 nd & 3 rd . Benson's Zuber Ahmed struggle to close the gap as he headed a group made up of Andy Wright, Isaac Stoutenberg. Only five yards removed were Devin McDaniel of Sandy , who seemed to be faltering, and Jeff Randall.

The final stage of the race saw little change to the order & in the end Klotz had achieved a well deserved yet somewhat surprising victory. Neuman maintained 2 nd ahead of Maag of Jesuit, who led his team to an overwhelming 64 point victory. South Eugene led by Dustin Moore's 13 th place finish overcame the up-front firepower of Crater to manage a tie at 126, counting the top five runners & took second on the 6 th man tie-breaker. Central Catholic managed to score 126 points to place fourth in the meet in spite of one of their leaders, Stephen Oliver, going down in the race. He was taken to the hospital & released after treatment for dehydration. Had he been able to finish Central would surely have taken second but Jesuit would have won no matter his finish as the other 4 runners already had a total of 68 points.

In other divisions Krista Stengel of Enterprise easliy won the girl's 2A/!A race defeating defending champion Jolee Van Leuven of Catlin Gable with a time of 19:12. Catlin Gable won the team scoring in the division with a 74 84 victory over Central Linn . Brad Taylor's time of 16:00 easily bested the boy's in that division as McKenzie won the tam title with a 97 � 124 victory over Oakridge. As mentioned before Holly Dieu (18:18) & Ilsa Paulson (18:39) were impressive in the girl's 3A while Siuslaw claimed the championship. Adam Pino placed 2 nd in the boy's 3A but led Siuslaw to an easy team victory over Elmira . The State individual trophy went to Scott Sanders of Brookings with a time of 16:04. It was another notable day for Oregon Cross Country.

Individual Team

1) Kenny Klotz Central Catholic 15:35 Jesuit 62

2) Kenyon Neuman Summit 15:46 South Eugene 126

3) Michael Maag Jesuit 15:47 Crater 126

4) Zuber Ahmed Benson 15:50 Central Catholic 130

5) Andy Wright Ashland 15:51 Hermiston 135

6) Isaac Stoutenberg Crater 15:53 Lincoln 138

7) Jeff Randall Sheldon 15:53 Ashland 198

8) Devin McDaniel Sandy 15:55 Westview 234

9) John Maletis Jesuit 15:57 Sheldon 278

•  David Morgan Ashland 15:58 Redmond 280

•  Dylan Coleman Bend 15:58

•  Andy Scott Jesuit 16:05

•  Dustin Moore South Eugene 16:13

•  Nate Ellis Westview 16:14

•  Jake Keyser Crater 16:17

•  Jerhoemee Murray Century 16:18

•  Anthony Moorman Mountain View 16:18

•  Gavin Weaver Roseburg 16:19

•  Kellen Peters Forest Grove 16:20

20) Jose Juarez Hermiston 16:21

Course was much slower than usual.

by Julian Aguirre, Northwest Region editor

GIRLS

Bend HS So Kimber Mattox 18:09 wins first 4A state individual title after withdrawing from 2003 contest the day before the meet. She also plays soccer for Bend HS and played all 90 minutes of game on Friday, the day before. The game went down to final kickoffs, where she added a goal of her own.

Kimber had never previously seen the state meet course, so Bend Coach Randy Dalzell and Mattox visited the course at 8:30am this morning to jog over first two miles of course for review.

Team: Jesuit rolls to third straight team title (62pts) by 58 points with #2 and #4 runners having off day by 30 to 45 seconds.They finished 6-12-19-28-34-64-69 in a field of 152.

BOYS

Central Catholic continues their tradition after the graduation of 13:37 5000rm runner Galen Rupp with a newfound talent Jr Kenny Klotz. Klotz took advantage of the field by taking off earlier than his opponents at 800m to go, never looking back. His time of 15:35 may be pedestrian, however against several sub15:20 athletes in the field, his 11-second win must have felt near a 15:00 effort.

Team: Jesuit (62 pts) boys cap off most impressive season in their recent history to win by 64 points over several of northwest's best teams. Second through sixth place were separated by only 12 points. Fourth-place Central Catholic's #2 runner Stephen Oliver fell down very hard near mile mark and dropped out of race. He has recently run 15:40 at the Nike Jim Danner Inivitational, and with a comparable performance would have placed top 10 and helped his team to a definite second-place showing with 75 to 80 points. This entire season has seen the second through sixth-place teams flip flop placings and personal bests throughout the entire regular season. 1 Jesuit 62 2 South Eugene 126 3 Crater 126 4 Central Catholic 130 5 Hermiston 135 6 Lincoln 138

OVERALL the course ran very slow due to recent onset of extended periods of rain and moisture. Course ran 20-30 seconds slow for boys times and 30-40 seconds slow for girls times....couldn't believe the same course could run so slow, but did. There are a number of talented kids in the field with times 20-25 seconds off their usual (not just a couple, but many). Usually, if the weather has been good prior to, the Lane course runs VERY fast.

Results

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  1. Jesuit                         

            2    6    8   22   24  (42) (44) =    62

         Michael Maag, John Maletis, Andy Scott, Ted Quinn, Matt Smith, Rob

         Maletis, Brian Manning

  2. South Eugene                   

            9   23   26   29   39  (57) (64) =   126

         Dustin Moore, Daniel Cadigan, Ryan Harvey, Eric Lynch, Andrew Kahl,

         Sean Kovensky, Harrison Lakehomer

  3. Crater                         

            4   11   21   38   52  (76) (90) =   126

         Isaac Stoutenburgh, Jake Keyser, Geoff Donaldson, Greg Dallaire,

         Brandon Reavis, Levi Jackson, Caleb Jacobson

  4. Central Catholic               

            1   15   25   27   62            =   130

         Kenny Klotz, Luke Wiltshire, Ricky Chapman, David Beltramo, Sam

         Wotipka

  5. Hermiston                      

           13   17   33   35   37  (58) (88) =   135

         Jose Juarez, Lorenzo Gonzalez, Justin Dean, Walter Juarez, Kersee Lind,

         Krieg Mueller, Ryan Barton

  6. Lincoln                        

           14   19   31   34   40  (47) (79) =   138

         Duke Wasteney, Ben Lampi, Aaron Anderson, Sam Wilson, Cameron Kreuz,

         Julian Paul, Joseph Carpenter

  7. Ashland                        

            3    7   56   59   73  (91)(118) =   198

         Andy Wright, David Morgan, Cameron Barleen, Spencer Bonney, Justin

         Faudree, Tanner Arndt, Kevin Cook

  8. Westview                       

           10   16   18   86  104 (110)(111) =   234

         Nate Ellis, Eric Zeuthen, Nick Sparr, Christian Norton, Michael Myers,

         Brendan Connolly, Michael Bryant

  9. Sheldon                        

            5   53   63   70   87  (94)(109) =   278

         Jeff Randall, Eric Rossman, Kyle Gerry, Tyler Stanley, Nathan Johnson,

         Corey Reed, Tyler Courtwright

 10. Redmond                        

           43   49   60   61   67  (93) (99) =   280

         Eric Henderson, Michael Wilcutt, Max Foster, Zac Lane, Sean Hagan, Zen

         Newman, Mike Peplin

 11. Sprague                        

           20   28   84   85   89  (95)(106) =   306

         Kyle Casebeer, Jason Bernard, Steve Renard, Forrest Jarvi, Wyeth

         Thomas, David Noyd, Rob Barnes

 12. Forest Grove                   

           12   66   71   80   83  (96)(120) =   312

         Kellen Peters, Adrian Shipley, Josh Seitz, Justin Marble, Daniel

         Rooker, Chris Paterson, Nick Berry

 13. Gresham                        

           30   45   54  101  112 (116)(119) =   342

         Ryan Beaver, Sergio Damian, Allan Vandrugt, Brandon Jordan, Nick

         Brittain, Spencer Clark, Zack Frazier

14. Lake Oswego                    

           36   75   77   81   82  (98)(117) =   351

         Alex Werner, Spencer Crim, Riley Werner, Stephen Hodges, Brian Condon,

         Ryan McCune, Nick Maguarn

 15. Grant                          

           41   51   78   92  103 (107)(114) =   365

         Austin Knutson, Corey Heppner, Graham Klag, Jim Bethune, Ben Zarov,

         Nathan Knutson, Michael Cynkar

 16. Crescent Valley                

           32   68   69   97  100 (105)(121) =   366

         Brookman Holmes, Max Bruch, Jake Hansen, JC Martin, John Arnold,

         Brayden Moore, Loren Nudelman

 17. St. Helens                     

           50   55   72   74  115 (122)(123) =   366

         Brian Saxe, Kevin Elder, Ryan Waite, Kyle Saxe, Nick Orvis, Shaun

         Stewart, Knight Yabut

 18. Canby                          

           46   48   65  102  108 (113)      =   369

         Sean Coleman, Matt Peterman, Josh Raines, Nick Van Tassel, Carl

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Place No.   Name                      Ye Time    Pace  School                          

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    1   289 Kenny Klotz               11   15:35  5:01 Central Catholic                

    2   405 Kenyon Neuman             12   15:46  5:05 Summit                          

    3   340 Michael Maag              12   15:47  5:05 Jesuit                          

    4   277 Zuber Ahmed               12   15:50  5:06 Benson                          

    5   273 Andy Wright               12   15:51  5:06 Ashland                         

    6   303 Isaac Stoutenburgh        11   15:53  5:07 Crater                          

    7   378 Jeff Randall              12   15:53  5:07 Sheldon                         

    8   374 Devin McDaniel            12   15:55  5:08 Sandy                           

    9   341 John Maletis              12   15:57  5:09 Jesuit                          

   10   272 David Morgan              12   15:58  5:09 Ashland                         

   11   275 Dylan Coleman             11   15:58  5:09 Bend                            

   12   345 Andy Scott                12   16:05  5:11 Jesuit                          

   13   389 Dustin Moore              12   16:13  5:13 South Eugene                    

   14   414 Nate Ellis                12   16:14  5:14 Westview                        

   15   301 Jake Keyser               10   16:17  5:15 Crater                          

   16   294 Jerhoemee Murray          11   16:18  5:15 Century                         

   17   364 Anthony Moorman           12   16:18  5:15 Mountain View                   

   18   373 Gavin Weaver              12   16:19  5:16 Roseburg                        

   19   314 Kellen Peters             12   16:20  5:16 Forest Grove                    

   20   335 Jose Juarez               12   16:21  5:16 Hermiston                       

   21   359 Duke Wasteney             12   16:22  5:16 Lincoln                         

   22   274 Bryan Devenport           12   16:24  5:17 Beaverton                       

   23   276 Chris Grever              12   16:25  5:17 Bend                            

   24   292 Luke Wiltshire            10   16:26  5:18 Central Catholic                

   25   418 Eric Zeuthen              11   16:28  5:18 Westview                        

   26   334 Lorenzo Gonzalez          12   16:29  5:19 Hermiston                       

   27   417 Nick Sparr                12   16:29  5:19 Westview                        

   28   357 Ben Lampi                 12   16:30  5:19 Lincoln                         

   29   393 Kyle Casebeer             12   16:30  5:19 Sprague                         

   30   298 Geoff Donaldson           12   16:31  5:19 Crater                          

   31   344 Ted Quinn                 12   16:33  5:20 Jesuit                          

   32   383 Daniel Cadigan            11   16:34  5:20 South Eugene                    

   33   346 Matt Smith                11   16:35  5:21 Jesuit                          

   34   288 Ricky Chapman             12   16:36  5:21 Central Catholic                

   35   339 Alex Jiminez              12   16:38  5:21 Hood River Valley               

   36   384 Ryan Harvey               12   16:42  5:23 South Eugene                    

   37   363 Spencer Sol               12   16:42  5:23 McNary                          

   38   287 David Beltramo            10   16:43  5:23 Central Catholic                

   39   392 Jason Bernard             12   16:43  5:23 Sprague                         

   40   365 Brandon Snook             11   16:43  5:23 Oregon City                     

   41   388 Eric Lynch                11   16:44  5:23 South Eugene                    

   42   406 Nathan Endicott           11   16:44  5:24 Thurston                        

   43   286 Chase Kaufman             10   16:44  5:24 Centennial                      

   44   325 Ryan Beaver               11   16:47  5:24 Gresham                         

   45   354 Aaron Anderson            10   16:48  5:25 Lincoln                         

   46   361 Eddie James               11   16:49  5:25 Marshall                        

   47   307 Brookman Holmes           11   16:50  5:25 Crescent Valley                 

   48   266 Jason Bowlsby             12   16:51  5:26 Aloha                           

   49   333 Justin Dean               11   16:52  5:26 Hermiston                       

   50   360 Sam Wilson                12   16:53  5:26 Lincoln                         

   51   336 Walter Juarez             10   16:54  5:27 Hermiston                       

   52   352 Alex Werner               12   16:55  5:27 Lake Oswego                     

   53   278 Martin Romero-Clark       12   16:55  5:27 Benson                          

   54   337 Kersee Lind               10   16:56  5:27 Hermiston                       

   55   297 Greg Dallaire             12   16:57  5:28 Crater                          

   56   385 Andrew Kahl               12   16:57  5:28 South Eugene                    

   57   356 Cameron Kreuz             12   16:59  5:28 Lincoln                         

   58   322 Austin Knutson            11   17:02  5:29 Grant                           

   59   410 Matt Carlson              12   17:04  5:30 West Albany                     

   60   409 Lane Johnson              11   17:04  5:30 Tualatin                        

   61   342 Rob Maletis               11   17:05  5:30 Jesuit                          

   62   390 Zachary Harris            11   17:05  5:30 South Medford                   

   63   368 Eric Henderson            12   17:06  5:30 Redmond                         

   64   419 Brian Manning              9   17:06  5:31 Jesuit                          

   65   328 Sergio Damian             11   17:06  5:31 Gresham                         

   66   408 Andrew Bonica             12   17:07  5:31 Tualatin                        

   67   295 Jesse Davis               11   17:08  5:31 Clackamas                       

   68   279 Sean Coleman              10   17:09  5:32 Canby                           

   69   358 Julian Paul               12   17:10  5:32 Lincoln                         

   70   281 Matt Peterman             12   17:10  5:32 Canby                           

   71   372 Michael Wilcutt           11   17:11  5:32 Redmond                         

   72   400 Brian Saxe                11   17:12  5:33 St. Helens                      

   73   411 Cam Eberhart              11   17:12  5:33 West Albany                     

   74   320 Corey Heppner             11   17:13  5:33 Grant                           

   75   302 Brandon Reavis            12   17:13  5:33 Crater                          

   76   380 Eric Rossman              12   17:13  5:33 Sheldon                         

   77   331 Allan Vandrugt            11   17:14  5:33 Gresham                         

   78   398 Kevin Elder               10   17:14  5:33 St. Helens                      

   79   382 Thomas Van Doren          11   17:14  5:33 South Albany                    

   80   269 Cameron Barleen           11   17:15  5:34 Ashland                         

   81   386 Sean Kovensky             11   17:16  5:34 South Eugene                    

   82   338 Krieg Mueller             10   17:18  5:34 Hermiston                       

   83   270 Spencer Bonney            11   17:19  5:35 Ashland                         

   84   366 Max Foster                11   17:21  5:35 Redmond                         

   85   370 Zac Lane                  11   17:23  5:36 Redmond                         

   86   293 Sam Wotipka               10   17:24  5:36 Central Catholic                

   87   296 Jeremy Liebman            11   17:25  5:37 Clackamas                       

   88   375 Kyle Gerry                12   17:25  5:37 Sheldon                         

   89   387 Harrison Lakehomer        12   17:26  5:37 South Eugene                    

   90   282 Josh Raines               10   17:26  5:37 Canby                           

   91   317 Adrian Shipley            12   17:27  5:37 Forest Grove                    

   92   367 Sean Hagan                10   17:27  5:37 Redmond                         

   93   407 Nic Karr                  12   17:28  5:38 Tigard                          

   94   305 Max Bruch                 11   17:29  5:38 Crescent Valley                 

   95   306 Jake Hansen               12   17:30  5:38 Crescent Valley                 

   96   381 Tyler Stanley             11   17:30  5:38 Sheldon                         

   97   316 Josh Seitz                10   17:31  5:39 Forest Grove                    

   98   403 Ryan Waite                11   17:32  5:39 St. Helens                      

   99   271 Justin Faudree            12   17:32  5:39 Ashland                         

  100   401 Kyle Saxe                 11   17:33  5:39 St. Helens                      

  101   348 Spencer Crim              12   17:34  5:39 Lake Oswego                     

  102   299 Levi Jackson              12   17:34  5:40 Crater                          

  103   353 Riley Werner              10   17:34  5:40 Lake Oswego                     

  104   321 Graham Klag               12   17:38  5:41 Grant                           

  105   355 Joseph Carpenter          10   17:40  5:42 Lincoln                         

  106   312 Justin Marble             10   17:41  5:42 Forest Grove                    
 

4A Girls

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  1. Jesuit                         

            5   10   13   18   22  (46) (50) =    68

         Patricia Loughlin, Katie Sullivan, Samantha Sondag, Katie Humm, Bailey

         Schutte, Anna Imperati, Shannon Fraser

  2. Sheldon                        

            3   15   28   36   44  (52) (57) =   126

         Casey Masterson, Heather Spinney, Carly Bradshaw, Katherine Barnhart,

         Natalie Stafl, Madison Randall, Holly Thomson

  3. Summit                         

            7   24   32   35   51  (61) (75) =   149

         Zoe Roy, Jessica Schueler, Mel Horton, Tina Patel, Whitney Drew, Kimi

         Elliot, Kelan Stanfill

  4. South Eugene                   

           17   25   29   30   62  (77) (86) =   163

         Erin Gray, Lauren Sharp, Lauren Harvey, Taylor Drouet, Abigail Pearson,

         Lena Sessions, Jadie Mollier

  5. Hermiston                      

            2   34   43   48   55  (73)(102) =   182

         Jennifer Macias, Rebecca Berger, Leslie Macias, Sarah Newman, Sierra

         Schultz, Stephanie Raleigh, Melissa McKinley

  6. Lincoln                        

           11   19   23   54   83  (84)(106) =   190

         Marsha Lampi, Monica Ralston, Harmony Teitsworth, Becky Anderson,

         Maddy Byers, Megan Wasteney, Alex Lacey

  7. Tualatin                       

            8   16   31   63   76  (78)(112) =   194

         Hannah Points, Jeanette Jones, Devon Frazier, Kate Alexander, Chelsey

         Bowman, Danielle Roisom, Erin McKeighan

  8. Canby                          

            9   14   42   74   89 (101)(117) =   228

         Traci Newton, Rachel Peters, Katie Evans, Megan Gex, Adrienne Baglien,

         Ranae Stockwell, Katie Price

  9. Aloha                          

           20   38   39   64   87 (107)(118) =   248

         Shelby Brennan, Sylvia Stone, Missy Trahin, Kristi Pasternak, Courtney

         Sell, Katie Pfliiger, Elizabeth Calkins

 10. Klamath Union                  

           27   33   47   70   72  (81) (88) =   249

         Lorene Young, Avery Dumbeck, Kellianne Kleeman, Anna Gomez, Jenni

         Ritte, Jessica Wood, Lydia Marsallie

 11. Clackamas                      

            1   53   59   66   71  (85)(104) =   250

         Claire Michel, Meryl Butcher, Skye Swan, Luda Lukashova, Mikayla

         Bradbury, Katie Clapp, Amy Heinson

 12. Crater                         

            6   49   56   60   91  (95)(119) =   262

         Kendel Nelson, Kristin Haga, Laurie Stoutenburgh, Jenna Cunningham,

         Riley Swanson, Mary Vansteenberghe, Olivia Clark

 13. St. Mary's                     

           12   26   45   98   99 (121)      =   280

         Anne Murphy-Hagan, Brooke Palmer, Allison Harney, Sarah Shangraw,

         Andrea Pitton, Virginia Corbett

 14. Lake Oswego                    

           40   65   68   79   80  (92) (94) =   332

         Berkeley Aldinger-Gibson, Molly Zeliff, Sarah Marks, Viv Gaddis, Anna

         Hartz, Mitzi Liu, Dayna Remmers

 15. Grant                          

            4   37   97  100  105 (109)(114) =   343

         Natalie Todd-Zebell, Natalie Stoll, Carly Birkey, Julia Liedel, Jenny

         Eng, Nora Darlow, Emily Smith

 16. Barlow                         

           41   58   69   96  120 (123)(125) =   384

         Katie Hansen, Tera Stegner, Angie Otteson, Ashley Higby, Katie Chase,

         Leah Gustafson, Shanna Anderson

 17. Crescent Valley                

           21   82   90  110  111 (115)(116) =   414

         Sara McCune, Tracy Hruby, Amelia Yeager, Dani Babbel, Caitlynn Farrens,

         Bridget Hass, Lila Wade

 18. Corvallis                      

           67   93  103  108  113 (122)(124) =   484

         Juliana Houston, Emma Penunuri, Kathryn Bailey, Adrianne Wai, Chloe

         Rahmun, Michelle Coskey, Hannah Ratner

 

 

 

 

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Place Name                Ye Time    Pace  School                          

===== =================== == ======= ===== =============================== 

    1 Kimber Mattox       10   18:19  5:54 Bend                            

    2 Claire Michel       10   18:48  6:03 Clackamas                       

    3 Jennifer Macias     10   18:55  6:06 Hermiston                       

    4 Casey Masterson     10   19:00  6:07 Sheldon                         

    5 Natalie Todd-Zebell 12   19:01  6:07 Grant                           

    6 Patricia Loughlin   12   19:02  6:08 Jesuit                          

    7 Kendel Nelson       12   19:03  6:08 Crater                          

    8 Zoe Roy             12   19:05  6:09 Summit                          

    9 Julia Quiring       10   19:07  6:09 Sunset                          

   10 Hannah Points        9   19:09  6:10 Tualatin                        

   11 Traci Newton        12   19:10  6:10 Canby                           

   12 Katie Sullivan      11   19:18  6:13 Jesuit                          

   13 Michelle Dettmann    9   19:20  6:14 Centennial                      

   14 Sami Parr            9   19:32  6:17 Rex Putnam                      

   15 Natalie Hemphill    11   19:34  6:18 Ashland                         

   16 Marsha Lampi        10   19:35  6:19 Lincoln                         

   17 Anne Murphy-Hagan   11   19:36  6:19 St. Mary's                      

   18 Samone Brockett     11   19:42  6:21 Sunset                          

   19 Samantha Sondag     11   19:44  6:22 Jesuit                          

   20 Rachel Peters       12   19:47  6:22 Canby                           

   21 Sheryl Page         11   19:47  6:23 Sandy                           

   22 Heather Spinney     12   19:49  6:23 Sheldon                         

   23 Brianne Hwang       12   19:50  6:23 North Medford                   

   24 Jeanette Jones      10   19:52  6:24 Tualatin                        

   25 Brittney Dunn       10   19:52  6:24 North Medford                   

   26 Molly Doyle         12   19:53  6:24 Oregon City                     

   27 Erin Gray           12   19:54  6:25 South Eugene                    

   28 Katie Humm          12   19:57  6:26 Jesuit                          

   29 Monica Ralston      12   19:57  6:26 Lincoln                         

   30 Shelby Brennan       9   19:57  6:26 Aloha                           

   31 Julie Linman        12   19:58  6:26 Wilson                          

   32 Catlin White        11   20:01  6:27 McMinnville                     

   33 Sara McCune         11   20:02  6:27 Crescent Valley                 

   34 Bailey Schutte      11   20:03  6:27 Jesuit                          

   35 Harmony Teitsworth  11   20:04  6:28 Lincoln                         

   36 Jessica Schueler    12   20:05  6:28 Summit                          

   37 Charlotte Trowbridg 11   20:07  6:29 Franklin                        

   38 Vita Picchi-Dobson  11   20:07  6:29 Dallas                          

   39 Lauren Sharp        11   20:08  6:29 South Eugene                    

   40 Brooke Palmer       12   20:09  6:29 St. Mary's                      

   41 Lorene Young        12   20:09  6:30 Klamath Union                   

   42 Carly Bradshaw      12   20:13  6:31 Sheldon                         

   43 Lauren Harvey       10   20:15  6:32 South Eugene                    

   44 Taylor Drouet       10   20:17  6:32 South Eugene                    

   45 Devon Frazier        9   20:19  6:33 Tualatin                        

   46 Mel Horton          12   20:20  6:33 Summit                          

   47 Avery Dumbeck        9   20:21  6:33 Klamath Union                   

   48 Rebecca Berger      10   20:23  6:34 Hermiston                       

   49 Tina Patel          11   20:23  6:34 Summit                          

   50 Katherine Barnhart  10   20:23  6:34 Sheldon                         

   51 Whitney Harmon      10   20:24  6:34 West Linn                       

   52 Natalie Stoll       11   20:27  6:35 Grant                           

   53 Sylvia Stone        12   20:28  6:36 Aloha                           

   54 Missy Trahin        12   20:31  6:36 Aloha                           

   55 Berkeley Aldinger-G 12   20:31  6:37 Lake Oswego                     

   56 Edith Polanco       12   20:33  6:37 McKay                           

   57 Katie Hansen        12   20:35  6:38 Barlow                          

   58 Katie Evans         11   20:35  6:38 Canby                           

   59 Leslie Macias        9   20:36  6:38 Hermiston                       

   60 Sara Westby          9   20:38  6:39 West Salem                      

   61 Natalie Stafl       11   20:41  6:40 Sheldon                         

   62 Melissa Kauffman    10   20:42  6:40 Hood River Valley               

   63 Allison Harney      10   20:42  6:40 St. Mary's                      

   64 Anna Imperati       11   20:43  6:40 Jesuit                          

   65 Kellianne Kleeman   12   20:43  6:40 Klamath Union                   

   66 Sarah Newman         9   20:44  6:41 Hermiston                       

   67 Kristin Haga        10   20:45  6:41 Crater                          

   68 Katie Wilton         9   20:46  6:41 Roseburg                        

   69 Shannon Fraser      11   20:46  6:41 Jesuit                          

   70 Whitney Drew        12   20:49  6:42 Summit                          

   71 Madison Randall     10   20:50  6:43 Sheldon                         

   72 Meryl Butcher        9   20:50  6:43 Clackamas                       

   73 Becky Anderson       9   20:50  6:43 Lincoln                         

   74 Sierra Schultz      10   20:51  6:43 Hermiston                       

   75 Laurie Stoutenburgh  9   20:51  6:43 Crater                          

   76 Cassie Alderman      9   20:52  6:43 West Albany                     

   77 Janelle Everetts     9   20:52  6:43 McKay                           

   78 Amy Holcombe         9   20:52  6:43 Marshfield                      

   79 Holly Thomson       12   20:53  6:44 Sheldon                         

   80 Tera Stegner        11   20:53  6:44 Barlow                          

   81 Skye Swan           10   20:56  6:44 Clackamas                       

   82 Jenna Cunningham    12   20:57  6:45 Crater                          

   83 Elise Manley        10   20:57  6:45 Franklin                        

   84 Kimi Elliot         12   20:57  6:45 Summit                          

   85 Abigail Pearson     10   20:58  6:45 South Eugene                    

   86 Kate Alexander      11   21:00  6:46 Tualatin                        

   87 Angelina Turner     10   21:01  6:46 Tigard                          

   88 Kristi Pasternak     9   21:04  6:47 Aloha                           

   89 Molly Zeliff        12   21:05  6:47 Lake Oswego                     

   90 Luda Lukashova      12   21:06  6:48 Clackamas                       

   91 Juliana Houston     12   21:07  6:48 Corvallis                       

   92 Megan Everetts       9   21:09  6:49 McKay                           

   93 Sarah Marks         11   21:09  6:49 Lake Oswego                     

   94 Angie Otteson       11   21:11  6:50 Barlow                          

   95 Anna Gomez          10   21:13  6:50 Klamath Union                   

   96 Mikayla Bradbury     9   21:13  6:50 Clackamas                       

   97 Jenni Ritte         12   21:14  6:50 Klamath Union                   

   98 Stephanie Raleigh   12   21:14  6:51 Hermiston                       

   99 Megan Gex           11   21:15  6:51 Canby                           

  100 Kelan Stanfill      12   21:19  6:52 Summit                          

 

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OSAA/U.S. BANK/LES SCHWAB TIRES CROSS COUNTRY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

                             NOVEMBER 6, 2004

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  1. Siuslaw                        

            2    3   11   14   15  (38) (41) =    45

         Adam Pino, Kyle Kotaich, Connor Vaccaro, Adam Kotaich, Jack Lindsay,

         Torey Wenham, Brian Stevens

  2. Elmira                         

            4    5   17   32   40  (90)(109) =    98

         Todd Carman, Evan Carman, Nelson Zaludek, Leon Rogers, John Larsen,

         Davis Shepard, Tristan Soderberg

  3. Wilsonville                    

           16   22   23   28   30  (33) (48) =   119

         Brad Petersen, Ryan Clark, Andrew Mast, Mike Allgood, Jacob Hasler,

         Sean O'Brien, Emilio Mendez

  4. Astoria                        

           19   21   25   31   63  (67) (80) =   159

         Ian MacDougall, Jonnie Dunne, John Wilson, Drew Gustafson, Shaun

         Barrick, Ben Lilley, Skyler Butenshon

  5. Taft                           

            9   12   18   44   87  (93)(103) =   170

         Adam Mina, Brian Fowler, Braxton Jackson, Jason Hann, Greyson Walker,

         Andru Lascano, Trevor Hoagland

  6. Scappoose                      

            7   26   42   51   61  (65) (79) =   187

         Jesse Cronin, Caleb Clark, Luke Wenker, Tyler Stevens, Tony Shankles,

         Jason Hess, Joe Horn

  7. Sherwood                       

            6   10   58   62   66  (81) (91) =   202

         David Ried, Ryan Horton, Peter Ried, Greg Lemay, Joel Hale, Randon

         White, Andrew Folsom

  8. Brookings                      

            1   43   52   54   82 (100)(107) =   232

         Scott Sanders, Chris Patton, Aaron Axel, Kyle Simmons, Steven Sanders,

         Alec Rosenthal, Matt Simmonds

  9. Philomath                      

           27   34   46   56   86  (89) (96) =   249

         Brian Eberhandt, Joe Hockema, Bryan Crocker, David Hewlett, Adam

         Schreiner-McGraw, John Kish, Quinn Lear

 10. North Valley                   

           35   37   47   59   72  (94)(105) =   250

         Robert Clark, Levi Roudebush, Harley Mills, Matt Wardlaw, Jon Carlson,

         Eric Green, Tanner Cowens

 11. Sisters                        

           20   50   55   60   70  (75) (76) =   255

         Wes Hodson, Cory Bigelow, Matt Nielson, Jeff O'Brien, Lucas Glick,

         Kyle Richards, Byron Womack

 12. North Bend                     

           29   39   57   68   69  (71) (83) =   262

         Andrew Greif, Spenser Lynass, Jonathan Bauder, Kevin Bishop, Matt

         Green, John Gorman, Cody Ferguson

 13. North Marion                   

            8   45   49   77   85  (98)(108) =   264

         Erin Krieger, Mike Tewell, Dan Mathies, Grant Koutney, Bryan Hunnicutt,

         Ben Kahrmann, Trevor Liles

 14. Hidden Valley                  

           24   36   64   73   74  (84)(104) =   271

         Jeremy Natho, Dustin Filipek, Blake Estep, Tim Pietsch, Reece Poulton,

         B.J. Bishop, Brandon Taylor

 15. Burns                          

           13   53   97   99  101 (106)      =   363

         Tommie Hooper, Eric Shipp, Tyler Swartzlender, Nathan Mallon, Mat

         Titus, Jacob VanBatavia

 16. Baker                          

           78   88   92   95  102 (110)(111) =   455

         Jon Henry, Sam Baxter, Tony Randall, Pete Vergari, Nick Magill, Richie

         Maynard, Mark Owens

 

 

 

 

     OSAA/U.S. BANK/LES SCHWAB TIRES CROSS COUNTRY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

                             NOVEMBER 6, 2004

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*****************************3A BOYS RESULTS***********************************

Place Name                      Ye Time    Pace  School                          

===== ========================= == ======= ===== =============================== 

    1 Scott Sanders             12   16:04  5:11 Brookings                       

    2 Adam Pino                 12   16:19  5:15 Siuslaw                         

    3 Jarrett Ziemer            11   16:29  5:19 Molalla                         

    4 Jared Swehosky            11   16:30  5:19 Stayton                         

    5 Kyle Kotaich              11   16:38  5:22 Siuslaw                         

    6 Todd Carman               12   16:41  5:22 Elmira                          

    7 Craig MacLean             12   16:41  5:23 Yamhill-Carlton                 

    8 Evan Carman               11   16:43  5:23 Elmira                          

    9 David Ried                12   16:44  5:24 Sherwood                        

   10 Jesse Cronin              11   16:45  5:24 Scappoose                       

   11 Erin Krieger              12   16:51  5:26 North Marion                    

   12 Adam Mina                 12   16:54  5:27 Taft                            

   13 Ryan Horton               12   16:56  5:28 Sherwood                        

   14 Josh Frasier              10   17:02  5:29 Coquille                        

   15 Kenny Thisell             12   17:13  5:33 LaPine                          

   16 Connor Vaccaro            10   17:13  5:33 Siuslaw                         

   17 Brady Leggett             12   17:14  5:33 Newport                         

   18 Brian Fowler              12   17:16  5:34 Taft                            

   19 Riley Frisby              12   17:19  5:35 Ontario                         

   20 Reed Huskey               11   17:19  5:35 Estacada                        

   21 Tommie Hooper             10   17:20  5:35 Burns                           

   22 Josh Lockman              12   17:23  5:36 South Umpqua                    

   23 Adam Kotaich              12   17:23  5:36 Siuslaw                         

   24 Kenshin Scoggin           11   17:24  5:36 Cottage Grove                   

   25 Jack Lindsay              10   17:26  5:37 Siuslaw                         

   26 Kevin Jantzer             10   17:27  5:37 Phoenix                         

   27 Kym Hunt                  11   17:33  5:39 Cascade                         

   28 Brad Petersen             11   17:34  5:40 Wilsonville                     

   29 Jared Dubois              12   17:35  5:40 Banks                           

   30 Nelson Zaludek            10   17:37  5:40 Elmira                          

   31 Braxton Jackson           11   17:42  5:42 Taft                            

   32 Ian MacDougall            11   17:42  5:42 Astoria                         

   33 Wes Hodson                12   17:42  5:42 Sisters                         

   34 Jonnie Dunne              11   17:43  5:42 Astoria                         

   35 Ryan Clark                11   17:43  5:42 Wilsonville                     

   36 Andrew Mast               12   17:46  5:43 Wilsonville                     

   37 Jeremy Natho              12   17:48  5:44 Hidden Valley                   

   38 John Wilson               11   17:51  5:45 Astoria                         

   39 Caleb Clark               11   17:53  5:46 Scappoose                       

   40 Brian Eberhandt           12   17:56  5:47 Philomath                       

   41 Tyler Davis               11   17:58  5:47 Phoenix                         

   42 Mike Allgood              12   18:00  5:48 Wilsonville                     

   43 Andrew Greif              12   18:03  5:49 North Bend                      

   44 Jacob Hasler              12   18:04  5:49 Wilsonville                     

   45 Drew Gustafson            11   18:04  5:49 Astoria                         

   46 Andrew Nieman             12   18:05  5:50 Tillamook                       

   47 Darrick Waugh             10   18:05  5:50 Henley                          

   48 Leon Rogers               12   18:06  5:50 Elmira                          

   49 Sean O'Brien              10   18:08  5:50 Wilsonville                     

   50 Joe Hockema               11   18:08  5:51 Philomath                       

 

3A Girls

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                             NOVEMBER 6, 2004

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  1. Siuslaw                        

            9   11   14   18   19  (21) (30) =    71

         Leah Twombly, Kaylee Gruber, Jennifer Hague, Sierra Lee, Mercedes

         Smith, Gretchen Dunning, Jennifer Young

  2. North Bend                     

            3    8   10   42   65  (80)(103) =   128

         Megan Hibner, Ally Romanko, Jessianne Heley, Heidi Davison, Janee Olds,

         Kassy Lynass, Erika Schultz

  3. La Grande                      

            2    4   13   33   83  (92)      =   135

         Hayley Oveson, Kirsten Johnson, Jacque Wiseman, Mae Lee Morris, Cathy

         Monahan, Lea Schemmel

  4. Marist                         

           17   23   31   35   51  (60) (77) =   157

         Meghan Whalen, Melissa Greig, Emily Collins, Kate Zochowski, Lisa

         Jackson, Brenn Donnelly, Morgan McGlynn

  5. Wilsonville                    

            7   32   39   40   58  (66) (90) =   176

         Melissa Brown, Ashley Faro, Tessa Scott, Natasha Maddox, Hillary

         Collins, Mariah Summers, Mary Ochs

  6. Sisters                        

           22   29   45   46   49  (61) (85) =   191

         Lindsay Chick, Iris Powell, Jena Rickards, Erin Gough, Cathryn Powell,

         Mackenzie Williams, Kaitlin McAlister

  7. Sherwood                       

            1   24   36   62   73  (76) (86) =   196

         Ilsa Paulson, Meghan Mulligan, Tara Krempley, Emily Kaiser, Colleen

         Thrift, Shannon Bradley, Sarah Apple

  8. Scappoose                      

           16   27   28   37   93 (100)(105) =   201

         Megan Smith, Julie Overby, Connie Beeks, Lisa Hulings, Jessica Rose,

         Molly Frogge, Mandy Rice

  9. Philomath                      

            5   15   55   59   78  (79) (88) =   212

         Hayley Belli, Hattie Olson, Elise Nash, Erika Hewlett, Allison Hewlett,

         Sam Post, Calli Gunter

 10. Baker                          

           12   34   50   54   67  (70) (71) =   217

         Katelyn Anderson, Alexa Servid, Trina Bruno, Kirsten Brookshire, Sara

         Jury, Megan Brookshire, Linea Bruno

 11. Mazama                         

           20   44   57   69   81  (94)(101) =   271

         Jasmine Klauder, Zhanna Toller, Kaela Ash, Elisabeth Ervine, Amber

         Gowing, Cazandra Aporbo, Tani Eddy

 12. Phoenix                        

           43   47   56   63   64  (87)(104) =   273

         Anne Hagy, Jordi Hurd, Holly Dillemuth, Stephanie Vetter, Erin Moss,

         Francesca DeLuca, Bree Goosmann

 13. Cascade                     

            6   25   74   82   91  (97) (98) =   278

         Linsie Michels, Bernice Soto, Alexa Owens, Melissa Gwynn, Ashley

         Aquinaga, Melissa Petersen, Roni Paden

 14. Newport                        

           26   48   53   68   89  (99)(102) =   284

         Annie Hayward, Sara Grusing, Saga Briggs, Karen Barrese, Jessica Kim,

         Hallie Price, Bri Halverson

 15. South Umpqua                   

           41   52   75   95   96            =   359

         Tessa Falk, Lindsay Davies, Triana Crane, Ashlee Harter, Brinon

         Barnett

 16. Banks                          

           38   72   84  106  107 (108)(109) =   407

         Jessica Reaser, Robena Gibson, Alicia Reaser, Tanya Parkhomenko,

         Kristin Schmidlin, Sara Markham, Kim Robinson

 

 

 

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Place Name                      Ye Time    Pace  School                          

===== ========================= == ======= ===== =============================== 

    1 Holli Dieu                11   18:18  5:54 Coquille                        

    2 Ilsa Paulson              10   18:39  6:01 Sherwood                        

    3 Hayley Oveson             11   19:07  6:10 La Grande                       

    4 Megan Hibner              11   19:29  6:16 North Bend                      

    5 Lauren Zaludek            11   19:43  6:21 Elmira                          

    6 Kirsten Johnson           10   19:50  6:23 La Grande                       

    7 Hayley Belli              10   19:50  6:23 Philomath                       

    8 Linsie Michels            10   19:52  6:24 Cascade                         

    9 Melissa Brown             11   19:58  6:26 Wilsonville                     

   10 Ally Romanko              11   19:59  6:26 North Bend                      

   11 Leah Twombly              10   20:00  6:27 Siuslaw                         

   12 Jessianne Heley            9   20:10  6:30 North Bend                      

   13 Ashley Gilkey              9   20:30  6:36 North Valley                    

   14 Kaylee Gruber             10   20:30  6:36 Siuslaw                         

   15 Katelyn Anderson          12   20:31  6:36 Baker                           

   16 Jacque Wiseman            12   20:39  6:39 La Grande                       

   17 Jennifer Hague             9   20:42  6:40 Siuslaw                         

   18 Hattie Olson              11   20:44  6:41 Philomath                       

   19 Megan Smith               11   20:48  6:42 Scappoose                       

   20 McKenzie Jones            11   20:52  6:43 Hidden Valley                   

   21 Meghan Whalen              9   20:54  6:44 Marist                          

   22 Sierra Lee                10   20:55  6:44 Siuslaw                         

   23 Mercedes Smith            10   20:55  6:44 Siuslaw                         

   24 Jasmine Klauder           12   20:58  6:45 Mazama                          

   25 Emily Halsell              9   21:03  6:47 Coquille                        

   26 Gretchen Dunning           9   21:09  6:49 Siuslaw                         

   27 Lindsay Chick             12   21:10  6:49 Sisters                         

   28 Melissa Greig             11   21:10  6:49 Marist                          

   29 Meghan Mulligan           11   21:13  6:50 Sherwood                        

   30 Bernice Soto              11   21:13  6:50 Cascade                         

   31 Emily Morehouse           11   21:14  6:50 North Valley                    

   32 Annie Hayward             10   21:22  6:53 Newport                         

   33 Allegra Fety              12   21:25  6:54 Rogue River                     

   34 Julie Overby              10   21:28  6:55 Scappoose                       

   35 Connie Beeks              12   21:29  6:55 Scappoose                       

   36 Iris Powell               12   21:30  6:56 Sisters                         

   37 Jennifer Young            12   21:34  6:57 Siuslaw                         

   38 Emily Collins             12   21:37  6:58 Marist                          

   39 Ashley Faro               10   21:37  6:58 Wilsonville                     

   40 Cherlonda Fielder         12   21:38  6:58 Taft                            

   41 Mae Lee Morris            10   21:38  6:58 La Grande                       

   42 Alexa Servid              11   21:39  6:58 Baker                           

   43 Kate Zochowski            10   21:40  6:59 Marist                          

   44 Tara Krempley             11   21:42  7:00 Sherwood                        

   45 Lisa Hulings              11   21:46  7:01 Scappoose                       

   46 Ann Rinck                 12   21:46  7:01 Rainier                         

   47 Jessica Reaser            11   21:46  7:01 Banks                           

   48 Tessa Scott                9   21:49  7:02 Wilsonville                     

   49 Natasha Maddox            10   21:50  7:02 Wilsonville                     

   50 Tessa Falk                 9   21:50  7:02 South Umpqua                    
 

1A/2A Boys

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                             NOVEMBER 6, 2004

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  1. McKenzie                       

            6   10   21   25   35  (67) (75) =    97

         Lukas Fenley, David Sherman, Kyle Sherman, Joe Castro, Jordan Fleming,

         Andrew Wiley, Sage Lutman

  2. Oakridge                       

            1    2   17   51   53  (65) (66) =   124

         Brad Taylor, Andrew Perri, Ben Altemus, Jerome Freeman, R.O. Gamez,

         Zach Harms, Jesse Fukawa

  3. Union                          

           16   23   24   32   39  (71) (92) =   134

         Klamath Walker, Daniel Blanchard, Billy Garrison, Bryan Hesse, Bren

         Sheehy, Tom Stratton, Marc Valdez

  4. Westside Christian             

           18   28   33   34   38  (42) (68) =   151

         Daniel Friesen, Stephen Reiff, Steve Campbell, Forest Ralston, David

         Jeffery, Josh Campbell, Josh Aman

  5. New Hope                       

           11   22   29   44   56  (76) (94) =   162

         Michael Mrkvicka, Jon Allaire, Josh Cunningham, Danny Bowdoin, Steven

         Hames, Ben Bowdoin, Ryan Garcia

  6. Catlin Gabel                   

            3    4   19   74   77  (97) (98) =   177

         Harry Miller, Alec Bromka, Ian Wayne, Tony Doyle, Cody Snell, Sam

         Alden, Colin Strid

  7. Regis                          

           12   13   31   48   78  (83) (84) =   182

         Naoya Kita, David Rannabargar, Drew Church, Andrew Vandehey, Dan

         Martin, Joe Obersinner, Sam Jaeger

  8. Lakeview                       

           26   27   30   49   52  (54) (86) =   184

         Jordan Wild, Carson Eversole, Adam Klunder, Travis Koefoed, Caleb

         Howard, Lee Foster, Brandon Utley

  9. Vale                           

           15   37   40   43   50  (61) (88) =   185

         Weston Carmichael, Hayden Patterson, Tully Wagner, Mikey Almaraz, Mark

         Noble, Phillip Noble, Levi Tolman

 10. Bandon                         

            8   41   45   47   58  (80) (85) =   199

         Logan Scherer, J.T. Vedder, Matthew Deatherage, Archie Garrett,

         Trenton Fraser, Nate Stadelman, Earnest Garrett

 11. John F. Kennedy                

            7   20   59   69   70  (72) (82) =   225

         Corey Donohue, Matt Donohue, Daniel Gerig, Kyle Scott, Julio Sosa,

         Sean Glaede, Bo Mueller

 12. North Clackamas Christian      

            9   36   46   60   87  (95) (96) =   238

         Jacob Goertz, Nick Gowan, Aaron Fahsholz, Tim Porter, Lyle Whitmore,

         Brad Pacholl, Jeff Vanhouten

 13. Knappa                         

           14   57   62   63   73  (81) (90) =   269

         Curtis Olds, Brenten Salisbury, Paul Isom, Blake Gertulla, Darin

         Clayton, Ryan Isom, Steve Allen

14. Myrtle Point                   

            5   55   64   79   89  (91) (93) =   292

         Chris Platano, Austin Stevens, Asa Acuna, Bryce Linderman, Ryan

         Anderson, Jesse Haworth, James Thornton

 

 

 

 

 

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Place Name                      Ye Time    Pace  School                          

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    1 Brad Taylor               11   16:00  5:09 Oakridge                        

    2 Andrew Perri              12   16:33  5:20 Oakridge                        

    3 Harry Miller              12   16:41  5:23 Catlin Gabel                    

    4 Alec Bromka               12   16:51  5:26 Catlin Gabel                    

    5 Chris Platano             12   16:59  5:28 Myrtle Point                    

    6 Lukas Fenley              10   17:10  5:32 McKenzie                        

    7 Corey Donohue             12   17:10  5:32 John F. Kennedy                 

    8 Logan Scherer             10   17:13  5:33 Bandon                          

    9 Michael Swart             12   17:14  5:33 Enterprise                      

   10 Mike Seus                 10   17:14  5:33 St.Marys                        

   11 Jacob Goertz               9   17:22  5:36 North Clackamas Christian       

   12 David Sherman             10   17:22  5:36 McKenzie                        

   13 Michael Mrkvicka          11   17:22  5:36 New Hope                        

   14 Naoya Kita                11   17:23  5:36 Regis                           

   15 David Rannabargar         10   17:24  5:36 Regis                           

   16 Curtis Olds               11   17:25  5:37 Knappa                          

   17 Weston Carmichael         11   17:39  5:41 Vale                            

   18 Klamath Walker            11   17:41  5:42 Union                           

   19 Ben Altemus               10   17:43  5:43 Oakridge                        

   20 Daniel Friesen             9   17:44  5:43 Westside Christian              

   21 Ian Wayne                  9   17:45  5:43 Catlin Gabel                    

   22 Zach Massari              10   17:48  5:44 Scio                            

   23 Matt Donohue              10   17:48  5:44 John F. Kennedy                 

   24 Kyle Sherman              12   17:52  5:45 McKenzie                        

   25 Jon Allaire               11   17:55  5:46 New Hope                        

   26 Daniel Blanchard          11   17:57  5:47 Union                           

   27 Randy Thayer              11   18:00  5:48 Willamina                       

   28 Sean Flynn                12   18:03  5:49 Life Christian                  

   29 Billy Garrison            12   18:03  5:49 Union                           

   30 Akhil Srinivasan          12   18:05  5:50 OES                             

   31 Ruben Garcia              11   18:07  5:50 Central Linn                    

   32 Joe Castro                12   18:08  5:51 McKenzie                        

   33 Jordan Wild               12   18:10  5:51 Lakeview                        

   34 Carson Eversole           11   18:16  5:53 Lakeview                        

   35 Terry Johnsen             12   18:17  5:53 Umatilla                        

   36 Stephen Reiff             11   18:17  5:53 Westside Christian              

   37 Josh Cunningham           11   18:18  5:54 New Hope                        

   38 Adam Klunder              12   18:19  5:54 Lakeview                        

   39 Drew Church               12   18:19  5:54 Regis                           

   40 Bryan Hesse               11   18:20  5:54 Union                           

   41 Steve Campbell            12   18:21  5:55 Westside Christian              

   42 Forest Ralston            11   18:24  5:56 Westside Christian              

   43 Jordan Fleming             9   18:27  5:57 McKenzie                        

   44 Nick Gowan                 9   18:28  5:57 North Clackamas Christian       

   45 Brian Kroeker             11   18:35  5:59 Triad                           

   46 Hayden Patterson          11   18:40  6:01 Vale                            

   47 David Jeffery              9   18:41  6:01 Westside Christian              

   48 Sean McGuire              11   18:42  6:01 Portland Lutheran               

   49 Bren Sheehy               12   18:43  6:02 Union                           

   50 Andrew Merschel           12   18:43  6:02 Reedsport                       
 

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  1. Catlin Gabel                   

            1    5   21   23   24  (72) (77) =    74

         Jolee Van Leuven, Becky Davies, Maddie Miller, Maddy Case, Murphy

         Pfrohman, Aarthi Sekar, Kaitlin Devlin

  2. Central Linn                   

            9   16   18   19   22  (45) (67) =    84

         Heather Ryan, Tiffany Dishion, Ladonna Ryan, Caitlin Killinger, Ciara

         Belcastro, Jenny Booth, Desi Wolfe

  3. Myrtle Point                   

            2    4   14   34   43  (53) (58) =    97

         Nyika Corbett, Lacy Looney, Christina Boat, Meagan Helms, Christie

         Laird, Morgan Grove, Jenna Forty

  4. East Linn Christian            

            8   12   26   31   40  (76) (79) =   117

         Devynn Schumacher, Kambria Schumacher, Cassandra Schumacher, Emily

         Ruckert, Emily Powell, Lauren Beeghly, Kimberlee Kruesi

  5. John F. Kennedy                

            3   10   15   37   54  (63) (69) =   119

         Ashley Sol, Eva Vaquera, Amanda Davis, Kimberly Osuna, Anna Berning,

         Lidiana Soto, Michelle Bielenberg

  6. Westside Christian             

            7   27   33   35   50  (60) (61) =   152

         Abigail King, Paige Landsen, Laurel Ball, Margaret Hanscom, Jessie

         Dresler, Jessi-Ann Michaelson, Sara Friesen

  7. Vale                           

           20   29   38   39   41  (51) (56) =   167

         Ashley Fulleton, Katie Patterson, Heather Noble, Sarah Steiner, Jill

         Saunders, Si Ramos, Kayla Anthony

  8. Umatilla                       

           11   30   42   47   49  (55) (64) =   179

         Alma Garcilazo, Elizabeth Lougee, Devon Roxbury, Kayla Ames, Meranda

         Lindquist, Audrey Dahlin, Janelle Brown

  9. Bandon                         

           17   28   32   44   62  (71)      =   183

         Jana Rogers, Carrie Minkler, Kristyn McMahon, Hollie Lemerande,

         Danielle Olson, Jill Alexander

 10. Portland Waldorf               

            6   46   48   52   59  (78)      =   211

         Hannah Rowley, Alex Conlon, Christa Lynch, Manja Unrath, Ilana Parecki,

         Raewyn Ennis

 11. Lakeview                       

           25   36   65   68   70  (75) (80) =   264

         Megan Masterson, Brittany Price, Kim Blair, Sarah Barrick, Jenny

         Pittman, Lindsay Rubino, Miriena Kim

 12. Regis                          

           13   57   66   73   74            =   283

         Brooke Keudell, Terra Schumacher, Jessie Lonergan, Georgia Westbrook,

         Caitlin Jerger 

 

 

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Place Name                      Ye Time    Pace  School                          

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    1 Krista Stangel            11   19:12  6:11 Enterprise                      

    2 Jolee Van Leuven          12   19:35  6:19 Catlin Gabel                    

    3 Diana Sanchez             10   19:39  6:20 Blanchet Catholic               

    4 Nyika Corbett             11   19:47  6:22 Myrtle Point                    

    5 Ashley Sol                10   20:00  6:26 John F. Kennedy                 

    6 Lacy Looney               10   20:01  6:27 Myrtle Point                    

    7 Kelsey Greydanus          12   20:01  6:27 Monroe                          

    8 Becky Davies              12   20:12  6:31 Catlin Gabel                    

    9 Hannah Rowley             11   20:25  6:35 Portland Waldorf                

   10 Abigail King              10   20:26  6:35 Westside Christian              

   11 Orie Gamez                10   20:56  6:44 Oakridge                        

   12 Devynn Schumacher         12   21:10  6:49 East Linn Christian             

   13 Heather Ryan              12   21:16  6:51 Central Linn                    

   14 Kati Dickson              11   21:20  6:52 Reedsport                       

   15 Eva Vaquera               10   21:20  6:52 John F. Kennedy                 

   16 Alisha Lacewell           12   21:26  6:54 Reedsport                       

   17 Nicole Fleming            10   21:28  6:55 McKenzie                        

   18 Erin Kroeker               9   21:36  6:58 Triad                           

   19 Alma Garcilazo             9   21:37  6:58 Umatilla                        

   20 Kambria Schumacher        11   21:38  6:58 East Linn Christian             

   21 Brooke Keudell             9   21:39  6:59 Regis                           

   22 Rachel Novak              10   21:55  7:04 Hosanna                         

   23 Christina Boat            11   21:56  7:04 Myrtle Point                    

   24 Amanda Davis              11   21:58  7:05 John F. Kennedy                 

   25 Kara Baxter               12   21:58  7:05 Union                           

   26 Tiffany Dishion           11   22:12  7:09 Central Linn                    

   27 Jessica Lundin             9   22:12  7:09 Heritage Christian              

   28 Kelsey Davis              10   22:21  7:12 Elgin                           

   29 Maddie Parsons             9   22:25  7:13 Triad                           

   30 Jana Rogers               12   22:26  7:14 Bandon                          

   31 Ladonna Ryan              12   22:27  7:14 Central Linn                    

   32 Caitlin Killinger         10   22:28  7:14 Central Linn                    

   33 Ashley Fulleton           11   22:31  7:15 Vale                            

   34 Kailie Moody              10   22:32  7:15 Oakridge                        

   35 Julie Vernarsky           11   22:33  7:16 Enterprise                      

   36 Maddie Miller             10   22:35  7:16 Catlin Gabel                    

   37 Ciara Belcastro            9   22:39  7:18 Central Linn                    

   38 Elise Heil                11   22:42  7:19 Scio                            

   39 Courtney Schmidig         10   22:43  7:19 Scio                            

   40 Maddy Case                 9   22:43  7:19 Catlin Gabel                    

   41 Murphy Pfrohman            9   22:43  7:19 Catlin Gabel                    

   42 Megan Masterson           12   22:44  7:19 Lakeview                        

   43 Cassandra Schumacher      10   22:47  7:20 East Linn Christian             

   44 Paige Landsen              9   22:48  7:20 Westside Christian              

   45 Carrie Minkler            12   22:49  7:21 Bandon                          

   46 Katie Patterson           12   22:52  7:22 Vale                            

   47 Elizabeth Lougee          10   22:53  7:22 Umatilla                        

   48 Gretchen George            9   22:56  7:23 Knappa                          

   49 Emily Ruckert             11   23:07  7:27 East Linn Christian             

   50 Rosa Bautista             12   23:10  7:28 Stanfield                         

Preview

Handicapping the meet -- Without a Dobson, Jesperson or Rupp, boys race is wide open this year. Kimber Mattox gets a slight nod in girls race. Jesuit favored for both team titles.

by Leo Collins

The first weekend in November invariably brings with it the State Cross Country Championship, which is always anticipated. This year unlike in recent years the boys' individual race would appear to be a wide-open contest. There is not a dominant number one or two who stand out above the crowd like a Dobson, Jesperson or Rupp. Rather there is a strong group of contenders, who on any given day are more than capable of wearing the mantle of champion. They are so close in fact that, at least in my mind the proverbial pecking order changes a bit each time that it is contemplated. Still it adds a little spice to the event to make some predictions and what follows is an attempt to handicap the event.

As a caution it should be noted that very few of the runners have faced each other more than once & each course has its own idiosyncrasy. The state course, although not challenging, offers some hills, which in most cases makes a number of previous times a bit irrelevant. For my part each of the participants has been seen at least once yet in each case there has been some sort of a qualifier. The preference is to narrow the likely champion down to a group of four but then again it could be a so-called �Big 5' or even �6'. Isaac Stoutenberg of Crater has the best time in the state thus far & was very impressive in the Danner meet, yet until he made a wrong turn the thought was that Kenyon Newman of Summit looked the most fluid. Newman also defeated Stoutenberg & Ahmed at Puma. Devon McDaniel of Sandy was very impressive at Bush Pasture in Salem while Zuber Ahmed of Benson unleashed a very potent kick at District to roll away from an excellent Duke Wasteney of Lincoln . David Morgan of Ashland has also been impressive & could easily be considered a logical choice along with Jeff Randall of Sheldon & possibly Michael Maag of Jesuit.

Still the thought persists that Kenyon Newman has a slight edge over Stoutenberg, although I concede they were switched in my mind just yesterday. If Ahmed can hang with those two & McDaniel then all bets are off given his kick & the fact that he appears to be peaking at the right time. McDaniel for his part seems to have a slight advantage on the hills, which could be a distinct aid to his cause. Following not far behind Morgan, Randall, Maag & Kenny Klotz of Central Catholic should be in the mix. Others with considerable talent are Andy Wright of Ashland, Michael Maletis of Jesuit, Steve Oliver of Central Catholic, Duke Wasteney, & Bryan Davenport of Beaverton.

It will be interesting to see who sets the pace and that will likely go far in determining the winner. It is not anticipated that there will be someone setting a formidable pace as Galen Rupp did two years ago, when he pushed the pace against Jesperson. Memory recalls, however, a pedestrian pace of 5:10 that allowed Jason Maschmeyer of Churchill to defeat Dan Browne of West Linn with his 48 second last quarter speed. A slow pace would not bode well with the Benson star ready to unleash his formidable kick, but setting a pace is not an easy thing to do. To say the least it will be most interesting to see the race unfold but for arguments sake here is a list with which to play. Hopefully those, who feel slighted, will use it as incentive.

Boys Individual Picks

1) Kenyon Newman Summit
2) Isaac Stoutenberg Crater
3) Zuber Ahmed Benson
4) Devon McDaniel Sandy
5) David Morgan Ashland
6) Jeff Randall Sheldon
7) Michael Maag Jesuit
7) Ken Klotz Central Catholic
8) Andy Wright Ashland
8) Michael Maletis Jesuit
9) Steve Oliver Cent Cath
10) Duke Wasteney Lincoln

In the race for the team championship Jesuit would appear to be all but a lock. They not only have the two leaders already mentioned but a very solid supporting cast. They are in fact deep enough that two runners in their top 5 could have a bad day, & their 6 th or 7 th runner could pick up the slack. No other team seems to have anything close to that. For most teams there is too great a gap between their runners in the top five alone. If Jesuit is solid then Crater would appear to be distinctly formidable given both their depth & front-runners and, in spite of the coaches' poll, they appear to be a solid guess for second.

After them there is not a great deal of difference among the others. Hermiston has a solid team & is currently ranked 3 rd while Central Catholic, Lincoln , South Eugene , Canby & Forest Grove could make noise. Of that group Central Catholic is probably the most dangerous as Klotz, Oliver & Luke Wilshire all have the ability to pop big races & be in the mix of front runners. It is a bit much to ask to have all three having big days at the same time while Lincoln , led by Wasteney, has a great cast supporting him, which was witnessed at the District meet with only a 29 second gap between their top 5 runners. It is with that in mind that a slight edge is given to Lincoln with Central just a bit behind. Should anyone falter South Eugene , Hermiston, Canby & Forest Grove could make noise. XC is a team sport & each person is important to the overall score and the key in the race will probably boil down to an overall consistent team effort.

Girls

If the guys will feature a cast of the proverbial thousands, the girls would appear to have a somewhat simpler plot. Again with the boys, however, the way that the race unfolds could make for severe differences. From the first time Bend 's Kimber Mattox ran last year at the New Balance meet the thought was that there was the future state champion. Things did not work out last year but she is back with much more experience and in my mind is the person to beat. The most capable challenger in terms of time would appear to be Coquille's Holly Dieu, who will be in the 3A race. The question appears to be whether she will forge into the lead & push the pace. If she does it will make things most interesting. Annaliese Chapa of Central Catholic has much in her credit. She has excellent 800 meter speed and was very impressive in the Jim Danner race, as she challenged Bellarmine's Brie Felnagle. She showed great heart in that race. Of course there is the gene factor of her great father & she has a noted coach. She was strong at District & appeared to have recovered from the Danner effort but there is still a question in my mind of her ability to handle hills. (Memory recalls the PIL - Mt. Hood Cross-over meet of prior years). Erin Gray of South Eugene is a former State Champion, who has worked hard & logged many miles. If she has tapered back & recovered she could be a formidable factor, and one has to root for her as a person. Claire Michel popped a big race last year as a freshman & has looked strong this year & could surprise. Casey Masterson of Sheldon & Kendell Nelson of Crater have also looked quite well and could be significant factors. Jesuit leader Pat Laughlin has been up front consistently & has the added incentive of trying to lead her team to the State Title. Not to be forgotten is Jennifer Macias of Hermiston, who is always in the hunt & won impressively at Salem 's Bush Pasture Park .

It would appear that the key to the race is what happens up front from the start. Bend 's Mattox would appear to be Oregon 's best hope at Footlocker & has a distinct edge. The guess is that some will push to stay with her & thus leave more of an opening that Claire Michel & Kendell Nelson will rush through towards the end. Casey Masterson & Chapa are capable of winning and a surprise from Laughlin is anticipated, so the finish could be a wild one. Runners, who are very likely to be factors, include Sunset's Samone Brockett & Julie Quiring, Marsha Lampi of Lincoln , Natalie Todd-Zebell of Grant, Zoe Roy of Summit & Traci Newton of Canby.

As with the boys, the Jesuit girls have great depth, which would appear to be too much for any team to overcome. Patricia Laughlin has a very solid cast of supporters & the team has the benefit of a margin for error. Sheldon & Summit would appear to have an edge over their competition especially due to their up front firepower but South Eugene, Lincoln, Sunset, Hermiston as well as Canby should have much to say at the end of the meet. If things went well for St. Mary's they could also be a factor. It is likely that the course will be a bigger factor in the girl's race & what follows is a hunch as to how things may play out. As my wife ran XC & also helped with the team for years, she also follows the sport & there is a tradition of each of us making predictions. Of note is the fact that she did better than I did last year (and she reminded me of someone who had been overlooked), so her individual picks are included. Good luck to all participants!

Girls (mine) Girls (my wife)

1) Kimber Mattox Bend Kimber Mattox Bend

2) Claire Michel Clackamas Claire Michel Clackamas

3) Kendell Nelson Crater Casey Masterson Sheldon

4) Casey Masterson Sheldon Kendell Nelson Crater

5) Patricia Laughlin Jesuit Annaliese Chapa Central Catholic

6) Annaliese Chapa Central Catholic Patricia Laughlin Jesuit

7) Jennifer Macias Hermiston Jennifer Macias Hermiston

8) Samone Brockett Sunset Zoe Roy Summit

9) Marsha Lampi Lincoln Traci Newton Canby

10) Traci Newton Canby Erin Gray South Eugene

11) Erin Gray S. Eugene

12) Julie Quiring Sunset

13) Natalie Todd-Zebell Grant