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Midwest Region
by John Dye
Start with the top returning runners from last year's meet, add
the best mile and 2-Mile times last spring, and mix with care. You
have a list of the DyeStat Foot Locker Favorites for 2002. We revised
the lists based on season results. The result is the the strongest
candidates to be top 8 in the region and qualify as finalists at
San Diego December 14. Most of the finalists should come from this
group. But there are always surprises -- returns to form, late bloomers,
and unnoticed quality. Last year, sophomore Amber Smith quietly
won the Upper Peninsula championship in Michigan last year and went
on to run third in the Midwest regional ahead of more publicized
runners..
TOP SEEDS - On the eve of the regional meets,
we zeroed in on three runners per region. These are the ones we
will be most surprised if we don't see in San Diego. |
Top 10 Returning
Runners from 2001
| Boys |
Girls |
2 3 Chris Solinsky 11 Stevens Point, WI 15:22
4 1021 Nef Araia 11 Indianpolis, IN 15:34
8 230 Sam Romanoski 11 Lake Zurich, IL 15:42
11 51 Glenn Collins 11 North Canton, OH 15:59
19 8 Adam Perkins 11 Liberty, MO 16:08
24 580 Colby Wissel 10 Elm Creek, NE 16:17
25 323 Ian Burell 11 Colorado Springs, CO 16:19
26 1121 Wolive Bekelcha 11 Plymouth, MN 16:20
30 208 Stephen Pifer 11 Glen Carbon, IL 16:25 |
2 5 Nicole Bohnsack 10 Rockford, MI 18:08
3 156 Amber Smith 10 Ishpeming, MI 18:21
6 2 Megan Kaltenbach 11 Aurora, CO 18:27
9 194 Mallory Champa 9 Clearwater, KS 18:41
14 63 Jennie Funk 10 Iowa City, IA 18:46
15 499 Alison Coren 10 Wheeling, IL 18:47
17 135 Tiffany Redlarczyk 11 Dyer, IN 18:50
18 223 Molly Morgan 10 Barnesville, OH 18:51
21 386 Maggie Infeld 10 University Heights, OH 18:54
23 8 Staci Honeyman 10 Reeder, ND 18:56 |
DyeStat Foot
Locker Favorites - Midwest Region
Boys -
Girls
Charts show current season best marks, 2002 DyeStat Elite marks for mile
and 2-mile, 2001 Foot Locker finish in region and national finals, and
regional rank among returning runners at four distances.
TOP SEEDS = the most likely to qualify; I will be surprised
if I don't see the bold faced names on a ticket to San Diego.
Boys
|
Season Best |
02 DyeStat Elite |
01 FootLocker |
02
Return Ranking |
Comment |
|
3m |
5k |
Mile |
2Mile |
Final |
Reg |
1500 |
Mile |
3000 |
2Mile |
|
| Araia,
Nef
2003 IN |
|
14:48 |
|
|
18 |
4 |
|
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|
|
unbeaten Indiana champion; fastest 5k
in US |
| Burrell,
Ian 2003 CO |
|
15:20 |
|
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|
25 |
|
|
|
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undefeated Colorado 1600m and XC champion |
| Feltner,
Chase 2003 AR |
|
15:08 |
|
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|
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AR champion and OK-AR All Stars champ |
| Harper,
Josh 2003 MO |
|
15:15 |
4:13 |
9:19 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
6 |
leads US#2 team |
| Kollar,
Christopher 2003 OH |
|
15:20 |
4:13 |
9:07 |
|
52 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
won Spiked Shoe in PA |
| Perkins,
Adam 2003 MO |
|
15:36 |
4:09 |
|
|
19 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
winner in KS and MO;
2nd to Curtis in big KY race |
| Pifer,
Stephen 2003 IL |
14:33 |
15:55 |
4:11 |
9:15 |
|
30 |
|
3 |
|
5 |
Illinois champ; hammered field early |
| Romanoski,
Sam 2003 IL |
14:40 |
|
|
|
14 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
returning national finalist; was sick
earlier |
| Smith,
Wesley 2003 OH |
|
14:54 |
|
9:03 |
|
44 |
|
|
|
2 |
best in OH; two sub-15 5ks |
| Solinsky,
Chris 2003 WI |
|
14:53 |
4:10 |
8:51 |
3 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
undefeated this year;
3rd in national finals last year |
| Vaughn,
Brent 2003 CO |
|
15:16 |
|
9:06 |
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|
|
3 |
2nd in CO; won big invitationals |
| Wagner,
Christian 2004 IN |
|
15:01 |
|
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|
|
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top 10 US time; 2nd in Indiana to Araia |
| Withrow,
Matt 2004 IL |
14:33 |
15:51 |
|
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2nd in Illinois AA |
Girls
|
Season Best |
02 DyeStat Elite |
01 FootLocker |
02
Return Ranking |
Comment |
|
3m |
5k |
Mile |
2Mile |
Final |
Reg |
1500 |
Mile |
3000 |
2Mile |
|
| Abbott,
Connie 2004 KS |
|
|
|
11:00 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
12 |
Kansas state champion with
11:31 2-mile |
| Adams,
Robdu 2003 IA |
|
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|
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Iowa state champ; 14:07 4k fastest of
year in IA |
| Bergstedt,
Shannon 2004 MN |
|
18:28 |
4:52 |
10:41 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1st Roy Griak; 2nd 2002 Jr National
1500m. |
| Bizzarri,
Angela 2006 OH |
|
17:46 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
5 |
|
beat veterans in OH state meet |
| Bohnsack,
Nikki 2004 MI |
|
17:43 |
4:55 |
10:39 |
25 |
2 |
|
6 |
|
3 |
MI champ after being sidelined 7 weeks
by injury |
| Braffet,
Meghan 2003 IL |
16:59 |
|
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
|
undefeated
with big margins until IL state
meet |
| Bush,
Nicole 2004 MI |
|
17:57 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
|
lots of wins |
| Harrington,
Katie 2004 IN |
17:31 |
18:18 |
4:56 |
10:48 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
7 |
Indiana state champ |
| Kaltenbach,
Katelyn 2005 CO |
|
18:00 |
|
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|
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|
|
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right on big sister's heels |
| Kaltenbach,
Megan 2003 CO |
|
17:36 |
4:43 |
10:07 |
|
6 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
recovered from mid-season virus to win
4th straight CO title |
| King,
Emily 2003 OH |
|
17:57 |
|
10:56 |
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
4th in tough Ohio Div 1 |
| McLeod,
Brianna 2003 OK |
|
|
4:56 |
10:45 |
|
|
|
10 |
1 |
5 |
#1 runner on US#2 team; OK-AR All Star
champ |
| Olding,
Sunni 2004 OH |
|
17:35 |
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
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unbeaten in OH small schools; Div 3
champ |
| Rauen,
Carolyn 2004 OH |
|
17:43 |
4:58 |
10:53 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
9 |
2nd in tough Ohio Div 1 |
| Redlarczyk,
Tiffany 2003 IN |
|
18:06 |
|
10:46 |
|
17 |
|
|
|
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Mid East champ |
| Selby,
Sarah 2004 IL |
17:16 |
|
|
10:51 |
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|
7 |
|
|
8 |
undefeated
IL 1A champ |
| Sikes,
Michelle 2003 OH |
17:13 |
17:48 |
4:53 |
10:38 |
|
32 |
|
4 |
|
2 |
McQuaid champion;
3rd Ohio Div 1 |
| Smith,
Amber 2004 MI |
|
18:37 |
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|
29 |
3 |
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MI Upper Peninsula champ; 2001 Foot
Locker finalist |
| Wetsch,
Bria 2006 MN |
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18:34 |
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18:34 unattached at UW-Parkside meet
on MW regional course would have placed 10th last year; 10:50 2-miler
indoors last year |
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