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West 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. |
[Note: Mike Kennedy's West region preview is updated each week on DyeStatCal.]
Top 10 Returning
Runners from 2001
| Boys |
Girls |
4 Leal, Yong-Sung 11 San Leandro CA 15:33
5 Jespersen, Lauren 11 Klamath Falls OR 15:35
6 Nelson, Tim 11 Palo Cedro CA 15:35
15 Maldenado, Erick 11 Chino CA 16:05
25 1988 Rupp, Galen 10 Portland OR 16:16
26 2829 Jones, Tony 11 Toquerville UT 16:16
33 1614 Napper, David 11 Cypress CA 16:23
36 1864 Ramos, Austin 11 Fair Oaks CA 16:26
45 15 Alcorn, Kyle 11 Clovis CA 16:31
50 853 Greer, Geoffrey 11 Spokane WA 16:33 |
5 Harper, Amber 11 Orem UT 18:20
7 Nelson, Zoe 9 Kalispell MT 18:22
9 Graham, Ruth 11 Palo Alto CA 18:38
10 Magill, Heidi 10 Orem UT 18:39
13 Schuster, Dani 10 San Diego CA 18:41
17 Nevitt, Casey 11 Aptos CA 18:51
18 Chock, Caitlin 10 Roseville CA 18:53
19 Geissler, Jamie 11 Spokane WA 18:54
21 McGregor, Emily 11 Tucson AZ 18:57
24 Smith, Kristina 11 Anchorage AK 19:05 |
DyeStat Foot
Locker Favorites - West Region
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. These will
be marked after the California State Meet.
Boldface = Top Seeds
Boys -
Girls
Boys
|
Season Best |
02 DyeStat Elite |
01 FootLocker |
02
Return Ranking |
Comment |
|
3m |
5k |
Mile |
2Mile |
Final |
Reg |
1500 |
Mile |
3000 |
2Mile |
|
| Alcorn,
Kyle 2003 CA |
|
15:10 |
4:15 |
8:59 |
|
45 |
|
8 |
|
1 |
4th at Stanford; 8:56 3200m
last year (California champ, 2nd Golden West) |
| Dunn,
Alex 2004 CA |
15:00 |
15:20 |
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won Cal Div 3 and small school races
at Stanford & Mt SAC |
| Haddan,
Michael 2004 CA |
14:25 |
15:08 |
4:16 |
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5 |
12 |
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2nd CA Div 2 in 3rd fastest time of
day; 1:51 800m California champ; 5th fastest at Mt SAC
running alone in non-sweeps race |
| Jespersen,
Lauren 2003 OR |
|
14:54 |
4:12 |
|
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6 |
1 |
3 |
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broke Ian Dobson's Stanford record;
2nd in record OR state meet; 1st BorderClash |
| Jones,
Andrew 2003 WY |
|
15:48 |
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|
56 |
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unbeaten Wyoming champion |
| Jones,
Tony 2003 UT |
|
15:10 |
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26 |
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Utah champ; won Las Vegas Inv. |
| Leal,
Yong-Sung 2003 CA |
15:13 |
15:09 |
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7 |
4 |
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won Cal prelims after long injury layoff;
3rd Cal Div 2 in 4th fastest time of day |
| Moe,
Carl 2003 WA |
|
14:58 |
4:12 |
9:10 |
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2 |
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4 |
WA 4A champ; broke Lukezic's league
record |
| Nelson,
Tim 2003 CA |
14:33 |
14:54 |
|
9:05 |
20 |
6 |
|
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3 |
3 |
3rd fastest ever at Mt. SAC course;
unbeaten except 2 close losses to Jespersen |
| Mike
Poe 2003 CA |
|
15:06 |
4:14 |
9:11 |
|
|
6 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
ended season strong winning Cal Div
1 in 2nd fastest time of day |
| Reid,
Philip 2003 CA |
14:36 |
14:58 |
4:13 |
9:10 |
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4 |
|
5 |
Cal Div 2 champ, beating Haddan, Leal
and Swier in fastest time of day |
| Ruiz,
Manuel 2003 CA |
14:32 |
15:33 |
|
9:16 |
|
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|
|
|
10 |
surprising 4th at Mt. SAC; 4th Cal Div
1 |
| Rupp, Galen
2004 OR |
|
14:56 |
|
9:01 |
|
25 |
4 |
|
2 |
2 |
Oregon champion in record time, 2nd
BorderClash only loss of season |
| Swier,
Troy 2004 CA |
14:24 |
15:04 |
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12 |
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|
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3rd at Mt. SAC; 6th Cal Div 2 |
| Trafeh,
Mohamed 2004 CA |
14:38 |
14:58 |
4:15 |
9:11 |
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|
7 |
|
7 |
Cal Div 4 champ; 2nd at Mt. SAC 5 seconds
after Tim Nelson |
| Wall,
Alec 2003 OR |
|
15:02 |
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1 |
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part of great Oregon elite seconds apart |
Girls
|
Season Best |
02 DyeStat Elite |
01 FootLocker |
02
Return Ranking |
Comment |
|
3m |
5k |
Mile |
2Mile |
Final |
Reg |
1500 |
Mile |
3000 |
2Mile |
|
| Balfour,
Sarah 2005 WY |
|
18:23 |
|
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undefeated Wyoming champion |
| Bryan,
Rachel 2004 CA |
17:08 |
17:43 |
|
10:40 |
|
25 |
|
|
|
2 |
1st Cal Div 1, second fastest of day;
1st Mt. SAC; 10:36.32 3200m CA runner-up in June |
| Chock, Caitlin
2004 CA |
|
17:25 |
|
10:52 |
|
18 |
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5 |
12 |
1st CA Div 2 in fastest time of day;
1st Stanford Div 2 |
| Delagardelle,
Kelley 2003 CA |
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2nd CA Div 2, third fastest of day |
| Falor,
Annie 2004 AZ |
|
18:08 |
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fastest in Arizona state meet |
| Grelli,
Melissa 2004 CA |
|
17:59 |
|
10:40 |
|
26 |
|
|
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3 |
1st CA Div 3, 4th fastest of day; 1st
Mt. SAC Div 3-4-5 |
| Graham,
Ruth 2003 CA |
17:20 |
18:08 |
4:56 |
10:35 |
|
9 |
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6 |
6 |
1 |
won Iolani and 2nd at Mt. SAC |
| Gray,
Erin 2005 OR |
|
18:14 |
|
10:52 |
|
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8 |
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4 |
11 |
top ranked in Oregon |
| Harper,
Amber 2003 UT |
16:54 |
|
4:43 |
10:51 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
|
9 |
Utah champion; split second runner-up
to Nicole Blood at Great
American |
| Lawrence,
Collier 2004 NV |
|
17:22 |
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8 |
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Pacific Association JO champ |
| Magill,
Heidi 2004 UT |
18:01 |
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10 |
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3rd highest returnee in region |
| McGregor,
Emily 2003 AZ |
|
18:02 |
5:01 |
10:49 |
|
21 |
|
11 |
|
8 |
3rd Arizona state meet |
| McGregor,
Valerie 2003 AZ |
|
18:23 |
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Arizona 5A champ |
| McWalters,
Teresa 2003 CA |
|
17:51 |
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home schooler with solid times in open
races in first cross country season |
| Nelson,
Zoe 2005 MT |
16:43 |
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10:51 |
20 |
7 |
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|
10 |
undefeated MT champion with new records
on every course |
| Pasciuto,
Liza 2004 CA |
17:31 |
17:57 |
4:54 |
10:53 |
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3 |
|
13 |
2nd CA Div 1, 6th fastest of day; 4th
fastest at Mt SAC. |
| Rethmeier,
Clair 2004 CA |
17:36 |
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3rd fastest at Mt. SAC |
| Smith,
Kristina 2003 AK |
17:46 |
|
4:52 |
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24 |
1 |
1 |
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Alaska champ; 6th best at Mt. SAC |
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