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2002 Cross Country
 
 
September 27-28, 2002 at Ballantyne Resort, Charlotte NC
 
 

Results - HS Girls Race of Champions

 

photos by Mike Leary

1953 Nicole Blood and 1817 Amber Harper duelled side by side the entire last mile or more and hit the stretch with the issue in doubt to the last strides, when Blood held a half-second advantage.

Ricky's Quotes

by Ricky Quintana

Mountain View's Heidi Magill stormed out the first 400 meters , but was closely followed by Saratoga Spring's Nicole Blood. Orem's Amber Harperwas in the back of near the front quarter of the pack. By the mile, Nicole Blood was in the lead by ten meters hit in 5:53 and looked to be running away with the race. Harper was now in seventh place and moving up.

At a mile and a half, Harper had made her way through the hills to inch ahead of Blood. Blood gazed over to see Harper effortlessly beginning to put some daylight between them. A pack of six followed with the Red Bank NJ Trotter twins, Amanda and Katy, gaining ground with each stride.

At two miles, Blood tried to put some pressure on Harper by charging up the hill just past two miles hit in 12:15. Katy Trotter led sister Amanda into third and fourth place at two miles.

Blood continued to lead Harper by a half a step, but Harper would not leave her shadow.
The race remained like this for the final kilo. Blood was able to get away from Harper in the final meters as Harper battled her to the end. The Trotter's continued to run strong to finish third and fourth.

RQ: At one and a half miles, I saw you take a glance over and look at Amber Harper. You must have known you were in a race.
Blood:Yeah, I noticed she was coming and I knew I had to get moving because my middle is my weak point.I've been working on it and getting stronger. That kick at the end. That was tough.
RQ: Did you have confidence in the end after beating Molly Huddle last year?
Blood: Yes, definitely. Beating someone like her gave me so much determination to follow the next person and continue and do my best.
RQ: Did you have any difficulties in the race?
Blood: Definitely in the end. We were neck and neck and it all came down to the last sprint. It's the hardest part of the race to give all that you got.
RQ: How does it feel to win this as a freshman?
Blood: It's a great feeling. I can't even explain it.
RQ: What is it like running for Saratoga knowing the tradition?
Blood: It's great. We work together really hard. Definitely we went all out on this course.
It was really muddy and we slipped around and stuff. That's a problem everyone's faced so it's not like it's just you.

Flash Results, Inc. 
         Great American Cross Country Festival - 9/27/2002 to 9/28/2002          
                        Ballantyne Resort, Charlotte, NC                         
 
Event 9  Girls 5k Run CC Race of Champions
=======================================================================          
    Name                    Year School                   Final  Points          
=======================================================================          
  1 Nicole Blood              FR Saratoga Spgs,NY       19:02.6    1             
  2 Amber Haper               SR Orem (Ut)              19:03.1    2             
  3 Katy Trotter              SR Red Bank Reg           19:39.2    3             
  4 Heidi Magill              JR Mountain View (Ut)     19:51.0    4             
  5 Brianna McLeod            SR Jenks (Ok)             19:55.8    5             
  6 Amanda Trotter            SR Red Bank Reg           19:56.9    6             
  7 Carolyn Rauen             JR Turpin,OH              19:59.5    7             
  8 Heidi Houle               SO Mountain View (Ut)     20:00.8    8             
  9 Alison Costello           SR Esperanza (Ca)         20:02.3    9             
 10 Corey Randall             SR Turpin,OH              20:03.3   10             
 11 Claire Rethmeier          JR San Pasqual (Ca)       20:06.6   11             
 12 Liza Pasciuto             JR Murietta Val           20:10.9   12             
 13 Lindsey Ferguson          FR Saratoga Spgs,NY       20:11.6   13             
 14 Allison Pritchard         SO Dickinson (Nd)         20:18.9   14             
 15 Katie Strachan            SR Foothill (Ca)          20:18.9   15             
 16 Andrea Maas               SR Colerain (Oh)          20:19.0   16             
 17 Amy Huss                  SR Wyomissing (Pa)        20:20.7   17             
 18 Amber Sayer               JR Amherst (Ma)           20:26.9   18             
 19 Brittany Detzel           SO Colerain (Oh)          20:29.9   19             
 20 Bethany Nickless          SR Fountain Val           20:31.6   20             
 21 Debbie Huss               SR Wyomissing (Pa)        20:31.9   21             
 22 Kirsten Hornbach          SR Saratoga Spgs,NY       20:32.6   22             
 23 Shanna Sparks             SR Carson (Nv)            20:35.4   23             
 24 Lorin Scott               JR San Pasqual (Ca)       20:38.3   24             
 25 Karen Camburn             FR Murietta Val           20:39.4   25             
 26 Stephanie Whittaker       SO North Central (Wa)     20:40.9   26             
 27 Rachel Barber             SR Jenks (Ok)             20:42.3   27             
 28 Laura Major               SR Jenks (Ok)             20:43.8   28             
 29 Ali Rowe                  JR Saratoga Spgs,NY       20:46.7   29             
 30 Tara Gruber               SO Marcus (Tx)            20:54.9   30             
 31 Ashley Iwanowski          JR Wyomissing (Pa)        20:56.2   31             
 32 Danielle Almeida          JR Spanish River (Fl)     20:57.3   32             
 33 Andrea Bonner             SR Jenks (Ok)             20:59.2   33             
 34 Miranda Wagner            SO Dickinson (Nd)         20:59.7   34             
 35 Melissa Trauscht          SO Saratoga Spgs,NY       21:04.9   35             
 36 Ruby Solomon              SO Saratoga Spgs,NY       21:06.6   36             
 37 Bonghabih Shey            SR Murietta Val           21:08.6   37             
 38 Amy DiBianca              SR Mt. Tabor (Nc)         21:09.1   38             
 39 Spring Greeney            SO Amherst (Ma)           21:09.2   39             
 40 Crystal Reed              FR Fountain Val           21:10.5   40             
 41 Liz Philipp               SR Kingwood (Tx)          21:13.3   41             
 42 Katie O'Regan             SR Wyomissing (Pa)        21:16.4   42             
 43 Ali Ray                   SO Kingwood (Tx)          21:17.3   43             
 44 Brina Seguine             FR Columbia (Ny)          21:22.0   44             
 45 Joanna Rodgers            SR Robinson (Va)          21:22.3   45             
 46 Whitney Patton            JR Ayala (Ca)             21:22.3   46             
 47 Kirby West                JR Kingwood (Tx)          21:22.9   47             
 48 Jenn Buss                 SR Orem (Ut)              21:23.0   48             
 49 Ariel Smith               SO Dickinson (Nd)         21:23.4   49             
 50 Rachael Corrington        SR Murietta Val           21:23.8   50             
 51 Melanie Price             SR Turpin,OH              21:24.1   51             
 52 Samantha From             JR San Pasqual (Ca)       21:24.5   52             
 53 Katier Whittaker          SR North Central (Wa)     21:24.9   53             
 54 Daniela Sanchez           SR Miami Lourdes (Fl)     21:26.3   54             
 55 Kristal Wolf              SR Dickinson (Nd)         21:26.5   55             
 56 Caroline Peyton           SR Houston (Tn)           21:31.2   56             
 57 Kara Cassel               SR Jenks (Ok)             21:34.2   57             
 58 Brooke Kerby              SO San Pasqual (Ca)       21:36.6   58             
 59 Brenna Williamson         SO Kingwood (Tx)          21:37.2   59             
 60 Megan O'Conor             JR Saratoga Spgs,NY       21:38.3   60             
 61 Taylor Steelman           SR Mt. Tabor (Nc)         21:41.7   61             
 62 Kristi Cook               SR Marcus (Tx)            21:42.9   62             
 63 Ashley Ferriero           FR Columbia (Ny)          21:43.4   63             
 64 Chelsea Traylor           SR Ayala (Ca)             21:45.4   64             
 65 Melynne King              JR Mountain View (Ut)     21:45.5   65             
 66 Olivia Jawroek            SO Turpin,OH              21:48.9   66             
 67 Candice Proctor           JR Esperanza (Ca)         21:49.3   67             
 68 Rebecca Mullen            JR Lakeside (Ga)          21:50.7   68             
 69 Julie Carr                SO Columbia (Ny)          21:52.0   69             
 70 Carolyn Andrus            SR Mountain View (Ut)     21:52.8   70             
 71 Sam Ference               SR Robinson (Va)          21:53.7   71             
 72 Hayley Herauf             SO Dickinson (Nd)         21:53.8   72             
 73 Rachel Anderson           SR Houston (Tn)           21:55.1   73             
 74 Kristen Costello          SO Esperanza (Ca)         21:57.8   74             
 75 Kristy Keithley           JR Dickinson (Nd)         21:58.2   75             
 76 Aubrey Stay               JR Orem (Ut)              21:58.8   76             
 77 Susan Brooks              SO Robinson (Va)          21:59.4   77             
 78 Dana Shay                 FR Fountain Val           22:00.1   78             
 79 Alison St.Jeanos          JR Sanford,ME             22:00.8   79             
 80 Kelley Mitchell           SO Spanish River (Fl)     22:01.2   80             
 81 Erica Woebse              FR Turpin,OH              22:01.7   81             
 82 Vicki Moore               JR Robinson (Va)          22:04.3   82             
 83 Angela Hill               JR Murietta Val           22:05.5   83             
 84 Brenda Banuelos           SR Spanish River (Fl)     22:06.1   84             
 85 Jeanne Van Slambrouck     SR Kingwood (Tx)          22:06.7   85             
 86 Erika Wright              SR Marcus (Tx)            22:07.0   86             
 87 Katie Burgon              SO Orem (Ut)              22:08.7   87             
 88 Heather Mella             SO Orem (Ut)              22:09.4   88             
 89 Joy Wilk                  SO Esperanza (Ca)         22:09.4   89             
 90 Krista Totten             SR Colerain (Oh)          22:10.1   90             
 91 Amanda Merrill            FR Marcus (Tx)            22:10.7   91             
 92 Ashley Nielsen            FR Dickinson (Nd)         22:14.4   92             
 93 Jordan Kaltwasser         SO Houston (Tn)           22:18.5   93             
 94 Meggie Schmidt            SO Colerain (Oh)          22:19.5   94             
 95 Kristina Hill             SR Murietta Val           22:20.1   95             
 96 Valeria Rodriguez         JR Miami Lourdes (Fl)     22:20.7   96             
 97 Kaitlyn Hayden            SO Columbia (Ny)          22:21.1   97             
 98 Elise Iverson             SO Murietta Val           22:22.8   98             
 99 Nahal Hamidi              SO Esperanza (Ca)         22:25.8   99             
100 Rachel Wilson             SR Sanford,ME             22:27.0  100             
101 Ashley Curtis             SR Ayala (Ca)             22:28.3  101             
102 Jenn Blackburn            FR Orem (Ut)              22:29.2  102             
103 Ann Marie Thomas          JR Mountain View (Ut)     22:29.4  103             
104 Karen Rogers              SO Wyomissing (Pa)        22:29.6  104             
105 Elicia Skelton            JR Lakeside (Ga)          22:31.7  105             
106 Ashley Harold             JR Fountain Val           22:32.4  106             
107 Kaity Aubuchon            SO Mt. Tabor (Nc)         22:33.2  107             
108 Leilani Caraballo         JR Miami Lourdes (Fl)     22:34.2  108             
109 Sarah Anderson            FR Columbia (Ny)          22:37.1  109             
110 Ellen Nienhaus            SO Turpin,OH              22:37.6  110             
111 Aidan Van Cleef           SR Amherst (Ma)           22:37.8  111             
112 Anne Brinson              FR Carson (Nv)            22:38.4  112             
113 Ashleigh Hoagland         SR Ayala (Ca)             22:38.6  113             
114 Allison Chislett          SO Lakeside (Ga)          22:39.6  114             
115 Alexa Arteaga             SO Miami Lourdes (Fl)     22:40.6  115             
116 Kim Krupsky               JR Sanford,ME             22:41.7  116             
117 Jessie Schlegel           SO Wyomissing (Pa)        22:43.1  117             
118 Lyndsey Martensen         SR Mountain View (Ut)     22:45.5  118             
119 Laura Kreuter             SR Colerain (Oh)          22:46.5  119             
120 Brooke Sizer              SO Kingwood (Tx)          22:46.5  120             
121 Anna Shamey               SR Amherst (Ma)           22:46.7  121             
122 Katrina Hines             FR Columbia (Ny)          22:48.4  122             
123 Lydia Kern                FR Colerain (Oh)          22:48.5  123             
124 Shannon Coates            JR Spanish River (Fl)     22:50.8  124             
125 Merissa Nakashima         JR Fountain Val           22:51.2  125             
126 Angie Homb                SR Kingwood (Tx)          22:52.6  126             
127 Lindsay McKinney          JR Marcus (Tx)            22:52.9  127             
128 Abby Lorenc               SR Marcus (Tx)            22:54.6  128             
129 Catherine Nitz            SR Mt. Tabor (Nc)         22:56.0  129             
130 Amber Madrid              JR Fountain Val           22:59.0  130             
131 Guinn Garrett             SR Lakeside (Ga)          22:59.8  131             
132 Bonnie Axman              SR Robinson (Va)          23:00.5  132             
133 Shannon Walion            FR Columbia (Ny)          23:01.6  133             
134 Kenzie Mcilwain           SO Mt. Tabor (Nc)         23:02.1  134             
135 Sheena Bonaldi            SO Carson (Nv)            23:03.2  135             
136 Michelle Gabrielle        FR Spanish River (Fl)     23:04.3  136             
137 Courtney Kuhn             JR Robinson (Va)          23:04.8  137             
138 Emily Schmidt             SR Foothill (Ca)          23:06.2  138             
139 Kimberly McVeigh          SR Houston (Tn)           23:07.5  139             
140 Sierra Koczor             SO North Central (Wa)     23:10.2  140             
141 Katie Webster             JR Lakeside (Ga)          23:10.7  141             
142 Beth Lamanna              SR North Central (Wa)     23:11.7  142             
143 Karen Porter              SR Ayala (Ca)             23:12.3  143             
144 Christina Saldana         SO Esperanza (Ca)         23:13.8  144             
145 Julia Morton              SR Mt. Tabor (Nc)         23:14.7  145             
146 Nina Vaughn               FR Colerain (Oh)          23:15.5  146             
147 Bryce Van Cleef           FR Amherst (Ma)           23:15.9  147             
148 Melinda Rackliffe         SO Fountain Val           23:18.0  148             
149 Elizabeth McCarthy        SR Miami Lourdes (Fl)     23:18.5  149             
150 Becky Willis              SO San Pasqual (Ca)       23:20.7  150             
151 Karina Cruz               SR Miami Lourdes (Fl)     23:23.9  151             
152 Melissa O'Rourke          SR Jenks (Ok)             23:27.0  152             
153 Julia Plonowski           SR Lakeside (Ga)          23:32.9  153             
154 Erin Brown                JR Foothill (Ca)          23:35.7  154             
155 Beth Mayer                JR Red Bank Reg           23:37.1  155             
156 Christina Carroll         JR Esperanza (Ca)         23:37.5  156             
157 Melissa Lacey             SO Amherst (Ma)           23:38.3  157             
158 Emily Sayer               SR Amherst (Ma)           23:38.3  158             
159 Desiree Roberson          JR Spanish River (Fl)     23:40.1  159             
160 Nicky Galloway            SO San Pasqual (Ca)       23:41.3  160             
161 Amy Grantham              JR Mt. Tabor (Nc)         23:49.5  161             
162 Christine Pitoniak        SO Houston (Tn)           23:51.3  162             
163 Sami Hamsher              FR Wyomissing (Pa)        23:52.5  163             
164 Kim Demetriou             SO Lakeside (Ga)          23:53.9  164             
165 Karina Vega               SR Ayala (Ca)             23:54.1  165             
166 Kacy Mckibben             SO Foothill (Ca)          23:54.4  166             
167 Mallory Hamsher           SR Jenks (Ok)             23:55.1  167             
168 Lisa Pendleton            SO Foothill (Ca)          23:55.8  168             
169 Ashley Duran              JR Ayala (Ca)             23:58.6  169             
170 Sarah Cannon              JR Sanford,ME             24:02.7  170             
171 Kenna Hales               SR Foothill (Ca)          24:03.7  171             
172 Carolyn Lovano            SR North Central (Wa)     24:07.4  172             
173 Sandra Ochoa              SO Foothill (Ca)          24:09.6  173             
174 Michelle Toshack          SR North Central (Wa)     24:13.4  174             
175 Amanda Benson             SO Carson (Nv)            24:14.8  175             
176 Malinda Archuleta         SR Orem (Ut)              24:22.8  176             
177 Kim Andersen              SR Mountain View (Ut)     24:23.4  177             
178 Erica Bender              JR San Pasqual (Ca)       24:25.3  178             
179 Tiffany Halen             FR Carson (Nv)            24:27.9  179             
180 Shannon Chandler          SR Houston (Tn)           24:29.5  180             
181 Kim Church                SO Marcus (Tx)            24:43.8  181             
182 Laci Schrock              SR North Central (Wa)     24:44.4  182             
183 Jessica LaBier            JR Sanford,ME             24:44.7  183             
184 Sarah Olson               SR Houston (Tn)           24:52.5  184             
185 Michelle Walsh            SR Red Bank Reg           25:08.6  185             
186 Laura Orsini              SR Red Bank Reg           25:18.2  186             
187 Faith Pampel              SO Red Bank Reg           25:27.8  187             
188 Jessica Violett           JR Sanford,ME             25:56.5  188             
189 Lauren Koch               FR Red Bank Reg           26:26.1  189             
190 Katie Cyr                 SR Sanford,ME             26:34.0  190             
191 Terah Laack               JR Carson (Nv)            26:47.1  191             
                                                                                 
                                   Team Scores                                   
=================================================================================
Rank Team                      Total    1    2    3    4    5   *6   *7   *8   *9
=================================================================================
   1 Saratoga Spgs,NY            100    1   13   22   29   35   36   60          
      Total Time:  1:41:38.40                                                    
         Average:    20:19.68                                                    
   2 Jenks (Ok)                  150    5   27   28   33   57  152  167          
      Total Time:  1:43:55.30                                                    
         Average:    20:47.06                                                    
   3 Murietta Valley (Ca)        207   12   25   37   50   83   95   98          
      Total Time:  1:45:28.20                                                    
         Average:    21:05.64                                                    
   4 Turpin,OH                   215    7   10   51   66   81  110               
      Total Time:  1:45:17.50                                                    
         Average:    21:03.50                                                    
   5 Wyomissing (Pa)             215   17   21   31   42  104  117  163          
      Total Time:  1:45:34.80                                                    
         Average:    21:06.96                                                    
   6 Dickinson (Nd)              224   14   34   49   55   72   75   92          
      Total Time:  1:46:02.30                                                    
         Average:    21:12.46                                                    
   7 Mountain View (Ut)          250    4    8   65   70  103  118  177          
      Total Time:  1:45:59.50                                                    
         Average:    21:11.90                                                    
   8 Kingwood (Tx)               275   41   43   47   59   85  120  126          
      Total Time:  1:47:37.40                                                    
         Average:    21:31.48                                                    
   9 San Pasqual (Ca)            295   11   24   52   58  150  160  178          
      Total Time:  1:47:06.70                                                    
         Average:    21:25.34                                                    
  10 Orem (Ut)                   301    2   48   76   87   88  102  176          
      Total Time:  1:46:43.00                                                    
         Average:    21:20.60                                                    
  11 Colerain (Oh)               338   16   19   90   94  119  123  146          
      Total Time:  1:48:05.00                                                    
         Average:    21:37.00                                                    
  12 Esperanza (Ca)              338    9   67   74   89   99  144  156          
      Total Time:  1:48:24.61                                                    
         Average:    21:40.92                                                    
  13 Fountain Valley (Ca)        369   20   40   78  106  125  130  148          
      Total Time:  1:49:05.80                                                    
         Average:    21:49.16                                                    
  14 Columbia (Ny)               382   44   63   69   97  109  122  133          
      Total Time:  1:49:55.60                                                    
         Average:    21:59.12                                                    
  15 Marcus (Tx)                 396   30   62   86   91  127  128  181          
      Total Time:  1:49:48.40                                                    
         Average:    21:57.68                                                    
  16 Robinson (Va)               407   45   71   77   82  132  137               
      Total Time:  1:50:20.20                                                    
         Average:    22:04.04                                                    
  17 Amherst (Ma)                436   18   39  111  121  147  157  158          
      Total Time:  1:50:16.50                                                    
         Average:    22:03.30                                                    
  18 Spanish River (Fl)          456   32   80   84  124  136  159               
      Total Time:  1:50:59.70                                                    
         Average:    22:11.94                                                    
  19 Ayala (Ca)                  467   46   64  101  113  143  165  169          
      Total Time:  1:51:26.90                                                    
         Average:    22:17.38                                                    
  20 Mt. Tabor (Nc)              469   38   61  107  129  134  145  161          
      Total Time:  1:51:22.10                                                    
         Average:    22:16.42                                                    
  21 Miami Lourdes (Fl)          522   54   96  108  115  149  151               
      Total Time:  1:52:20.30                                                    
         Average:    22:28.06                                                    
  22 Houston (Tn)                523   56   73   93  139  162  180  184          
      Total Time:  1:52:43.60                                                    
         Average:    22:32.72                                                    
  23 North Central (Wa)          533   26   53  140  142  172  174  182          
      Total Time:  1:52:35.10                                                    
         Average:    22:31.02                                                    
  24 Red Bank Regional (Nj)      535    3    6  155  185  186  187  189          
      Total Time:  1:53:40.00                                                    
         Average:    22:44.00                                                    
  25 Lakeside (Ga)               559   68  105  114  131  141  153  164          
      Total Time:  1:53:12.50                                                    
         Average:    22:38.50                                                    
  26 Carson (Nv)                 624   23  112  135  175  179  191               
      Total Time:  1:54:59.70                                                    
         Average:    22:59.94                                                    
  27 Foothill (Ca)               641   15  138  154  166  168  171  173          
      Total Time:  1:54:51.00                                                    
         Average:    22:58.20                                                    
  28 Sanford,ME                  648   79  100  116  170  183  188  190          
      Total Time:  1:55:56.90                                                    
         Average:    23:11.38                                 

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