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Mark Matusak  |
Elizabeth Yetzer  photos by Vic Sailer / PhotoRun |
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| Both Matusak and Yetzer outkick favored runners. Matusak appeared finished when Barnicle pulled away on the last lap. But Matusak rallied on the turn, and when Barnicle drifted out at the head of the stretch, Matusak went inside and came through on the rail for the win. Eric Giddings ME led through a half mile in 2:13.5, giving way to Chris Rombough WI, who led the pack through a mile in 4:27. Chris Barnicle took over in lap 6 and appeared headed for the win until Matusak's late heroics. Yetzer's win was even more of a surprise, except to those who were paying attention last week in Minnesota for the last state meet of the season. Yetzer doubled there in 4:47.12 and 10:16.59 SR for 1600/3200. Nicole Blood NY led a close pack through a mile in 5:14.5 but faded after the fifth lap. When 2004 Foot Locker cross country national champion Aislinn Ryan took the lead on lap 7, most observors thought it was over. But they didn't think about Yetzer, who moved smartly to the lead on the backstretch of the last lap and won with authority. "It was great running with all those great girls. I was concerned the pace was too fast the first six laps. But I just try to do my best and glorify God." [John Dye] |
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Elite performaces in blue
Marc Davis' live report
Nike Outdoor Nationals 2-mile |
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| Lap | Cum | Split | Comment |
| 1 | 67.5 | 67.5 | Giddings leading, tight pack behind him |
| 2 | 66.0 | 2:13.5 | Giddings leading, with Rombough on his shoulder. Leading the pack by 5 meters |
| 3 | 66:0 | 3:20 | Rombough, Williams, Matusak in 5th. Tight pack again. |
| 4 | 67.0 | 4:27 | Rombough still leading, big pack of 10 |
| 5 | 68.6 | 5:35.5 | Rombough, Williams, Matusak into 3rd or 4th |
| 6 | 67.5 | 6:44 | Barnicle into the lead, tight pack so they are bumping eachother a lot. |
| 7 | 65.2 | 7:48 | Barnicle, Williams, Rombough taking off to pack of 4, with Matusak in tow.....Barnicle rolling |
| 8 | 63 | 8:51.13 | Matusak comes out of nowhere, goes on the inside of Barnicle, and blows past him for an 8:51.13 victory!!!!! |
Mark Matuszak zipped past Chris Barnicle in the final forty meters for a surprising victory. The University of California-bound Matuszak (Loyola, Los Angeles, CA) won convincingly in 8:51.13. Barnicle (Newton North, Newtonville, MA), a future Arkansas Razorback, wound up second in 8:52.19.
Coming into the Nike Outdoor Nationals, Barnicle had been the year’s fastest prep with a time of 8:56.20.
Eric Giddings (South Portland, ME) took an early lead in the race. By the third lap it was Chris Rombough (Fremont, WI,), Lex Williams (Ann Arbor, MI) and Matuszak in a tightly-bunched pack. Rombough, the Minnesota recruit, kept the lead until the sixth lap, when Barnicle moved out in front of a jam-tight pack.
With a 65.2 seventh-lap split, Barnicle began to open a lead followed by Williams and Rombough. Matuszak appeared to lag behind this trio, but found another gear coming into the homestretch. Matuszak began picking off the leaders, and heading toward the finish he zipped past Barnicle on the inside.
It was an early birthday present for Matuszak, who turns 19 in ten days. “He left the inside open, so I took it,” said the Californian. “Tonight was pretty tough, but the weather helped a lot. You can’t ask for better weather than this.”
Matuszak’s all-out effort left him drained. “I didn’t know I had that much left,” he said, “because my legs were going.”
Rombough wound up third in 8:54.94, with Williams fourth in 8:56.04.
C.F.P.I. Timing & Data
Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/17/2005 to 6/18/2005
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC
Event 13 Boys 2 Mile Run
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Fastest section Fri at 10:00pm; all others Fri at 8:10pm
National: ! 8:36.3h 5/6/1979 Jeff Nelson, Burbank, CA
Junior: + 8:44.90 1975 Eric Hulst, Laguna Beach, C
Meet: @ 8:44.43 6/15/2001 Dathan Ritzenhein, Rockford
Freshman: # 9:04.4h 1973 Eric Hulst, Laguna Beach, C
Sophomore: $ 8:50.6h 1974 Eric Hulst, Laguna Beach, C
Junior: % 8:41.10 2000 Dathan Ritzenhein, Rockford
Senior: * 8:36.3h 5/6/1979 Jeff Nelson, Burbank, CA
Name Year School Finals
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Section 1
1 Tolan Thornton Flagstaff, AZ 9:09.08
2 Cory Ahern 05 nashua, NH 9:10.18
3 Stephen Oliver 05 Portland, OR 9:11.67
4 Matthew Centrowitz 07 Arnold, MD 9:13.91
5 Dan Geib 06 Reno, NV 9:18.58
6 Michael Deren 05 Blasdell, NY 9:23.18
7 Trey Miller 06 Winston-Salem, NC 9:23.36
8 Michael Spooner 07 Springfield, VA 9:33.90
Section 2
1 Mark Matusak 05 Torrance, CA 8:51.13#
2 Christopher Barnicle 05 Newtonville, MA 8:52.19#
3 Chris Rombough 05 Fremont, WI 8:53.94#
4 Lex Williams 05 Ann Arbor, MI 8:56.06#
5 Zuber Ahmed 05 Portland, OR 8:58.08#
6 Sandy Roberts 06 Raleigh, NC 8:59.23#
7 Kevin Tschirhart 05 Northport, NY 9:01.95#
8 Eric Giddings 05 South Portland, ME 9:02.72#
9 Sintayehu Taye 08 Portland, ME 9:06.68
10 Craig Forys 07 Howell, NJ 9:07.38
11 Justin Harbor 06 Palm Coast, FL 9:14.26
12 Bryan Sharkey 05 Miami, FL 9:26.99
13 Timothy McLeod 05 Tucson, AZ 9:31.18
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Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Mark Matusak 05 Torrance, CA 8:51.13#
2 Christopher Barnicle 05 Newtonville, MA 8:52.19#
3 Chris Rombough 05 Fremont, WI 8:53.94#
4 Lex Williams 05 Ann Arbor, MI 8:56.06#
5 Zuber Ahmed 05 Portland, OR 8:58.08#
6 Sandy Roberts 06 Raleigh, NC 8:59.23#
7 Kevin Tschirhart 05 Northport, NY 9:01.95#
8 Eric Giddings 05 South Portland, ME 9:02.72#
9 Sintayehu Taye 08 Portland, ME 9:06.68
10 Craig Forys 07 Howell, NJ 9:07.38
11 Tolan Thornton Flagstaff, AZ 9:09.08
12 Cory Ahern 05 nashua, NH 9:10.18
13 Stephen Oliver 05 Portland, OR 9:11.67
14 Matthew Centrowitz 07 Arnold, MD 9:13.91
15 Justin Harbor 06 Palm Coast, FL 9:14.26
16 Dan Geib 06 Reno, NV 9:18.58
17 Michael Deren 05 Blasdell, NY 9:23.18
18 Trey Miller 06 Winston-Salem, NC 9:23.36
19 Bryan Sharkey 05 Miami, FL 9:26.99
20 Timothy McLeod 05 Tucson, AZ 9:31.18
21 Michael Spooner 07 Springfield, VA 9:33.90
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Marc Davis' live report
Nike Outdoor Nationals 2-mile |
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| Lap | Cum | Split | Comment |
| 1 | 75.5 | 75.5 | Anderson leading by 10 meters |
| 2 | 2:35 | 80.0 | Full pack |
| 3 | 3:54.5 | 79.0 | Blood barely in the lead |
| 4 | 5:14.5 | 80.0 | Blood leading, Ryan in 3rd |
| 5 | 6:34 | 80.0 | Blood, Anderson, Niehaus |
| 6 | 7:54.5 | 80.5 | Morgan in the lead, Ryan in 2nd |
| 7 | 9:09.0 | 75.5 | Morgan, Ryan, Blood, Yetzer going for it!!!!! |
| 8 | 10:15.26 | 66.0 | Yetzer runs away with it, Ryan gets 2nd, Parrish gets 3rd place. |
| Note: Blood was 6th place overall | |||
"This is one of the greatest fields of two runners we've ever seen," announcer Doug Speck told the crowd.
Best of them all, though, was Lakeville, Minnesota junior Elizabeth Yetzer.
When she crossed the line in 10:15.73, Speck declared "a star is born."
Yetzer's 66.7 final lap separated her from all of her pursuers.
"This is definitely the biggest victory of my career thus far," she said.
"It's very special. I just tried to stay on the inside lane with (Bellvale, NY
junior) Aislinn Ryan (runner-up in 10:20.02.) She made a move on the fifth or sixth lap and I followed her. Then I took the lead with about 300 left.
"It was just a neat experience."
Two more juniors, Kelly Parrish of Ocala, Florida (10:22.74) and Jenny Morgan of Clarkston, Michigan (10:24.23) nabbed the 3-4 spots, ahead of Leeds, North Dakota senior Krista Anderson (10:24.61.)
Nicole Blood of Gansevoort, NY, winner of the 2004 Nike mile crown in 4:42:40 for Kinetic Track Club of Saratoga Springs, led the pack through a 5:14.8 first mile but wound up seventh over-all in 10:32.72.
College Station, Texas junior Jocelyn Gardner (10:30.63) cruised to a first-section win, taking sixth over-all.
C.F.P.I. Timing & Data
Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/17/2005 to 6/18/2005
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC
Event 14 Girls 2 Mile Run
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Fastest section Fri at 9:45pm; all others Fri at 7:55pm
National: ! 10:01.08 6/14/2002 Molly Huddle, Notre Dame,
Meet: @ 10:01.08 6/14/2002 Molly Huddle, Notre Dame,
Freshman: # 10:20.69 1979 Vicki Cook, Alemany, Misn
Sophomore: $ 10:10.73 5/8/2004 Nicole Blood, Saratoga, NY
Junior: % 10:03.0h 1984 Suzie Tuffey, Bergan Peori
Senior: * 10:01.08 6/14/2002 Molly Huddle, Notre Dame,
Name Year School Finals
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Section 1
1 Jocelyn Gardner 05 College Station, TX 10:30.63
2 Vanessa Wright 06 Haddonfield, NJ 10:41.53
3 Catherine White 07 Roanoke, VA 10:45.06
4 Rachel Stichter 05 Milford, IN 10:53.31
5 Ashley Higginson 07 Marlboro, NJ 10:54.25
6 Bona Jones 06 Ft. Myers, FL 10:54.91
7 Alysha Valencia 06 Lawrence, KS 10:55.13
8 Laura Malnor 05 Grand Rapids, MI 10:55.15
9 Jessica Armstrong 07 Dorr, MI 10:56.22
10 Katie Van Horn 05 Glendora, NJ 10:56.42
11 Michelle Volz 08 Lakeville, MN 11:00.83
12 Mallory Champa 05 Clearwater, KS 11:08.10
13 Erin Lagasse 06 `cranston, RI 11:08.37
14 Nicole Burr 06 Onalaska, WI 11:10.37
15 Cassandra Schenck 07 Mantua, OH 11:17.09
16 Halsey Sinclair 07 silver spring, MD 11:26.59
17 Brittany Johnson 06 Cary, NC 11:31.73
Section 3
1 Elizabeth Yetzer 06 Lakeville, MN 10:15.73#
2 Aislinn Ryan 06 Bwllvale, NY 10:20.02#
3 Kelly Parrish 06 Ocala, FL 10:22.74
4 Jenny Morgan 06 Clarkston, MI 10:24.23
5 Krista Anderson 05 Leeds, ND 10:24.61
6 Nicole Blood 06 Gansevoort, NY 10:32.72
7 Kathleen DiCamillo 05 Garden City South, 10:36.97
8 Kate Niehaus 06 Columbia, SC 10:38.28
9 Merideth Snow 06 Wildwood, MO 10:40.64
10 Caitlin Lane 08 Gansevoort, NY 10:47.16
11 Amanda Patterson 05 Midlothian, VA 10:47.64
12 Lynne Mundy 06 Cornwall, NY 10:50.75
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Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Elizabeth Yetzer 06 Lakeville, MN 10:15.73#
2 Aislinn Ryan 06 Bwllvale, NY 10:20.02#
3 Kelly Parrish 06 Ocala, FL 10:22.74
4 Jenny Morgan 06 Clarkston, MI 10:24.23
5 Krista Anderson 05 Leeds, ND 10:24.61
6 Jocelyn Gardner 05 College Station, TX 10:30.63
7 Nicole Blood 06 Gansevoort, NY 10:32.72
8 Kathleen DiCamillo 05 Garden City South, 10:36.97
9 Kate Niehaus 06 Columbia, SC 10:38.28
10 Merideth Snow 06 Wildwood, MO 10:40.64
11 Vanessa Wright 06 Haddonfield, NJ 10:41.53
12 Catherine White 07 Roanoke, VA 10:45.06
13 Caitlin Lane 08 Gansevoort, NY 10:47.16
14 Amanda Patterson 05 Midlothian, VA 10:47.64
15 Lynne Mundy 06 Cornwall, NY 10:50.75
16 Rachel Stichter 05 Milford, IN 10:53.31
17 Ashley Higginson 07 Marlboro, NJ 10:54.25
18 Bona Jones 06 Ft. Myers, FL 10:54.91
19 Alysha Valencia 06 Lawrence, KS 10:55.13
20 Laura Malnor 05 Grand Rapids, MI 10:55.15
21 Jessica Armstrong 07 Dorr, MI 10:56.22
22 Katie Van Horn 05 Glendora, NJ 10:56.42
23 Michelle Volz 08 Lakeville, MN 11:00.83
24 Mallory Champa 05 Clearwater, KS 11:08.10
25 Erin Lagasse 06 `cranston, RI 11:08.37
26 Nicole Burr 06 Onalaska, WI 11:10.37
27 Cassandra Schenck 07 Mantua, OH 11:17.09
28 Halsey Sinclair 07 silver spring, MD 11:26.59
29 Brittany Johnson 06 Cary, NC 11:31.73
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