BorderClash
Washington v. Oregon
Nov 19, 2006 Nike World Headquarters, Beaverton OR
a DyeStat Featured Meet with on-site coverage

Donna on the Side

scenes from the sidelines

by Donna Dye

Winners - the Wave - Girls - Boys


The Border Clash is a cross country meet between the states of Oregon and Washington. The top 40 runners (based on the results from each state's state meet) are invited to participate. The meet is held on the Nike campus --- beautiful grounds, modern, sleek buildings and lovely landscape including a lake, and Japanese garden. The Nike buildings are all named after accomplished athletes: Tiger Woods Center, Dan Fouts, Jerry Rice, Mia Hamm, Pete Sampras, Michael Jordan and many others. Plaques honoring great athletes line the outdoor corridors that link various buildings.

The meet is modeled on a medieval battle complete with drum rolls and a cannon blast. The teams start at oppostie ends of a soccer field, run toward each other (as was the custom in medieval times) and then turn into the course.. The prize: honor and a Nike statue.But unlike medieval times, this meet has a helicopter overhead sending real time coverage to plasma computer screens.

Go Green.....Go Blue......it's time to strut the colors: blue for Oregon and green for Washington.

This BorderClash had it's first rain. But it wasn't cold. So all in all, not so bad. And with all of the smiles, waves, cheering and clapping, we didn't miss the sun.

   

Pretty cheerleaders with their great moves and canon blasts kept the spirits upbeat.

 
 
Viewing the race from the plasma TVs makes it Just like being on the course.
 
 

The Winners

Washington Sweeps


 
1st place individuals: Maxwell A. O'Donoghue-McDonald, Seattle WA and Stephanie Macy, Sequim, WA

Top Girls
Top Boys

The Wave

The Wave is a fun thing. On this dreary cloudy, rainy day, it says we're having fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
 
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Wave and Smiles took to the warmth of the inside.....

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nike's Josh Rowe with daughter Arianna. Josh and John Truax, also from Nike, created and co-direct the BorderClash.
 
Coach Pat Tyson was limping along trying to overcome injury to his feet after a doctor ran over them with his car while Coach Tyson was out running. Coach Tyson was a long time coach at Mead High School in WA. Now he is coaching at the University of Kentucky.

Girls

Winner, Stephanie Marcy gets hugs from parents.
1st place winner, Stephanie Marcy with mom, Ione. Stephanie is a senio, who is still working on her college choice.
 
2nd Kenna Patrick with her fans and friends, Cassidy Robey (l) Whitny Nelson and Alicia Clarke
 
3rd Nicole Cochran with her dad, Darrin Filand and mom, Gwen Chochran
 
4th Casey Masterson  OR with her fans
 
Nicole Cochran and Kayla Evans with Coach nancy Ellis (far left) and Coach Matt Ellis
 
29th Haley Belli from Oregon takes a bow. Shes here with brother Ben (l), dad, Michael and mom, Sara
 
From Oregon: 36th Maren Westby, 44th Taylor Nowlin and 71st Nancy Cardenas                        
 
Becca Friday from Washington with her family and fan club.
 
Kelly Hanson from Oregon with her family and friends: Katie Kenney; dad, Keith; mom, Chris and Erika
 
From Snohonish WA: Coach Dan Parker, 30th place Kara Sporrong, 34th place Ellie Bonner and Coach Bob Mikulich
 
Michelley Foley and Ana alverde from Oregon with Coach Tracy Smith

Boys

1st place winner Max O'Donoghue-McDonald with his family: dad, Gregg McDonald, sister, Lily and mom, Amy O'Donoghue
 
7th Mathew Frerker with parents: Michel and Dean
 
Washington Winners: David Kimple with son 39th Andrew Kimpel; Rose Cowan with son 14th Julian-Blake Cowan; 12 th Ryan Prentice; 16th Steve Hicks with dad, Richard.                                                            
 
26th place Peter Miller WA with mom, Michelle
 
Sean Morris WA with his parents: Eileen and Joe
 
From Oregon: Tamara Lynass with son, Spenser; Trevor Berrian and Coach Tracy Heley
 
Michael Dueker from Oregon with family and friends.         
From Washington:31st Andrew Kimpel, 16th Steve Hicks and 14th Julian-Blake Cowan                                       
 
From Oregon: Tom Manning with son 18th Brian Manning; Sam Larson, Peter Maag, Tim Kessler and Peter Maag's dad, Brian               

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