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1. Albuquerque Academy, NM

The Chargers traveled to Bullhead Park to compete in the Highland High School Invitational. Currently the challenge for Academy is remaining focused through the remainder of the regular season. Head Coach Adam Kedge states “The tough stretch of 3 or 4 hard meets in a row early on in the year is very difficult on a top ranked team. Seeing ranked teams and deep fields is what we like but not easy. You have to be on every weekend. In the end, I guess we want to earn all that comes to us. One hard thing about this last month was finding a way to keep kids motivated for both meets and practice.” Prior to their off week the Chargers completed a tough three week stretch that included UNM, Liberty Bell and their Home Meet. This week they performed well coming off of their off week as they continued to remain unbeaten in 2006. Academy was able to dominate the 16 team field while using their 6th different lineup of the season. Ten different runners have raced for the Chargers in varsity competition this year. Kedge is using competition to keep his team sharp. It seems to be working well for his younger runners. At the top of the lineup Ben Johnson and Dustin Martin continue to be consistent. The duo dominated the field and finished 1-2.

Highland Invitational
10/6/06
Albuquerque, NM

Academy 34 Sandia 63 La Cueva 135 Cibola 150 Manzano 152 (16 Teams Total)

Charger Boys Top 6
1) Ben Johnson JR 15:49 (course record)
2) Dustin Martin SR 16:17
7) Pat Zacharias FR 16:39
10) Kyle Cooper JR 16:49
14) Anthony Lauriello 17:05
15) Taylor Murray SO 17:10

Up Next: Albuquerque City Championships @ Albuquerque Academy


2. Cheyenne Central, WY

Last week a victory over instate rival Campbell County propelled Cheyenne Central to the 2nd position in the Southwest rankings. This week they finished a disappointing 4th at the Centerra Cross Country Classic. Cheyenne Central had disappointing performances from Deven Rathburn and Laine Parrish. Parrish has been diagnosed with an illness and may be out for the season. Cheyenne Central was defeated by currently unranked Los Alamos, Grand Junction and Dakota Ridge. Los Alamos and Dakota Ridge were previously ranked. Cheyenne Central’s top 6 were the same runners that ran well a week earlier at the Sweetheart invitational in Loveland. They were not able to duplicate their 23 second pack time of a week ago. This week’s pack time was 1:26.

Centerra Cross Country Classic
10/7/06
Mountain View High School

Division 1: Los Alamos, NM 106 Grand Junction 119 Dakota Ridge 127 Cheyenne Central 160 Chaparral 162 Rocky Mountain 165 Cherry Creek 176 (16 teams total in Division 1)

Cheyenne Central Boys Top 6
8) Scooter Foley 16:32
17) Sean Wilder 16:53
18) Josh Franke 16:54
56) Laine Parish 17:47
61) Matt Carey 17:58
63) Devin Rathburn 17:59

Up Next: 10/13/06 Regional Meet at Green River


3. Campbell County, Gillette, WY

The tread on the tires of the Campbell County Activities Bus has been wearing thin.  The team from Gillette has been on the road all season taking on all challengers and racking up the “frequent rider miles.” This weekend the Camels decided on a shorter trip and traveled to Cheyenne.  Head Coach Ron Kline talked about the going to Cheyenne instead of Centerra, “Part of me would really love to get down there, but my gut says Cheyenne is the right move for where we are in the season. I sometimes feel that going to a big deal meet too close to state has the effect of diminishing the importance and stature of the state meet. If the meet was earlier in the season, I would really jump on it.”  Campbell county won by placing 6 runners in the top 20. They were paced by Paul Burke and Taylor Kelting who placed 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Cheyenne Invitational
10/7/06
Cheyenne, WY

Campbell County 32   Laramie 60  Cheyenne East 81   Newcastle 139 (14 teams total)
 
2) Paul Burke 15:51
3) Taylor Kelting 16:48
4) Dominick Robinson 16:55
11) Spencer Pecha 17:30
12) Eric Strand 17:31 
19) Greg Waetzig 17:57
24) Trevor Polson 18:06

Up Next: 10/13/06 Regional Meet at Riverton


4. Cherry Creek, CO

Cherry Creek received a regional ranking following their victory at the Runners Roost Invitational. At that meet they easily defeated Air Academy, Fort Collins and Grand Junction. After an idle week Cherry Creek finished a disappointing 7th at the Centerra Cross Country Classic. Cherry Creek was paced by Walter Schafer who finished 11th. Cherry Creek was running shorthanded but the details to that extent are not known.

Centerra Cross Country Classic
10/7/06
Mountain View High School

Division 1: Los Alamos, NM 106 Grand Junction 119 Dakota Ridge 127 Cheyenne Central 160 Chaparral 162 Rocky Mountain 165 Cherry Creek 176 (16 teams total in Division 1)

Cherry Creek Boys top 5
11) Walter Schaffer 16:41
27) Bryan King 17:04
33) Sam Franzen 17:15
48) Jenz Olsen 17:41
57) David Mullen 17:50

Up Next: 10/19/06 Region Meet


5. Davis, UT

No Meet This Week

Up Next: 10/11/06 Region Meet


6. Wheat Ridge, CO

No meet for the varsity this week. Wheat Ridge used JV runners at Dakota Ridge and Northglenn.

Up Next: 10/12/06 League; 10/19/06 Colorado Regionals


7. Rio Rico, AZ

Following their 58 point victory at the highly competitive Doug Conley Invitational, Rio Rico must “train through” this section of their season. Over the next couple of weeks coach Roger Bristow will be splitting his squad. This split began with the Douglas meet. Rio Rico easily defeated the three other teams at the mid-week meet while only running runners 1, 3, 5, and 7 off of their varsity squad. Next Wednesday Rio Rico will run the other half of their squad, and Mike Reyes, at Tucson Catalina. Rio Rico will not face a serious challenge until October 20-21 when they travel to Mt. SAC. Bristow has requested that his boys be placed in the Division 1 Sweepstakes race but he does not know how that will pan out.

Douglas Border Course
10/4/06

Rio Rico 21 Catalina 42 Douglas 77 Rincon 83

Rio Rico Boys Top 7
1) Mark Molera 16:59
2) Mike Reyes 17:28
3) Omar Hernandez 17:42
6) Tanner Hanson 18:10
9) Jose Luis Munoz 18:22
22) Mike Lopez 20:30
25) Jose Juarez 21:06

Up Next: 10/11/06 Tucson Catalina, and 10/18/06 Home meet vs. 3 other regional teams


8. Fort Collins, CO

Fort Collins was able to enact revenge against instate rival Air Academy at the Doherty Invitational. They defeated Air Academy 48-60.  Two weeks ago Air Academy beat the Lampkins on their home course in the Runner’s Roost Invitational. Fort Collins was lead by Bryant Mason who won the invite in 17:10.

Doherty Invitational
10/6/06
Colorado Springs

Fort Collins 48   Air Academy 60   Classical Academy 79   Falcon 83   Coronado 152
 
Individuals:
1. Bryant Mason, 17:10
4. Will Everett, 17:26
5.  Clif Campbell, 17:33
18. Spencer Mauk,  18:24
20. Tre Anastasia,  18:32

Up Next: 10/20/06 Front Range Conference/Northern Regional Meet; Next Week TBA


9. Reno, NV

The Reno Boys finished a distant 6th in the Championship race at Clovis. Reno was defeated by 4 NTN ranked schools: Royal CA#1, Jesuit CA#4, Madera CA#10 and Arcadia CA#6. They were also defeated by unranked Chino Hills. They were 1:09 behind Chino in total time. Reno was able to defeat Davis CA#5 who finished 7th at Stanford last week. Reno’s combined time of 1:21:09 would have been good enough to win all of the smaller divisions at Clovis.

Clovis Invitational
10/7/06
Clovis, CA

Championship Race: Royal 88 Jesuit 122 Madera 173 Arcadia 187 Chino Hills 195 Reno 248

14) Walter Juarez SR 15:39
49) John Lawrence SR 16:14
54) Bryan Chuan SR 16:17
70) Brandon Nied SO 16:25
87) Matthew Freeman SR 16:34
116) Jack Sanders SR 16:57
127) Jordan Parker SO 17:06

Up Next: 10/21/06 Mt. SAC Invitational; Next Week Off


10. Mountain Crest, UT

Mountain Crest ran in a small invitational on Wednesday and did not have a meet this weekend. They will travel to Layton City Park on Wednesday October 11 to run their regional meet. Coach Mary Kirby does not see any major obstacles until the Utah State Championship on October 18.

Cache-Box Invitational
10/4/06

Results were not reported

Up Next: 10/11/06 Regional Meet @ Layton City Park; 10/18/06 Utah State Meet


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Los Alamos, NM

The Hilltoppers lost their regional ranking after their disappointing 13th place finish at UNM in early September. In looking at last year’s graduating class some people believed that Los Alamos was in a rebuilding mode. But a month of healing and experience has made a world of difference. Last week Los Alamos completely dominated a regional field at the Santa Fe Indian School invitational. They had a 27 second spread between their #1 and #4 runners and an overall pack time of 1:06. This weekend at Centerra they cut the 1-4 time down to 15 seconds and their pack time fell to 50 seconds. Co-Head Coaches Rob and Kathy Hipwood state that the improvement has come from the maturing of the 5-7 runners, ‘the Toms’ Witherall and Bowidowicz and Steve Walter ran within 6 seconds of each other and crossed the finish line within 60 seconds of LA’s #1 Gareth Gilna.

Centerra Cross Country Classic
10/7/06
Mountain View High School

Division 1: Los Alamos, NM 106 Grand Junction 119 Dakota Ridge 127 Cheyenne Central 160 Chaparral 162 Rocky Mountain 165 Cherry Creek 176 (16 teams total in Division 1)

Los Alamos Boys Top 7
12) Gareth Gilna 16.43
15) Allan Pitman 16:48
16) Nathan Romero 16:48
20) Kyle Pitman 16:58
43) Tom Witherell 17:33
44) Tim Bowidowicz 17:34
47) Steven Walter 17:39


Grand Junction, CO

Paced by the front running duo of Richard and Martin Medina Grand Junction was able to finish 2nd at the Centerra Cross Country Classic. In finishing 2nd Grand Junction defeated 5 teams that are or have been ranked in the Southwest region this year. The team posted a pack time of 2:25. Their 6th man, Tyler Coleman, crossed the finish line 1:26 after their 5th man Chris McGinnis. Grand Junction’s depth is an issue but their strength at the top is not. Richard Medina was able to fend off Joseph Manilafasha of Denver North, who has dominated the state individually this year.

Centerra Cross Country Classic
10/7/06
Mountain View High School

Division 1: Los Alamos, NM 106 Grand Junction 119 Dakota Ridge 127 Cheyenne Central 160 Chaparral 162 Rocky Mountain 165 Cherry Creek 176 (16 teams total in Division 1)

Grand Junction Boys Top 6
1) Richard Medina 15:22
5) Martin Medina 16:06
25) Ryan Steele17:03
35) Daniel Kraft 17:18
53) Chris McGinnis 17:47
102) Tyler Coleman 19:13


GIRLS

1. Fort Collins, CO

Fort Collins traveled to Colorado Springs to dominate the Doherty Invitational.  They scored a meet low 21 points as their girls had all of the top 5 finish in the top 10. Fort Collins 9th grader Lisa Rayna won the individual title in 20:29 she was followed by her teammates who finished 2nd, 4th, 5th and 9th respectively.

Doherty Invitational
10/6/06
Colorado Springs

FC 21   Coronado 82   Air Academy 86   Doherty 106   Lewis Palmer 108
 
Fort Collins Top 5
1. Lisa Reyna, 20:29
2. Alicia Holt, 20:40
4. Rachel Viger, 20:49
5. Kelsey Follett, 21:07
9. Tati Ogan, 21:19

Up Next: 10/20/06 Front Range Conference/Northern Regional Meet; Next Week TBA


2. Eldorado, NM

The Golden Eagles of Eldorado continued to be the dominant force in New Mexico girl’s cross country this year. Eldorado defeated defending 5A state champion Gallup by 40 points. The girls again showed that depth is their strength as Allison Bedonie was the 3rd different girl, in the 3rd consecutive week, to win an invitational. Allison stepped up when teammate Julie Brasher lost her shoe with ≤ of a mile left in the race. Brasher kept her cool, and her other shoe, and finished 4th. Eldorado will be running against the clock, and history, as they travel to Albuquerque Academy next weekend to compete in the Albuquerque City Championships. Academy boys coach, and chief historian, Adam Kedge has kept excellent records for the deceptively difficult course. Eldorado will be running against the best teams in Albuquerque and the times of some of the best runners ever in the state. The Academy cross country course may be the toughest competition the Golden Eagles face in New Mexico this year.

Eldorado Invitational
10/7/06
Albuquerque, NM

Eldorado 18 Gallup 58 Rio Rancho 65 St. Pius X 96 Grants 159 West Mesa 169

Eldorado Girls Top 5
1) Allison Bedonie 21:05
2) Rachel Velarde 21:14
4) Julie Brasher 21:24
5) Laynee Valverde 21:58
6) Kristy Hannah 22:03

Up Next: Albuquerque City Championships @ Albuquerque Academy


3. Park City, UT

The Park City Girls easily won the Soldier Hollow Invitational on Wednesday. The girls competed with 3 of their top 7 and placed all of their top 5 in the top 10. Park City will next compete in the Region 10 meet at Cottonwood complex. They will probably not face a major challenge through the remainder of the Utah season. The other strong girl’s teams in the state do not race in the same division. Park City is a 3A school while Davis, Spanish Fork and Tipanogos are in 5A. Utah does officially post their combined scores.

Soldier Hollow Invitational
10/4/06

Park City 19 Wasatch 63 Uintah 72 Margan 76 Oakley 135

Park City’s Top 7
1) Rosie Brennan 20:13
2) Lia Margolis 20:24
3) Elizabeth Quiney 20:29
5) Ali Williams 21:40
8) Lindsey Gideon 22:22
12) Kirsten Stray 23:13
13) Gina Kopcrak 23:15

Up Next: 10/11/06 Regional 10 Meet @ Cottonwood complex


4. Cherry Creek, CO

Cherry Creek came off of an idle week to dominate the competition at the Centerra Cross Country Classic. They easily distanced themselves from the 16 team field winning by a comfortable 37 points. This strong showing comes at a crucial time for Cherry Creek. Next week they compete in their regional and the following week they will be at the Colorado State Championships. Cherry Creek’s pack time was 57 seconds.

Centerra Cross Country Classic
10/7/06
Mountain View High School

Division 1: Cherry Creek 58 Dakota Ridge 95 Littleton 146 Rocky Mountain 147 Thompson Valley 158 Cheyenne Central, WY 163 Los Alamos, NM 168 (16 teams total in Division 1)

Cherry Creek girls top 6
3) Lisa Johnstone 19:20
6) Laura Johnson 19:35
7) Clare Gallagher 19:36
16) Alicia Solow-Niederman 20:13
26) Nicole Burman 20:17
52) Julia Taussig 21:28

Up Next: 10/19/06 Regional


5. Campbell County, Gillette, WY

The Campbell County girls dominated the meet held on the site of the Wyoming state championships.  They defeated Cheyenne east by 55 points. The Camels were lead by Trisha Anderson who won the race in 19:28.  Campbell County was able to overcome an off day by Megan Gebhart who “gutted out” the race and finished a respectable 9th. Head coach Ron Kline talked about the conditions of the championship course stating, “The Cheyenne course is a rolling golf course with a fairly substantial climb for the first 400m. The kids run primarily on both short and fairly long "rough" grass for two laps around the outside of the 9 hole course which sits at an altitude of 6062 ft. ” Campbell County heads to Riverton for their regional meet. It will be another long drive for the Camels.

Cheyenne Invitational
10/7/06
Cheyenne, WY

Campbell County 30   Cheyenne East 85   Cheyenne Central JV 94   Jackson 141  (14 Teams total)
 
1) Trisha Evenson 19:28
4) Ashleigh Anderson 20:10
5) Sage Goddard 20:17
9) Megan Gebhart 20:52
11) Jessica Barrera 21:05
13) Amanda Weber 21:18
14) Dominique Kibler 21:23

Up Next: 10/13/06 Regional Meet at Riverton


6. Sandra Day O’Connor, AZ

No meet this weekend

Up Next: 10/11/06 North Canyon, Westview, Xavier


7. Davis, UT

No Meet This Week

Up Next: 10/11/06 Region Meet


8. Reno, NV

Nicole Lajeunesse bounced back from a disappointing Stanford to help Reno finish 3rd at the Clovis. While most of the attention in the Championship Race was paid to race winner Marie Lawrence it was Lajeunesse who set the tone for Reno. Last week she finished as Reno’s #5 and this week she was back at her normal #2 position. In finishing 3rd Reno was able to defeat CA#5 Buchanan and finish close to CA#7 Davis. CA#8 Crescent Valley was the fastest team in Clovis this weekend. Marie Lawrence always make the pack time look bad for the Reno team but the girls did pack in from 2-5 in 18 seconds.

Clovis Invitational
10/7/06
Clovis, CA

Championship Race: Crescent Valley 109 Davis 110 Reno 123 Buchanan 136 Newport Harbor 162 (17 teams total)


Reno Girls Top 7
1) Marie Lawrence 17:29
29) Nicole Lajeunesse 19:13
32) Adrienne Van Antwerp 19:17
39) Joelle Slater 19:31
40) Demerey Kirsch 19:31
85) Sarah Burgoyne 20:45
107) Bonnie Brooksbank 21:53

Up Next: 10/21/06 Mt. SAC Invitational; Next Week Off


9. Tipanogos, UT

After an impressive performance at Stanford, the girls from Tipanogos were upset by an excellent Spanish Fork Team. Tipanogos was led by Sophomore Brooke Hosdon who was also their #1 runner at Stanford. Juniors Kimberly Bringhurst and Terra Hawkins did not race as well as they did at Stanford where both girls scored for the team as they finished #4 and #5. This week the pair was the #6 and #7 runners for Tipanagos. Spanish Fork was able to run their top 5 runners in front of Tipanogos #4 Amber Hart. Spanish Fork put all of their scorers in the top 15 finishing 2-7-12-14-15 with a 1:18 pack time.

Region IV Meet
10/7/06
West Field Elementary School
Alpine, UT

Spanish Fork 50 Timpanogos 63 Mountain View 74 Lone Peak 75 (6 team total)

4) Brooke Hodson 19:04
6) Hannah Groom 19:25
8) Suzie Sorenson 19:26
22) Amber Hart 20:30
23) Suzanne Mace 20:33
26) Kimberly Bringhurst 20:37
35) Terra Hawkins 20:59

Up Next: 10/18/06 Utah 5A State Meet


10. Mountain Crest, UT

Mountain Crest ran in a small invitational on Wednesday and did not have a meet this weekend. They will travel to Layton City Park on Wednesday October 11 to run their regional meet. Coach Mary Kirby does not see any major obstacles until the Utah State Championship on October 18.

Cache-Box Invitational
10/4/06

Results were not reported

Up Next: 10/11/06 Regional Meet @ Layton City Park; 10/18/06 Utah State Meet


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Spanish Fork, UT

Spanish Fork was able to parlay 1:18 pack time to defeat Timpanogos at the Region IV meet in Alpine. Don’t tell these girls that it was an upset!! This is a tough team that is rounding into shape at the right time. They have their eyes on Davis and a Utah state championship next Wednesday.

Region IV Meet
10/7/06
West Field Elementary School
Alpine, UT

Spanish Fork 50 Timpanogos 63 Mountain View 74 Lone Peak 75 (6 team total)

2) Kirsten Sly 18:55
7) Chelsea Loss 19:26
12) Steffi Minson 19:48
14) Sonja Ponis 19:56
15) Cosette Stone 20:14
33) Jessica Hoffman 20:56
39) Bethany Carson 21:45

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