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Nike Team Nationals
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Boys Race Stats    Girls Race Stats



Photo of early-race action on the "camelbacks" courtesy of John Dye.

Ernie's Army of Simi Valley places 4th in Nation!
Members of Royal High's team meet the challenge well
with seven Golden State teams in the national mix here!
Nike Team Nationals recap story!
Coverage area

FootLocker West Regionals
Saturday, December 4, 2004 @ Mt. SAC

Photo by Bill Leung
FL West Winners Marie Lawrence and Kenny Cormier

Erik Boal's race recap!
New - Dave Casper Photo Album #2 of FL West
New - Foot Locker Finalist Info - Top 80 to San Diego Sat!

New - New Zealand's Arthur Lydiard to Calif in Dec!

New - Josephson December Sportsmanship Newsletter
College Signees

12/11 All-Comers moved Serra to Cerritos
12/18 All-Comers Santa Monica HS (SS)
Winter Clinics Page - 1/15/05 CS Stanislaus added

2005 Track Calendar-Dates/Info/Contact info Plz!
Coaching Openings
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Saturday December 4th, Portland, Oregon

Ernie's Army of Simi Valley places 4th to lead CA clubs;
Kinetic Racing Club (Saratoga Springs, NY) win girls;
Kroy Cross Country (Elmhurst, Il) claim boys title.

Boys Race results - Girls Race results - Coverage Area


Ernie's Army (runners from Royal HS) poses alongside Nike's Josh Rowe

NEW - Erik Pedersen Great Photo Album of Weekend for Simi Valley Group!

 
Boys' race runner-up Brandon Bethke led "The Beach Dudes" XC Club
and Kinetic Racing Club (Saratoga Springs, NY) claimed the girls' team title!

 
Dylan Jaedtke led Ernie's Army XC Team via his Top 10 individual finish;
NTN founder/director Josh Rowe of Nike is pumped during the races!


Crystal Reed (Fountain Family - blue) makes Foot Locker Nat'ls off her 9th place!
Brandon Bethke made it as one of the top 2 Western Boys to San Diego!


Kirby Lee's Picture of the "Roller Coaster" Hills - More Photos in Album

 
Crystal Reed (Fountain Family Racing Club) placed 9th individually;
Dylan Jaedtke (Ernie's Army) was 10th and Brandon Bethke (Beach Dudes) was 2nd.

Awards Night photo album

Saratoga Springs - Yes, the Greatest Team Ever!
Nike Team Nationals Meet Preview Story!

Stories on WINNERS
"Yorkmania - Illinois"
"Saratoga Springs Girls - Greatest Ever?"



FootLocker Cross-Country Championships
Saturday, December 11, 2004 Balboa Park's Morley Field, San Diego

The Qualifiers: Nation's 80 best with notes!

Dan Nelson's details of the course

Which school has the most Foot Locker finals appearances? With the final roster set for the 2004 finals Saturday in San Diego, The Woodlands TX boys and Saratoga Springs NY girls are the all time leaders. -- By John Sullivan
Boys
11 The Woodlands, TX (formerly called McCullough) by 8 athletes
9 Kingwood, TX by 4 athletes
8 Mead, WA 7 by athletes
7 Jesuit, CA 5 by athletes
7 Wheeling, IL 2 by athletes
5 North Hunterdon, NJ by 4 athletes
5 Mt Tabor, NC by 3 athletes
5 Madison Memorial, WI by 3 athletes
5 Lyman, FL by 2 athletes
Girls
12 Saratoga Springs, NY by 7 athletes
10 Lake Braddock, VA by 7 athletes
8 Smoky Hill, CO by 4 athletes
7 Robinson, VA by 2 athletes
6 North Hunterdon, NJ by 3 athletes
6 Centreville, VA by 3 athletes

FootLocker West Regional
Saturday, December 4, 2004 @ Mt. SAC

Girls Seeded - Boys Seeded - Rest of Results
Erik Boal's race recap!


Photo by Bill Leung
Top Californians at FootLocker West: Alma Escobar and Yosef Ghebray



Photo by Dave Casper
Boys Seeded race action after the first loop.
Dave Casper's Photo Album
- Dave Casper Album #2


Qualifiers from the West Regional


Winners: Nevada's Marie "Mel" Lawrence and Arizona's Kenny Cormier
Marie took second at last year's FL Nationals and aims for the top spot in 2004!
Cormier won the State 5A crown, the AZ/NV/NM Border War and has run 9:21.51 for 3200.


GIRLS QUALIFIERS

1. Marie Lawrence (Reno HS, Nev.) 17:56
2. Zoe Nelson (Flathead HS, Mont.) 18:14
3. Alma Escobar (Corona HS) 18:16
4. Brooke Lademan (Peninsula HS) 18:20
5. Lauren Saylor (Buchanan HS) 18:21
6. Kauren Tarver (Serrano HS) 18:27
7. Natasha LeBeaud (Folsom HS) 18:32
8. Tori Tyler (Gunn HS) 18:42

BOYS QUALIFIERS
1. Kenny Cormier (Ariz) 15:39
2. Yosef Ghebray (Logan HS) 15:44
3. Diego Mercado (West Covina HS) 15:48
4. MarkMatusak (Loyola HS) 15:49
5. A.J. Acosta (El Camino HS) 15:50
6. Kenny Klotz (Central Catholic HS, Ore.) 15:52
7. Riley Booker (Unisersity City HS) 15:53
8. Jake Schmitt (Redwood HS) 15:56

2004 WESTERN REGIONAL INDEX PAGE
Boys Foot Locker West "Hot 100"

Girls FootLocker West "Hot 100"


 

USATF Nat'l JO's - Schaumburg, Illinois - December 10-11, 2004
Link to Index Page for Coverage


18th CIF-State Cross-Country
Team Championships!

Saturday, November 27, 2004 @ Woodward Park, Fresno - 5k

New - Dave Casper Photo Album - posted 12/2/04

STATE FINALS COVERAGE AREA

NCAA College Championship Area

College Signees page - send us more!

Tesfa and Jaedtke to Long Beach State - Link to Release
Whitney Hampton (El Toro) to Tulane University - Uni release
Laura Arnold (Arroyo Grande weights) - to Sacramento State Univ
Daniel Schaerer (Bishops, La Jolla weights) - to Stanford Univ

UC Berkeley 10 New Ones! - UCLA Women Top Group - Oregon Ducks fine crew!
Pacific Association Age-Group CC Champs - So Cal/So Nev JO Regional Results


Arthur Lydiard - famed New Zealand Coach comes to California in December
Above with Peter Snell Olympic Champ and World Record Holder under Lydiard!!
Hear Lydiard Speak around State in a week!


December - Michael Josephson Institute Commentary on important subjects in today's world!

 

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