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Drossin dominates
at USA Cross Country Championships - Horowitz wins Jr Title!!
pictured last year by Donna Dye, Clara Horowitz and her
father, Jeff, - from Head Royce, Clara has gone on to Duke University
on the east coast and is obviously running super!!
HOUSTON, Texas – Deena Drossin won her sixth U.S. women’s
8 km national
title Saturday at the 2003 USA Cross Country Championships in Houston,
Texas. Drossin easily defended her crown by winning the race in 29 minutes,
6 seconds.
Other winners today included 1996 Olympic steeplechaser Robert Gary in
the
men’s 4 km championship and Duke University’s Clara
Horowitz in the junior
women’s 6 km championship. In masters competition,
David Olds won the U.S.
men’s 6,113-meter title, and Carmen Ayala-Troncoso won
the U.S. women’s
crown over the same distance.
The action resumes Sunday at 10:00 a.m. at Houston’s Buffalo Bayou
Park with
the Junior Men’s 8 km Championship, followed by the Senior Women’s
4 km
race at 10:45 a.m. This year’s USA Championships conclude with the
Men’s
National 12 km Championship at 11:15 a.m. The top-six finishers in the
senior and junior races are eligible to represent the U.S. at the IAAF
World
Cross Country Championships, March 29-30 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The following is a listing of the top-15 finishers in today’s races
that
determined roster spots for the 2003 World Cross Country Championships,
along with quotes and a race in review for each contest. Full results
may be
found on the USATF Web site at: http://www.usatf.org.
SENIOR WOMEN – 8,078 Meters
1. Deena Drossin (ASICS), 29:06 (ex-Agoura HS/Univ Arkansas)
2. Colleen De Reuck (Nike), 29:42
3. Milena Glusac (adidas), 30:17 (ex-Fallbrook HS/Univ Oregon)
4. Katie McGregor (adidas), 30:27
5. Jen Rhines (adidas), 30:29
6. Sara Wells (ASICS), 30:29
7. Amy Rudolph (adidas), 31:02
8. Elva Dryer (Nike), 31:19
9. Sarah Toland (Nike), 31:24
10. Dana Coons (adidas), 31:35
11. Ann Marie Brooks (Team New Balance), 32:05
12. Blake Russell (Team New Balance), 32:25
13. Katherine Newberry (Unattached), 32:33
14. Rachel Sauder (Team New Balance), 32:38
15. Meghan McLaughlin (Unattached), 32:58
TEAM SCORING: 1. adidas – 14; 2. Nike – 22; 3. U.S. Air Force
– 49; 4. U.S.
Army – 53;
5. U.S. Navy – 82.
RACE CONDITIONS: Temperatures in the high 60s. The course was muddy and
treacherous.
RACE IN REVIEW: The rain stopped for the start of the four trips around
the
muddy, slippery and wet 2 km figure-eight loop by 59 senior long-course
contestants. Deena Drossin took the lead immediately, completing
the first
west loop in 3:28. Strung out single file were Colleen De Reuck
and Jen
Rhines, with a pack of Shayne Culpepper, Katie McGregor, and Amy Rudolph
together. This sequence continued through the first east loop (6:58),
the
second west loop (11:02) and the second east loop (14:01). During the
third
west loop (17:32), Drossin’s lead extended to 32 seconds
ahead of De Reuck.
The pack behind De Reuck consisted of Milena Glusac, Rhines, Sara Wells,
and
McGregor. Drossin also started lapping some of those at the back
of the
pack. At the end of the third east loop (21:16) it was still Drossin ahead
of De Reuck, but the pack of four was strung out: Wells, Glusac,
McGregor,
and Rhines, with Rudolph in seventh place. At the end of the fourth west
loop (24:40) it was Drossin, then De Reuck, then Glusac, with a pack of
McGregor, Wells and Rhines fighting for the fourth, fifth and sixth team
spots.
Drossin Notes: In winning her sixth career long course national
title
(1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) Deena Drossin is now all alone in
second place on the all-time women’s list. Drossin entered Saturday’s
competiton tied with Doris Brown, who won five titles (1966, 1968-71).
Three-time world cross country champ Lynn Jennings, leads the way with
nine
U.S. titles (1985, 1987-’93, 1996). Drossin also won the 4 km title
at the
2000 U.S. Nationals in Greensboro, N.C., becoming the only woman in history
to win the short and long course titles at the same event since the short
course race was added in 1998. Known as America’s most dominant
women’s long
distance runner, Drossin won the individual silver medal, leading the
Team
USA women’s 8 km squad to the team silver medal at the 2002 IAAF
World Cross
Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland. Drossin’s 2002 campaign
also
included an American record on the track at 10,000 meters (30:52.32) and
world best for 5,000 meters on the roads (14:54). Drossin demonstrated
her
versatility by winning the 2001 U.S. women’s marathon title at the
New York
City Marathon in the fourth-fastest time in history by an American woman
of
2 hours, 26 minutes, 58 seconds. It was the first marathon performance
of
her career. Although she is entered in Sunday’s U.S. women’s
4 km
championships, Drossin announced after this afternoon’s race that
she will
not compete tomorrow.
Drossin Quotes: I came into this meet with enough strength to
double, and I
had every intent of doubling this weekend, but as I cross this finish
line,
I will not be doubling tomorrow…the only thing that I will be doing
tomorrow
here on the course is spectating….
It was so challenging to run on this course, no matter what your
strengths
are, whether you’re a speed based runner, or a strength based runner…this
was a tough course for everyone out there, even coming out with a victory,
it hurt really badly.
(On the chances for a team medal in Lausanne) I am optimistic
about our
chances…it’s something that I dream about, both for the team
and as an
individual. I am going to put in a good month of training at altitude
at
Mammoth Lakes, and be ready to run in Lausanne.
My plan going into the race was to stick with the lead pack for a good
lap
or so until I felt strong enough to go, but after seeing the course, I
didn’
t have the confidence that I could pull away like I wanted to, so I went
from the gun and tried to push it from the start. The problem is, that
running aggressively could work against you, especially going down the
hill.
My arms were off to the side as I was coming down the hill, trying
to do a
balancing act…I felt like I was in flats out there…I wasn’t
gripping
anything.
Usually on a cross country course, you try to run the tangents,
but it was
so muddy because everyone else was running the tangents, so I found myself
running wide, and I was able to stay on my feet.
Collen De Reuck: I was worried about today, but I had heard that a lot
of
the other girls were in great shape. Deena really blew us away, and I
tried
to hang on to her, but I couldn’t.
It was slow going. I tried to keep my stride short and work up the hills,
but there was no traction. My form was off and I was all over the place,
but it was fun out there. The point in the course where you go underneath
the overpass and go up the steep hill was one of the easiest sections
of the
course.
It looks like we are going to have a pretty good team for Lausanne…just
depends on how the Kenyans and Ethiopians run.
SENIOR MEN – 4,148 Meters
1. Robert Gary (adidas), 12:53
2. Dan Wilson (ASICS), 12:57
2. Luke Watson (Notre Dame), 12:57
4. Sandu Rebenciuc (U.S. Army), 12:58
4. Karl Savage (Unattached), 12:58
6. Dan Browne (Nike), 12:59
7. Chad Johnson (Nike), 13:00
8. Brad Hauser (Nike), 13:03 (ex-Stanford Univ)
9. Ian Connor (Nike), 13:05
10. Mathew Gabrielson (Team USA Minnesota), 13:14
11. Bryan Berryhill (adidas), 13:16
12. Chris Dugan (adidas), 13:17
13. Mark Croghan (adidas), 13:19
14. Andy Downin (Nike), 13:24
15. Jonathan Riley (Nike), 13:26 (ex-Stanford Univ)
TEAM SCORING: 1. Nike – 21 points; 2. adidas – 22; 3. U.S.
Army – 54; 4.
U.S. Air Force; 62; 5. U.S. Marines – 71.
Race In Review: Light rain continued to fall on a slippery, wet and muddy
2
km figure-eight loop done twice as 64 senior men took off at middle-distance
breakneck pace to decide the short course team for Lausanne. After the
first
west loop (3:07), it was a huge pack, with Robert Gary and Sandu Rebenciuc
at the lead. After the first east loop (6:10) it was Gary and Karl Savage
leading the continuing huge pack. After the second west loop (9:19) a
trio
of Gary, Savage and Dan Browne led the group that only slightly began
to
string out. On the final east loop Rebenciuc and Luke Watson joined Browne,
Gary and Savage and it was a sprint to the finish line.
Gary Notes: Gary’s victory is the first U.S. title of his career.
A 1996
Olympic Games 3,000m steeplechaser, Gary finished ninth at the 2002 USA
Cross Country Championships.
Gary Quotes: I didn’t plan to take the lead early, but once I was
up there,
I tried to keep things rolling. At the same time, I am not a very big
fan of
sitting back in cross country races. I wasn’t planning on slowing
down and
giving anyone a chance to get back into the race. In the 4K, I’ve
tried to
go out and hammer from the gun, unlike the 12K, where I’ve waited
for things
to happen.
Wilson Quotes: I ran a couple indoor races, but we were really pointing
towards cross country. We had to change our race tactics for the conditions
of the course, but it didn’t change what we wanted to do. Karl [Savage,
training partner] and I both wanted to get out off the lead pack and just
kind of work our way up. The roller-caster-like course, and obviously
the
mud, changed our thinking completely. We weren’t in the lead but
we were
about fifth or sixth and we just stayed right up front from there. Karl
(Savage, fifth-place finisher) and I are not the fastest of guys, but
we’ve
got pretty good strength speed. I can’t run a 52-second quarter,
but I can
close with a 60 in the mud, and our work paid off today. We kicked hard
and
here we are, on our way to Switzerland!
JUNIOR WOMEN – 6,113 Meters
1. Clara Horowitz (Duke University), 23:34 (ex-Head Royce HS)
2. Laura Hodgson (Univ. of Washington), 24:10
3. Amy Hastings (Arizona State), 24:19
4. Rebecca Walter (Univ. of Michigan), 24:21
5. Julia Lucas (North Carolina State), 24:25
6. Angela Homan (Auburn), 24:39
7. Valerie Lauver (University of Missouri), 25:10
8. Christine Bolf (Unattached), 25:20 (ex-Marymount HS, frosh
at Univ Colorad)
9. Amber Harper (Unattached), 25:21
10. Nelly Anderson (Unattached), 25:31.
11. Laura Stanley (Unattached), 25:41
12. Rachael Forish (Metroplex Striders), 25:56
13. Jackie Zeigle (Univ. of Colorado), 26:18
14. Erin Henry (Unattached), 26:21
15. Noelani Kaneko (Univ. of Washington), 26:38
TEAM SCORING: 1. Reebok Aggie Running Club – 17 points; 2. Dallas
Metroplex
Striders – 30; 3. Wings of America – 32.
RACE IN REVIEW: Light rain was falling on this slippery, wet, and muddy
2 km
figure-eight loop as 41 junior women set out to determine a champion.
Leading after the west loop (3:48) was a pack of nine, headed by Angela
Homan, Clara Horowitz and Laura Hodgson. After
completing the east loop
(7:36) Horowitz was ahead of the lead pack of eight by three seconds.
After
the second completion of the of the west loop (11:20), Horowitz still
dominated, ahead of a lead group consisting of Hodgson, Rebecca Walter,
Homan and Amy Hastings running together. After the second east loop (15:18),
Horowitz led by 10 seconds over the lead group of four. After the third
west
loop (19:04), this top sequence continued. Horowitz ended her race as
a
convincing winner.
Horowitz Quotes: I have wanted to make the World team ever since
I saw the
USA jerseys and all the gear. Last year I ran at Junior Nationals in the
track 5000 and I was third when the top two go, and I missed it by about
less than half a second, so I was really bummed. The fact that I get to
represent our country, even though it’s at a junior level, I’m
just really
excited.
Horowitz is a freshman at Duke University and attended Head-Royce
High
School in Oakland, California. Her 2002 graduating class totaled 69
students.
Hodgson Quotes: I got here late yesterday, so I didn’t get a chance
to
preview the course. I figured I needed to get out with the pack early,
because it would be hard to make up the distance on women trying to make
the
team for Switzerland, so I went out a little bit more conservative than
if
we had seen the course yesterday. Everyone went out a little slower before
Clara decided to go out and make a charge and go for it. Everyone was
a
little bit hesitant because of the way it was pouring earlier this morning.
Hodgson is a freshman attending the University of Washington, born July
25,
1984. She attended North Central High School in Spokane, Wash.
MASTERS MEN – 6,113 Meters
1. David Olds (So Cal TC), 21:42
2. Robert Winn (Unattached), 22:06
3. Ronnie Parks (Unattached), 22:10
4. Lance Denning (Run Rep Boulder), 22:27
5. Daniel Skarada (Boulder RR-40), 22:57
6. Joe Fabris (Reebok Aggie RC), 23:00
7. Kirk Udovich (Boulder RR-40), 23:02
8. Bill Lawrence (Boulder RR-40), 23:04
9. Tim Newell (Unattached), 23:13
10. Rick Bruess (Boulder RR-40), 23:15
David Olds Quotes: I ran and won the Fall Nationals in Rocklin (Calif.),
and I thought the conditions there were bad, but it looked like today’s
conditions matched that. I am fitter now than I was before the Fall
Nationals. Once I got into the groove, I felt good. I felt like a jogger
going up the hills.
MASTERS WOMEN – 6,113 Meters
1. Carmen Ayala-Troncoso (Team Run Tex), 23:49
2. Laura Bruess (Boulder RR-40), 25:29
3. Meghan Arbogast (Team Oregon), 25:34
Kelly Kruell (Team Oregon), 25:34
5. Jennifer Teppo (Team Oregon), 25:58
6. Dagny Barrios (Unattached), 27:05
7. Donna Moore (Team Run Tex), 27:13
8. Sherrie Keim (Unattached), 27:32
9. Lynn Doelger (Team Run Tex), 27:39
10. Karen Murphy (Boulder RR-40), 27:50
Ayala-Tronscoso Quotes: It was wet and muddy and wonderful out there.
On
the first lap, I was making mistakes by running and cutting the tangents,
but in the second and third laps, wherever I remembered the spots, I ran
safe.
Results
Women 6 km Run CC Junior
Name Year Team Finals Points
1 Clara Horowitz Unattached 23:34.00
2 Laura Hodgson Unattached 24:10.00
3 Amy Hastings Unattached 24:19.00
4 Rebecca Walter Unattached 24:21.00
5 Julia Lucas Unattached 24:25.00
6 Angela Homan Unattached 24:39.00
7 Valerie Lauver Unattached 25:10.00
8 Christine Bolf Unattached 25:20.00
9 Amber Harper Unattached 25:21.00
10 Nelly Anderson Unattached 25:31.00
11 Laura Stanley Unattached 25:41.00
12 Rachael Forish Metroplex Str.-R 25:56.00 1
13 Jackie Zeigle Unattached 26:18.00
14 Erin Henry Unattached 26:21.00
15 Noelani Kaneko Unattached 26:38.00
16 Brittany Brockman Unattached 26:46.00
17 Jennifer James Reebok Aggie RC 26:49.00 2
18 Lindsay Allen Reebok Aggie RC 26:53.00 3
19 Kalysta Harmon Unattached 26:57.00
20 Kelly Ortlieb Reebok Aggie RC 27:01.00 4
21 Sheyenne Lewis Wings of America 27:02.00 5
22 Roxann James Wings of America 27:05.00 6
23 Shannon Saunders Unattached 27:09.00
24 Rachel Collins Metroplex Str.-R 27:14.00 7
25 Casey Nevitt Reebok Aggie RC 27:24.00 8
26 Marianne Fusselman Metroplex Str.-R 27:38.00 9
27 Jessica Hale Wings of America 27:48.00 10
28 Phoebe Garcia Wings of America 28:07.00 11
29 Krystal Rodriguez Metroplex Strid. 28:28.00
30 Cateka Tsosie Wings of America 28:32.00 12
31 Erin Bedell Metroplex Strid. 28:35.00
32 Jessica Anderson Unattached 28:50.00
32 Faith Barlow Unattached 28:50.00
34 Andrea Delicati Metroplex Str.-R 29:04.00 13
-- Crystal Larue Unattached NT
-- Lyndsy Bedell Metroplex Strid. NT
-- Ellen Thompson Reebok Aggie RC NT
-- Lauren Swenson Metroplex Strid. NT
-- Kim Conley Reebok Aggie RC NT
-- Kristin St. Germaine Wings of America NT
-- Lisa Marx Unattached NT
Team Scores
Pl Team Total 1 2 3 4 *5 *6 *7 *8
1 Reebok Aggie Running Club 17 2 3 4 8
Total Time: 1:48:07.00
Average: 27:01.75
2 Dallas Metroplex Striders 30 1 7 9 13
Total Time: 1:49:52.00
Average: 27:28.00
3 Wings of America 32 5 6 10 11 12
Total Time: 1:50:02.00
Average: 27:30.50
Results
Men 4 km Run CC
Name Year Team Finals Points
1 Robert Gary adidas 12:53.00 1
2 Dan Wilson ASICS 12:57.00
2 Luke Watson Unattached 12:57.00
4 Karl Savage Unattached 12:58.00
4 Sandu Rebenciuc US Army 12:58.00 2
6 Daniel Browne Nike 12:59.00 3
7 Chad Johnson Nike' X13:00.00
8 Brad Hauser Nike 13:03.00 4
9 Ian Connor Nike 13:05.00 5
10 Matthew Gabrielson Team USA-Minnesota 13:14.00
11 Bryan Berryhill adidas 13:16.00 6
12 Chris Dugan adidas 13:17.00 7
13 Mark Croghan adidas 13:19.00 8
14 Andy Downin Nike' X13:24.00
15 Jonathan Riley Nike 13:26.00 9
16 Bolota Asmerom Nike 13:27.00 10
17 Terrence Mahon Unattached 13:31.00
18 Kevin Castille Unattached 13:32.00
19 Ryan Woods Farm Team 13:33.00
20 Jeff O'Rielley Unattached 13:36.00
21 Billy Herman ASICS 13:38.00
22 John Schoenfelder Wisconsin Runner RT 13:39.00
23 Ahman Dirks Nike Portland R 13:40.00
24 Tom Chorny Unattached 13:41.00
25 Ibrahim Aden Nike" X13:50.00
26 Raymond Hughes Nike" X13:52.00
27 Ryan Kirkpatrick US Army 13:53.00 11
27 Brendan Rogers Farm Team 13:53.00
29 Eric Graham US Marines 13:57.00 12
29 Bruce Hyde Unattached 13:57.00
31 Ben Cooke Unattached 14:00.00
32 Timothy Bishop Unattached 14:02.00
33 Jason Meany Unattached 14:04.00
34 Clint Wells Nike 14:10.00 13
35 Philemon Hanneck Nike' X14:12.00
36 Michael Ryan US Navy 14:13.00
37 Nicholas MacFalls US Air Force 14:16.00 14
38 Michael McDaniel Unattached 14:17.00
39 Aaron Nodolf Wisconsin Runner RT 14:19.00
40 Todd Moenster US Air Force 14:21.00 15
41 Raymond Weeden Unattached 14:24.00
42 Brian Carpenter US Air Force 14:27.00 16
42 Ray Biersbach NYAC 14:27.00
44 Keith Pierce Unattached 14:28.00
45 Devin Kemper Club Northwest 14:30.00
46 DeWayne Miner Glenwood Springers 14:31.00
47 Geoffrey Perry Club Northwest 14:34.00
48 Art Siemers Unattached 14:38.00
49 Jef Scott Fleet Ft-Louisv. 14:40.00
50 James Scott Fleet Ft-Louisv. 14:44.00
51 Gabriel Rodriguez Unattached 14:46.00
52 Jeff Kuzma US Air Force 14:47.00 17
53 Michael Wardian Unattached 14:48.00
54 William Lake US Marines 15:05.00 18
55 Gary Hamer Unattached 15:15.00
56 Steven Myers US Navy 15:26.00
57 Peter Pritchett US Army 15:40.00 19
58 Chad Walton US Marines 15:43.00 20
59 John Ruiz US Marines 15:49.00 21
60 Cherif Gacis Unattached 15:55.00
61 Craig Dos Santos Unattached 16:07.00
62 Gary Brimmer US Army 16:23.00 22
63 Trenton Hall Unattached 16:32.00
64 Jason Brown Unattached 16:34.00
65 Todd Kelly West Valley TC 17:02.00
66 Paul Ryan US Navy 18:31.00
Team Scores
Pl Team Total 1 2 3 4 *5 *6 *7 *8
1 Nike 21 3 4 5 9 10 13
Total Time: 52:33.00
Average: 13:08.25
2 adidas 22 1 6 7 8
Total Time: 52:45.00
Average: 13:11.25
3 US Army 54 2 11 19 22
Total Time: 58:54.00
Average: 14:43.50
4 US Air Force 62 14 15 16 17
Total Time: 57:51.00
Average: 14:27.75
5 US Marines 71 12 18 20 21
Total Time: 1:00:34.00
Average: 15:08.50
Results
Women 8 km Run CC
Name Year Team Finals Points
1 Deena Drossin ASICS 29:06.00
2 Colleen De Reuck Nike 29:42.00 1
3 Milena Glusac adidas 30:17.00 2
4 Katie McGregor adidas 30:27.00 3
5 Jen Rhines adidas 30:29.00 4
6 Sara Wells ASICS 30:30.00
7 Amy Rudolph adidas 31:02.00 5
8 Elva Dryer Nike 31:19.00 6
9 Sarah Toland Nike 31:24.00 7
10 Dana Coons adidas' X31:35.00
11 Ann Marie Brooks Team New Balance 32:05.00
12 Blake Russell Team New Balance 32:25.00
13 Katherine Newberry Unattached 32:33.00
14 Rachel Sauder Team New Balance 32:38.00
15 Meghan McLaughlin Unattached 32:58.00
16 Devra Vierkant Unattached 33:03.00
17 Jeanne Hennessy Nike 33:07.00 8
18 Beth Old Atlanta Track Club 33:23.00
19 Cassandra Henkiel Unattached 33:28.00
20 Ann McGranahan Unattached 33:29.00
21 Megan Skeels Unattached 33:34.00
22 Jackie Rzepecki Houston Harriers 33:38.00
23 Johanna Olson Unattached 33:45.00
24 Monica Joyce Unattached 34:01.00
25 Melanie Cleland Transport adidas 34:17.00
26 Michelle Kelly US Army 34:22.00 9
27 Faith Byrum Unattached 34:27.00
28 Katie Courtwright Unattached 34:33.00
29 Jennifer Michel Unattached 34:52.00
30 Laura Evans Unattached 35:14.00
31 Heather Briggs Mountain West TC 35:16.00
32 Diana Hossfeld Unattached 35:24.00
33 Heather Hanscom Unattached 35:27.00
34 Jaime Flood US Air Force 35:51.00 10
35 Emily Blakeslee Unattached 35:59.00
36 Jill Krebs Unattached 36:14.00
37 Kyna Forkins Unattached 36:28.00
38 Kate Forehand US Army 36:30.00 11
39 Christine Reaser Unattached 36:35.00
40 Lara Coppinger US Air Force 36:36.00 12
41 Michelle Hannaford Impala Racing Team 36:38.00
42 Sarah Fullwood US Marines 36:46.00
43 Kshamata Skeete US Air Force 37:43.00 13
44 Heidi McKenna US Air Force 38:01.00 14
45 Brenda Schrank US Air Force 38:02.00 15
46 Jennifer Ledford US Marines 38:28.00
47 Jacqueline Chen US Army 38:50.00 16
48 Kimberly Belmont US Army 39:32.00 17
49 Terry Luzader US Air Force 39:36.00 18
50 Ginger Beals US Marines 39:50.00
51 Teresa Allman US Navy 39:59.00 19
52 Lisa Hennings US Navy 45:14.00 20
53 Kathleen Kenney US Navy 47:28.00 21
54 Nancy Batten US Navy 48:41.00 22
Team Scores
Pl Team Total 1 2 3 4 *5 *6 *7 *8
1 adidas 14 2 3 4 5
Total Time: 2:02:15.00
Average: 30:33.75
2 Nike 22 1 6 7 8
Total Time: 2:05:32.00
Average: 31:23.00
3 US Air Force 49 10 12 13 14 15 18
Total Time: 2:28:11.00
Average: 37:02.75
4 US Army 53 9 11 16 17
Total Time: 2:29:14.00
Average: 37:18.50
5 US Navy 82 19 20 21 22
Total Time: 3:01:22.01
Average: 45:20.50
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