Placer Invitational
Photos by Joe Hartman
Saturday, October 23rd, 2004
At Auburn State Recreation Area (SJS)
Varsity = 3 miles; Jr. Varsity = 2.2 miles
Placer's Ken Parnow, Kim Crouch earn victories!

Whoa! Easy there, young one!

"Catching Their Breath" at the Placer Invitational

Shaun Boyte – Sophomore – Del Oro HS

2nd place – 15:38

DyeStat: What did you think of the course? A brand new course, what did you think?

Shaun Boyte: I thought it was great. Running through the creek… that was just a blast. I just love running through the creek…got to get wet! It was a flat course, a little hilly, and it was great terrain. The red dirt was just damp enough where I ran just right through it. It was great.

DS: You’re in a great league (Sierra Foothill) and your finals are Friday. Tell us how that race will shake down.

SB: Losing our 2nd runner kind of hurts us. We don’t really have a full team now. We have seven runners but losing the 2nd place is kind of tough. I’m hoping to get out there and run tough against Tim (Cannon-Rocklin) and against Kevin (Hougen-Rocklin) and then also Ken (Parlow). Here Ken and I had an awesome race today and I’m just hoping to get out there and run hard.

DS: Have you had any youth running experiences before you got to Del Oro?

SB: Yeah, actually in 7th and 8th grade I went to Nationals. My top year was 8th grade out in Georgia and I ended up taking 2nd place.

(Shaun finished 2nd at the 2002 XC Junior Olympics in Carrollton, GA in the youth boys age group representing the Silver State Striders.)

Ken Parnow – Senior – Placer HS

1st place – 15:38

DyeStat: You just had a great duel with Shaun Boyte. Why don’t you talk about how the race unfolded because you had a lead and it got very close at the finish. Take us through mile-by-mile.

Ken Parnow: First mile I was feeling way good, maybe too good. I was at 4:50 first mile and it felt like a 5:10 almost. I was way off pace. But I was like “I’Il just pull through it” and I’ll try to recover and pick up for the last mile. So I just ran the race and I was runnin’ up ahead and the wind was starting to catch me a little bit and I was waiting for Shaun to catch up. I slowed down on purpose and he was starting to catch up but he never wanted to pass me. Right at the top of the hill we turned left and he came up and passed me and I drafted off of him until the finish because (sighs) that first mile… that was tiring.

DS: You have your league championships on Friday. Team-wise and individual-wise, what do you think’s going to happen at Muller Ranch?

KP: Team-wise I think we’ll do great. We’re feeling more confident every day. Every day we’re practicing non-stop, we had a storm the other day and we practiced right through it with awesome times.

DS: Coach Randall Fee is in his second year here at Placer. What kind of influence has he had on the boy’s team since he took over?

KP: We had Coach Hyatt. With Hyatt, he was more toward the girls’ side and the talent there. Randall came in and he wanted to put some effort into the boys and no one had really done that, and it’s been awesome. Everyone clings onto him, the whole varsity team likes him. And we have a great asst. coach too, John, who helps out TREMENDOUSLY.

Kim Crouch – Senior – Placer HS

1st place – 18:17

DyeStat: Tell us how your race went and what you liked about the course.

Kim Crouch: The race went really well. Unfortunately part of the course got flooded, so we had to cut that part out. Other than that, it was nicely plotted out – a lot better than Folsom. The Croc Pot was awesome to run through…felt like an old school cross country course again.

DS: Is it the Croc Pot or the Croc Pit? What are we calling that now?

KC: Oh, I like to call it the Croc Pot (laughing).

DS: Well it cooked up some exciting moments, that’s for sure. You were the section champion in 2002 and had to overcome a series of injuries and illness last year. What do your think about your prospects for the league finals now that Caitlin Chock has graduated, and beyond that?

KC: I think sometimes about it, not too much. Mainly I just I hope to improve more in every race. And with league coming up, I just want to hit my personal goal which is to break 18, so that’s what I’m going to try to do.

DS: In 2002 the Placer girls were 3rd at State and last year you were 3rd at State. You’re currently ranked in 7th. Do you have any message for anyone compiling those rankings.

KC: We’re gonna whip their butt! (Laughs)

DS: You’ve continued to run past the state meet the last couple years. Tell us about that experience and what you’re doing with Junior Olympics this year.

KC: I’ve been running for the Junior Olympics for the last two years for the Buffalo Chips. It’s a lot of fun and I can’t get enough of it. I’m excited to go this year. I won’t be going to Foot Locker which is (pauses) unfortunate because some people want me to go. They want to see how I’d do, but I’d rather go to Chicago and hang out with my girls and have a different experience … It’s similar to state but not really because you’re competing against people that you don’t even know, and it’s so much fun.

Randall Fee – Meet Director/Head Coach – Placer HS

DyeStat: Randall, last year this meet was at Sierra College. Why don’t you tell us about how races went and the new course in general.

Randall Fee: Our whole goal two months ago - when we decided we couldn’t race at Sierra, and we didn’t want to go to Folsom - was to create our own course. Our main goal was to go ahead and make it an old-fashioned cross country course. We needed a facility where we had the restrooms and the parking, and we instantly came over to Cool because Tim Tweekmeyer (sp) and myself run over here all the time because these are some of the most beautiful trails in the area… it was a natural.

DS: Coaching question: Like they say about the good programs: they don’t rebuild, they just reload. On the girls side, with freshman Burke and Dadigan, it seems like you’re all set for the future.

RF: Early on in August, first part of September. when we were doing speed workouts on the track I noticed Jordan Burke and Michelle Dadigan had a little “special-ness” to them. But I wanted to bring them up slow, and they had not trained like we train at the high school level. So they were pretty much behind everybody... But due, not to the ‘mileage’ that we do, but I feel the ‘quality mileage’ that we do with the hills in the American River Canyon, these girls just picked it up very fast. At the second Sierra Foothill meet, we moved them up to varsity… and at Cal Poly they were #2/3 for the team.

DS: So already Top 5 for the team. Hyatt, Gruber, Vaughan… there’s been some really special runners that come out of here. Kim was 4th in the State in 2002 and the Section Champion. Can you comment on what Kim Crouch has meant to your program?

RF: Kim, of course, for four years has run varsity. She has just now – we did a big hug today, and she said, “Coach, I’m running like when I was a sophomore!” – she is just back to that form. Kim is one of those fortunate female runners that has maintained her body basically all the way through all four years. She still has that sleek running body and she is a true machine out there and her best running days are ahead of her. She ran easy today; and a big smile at the end.

DS: And the boys?

RF: The boys have just moved into the section Division 3 top ranking. They have just been improving all year and that’s due to well, Ken Parnow, our #1 senior runner, and also sophomore Dan Labrador who is running extremely well along with junior Josh Vaughan. We’re rounding out our top five right now and the boys won at Cal Poly last weekend. We’re nine points away from Rocklin in the Sierra Foothill League, so they’re getting close, but that Rocklin team’s awful strong.

Varsity Boys
Place Name School Time
1 Ken Parnow Placer 15:38:24
2 Shaun Boyte Del Oro 15:38:61
3 Sean Kelleher Del Campo 16:14
4 Andrew Primrose Nevada Union 16:24
5 Cameron Mitchell Woodcreek 16:29
6 Mike Wright Ponderosa 16:31
7 Josh Vaughan Placer 16:31
8 Travis Davis Woodcreek 16:38
9 Dan Labrador Placer 16:40
10 Craig Hawkins Woodcreek 16:40
11 Nathan Spangler Del Oro 16:46
12 Dillon Brook Ponderosa 16:49
13 Severson Granite Bay 16:50
14 Ian Hecox Del Campo 16:52
15 Bryan Yeo Roseville 16:53
16 Davey Crabill Woodcreek 16:54
17 Parker Brown Nevada Union 17:08
18 James Tracy Del Campo 17:09
19 Vince Bardini Del Campo 17:13
20 Aaron Dilts Placer 17:19
21 Nathaniel Cook Ponderosa 17:21
22 Jesse Rushing Del Campo 17:22
23 Greg Young Ponderosa 17:22
24 Dillon Powers Placer 17:27
25 John Maniaci Woodcreek 17:29
26 Jeff Hom Roseville 17:30
27 Barrett Vertrees Nevada Union 17:31
28 Sean Driscoll Woodcreek 17:33
29 Robin Carr Nevada Union 17:36
30 Dan Freitas Nevada Union 17:39
31 Greg Rulifson Del Oro 17:41
32 Ryan Garcia Del Campo 17:43
33 Cody Hood Nevada Union 17:45
34 Eric Beals Roseville 17:47
35 Adam Johnisee Placer 17:50
36 Aaron Christian Del Campo 17:50
37 Kevin Anelski Placer 17:51
38 Micah Price Ponderosa 17:55
39 Wade Kelley Ponderosa 17:59
40 Tim Bradford Woodcreek 17:59
41 Jeff Diggs Placer 18:09
42 Ben Wulbern Del Oro 18:11
43 Bart Howard Placer 18:11
44 Zach Haas Nevada Union 18:12
45 AJ Tinloy Woodcreek 18:15
46 Jordan Richie Ponderosa 18:16
47 Chris Walstad Del Oro 18:17
48 Meteer Del Oro 18:24
49 Matt Mendoza Roseville 18:29
50 Joe Stafford Del Oro 18:37
51 Zack Proctor Woodcreek 18:40
52 Andrew Thaler Woodcreek 18:50
53 Tomas Evangelista Placer 18:54
54 Johnny Daggett Nevada Union 18:59
55 Matt Twietmeyer Placer 18:59
56 Allenby Granite Bay 19:05
57 Hatch Granite Bay 19:05
58 Okimura Granite Bay 19:06
59 Troy Larsen Roseville 19:14
60 Ryan Waltz Placer 19:15
61 Joe Solden Roseville 19:23
62 Will Conkoulis Del Campo 19:26
63 Victor Sherby Roseville 19:44
64 Evan Rann Placer 19:49
65 Holiday Granite Bay 19:50
66 Wilkes Granite Bay 20:29
67 Greg Kukulka Del Campo 20:33
68 Arizmidi Granite Bay 20:41
69 Corey Pham Roseville 20:56
70 Joel Rushing Del Campo 20:59
71 Francisco Evangelista Placer 21:05
72 James Blackburn Ponderosa 21:13
73 Greg Pinter Del Oro 21:40
74 Andrew Lampi Placer 22:03
75 Tracky Aganinta Woodcreek 22:05
76 Richard Rendon Roseville 22:47
77 Tony Britton Nevada Union 23:09
78 Ramos Granite Bay 28:29

Placer's Ken Parlow (right) edges Del Oro's Shaun Boyte

(L-to-r) Granite Bay's Caitlin Clark, Placer's Kim Crouch, and Woodcreek's Alex Ciaraglia

Varsity Girls
Place Name School Time
1 Kim Crouch Placer 18:17
2 Caitlin Clark Granite Bay 18:27
3 Alex Ciaraglia Woodcreek 18:28
4 Erin Schuyler Granite Bay 19:07
5 Brecken Drager Del Oro 19:19
6 Katie Vaughan Placer 19:24
7 Kerri Buck Placer 19:30
8 Megan Ramirez Placer 19:33
9 Haley Carrigg Roseville 19:33
10 Brianna Atkins Del Oro 19:40
11 Jordan Burke Placer 19:48
12 Michelle Dadigan Placer 19:57
13 Jacqueline Lee Del Oro 20:00
14 Amanda Giliming Placer 20:01
15 Jessica Wilson Del Oro 20:02
16 Katherine Enabnit St Francis 20:02
17 Brittani Lum St Francis 20:04
18 Elmgren Placer 20:13
19 Meghan Enabnit St Francis 20:14
20 Maggie Lloyd St Francis 20:16
21 Katie Bolce St Francis 20:17
22 Sherrie Rouse Placer 20:33
23 Bianca Dennis Placer 20:37
24 Winje St Francis 20:44
25 Lynn Tracy Del Campo 20:44
26 Elise Ramirez Placer 20:51
27 Randi Evans Del Oro 20:51
28 Ashley Buckner Woodcreek 21:01
29 Kiley Brown Loretto 21:02
30 Lydia Done Woodcreek 21:05
31 Jessica Ogden Del Oro 21:10
32 Jill Tokutomi Del Oro 21:17
33 Colleen Buehler St Francis 21:25
34 Laura Rodrigues Nevada Union 21:28
35 Sarah Bardet Granite Bay 21:35
36 Brittany Sherbourne Roseville 21:39
37 Lucie McKirdy Nevada Union 21:44
38 Bayley Johnson Granite Bay 21:46
39 Lauren Jabusch Del Oro 22:03
40 Marge Kalhor Roseville 22:12
41 Sam Uptain Del Oro 22:18
42 Rebecca Benn Roseville 22:26
43 Jenny Lin Granite Bay 22:35
44 Felicia Cipolla Roseville 22:39
45 Liberty Herring Nevada Union 22:49
46 Beth Weissbart Ponderosa 23:05
47 Lakosil Granite Bay 23:12
48 Jessica Harris Roseville 23:29
49 Ashley Ferrer Woodcreek 23:41
50 Lisa Warren Loretto 24:04
51 Aimee Benner Ponderosa 24:13
52 Heather Bryant Granite Bay 24:24
53 Kristen Nugent Loretto 24:25
54 Brittiany Lusso Granite Bay 24:25
55 Claire Karoly Loretto 25:07
56 Katherine Myers Ponderosa 25:12
57 Elizabeth Dixon Woodcreek 25:15
58 Lisa Hong Granite Bay 25:17
59 Elyza Genilo St Francis 25:35
60 Diona Frost Roseville 26:02
61 Francesca Pinchevsky Granite Bay 26:44
62 Lanna Lewis Nevada Union 29:09
63 Jenna VanParys Woodcreek 29:33
64 Emma LeBaron Woodcreek 29:43

Jr. Varsity Boys
Place Name School Time
1 Ryan Schnell Ponderosa 13:02
2 Alex Premo Roseville 13:16
3 Jeb Kavanaugh Del Campo 13:24
4 Chris Greiner Nevada Union 13:26
5 Pavel Monterey Trails 13:29
6 Brian Weber Woodcreek 13:34
7 Kent Melville Ponderosa 13:36
8 Taylor Newman Woodcreek 13:37
9 Catello Granite Bay 13:43
10 Christopher Romo Woodcreek 13:47
11 Josh Fetherston Monterey Trails 13:50
12 Dan Roedger Nevada Union 13:53
13 Chadd Baltzley Del Oro 13:58
14 Lane Bacchi Ponderosa 14:01
15 Kyle Pratt Roseville 14:03
16 Scott Ball Placer 14:18
17 Nathan Carragher Granite Bay 14:19
18 Bryan Griffe Monterey Trails 14:21
19 Justin Grace Del Campo 14:32
20 Matthews Granite Bay 14:37
21 Justin Wilcox Ponderosa 14:39
22 J Lamar Barnett III Nevada Union 14:46
23 Steven Miller Woodcreek 14:47
24 Ryhal Granite Bay 14:49
25 Eric McPherson Woodcreek 14:50
26 Brian Brandon Ponderosa 14:59
27 Jim Piety Roseville 15:03
28 Charles Lee Del Oro 15:06
29 Tyler Welden Nevada Union 15:07
30 Chris Apodaca Placer 15:07
31 Raja Handa Woodcreek 15:08
32 Jon Eden Roseville 15:13
33 Matt Brennen Del Campo 15:13
34 Matt Sandstrom Roseville 15:14
35 Chris Sandstrom Roseville 15:20
36 Bates Granite Bay 15:22
37 Aaron Richardson Roseville 15:26
38 Nate Reed Woodcreek 15:29
39 Nevada Inocencio Del Oro 15:30
40 Pozzi Granite Bay 15:33
41 Novy Granite Bay 15:40
42 Alec Boughner Woodcreek 15:45
43 Thomas Provenzano Del Oro 15:49
44 Alex Armenta Woodcreek 15:53
45 Michael Woottton Woodcreek 15:57
46 Fetherston Monterey Trails 16:08
47 Ethen Diedrick Placer 16:15
48 Matt Castillo Roseville 16:17
49 Voong Monterey Trails 16:34
50 Zachary Brown Ponderosa 16:37
51 Zach Grinstead Del Campo 17:43
52 Max Crowley Woodcreek 17:52
53 Michael Agraan Roseville 18:08
54 Matthew Moses Del Campo 18:32
55 Justyn McDonald Roseville 18:44
56 Chris Ramirez Woodcreek 19:08
57 Spencer Butyne Roseville 19:09
58 Denver Martin Roseville 19:33

Jr. Varsity Girls
Place Name School Time
1 Kimberley Ferrer Woodcreek 14:53
2 Merie Paddeck Del Oro 14:54
3 Tiffany Ferrer Woodcreek 15:05
4 Mary Lagaynov Granite Bay 15:06
5 Rachel Mullen Ponderosa 15:17
6 Katie Blubaugh Ponderosa 15:30
7 Elise Hinman Placer 15:34
8 Sara Hansen Del Oro 15:37
9 Natalie Wiezel Del Oro 15:37
10 Amy Holiday Granite Bay 15:50
11 Theresa Ross St Francis 15:54
12 Elise Travers Placer 16:04
13 Libby Luoma St Francis 16:07
14 Michell Reyes Roseville 16:16
15 Helen Ziegler St Francis 16:18
16 Jade Lavery Ponderosa 16:25
17 Emily Lehman St Francis 16:26
18 Samantha Couper Ponderosa 16:26
19 Jessica Sower Granite Bay 16:28
20 Kency Nittler Placer 16:32
21 Clarice Robenatt Ponderosa 16:43
22 Clara Martinez Granite Bay 16:47
23 Hannah Puente Loretto 17:10
24 Heidi Paulsen Woodcreek 17:14
25 Annie Coronado-McNary St Francis 17:16
26 Lei Panelli Placer 17:18
27 Kim Lajcik Roseville 17:25
28 Amy Lackner St Francis 17:29
29 Sam Aceves Placer 17:30
30 Jessica Rosser Loretto 17:30
31 Katelan Bates St Francis 17:31
32 Olivia Done Woodcreek 17:33
33 Kathy Scalora Woodcreek 17:41
34 Flora Rutaganira St Francis 17:51
35 Stephanie Bolce St Francis 17:52
36 Jena Hatch Granite Bay 17:56
37 Alma Frei Granite Bay 17:58
38 Kali Boehle-Silva Roseville 17:58
39 Katrina Small Loretto 18:04
40 Tatiana Wiley St Francis 18:05
41 Kendall McAllister Loretto 18:10
42 Natalie Baker Loretto 18:11
43 Erin Gallagher Loretto 18:11
44 Janet Jin Roseville 18:12
45 Katherine Ross St Francis 18:13
46 R. Milat Woodcreek 18:13
47 Molly Palacios St Francis 18:24
48 Jamie Lowery St Francis 18:40
49 Lindsay Salvi Granite Bay 18:44
50 Brittany Russell St Francis 18:51
51 Jessica Barone St Francis 19:04
52 Emily Holmes Woodcreek 19:19
53 Mechan Brown St Francis 19:21
54 Michelle Zhu Monterey Trail 20:06
55 Anna Dillier Del Oro 20:07
56 Laruissa Haydu St Francis 20:36
57 Erika Tatum Woodcreek 20:44
58 Courtney Brazz Granite Bay 21:02
59 Kristin Walker Loretto 21:18
60 Lauren Kawano St Francis 21:25
61 Bridgett Barrios St Francis 21:33
62 Ashley Robertson St Francis 22:09
63 Ann d'Abreu Loretto 22:21