2005 Stanford
Invitational - Index Area

Palo Alto (CCS)
Saturday, September 24th, 2005

Link to Stanford 2005 Results
Video/Winner Pictures Below!!

Marie Lawrence 'modern Course Record' 17:26 Div II win
hopes for grand slam this Fall - 'Leading my team to the
Nike Team Nationals and returning to Foot Locker myself"

AJ Acosta Boys Sweeps win at 15:13
"I really pushed on the downhill after two miles. That's my
strength, I'm a big guy with big legs and I just let my legs go and
put in a move there. I got a lead of 20-25 meters and held that into
the finish"

Royal over Mead Boys Super Sweeps contest!!
Buchanan Girls nip Corona del Mar Girls Sweeps!!

Girls Division V - Video of Top Finishers


Katie Fritzke (Mt. Shasta) top California/American Finisher - Interview
"One half of California's great running family talks about herself and team"
--Canaian Rachel Cliff was too strong for the American crowd in this contest, with Crystal Springs Uplands really coming to run - edged Mt. Shasta (3 in top 6) with CSU 5 in the top 16 for a 56-63 win.

Boys Division V - Video of Top Finishers

Austin Fritzke (Mt. Shasta) - Race Winner - Interview
"Northern Section star hopes to snare State Division V Title!"
--Mt. Shasta domination here!! Austin Fritzke said "by-by" to area rival Brent Hamda in the individual contest, with his team impressive with five of top thirteen for miniscule 32 point total and the win.

Girls Division IV - Video of Top Finishers

Amanda Moreno (Escalon) Division IV Winner - Interview
"Sac Joaquin Star talks about her romp in Palo Alto and season!"
--Sac Joaquin domination, as sections star Amanda Moreno topped Maritza Garcia (Riverbank) for the individual title, with the gritty Riverbank squad winners over San Lorenzo Valley 63-91 for the team title. 

Boys Division IV - Video of Top Finishers

Chad Hall (Big Bear) Boys Div IV champion - Interview
"State Division IV Favorite continues fine Fall season!"
--Chad Hall bounced along at the front the whole way, with a near 100 meter triumph in 16:09, with an underclass dominated San Lorenzo Valley squad aggressive from the start on the way to 109-119 win over Colfax.

Girls Division III - Video of Top Finishers

Katy Daly (St. Ignatius, SF) Race Winner - Interview
"Another of those super frosh born to the sport this year in super style!"
--Katy Daly showed very aggressive racing and running style, pushing the entire event on the way to excellent 18:17 clocking and win over some good folks! Steady Oak Park marked a 100 point win at 51 with their fifth runner (20th place) ahead of all but two scorer #5's for squads in the event!

Boys Division III - Video of Top Finishers

Ben Sitler (St. Francis, Mountain View) - Div III Champ - Interview
"Central Coast Star dominates a race he pointed towards"
--Ben Sitler was super up front, blazing away to a huge 33 second win at 15:27, with Coach Bill Sumner at Corona del Mar stating earlier that the boys at CdM might be up to something special this year. They were here with a 106-127 win over St. Francis (Mountain View). 

Girls Division II - Video of Top Finishers

Marie Lawrence (Reno, Nv) - Girls Div II champ - Interview
"Hopes for Grand-Slam - Team to NTN - Herself to Foot Locker Nationals!"
--Individually Marie Lawrence looked sharp, blazing out to 5:15 and 11:10 mile and two mile clockings before closing down in a modern course record (used for three years now) of 17:26. The Yellow and Green of Edison (Huntington Beach) was very prominent near the front the entire way, with the Southern Section beach power a fine 106-144 winner over Aptos and the field!

Boys Division II - Video of Top Finishers

Matthew Petrillo (Los Gatos) - Boys Div II Champ - Interview
"A lot of work went into his super 2005 Fall improvement--how much he won't tell!"
--A lot of hard work since last track season paid off up front, with Matthew Petrillo of Los Gatos rocketing to the head of this Division's pack, racing a 15:52 100 meter with, with his squad backing him up with a 136-152 win over Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills). 

Girls Division I - Video of Top Finishers

Kevyn Murphy (Mira Costa, Manhattan Beach) - Interview
"Another frosh 'wunder-kid' has not filled the fingers on two hands
with the number of running races she has been in!"
--Super frosh Kevyn Murphy (Mira Costa) looked strong after a tough week (Woodbridge last Saturday, League contest with all schools Thursday), cruising an 18:30 win, with Our Lady of Lourdes (Miami, Florida) taking Mico on the 6th runner rule after both had 129 for the team title!

Boys Division I - Video of Top Finishers -

Travis Kuhlman (Westview, San Diego) - one winner who got away from us in the chute - darn!!
--Travis Kuhlman (Westview, San Diego) steadily moved up to be the winner at 16:02, with Judge Memorial (Utah) a 62-168 winner over Buchanan (Clovis).

Boys Sweepstakes Event - Video of Top Finishers

AJ Acosta (El Camino, Oceanside) - Sweeps Winner - Interview
"Who leads the long tempo runs - AJ or Coach Tom Kloos?  AJ Tells-----"
--Mercado's out hard, with AJ Acosta long for the ride - check the above interview how the contest went out there on the 'back-side.' Wow, what a team field with a bunch of the nation's best. It was Royal with another steady run, their scorers prominent in the first fifth of the contest the entire way, who emerged the winners over the legendary Mead HS program of Spokane, Washington 86-107.  Royal averaged an impressive 15:58 in a crowded, dusty, warm event for another 'studly' group performance.

Girls Sweepstakes Event - Video of Top Finishers

Lauren Saylor (Buchanan, Clovis) Sweeps Winner - Interview
"Central Section star finds the warm Stanford afternoon to her liking!"
--Bells and fireworks ended the prep day. Jordan Hasay (Mission College Prep, San Luis Obispo) was out to monstrous early lead, blazing 5:01 first mile (we have never heard of anyone at the female prep level faster at that point in any race)! A pack of good runners sat back a ways, with Hasay 11:09 at two miles still in the lead. When the runners came in view near the finish Hasay was in trouble, and we assume it was her mother who stepped out on the course with 50 meters to go and grabbed Jordan, escorting her off the course before the finish. Lauren Saylor (Buchanan) raced along to the individual win at 17:38.  Two monster, nationally ranked groups, Buchanan (82) and Corona del Mar (83) waged a titanic struggle, with the upstart Central Section crew, three frosh scorers in the top five, who came out barely on top!! End of a super day with a super event!!!

One of the Nation's Great Meets!!

Meet Information
Schedule and Entrants
Meet Information at Stanford University

A Stroll down history
Stanford Invite 5 years ago (2000) - 10 years back (1995)
15 Years back (1990)
Some Great runners and teams!!!
Can the Girls "Class of 2005" Top the "Class of 1995?"

Class of 1995
Stanford 1995 races contained three consecutive National Female Champs
from the Golden State - Stamps - Mortensen - Gordon!!
   
Class of 1995 at Stanford - (left) 1994 National Champ Julia Stamps (Santa
Rosa) - 1995 National Champ Kim Mortensen (Thousand Oaks) - 1996
National Champ Kristen Gordon (Carondelet) - wow - what a crew!!!
Read about them in the past at below link

Class of 2005 at Stanford
        
Murphy photo Bill Foley - Saylor Rich Gonzalez
Kevyn Murphy (Mira Costa) (left) within two seconds of 2004 National
Finals 16th placer Kauren Tarver in second HS race ever as a frosh!!
Marie Lawrence (Reno) second Nationals as 9th & 10th grader - Jordan
Hasay (Mission Prep, SLO) smashed Kim Mortensen's County Course
Record as frosh last weekend by over 30 seconds!!!  Lauren Saylor
(Buchanan, Clovis) 14th last year Nationals! - Anne St. Geme (Corona
del Mar) State 1600 champ blasted Laguna Hills field by over 45 sec!
2005 crew might be as talented as the 1995 group - only the future will tell!!
Murphy and Lawrence will tangle Division II
Hasay up to Div I this week will face Saylor and St. Geme!!

What former Stanford Invite Prep Champ from 2000 is getting
married on this year's 2005 Stanford Invite Weekend?
Fate or divine Cardinal (that's Stanford not the Pope) Intervention?

A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE!