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2008 USA Cross Country Championships Defending
Champ Hasay leads super Prep Group Junior Women’s
Preview The top Eight finishers are predicted in order below, with a “B” group athletes who are on the cusp of that top group, and we would not fall out of our chair if some of them moved up into a position on the team. The “C” group are those who appear to have the ability to finish in the top fifteen or twenty on a special day. The Women’s event features some very, very high quality high-schoolers mixing it up with a good group of Collegiate first year runners. Again, it is our assumption that the top six will be selected for the US World Team, with that wording on the USATF site adjusted this week once already. (National Team Processing - click on selection procedure) 2007 Championship Returnees for 2008 contest: 2008 Race Favorites
- 1-8 in order
B” Group – crew that can challenge the top pack – listed alphabetically CHRISTY ADAMYK (Duke) - good first year after a move from Glendora, California, where she raced as fast as 10:19 for 3200 meters during her prep career. Sub 21:30 from her NCAA Regional. JESS BARTON (Wake Forest) - Massachusetts prep with 10:37.11 two mile best had good first year for Wake Forest this past Fall. BAILEY BELVIS (Dallas Metroplex Striders TC/Prosper HS, Tx) - State 3A Champ from Texas who was eighteenth in the Southern Regional at under 18:00 for 5k. ALEXANDRA DUNNE (South Coast XC Elite/San Clemente HS, Ca) - 10:38.85 3200 runner in track who was 8th at the California State Meet Division I. Leads her Orange County club into the championship race here. KATJA GOLDRIING (Unat) - Soccer star who is also one of the more talented Southern California preps who emerged with a surprising 10:37 3200 two years back, then graduated early from Hamilton HS in Los Angeles a year ago and shows up in some open races. KATHLEEN HURSEY (Unat/Syracuse Univ) - 4:57.44 as the Maryland State prep 1600m champ last year, with 21:40 6k at Conference Meet this Fall. KELSEY JOHNSON (Dallas Metroplex Striders/Iowa Park HS, Tx) - 4:58.6 and 10:55.69 in track last spring for 1600 and 3200 meters, Kelsey was third in the State Meet 3A Division and was 20th in the Southern Foot Locker Regional meet 5k at under 18:00. DEBORAH MAIER (Buffalo Chips Running Club/Ponderosa
HS, Ca) -
Fifth in the California State Division II contest this Fall at
under 18:00 for 5k, with a 5:05.06 1600m best from track. KENNA PATRICK (University of Puget Sound) - 10:39.07 3200 last year as a prep in Washington, Kenna had a good first year of Collegiate running at the Division III level, with a sub 21:45 for 6k in conference meet action. ALLISON SAWYER (Univ Colorado) - 10:05.67 3k prep best and 6:53.62 in the 2k Steeplechase while in High School and fourth in the New York State Meet in that event. Foot Locker Finalist in Cross Country as a prep and had a good season of racing in the top seven for the Buffs. 55th at Big 12 Conference meet at 22:39. LAUREN SAYLOR (Univ Washington) - Clovis HS star comes home to California where she had a lot of success as a prep and could make the jump the top group here. 41st in the Pac 10 at under 21:30 shows the ability to run with those who could make the international team from this competition. EMILY SCHWITZER (Duke University) - Member of State Champion nordic ski team in Minnesota in high school, Emily had a good first year for Duke, and was 225th in the NCAA and right near 21:30 for 6k in the Regional. Recently raced 9:51 indoors for 3k. SHEREE SHEA (University City HS, San Diego) - local prep who was fourth at the California State Meet Division III at sub 18:30 for 5k and has a 5:08.75 1600m best. KELSEY SMITH (Buffalo Chips Running Club/South Lake Tahoe HS, Ca) - 17th here last year and a fine prep career training at altitude in Lake Tahoe area. Has best of 11:03.97 over 3200m in track as a ninth grader. JACQUE TAYLOR (Buffalo Chips Running Club/Casa Grande HS, Petaluma, CA) - second in the California State Meet 5k event in Cross Country at 17:44, and raced fine 10:34.39 for 3200 meters last year as a frosh prep. HANNAH VALENZUELA (Unat/Apple Valley HS, Ca) - High desert Southern Californian had good first fall of running, with a fine age-group career behind her. Finished in the top dozen of her very competitive Southern Section of California division this fall in Cross Country. COLLEEN WETHERBEE (North Carolina State University) - 11:08 prep two miler from Massachusetts who had fine first year for NC State, racing to a 170th in the NCAA Finals and under 22:00 a number of times at the 6k distance during the season. “C” Group – Others in the field who with a good effort could appear to challenge for a spot in the top fifteen or twenty. DAYNA ANDERSON (University of Washington) - Local from University City HS in San Diego, Dayna was 28th in this competition last year while a high-schooler. JORDAN BURKE (Buffalo Chips Running Club/Placer HS, Auburn, Ca) - Seventh in the California State Meet Division III at 18:30 and an 11:16 3200 runner from track last spring. ABBEY GALLAHER (Unat/Great Oak HS, Temecula, Ca) - Top twenty-five in the California State Meet Division I CC Finals at just under 18:30 and 5:08 last year in Track for 1600m. CARLY KITTS (Dallas Metroplex Striders TC/Midolothian HS, Tx) - Frosh was sixth in the Texas State 3A CC Meet this Fall. CATHERINE LODEN (Dallas Metroplex Striders TC/White Oak HS, Tx) - 29th in this competition last year, and 4th place this Fall 3A Division in Texas in the harrier sport. 5:05 best for 1600m last spring in Track. SARAH SUDBURY (St. Johns University) - Good first year of running in the top five for St. Johns for the former Wisconsin prep. CHRISTY TITUS (Boston College) - Good first year near the tail end of the scoring seven for the fine Boston College squad. KAYLEIGH TYERMAN (Unat/Crater HS, Or) - Runner-up in the Oregon State 5A Championship race this Fall and fifth at State over 1500m last spring at that same level. \ |
