Speedster's Top 40
Thumbnail sketches of the top ranked 40 boys and top ranked 40 girls entered
in the ROC, Open and Invitational divisions -- selected by
"Speedster," the intrepid DyeStat message board poster who also goes
by the name of Richard Hill, a Georgetown runner and the son of Great American
founder and director Rick Hill.
Speedster's Top 40 in alphabetical order.
BOYS
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GIRLS
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LUIS
BORDES, sr.
WOODLANDS, TX
Last year, at the Texas
State XC Meet, Bordes finished 4th. Bordes has track PR's of 4:26 and
9:20. He will run in the Race of Champions with his team.
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JENNY
ALDRIDGE, jr.
MARIA CARILLO, CA
Last year, at the CA Div.
III State XC Meet, Aldridge finished 3rd. She was the 2000 CA State
1600m Champion in a time of 4:49. She will run in the Invitational as
an Individual.
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BRIAN
BOYETT, sr.
PARSIPPANY, NY
Boyett burst onto the
national scene this winter by winning the NSI 3200. He has track PR's
of 4:17 and 9:13. He is a top contender to qualify for Foot Locker
Nationals.
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ALEJANDRA
BARRIENTOS, sr.
SAN LORENZO VALLEY, CA
Barrientos was the 1999 CA State XC
Champion. She finished 18th at Foot Locker Nationals and is the #4 returnee in
the West. Barrientos has track PR's of 4:45.02 and 10:11.19.
She will run in the ROC with her team that set a new US DMR record at the Penn
Relays last April.
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DUSTIN
BYBEE, sr.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, UT
Last year, at the UT State XC
meet, Bybee finished 4th. He is the #4 returnee in the West. Bybee has
a track PR of 4:14.41 and 9:19.42. He will run in the Race of Champions with
his team.
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RAQUEL
BARRIENTOS, soph.
SAN LORENZO VALLEY, CA
Barrientos was one of the top
freshman in outdoor track. Last year, at the CA State XC meet, she finished
4th overall. However, her real breakthrough came at FLO where she ran
4:58.57 for the mile.
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SHANE
BRYNE, sr.
SCIENCE HILL, TN
Last year, at the TN state XC
meet, Bryne finished 2nd. He has track PR's of 4:24.73 and 9:25.74 He will
run in the Invitational with his team.
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SARA
BEI, sr.
MONTGOMERY, CA
Bei was the the 1999 CA State
Champion. She finished 3rd at FLO in the 3200. Bei is the #7 returnee in the
West. She has track PR's of 4:49.09 and 10:28.32.
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MATT
CIANCULLI, jr.
FLAGER PALM COAST, FL
Ciaciulli is the #9 returnee in
the Southeast. He has track PR's of 4:18.1 and 9:23.9. He will run in the
Invitational as an individual.
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CHRISTA
BENTON, sr.
KESWICK CHRISTIAN, FL
Benton was the 1999 FL State XC
champion. She finished 25th at Footlocker Nationals and is the #3 returnee
in the South. She has a track PR of 11:15.8.
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NIC
COWAN, sr.
ALEXANDER, GA
Last year, at the GA State XC
meet, Cowan finished 4th. He is the #16 returnee in the South. Cowan has
track PR's of 4:23.52 and 9:25.52
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LAURA
BLOUNT, sr.
EISENHOWER, WA
Blount is the #2 runner for
Eisenhower. She has track PR's of 10:59.59 and 5:07.22. Blount will run in
the Race of Champions with her team.
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BOBBY
CURTIS, soph.
ST. XAVIER, KY
Last year, at the KY State XC
meet, Curtis finished 2nd. In 2000 track he was one of the top freshman in
the nation. He has track PR's of 4:17 and 9:21.
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LAUREL
BURDICK, jr.
FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS, NY
Burdick was the 1999 NY State XC
Champion. She finished 22nd at Foot Locker National and is the #2 returnee
in the Northeast. She has track PR's of 5:10 and 10:08.29 for 3000m.
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MATT
DEBOLE, soph.
MT. TABOR, NC
Debole was one of the top
freshman in the nation in 2000. Last year, at the NC State XC Meet, he
finished 4th. He has a track PR of 4:23.78
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LIZ
CARLSSON, jr.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
Carlsson is the #2 runner for
Saratoga Springs. She has a track PR of 10:28 for 3000m. She will run in the
Race of Champions with her team.
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BRYAN
DILLON, sr.
STERLING, CO
Dillon burst onto the national
scene at FLO where he finished 7th in the mile in a time 4:09.8. Dillon will
run in the Invitational as an Individual.
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DANIELLE
COON, sr.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
Last year, at the NY State XC Meet,
Coon finished 4th. She is the #11 returnee in the Northeast. Coon has a track PR
of 10:44.07 for 3200m.
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JJ
DUKE, sr.
CLOVIS, CA
Last year, at the CA State XC
Meet, Duke finished 6th. Duke has one of the top 10 junior times ever at Mt.
SAC. He has a track PR of 9:16.
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ALICIA
CRAIG, sr.
CAMPBELL CO, WY
Craig was the 1999 WY State
Champion and finished 3rd at Footlocker XC nationals. Craig has track
PR's of 4:48 and 10:22. She
won the mile in June at both GWI and FLO.
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ROBERT
DUNPHY, sr.
WOODLANDS, TX
Dunphy is the #2 man for The
Woodlands. He has track PR's of 4:18 and 9:16. He will run in the Race
of Champions with his team.
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SARAH
DAMEN, sr.
OAK RIDGE,TN
Last year Damen finished
third overall in the Invitational with a time of 18:28.57. Damen
has track PR's of 5:14.36 and 11:09.39. She will run in the race of
Champions with her team.
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CHRIS
ELDER, sr.
CARDINAL GIBBONS, NC
Elder, winner of last year's
Open Divison, was the 1999 NCISAA State Champion. Elder is the #11
returnee in the South. He has track PR's of 4:20.99 and 9:19.59
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LYNN
DIXON, soph.
MIRA COSTA, CA
Dixon emerged in spring
track as one of the best best freshman in the nation. She has a
track PR of 4:51.66 for the mile. Dixon will run in the Invitational as
an Individual.
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CHRIS
FAYANT, sr.
MEAD, WA
Last year, at the WA State
XC Meet, Fayant finished 4th. He has a track PR of 8:44.92 for 3000m. He
will run with his team in the Race of Champions.
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AMBER
DODZWEIT, sr.
HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA, NY.
Last year, at the NY State
XC Meet, Dodzweit finished 8th. She has track PR of 10:31.02 for 3000m.
She will run in the Small School Championship with her team.
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CHANDLER
GOODWIN, sr.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, UT
Last year, at the UT State
XC Meet, Goodwin finished 2nd. He has a track PR of 4:18 and 4:21
He will run in the Race of Champions with his team.
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MARTINA
GOKLISH
HOPI, AZ
Goklish is the #1 runner for
Hopi. She was the 1999 AZ State XC Champion. She will run in The Race of
Champion with her team.
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JACOB
GOMEZ, jr.
KLAMATH UNION, OR
Last year, at the OR State
XC Meet, Gomez finished 8th. He has a track PR of 8:47.85
for 3000m He will run in the Race of Champions with his team.
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MEGAN
HOFFMAN
WEST POTOMAC, VA
Last year, at the VA State
XC Meet, Hoffman finished 2nd. She finished 14th overall in the
Invitational at Great American last year. She will run in the
Invitational with her team.
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NEAL
GRAVES, sr.
MOHAWK TRAIL, MA
Graves was the 1999 MA State
XC Champion. He is the #4 returnee in the Northeast. He has a track PR
of 9:19.72. He will run as an individual in the Invitational.
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STACI
HONEYMAN, fr.
BOWMAN, ND
Honeyman was the 1999 ND
State XC Champion as an 8th grader. She has track PR's of 5:13 and
11:15. She will run with her team in the Race of Champions.
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ERIC
GROSS, sr.
MOUNTAIN HOME, AR
Gross was the 1999 AR State
XC Champion. He is the #7 returnee in the Midwest. He has a track PR of
4:13.7 for the mile and 9:23.7 for the 2 mile.
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CLARA
HOROWITZ, jr.
THE HEAD-ROYCE SCHOOL, CA
One of the top emerging
runners in the nation. Horowitz was the 1999 California Division V XC
Champion. She has Pr's of 4:57.03 for 1600 and 10:44 for 3200. Horowitz
will run in the Invitational.
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STEPHEN
HAAS, sr.
N. MECKLENBURG, NC
Haas, winner of last year 's
Invitational, finished 11th at Footlocker Nationals. Haas has
track PR's of 4:12.9 and 9:11.3
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MEGAN
KALTENBACH, soph.
SMOCKY HILLS, CO
Kaltenbach was the 1999 CO
State XC Champion as a freshmen. She was a member of the Harrier
All-Freshman team. She has a track PR of 11:07 and will run in the
Invitational.
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ANDREW
ICE, sr.
FERRIS, WA
Last year, at the WA State
XC Meet, Ice finished 3rd. He has track PR's of 4:15.77 and 9:10.18. He
will run in the Invitational as an Individual.
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PHEBE
KO, sr.
SALT LAKE EAST, UT
Ko was the 1999 UT State XC
Champion. She is the #6 returnee in the West. Ko has track PR's of
5:08.71 and 10:48. She will run in the invitational as an individual.
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LAUREN
JESPERSON, soph.
KLAMATH UNION, OR
Jesperson is the #2 runner
for Klamath Union. He finished 10th in the 1999 OR State XC Meet as a
freshman. He has track PR's of 1:54 and 4:23.
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MOLLY
LANDRETH, sr.
NEWBURYPORT, MA
Landreth was the 1999 MA
State XC runner-up. She finished 28th at the Foot Locker Nationals
and is the #3 returnee in the NE.
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JOHN
JEFFERSON, sr.
ATLANTIC, FL
Last year, at the FL State
XC Meet, John Jefferson finished 3rd. He finished 29th at
Footlocker Nationals. Jefferson has track PR's of 4:10.66 and 9:14.24
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LIZ
LINDGREN, sr.
KLAMATH UNION, OR
Last year, at the OR State
XC Meet, Lindgren finished 2nd. She is the #16 returnee in the West.
Lindgren has a track PR of 5:05. She will run in the Invitational as an
individual.
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SEAN
JEFFERSON, sr.
ATLANTIC, FL
Last year, at the FL State
XC Meet, Sean Jefferson finished 2nd. He finished 31st at
Footlocker Nationals. Jefferson has track PR's of 4:14.67 and 9:16.27
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MARGARET
MARTIN
ST. PAUL, AL
Martin was the 1999
AL State XC champion. She finished 21st overall in the ROC last
year at Great American. Martin will run in the Small Schools
Championship with her team.
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ROD
KOBORSI, sr.
JERSEY VILLAGE, TX
Last year, at the TX State XC
Meet, Koborsi finished 5th overall. He has run 9:07.79 for 2 miles.
Koborsi will run in the Invitational as an Individual.
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SALLY
MEYERHOFF, jr.
MOUNTAIN POINTE, AZ
In 1999, Meyerhoff finished
15th overall at Foot Locker West. She has track PR's of 5:00 and
11:03. She will run in the Invitational as an Individual.
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RAMON
LABOY, sr.
DANBURY, CT
Last year, at the CT state
XC Meet, LaBoy finished 5 overall. He has run 4:19.6 for the mile. LaBoy
will run in the Invitational with his team.
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CASEY
McGRAW
FREEDOM, NC
McGraw was the 1999 NC State
XC Champion. McGraw finished 21st at Footlocker Nationals and is the #2
returnee in the Southeast.
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GRAHAM
LOVETT, sr.
SUMMERVILLE, SC
Lovette is the #1 man for
Summervile. Last year, at the SC State XC Meet, he finished 3rd. He has
track PR's of 4:19.33 and 9:22.04.
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SARAH
PIZZO, sr.
MULLEN, CO
Last year, at the CO State
XC Meet, Pizzo finished 4th overall. She has track PR's of 5:08 and
11:10. She will run in the Invitational as an Individual.
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SHAUN
LYLES, jr.
EUREKA, CA
Lyles is the #1 man for
Eureka HS. One of the top sophomores last spring, with a 3200 PR of
9:10.24. He will run in the Race of Champions with his team.
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JULIA
PUDLIN, jr.
THE BALDWIN SCHOOL, PA
Pudlin finished 6th overall
in the Penn Relays 3000m (10:04.23). She is the two-time defending
PISSC Champion. As a frosh, she finished 23rd at Foot Locker Northeast.
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TYLER
McCOLLUM, sr.
KINGWOOD, TX
McCollum has run 4:19.36 for
the mile and 15:41 for 5k. He will run in the Race of Champions with his
team.
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NATALIE
RASMUSSEN
SOUTH KITSAP, WA
Rasmussen is one of the top
returning runners in WA. She has a track PR of 11:06.42. She will run in
the Race of Champions with her team.
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CHARLES
MILLIOEN, sr.
ST. ANTHONY'S, NY
Last year, at the NY State
XC Meet, Millioen finished 4th overall. He has a track PR of 9:12.18.
Millioen will run in the Invitational with his team.
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BREANNE
SANDBERG, sr.
PENINSULA, CA
Sanberg is one of the top
returning runners in CA.. She has track PR's of 4:57 and 10:53.16. She
will run in the Race of Champions with her team.
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SETH
PILKINGTON, sr.
ROY, UT
Pilkington was the 1999 UT
State XC runner-up. He was also the state 1600m and 3200m Champ. He is
the #6 returnee in the West. He has track PR's of 4:13.77 and 9:11.77.
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PENNY
SPLICHAL, sr.
DICKINSON, ND
Splichal is the #3 returnee
in the Midwest. She has a track PR of 10:45. She will run in the
Invitational as an Individual.
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OZZIE
PINA, sr.
POLY, CA
This summer Pina transferred
from Lakewood to Poly. In 1998, he ran 9:05 for 3200m. Last year, at the
CA State XC Meet, he finished 9th overall.
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AMBER
STEEN, sr.
NEWPORT HARBOR, CA
Steen is one of the top
distance runners in the nation. She has track PR's 4:51 and 10:45. She
will run in the
Invitational as an Individual.
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BRYCE
RUIZ, jr.
JAMESTOWN, VA
Ruiz is the #1 runner for
Jamestown. Last year, at the VA State XC Meet, he finished 4th overall.
He has a track PR of 9:28.67
and just doubled in the AAU JO 1500-3000 in Orlando.
He will run in the Invitational with his team.
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SHANNA
SPARKS, soph.
CARSON, NV
Sparks was the 1999 NV State
XC Champion. She was a member of the Harrier All-Freshman Team. Sparks
is the #10 returnee in the West. She has track PR's of 5:10 and 11:07.
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SEAN
STEVENS, sr.
WEST, TN
Stevens is the #1 runner for
Knoxville West. He was the 1999 TN State XC Champion. Stevens has track
PR's of 4:24.73 and 9:25.74.
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NICOLE
SUSSER, sr.
COLONIE, NY
Susser is the #2 runner for
Colonie. She has a track PR of 10:26 for 3000m. She will run in the Race
of Champions with her team.
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AUSTIN
SMITH, sr.
MIDLOTHIAN, VA
Last year, at the VA State
XC Meet, he finished 4th overall. He has track PR's of 4:20.26 and 9:19.
He will run in the Invitational with his team.
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KELLY
SWAIN, soph.
LAKE BRADDOCK, VA
Swain was one of the top 5
freshman at Great American last year. She was the #1 freshman in
the Southeast in 1999 and is the #15 returnee in the South overall.
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TYLER
STANFIELD, jr.
CANTON, TX
Stanfield was the 1999 TX
State 3A XC Champion. He has track PR's of 4:16 and 9:28. He will run in
the Invitational as an individual.
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ANGELA
TALARICO
EISENHOWER, WA
Last year, at the WA State
XC Meet, Talarico finished 9th overall. She has a track PR's of 5:01.54
She will run in the Race of Champions with her team.
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ROLF
STEIER, jr.
BERKELEY PREP, FL
Steier had an outstanding
sophomore season. He was the 1999 FL State XC Champion. He has track
PR's of 4:19.74 and 9:23.
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KATE
TWAROG, sr.
COLONIE, NY
Twarog has track PR's of
4:35.68 for 1500m and 9:50.25 for 3000m. She will emerge as one of the
top runners in the nation in 2000. Twarog will run with her team in the
Race of Champions.
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MIKE
SWOPE, sr.
WINTER PARK, FL
Swope is the #1 man for
Winter Park. Last year, at the FL State XC Meet, he finished 5th
overall. He has a track PR of 9:17.72. He will run in the Invitational
with his team.
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EMILY
VANCE, jr.
PENINSULA, CA
Vance is the #2 runner for
Peninsula. She has track PR's of 5:02 and 10:54.19. She will run in the
Race of Champions with her team.
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JOE
THORNE, jr.
LAKESIDE, GA
Thorne was one of the best
sophomores in the nation in 2000. Last year, at the GA State XC Meet, he
finished 2nd overall. He has track PR's of 4:15.31 and 9:15.92.
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CODI
VACHON, sr.
MANCHESTER CENTRAL, NH
Vachon is the #1 runner for
Manchester Central. Last year, at the NH State XC Meet, she finished 2nd
overall. She finished 30th at Footlocker Nationals. Vachon has a track
PR of 11:06.
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MATT
TILLMAN, sr.
SMITH STATION, AL
Tillman is the #1 man for
Smith Station. He was the 1999 AL State XC Champion. Tillman is the #7
returnee in the South. He has track PR's of 4:23.45
and 9:18 .
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JAMIE
WEILER, sr.
KINGWOOD, TX
Last year Weiler was one of
the top 5 juniors overall at Great American. She has a track PR of
5:02. She will run with her team in the Race of Champions.
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DAVID
VIDAL, sr.
FLATHEAD, MT
Vidal was the 1999 MT State
XC Champion. He is the #9 returnee in the West. Vidal has track PR's of
4:14.67 and 9:15.12. He will run in the Race of Champions with his
team.
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JACKIE
ZEIGLE, jr.
BINGHAM, UT
Zeigle is the #2 girl for
Bingham's number 1 ranked team in1999. Last year, at the UT State XC
Meet, Zeigle finished 2nd. She has a track PR of 4:57.
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ALAN
WEBB, sr.
SOUTH LAKES, VA
Webb was the 1999 VA State
XC Champion and Great American
winner. He
finished 8th at Footlocker Nationals. He has track PR's of 4:03
and 8:58
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LAURA
ZEIGLE, jr.
BINGHAM, UT
Zeigle was the 1999 UT State
XC Champion. She finished 12th at Footlocker National. She is the #3
returnee in the West. Zeigle has track PR's of 4:50 and 10:48.
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