Laura Stanley
Fletcher NC
photos by Viktah Sailor
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Tim Moore
Novi MI
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by John Dye
BALTIMORE MD 11/30/01 -- DyeStat announces Novi MI sr Tim Moore
and Fletcher NC sr Laura Stanley as winners of the Nike
Athlete of the Week award for the 12th week of the 2001 cross
country season. This is the last regular season award -- cross country
Athlete of the Year will be announced after the Foot Locker national
finals in Orlando FL December 8.
 Stanley,
a senior at Carolina Day private school, set her season goal on
the Foot Locker championships and cashed in at the Foot Locker South
regional. Coach Bob Walters said Laura ran the race of her life
at McAlpine Greenway, Charlotte NC, last Saturday. Running with
patience and confidence, Stanley took command with 400 meters to
go and prevailed in 17:34 in a close finish over Carly Matthews
NC and Kara Scanlin FL, with only 2 seconds separating the three.
"Very savvy. I was very proud of her," Walters said. Now,
Stanley moves on to Orlando with a solid shot at a high finish in
the national finals. Adding to her mix of enjoyment is an early
decision to run for Duke University next year.
Stanley is a relatively low mileage runner (40 miles a week this
season), and has never missed a day of training from injury. She
trained through the North Carolina independent schools championships
October 26 and started tapering toward peak performance 2 weeks
before the Foot Locker regional. She plans to run 32 miles this
week and 20 next week before nationals, and Walters thinks she can
lower her best times 15-20 more seconds.
Stanley has been all-state in North Carolina in both soccer and
basketball and was recruited in both of these sports before deciding
to run at Duke. She is a straight-A student active in National Honor
Society, Quill and Scroll, and Student Council.
 Moore
ran in the shadow of fellow Michigan star Dathan Ritzenhein
until his senior season, and even with Ritzenhein graduated, he
had a little quieter season than many of the nation's top runners.
Not a lot of sub-15s. Not a lot of intra-state showdowns.
Well, he reminded everyone in Kenosha WI last Saturday why he's
the No. 1 Foot Locker returnee. At the Midwest Regional in horrific
muddy, rainy and windy conditions, the senior rolled away from a
very tough field. His 15:15 -- a winner by seven seconds over Wisconsin's
Chris Solinsky -- wasn't the fastest time in the country, but don't
doubt Moore will be ready to run with the other big dogs on Dec.
8 at Orlando in the Foot Locker national finals.
Moore shows up in the big meets. He was 8th at Foot Locker nationals
last fall and 4th in the adidas Outdoor Championship 2-mile (9:03.84)
last spring, not to mention running on the national championship
4 x Mile team in Raleigh.
A solid mileage increase (from 60 to 80-90 mpw) during the summer
and through the season primed him for improvement. "I felt
really good (in Kenosha); it's the first race I've been completely
happy with all year," he said. "I didn't really mind the
conditions ... strength is probably my best quality (going into
Orlando). I feel relaxed and confident. I hope to put myself in
a position to contend for the title."
(Moore profile by Stephen Underwood)
The Nike Athlete of the Week award is presented each Friday to
the boy and girl who had the most outstanding achievement of the
previous week. Winners will receive a long-sleeved Nike dry-fit
running shirt and Chris Lear's award winning book, Running with
the Buffaloes, which can be purchased online at ShopDyeStat.
Honorable Mention Week ending November 30
Girls
- Lexington MA sr Natasha Roetter - 17:48
(5k) to win the Foot Locker Northeast regional for the second
straight year.
- Deerfield IL sr Erika Odlaug - 17:49 (5k)
to win the Foot Locker Midwest regional, continuing undefeated
this cross country season
- Ukiah CA sr Amber Trotter - 17:01 (5k)
to win the California Division 1state championship; it was the
fastest time of the day by 45 seconds.
- Peninsula CA sr Emily Vince - 17:46 (5k),
2nd to Trotter in Division 1 and also the second fastest time
of the day.
- Head Royce Oakland CA sr Clara Horowitz
- 17:55 (5k), coming on strong at the end of the season, the third
girl under 18 minutes at the California state meet, winning the
Division 5 title.
- Gunn CA jr Ruth Graham - 18:08 (5k) to
win the California Division 2 state championship with the 4th
fastest time of the day.
Boys
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