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USATF Junior Olympics
USATF JUNIOR OLYMPIC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS BLUE LAKE PARK, PORTLAND, OREGON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13th, 1997 Over 2,500 kids converged on Portland Oregon last weekend for the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships. They had the unforgettable experience of running the same course (with fresh sand and wood chip patches to cover the numerous rough spots) in nearly the same weather conditions as that the Men and Women had faced a week earlier here at Blue Lake Park. While there was no freezing rain, the wind was unmercifully relentless. Gusts appeared to knock several of the littlest ones in the 10 and younger race off their stride and feet. While it was brutal conditions for racing, excellent racing was seen. Still, IMHO, hanging is too painless a sentence for a race director who would knowledgable schedule a championship competition in an arena where, historically, weather plays as big as or bigger a role than the ability of the competitors. I have great respect for the couple thousand or so spectators that constantly lined the course to cheer on their sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, friends, and those kids who needed the encouragement just to finish. USATF also needs to make sure (during the bidding process or at least during the site review) that a facility big enough for the opening and awards ceremonies has been arranged for. While the convention center next to the Holiday Inn might be big enough to handle the crowd for any other XC meet, it was a fire hazard with all the people cramed arround the entrances with noplace to sit inside for the JO Nationals. oh my god, did I just say we had a problem with too many people at a cross country meet!!!! Hey, even the Portland "OREGONIAN" newspaper even had a (small) article on the meet. And, even with races of over 300 finishers, the finish line and results were handled quickly and correctly. Perhaps a reprieve should be granted to Harry for his course selection. With so many high schoolers once again doing junior olympics XC, many inaddition to the foot locker local meets, National Sponsors who are big into XC, like Reebok and Runners World, should sit up and take notice of this gold mine of an opportunity. Several of the 10 races had over 300 runners and over 25 teams competing. GirlsTo: [email protected] Subject: JO XC RESULTS - WOMEN Cc: [email protected] WOMEN'S RESULTS TOP 25 ALL AMERICANS Young Women (Born in 1979 & 1980) Flat 5K, decent footing, windy 18:30 Susan Werner, YMCA Team Idaho, ID 18:32 Leann Hymas, Cascade Striders, WA 18:44 Kristin Krueger, unat - Madison, WI 18:51 Terry Vega, So. California RoadRunners, CA 18:52 Heather Garritson, So. California RoadRunners, CA 18:52 Shannon Larson, North Penisula TC, WA 18:54 Anya Oceanak, unat - Cheyenne, WY 18:55 Johnna Heberman, Cascade Striders, WA 18:56 Jasmin Hanson, Portland TC, OR 18:57 Jill Salmon, So.Oregon Sizzlers, OR 19:00 Megan Johnson, Silver State Striders, NV 19:01 Rachel Henry, Miami Valley TC, OHio 19:06 Kim Stone, Sound Running Club, WA 19:10 Jamie Breeze Timberhill Harriers, OR 19:12 Christina Boland, Silver State Striders, NV 19:13 Jennifer Taylor, unat - Fairport, NY 19:14 Lisa Bennett, Cascade Striders, WA 19:14 Margery Bolton, unat - Bennington, VT 19:15 Jennifer Fozard, Silver State Striders, NV 19:15 Paula Klepadlo, Sentinel Striders, RI 19:16 Carolyn Robin, Sentinel Striders, RI 19:16 Tarita Carrothers, Timberhill Harriers, OR 19:17 Alicia Cavendar, Cincinnati Express TC, OH 19:17 Maeve Mullally, Club Connecticut, CT 19:25 Suzanne Hussey, Lakers Track Club, Maine Washington wins here with only the Miami Valley TC of Ohio breaking into the dominace by the west coast squads. 1. Cascade Striders, WA 2,5,11,21,32 71 2. Portland TC, OR 6,15,16,18,22 77 3. Silver State Striders, NV 8,10,12,25,36 91 4. So. California RoadRunners, CA 3,4,27,30,33 97 5. Miami Valley TC, OH 9,17,19,24,38 107 INTERMEDIATE WOMEN (Born in 1981 and 1982) 5K 18:04 Jodee Adams-Moore, Cascade Striders, WA 18:10 Jinny Hanifan, Toledo Firebirds OH 18:12 Robin Witcher, YMCA Team Idaho, ID 18:18 Megan Johnson, Rain City Flyers, WA 18:25 Latesha Jones, So. California Roadrunners, CA 18:27 Courtney Hugstad, unat - Apple Valley, MN 18:30 Cami Moll, unat - Zeeland, MI 18:31 Robin Dixon, Cascade Striders, WA 18:31 Kristin Redhair, Page TC, AZ 18:32 Amber Arvidson, Flathead International TC, MT 18:41 Kelly Idems, Timberhill Harriers, OR 18:43 Elizabeth Agostino, Willimantic Athletic Club, CT 18:46 Melody Smith, Indiana TC, IN 18:47 Tatyana Tibaduiza, Silver State Striders, NV 18:47 Anita Sindelar, So. Oregon Sizzlers, OR 18:48 Ann Marie Wiggins, YMCA Team Idaho, ID 18:49 Linda Stebbins, Miami Valley TC, OH 18:49 Kari Hobert, Cool Running TC, OR 18:51 Briana Killian, Miami Valley TC, OH 18:51 Julie Kyriacou, Las Vegas Lizzards, NV 18:57 Meghan Caldwell, Lakers TC, ME 19:05 Katherine Hartmann, unat - Woodstock, IL 19:05 Kelin Underwood, Lakers TC, ME 19:06 Julia Schmidt, unat - Oakland, MI IDAHO Reigns with Lakers of Maine second 1. YMCA Team Idaho, ID - 2,10,18,24,31 85 2. Lakers Track Club, Maine - 13,14,20,25,28 100 3. Cascade Striders, WA - 1,5,23,32,52 113 4. Miami Valley TC, OH - 11,12,22,37,41 123 5. Timberhill Harriers, OR - 7,19,38,40,50 154 BoysTOP 25 ALL AMERICANS Young Men (Born in 1979 & 1980) Flat 5K, decent footing, windy 15:15 Scott Linbach, Athletics West, OR 15:22 Justin Murray, Rain City Flyers, WA 15:22 John Welsh, unat-Manzanita, WA 15:24 Sean Moran, Warrior Express, CO 15:24 Mark Wicklander, Gig Harbor TC, WA 15:31 Maxwell King, So. Oregon Sizzlers, OR 15:37 Pat Keller, Miami Valley TC OH 15:39 Mike Nielson, Cascade Striders WA 15:39 Anthony Sager, Sunset Striders, MI 15:39 Sean Secord, Sunset Striders, MI 15:40 Brett Winegar, Flathead Intern'l TC, MT 15:40 Oliver Redig, Las Vegas Lizards, NV 15:40 Andrew Kummer, Grizzelopes, MN 15:41 Clint Bell, Texas Express, TX 15:42 Richard Baver, Sunset Striders, MI 15:42 Seth Hejny, Warrior Express, CO 15:43 Ian McKissick, Rain City Flyers, WA 15:43 Jordan Desilets, Sunset Striders, MI 15:43 Miles Wiscombe, YMCA Team Idaho, ID 15:43 Scott Utne, Grizzelopes, MN 15:44 Sean Vail, Rain City Flyers, WA 15:44 Ronald Tibaduiza, Silver State Striders, NV 15:45 Jason DiMauro, Tulsa Track Club, OK 15:46 Kevin Smith, Athletics East, WA 15:47 Sean Knapp, Gig Harbor TC, WA Michigan's Sunset Strider's dominated this division. They replace the defending champs, Miami Valley TC, of Ohio, which slipped to 10th, with team captain Joe Barnes, who had won the JO Region V meet in Springfield OH, taking 13th at footlocker: 1. Sunset Striders, MI - 6,7,12,19,22 53 2. Gig Harbor TC, WA - 3,17,24,28,52 124 3. Grizzelopes, MN - 8,14,20,34,54 130 4. Portland TC, OR - 18,26,27,30,60 161 5. Rain City Flyers, WA - 1,11,15,42,96 165 INTERMEDIATE BOYS (Born in 1981 & 1982) - 5K 15:28 Noel Paulson, Salem TC, OR 15:28 Adam Lindahl, Grizzelopes, MN 15:30 Tyler Williams, YMCA Team Idaho, ID 15:33 Andrew Russell, Indiana TC, IN 15:35 Brandon Nicholson, Lake Area Express TC, LA 15:37 Armondo Solis, Running Rebel Racing Team, CA 15:43 Mike Kamm, Cascade Striders, WA 15:44 Jon Francis , Grizzelopes, MN 15:51 Stephen Loughlin, Portland TC, OR 15:54 Brian McGovern, Club Connecticut, CT 15:56 David Sage, Raptor TC, MI 15:57 Eric Klingman, Cardinal TC, MN 15:57 Terrance Allen, YMCA Team Idaho, ID 15:57 Christopher Reis, Cincinnati Express, OH 15:58 Kevin Clary, Flathead International TC, MT 15:58 Jeffrey Driscoll, unat - Bremerton, WA 15:58 Josh Richert, unat - Big Timber, MT 15:59 Miguel Alonso, Running Rebel Racing Team, CA 15:59 Jared Scott, unat - Monument, CO 15:59 Scott Beyer, Timberhill Harriers, OR 16:00 Chris Clancy, unat - Portland, OR 16:00 Eric Beck, Grizzelopes, MN 16:00 Eric Logsdon, Canby Track Club, OR 16:01 Jon Little, Raptor TC, MI 16:05 Scott DeVoge, Las Vegas Lizards, NV Michigan once again had the top club in country (last year it was the sunset striders). With the dominance of the boys division of footlocker by the midwest with 5 amoung the top 13 (mostly juniors) and here at the Junior Olympics, look for the midwest to dominate footlocker for years to come. 1. Raptor TC, MI - 9,15,18,24,42 108 2. Grizzelopes MN - 1,7,14,49,58 129 3. YMCA Team Idaho, ID - 2,10,36,37,72 157 4. Timberhill Harriers, OR - 13,20,30,40,62 165 5. Cascade Striders, WA - 6,21,32,53,65 177
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