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DyeStat XC Region Review SW
Summary of Southwest Top Ten, Week Ending Oct. 20, 2007
By Sal Gonzales, Dyestat SW Regional Editor
Boys Reports ---- Girls Reports
Boys
SW#1/US#2 Albuquerque Academy, New Mexico
SW#10 Cibola, New Mexico
Rio Rancho Jamboree
10/20/07
Rio Rancho, NM
Big School Boys: Academy 41 Cibola 83 Sandia 95 Rio Rancho 105 Los Lunas 128 (19 Complete Teams)
For the last couple of weeks we have seen this battle played out with roughly the same result. Next week both Academy and Cibola will travel up “The Hill” to Los Alamos for that yearly battle on the thick fairways of the Los Alamos Golf Course. Adding the Bengals from Gallup to the field gives us a great battle of 4A and 5A powers.
As for this week the Red-Army looked as strong as ever. They had a gap of 35 seconds from 2-5 and 57 seconds from 2-7. They have room for error as the season of stress approaches for most teams.
Cibola has looked solid all season. Last year’s Cougars showed flashes of brilliance and then faded down the stretch. This squad has shown the consistency that has gained them the respect of coaches throughout the New Mexico.
Academy
1. Ben Johnson 15:21
4. Pat Zacharias 15:54
9. Kyle Cooper 16:17
13. Taylor Murray 16:27
14. Ryan Clark 16:29
20. Anthony Lauriello 16:44
23. David Feddema 16:51
Cibola
6. Vince Montoya 16:11
12. Chris Montoya 16:21
18. Jesse Darling 16:43
21. Thomas Debendittis 16:45
26. Josh Clark 16:53
34. Josh Plank 17:14
SW#2/US#4 Wheat Ridge, Colorado
5A Region 3 Championship
10/18/07
Bible Park
Wheat Ridge 28 Pomona 66 Fairview 77 Boulder 133 Highlands Ranch 135
Wheat Ridge’s pack time has looked rather ordinary over their last couple of races. They may be suffering from lack of competition. If that is the case they are in for a heavy dose of competition. The 5A Colorado State Meet is the most competitive meet in the Southwest Region and the Farmers will have to be on top of their game to walk away with the title.
Wheat Ridge
1. Dart Schwader 15:34
3. Henry Cowhick 15:55
3. Scott Fauble 15:59
9. Brian Heiny 16:22
11. Micky Nelson 16:28
SW#3/US#11 Los Alamos, New Mexico
Idle this week. LA is back in action next week at the Los Alamos Invitational.
SW#4 American Fork, Utah
5A Utah State Championship
10/17/07
Salt Lake City, UT
Davis 77 American Fork 109 Skyline 114 Bingham 142 Alta 144 (17 Teams in 5A)
The rocket like rise of American Fork was ended by a surprise performance from Davis. Credit the Davis frontrunners of Seth Gutzwiller and Spencer Anderson for finishing ahead of American Fork’s #1. Credit also has to be given to the rest of the pack for finishing their top 5 ahead of American Fork’s #5. Now all of the Utah teams have a full month off until the NTN Regional.
Davis
5. Seth Gutzwiller 16:12
7. Spencer Anderson 16:20
15. Bryce Larsen 16:38
29. Jason Thomas 17:00
30. Jordan Stuart 17:02
54. Michael King 17:26
55. Carston Feigleson 17:28
American Fork
9. Robby Lee 16:23
18. Ryan Bradshaw 16:43
19. Evan Melville 16:44
36. Shawn Crane 17:07
41. Ben Felix 17:12
59. Spencer Craft 17:30
80. Brady Pulsipher 17:45
SW#5 Mingus, Arizona
Yavapai County Cross Country Championship
10/17/07
Prescott, AZ
Mingus 16 Prescott 71 Bradshaw Mountain 72 Sedona 81 Chino Valley 98 Orme 165
Last week I mistakenly stated that Mingus was not deep. I was unaware that Mingus was rotating their #6 and #7 because the AIA does not allow seniors to compete in JV races. This week I have included the results from the JV race to paint a more complete picture of the Mingus team.
1. Tim Freriks 16:03
2. Bruce Logan 16:08
3. Sam Hayes 16:12
4. Ky Mickelson 16:15
6. Wilson Cutbirth 16:36
28. Justin Boyd 20:04
35. Jacob Ramfo 21:35
Mingus JV
1. Nate Russell 17:17
2. Alex Stratz 17:17
3. Daniel Jaimes 17:23
4. Stephen Fillans17:41
5. Hunter Rauch 18:05
SW#6 Timpview, Utah
SW#7 Orem, Utah
4A Utah State Championship
10/17/07
Salt Lake City, UT
Timpview 49 Mountain View 61 Mountain Crest 66 Orem 123 Springville175
Timpview ended the season as the best team in 4A and all of Utah as they came away from Salt Lake City with the 4A and Combined scores title. Timpview ran a very complete race by complimenting their front runners (Jonathan Nelson and Nathan Fletcher) with a 57 second pack time from 1-5.
As with other battles this season Mountain View and Mountain Crest showed that they are very strong from 1-4 and that their #5 were just not strong enough to catch Timpview. The Orem squad that performed solidly all season fell to 4th place at the state meet. This team may have faltered hear but they have shown great skill throughout the season. They should still be considered a threat at Tempe.
Timpview
1. Jonathan Nelson 15:49
4. Nathan Fletcher 16:05
12. Krys Gardner 16:31
16. Kevin Kemp 16:34
21. Raphael Devonas 16:46
23. Jason Fairchild 16:54
61. Kenneth Cline 17:44
Mountain View
3. Travis Fuller 15:59
5. Greg Bate 16:08
9. Eric Lunt 16:25
14. Trenton Allred 16:33
35. Nicholas Harrison 17:10
37. Matt Tenney 17:13
43. Taylor Ottesen 17:26
Mountain Crest
2. Neal Ferrin 15:57
6. Kevin Dickey 16:14
10. Zak Dymock 16:26
11. Skylar Riggs 16:26
41. Brayden Mickelson 17:21
45. David Thunell 17:29
53. Jesse Petersen 17:37
Orem
18. Darren Ott 16:42
24. Jason Palmer 16:56
28. Bryan Willoughby 16:58
30. Benjamin Johnson 17:03
33. Ray Bateman 17:10
51. Alex Plaster 17:34
59. Michael Garlick 17:41
SW#8 Rampart, Colorado
5A Region 5 Championship
10/18/07
Monument Valley Park
Rampart 33 Coronado 80 Palmer 117 Douglas County 157 Durango 159 (13 Complete Teams)
Last week’s 1 point victory over Coronado was an aberration. The real Rampart team showed up this week and hung a 47 point margin on Coronado. This team is running well at the right time. Their 54 second gap is impressive.
1. NICK SAULNIER 16:36
2. JEFF COOK 16:57
4. BRENNAN JARVIS 17:10
11. TAYLOR JARVIS 17:27
15. SIMON MCINTIRE 17:30
17. AJ SKAINS 17:31
27. JOHNNY FARQUHAR 17:56
SW#9 Rio Rico, Arizona
++SW Bubble Galena, NV
Mt. SAC
10/20/07
Walnut, CA
Division 3 Sweepstakes: Barstow 56 Galena 110 Palos Verdes 118 Cabrillo 132 Rio Rico 135 (23 Teams)
Galena has been the best team in Nevada all season but they have been flying under the radar in the southwest region. This week they were able to beat #9 Rio Rico in finishing 2nd in the Division 3 Sweepstakes race. Bryan Tidaduiza’s 15:19 was a mere 24 seconds off of Jim Walmsley’s (Horizon) time so we know that he is a legitimate front runner. His teammates had a 1:10 gap from 2-5.
Rio Rico fell to 5th place at Mt. SAC following an impressive home meet earlier in the week. Their top 4 ran respectively but the gap between their #4 and #5 was 34 seconds and in that time 37 other runners crossed the finish line. Rio Rico will have to improve that gap if they want to contend in the postseason.
Galena, NV
2. Bryan Tidaduiza 15:19
8. Joshua Schelling 15:45
16. Joseph Abbott 16:00
42. Nathan Jordan 16:42
51. Nicholas Tatro 16:55
57. Anthony Tayour 17:05
101. Mark Hamla 17:48
Rio Rico, AZ
13. Bobby Evans 15:57
19. Jose Luis Munoz16:09
22. Chris Frazier16:14
27. Omar Hernandez 16:24
64. Matt Diaz 17:08
110. Alejandro Valencia 17:57
124. Luis Sanchez 18:21
Rio Rico Invitational
10/16/07
Rio Rico 15 Douglas 50 Sahuarita 81 Tanque Verde 106
1. Bobby Evans 16:59
2. Chris Frazier 17:00
3. Omar Hernandez 17:00
4. Jose Luis Munoz 17:00
5. Matt Diaz 17:14
8. Alejandro Valencia 17:29
9. Luis Sanchez 17:49
Girls
SW#1/US#5 Eldorado, New Mexico
++ SW Bubble Albuquerque Academy
Rio Rancho Jamboree
10/20/07
Rio Rancho, NM
Big School Girls: Eldorado 34 Academy 59 Belen 102 Rio Rancho 121 Cibola 135 (20 Complete Teams)
The Eldorado Eagles were without Julie Brasher who was taking an exam. The rest of the girls stepped up their performance. The 1-2-3 finish of the front runners was impressive. Allison Bedonie and Kristy Hannah batted with Belen’s Aleona Reyes for the entire race. Erin Madden also turned in an impressive performance finishing within 1:10 of Eldorado’s #1.
Academy was once again without Julia Foster (reigning 4A individual XC champ). But the true show was put on by the Throckmorton twins (who were one of 3 sets of talented twins running in the girls races at Rio Rancho). They have improved as the season has moved on and helped Clara Milne make Academy the favorite in the 4A division.
Eldorado
1. Rachel Velarde 18:33
2. Allison Bedonie 18:41
3. Kristy Hannah 18:44
12. Erin Madden 19:40
29. Katelynn Zibbon 20:40
35. Lauren Burnham, 21:04
Academy
5.Clara Milne 18:48
9.Paige Throckmorton 19:20
10.Amanda Throckmorton 19:32
17.Lisa Peterkin 19:49
18.Ellie Joles 19:55
37. Annie Tomlinson 21:06
45. Samantha Clark, 21:21
SW#2/US#6 Fort Collins, Colorado
5A Region 4 Championship
Ft. Collins 17 Rocky Mountain 71 Monarch 89 Loveland 116 Poudre 119
At the Liberty Bell meet Tati Ogan was Fort Collin’s #3 and ran within 25 seconds of Miranda Benzel. This week she was 1:28 behind Benzel and the team’s #7 runner. But since the Liberty Bell meet Ft. Collins has seen some other girls improve. This team is solid and deep and is a heavy favorite to take home the first place trophy this weekend at the Colorado State Championships.
1. Lisa Reyna 19:43
2. Miranda Benzel 20:28
3. Kirsten Follett 20:36
4. Kelsey Follett 20:38
7. Rachel Viger 21:01
17. Denise Chilson 21:23
23. Tati Ogan 21:56
SW#3/US#14 Greeley West, Colorado
++SW Bubble Thompson Valley
4A Region 2
10/18/07
Lyons, CO
Thompson Valley 49 Greeley West 59 Greeley Central 81 Niwot 141 Broomfield 151 (15 Complete Teams)
A couple of weeks ago Greeley West was able to defeat Thompson Valley minus their superstar frontrunner Kendra Gerk. On Thursday Thompson Valley was able to come away with a 10 point victory over the “Gerkless” Greeley West squad. Gerk was suffering from a sore ankle and Greeley West coach Sue Carter state that she believed that she could of run but held her out to be conservative. If Gerk was inserted at the top of the race sheet the score would have been 44-54 in favor of Greeley West. This week’s 4A state championship will be a lot closer than most people believed a couple of weeks ago.
Thompson Valley
2. Becky Schmitt 19:17
9. Katie Biedron 19:59
10. Alicia Randall 20:01
12. Liz Tremblay 20:05
16. Emma Howard 20:27
18. Laura Tremblay 20:33
19. Hannah Pensack-Rinehart 20:34
Greeley West
1. Erica Hinchcliffe 18:51
3. Ashlee Smalley 19:20
5. Sarah Swenson 19:43
20. Hilary Hurst 20:46
30. Niki Larson 21:25
35. Michaela Leach 21:46
41. Kirsten Franklin 22:23
SW#4/US#25 Davis, Utah
SW#10 Timpanogos, Utah
5A Utah State Championship
10/17/07
Salt Lake City, UT
Davis 55 Skyline 102 Timpanogos 137 American Fork 173 Fremont 188 (17 Teams in 5A)
The girls from Davis came through in dominating fashion at the Utah State Championships. They dusted the competition by putting up a 47 margin on second place Skyline and by placing all of their runners in the top 40 (a feet no other team came close to accomplishing). This team has been solid all year and will be a true test for the other top teams in the Southwest region.
Davis
1. Natalie Haws 18:27
5. Candace Eddy 19:03
10. Emily Hansen 19:18
17. Loren Storey 19:45
22. Meghan Hedquist 19:52
33. Hollie King 20:09
35. Kelsey Valentine 20:16
Skyline
2. Shalaya Kipp 18:28
14. Rachel Webb 19:40
26. Taylor Burhow 19:54
28. Rebekah Winterton 19:56
32. Megan Combe 20:05
71. Zara Bachman 21:20
90. Katie Speed 21:54
Timpanogos
4. Brooke Hodson 18:48
8. Suzanna Sorensen 19:14
16. Hannah Groom 19:40
46. Kimberly Bringhurst 20:35
63. Amber Hart 20:59
72. Terra Hawkins 21:21
77. Lecy Skousen 21:31
SW#5 Dakota Ridge, Colorado
5A Region 2
10/18/07
Chatfield State Park
Dakota Ridge 20 Cherry Creek 55 Heritage 85 Grandview 120 Chatfield 143 (11 Complete Teams)
Was Katie Vanatta rusty or just playing possum last week? Only she and her teammates know the full story. All should be revealed this weekend at the state championship. The battle between Dakota Ridge and Ft. Collins will be one of the most interesting in the entire southwest region.
1. Kaitie Vanatta 18:51
2. Alexa Rogers 19:07
3. Natosha Rogers 19:09
6. Paige Lillo 20:15
8. Katy Carney 20:28
10. Vicky VanAlstine-Tauer 20:36
11. Nicole Ceja 20:47
SW#6 Xavier Prep, Colorado
While her teammates had the week off Jessica Tonn was busy flying up the “Switchbacks” and “Reservoir Hill.” Tonn was able to run 17:05 and finish 23 seconds behind “superstar” Jordan Hasay.
SW#7 Mountain View-Mesa, Arizona
Idle this week
SW#8 Sandra Day O’Connor, Arizona
Mt. SAC
10/20/07
Walnut, CA
Super Sweepstakes: Saugus 62 Torrey Pines 114 Carondelet 124 Trabuco Hills 143 Barncho Buena Vista 185….12th Sandra Day O’Connor 266 (14 Complete Teams)
Last year the girls from O’Connor swept into Walnut and ran their way to the #2 ranking in the Southwest with a 4th place finish. This year’s squad is a little short on fire power compared to last year’s squad. But you can’t really blame the returning runners. Both Kailey Rumbo and Renee Peck improved by over 40 seconds from 2006 even if their places don’t show the improvement. Lindsay Presscott was only 4 seconds off of her 4th place performance from 2006 but this year her time was only good enough for 11th. The only returnee who ran slower was Jade Riley who clocked an 18:39 a year ago but has been hampered with injuries this season.
O’Connor
11. Lindsay Prescott 17:33
56. Kailey Rumbo 19:24
69. Renee Peck 19:55
78. Makenzie Brist 20:16
79. Jade Riley 20:17
96. Gloria Tello 21:17
99. Emily Arland 21:28
SW#9 Mountain Ridge, Arizona
Deer Valley District Meet
10/17/07
O’Connor XC Course, Phoenix, Arizona
Mountain Ridge 16 O’Connor 65 Goldwater 76 Deer Valley 109 Boulder Creek 115
The Mountain Ridge team ran a ‘glorified’ tempo run at the Deer Valley district meet on Wednesday as the O’Connor team held out their varsity to prepare for Mt. SAC.
Mountain Ridge’s Top 7
1. Bishton, Nadya 19:14
2. Bishton, Nastia 19:14
3. Nguyen, Nathalie 20:26
4. Radosevich, Katelin 20:27
6. Trent, Marina 21:00
7. Catani, Franki 21:08
8. Robinson, Natalie 21:15
O’Connor’s JV (Varsity ran at Mt. SAC)
11. Walsh, Shannon 21:42.96
12. Arland, Emily 21:48.75
13. Tello, Gloria 21:52.31
15. Ruebsamen, Haley 22:16.43
16. Warren, Brooke 22:17.78
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