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Day One
:: USATF Cross Country Championships
Team XO Gets Near Upset to Nike Farm Team!!
News Release
CONTACT:
Ross Krempley—Team XO Director
Tel: 541.579.8326
Email: ross@teamxo.com
Mail: P.O. Box 3915
Day One
:: USATF Cross Country Championships
Team XO Gets Near Upset to Nike Farm Team!
Vancouver
, WA. —12 Febuary 2005—
A fierce chill that rolled onto the course just minutes before
the starting gun went off added to a course made muddy by three
previous races on the rolling hills of Fort Vancouver’s
National Historic Site was not enough to dissuade a talented group
from Team XO this Saturday on the first day of the National Championships
in the men’s 4-kilometer race (the “Short Course”).
“I tallied it
up before the race, looking into different scenarios, and I knew
it would be close between [Team XO] and The Farm Team,”
relates XO team director Ross Krempley shortly after the race.
“I just wish we could come away with one!”
Krempley speaks, of
course, of the one point differential that decided the outcome
of the team scoring’s of the first of the weekend’s
two races. The 4k short course championship race was stocked with
talent in this year’s edition. Many eyes were trained on
the front of the race and the talented lead pack that saw Tim
Broe, Adam Goucher, Donald Sage, Joshua McDougal, Jorge Torres,
and Alan Webb take the top six spots respectively to reserve their
places on Team USA if they choose to participate at the World
Cross Country Championships in Saint Galmier, France. However,
the team race was of equal or greater excitement, as XO appeared
to have the upper hand as the runners finished.
As it turned out, Donald
Sage, running in his former Stanford team’s jersey, was
the day’s spoiler as his third overall position and top
team scorer counted towards his current team’s score, The
Farm Team. Not far behind, the powerful XO duo of Paul Kezes and
Max King showed their consistency as they outraced some of America’s
top distance runners and made names for themselves. Hauling in
the eleventh and twelfth overall spots and numbers two and three
for team scoring purposes, Kezes and King seemed pleased with
the day’s performance.
“We all got stuck
in a big group coming into the first turn and the leaders got
away,” says Kezes afterwards. “I should have caught
[Luke] Watson, he was right there. But that’s it, I’m
ready, I can run with those guys tomorrow.” Kezes and King,
who moved up well in the second of the two-lap course, were never
out of view of the leaders.
Not far behind was
Brayce Forsha who has been showing some good speed on the track
with little speed work. “I passed a couple guys comin’
off the last turn,” said the miler, “I just tried
to stay with them ‘til the top of the hill, then I went.”
His efforts earned him the number five spot for team scoring purposes,
ahead of The Farm Team’s third runner.
Rounding out the four-man
team was James Longoria who was “dead at the top of the
last hill”, one of many casualties of the final ascent that
leaves only a short straightaway into the finish chute. “I
died just before the top of the hill and two guys went around
me, I just had nothing left.” To his credit, neither of
the two guys counted for team scoring purposes, he was well clear
of the next team runner.
Also in today’s
race, Jay Woodard continued the beginnings of a possible comeback.
“I had a choice to make, it was between racing today, or
taking a nap . . . I obviously made a poor decision!” joked
the 800-meter specialist. Woodard looks forward to the outdoor
season and getting back to the joys of outdoor track.
The XO women were represented
by lone runner, Liz Wilson, who despite being out of the cross
country racing scene for a while ran a great race to earn her
a 16th place finish in the field of 61 competitors. In a race
that was controlled by U.S. marathon studs Colleen de Reuck, 40,
and Jennifer Rhines, 30, Wilson, 36,was fourth among competitors
over 30.
“It was so bumpy
out there, the footing was really bad,” says Wilson afterwards,
“and it was pretty muddy on the back side of the course.”
Understandably so, as she was in the fifth race of the day.
“We’re
constantly trying to get more women out here representing XO,”
says Krempley of the state of the women’s team. “It’s
just been a really hard year for women’s distance. We’re
looking great on the track side of things, with plenty of talent
emerging from local colleges and universities interested in joining
us, but the distance team has been suffering all year. We hope
we can change that in ’05.”
The second day of competition
at Fort Vancouver will be the next opportunity for success. Eugene
resident Rick Fuller will join Kezes, King, and XO for the first
time this year in the team’s attempts at a 12k team title.
“I’m in the best shape of my life,” claimed
Fuller at a team gathering. Tim Julian will also be running again
and is in even better shape than he was at his impressive run
at Club Nationals last fall.
Kevin Ullman
800-meter specialist
XO PR Writer
Results - Open Men's 4 km -----------------
Team XO Placers in Blue
Team Scores
1. The Farm Team, Inc. Score = 23
330 1 Donald Sage, 23, Stanford, CA 11:40.7
321 4 Christopher Estwanik, 24, Menlo Park, CA 12:14.0
331 8 Eric Savoth, 26, Redwood City, CA 12:51.0
326 10 Jason Jabaut, 22, Mountain View, CA 12:57.2
Total Time = 49:42.9
2.
Team XO Score = 24
311 2 Paul Kezes, 25, Eugene, OR 12:02.4
313 3 Max King, 24, Bend, OR 12:04.7
308 5 Brayce Forsha, 25, Springfield, OR 12:27.0
315 14 James Longoria, 29, Eugene, OR 13:22.1
317 18 Jay Woodard, 27, Eugene, OR 14:23.1
Total Time = 49:56.2
3.
Eastside TC Score = 34
187 6 Brian Crowl, 23, Boise, ID 12:41.2
190 7 Eric Griffiths, 22, Meridian, ID 12:45.5
192 9 Timothy Riley, 23, Boise, ID 12:51.9
191 12 Patrick McCurry, 28, Meridian, ID 13:03.4
193 13 Sean Williams, 25, Meridian, ID 13:05.8
185 17 Michael Anderson, 26, Meridian, ID 14:02.9
Total Time = 51:22.0
4.
Sports Warrior TC Score= 61
282 11 Angelo Baca, 24, Puyallup, WA 13:01.0
283 15 Sheldon Bennally, 19, Shiprock, NM 13:47.8
285 16 Theodore Round Face, 26, Mentmore, NM 13:56.6
284 19 Jason King, 32, Albuquerque, NM 15:17.3
Total Time = 56:02.7
Overall Men 4k Results - Men -----------------
Team XO Placers in Blue
ID#
PLACE SCORE FINISHER TIME AFFILIATION
51 1 Tim Broe, 27, Ann Arbor, MI 11:37.8 adidas
66 2 Adam Goucher, 29, Portland, OR 11:39.1 Nike
330 3 1 Donald Sage, 23, Stanford, CA 11:40.7 The Farm Team,
Inc.
507 4 Joshua McDougal, 19, Peru, NY 11:41.8 Liberty University
84 5 Jorge Torres, 24, Boulder, CO 11:44.1 Reebok
32 6 Alan Webb, 22, Fairfax, VA 11:48.3 Nike
34 7 Jonathon Riley, 26, Palo Alto, CA 11:53.0 Nike
65 8 Dave Davis, 26, Portland, OR 11:57.2 Nike
79 9 Matthew Gabrielson, 26, Apple Valley, MN 11:59.8 Reebok
28 10 Luke Watson, 24, Minneapolis, MN 12:01.3 adidas
311 11 2 Paul Kezes, 25, Eugene,
OR 12:02.4 Team XO
313 12 3 Max King, 24, Bend, OR 12:04.7 Team XO
30 13 Charlie Gruber, 26, Lawrence, KS 12:06.8 Nike
60 14 Matthew Downin, 28, Westwood, NJ 12:08.6 New Balance
27 15 Grant Robison, 26, Whitemore Lake, MI 12:10.6 Reebok
356 16 Sandu Rebencivc, 35, Lafayette, CO 12:11.9 U.S. Army
61 17 Scott McGowan, 24, Missoula, MT 12:13.0 New Balance
321 18 4 Christopher Estwanik, 24, Menlo Park, CA 12:14.0 The
Farm Team, Inc.
63 19 Ian Connor, 25, Lenoir, NC 12:15.0 Nike
587 20 Lyle Weese, 25, Bozeman, MT 12:15.7
77 21 Jordan Desilets, 24, Ypsilanti, MI 12:16.1 Reebok
120 22 John Mortimer, 28, Chestnut Hill, MA 12:17.2 Reebok
211 23 Josh Eberly, 24, Rochester, MI 12:17.8 Hansons-Brooks
DistPr
117 24 Jason Bialka, 25, Somerville, MA 12:18.5 Boston Athletic
Assn
67 25 Chad Johnson, 28, Minneapolis, MN 12:18.9 Nike
415 26 Ryan Bak, 23, Marina, CA 12:19.7 Big Sur DistanceProj
622 27 Jonathan Cardenas, 19, Reno, NV 12:22.5
35 28 Isaiah Festa, 24, Madison, WI 12:24.0 Wisconsin Runner
RT
58 29 Daniel Wilson, 25, Lenoir, NC 12:24.6 Asics
375 30 Aaron Lanzel, 24, Pensacola, FL 12:25.4 U.S. Navy
508 31 Brian McGovern, 23, Chapel Hill, NC 12:25.9
70 32 Steve Slattery, 24, Boulder, CO 12:26.6 Nike
308 33 5 Brayce Forsha, 25, Springfield,
OR 12:27.0 Team XO
209 34 Nick Cordes, 25, Rochester Hills, MI 12:27.6 Hansons-Brooks
DistPr
511 35 Daniel McLean, 23, Seattle, WA 12:29.7
583 36 Christian Wagner, 19, Madison, WI 12:35.5
601 37 Brian Rosetti, 24, Lenoir, NC 12:39.4 Zap Fitness
599 38 Kyle King, 23, Lenoir, NC 12:40.3 Zap Fitness
187 39 6 Brian Crowl, 23, Boise, ID 12:41.2 Eastside TC
307 40 Mohamud Ige, 16, Littleton, CO 12:41.8 Team XC
455 41 Anthony Gallo, 25, Harpursville, NY 12:42.9
226 42 Justin Patananan, 24, Palmdale, CA 12:43.7 Nike Team
Run LA
412 43 Todd Arnold, 22, Westport, WA 12:44.3
190 44 7 Eric Griffiths, 22, Meridian, ID 12:45.5 Eastside TC
426 45 Ronnie Buchanan, 25, Santa Maria, CA 12:48.0
331 46 8 Eric Savoth, 26, Redwood City, CA 12:51.0 The Farm
Team, Inc.
192 47 9 Timothy Riley, 23, Boise, ID 12:51.9 Eastside TC
306 48 Aden Ahmed, 17, Littleton, CO 12:52.8 Team XC
372 49 Billy Herman, 27, San Diego, CA 12:53.6 U.S. Navy
326 50 10 Jason Jabaut, 22, Mountain View, CA 12:57.2 The Farm
Team, Inc.
282 51 11 Angelo Baca, 24, Puyallup, WA 13:01.0 Sports Warrior
TC
191 52 12 Patrick McCurry, 28, Meridian, ID 13:03.4 Eastside
TC
193 53 13 Sean Williams, 25, Meridian, ID 13:05.8 Eastside TC
496 54 Brian Lombardo, 27, Amherst, NY 13:09.4
342 55 Jason Schlarb, 26, Belmont, MA 13:10.4 U.S. Air Force
349 56 Joe Borg, 24, Ft. Bliss, TX 13:16.2 U.S. Army
516 57 Sean Mick, 28, Glassboro, NJ 13:16.6
603 58 Vincent Sherry, 24, Blowing Rock, NC 13:18.6 Zap Fitness
534 59 Martin Pennell, 28, Huntington Beach, CA 13:19.4
501 60 Nicholas MacFalls, 31, Redwood City, CA 13:20.7 U.S.
Air Force
315 61 14 James Longoria, 29,
Eugene, OR 13:22.1 Team XO
378 62 Steven Myers, 30, Gulf Breeze, FL 13:32.6 U.S. Navy
354 63 Sean Nixon, 34, Bend, OR 13:36.8 U.S. Army
350 64 Louis Chapa, 25, Apo, AE 13:41.5 U.S. Army
459 65 Matthew Germain, 22, Haverhill, MA 13:42.7
189 66 Patrick Egelus, 23, Meridian, ID 13:44.4
361 67 Erik Schmidt, 22, Stafford, VA 13:45.8 U.S. Marine Corps
283 68 15 Sheldon Bennally, 19, Shiprock, NM 13:47.8 Sports
Warrior TC
552 69 Devan Schulz, 33, Bend, OR 13:49.6
440 70 Michael Delano, 25, Gate City, VA 13:51.8
363 71 Chad Walton, 34, Twentynine Palms, CA 13:52.7 U.S. Marine
Corps
383 72 Matthew Thomas, 30, Virginia Beach, VA 13:53.7 U.S. Navy
285 73 16 Theodore Round Face, 26, Mentmore, NM 13:56.6 Sports
Warrior TC
359 74 Michael Conover, 35, Oceanside, CA 13:59.3 U.S. Marine
Corps
196 75 Christopher Yorges, 39, Eugene, OR 13:59.9 Fibo Track
Club
185 76 17 Michael Anderson, 26, Meridian, ID 14:02.9 Eastside
TC
498 77 Joe Lopez, 27, Manhattan Beach, CA 14:05.2 U.S. Air Force
619 78 Matthew Tompkins, 29, Mountain View, CA 14:18.2
485 79 Richard Jennings, 28, San Clemente, CA 14:20.5 U.S. Marine
Corps
317 80 18 Jay Woodard, 27, Eugene,
OR 14:23.1 Team XO
140 81 Steve Woodley, 33, Vancouver, WA 14:24.6 Bowerman AC
86 82 Lance Docken, 37, Edgewood, WA 14:32.2 Saucony
284 83 19 Jason King, 32, Albuquerque, NM 15:17.3 Sports Warrior
TC
461 84 Brian Glotzbach, 29, Denver, CO 15:27.2
454 85 Cherif Gacis, 27, San Antonio, TX 15:33.8
445 86 Douglas Drager, 28, Eugene, OR 15:50.7
483 87 Bryan Hunnicutt, 18, Aurora, OR 17:45.5
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Overall 8k Results
- Women ---------------- Team
XO Placers in Blue
ID# PLACE SCORE FINISHER TIME AFFILIATION
1 1 Colleen De Reuck, 40, Boulder, CO 27:24.0 Nike
3 2 Jennifer Rhines, 30, Ardmore, PA 27:44.7 adidas
82 3 Blake Russell, 29, Marina, CA 27:54.0 Reebok
15 4 Katherine Newberry, 26, Williamsburg, VA 28:01.2
2 5 Katie McGregor, 27, Saint Louis Park, MN 28:04.3 Reebok
13 6 Lauren Fleshman, 23, Palo Alto, CA 28:11.0 Nike
16 7 Renee Metivier, 23, Boulder, CO 28:32.0 Univ of Colorado
576 8 Laura Turner, 25, Provo, UT 28:37.4 Brigham Young U
557 9 Chelsea Smith, 20, Provo, UT 28:39.1 Brigham Young U
7 10 Sabrina Monroe, 24, Rochester Hills, MI 28:41.0 Hansons-Brooks
DistPr
57 11 Kelly Strong, 26, Seattle, WA 28:56.6 Asics
263 12 Erika Aklufi, 28, Santa Monica, CA 28:59.1 See Jane Run
401 13 Jennifer Crain, 37, Milwaukee, WI 29:03.5 Wisconsin Runner
RT
525 14 Patricia Nervo, 27, Salem, VA 29:08.2
98 15 Lucinda Hull, 23, Raleigh, NC 29:15.9 Adidas Raleigh TC
316 16 Liz Wilson, 36, Eugene,
OR 29:34.2 Team XO
408 17 Samia Akbar, 23, Herndon, VA 29:49.9
10 18 Dana Coons, 26, Burnsville, MN 29:52.5 adidas
6 19 Jeanne Hennessy, 27, Boulder, CO 29:58.3 Nike
75 20 Melissa Cook, 25, Flower Mound, TX 30:00.6 Reebok
221 21 Megan Daly, 26, Palo Alto, CA 30:03.0 Impala Racing Team
265 22 Kirsten O'Hara, 39, Palos Verdes Esta, CA 30:09.2 See
Jane Run
118 23 Kasie Enman, 25, Huntington, VT 30:12.2 Boston Athletic
Assn
62 24 Molly Austin, 25, Boulder, CO 30:25.7 Nike
231 25 Maria Magdalena Sandova, 23, Los Alamos, NM 30:31.9 University
of Oregon
605 26 Debra Thornhill, 24, Blowing Rock, NC 30:37.0 Zap Fitness
424 27 AnnMarie Brooks-Schwabe, 26, Fort Carson, CO 30:39.2
333 28 Erin Sullivan, 23, Palo Alto, CA 30:40.6 The Farm Team,
Inc.
124 29 Colleen Stroud, 31, Denver, CO 30:42.0 Boulder Road Runners
252 30 Brianna Torres, 24, Phoenix, AZ 30:48.1 Run Az
261 31 Catherine Guiney, 24, Boulder, CO 30:51.0 Running RepublicBldr
451 32 Kristen Fryburg, 24, Centerville, OH 30:53.9
421 33 Angela Bestwick, 28, Las Vegas, NV 30:58.0
611 34 Michelle Kelly, 26, Ft. Curson, CO 31:02.2 U.S. Army
447 35 Rachel Evjen, 24, Villa Park, IL 31:05.3
119 36 Mariko Holbrook, 23, Hadley, MA 31:07.3 Boston Athletic
Assn
367 37 Kimberly Fagen, 34, San Diego, CA 31:12.8 U.S. Navy
217 38 Melissa White, 23, Rochester Hills, MI 31:21.3 Hansons-Brooks
DistPr
474 39 Jinny Hanifan, 22, Waterville, OH 31:36.0
222 40 Stephanie Dueringer, 29, Indianapolis, IN 31:47.5 Indiana
Invaders
618 41 Jenifer Compton, 33, Bend, OR 32:09.4
448 42 Jaime Flood, 25, Kings Park, NY 32:29.6 U.S. Air Force
262 43 Trisha Rosenberg, 28, Shoreline, WA 32:36.3 Seattle Running
Club
357 44 Renee Vigilante, 26, Clarksville, TN 32:37.2 U.S. Army
425 45 Emily Brzozowski, 25, Savannah, GA 32:43.7 U.S. Army
337 46 Lara Coppinger, 24, El Segundo, CA 33:07.6 U.S. Air Force
551 47 Brenda Schrank, 33, Winchester, VA 33:12.7 U.S. Air Force
366 48 Tara Cook, 24, San Diego, CA 33:15.3 U.S. Navy
579 49 Michelle VanOstrand, 23, Twentynine Palms, CA 33:22.2
U.S. Marine Corps
289 50 Laura Matsen, 22, Portland, WA 33:39.3 Team Red Lizard
431 51 Charlotte Anne Chumlea, 23, Pensacola, FL 33:57.3 U.S.
Air Force
373 52 Suzanne Himes, 35, Virginia Beach, VA 34:07.4 U.S. Navy
112 53 Lori Buratto, 34, Spokane Valley, WA 34:22.2 Bloomsday
Road RC
116 54 Susan Osborn, 31, Spokane, WA 34:28.3 Bloomsday Road
RC
115 55 Marilyn Nielson, 29, Cheney, WA 34:41.6 Bloomsday Road
RC
558 56 Tara Smith, 30, Meridian, ID 35:13.0 U.S. Marine Corps
472 57 Jennifer Haney, 26, Colorado Springs, CO 36:05.9 U.S.
Air Force
381 58 Patti Stewart-Garbrecht, 43, Orange Park, FL 36:15.7
U.S. Navy
364 59 Cinda Brown, 28, San Diego, CA 37:16.6 U.S. Navy
480 60 Melanie Hevel, 23, Richland, WA 38:05.1
420 61 Ginger Beals, 32, New Bern, NC 39:04.6 U.S. Marine Corps
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