Tinkey and Brickell Named Gatorade ROY for Georgia Press Release Feb 01, 2012

Not to anyone's surprise here in Georgia, as Foot Locker All-Americans, FPD's Grace Tinkey and Peachtree Ridge's Josh Brickell were recently selected as Georgia's Gatorade Runners of the Year. Grace had an amazing race at Foot Locker Nationals in touch with the leaders the entire race and led the South Team to the top team finish placing 3rd overall in 17:37. She has already this 2012 Indoor season put the pedal down in the 3000 meters clocking a 10:04.19 at the Jimmy Carnes Indoor Yout Meet in Gainesville, Fla this past weekend.  Brickell really began to hit full stride at the GHSA XC State Championships when he blasted away with 900 meters left in the race in what was to be a pre-cursor to his Foot Locker performances as he placed 4th in 14:41 (perhaps the best time  ever for a Ga HS Boy at McAlpine) and followed that up in San Diego working his magic again in the latter part of the race finishing 8th in 15:24.2. And....these fine athletes are juniors so we get to see them for 3 more seasons of running. Congrats to both and best of luck this Outdoor season!

Donovan Robertson named Gatorade Boy's Athlete of the Year for Ohio Press Release Jun 23, 2011

In its 26th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, today announced Donovan Robertson of Berea High School as its 201011 Gatorade Ohio Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Robertson is the first Gatorade Ohio Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year to be chosen from Berea High School.

RunWV Brandi Bowen Scholarship 5K to be Held November 7th Press Release Oct 15, 2010

 

The 2nd annual RunWV Brandi Bowen Scholarship 5K will be held at Cline Stansberry Stadium and Rails-to-Trails on Sunday, November 7th at 3:00 PM.  All the profits from this race will be donated to the Brandi Kay Bowen Scholarship Fund.

Brandi Bowen was a 2007 graduate of Doddridge County High School.  Brandi was a standout athlete at DCHS, but more importantly, she was a standout person.  She was attending Glenville State College and running on their Cross Country and Track & Field teams when she lost her life in a tragic auto accident in February 2009.

Her parents have established the Brandi Kay Bowen Scholarship Fund to help carry on Brandi’s legacy.  The fund is managed by the Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia. (open article for more)


Entry Form for RunWV Brandi Bowen Scholarship 5K

Hawk Trail Fun Run/Walk Information Press Release Jun 13, 2010

Come join us for the first race held on the new UHS Cross Country Course. This is an off road race with uneven footing in places. There will be no awards given but please stay afterwards for a post race picnic.

Date: Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 7:00 PM Where: Morgantown, WV / University High School (UHS)

Race Fee $12.00 Pre-registered $15.00 Race day
Please make checks payable to West Virginia Track Club (WVTC)

 

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Most Recent 2010 Signings Press Release Mar 05, 2010

 
Tyler Porter of Jefferson signs with Tennessee!  L-R  Gary Porter, Tyler and Karen Porter (Standing) Tim Corbett-Head Coach & Athletic Director
      
Jennifer Rubel of Woodward Academy signs with Georgia State. Pictured (l to r) are sister Jammie, mother Barbara, father John, and Woodward cross country coaches Scott Freed and Charles Bryant.
 
 
Brittany Westmoreland of Mill Creek signs with South Alabama to run XC and Track & Field Pictured are: Brittany Westmoreland, Tom Kutter (head coach), April Westmoreland, Chris Westmoreland, and Abby Westmoreland.
 
 
 
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Tampa Premiere of Running the Sahara Rescheduled Press Release Feb 25, 2009

The Tampa premiere screening of “Running the Sahara,” scheduled for February 27, 2009 at the Tampa Theatre has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. The event will be rescheduled for a later date. The event will be rescheduled for a later date. 

All Passaic County XC Teams Press Release Oct 29, 2008

PCCA 2008 All County Teams

 

Photo by: Gary Anolik

2008 East/West Senior All-Star Race Press Release Jul 13, 2008

2008 East/West Senior All-Star Race

Sponsored by Super Jock-n-Jill and Brooks

 
The East / West Senior All-Star Race was established by the Washington State Cross Country Coaches Association to recognize the accomplishments of graduating seniors who have excelled in the sport of cross country. 
 
The all-star team is made up of 75 graduating male and female runners from all five high school classifications. Coaches can recommend any other senior student / athlete to this team who they deem deserving of this honor.  Non all-star seniors are also encouraged to participate.  The East/West Senior All-Star Race will also feature junior, sophomore, freshman and alumni/coaches divisions and awards.

Gonzaga Hires Pat Tyson As Fulltime Cross Country, Track Coach Press Release May 28, 2008

SPOKANE, Wash. (May 28, 2008 - http://www.gozags.com) - New head coach Pat Tyson doesn't think it will be too long before the Gonzaga University cross country and track and field programs will be off and running.
Bulldog athletic director Mike Roth on Wednesday announced the hiring of the Spokane coaching legend to become the first fulltime cross country/track and field coach in the history of the program.

ECU men capture Tiger Chase Press Release Sep 10, 2007

 

ADA (Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007) – East Central University freshman Daniel Kiptoo out-distanced teammate John Sutrick by 34.3 seconds as both finished first and second respectively while fueling the Tigers to the team title of the annual 8-kilometer ECU Tiger Chase Saturday at the Pontotoc Technology Center.

 

Kiptoo, the newcomer from Kenya, clocked in at 27:27.9 while Sutrick, a junior from Sapulpa, finished in 28:02.2.

 

ECU finished with a team score of 18, followed by Cameron at 51, Oklahoma Baptist at 71 and Southwestern Christian University at 106.

 

Four other Tigers actually finished in the top 10. However, senior Matt Appelman, who was seventh with a time of 29:04.5, competed unattached.

Sooners Sweep XC Opener Press Release Sep 04, 2007

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TULSA, Okla. - The University of Oklahoma men's and women's cross country teams swept the competition at the Hurricane Festival Saturday morning.

 

Led by Rob Sorrell and All-American Jessica Eldridge, the Sooner men and women dominated at the Mohawk Park course.

 

OU scored 24 points to win the men's team title over Oklahoma State (37) and Tulsa (65). The Sooner women tallied 21 points to Tulsa's 35 and Oklahoma State's 79.

 

"It's difficult to have a comprehensive strategy for the opening race of the cross country season," OU head coach Martin Smith said. "The preseason is so short that you depend on the endurance training the athletes developed on their own during the summer to get them by for a while.

 

"I just told them to run as fast as they could as far as they could."

 

Sorrell defended his individual race title, winning Saturday's four-mile run in 19 minutes, 34 seconds (4:54 mile pace). His run was a 49-second improvement over his time from last year, when he became the first OU freshman in over a quarter century to win his debut race.

 

OU newcomer Tony Clement (19:47) edged Oklahoma State's Brian Gosnell (19:48) for second place. OU sophomore Jon Grey (19:50) was fourth.

 

Kevin Schwab (19:57) and Matt Grey (20:07) took eighth and ninth to complete OU's scoring.

 

Eldridge (10:46) completed the women's two-mile run 14 seconds ahead of teammate Catherine Odell (11:00).

 

Jessica Engel (11:19) and Kelly Waters (11:22) were third and fourth, respectively, as a quartet of Sooner women were first to cross the finish line.

Bison Eighth in Preseason Poll Press Release Aug 28, 2007

Oklahoma Baptist will start the cross country season in September as the eighth-ranked men’s team in the NAIA. Due to a regional ranking snafu, no NAIA Region VI women’s teams, including OBU, were in the preseason poll, which was released Wednesday, Aug. 22. The Bison were ranked 10th in the final regular season poll of 2006. For the second consecutive year, the OBU men made the final rankings look bad. Last year, the Bison won the region crown and dropped from seventh to 10th in the NAIA. OBU rebounded with a fourth-place finish at the national meet. This year’s squad returns four of the seven runners from last year’s national meet team, including Lance Goodwin, Michael Elizondo, Justin Stroup and Josiah White.  Added to the mix are state high school champion Josh Doyel and All-Stater Brandon Dickinson. 

The varsity cross country season begins Sept. 15 with a trip to Joplin, Mo., for the Southern Stampede.