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 Our 2010 Cross Country Preview --- HERE  
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---Marion Invitational, Saturday, September 4... ---Summer Nights 5K in Ligonier, Saturday, September 4 at 6:30 pm... ---Jack O' Lantern Jaunt 5K at Catalyst Fitness, October 30 in Fort Wayne (see ad below)... Luke Miller is RunIndiana.com's "Runner-of-the-Week"...   WEEK 2 - Luke Miller didn't win Saturday's Panther Run
Invitational. Neither did his team - Bishop Dwenger. But both had solid
runs.Miller, a sophomore, placed third individually in 16:39 and led the Saints to a second-place team finish behind West Noble. In placing third, Miller outran West Noble's frontrunner, Kevin Handshoe, and was beaten only by Keigan Culler of Fremont (16:03) and Matt Perkins of Prairie Heights (16:24). Not bad for a kid who was 48th last year at the New Haven semistate and 125th at state where he barely squeaked under 18 minutes by only one second. "It was awesome," Miller said about his third-place finish. So, too, was his willingness to adjust his racing strategy. As soon as the race got underway, Culler, Perkins and Nick Lagemann of Prairie Heights broke away with West Noble's Jose Ibanez and Matt Price in pursuit. "We talked (before the race) about strategy and I was thinking about going with (the leaders)," said Miller. But when they went out so fast, Miller thought twice and stayed back with the chase pack. "We packed up nice and worked together," he said. About a mile to go with Culler, Perkins, and Lagemann still ahead, the chase pack dwindled to Miller, Handshoe, Price and Central Noble's Ryan Smith. Then Lagemann faded and Miller broke from the pack over the last kilometer. By running smart and adjusting strategy, Miller reached his pre-race goal. "I was planning on being in the top five today," he said. Anissa Richards is RunIndiana.com's "Runner-of-the-Week"...   WEEK 2 - Before Saturday's
Panther Run, Anissa (pronounced "A-nee-sa") Richards was on no one's
list to win the race. Until this year, the West Noble junior wasn't
even on the varsity squad.In her last major race a year ago, Richards was 15th in the reserve race at the New Haven Classic. She ran 400m in track and ended up 11th at the East Noble sectional. Although not a stellar performance, Coach Chuck Schlemmer said track season helped her build some confidence. So, too, did her individual championship run at Prairie Heights. For that, we highlight Richards, and her teammates for that matter, as our "Runner-of-the-Week". Tucked in with three veteran Lady Chargers, seniors Rachel Peterson, Allison Musselman, and Allissa Peterson, Richards was part of the lead pack that ran together all the way to finish. They talked to her, encouraged her, throughout the race. Then at the last moment, rather than go for their individual glory and a chance for one of them to leave their name in the record book, the three seniors let Richards cross the line first, finishing in 20:27. The others came through in 20:28, 20:29, and 20:29. "She's starting to believe in herself," said Schlemmer. "She's going to be a nice surprise." It was no surprise, however, that West Noble put all seven of their varsity runners in the top nine positions. That's what confidence and teamwork can do. PANTHER RUN COVERAGE... Girls varsity results --- HERE Boys varsity results --- HERE Junior varsity results --- HERE Panther Run Photo Gallery --- HERE West Noble girls dominate Panther Run...   In what turned out to be a pack-run, West
Noble took the top four places and filled seven of the top nine for a
score of only 17 points. Leo was a distant second with 60. Fremont was
third with 85.Anissa Richards, a junior, won the race in 20:27 in a show of team spirit as seniors Rachel Peterson (20:28), Allison Musselman (20:29), and Allissa Peterson (20:29) backed off at the finish line. Kaleigh DeBeck, Valeria Guzman, and Taylor Hite came through in 20:44, 20:48, and 20:53. Their teammate, Kennedy Champion, won the reserve race in 21:07. Leo was led by sophomore Lauren Hamilton who went for the win early but wound up chasing the four leaders throughout most of the race. She placed fifth in 20:37. Her teammates Emily Johnson (20:57), Alli Lauer (21:11), Janna Parke (21:46) and Laurel Dispenza (21:53) went 10-12-15-18. Fremont's Anna Aldrich (20:42) and Amber Hiner (21:10 were 6th and 11th. West Noble boys "upset" Bishop Dwenger at Panther Run...  AUGUST 28 - Unranked
West Noble, led by Kevin Handshoe in fourth and Matt Price is fifth,
outran #16 Bishop Dwenger at the 16th annual Panther Run at Prairie
Heights High School.The Chargers went 4-5-9-14-15 for 47, while the Saints, led by Luke Miller in third, went 3-7-13-16-17 for 56. Dwenger also took the #17 and #18 spots. For Dwenger, Miller finished in 16:39, 36 seconds off the winning pace of Fremont's Keigan Culler (16:03). Matt Perkins of Prairie Heights was second in 16:24. Handshoe finished in 16:46 and Price in 16:51. Culler, Perkins and Nick Lagemann of Prairie Heights broke away from the pack early. Perkins tried to move ahead near the first kilometer, but Culler met his challenge and led throughout the rest of the race. Culler went through the first mile in 4:53.  "I've got a lot of
respect for Keigan. He's really improved lately," said Perkins.Lagemann, getting over the effects of an injury, dropped to 10th in 17:01 but was still one second faster than his freshman time last season. Sophomore Ryan Smith of Central Noble was sixth in 16:54 and was followed by Phil Schroader of Dwenger (16:56), Chris Erman of Fremont (16:58), and Jose Ibanez of West Noble (17:00).  RunIndiana.com "Runners-of-the-Week" on parallel tracks...   WEEK 1 - In their opening meet of the 2010 cross country
season on Tuesday, Carroll freshman Coral Whaley and Homestead
sophomore Max Silcox each placed 12th in their respective races
at the DeKalb Invitational.Whaley's time of 20:32 was 85 seconds off the winning pace set by her teammate Brianna Johnson. Whaley was, however, the second fastest Lady Charger across the finish line and the second fastest freshman girl, overshadowed only by Columbia City's Samantha Roush. On Saturday at the Huntington Invitational, Whaley ran 69 seconds faster (19:23), placing her fourth individually and third among Northeast Indiana runners behind Johnson and Roush. She outran six girls who beat her at DeKalb and was again Carroll's #2 runner. Silcox, likewise, who ran 17:25 at DeKalb, was 86 seconds off the winning time of Carroll's James Martin. He was the #2 Spartan behind senior Kodi Mullins. And he was the second sophomore behind Huntington's Cordell Lewis. Like Whaley, Silcox cut his DeKalb time by 71 seconds (16:14) at Huntington and was fifth overall. He outran five guys who beat him Tuesday and was fourth among area runnes behind Carroll's Brad Hess, Mullins, and Martin, making him again Homestead's #2 runner. Prior to the opening week, Whaley came is as a freshman and Silcox was 67th at semistate last year, so they weren't exactly household names and faces. Our guess after this week, they won't be overlooked. Franklin Central teams win Huntington Invitational... Carroll's Brianna Johnson and Brad Hess individual champions... GIRLS VARSITY RESULTS --- HERE BOYS VARSITY RESULTS --- HERE GIRLS AND BOYS RESERVE RESULTS --- HERE Interview with Brianna Johnson --- HERE Interview with James Martin --- HERE Interview with Warsaw Coach Jerry Gackenheimer --- HERE  AUGUST 21 - Franklin
Central returned to the Huntington Invitational this year and dominated
the girls and boys races.The Lady Flashes, led by Jasmine Al-Anzi (19:22) and Nadia Al-Anzi (19:25) went 3-5-9-15-16 for 48. Carroll, currently unranked in the statewide poll, was second with 68 and was led by individual champion Brianna Johnson (18:46) and freshman Coral Whaley in fourth (19:23). Huntington was third with 79, followed by Columbia City (98), Homestead (156). Warsaw (162), DeKalb (186) and six other teams. Sophomore Ashley Erba of Warsaw placed sixth in 19:26, six seconds off her winning time from last year. Her teammate, freshman Anna Bearss, was seventh in 19:42. Huntington put four girls in the top seven with their fifth in 13th but won with Tammy Munro's tie-breaker (22:42) over Franklin Central. The boys race for individual champion featured a four-man battle among Carroll's James Martin and Brad Hess, Homestead's Kodi Mullins, and Franklin Central's Jason Crist. Martin led through the first mile in 5:06 and the four remained tightly packed through the backfield and creek crossings. Crist dropped a couple meters back by mile two (10:15) with Mullins and Martin up front. With 800 meters to go, Martin and Hess pulled away, exchanging leads over the final hilly section. Hess, who was second last year, went on to win in 15:45. Mullins passed Martin in the final stretch for second in 15:49. Martin ended up third in 15:50 and Crist fourth in 15:54. Franklin Central went 4-7-8-12-14 for 45 points. Carroll was second with 84. Homestead placed third with 101, followed by Huntington North (107), Warsaw (114) and 10 other teams. The Flashes also won the reserve race with 18 points. Homestead was second with 49. Photo below: Carroll's Brianna Johnson opens a 20-meter lead over Warsaw's Ashley Erba in the backfield along US Highway 24 at the Huntington Invitational.  DeKalb Invitational Photo Gallery --- HERE Lady Vikings show strength at DeKalb Invitational --- RESULTS  AUGUST 17 - Although
official scores were not tallied, Huntington North's girls cross
country team opened the 2010 with a dominating run at the DeKalb
Invitational.Senior Natalie Spahr led a pack of "Ladies in Red" with her 6th-place finish in 20:23. Becca Goodman, Robyn Karst, Kayla Patrick and Gretchen Spahr took the next four spots. Elaine Yohne was 16th and Karson Rowe 19th.  Columbia City, led by freshman Samantha
Roush, put three girls in the top five. Roush ran down Valpo's Katelyn
Devries over the last 600m to place second in 19:49 behind Carroll's
Brianna Johnson, the individual winner in 19:07. Laken Lefever (20:02),
the top returnee, and Renee Menzie (20:08) of Columbia City were 4th
and 5th. Behind Johnson in first, Carroll's Coral Whaley, Kate Norris, and Olivia Hippensteel were 12th, 13th, and 14th. Fremont senior Amber Hiner, the #2 returnee from last year, took the lead early but faded to 62nd. Martin, Culler, and Hess go 1-2-3 at DeKalb Invite --- RESULTS  AUGUST 17 -
Carroll's James Martin and Brad Hess made a late-day change in race
strategy for their 2010 opening run at the DeKalb Invitational Tuesday
evening. The pair originally planned to use the non-scored meet as a
training day, but with better-than-expected weather conditions, opted
instead to push the pace.Martin and Hess, along with Fremont's Keigan Culler, led from the start and opened a 30 second gap on the rest of the field midway through the race. Martin won in 15:59, Culler was second in 16:06, and Hess third in 16:28.  Homestead's Kodi Mullins, expected to be
upfront with the leaders, ran in a Spartan pack for the first half
before finishing in 7th with a timeof 17:06.Jake Crosley of Huntington North was 4th in 16:59 with other Viking runners placing 8th, 9th, 22nd, and 24th. Evan Boucher of Bellmont (17:02) and Alex Cushman of Norwell (17:04) were 5th and 6th. Homestead put five runners in the top 23. Carroll's 5th, Kyle Gater, was 27th. Fremont had three in the top 15. Healthy Traditions 5K results --- HERE Middlebury Summer Festival Race Results --- 10K --- 3K --- Mile... Williams runs 3:59 mile at Middlebury: well, not exactly... Many fans and runners alike were surprised when current Manchester College star and Northridge alum Andy Williams crossed the finish line in first place on Friday evening during the Middlebury Mile. Not because Andy won the race, in fact, he is the defending champion. It was Andy’s time of 3:59 that surprised most people. Could it really be that Andy became Middlebury’s first sub-four minute miler? Unfortunately for Andy and fans alike, no. Due to a glitch with the measurement system, each runner ran a surprisingly fast time as the course was actually short of a mile.  Race officials estimate that between 22 and
35 seconds
should be added to each runners’ time to get a more accurate gauge of
how fast they ran. Although the course was a bit short, the race was nothing short of excitement as Williams out-kicked former Northridge High School teammate and current Purdue athlete Ladd Mercer down the homestretch for his repeat victory. Bryan Hazel, an Indiana Wesleyan graduate finished a close third in 4:01. The girls race was dominated by junior high runners as Kayla Casaletto, age 13, of Goshen was the overall champion. Kaitlyn Warren, a Westview Junior High student finished second and Katrina Godzisz, age 39, of Elkhart finished third overall. Saturday’s 10k saw newcomer Isaiah Sanga lead the pack with a time of 33:41. Andy Williams came back after his mile championship to finish second in 34:27. Albion youngster Ryan Smith finished third in 36:44. On the women’s side, Laura Gillette of Goshen regained her championship form to win in 44:44. The 3k race was won by Ryan Greutman of South Bend with the time of 9:19 and Petrana Petkova of Goshen in 11:30.  Brayden
Law 6th at AAU National Championships...AUGUST 8 - Three weeks after removing a boot from the foot he broke in late May, Fort Wayne's Brayden Law ran 10:00 in 3000m to place sixth in his age division at the AAU Junior Olympics National Championship over the weekend in Norfolk, Virginia. The Woodside Middle School runner, competing for the Fort Wayne Express running club, also placed 12th in 1500m with a time of 4:45. Law broke his 2nd and 3rd metatarsal last May while riding a bicycle to school with a friend. "He just wanted to get in some exercise that last few days of school," said his dad Jeff Law. After a sudden stop, he got his foot entangled between the bike frame and spokes of his friend's bike. At the time, he couldn't walk. Based on a second opinion from a doctor in Wisconsin, the family opted for a boot instead of a cast. Once the boot came off, he had three days of training before running his national qualifying races at a regional meet in Detroit. The Indiana qualifying meet had already passed. In Detroit, Law ran 10:31 in 3000m. Law is currently ranked as our #1 RunIndiana.com pick for top middle school boy in the upcoming fall cross country season. Mike Cole and Ashley Ade win Harlan Days 10K: RESULTS  Illinois
grandmaster 6th overall...AUGUST 7 - Mike Cole, 35, of Corunna crossed the finish line at the Harlan Days 10K with a time of 33:51, nearly two minutes ahead of the second-place runner: Jimmy Dueling, 24, of Fort Wayne (35:39). Brandon Talbert, 26, of Bluffton was third in 35:45. Ashley, Ade, 25, of Fort Wayne was the top female runner and placed 17th overall in 39:29. Jenny Robinson, 30, from Fort Wayne was 32nd overall and second among the women in 43:30. The most impressive performance of the race came from Dan Lillyman, 54, from Mahomet, Illinois (right photo). An engineer at a nuclear power plant in Quincy, Lillyman placed sixth overall in 37:11. His age-graded time of 31:29 would have topped Cole's age-graded time (33:08) by almost two minutes. After an 18-year hiatus following knee injuries, during a period when Lillyman admits to smoking and drinking, he returned to running three years ago. He currently runs about 60 miles per week and perhaps has an eye on Boston. He's run five previous marathons, including a PR of 2:43 at Boston where he, along with his brother, followed in his grandfather's steps. According to Lillyman, his grandfather placed somewhere around 50th in the 1937 Boston Marathon and was later honored at age 97 as the oldest living survivor of the race. Lillyman's current plan is to run a marathon in Indianapolis this fall. I am
a part of all that I have met;
Tho' much is
taken, much abides; and
tho'
We are not now that
strength
which in old days, Moved earth
and heaven;
that which we
are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. ...Tennyson |
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