Ferris Women’s CC Ranked 12th Nationally

Big Rapids, Mich. – The Ferris State University women's cross country team is ranked 12th nationally in the 2010 United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Preseason Division II Poll, which was announced Thursday (Aug. 26).

The Bulldog women's cross country team, which will be guided by third-year head coach Steve Picucci, previously was listed second earlier this week in the USTFCCCA Preseason Midwest Regional Rankings behind regional favorite Grand Valley State.

via Ferris State Athletics : Ferris Women’s CC Ranked 12th Nationally.

How do you win league title after league title in girls’ cross country? Let’s go to the expert in the field, Katie Jazwinski. Her credentials in just four years as head coach include leading the Dreadnaughts to four consecutive league championships and regional titles in 2006, 2007 and 2008 – so, yeah, you can call her an expert.

“We focus on bringing positive energy to every practice and every meet,” she says. “We look to leave it on the course each and every time we are out there. We will look at running well at the Jackson and Portage Invitational. We will watch out for Chelsea at the SEC Championships on Oct. 21 and then try to make it out of our very tough regional on Oct. 30.

“There will be five really good teams there with us being one of them. Two teams will be staying home from the state meet and hopefully it’s not us.”

Dexter girls’ CC reload for 2010 – Sports – Heritage.

Fenton's Sue Larsen continues her dominance of area road races

Published: Saturday, August 07, 2010

GOODRICH, Michigan — Finding competition in the Flint area isn’t easy for Sue Larsen.

Lately, the Fenton resident has been running away with the majority of the local road races she has entered.

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To find better competition, she has found herself leaving the area more times than not. The 32-year-old participated in the Rock’n’ Roll Half Marathon in Chicago on Aug. 1.

“That’s how you get better,” said Larsen, who finished 10th out of 11,924 female finishers in Chicago. “Having people who are faster than you are, people who are around your time, who can push you.”

Larsen returned to the Flint-area scene Saturday morning for the Kayla O’Mara Memorial 10-kilometer race at Goodrich High School.

via Fenton’s Sue Larsen continues her dominance of area road races | MLive.com.

Quenee Dale leads Washtenaw County track & field athletes at AAU Junior Olympic Games

Lincoln High School incoming freshman Quenee Dale has had the most success through the first five of six days of competition, winning the 100-meter hurdles in the girls youth division with a winning time of 14.01 seconds. As a comparison, the winning time at this year’s MHSAA Division 1 state finals was 14.29 seconds.

Dale also finished fourth in the 200-meter hurdles in the youth division (see breakdown of AAU age divisions below) at Dick Price Stadium at Norfolk State University.

Another Lincoln High School student, senior-to-be Dynasty McGee, finished seventh in the preliminaries of the young women’s 400 dash to qualify for the finals. That race, along with 83 other events, will be run on Saturday.

Recent Pioneer High School graduate Muhammad Sani finished fifth in the young men’s 800-meter run in 1:54.09. Earlier, Sani finished sixth out of 76 competitors in the preliminary round.

via Quenee Dale leads Washtenaw County track & field athletes at AAU Junior Olympic Games – AnnArbor.com.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan women's track and field head coach James Henry announced today (Friday, July 16) the addition of 10 student-athletes for the 2011 track and field season. Erica Crane (Dearborn, Mich./Divine Child), Erin Busbee (Cleveland, Ohio/Collinwood), Ariel Dempsey (Jenison, Mich./Jenison), Olivia DeTroyer (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea), Lauren Grunewald (Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids), Alex Leptich (Ann Arbor, Mich./Saline), Alex Mathews (Birmingham, Mich./Seaholm), Taylor Pogue (Goodrich, Mich./Goodrich), Amber Smith (Cleveland, Ohio/Collinwood) and Megan Weschler (Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt) will all join the Wolverines for the 2011 indoor and outdoor track seasons.

“I am really excited about this group,” Henry said. “They will help us become more balanced in our areas of need. We are looking forward to being more competitive in the Big Ten with this group.”

“Our class is led by Leptich, Grunewald and Pogue, who are all coming off successful high school cross country seasons,” associate head coach Mike McGuire said. “They have performed consistently at a high level during their high school careers, and we are hoping that over time, they can do the same at this level. We have also added some people who will develop over time. This class is coming in hungry and with a great attitude. Combining this class with the people we already have, we hope to find some energy with the entire group.”

via Wolverines Ink 10 for 2011 Season – University of Michigan Official Athletic Site.

Thanks to everyone who turned out for race. Numbers were fantastic.

Here is the results link:
2009 Kalamazoo Area Runners Turkey Trot Results

Race is underway … Duane Raffin is broadcasting at the one mile mark.

Terrible broadcast quality … keep hearing Palinkas leading.

Going to two mile mark,

Lindsey Neal 4th, Bridgett Bennett 1st, Nicole Worster in 3rd and Palinkas in 2nd

At the two mile mark it’s mostly static … in this day and age there is a better.

11:45 Bennett

Palinkas 3rd.

Static in 2nd and 4th.

16:38 Lindsey Neal 2nd Place?? … must be at three?
Wooster Homer 3rd

Harbor Springs girl finishing
Crandall Beal City
Abraham of Manton
Maggie Cole??

Pretty worthless feed.

Just calling names with no places. With FAT Chip Timing the MHSAA can do better.

Here a Hudsonville Freedom Baptist.

Did I just hear Lane Duckworth’s name?

Bill Khan’s Updating Feed

Results Here

Well we couldn’t resist, all state meet results combined for all divisions, ranked 1-50. As we call it the Dream Meet:
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Well we couldn’t resist, ranked 1-50 for all divisions, upper and lower peninsula. The Dream Meet:
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