WCC #2
Athletes of the Week
Robbie Reid Santa Clara/ Willie Milam Gonzaga / Stephen Kersh Portland
Lindsey Drake Gonzaga / Merel Van Steenbergen Portland
Schedule
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Pepperdine
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Asics Irvine
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SCU
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Hornet (Sacramento State)
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SMC
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Hornet (Sacramento State)
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USF
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Hornet (Sacramento State)
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Gonzaga
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Oregon (Dual in Sunriver)
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Portland
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Pier Park (Portland)
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LMU
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USD
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BYU
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Asics Irvine
http://www.pepperdinesports.com/sports/c-xc/recaps/091011aaa.html
- Gap between Lawrence and DeWalt increased from 45 to 72 seconds since last week
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Aneasha
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Lawrence
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Pepperdine
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18:11.9
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Adrianna
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Davies
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Pepperdine
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18:46.5
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Paige
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Mobley
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Pepperdine
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18:54.5
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Courtney
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Rolando
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Pepperdine
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19:04.9
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Hannah
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DeWalt
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Pepperdine
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19:23.7
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LeeAndrea
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Morton
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Pepperdine
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20:03.3
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Sarah
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Goodman
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Pepperdine
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20:06.7
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Sarah
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Attar
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Pepperdine
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21:03.0
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- Gap between Smith and Wozniak increased from 43 seconds at 5K to 114 seconds at 8K
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Kenny
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Smith
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Pepperdine
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25:56.4
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Jesse
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Aston
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Pepperdine
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27:20.5
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Jonathan
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Rahaeuser
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Pepperdine
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27:33.9
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Jordan
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Wozniak
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Pepperdine
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27:50.9
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David
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Bermea
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Pepperdine
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30:47.8
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Hornet (Sacramento State)
http://www.smcgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=105951&SPID=13098&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205269746&DB_OEM_ID=21400
http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/c-xc/2011-12/releases/20110911552jce
- 7 of 8 Santa Clara runners that ran last week improved their times
- 2 of 7 Saint Mary’s runners that ran last week improved their times
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Mary
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Kriege
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Santa Clara
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18:36
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Cristina
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Garcia
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Saint Mary's
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18:48
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Hayley
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Ney
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Santa Clara
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18:51
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Mary
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Reynolds
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Santa Clara
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19:06
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Alicia
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Doohan
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Saint Mary's
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19:20
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Kelly
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Ryan
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Santa Clara
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19:24
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Erin
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Burke
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Saint Mary's
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19:29
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Jamie
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Anderson
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Santa Clara
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19:29
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Audrey
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Hiatt
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Santa Clara
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19:31
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Nicole
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Giove
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Santa Clara
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19:33
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Natalie
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Sojka
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Saint Mary's
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19:37
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Lauren
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Germany
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Santa Clara
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19:49
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Carey
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Parker
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Santa Clara
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19:53
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Kayla
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Germany
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Santa Clara
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19:58
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Emily
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Robinson
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Santa Clara
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20:05
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Maria
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Ahlqvist
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Saint Mary's
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20:12
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Meg
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Webber
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Santa Clara
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20:29
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Elizandra
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Obando
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Saint Mary's
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20:32
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Erin
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Hartwig
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Santa Clara
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20:41
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Lauren
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Spears
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Santa Clara
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21:27
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Madison
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Thompson
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Saint Mary's
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22:04
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Monica
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Coen
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Santa Clara
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22:17
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- Robbie Reid was 31 seconds faster than his time in 2009
- Gap from Pannu to SMC #5 was 49 seconds and gap from Pannu to SMC #2 at USF 8K was 51 seconds
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Robbie
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Reid
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Santa Clara
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19:43
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Ben
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Demaree
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Santa Clara
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19:45
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Luca
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Signore
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Santa Clara
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19:54
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Rajpaul
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Pannu
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Saint Mary's
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20:23
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Marcos
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Hinojosa
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Santa Clara
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20:37
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Jordan
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Lerma
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Saint Mary's
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20:48
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Chris
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Sampson
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Santa Clara
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20:52
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Peter
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Stephens
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Santa Clara
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20:53
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Sean
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Roe
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Santa Clara
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20:53
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Ellingson
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Nick
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Saint Mary's
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20:55
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Ezana
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Tesfu
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Santa Clara
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20:58
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Austin
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Jones
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Santa Clara
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20:58
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Tony
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Ferarri
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Santa Clara
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21:03
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Cormac
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McCullaugh
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Saint Mary's
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21:11
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James
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Hayes
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Saint Mary's
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21:12
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Matt
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Wagner
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Santa Clara
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21:12
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Mark
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Blucher
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Saint Mary's
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21:25
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Nhunguyen
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Le
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Santa Clara
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21:33
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TJ
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Brown-Pinizzotto
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Saint Mary's
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21:34
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Jack
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Hagler
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Santa Clara
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21:40
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Matt
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Mosier
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Santa Clara
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21:56
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Marc
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Klunk
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Saint Mary's
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21:57
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Matt
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Savage
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Santa Clara
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22:11
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Rhett
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Baynes
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Saint Mary's
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22:14
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Gareth
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Morl
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Santa Clara
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22:37
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Andrew
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Gaddis
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Santa Clara
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22:38
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Zach
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Newsom
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Saint Mary's
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22:58
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Chris
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Garcia
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Saint Mary's
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23:12
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Gilbert
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Mundo
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Saint Mary's
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23:18
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Justin
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Jayme
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Saint Mary's
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24:26:00
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Oregon (Dual in Sunriver)
http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=627770&SPID=90857&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205269772&DB_OEM_ID=26400
http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4337&SPID=238&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=205269867
- Kwiatowski DNF beat DeJarnette by 17 seconds at Dellinger and 7 seconds at Pac10 in 2010
- Gonzaga broke the redshirts for O’Neil, Foote, Ven Deynze, Roche, Branch, Ford, and Felnagle while not running Walgren, #3 Gonzaga last week
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Willie
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Milam
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Gonzaga
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19:49.7
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Patrick
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Ritchie
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Gonzaga
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20:04.6
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Colin
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O'Neil
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Gonzaga
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20:14.8
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Nate
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Gesell
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Gonzaga
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20:18.7
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Braeden
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Van Deynze
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Gonzaga
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20:22.0
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Brent
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Felnagle
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Gonzaga
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20:20.7
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Jared
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Christian
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Gonzaga
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20:22.4
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Paul
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Kupcis
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Gonzaga
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20:23.5
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Nick
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Ford
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Gonzaga
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20:29.6
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Cameron
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O'Neil
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Gonzaga
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20:42.8
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Kyle
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Branch
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Gonzaga
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20:46.4
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Nicholas
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Roche
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Gonzaga
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20:48.3
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Alex
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Foote
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Gonzaga
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20:48.7
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Brad
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Kachigan
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Gonzaga
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21:23.6
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Lindsey
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Drake
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Gonzaga
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17:16.4
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Emily
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Thomas
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Gonzaga
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17:21.3
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Maggie
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Jones
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Gonzaga
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17:59.6
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Elizabeth
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Ryan
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Gonzaga
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18:18.5
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Krista
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Beyer
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Gonzaga
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18:30.1
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Emily
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Albrecht
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Gonzaga
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18:36.7
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Erin
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Bergmann
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Gonzaga
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18:40.0
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Catherine
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Theobald
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Gonzaga
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18:48.2
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Becca
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Bard
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Gonzaga
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18:51.9
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Kirsten
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Lightfoot
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Gonzaga
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19:00.9
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Virginia
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Whalen
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Gonzaga
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19:09.7
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Stephanie
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Moore
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Gonzaga
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19:20.1
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Alison
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Fraher
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Gonzaga
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19:37.6
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Jordan
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McCann
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Gonzaga
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19:55.9
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Pier Park (Portland)
http://www.portlandpilots.com/news/2011/9/10/MXC_0910111855.aspx
- Houser ran 17:51 to win the 2010 Pier Park and 5 Pilots eclipsed the time in 2011
- Marit Tegelaar was only top returner not racing
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Merel
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Van Steenbergen
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Portland
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17:27.2
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Lyndy
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Davis
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Portland UNA
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17:29.5
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Natasha
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Verma
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Portland
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17:37.3
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Kellie
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Houser
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Portland
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17:41.9
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Maddie
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Hibshman
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Portland
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17:48.7
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Molly
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Mitchell
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Portland
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17:53.7
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Ruth
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Croft
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Portland
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17:55.0
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Julia
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Fonk
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Portland
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18:32.0
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Kelly
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Slaine
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Portland
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18:38.7
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Melissa
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Hastings
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Portland
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18:42.9
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Lindsay
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Baker
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Portland
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18:43.5
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Elizabeth
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Keaveny
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Portland
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18:46.8
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Marci
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Witczak
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Portland
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19:11.2
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Rachel
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Van Nes
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Portland
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19:32.9
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Lily
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Shafer
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Portland
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19:41.4
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Claire
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Yearian
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Portland
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20:22.1
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- Stephen Kersh ran 25:59 at Williamette and 15:29 5K on the track at Pacific last season
- Michael Young (13th), former XC athlete but current student, shows that Portland is sticking to its roster size constraints put in last season.
- Portland didn’t run any of their 14 athletes that ran 24:42 or under at Charles Bowles in 2010
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Stephen
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Kersh
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Portland
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18:42.1
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Ben
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Snodgrass
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Portland
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18:54.0
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Chris
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Borg
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Portland
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18:57.4
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Conner
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Whan
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Portland
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19:04.4
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Ralph
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Brendan
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Portland
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19:24.1
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Shane
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Geiger
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Portland
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19:39.5
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William
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Lawson
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Portland
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20:00.5
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AJ
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Kimura
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Portland UNA
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20:53.5
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Jonathan
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Parsons
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Portland UNA
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21:06.6
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Random Thoughts
- Robb Van Wyck and Rosie Smith are not on SMC roster, top runners at SMC in 2010
- Joash Osoro is on Portland’s roster with the same lack of announcement given last season when he was removed from the roster
- XC rankings should delay their first week of rankings, besides the pre-season poll, until after September 24, the date when competitions are used for at large selection.
- Oregon’s loss to Gonzaga with Kwiatowski DNF shows that picking a B team with a top runner DNF and beating the WCC is no easy task.
- BYU will make the WCC an inter-regioanl meet for the first time in conference history, which gives Portland men a benefit to winning they have never had before.
- First rule of hosting a meet is to keep the leader on course (e.g. WCC women’s championship in 1988 and 1993)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/09/11/1818782/detour-doesnt-slow-down-winner.html
http://www.lmulions.com/sports/c-xc/recaps/090311aad.html see 1:09 into video
