Race Walks Finish the National Senior Games

By Tom Langenfeld
The Senior Games categorizes race walking as a separate sport, offering 1500m and 5000m events.    Anita Macias-Howard, 59, of Edina, finished fourth in the M55 1500m race walk Tuesday (9:33.79) and was  third in the 5000m on Wednesday in 33:42.7. Women's 5K results are HERE. Women's M50-59 1500 results are HERE.

Yes/No: Four women under 1:30 at Urban Wildland Half-Marathon?

The Urban Wildland Half-Marathon and 5K, advertised as Minnesota's Green Race, celebrates its eleventh year in 2013.  All materials used for the race will be recycled, reused or composted.  The race starts and ends at Veterans Memorial Park, taking runners on a tour of Richfield.

Terry Hitchcock, who ran the equivalent of a marathon each day for 75 consecutive days in 1996, will serve as Grand Marshal for this year's event.

Along with all the festivities, there is some good running.  This week we will follow the top women in the Urban Wildland Half Marathon with this question...

Yes/No: Will four or more women run faster than 1:30:00 at the Urban Wildland Half Marathon on Saturday?

Last year, Kelly Brinkman set a new course record, running 1:19:26.  In 2012, three women broke 1:30.  In 2011 there was only one and there were four each in 2010 and 2009.

To play our game, simply type "yes" or "no" into the subject line of an e-mail and send it to us at DtBFantasy [AT] gmail [DOT] com before 7:00 A.M. CDT, Saturday, August 3rd.  Please put your answers in the subject line of the e-mail and make sure your full name appears somewhere in the e-mail.  We will offer a bonus for participants making their 2013 debut in Yes/No - a correct answer will be worth two points for anyone who has not played yet this year.

My Answer:  Yes

Last week's question was:  Will Mike Bialick finish in the top ten overall at the Burning River 100 Mile Endurance Run on Saturday? The answer was no - Bialick was in the top ten through half-way but ended up dropping out.  Only eight people answered correctly this week.  Lori Anne Schwiesow and Mary Varney continue to lead with seventeen points and are now three points up on the field.  Tied for third place with fourteen points include Pat Foley, Dimitri Drekonja and Mike Henderson.

For all the results, please visit DtB Fantasy Corner, HERE.

Gopher Football Player to Focus on Track

Pioneer Press article on Devon Crawford-Tufts and his decision to focus on track is HERE.

Running Partners go One, Two at Voyageur Ultra

Duluth News Tribune report on the Voyageur 50-Mile Ultra is HERE.

Kara Goucher to Run NYCM

The NYRR announced today that Kara Goucher is one of the Americans entered in this year's ING New York City Marathon on November 3.  Read more about it HERE.

National Senior Games Monday Results

By Tom Langenfeld

Minnesotans picked up three more medals at the National Senior Games in Cleveland Monday—gold for Bloomington’s Dale Berry in the M50 200m, silver and bronze for Fridley’s Jim Schoffman in the M60 400m and 200m.

Berry, 53, took the 200 in 24.88, improving on his strong third place finish in the 100m on Sunday.  Schoffman, 60, was second in the 400m in 57.35, a new Minnesota age group record.  Jim also bettered the state record in the M60 200 earlier in the day, finishing third in 26.80.  That followed a fourth place finish in the 50m in 7.17, just .03 seconds out of third.   Jim won the M60 800 and finished fourth in the 100m on Sunday.

Elizabeth Foster, 61, of Minneapolis, finished fifth in both the W60 1500m (7:02.02) and 400m (90.23) on Monday. Paul Zabee, 56, of Elk River, finished seventh in the M55 shot put with a toss of 10.47m/34'4.25".

Perham #1 in XC Nation Boys' Pre-Season Rankings

Jeff and Kathy Morris. Photo
Courtesy of XC Nation

Perham's boys' team is number one in the XC Nation Pre-Season Rankings.  Four members of last year's top ranked DII team return this year.  Head coach Jeff Morris was named DII Head Coach of the Year and Kathy Morris was Assistant Coach of the Year for 2012. Top 20 listing for 2013 is HERE.  In the girls' rankings, Annandale is 15th.  Top 20 girls' teams are listed HERE.

Blog Bits: Anderson, Cheever, Yetzer, and Kampf

A story on Team USA Minnesota's Gabriele Anderson's successful Euro track tour is HERE.

Jamie Cheever blogs about her grandparents HERE.

The latest installment of Planet Yetzer with photos from Europe is HERE.

Next up for Heather Kampf, the Liberty Mile in Pittsburgh on August 9, which is also the 2013 US Masters Championships in the Road Mile.  More info HERE.

National Senior Games Sunday Results

By Tom Langenfeld

Jim Schoffman capped a busy Sunday at the National Senior Games in Cleveland by winning the M60 800m in 2:20.67, breaking Rick Kleyman’s 13-year-old Minnesota age group record by a tenth of a second and finishing more than 3 seconds ahead of the runner-up. 

That was just one of four races for Jim. He finished fourth in the 100m finals in 13.37 into a strong wind, just a hundredth of a second out of third.  He qualified for the finals in the 400m in 60.02, the second-best time in the heats.  And he qualified for the finals in the 50m, finishing second in his heat with the seventh best time overall.  (The 50m, long a staple of state and local Senior Games competitions, is an official event in the national meet for the first time this year.)

Dale Berry, 53, Bloomington, earned Minnesota’s second medal of the day, finishing third in the M50 100m in 12.17.  Elizabeth Foster, 61, Minneapolis, finished fifth in the W60 800m final in 3:26.80. She earlier qualified for the 400m final, winner her heat in 86.20, the fifth best time overall.

Susan Loyd, 55, Edina, qualified for the W55 400m finals, but did not advance in the 50m and did not run in the 100m finals.  She also may have opted not to run the 800m as only seven runners competed in the event. Paul Zabee, 56, Elk River, finished 11th in the M55 discus with a throw of 29.83m/97'10". Bill Cardinal, 62, Falcon Heights, was 16th in the M60 discus with a throw of 33.04m/108'5".

 John Lampe, 53, St. Paul, was third in his heat, but 11th overall in the M50 400m prelims.  He ran 65.60, and missed qualifying for the  finals by .18 seconds. Kevin  Leonard, 57, of Ramsey was fifth in his heat and 24th overall in the M55 50m prelims in 8.30, also a non-qualifier. 

National Senior Games Saturday Results

By Tom Lagenfeld

The 50 to 64-year-old age groups got started on Saturday. Jim Schoffman, 60-year-old from Fridley, has taken on a Sagedahl-like slate of running events:  the M60 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, and 800m.   That gave him preliminary heats in three of those events Saturday—the 100m, 200m and 800m.  He won his heat in both the 100m and 200m, and was third in the 800m to qualify for the finals.

Susan Loyd, 55, Edina,  matches Jim’s entry load on the track – 50m, 100m, 200m , 400m, and 800m  – and she is entered in the shot put.   She nailed down the last qualifying spot in both the W55 100m and 200m Saturday. The results in the women's M55 800 hadn't been posted yet.

Dale Berry, 53, Bloomington, led qualifiers in the M50 200m and had the second best time in qualifying for the 100m finals. St. Paul's John Lampe, 53,  finished 13th in the M50 800m in 2:30.70, but did not qualify for the finals.

Two other Minnesotans did not qualify in the sprint trials.  Samuel Prabhakar, 59, Rochester, was 15^th out of 32 competitors in the M55 100m trials and 13^th out of 29 in the 200m trials.  Elizabeth Foster, 61, Minneapolis, was 13^th out of 20 in the W60 100m trials. Foster qualified for the 800m final by finishing fourth in her heat.

All of Saturday’s running events were preliminaries.  The 100m and 800m finals will be Sunday along with the 400 prelims.  200m finals are on Monday. The full list of results by day and event are HERE. 

Hogg Sets New Course Record; Bialick DNFs at US 100-Mile Championships

Minnetonka, Minnesota's Michael Bialick dropped out of the USATF 100 Mile Championships after nearly 12 hours of running.  He had been as high up as fifth during the race, but began to slow from an average of 7:39 per mile pace for the first hour and a half to 10:26 pace when he dropped out.

The race was won by Michigan's Peter Hogg, who set a new course record of 14 hours and 25 minutes and 14 seconds, a pace of 8:34 per mile.  For more info on the race including split times and photos go to the race's Facebook page HERE.

Heather Kampf Keeps Winning Streak Going

Team USA Minnesota's Heather Kampf returned from a triumphant European Tour where she was unbeaten and continued that streak off the track by defending her women's title in the Ryan Shay Mile in 4:30.96. Women's results are HERE. Runner up in the TC Mile, Macklin Chaffee was also second in the men's race in 3:57.83.  Results in the men's race are HERE.

Cheever Fifth in Steeple

Team USA Minnesota's Jamie Cheever finished fifth in the steeple at the Memorial Geert Rasschaert Flanders Cup Meet in Belgium on Saturday in 9:50.87. Elizabth Yetzer finished 19th in a mixed race 5K where both men and women competed together in 17:12.66. Full results for the meet are HERE.

Garrett Heath PRs in the Emsley Carr Mile

Garrett Heath set a PR while finishing tenth in the Emsley Carr Mile on Saturday in London in 3:53.15. Hassan Mead finished 12th in the 3K in 7:51.56. Video of the mile is HERE. Video of the 3K is HERE.

More National Senior Games Results

Farimont's Sherwood Sagedahl, 74,  was busy on Friday at the National Senior Games in Cleveland, Ohio.  He started by finishing sixth in the M70 200 in 30.65.  He followed that with a third place finish in the 1500 in 5:46.73, and closed the day's action in fourth in the 400 in 68.54. Carl etter won the M65 triple jump with a leap of 9.22m/30'3".

Kathleen Wertanen, 70, from Peterson, MN, finished 13th in the W70 shot put with a toss of 5.46m/17'11".  LeSeur's Stuart Peterson, 67, was 17th in the shot(9.94m/32'7.5") and 18th in the discus(29.21/95'10").

Gabriele Anderson Second in London 3K

Team USA Minnesota's Gabriele Anderson finished second to Shannon Rowbury in the 3K at the London IAAF Diamond League Meet on Friday in a PR of 8:42.64.  Rowbury ran a world leading 8:41.46. Full results for the 3k are HERE. The US took the top three places and seven of the top ten. Video of the race is HERE.

National Senior Games Results

The results for the National Senior Games track results are finally up on the event website.

Tom Langenfeld, won the M75 high jump yesterday, despite still recovering from a sprained ankle(not on his take off foot).  Tom jumped 1.35m(4'5").  Fairmont, MN Sherwood Sagedahl, 74, was busy as usual.  He finished second in the M70 800 in 2:45.51; sixth in the Javelin(32.50m/106'7"); 11th in the Long Jump(3.49m/11'5.5"); second in the 400 prelims in 61.53; fifth in the 200 prelims in 30.63; and failed to qualify for the finals in the 50 prelims(7.99) and 100 prelims(14.94).  Carl Etter, 69, of Duluth, finished fourth in the M65 Long Jump(4.36m/14'3.75") and sixth in the High Jump(1.30/4'3.25").

Full results listed by event and day are posted HERE.

Medtronic Global Heroes Announced

Twenty-five long-distance runners who benefit from medical technology have been named to the 2013 “Medtronic Global Heroes” team, and will run the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or TC 10 Mile on Sunday, October 6, 2013.

This year’s team includes runners from 12 different countries including Australia, China, Ireland, Israel, Germany, Macedonia, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay,  and the United States.

Each runner has a medical device to treat conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, spinal disorders, chronic pain, or neurological disorders. The Medtronic Global Heroes program, launched in 2006, celebrates their accomplishments and passion for running, which serves as an inspiration to others living with chronic diseases.

Global Heroes participants are selected by Twin Cities In Motion, the non-profit organization that directs the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. In addition to providing race entry and travel expenses, Medtronic will donate $1,000 in honor of each runner to a non-profit patient organization that educates and supports people with chronic health conditions.

Additional information about the Medtronic Global Heroes program can be found at www.medtronic.com/globalheroes.  

Visit the Medtronic Global Heroes Facebook page. 

The 2013 Medtronic Global Heroes are:

Marathon Participants

Adriane Devereux, Dallas, Texas

Devereux has an implanted spinal cord stimulator to help manage chronic pain.

Sally Feinerman, Auckland, New Zealand

Feinerman has a pacemaker to treat an atrioventricular heart block.

Adam Fitzgerald, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Fitzgerald has a shunt to treat hydrocephalus.

Tom Grossman, Midland, Michigan

Grossman has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

Peter Johnson, Baltimore, Maryland

Johnson has a pacemaker to treat Sick Sinus Syndrome.

Sandra Kemper, Weseke, Germany

Kemper has a pacemaker to treat atrioventricular heart block.

Kostadin Martinov, Novo Selo, Macedonia

Martinov has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

  

Maureen McCool, Farmington, Maine

McCool has a shunt to treat a complication from a brain aneurysm.

Siobhan Monaghan, Enniskillen, Ireland

Monaghan has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

Johan Sileson, Ytterby, Sweden

Sileson has an implantable  neurostimulator to manage chronic pain.

Greg Goebel, Sarasota, Florida

Goebel has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) to treat sudden cardiac arrest.

Ana  Luisa Amado Vaz, Evora, Portugal

Vaz has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

Ten Mile Participants

Paul Arcangeli, Vienna, Virginia

Arcangeli has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) to manage sudden cardiac arrest.

Sara Costas Varela, Montevideo, Uruguay

Varela has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

Gerard DeGannes, Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago

DeGannes has a pacemaker to manage irregular heart rate.

Noa Rinzler Diwan, Ness Ziona, Israel

Diwan uses spinal and bone therapies to manage Spinal Stenosis C3-C7.

Katherine Hernandez, Bradenton, Florida

Hernandez has a pacemaker to treat a heart block and a valve replacement to treat aortic stenosis.

Nagesh Kuppuraju, Robbinsville, New Jersey

Kippuroju had a heart valve replacement to facilitate blood flow.

Karen Lordan, Sydney, Australia

Lordan receives sacral nerve stimulation to treat bowel incontinence and chronic pain.

  

James McGurl, Cataumet, Massachusetts

McGurl has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

Crystal Pitney, Fairbanks, Alaska

Pitney has spinal and bone fusion to aid recovery of a broken back.

Marla Sewall, Dallas, Texas

Sewall has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)  to treat sudden cardiac arrest.

Lin Shen, Zhengzhou City, China

Shen has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

Yao Hui Wang, Wuhan City, China

Wang has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

Warren Williams, Sydney, Australia

Williams has a pacemaker to treat atrial fibrillation

About Global Heroes

A cooperative effort between Twin Cities In Motion and Medtronic Philanthropy, the Global Heroes program recognizes runners from around the world who have a medical device to treat conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, chronic pain and spinal and neurological disorders. There is no application restriction on manufacturer.  

NSIC Winter and Spring All Academic Teams

The listings for the NSIC All Academic teams plus the criteria for those selections are: Spring HERE, Winter HERE. The NSIC Myles Brand All Academic with Distinction recipients are HERE.

MIAC Announces Winter and Spring Academic All Conference Award Winners

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced the league’s top performers in athletics and the classroom, the 2012-13 MIAC Winter and Spring Academic All-Conference teams. 453 Academic All-Conference awards  were given to winter and spring student-athletes Wednesday, which is the second-highest total in conference history, one shy of the league’s record of 454 student-athletes who were honored in 2010-11.

Student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior, or senior with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale to qualify for the MIAC Academic All-Conference list. they also must compete in 50 percent of their team’s regular-season varsity meets. Track and field student-athletes must finish in the top eight in an individual event or be on a top-three relay team at the MIAC Championships.

Men's Indoor Track and Field (24)

Concordia - Levi Bachmeier (Jr., West Fargo, N.D.)

Concordia - Mark Goss (So., Fosston, Minn.)

Gustavus - Cameron Clause (Jr., Mankato, Minn.)

Hamline - Ben Dvorak (Jr., Webster, Minn.)

Hamline - Ryan Peterson (So., North St. Paul, Minn.)

Hamline - Chris Reisdorfer (Sr., Adrian, Minn.)

Hamline - Mark Volker (So., Cambridge, Minn.)

Hamline - Christian Willman (Sr., Rosemount, Minn.)

Macalester - Sebastian Roemer (Jr., Kimberton, Pa.)

Saint John’s - Kevin Horton (Sr., Eagan, Minn.)

Saint John’s - Ruairi Moynihan (Sr., Fargo, N.D.)

Saint John’s - Taylor Nauman (Jr., Blaine, Minn.)

Saint Mary’s - John Soucheray (Jr., Woodbury, Minn.)

St. Olaf - John Christian (Jr., Port Angeles, Wash.)

St. Olaf - Tim Lillehaugen (Sr., Moorhead, Minn.)

St. Olaf - Phillip Meyer (So., Woodstock, Ill.)

St. Olaf - Mike Roth (Sr., Delano, Minn.)

St. Olaf - Grant Wintheiser (So., Sartell, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Patrick Eklund (Sr., Lino Lakes, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Eyo Ekpo (Sr., Andover, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Dan Kremer (So., Blaine, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Bryan Thell (Jr., Mahtomedi, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Keaton Wendroth (Jr., Rochester, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Joe Wistrcill (Jr., Cumberland, Wis.)

 

Women's Indoor Track and Field (55)

Augsburg - Molly Allen (So., Stillwater, Minn.)

Bethel - Rachel Kalk (Jr., Isanti, Minn.)

Bethel -  KelliAnne O’Leary (So., Red Wing, Minn.)

Bethel - Stephanie Skoog (Jr., Richfield, Minn.)

Bethel - Alyssa Solberg (So., Eagle Lake, Minn.)

Carleton - Haley Johnson (Sr., Golden Valley, Minn.)

Carleton - Sarah Trautman (Sr., Lexington, Mass.)

Concordia - Morgan Christian (Jr., Moorhead, Minn.)

Concordia - Kaari Jensen (Sr., Pierz, Minn.)

Concordia - Cherae Reeves (So., Fargo, N.D.)

Gustavus - Leah Brossoit (Jr., Rochester, Minn.)

Gustavus - Caitlin Fermoyle (So., Mendota Heights, Minn.)

Gustavus - Rebecca Hare (So., Albany, Minn.)

Gustavus - Elizabeth Hauer (Sr., Little Falls, Minn.)

Gustavus - Haley Kemper (So., Prior Lake, Minn.)

Gustavus - Lauren Rothschiller (Sr., Chaska, Minn.)

Gustavus - Allison Voss (Sr., Wausau, Wis.)

Hamline - Carly Braun (Sr., Sauk Rapids, Minn.)

Hamline - Becky Culp (Sr., Lino Lakes, Minn.)

Hamline - Jessica Putland (So., Belleville, Wis.)

Hamline - Keelie Sorensen (Jr., Brooklyn Park, Minn.)

Macalester - Ana Armitage (Jr., Rickton, Ill.)

Macalester - Irene Gibson (So., Carmel, Ind.)

Macalester - Daiga Kravale (Jr., Riga, Latvia)

Macalester - Marta LeFevre-Levy (Jr., Wayland, Mass.)

Macalester - Erin Ortiz (So., Corvallis, Ore.)

Macalester - Kate Rochat (Sr., Portland, Ore.)

Macalester - Shasta Webb (Sr., Los Gatos, Calif.)

Saint Benedict - Audrey Fricke (So., Prior Lake, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Manon Gammon-Deering (Jr., Little Falls, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Sam Imholte (Jr., Clearwater, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Jenna O’Donnell (So., Maple Grove, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Erin Sand (Sr., New Prague, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Sarah Schmitt (Sr., St. Cloud, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Megan Smith (Sr., Lakeville, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Anna Williams (Sr., Apple Valley, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Mandy Witschen (Jr., Monticello, Minn.)

St. Olaf - Abby Engelhart (Jr., Minnetrista, Minn.)

St. Olaf - Meggie Exner (Jr., Wheaton, Ill.)

St. Olaf - Andie Gomoll (Sr., Whitefish Bay, Wis.)

St. Olaf - Emma Lee (Sr., St. Paul, Minn.)

St. Olaf - Moriah Novacinski (Jr., St. Joseph, Minn.)

St. Olaf - Sophie Pietrick (Sr., Minnetonka, Minn.)

St. Olaf - Elise Raney (Jr., Eagan, Minn.)

St. Olaf - Robin Stramp (Jr., Anchorage, Alaska)

St. Thomas - Abby Baier (Jr., Eagan, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Taylor Berg (Sr., Eagan, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Annie Keller (Jr., White Bear Lake, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Kristie Miller (Sr., Lino Lakes, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Erin Statz (Jr., Lincoln, Neb.)

St. Thomas - Angela Tipp (So., Hudson, Wis.)

St. Thomas - Erika Tipp (So., Hudson, Wis.)

St. Thomas - Emily Van Heel (Jr., Swanville, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Hannah Volkman (Jr., Eagan, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Haley Zajac (Jr., Mahtomedi, Minn.)

 

Men's Outdoor Track and Field (28)

Carleton - Robert Davis (Sr., Eden Prairie, Minn.)

Carleton - Brian Spisiak (Sr., Elmhurst, Ill.)

Carleton - Jacob Hoerger (Jr., Chapel Hill, N.C.)

Concordia - Levi Bachmeier (Jr., West Fargo, N.D.)

Concordia - Connor Baker (So., Webster, N.D.)

Concordia - Brad McConn (Sr., Fargo, N.D.)

Concordia - Ryan Sederquist (Jr., Moorhead, Minn.)

Gustavus - Joseph Renier (Jr., Cambridge, Minn.)

Gustavus - Isaac Tapp (So., Stewartville, Minn.)

Hamline - Nate Dobbins (Sr., Rochester, Minn.)

Hamline - Ben Dvorak (Jr., Webster, Minn.)

Hamline - Travis Latzke (Jr., Belle Plaine, Minn.)

Macalester - Bolton Howes (So., Lakewood, Colo.)

Macalester - Sebastian Roemer (Jr., Kimberton, Pa.)

Saint John’s - Kevin Horton (Sr., Eagan, Minn.)

Saint John’s - David Kahat (So., Lino Lakes, Minn.)

Saint John’s - Ruairi Moynihan (Sr., Fargo, N.D.)

Saint John’s - Taylor Nauman (Jr., Blaine, Minn.)

Saint Mary’s - Peter Borash (Sr., Bowlus, Minn.)

Saint Mary’s - Jake Traxler (Sr., Le Center, Minn.)

St. Olaf - John Christian (Jr., Port Angeles, Wash.)

St. Olaf - Christian Folken (Jr., Austin, Minn.)

St. Olaf - Stefan Lemke (Jr., Morris, Minn.)

St. Olaf - Phillip Meyer (So., Woodstock, Ill.)

St. Olaf - Grant Wintheiser (So., Sartell, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Patrick Eklund (Sr., Lino Lakes, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Eyo Ekpo (Sr., Andover, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Bryan Thell (Jr., Mahtomedi, Minn.)

 

Women's Outdoor Track and Field (56)

Augsburg - Molly Allen (So., Stillwater, Minn.)

Bethel - Nicole Berscheid (Jr., Holdingford, Minn.)

Bethel - Rachel Kalk (Jr., Isanti, Minn.)

Bethel - Stephanie Skoog (Jr., Richfield, Minn.)

Carleton - Haley Johnson (Sr., Golden Valley, Minn.)

Carleton - Sarah Trautman (Sr., Lexington, Mass.)

Concordia - Hillary Birchem (Jr., Lisbon, N.D.)

Concordia - Elisabeth Hanson (Sr., Moorhead, Minn.)

Concordia - Kaari Jensen (Sr., Pierz, Minn.)

Concordia - Cherae Reeves (So., Fargo, N.D.)

Gustavus - Caitlin Fermoyle (So., Mendota Heights, Minn.)

Gustavus - Elizabeth Hauer (Sr., Little Falls, Minn.)

Gustavus - Erica Hett (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.)

Gustavus - Lauren Rothschiller (Sr., Chaska, Minn.)

Gustavus - Allison Voss (Sr., Wausau, Wis.)

Gustavus - Elizabeth Weiers (So., Le Sueur, Minn.)

Hamline - Carly Braun (Sr., Sauk Rapids, Minn.)

Hamline - Becky Culp (Sr., Lino Lakes, Minn.)

Hamline - Hope Hertz (Jr., Elk River, Minn.)

Hamline - Hannah Toedter (Jr., Wadena, Minn.)

Hamline - Jessica Putland (So., Belleville, Wis.)

Macalester - Ana Armitage (Jr., Rickton, Ill.)

Macalester - Emily Diener (So., Duluth, Minn.)

Macalester - Irene Gibson (So., Carmel, Ind.)

Macalester - Rachel Gunsalus (Sr., Los Gatos, Calif.)

Macalester - Daiga Kravale (Jr., Riga, Latvia)

Macalester - Marta LeFevre-Levy (Jr., Wayland, Mass.)

Macalester - Kate Rochat (Sr., Portland, Ore.)

Saint Benedict - Diane Beckius (Sr., Avon, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Kendra Coleman (Jr., Pelican Rapids, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Clare Foley (Jr., Northfield, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Manon Gammon-Deering (Jr., Little Falls, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Sam Imholte (Jr., Clearwater, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Jenna O’Donnell (So., Maple Grove, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Erin Sand (Sr., New Prague, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Megan Smith (Sr., Lakeville, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Anna Williams (Sr., Apple Valley, Minn.)

Saint Benedict - Mandy Witschen (Jr., Monticello, Minn.)

St. Catherine - Faith Berg (Sr., Fall Creek, Wis.)

St. Catherine - Stephanie Meschke (Sr., Faribault, Minn.)

St. Catherine - Sarah Mong (So., Page, Ariz.)

St. Catherine - Haley Tsuji (Jr., Lansing, Mich.)

Saint Mary’s - Katie Stolz (So., Forest Lake, Minn.)

St. Olaf - Becca Bevans (Sr., Waverly, Neb.)

St. Olaf - Jorden Johnson (So., Blaine, Minn.)

St. Olaf - Emma Lee (Sr., St. Paul, Minn.)

St. Olaf - Moriah Novacinski (Jr., St. Joseph, Minn.)

St. Olaf - Elise Raney (Jr., Eagan, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Abby Baier (Jr., Eagan, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Taylor Berg (Sr., Eagan, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Annie Keller (Jr., White Bear Lake, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Christina Rozeske (Jr., Owatonna, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Angela Tipp (So., Hudson, Wis.)

St. Thomas - Erika Tipp (So., Hudson, Wis.)

St. Thomas - Emily Van Heel (Jr., Swanville, Minn.)

St. Thomas - Haley Zajac (Jr., Mahtomedi, Minn.)

Gophers Perform in the Classroom as Well as the Track

Twelve members of the Minnesota women’s track and field team have earned All-Academic status from the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the organization announced on Wednesday afternoon. The Gopher women ranked fourth among all NCAA Division I programs with 12 honorees. Only Duke (14), Stanford (13) and Arkansas (13) had more.  The Big Ten led all conferences with 76 female All-Academic selections.

Representing the Gophers on this year’s USTFCCCA All-Academic list are Liz Berkholtz, Emily Betz, Maggie Bollig, Kelli Budd, Christina DeLakis, Laura Docherty, Katie Hill, Molly Kayfes, Katie Loberg, Katie Moraczewski, Devin Stanford and Todea-Kay Willis.

Eleven members of the Minnesota men’s track and field team also earned All-Academic status from the USTFCCCA . The Gopher men tied for third among all NCAA Division I programs with 11 honorees, sharing the ranking with Indiana. Only BYU (16) and Nebraska (12) had more.  The Big Ten led all conferences with 70 male All-Academic selections.

Representing the Gophers on this year’s USTFCCCA All-Academic list are Cameron Boy,Wally Ellenson, Oladipo Fagbemi, Micah Hegerle, John Holton, Dominique Howard, Mark Jennings, Jon Lehman, Quentin Mege, Bob Nicolls and Danny Schiller.

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met either of the following athletic standards: for the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org; for the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).

News Bits

A bit belated is this Duluth News Tribune story on the Park Point 5-Mile that includes men's winner Alec Olson's experience in Boston on Patriot's Day is HERE.

Shakopee Patch story on Maria Hauger's third consecutive win and other Shakopee runners' who ran at Hopkins Raspberry 5-Mile is HERE.

Hopkins Patch wrap up story on race, including John Klecker's win is HERE.

Yes/No: Mike Bialick in the top ten at Burning River 100?

The Burning River 100 Mile Endurance Run is playing host to the USA 100 Mile Trail National Championships in 2013.  The interesting name traces back to the 1969 fire in the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio.  The Burning River 100 Mile is run along the banks of the same river in Northeast Ohio. For a satirical reference to the event, you can listen to Randy Newman's song Burn On from his Sail Away album:

"Now the Lord can make you tumble
And the Lord can make you turn
And the Lord can make you overflow
But the Lord can't make you burn"

There are two Minnesota runners listed on entries page -- Macarthur Rivard of Cedar and Mike Bialick of Minnetonka.

We will follow former University of Minnesota runner Bialick with our question this week...

Yes/No: Will Mike Bialick finish in the top ten overall at the Burning River 100 Mile Endurance Run on Saturday?

Mike Bialick has personal bests of 14:35 and 30:35 on the track and has run a 2:31 marathon.  He started showing up in the ultra-marathon results in 2012.  Some of his 2012 races include: third place at the Afton 50k, second at the TNF Madison 50 Mile and finally eighth at the JFK 50 in Maryland.  In 2013, Bialick finished fifth at the Ice Age Trail 50.  The Burning River 100 will be his debut at that distance.

To look up previous results from the Burning River 100 Mile, click on the Results tab on the race home page, HERE.

To play our game, simply type "yes" or "no" into the subject line of an e-mail and send it to us at DtBFantasy [AT] gmail [DOT] com before 4:00 A.M. CDT, Saturday, July 27th.  Please put your answers in the subject line of the e-mail and make sure your full name appears somewhere in the e-mail.  We will offer a bonus for participants making their 2013 debut in Yes/No - a correct answer will be worth two points for anyone who has not played yet this year.

My Answer:  Yes

Last week's question was:  Will Lance Elliott win the Main Street Mile at the Hopkins Raspberry Run on Sunday?  The answer was no - Elliot took third in 4:32.  Sixteen people answered correctly this week.  Lori Anne Schwiesow and Mary Varney continue to lead with sixteen points.  Pat Foley holds down second place with fourteen points.

For all the results, please visit DtB Fantasy Corner, HERE.

National Senior Games Underway in Cleveland

Several Minnesotans participated in the Road Race events at the National Senior Games in Cleveland.  Elizabeth Foster(Minneapolis, 61) ran a double finishing sixth in the 10K in 56:01.3 on Saturday and fifth in the 5K today in 26:43.3. Polly Frank(Mankato, 66) and Jerry Meunier(Brooklyn Park, 56) each finished 17th in their age group in the 5K.  Frank ran 35:54.6 in the 65-69 age group.  Meunier finished in 24:50.9 in the 55-59 category. Competition begins today on the track(hammer throw the only event) and continues through next week with the Games ending on August 1.

Gophers Alena Brooks Looks Toward Moscow

Alena Brooks "carrying the stick" for the Gophers
at the Big Ten Championships.
Photo courtesy of University of Minnesota

“For me, this is why I run, to put on my country’s colors: red, white and black," says the University of Minnesota's Alena Brooks, who will be running in Moscow for Trinidad & Tobago.  " It just means the world to me.

“Right now I’m still kind of in awe of things, but it really just means a lot to me. It’s such an honor to represent my country on a big stage. We’ve never had a 4x4 relay at Worlds. It’s a really big deal to me and to the rest of my teammates. I just feel blessed.”

When Brooks anchored Trinidad’s 4x400-meter relay to a gold medal finish at the CAC Games in Mexico, Moscow  was on her mind.

“We were in first place when I got the baton,” Brooks said. “Before we ran, our main goal and objective was not really for placing, but to get a time to qualify us for Worlds.”

Their winning time of 3:30.64 was well below the qualifying standard, securing the first World Championships berth for a Trinidad 4x400m relay.

During the 2013 collegiate season Brooks, made her third NCAA West Preliminary appearance and set the second-best indoor and outdoor 800m times in school history. After Gophers’ head coach Matt Bingle worked with her during the year, Brooks returned home to Trinidad to build on that training with Dr. Ian Hypolite, who has coached her since 2007.

“I haven’t been to the Olympics, but I’d say it’s like the Olympics,” she said of the CAC meet. “The fans in Mexico really like track. They always want to stop you and take pictures if you’re warming up. They want autographs. It’s really energetic.”

Brooks, who will leave this week to train in Finland before going on to Russia, doesn’t know what to expect from the fans in Russia. She hasn’t yet decided which tourist attractions to visit during her free time, nor has she researched her team’s competition.

“We’re focused on ourselves,” Brooks said. “We’re just taking it one step at a time. Our main goal at the World Championships right now is to just make the final. From there, we will keep going. We don’t want to rush everything.”

No matter what happens in Moscow, Brooks still has one indoor season left as a Golden Gopher. She hopes that the trip to Worlds will give her momentum heading into that final year.

“I think it’s really going to help me a lot,” Brooks said. “I feel motivation to just keep working hard after you see that one of your dreams or one of your goals is achieved. It’s just motivation to keep training harder, because you’re seeing things progress and you’re seeing things happen. You want to train harder so you can get more.”

Her schedule in Moscow will be August 16: 4x400m relay heats, and, hopefully, August 17: 4x400m relay finals.

Young Athletes Foundation Race Series Begins July 24 in Duluth

The Young Athletes Foundation and Grandma's Marathon invite children 14 and under to lace up their shoes and take part in the 2013 Wednesday Night at the Races. This free race series begins Wednesday at Griggs Field on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus and continues every Wednesday evening through August 28 (locations vary weekly, see schedule below). Registration is between 5:00 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. each race night, and the races begin at 6 p.m.

Race dates and locations for 2013 are as follows:

July 24:           *UMD Campus – Griggs Field

July 31:           *Duluth East High School (301 North 40^th Avenue East)

August 7:       Lincoln Park Middle School (3215 West 3^rd Street, Duluth)

August 14:     *Hermantown High School Track (4335 Hawk Circle Drive)

August 21:     Central Park (717 6^th Avenue East, Superior)

August 28:     Park Point – Followed by an end-of-the-season picnic (provided by Texas Roadhouse)

* Event includes wheelchair division

Age categories and distances for boys and girls: (may change due to weather conditions)

Wheelchair division – 1/8 mile

4 & under – 1/8 mile

5 & 6 – 1/8 mile

7 & 8 – 1/4 mile

9 & 10 – 1/4 mile

11 & 12 – 1/2 mile

13 & 14 – 1/2 mile

All finishers receive a race ribbon upon completion of their race. Prize drawings are held each week for all registered participants.

For more information, visit www.GrandmasMarathon.com or www.YoungAthletesFoundation.com.

Anderson Switches to the 3K; Jamie Cheever to Run the Steeple at Belgian Meet

Team USA Minnesota's Gabriele Anderson has switched from the 1500 to the 3K for the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games IAAF Diamond League Meet in London this weekend.  The 3K is on Friday, July 27, and features two runners on the entry list with PRs faster than Anderson's 8:43.52 best for the distance, the US's Shannon Rowbury(8:31.38 PR) and Spain's Dolores Checa(8:37.78).

Anderson's teammate, Jamie Cheever, will be running the steeplechase at a Flanders Cup Series race in Belgium, the Memorial Geert Rasschaert on Saturday, July 27. Lakeville North and Gopher grad Elizabeth Yetzer is entered in the 5K. Yetzer's latest blog update is HERE.  Cheever's blog update is HERE.