Wednesday, November 08, 2017
State XC Champs featured in Strib HS AOW
State XC Champs featured in Strib HS Athletes of the week HERE
Tuesday, November 07, 2017
USATF Minnesota Athletes of the Month for October 2017
October 2017 Athletes of the Month
11/7/2017
MENDOTA HEIGHTS— A pair of Team USA Minnesota athletes, Ryan Rutherford and Meghan Peyton, took home top Minnesotan honors at this year’s Medtronic TC 10 Mile on October 1, 2017. As this year’s race once again served as the USATF 10 Mile National Championship as well as the USATF Minnesota 10 Mile Championship, the race attracted a very deep field. Rutherford and Peyton were both able to finish in the top 20 and each capture USATF Minnesota 10 Mile titles, thereby earning them each the honor of USATF Minnesota’s October Athlete of the Month.
Ryan Rutherford, originally from Bloomington, Illinois and a 2016 graduate of Illinois State University, placed 18th in a time of 49:12, claiming the honor of USATF Minnesota’s 10 Mile Champion and October Athlete of the Month. Rutherford is a member of Team USA Minnesota, an elite distance training center based in Minneapolis, and has been a member of the team since January 2017.
Before moving to Minneapolis earlier this year, Rutherford was a two-time Missouri Valley Conference Champion (once in the indoor 5000m and once in the outdoor 10,000m) in addition to qualifying for the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon in the 10,000m where he placed 22nd overall. He concluded his career with four Illinois State track & field and cross country records, and was a 10-time All-Conference performer.
Meghan Peyton, a long-time Minnesota resident and another Team USA Minnesota team member, also ran extremely well at this year’s Medtronic TC 10 Mile placing 12th in 57:45, also giving her the title of USATF Minnesota’s 10 Mile Champion and October Athlete of the Month along with her teammate Rutherford. This year’s USATF 10 Mile Championship was Peyton’s fifth time competing in the event, placing 8th in 2014, 9th in 2012, 6th in 2011, and 4th in 2010. Peyton has a long list of top finishes and major accomplishments on both the track and the roads, and her performance last month just adds to that list.
Since 2009, Peyton has finished in the top 10 at twenty-one different USATF National Championship races in distances ranging from the one mile to the marathon, making her one of the most accomplished and consistent athletes in Minnesota. Originally from Tualatin, Oregon, Peyton competed on the cross country and track & field teams at the University of Iowa, eventually becoming a four-time All American. Peyton was the 2008 Big Ten Champion in both the indoor 3,000m and the outdoor 10,000m, later going on to finish 6th in the 10,000m that same year at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Peyton has also been a part of three different international Team USA teams, including the 2013 U.S. team that competed at the Edinburgh International Cross Country Championships in Scotland. In addition to competing as a professional runner, Peyton is the Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track & Field Coach at Augsburg University in Minneapolis.
Congratulations to Ryan and Meghan!
Honorable Mention Worthy Performances in October
· Emma Bates, originally from Elk River, Minnesota and current Boston, Massachusetts resident, placed 6th at the USATF 10 Mile National Championships and TC 10 Mile in a time of 55:36.
· Joe Klecker, a native of Hopkins, Minnesota and current redshirt sophomore for the University of Colorado at Boulder Buffaloes, placed 2nd at the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships on October 27th.
· Madeline Strandemo, originally from Fargo, North Dakota and current redshirt senior at the University of Minnesota, placed 2nd at the Big Ten Cross Country Championships on October 29th to claim the second All-Big Ten honor of her career in cross country.
· Sisters Megan and Bethany Hasz, from Alexandria, Minnesota, also earned the second and first All-Big Ten honors of their careers by placing fifth and 10th respectively at the Big Ten Cross Country Championships.
· Obsa Ali, from Richfield, Minnesota and current senior at the University of Minnesota, placed 8th at the Big Ten Cross Country Championships, earning the second All-Big Ten honor of his career in cross country.
We welcome your nominations!
To nominate an athlete for USATF Minnesota’s Athlete of the Month award, please send a detailed email about his/her performance to mskuzara@csbsju.edu with the subject line “Athlete of the Month Nomination”.
Fans can follow along with USATF Minnesota on Facebook, Twitter, and online at www.minnesota.usatf.org.
Maxwell Kuzara
Athlete of the Month Committee Chair
USA Track & Field Minnesota
NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships qualifiers announced
NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships qualifiers announced HERE
Gwen Jorgensen is switching from the triathlon to the marathon
Gwen Jorgensen is switching from the triathlon to the marathon HERE
Monday, November 06, 2017
USATF 5K roads championship results
USATF 5K roads championship results: Top 10 men and women HERE
Men: Biya Simbassa 5th; Will Lear 8th; Hassan Mead 9th;
Women: Maddie Van Beek 18th(16:33); Meghan Payton 22nd(16:55)
Men: Biya Simbassa 5th; Will Lear 8th; Hassan Mead 9th;
Women: Maddie Van Beek 18th(16:33); Meghan Payton 22nd(16:55)
EQT Pittsburgh 10 Mile Results
EQT Pittsburgh 10 Mile Results HERE
Danny Docherty (22nd); Reed Fischer (19th);
Danny Docherty (22nd); Reed Fischer (19th);
Free App for Charting Routes for Runners, Walkers, Hikers, Tourists and Travelers based on landmarks or geographic features
A distance-based app that creates routes for runners, walkers, hikers, tourists
and travelers based on landmarks or geographic features. This unique
feature, along with designating distances and route parameters, creates a
highly customized experience.
The app is free at www.FASTZach.com
and available on iOS and Android with the ability to create routes in over 50
countries, including the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
During its testing phase, which began last spring, the app attracted over 5,000
users.
The app supports routes up to 150 miles in distance.
At present, the app tracks time and mileage and you can even
re-route mid-run to return directly to the starting point. As we develop,
we will continue to add features such as splits, elevation, audio tours and
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Running App that Creates Routes for Runners
Free app that creates routes for
runners, walkers, hikers, tourists and travelers based on landmarks or
geographic features.
Minneapolis – Nov. 6, 2017 – FASTZach has developed a
distance-based app that creates routes for runners, walkers, hikers, tourists
and travelers based on landmarks or geographic features. This unique
feature, along with designating distances and route parameters, creates a
highly customized experience.
The app is free at www.FASTZach.com
and available on iOS and Android with the ability to create routes in over 50
countries, including the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
During its testing phase, which began last spring, the app attracted over 5,000
users.
“FASTZach enables you to explore routes like never before so you
can #GETOUTANDROUTE with more confidence and discovery,” said Amanda Brooks,
FASTZach founder. “I developed it while I was marathon training and
expecting my son Zach. I was always looking for a great and safe place to
run and this app turned out to be my solution.
“Whenever I run, I often want to see something fun and be
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of experience as well, plus it’s a great motivator to get you out the door
whether you’re at home, in a new city or even a different country.”
After FASTZach users create a route to explore somewhere new or a
familiar route in new ways, they can choose to save, rate and share their
route. Other features include turn-by-turn voice navigation, GPS
tracking, start and end points based on user location, and user-selected
criteria. The app supports routes up to 150 miles in distance.
“At present, the app tracks time and mileage and you can even
re-route mid-run to return directly to the starting point. As we develop,
we will continue to add features such as splits, elevation, audio tours and
social media integration,” said Brooks. “FASTZach generates routes in
seconds and is a great way to let you ‘See More in Your Miles’.”
About FASTZach
FASTZach is a lifestyle product, promoting better health and
wellness through movement and exploration. Created and coded in
Minneapolis/St. Paul, FASTZach is patent-protected and able to generate routes
across the United States, Canada and abroad. For more information, visit www.FASTZach.com.
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Sunday, November 05, 2017
NCAA Division DII Central Region Cross Country Championships Results
NCAA Division DII Central Region Cross Country Championships Results HERE
Lance Elliott's MSHSL XC Championships Photo Album
Lance Elliott's MSHSL XC Championships Photo Album HERE
Saturday, November 04, 2017
Close Race for the Boy's Class A Title, Race Results
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| Declan Dahlberg(821) and Matt Steiger(753) were given the same time with Steiger getting the win. Here the pair have broken away from the rest of the lead group as the pair ran shoulder to shoulder through the finish. Photo by Gene Niemi |
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| About 1.5 Miles into the race, third place finisher Geno Uhrbom(881) leads defending champ Declan Dahlberg(821) and 2015 Class A champion Matt Steiger(Green singlet and shorts, orange shoes who is running right behind Dahlberg.) Photo by Gene Niemi Race results are HERE |
A Double Double Highlighted the Team competition at the 2017 MSHSL Cross Country Championships
On a cool, overcast day on the St. Olaf cross country course Wayzata swept the girl's and boy's Class AA titles and Perham also did the double in Class A .For Perham it was the reverse of last year's State Meet team battles that they lost in tight competition. This year they edged Winona Cotter by one point to take home the girl's trophy. The win in the boy's race was by 30 points over runner-up St. James Area high school.
Wayzata was more dominant, beating Edina by 21 points in the girl's AA race. In the boy's it was anoter dominant performance with Wayzata's scoring 37 points to runner-up Stillwater Area's 72 and Edina's 107. Wayzata senior Khalid Hussein won the AA 5k title, pulling away from Acer Iverson of Roseville.
"I ran a 4:12 mile in track," said Hussein, which boosted his confidence in the back and forth battle with Iverson, who tried to break Hussein by charging up the hill on the "forest" segment of the course in the second half of the race. Iverson, a junior from Roseville, said he thought he could hold onto the lead and the gap he opened with his surge, but Hussein was too strong and quick over the last half mile of the race.
In the girl's AA race, Washburn's Emily Covert used the same strategy as Iverson. However, she was able to hold the gap she got on last year's champion Anna Fenske of Farmington. The battle between the two resulted in a new All Time record for the 5K of 17:30.1 for Covert. That record almost fell as Tierney Wolfgram successfully utilized a different strategy to run away from the Ping sisters, Lauren, who was second and Grace, who finished third in the Class A race.
Instead of waiting to make a move in the latter half of the race, the tactics the other champions utilized, Wolfgram ran even splits, she said, going out hard and holding that pace the last half of the race. She gave credit to the Pings, who she got to know when she was invited to participate in the Project Gold running camp two years ago in Utah, and again in last summer's Project Gold camp at St. Mary's in Winona.
She and the Pings got to be good friends along with the rest of the girls in the camp, she said. "I'm not the most confident person," Wolfgram said of her pre-race nervousness, but she learned how to transform that anxiety into energy. Energy enough to set a new Class A record for 5K and only 1.5 seconds away from duplicating Covert's All Time mark.
It was the fast times run by Grace Ping that had attracted Wolfgram into the sport. When she saw Grace Ping, then a 7th grader, out run and dominate the race to win the 2015 Griak high school Maroon race title, Wolfgram said that then :"I didn't think a 7th grader could run that fast" A 7th grader herself then, Wolfgram's attitude and expectations were transformed. Training with and getting to know Grace and the other "campers" helped her to set her goals higher.
On Saturday Grace had a strip of green kinesio tape on her right quads. She didn't want to talk about the leg or the fact that she hadn't trained during the past week. She said that she was OK, and was hoping to run in the NXN qualifying meet later this month, Saturday's race was more for the team than herself, as Cotter had a shot at the team title, which they lost to Perham by a point.
Wayzata was more dominant, beating Edina by 21 points in the girl's AA race. In the boy's it was anoter dominant performance with Wayzata's scoring 37 points to runner-up Stillwater Area's 72 and Edina's 107. Wayzata senior Khalid Hussein won the AA 5k title, pulling away from Acer Iverson of Roseville.
"I ran a 4:12 mile in track," said Hussein, which boosted his confidence in the back and forth battle with Iverson, who tried to break Hussein by charging up the hill on the "forest" segment of the course in the second half of the race. Iverson, a junior from Roseville, said he thought he could hold onto the lead and the gap he opened with his surge, but Hussein was too strong and quick over the last half mile of the race.
In the girl's AA race, Washburn's Emily Covert used the same strategy as Iverson. However, she was able to hold the gap she got on last year's champion Anna Fenske of Farmington. The battle between the two resulted in a new All Time record for the 5K of 17:30.1 for Covert. That record almost fell as Tierney Wolfgram successfully utilized a different strategy to run away from the Ping sisters, Lauren, who was second and Grace, who finished third in the Class A race.
Instead of waiting to make a move in the latter half of the race, the tactics the other champions utilized, Wolfgram ran even splits, she said, going out hard and holding that pace the last half of the race. She gave credit to the Pings, who she got to know when she was invited to participate in the Project Gold running camp two years ago in Utah, and again in last summer's Project Gold camp at St. Mary's in Winona.
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| Tierney Wolfgram Photo by Gene Niemi |
She and the Pings got to be good friends along with the rest of the girls in the camp, she said. "I'm not the most confident person," Wolfgram said of her pre-race nervousness, but she learned how to transform that anxiety into energy. Energy enough to set a new Class A record for 5K and only 1.5 seconds away from duplicating Covert's All Time mark.
It was the fast times run by Grace Ping that had attracted Wolfgram into the sport. When she saw Grace Ping, then a 7th grader, out run and dominate the race to win the 2015 Griak high school Maroon race title, Wolfgram said that then :"I didn't think a 7th grader could run that fast" A 7th grader herself then, Wolfgram's attitude and expectations were transformed. Training with and getting to know Grace and the other "campers" helped her to set her goals higher.
On Saturday Grace had a strip of green kinesio tape on her right quads. She didn't want to talk about the leg or the fact that she hadn't trained during the past week. She said that she was OK, and was hoping to run in the NXN qualifying meet later this month, Saturday's race was more for the team than herself, as Cotter had a shot at the team title, which they lost to Perham by a point.
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| Grace Ping. Photo by Gene Niemi |
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| Lauren Ping Photo by Gene Niemi |
Friday, November 03, 2017
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