Pacific Association at the
2006 National Junior Olympics
Cross Country Championships
Saturday, December 9th
Spokane, Washington
By the standards of most of us in the Pacific Association, there was more snow and it was a lot colder at the National JOs than what we are used to. But all of the runners in each of the races went through the same conditions.
Of the 1832 finishers 174, or 9.5%, ran for the Pacific Association. Of the 250 individual medals - top 25 in each of the 10 age groups - 22, or 8.8%, were won by our PA runners. We had one first place winner (IG), one second place finisher (IG), one fourth place finisher (YM) and one fifth place finisher (IB). When you realize that there are 57 associations throughout the nation our athletes are well above the average. Last year there were 1968 finishers of which 151 ran for the PA. Please note that these numbers come from the result sheets which list only the finishers. We do not know if any of our signed-up runners failed to start the race or failed to finish the race.
Following age groups are PA medal winners:
Bantam Boys (born 1996 or later) 3000m Winner's time 10:48 (last year 12:17)
Ryan Colaco Pleasanton Heats -11th 11:22
Frederick Huxham Tamalpa Running Club 13th 11:26
Lee Skinner Buffalo Chips 15th 11:27
Bantam Girls (born 1996 or later) 3000m Winner's time 11:09 (last year 12:39)
Christine Bayliss Unattached 8th 11:43
Danielle Nivinski Roseville Express 13th - 12:02
Eleanor Velez Buffalo Chips 22nd 12:13
Midget Boys (born 1994 or 1995) 3000m Winner's time 9:52 (last year 11:00)
Evan Baxter Buffalo Chips 14th - 10:43
Theo Carter Pleasanton Heats - 15th 10:43
Midget Girls (born 1994 or 1995) 3000m Winner's time 10:37 (last year 12:08)
No Pacific Association medalists
Youth Boys (born 1992 or 1993) 4000m Winner's time 13:02 (last year 14:02)
No Pacific Association medalists
Youth Girls (born 1992 or 1993) 4000m Winner's time 14:14 (last year 15:55)
Tiffany Heflin Silver State Striders 7th 15:07
Melissa Hopper Los Gatos AA 11th 15:15
Sara Howard Silver State Striders 19th 15:22
Demery Kirsch Silver State Striders 20th 15:24
Corissa Storms Unattached 22nd 15:29
Intermediate Boys (Born 1990 or 1991) 5000m Winner's time 16:02 (last year 14:56)
Brian Tibaduiza Silver State Striders 5th 16:20
Intermediate Girls (Born 1990 or 1991) 5000m Winner's time 18:11 (last year 17:51)
Jacque Taylor Santa Rosa Express 1st 18:11
Kelsey Smith Unattached 2nd 18:12
Stephanie Barnett Los Gatos AA 9th 18:55
Rebecca Hbetamu Pacific United 20th 19:12
Young Men (Born 1988 or 1989) - 5000m Winner's time 15:40 (last year 14:54)
Andrew Peabody Buffalo Chips 4th 16:08
Cristian Morinico Roseville Express 8th 16:13
Colin Bauer Buffalo Chips 17th 16:33
Young Women (Born 1988 or 1989) 5000m Winner's time 18:21 (last year 17:21)
Merie Paddeck Buffalo Chips 11th 20:12
By comparing the winning times with last year you can see what the high snow meant last year. Note that in the 5000m races last year the course was altered (shortened) because of very high snow in a very narrow area.
| Club |
Total Club Medals |
Medals per Age Group |
| Buffalo Chips |
6
|
BG 1, BB 1, MB 1, YW 1, YM 2 |
| Los Gatos AA |
2
|
YG 1, IG 1 |
| Pacific United |
1
|
IG 1 |
| Pleasanton Heats |
2
|
BB 1, MB 1 |
| Roseville Express |
2
|
BG 1, YM 1 |
| Santa Rosa Express |
1
|
IG 1 |
| Silver State Striders |
4
|
YG 3, IB 1 |
| Tamalpa Runners |
1
|
BB 1 |
| Unattached |
3
|
BG 1, YG 1, IG 1 |
Pacific Association # of Finishers per age group (19 clubs)
| Club |
BG |
BB |
MG |
MB |
YG |
YB |
IG |
IB |
YW |
YM |
Total |
| Buffalo Chips |
1 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
| Castro Valley |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Central Valley Roadrunners |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| City Track |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
| Diablo Valley |
|
|
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
| Los Gatos AA |
|
|
|
1 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
|
|
|
19 |
| Mission Valley |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Pacific United |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
3 |
|
|
9 |
| Palo Alto Lightning |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Pleasanton Heats |
5 |
|
6 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
|
1 |
|
|
32 |
| Pride TC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
2 |
8 |
| Roseville Express |
7 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
26 |
| Redding Racers |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| San Luis Distance |
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
| Santa Cruz |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Santa Rosa Express |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
| Silver State Striders |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
|
12 |
| Tamalpa |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Tony Williams TC |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
| Unattached |
4 |
2 |
|
2 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
19 |
In 2007 this meet will be in Lawrence, Kansas. In 2008 it will be in Richmond, Virginia.
