Running
"Runners: you don't get what you wish for, you get what you work for"
-Anonymous
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift"
-Steve Prefontaine
Hidden Valley High School : Grants Pass, OR
Coaches: Stan Goodell, Dave Johnson, Jeff Kasler, Josh Standley
| Event: | Meet: | Location: | Time: | Place: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000m | Wally Ciochetti Invitational | Cottage Grove, OR | 10:48.12 | 28th |
| 1500m | Skyline District Meet | Klamath Falls, OR | 5:03.09 | 10th |
| 1 mile | Medford Rotary Relays | Medford, OR | 5:42.93 | 24th |
Highlights/Remarks:
- First year of competitive running
- Improved in the 3000m by 1:36 from start to end of season
- Coach tried to get me to quit but I perservered
- Earned a Varsity Letter
| Event: | Meet: | Location: | Time: | Place: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000m (XC) | Country Fair Classic | Elmira, OR | 18:27 | 74th |
| 3000m | 62nd Annual Grants Pass Rotary (Frosh/Soph) | Grants Pass, OR | 9:24.23 | 3rd |
| 1500m | Skyline District Meet | Klamath Falls, OR | 4:23.83 | 10th |
| 1 mile | Bob Newland Class (Frosh/Soph) | Medford, OR | 4:52.75 | 2nd |
| 800m | Wally Ciochetti Invitational | Cottage Grove, OR | 2:15.80 | 21st |
Highlights/Remarks:
- First year of running Cross Country
- "Breakthrough" Track Season
- Awarded Most Improved by team
| Event: | Meet: | Location: | Time: | Place: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000m (XC) | Marist XC Invite | Eugene, OR | 18:31 | 26th |
| 3000m | Crater Classic | Medford, OR | 9:36.50 | 8th |
| 1500m | Grants Pass Rotary Invitational | Grants Pass, OR | 4:04.16 | 4th |
| 800m | Wally Ciochetti Invitational | Cottage Grove, OR | 2:01.64 | 7th |
Highlights/Remarks:
- Became injured at the start of Cross Country with 2 stress fractures in my left foot and didn't compete or run for 8 weeks
- Transitioned specialty from 3000m to 1500m
- Qualified for Oregon 4A State Championship Meet in the 1500m and placed 5th - click for video performance
- Awarded Most Inspirational by team
- Awarded 2nd Team All Conference for Track & Field
| Event: | Meet: | Location: | Time: | Place: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000m (XC) | Northwest Classic | Eugene, OR | 16:35 | 2nd |
| 1500m | Skyline Conference Championships | Grants Pass, OR | 4:03.16 | 1st |
| 800m | Crater Classic | Medford, OR | 1:58.80 | 2nd |
Highlights/Remarks:
- Diagnosed with half-torn left achilles tendon after Cross Country season; subsequently couldn't run during the winter off-season and instead joined the Swim Team
- 1st Team All Conference in Cross Country and in Track & Field
- District Champion in the 1500m
- Awarded Most Valuable by team
- Ranked #1 going into the 4A Oregon State Championships in the 1500m but "choked" and got dead last
- Team finish of 4th Place in the 4A Oregon State Championship Meet in Cross Country
- Awarded 3rd Team All State in Cross Country