BRENT MF VAUGHN

I was at the race and went Brent took off the pack let him go. He never looked back. He eased up coming down the finishing straight and celebrated a bit. The real margin would have been closer to 15 seconds.

Meanwhile Teg looked hurt the final straight. Real hurt. 12k is too far for him today.

And Abdi? Yikes. He looked beat on lap 2 but still finished. Kudos to him for not giving up despite a terrible day.

Duhr wrote:

Brett Vaughn if he runs smart, is my dark horse for top 6. Reppin the 303

HAHAHA CALLED IT. except even i underestimated the guy lol

Awesome run by Olinger to make the team. Probabloy surprise of the race.

Why is Brent Vaugh so godlike?

Well Done wrote:

Meanwhile Teg looked hurt the final straight. Real hurt. 12k is too far for him today.

Probably started hurting around 9.9K?

Im so stoked Brent vaughn did it. Im def. not surprised, he's a class act all around. Also stoked to see Jay Johnson's runners doing so well, congrats to all involved. BV has a long career ahead of him.

Abdi?

What about Scott Bauhs talking pre-race how he'd turn down the team to focus on track? Next time Bauhs should learn to answer, "nothing is given."

Nice post! Vaugn went all-in by the half-way point, and just opened it up, with the oft repeated comment from the crowd, "Who is this guy?!?"Another great performance today, and enjoyable to watch! How did his time compare to Ritz's on this same course three years ago?

Carl Weathers, the Actor wrote:

Vaughn went Beast Mode on that field. Awesome, confident XC running. If you want to play on the world stage, you have to be ready to run races like that and commit. Brent has always impressed me with his performances in others' shadows. Hopefully this is the turning point he needs to be another leader for the American distance resurgence.

Nice post! Vaugn went all-in by the half-way point, and just opened it up, with the oft repeated comment returned from the crowd, "Who is this guy?!?"Another great performance today, and enjoyable to watch! How did his time compare to Ritz's on this same course three years ago?

Carl Weathers, the Actor wrote:

Vaughn went Beast Mode on that field. Awesome, confident XC running. If you want to play on the world stage, you have to be ready to run races like that and commit. Brent has always impressed me with his performances in others' shadows. Hopefully this is the turning point he needs to be another leader for the American distance resurgence.

It was a grat run from Brent Vaughn, its great to see a good guy at the top of the podium. Also what an impressive run from Ed Moran as well, very nice.

Don't ask. It was bad. Very bad.

2008 results

check out 30th and 59th places

Results - Open Men's 12 km

Results | Splits

PL BIB NAME AFFILIATION CITY AG TIME

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1 641 Dathan Ritzenhein Nike Eugene OR 25 35:03

2 671 Jorge Torres Reebok Boulder CO 27 35:29

3 643 Josh Rohatinsky Nike Beaverton OR 25 35:41

4 616 Edward Moran Nike Williamsburg VA 26 35:43

5 563 Ryan Hall Asics Mammoth Lakes CA 25 35:50

6 523 James Carney New Balance Boulder CO 29 35:56

7 584 Max King Oregon TC Elite Eugene OR 27 35:57

8 503 Ryan Bak unattached Eugene OR 26 35:59

9 670 Edwardo Torres Reebok Boulder CO 27 36:01

10 508 Scott Bauhs California State University, C Danville CA 21 36:16

11 633 Jonathan Pierce ZAP Fitness Blowing Rock NC 24 36:18

12 611 Lucas Meyer Oregon TC Elite Eugene OR 24 36:23

13 618 Thomas Morgan ZAP Fitness Blowing Rock NC 26 36:26

14 659 Josh Simpson New York Athletic Club Morgantown WV 23 36:31

15 522 Andrew Carlson adidas Bloomington MN 25 36:39

16 513 Fasil Bizuneh New Balance Flagstaff AZ 27 36:49

17 560 Sean Graham Oregon TC Elite Eugene, OR 27 36:51

18 591 Travis Laird unattached Valley Center CA 26 36:54

19 518 Benjamin Bruce unattached San Luis Obispo CA 25 36:54

20 637 Jon Rankin Nike Chula Vista CA 26 36:56

21 580 Daniel Kanyaruhuru Queens College Charlotte NC 24 36:58

22 657 Ryan Sheehan Hansons-Brooks Distance Projec Rochester MI 24 37:02

23 614 Joshua Moen Brooks Readlyn IA 25 37:08

24 655 Kyle Shackleton unattached Belmont CA 22 37:08

25 587 Rod Koborsi Reebok Washington DC 24 37:15

26 519 Fernando Cabada Reebok Boulder CO 25 37:21

27 583 Michael Kilburg unattached Sammamish WA 22 37:22

28 576 Paul Jellema Hansons-Brooks Distance Projec Rochester Hills MI 23 37:22

29 601 William Macreery Team XO Eugene OR 23 37:24

30 559 Brett Gotcher McMillan Elite Flagstaff AZ 23 37:31

31 598 Louis Luchini Eugene OR 26 37:33

32 561 Joseph Gray unattached Lakewood WA 24 37:34

33 669 Joe Thorne unattached Chamblee GA 24 37:36

34 654 Drew Shackleton unattached Atherton CA 22 37:39

35 592 Aaron Lanzel U.S. Navy Oak Harbor WA 27 37:40

36 604 Daniel Mazzocco unattached Pittsburgh PA 24 37:54

37 546 Josh Eberly Brooks Gunnison CO 27 37:55

38 539 Jeff Day New York Athletic Club Knoxville TN 23 37:59

39 554 Jeffrey Gaudette unattached Charlotte NC 25 38:01

40 679 Ryan Warrenburg ZAP Fitness Blowing Rock NC 23 38:03

41 658 Chris Siemers unattached Bensenville IL 27 38:07

42 688 Jon Clemens New York NY 33 38:08

43 501 Jesse Armijo adidas/Movin Shoes San Marcos CA 25 38:11

44 590 Justin Kunz unattached Lebanon IL 22 38:14

45 525 Will Christian U.S. Navy Norfolk VA 24 38:15

46 638 Phillip Reid Asics Aggie Running Club San Luis Obispo CA 22 38:15

47 640 Sergio Reyes Asics Aggie Running Club Los Osos CA 26 38:16

48 690 Micah Tyhurst Santa Barbara Running - Mizuno Goleta CA 23 38:27

49 680 Owen Washburn unattached Austin TX 24 38:29

50 504 Ricky Barnes Nike Team Run LA Costa Mesa CA 23 38:30

51 645 Donald Sage Oregon TC Elite Eugene OR 26 38:31

52 579 C Fred Joslyn Hansons-Brooks Distance Projec Rochester MI 24 38:31

53 681 Nicholas Weidman Boston Athletic Association Sudbury MA 23 38:32

54 665 Patrick Tarpy Reebok Providence RI 25 38:33

55 595 Matt Levassiur Brooks Alamosa CO 26 38:34

56 646 Philip Sakala U.S. Army Colorado Springs CO 25 38:35

57 505 Sean Barrett unattached San Diego CA 22 38:36

58 593 Nelson Laux Boulder Running Company/adidas Arvada CO 29 38:37

59 672 Mohamed Trafeh Nike Team Run LA Duarte CA 22 38:38

60 682 Clint Wells unattached Superior CO 32 38:38

That Vaughn is one piece of ace, I know from experience dude. If you know what I mean.

Ben True steps it up.

While you are "setting" at home, take a usage lesson! :)

No, you don't

Bus Driver wrote:

That Vaughn is one piece of ace, I know from experience dude. If you know what I mean.

Vaughn for the win, CU steps up again on the cross circuit. Go back 10 yrs and see how many national cross titles were brought home by Colorado men, (Ritz, Culpepper, Goucher). That doesn't even include the short course titles. Add Vaughn to a long proud list. Congratulations and well done sir.

Great run by Vaughn. I'm impressed that he came back from a disappointing race just six days ago. I thought his "Finally!" after breaking the tape sounded a little staged and dramatic (shades of Garnett after the Finals win a couple years ago), but I'll give him a pass.

Anyone know what his 2010 was like after Peachtree in July? I don't remember seeing him in any other results. Maybe he did that Thanksgiving day race in Manchester? I'm curious whether he was battling injury or just getting in solid training.