Amy Van Alstine, Garrett Heath And BAA (Women) And Hoka One One (Men) Win 2015 Club XC Titles
by: USATF Communications
December 12, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO — Saturday’s USATF Club Cross Country National Championships were nothing short of stunning, with an idyllic backdrop and stacked fields in every race as national championship contenders took to Golden Gate Park to see who reigned supreme. Individual national champions were crowned in open men’s 10 km and women’s 6 km races, as well as masters age group victors at 6 km, 8 km and 10 km distances.
Amy Van Alstine of HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite ran a tight race alongside defending individual champion Laura Thweatt and NAZ Elite teammate Rochelle Kanuho, keeping things neck-and-neck over the last 3/4 mile after splitting 9:51. The trio barrelled to the finish, but Van Alstine surged over the final 200 meters to edge Thweatt by a second, 19:51-19:52. Kanuho was right on their heels, crossing in 19:53. In the team race, the Boston Athletic Association defended their women’s team title with an exceptional 28-point performance courtesy of three top-10 finishes from Emma Bates, Sarah Pagano and three-time Olympian Jen Rhines. The second place team was High Performance West with 107 points and Club Northwest came in with a podium finish, scoring 156 points for third.
On the men’s side, Garrett Heath continued to prove his dominance on the cross country circuit, taking the men’s individual title in 29:06. Heath, who took the Bupa Great Edinburgh individual crown in early 2015, battled with Boulder Track Club’s Jonathan Grey, who finished just behind Heath in 29:10. Scot Fauble’s third place finish in 29:26 for the HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite men proved to be the catalyst for their victory in the team race, as all five athletes finished in the top 25 individually to edge the B.A.A. men, 60-106. The third place team was Boulder Track Club (127 points) behind Grey’s runner-up individual finish.
LRC Note: Top Results below. Note Alan Webb ran and finished 163rd. Nick Symmonds ran and was 199th.
Masters races see defending individual champions dethroned
In an upset, Sonja Friend-Uhl was the first runner across the line in the masters women’s 6 km race in 21:59, beating Janet McDevitt by seven seconds. Defending champion Chris Kimbrough was another nine seconds behind for third.
The overall masters age-grade winner was Hall of Fame runner and 2015 Runner of the Year, Kathy Martin, 64, at 95.64%, followed by Sabra Harvey, 66, 2014 Runner of the Year, at 92.63%.
West Coast and Mountain West clubs ruled the team contests with Club Northwest (WA) defeating 22 other Masters teams to take the 40+ crown. Athletics Boulder (CO) claimed 50+, Impala Racing(CA) the 60+, and Tamalpa Runners (CA) the 70+ title.
In addition to W40 Friend-Uhl, W45, Kimbrough, W60 Martin, and W65 Harvey, notable individual age group winners included: Marisa Sutera Strange who took her third straight gold this year in the women’s 50 group, and hall-of-famer Carmen Ayala-Troncoso in W55. Lynne Hurrell, 81, was the oldest gold medal winner in W80.
Lafayette, Louisiana’s Kevin Castille was first across the finish line in the masters men’s 10 km in 31:00, defeating defending champion Greg Mitchell by over a half minute.
Castille, 43, also took the men’s age-grading crown at 91.52% with Rick Becker, 61, second at 90.77%.
The West Coast again dominated in the team contests. Mitchell led his Bowerman Track Club (OR) to the M40+ win. Other team winners included: Cal Coast Track Club in the 50+, Club Northwest(WA), led by Becker in the 60+, and Tamalpa Runners (CA) M70+.
Apart from M40 Castille and M60 Becker the age group crowns went to: Peter Hammer, M45; Mike McManus, M50; Dan King, M55; Doug Winn, M65; and Tamalpa Runners teammates, Len Goldmanand Hans Schmid in M70 and M75 respectively. Bill Dodson was the oldest gold medal winner, taking the M80 crown at age 80.
Event Coverage
The USATF Club Cross Country Championships will be available on demand at USATF.tv. Race video, results, post-race interviews and photos will be available Saturday evening.
Masters recaps contributed by Paul Carlin, USATF Masters LDR Executive Committee
Top 30 Women: Full Results here
| Place | Name | Bib# | Age | Sex | Affiliation | Time | Pace |
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| 1 | Amy Van Alstine | 221 | 28 | F | HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite | 19:51 | 5:20 |
| 2 | Laura Thweatt | 148 | 26 | F | Boulder Track Club-A | 19:52 | 5:20 |
| 3 | Rochelle Kanuho | 220 | 25 | F | HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite | 19:53 | 5:20 |
| 4 | Cally Macumber | 210 | 25 | F | Hansons-Brooks DP | 20:02 | 5:23 |
| 5 | Emma Bates | 138 | 23 | F | Boston Athletic Association-A | 20:02 | 5:23 |
| 6 | Sarah Pagano | 142 | 24 | F | Boston Athletic Association-A | 20:04 | 5:23 |
| 7 | Kaitlin Gregg Goodman | 402 | 28 | F | Strava Track Club-A | 20:05 | 5:24 |
| 8 | Jennifer Rhines | 143 | 41 | F | Boston Athletic Association-A | 20:06 | 5:24 |
| 9 | Kristen Rohde | 217 | 32 | F | High Performance West-A | 20:12 | 5:26 |
| 10 | Jessica Tonn | 157 | 23 | F | BROOKS Beasts TC-A | 20:14 | 5:26 |
| 11 | Stephanie Dinius | 400 | 26 | F | Strava Track Club-A | 20:19 | 5:27 |
| 12 | Kaitlyn James | 479 | 24 | F | 20:22 | 5:28 | |
| 13 | Emily Lipari | 140 | 23 | F | Boston Athletic Association-A | 20:23 | 5:28 |
| 14 | Marie Lawrence | 322 | 26 | F | Oiselle-OR | 20:23 | 5:28 |
| 15 | Dylan Hassett | 123 | 22 | F | ASICS Greenville ELITE TC-A | 20:29 | 5:30 |
| 16 | Bridget Franek | 424 | 28 | F | Team Run Eugene-A | 20:31 | 5:31 |
| 17 | Elaina Balouris | 137 | 23 | F | Boston Athletic Association-A | 20:32 | 5:31 |
| 18 | Keely Maguire | 298 | 25 | F | New Balance Boston-A | 20:32 | 5:31 |
| 19 | Tracee van der Wyk | 489 | 24 | F | 20:33 | 5:31 | |
| 20 | Hillary Holt | 231 | 23 | F | IDtc-A | 20:33 | 5:31 |
| 21 | Jamie Cheever | 164 | 28 | F | Club Northwest-A | 20:34 | 5:31 |
| 22 | Alexina Wilson | 367 | 22 | F | Runablaze Iowa-A | 20:35 | 5:32 |
| 23 | Katie Matthews | 141 | 25 | F | Boston Athletic Association-A | 20:37 | 5:32 |
| 24 | Katie DiCamillo | 291 | 28 | F | New Balance Boston-A | 20:39 | 5:33 |
| 25 | Christina Vergara Aleshire | 435 | 33 | F | TeaMosqueda Elite-A | 20:39 | 5:33 |
| 26 | Alison Parris | 124 | 28 | F | ASICS Greenville ELITE TC-A | 20:40 | 5:33 |
| 27 | Tara Erdmann-Welling | 216 | 26 | F | High Performance West-A | 20:42 | 5:33 |
| 28 | Megan Rolland | 234 | 27 | F | IDtc-A | 20:42 | 5:34 |
| 29 | Nicole Blood | 214 | 27 | F | High Performance West-A | 20:43 | 5:34 |
| 30 | Carrie Dimoff | 150 | 32 | F | Bowerman Track Club-A | 20:44 | 5:34 |
Top 5 Teams Women:
28 Boston Athletic Association-A ( 20:14 1:41:07 0:30)
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1 2 Emma Bates 23 20:02 138
2 3 Sarah Pagano 24 20:04 142
3 5 Jennifer Rhines 41 20:06 143
4 8 Emily Lipari 23 20:23 140
5 10 Elaina Balouris 23 20:32 137
6 ( 14) Katie Matthews 25 20:37 141
7 ( 22) Juliet Bottorff 24 20:45 139
2. 107 High Performance West-A ( 20:42 1:43:30 0:45)
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1 6 Kristen Rohde 32 20:12 217
2 18 Tara Erdmann-Welling 26 20:42 216
3 20 Nicole Blood 27 20:43 214
4 31 Anna Connor 29 20:56 215
5 32 Jennifer Bergman 24 20:57 213
6 ( 49) Jessie Rubin 23 21:27 218
7 ( 74) Ariel Beccia 23 21:56 212
8 (114) Brenna Symoniak 23 22:39 219
3. 156 Club Northwest-A ( 20:59 1:44:55 0:47)
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1 13 Jamie Cheever 28 20:34 164
2 24 Amber Schultz 24 20:48 170
3 34 Emma Kertesz 25 21:01 166
4 39 Jane Ricardi 27 21:11 169
5 46 Katelyn Steen 23 21:21 171
6 ( 61) Lana Lacey 28 21:38 167
7 (107) Andrea Garvue 31 22:30 165
8 (110) Ashley Nichols 23 22:32 168
4. 169 Bowerman Track Club-A ( 21:03 1:45:14 0:44)
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1 21 Carrie Dimoff 32 20:44 150
2 23 Emily Pritt 25 20:47 153
3 36 Lindsey Drake 26 21:05 151
4 38 Olivia Mickle 24 21:10 152
5 51 Julia Webb 32 21:28 154
5. 180 New Balance Boston-A ( 21:07 1:45:34 1:06)
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1 11 Keely Maguire 25 20:32 298
2 15 Katie DiCamillo 28 20:39 291
3 44 Taylor Bickford 22 21:20 288
4 48 Jessica Minty 31 21:25 300
5 62 Nikki Long 25 21:38 297
6 ( 85) Lindsay Eysenbach 23 22:08 294
7 ( 94) Erin Dromgoole 36 22:17 292
8 (111) Devin Nadar 25 22:32 301
Top 30 Men: Full Results here
| 1 | Garrett Heath | 1156 | 30 | M | BROOKS Beasts TC-A | 29:06 | 4:41 |
| 2 | Jonathan Grey | 675 | 27 | M | Boulder Track Club-A | 29:10 | 4:42 |
| 3 | Scot Fauble | 817 | 24 | M | HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite-A | 29:26 | 4:45 |
| 4 | Trevor Dunbar | 1008 | 24 | M | Skinny Raven Running Club-A | 29:30 | 4:45 |
| 5 | Sean Quigley | 679 | 30 | M | Boulder Track Club-A | 29:31 | 4:45 |
| 6 | Daniel Winn | 669 | 24 | M | Boston Athletic Association-A | 29:31 | 4:45 |
| 7 | Kirubel Erassa | 655 | 22 | M | Atlanta Track Club-A | 29:38 | 4:47 |
| 8 | Alex Monroe | 677 | 23 | M | Boulder Track Club-A | 29:39 | 4:47 |
| 9 | Joe Moore | 846 | 32 | M | Kansas City Smoke-A | 29:41 | 4:47 |
| 10 | George-Byro Alex | 1138 | 25 | M | ZAP Fitness Reebok | 29:43 | 4:47 |
| 11 | Ryan Dohner | 816 | 24 | M | HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite-A | 29:44 | 4:48 |
| 12 | Brian Harvey | 665 | 28 | M | Boston Athletic Association-A | 29:46 | 4:48 |
| 13 | Phillip Reid | 646 | 30 | M | Asics Aggie Running Club-A | 29:46 | 4:48 |
| 14 | Mark Parrish | 9999 | 24 | M | 29:47 | 4:48 | |
| 15 | Brett Gotcher | 1153 | 31 | M | 29:47 | 4:48 | |
| 16 | Craig Lutz | 818 | 23 | M | HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite-A | 29:49 | 4:48 |
| 17 | Scott Smith | 819 | 29 | M | HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite-A | 29:51 | 4:49 |
| 18 | Tyler Mueller | 875 | 24 | M | Movin’ Shoes Race Team-A | 29:52 | 4:49 |
| 19 | Jeremy Freed | 682 | 28 | M | Bowerman Track Club-A | 29:56 | 4:49 |
| 20 | Alfredo Santana | 620 | 24 | M | Adidas Garden State TC-A | 30:08 | 4:51 |
| 21 | William Milam | 683 | 23 | M | Bowerman Track Club-A | 30:10 | 4:52 |
| 22 | Dan Lowry | 666 | 26 | M | Boston Athletic Association-A | 30:12 | 4:52 |
| 23 | Benjamin Bruce | 815 | 33 | M | HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite-A | 30:14 | 4:52 |
| 24 | Matt Gillette | 609 | 24 | M | Adidas Garden State TC-A | 30:16 | 4:53 |
| 25 | Dorian Ulrey | 1185 | 28 | M | BROOKS Beasts TC-A | 30:16 | 4:53 |
| 26 | Malcolm Richards | 1123 | 33 | M | West Valley Track Club-A | 30:17 | 4:53 |
| 27 | Riley Masters | 1166 | 25 | M | BROOKS Beasts TC-A | 30:22 | 4:54 |
| 28 | Jeremiah Johnson | 1022 | 31 | M | Sports Warriors Track Club-A | 30:23 | 4:54 |
| 29 | Chris Frias | 641 | 25 | M | Asics Aggie Running Club-A | 30:23 | 4:54 |
| 30 | Daniel Kremske | 1074 | 26 | M | Team Run Eugene-A | 30:25 | 4:54 |
Top 5 Men’s Teams:
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Team Results Open Men -A
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1. 60 HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite-A ( 29:49 2:29:04 0:48)
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1 3 Scot Fauble 24 29:26 817
2 10 Ryan Dohner 24 29:44 816
3 13 Craig Lutz 23 29:49 818
4 14 Scott Smith 29 29:51 819
5 20 Benjamin Bruce 33 30:14 815
2. 106 Boston Athletic Association-A ( 30:11 2:30:51 1:14)
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1 6 Daniel Winn 24 29:31 669
2 11 Brian Harvey 28 29:46 665
3 19 Dan Lowry 26 30:12 666
4 34 Matt Fischer 23 30:37 664
5 36 Bo Waggoner 26 30:45 668
6 ( 49) Eric Ashe 27 31:02 662
7 ( 63) Samuel Alexander 25 31:22 661
8 (127) Kameron Ulmer 28 32:20 667
3. 127 Boulder Track Club-A ( 30:08 2:30:39 2:13)
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1 2 Jonathan Grey 27 29:10 675
2 5 Sean Quigley 30 29:31 679
3 8 Alex Monroe 23 29:39 677
4 45 Curtis Begley 28 30:56 672
5 67 Jonathan Aziz 24 31:23 671
6 (201) Jordan Jennings 27 33:22 676
4. 136 Asics Aggie Running Club-A ( 30:24 2:31:56 0:58)
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1 12 Phillip Reid 30 29:46 646
2 26 Chris Frias 25 30:23 641
3 30 Isaac Chavez 25 30:29 638
4 33 Darius Terry 24 30:34 649
5 35 Sean Davidson 23 30:44 639
6 ( 52) Gordon Sturgess 23 31:08 648
7 ( 77) Will Geiken 22 31:37 642
8 ( 78) Scott Bauhs 29 31:38 635
5. 239 Team Run Eugene-A ( 31:00 2:35:00 0:58)
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1 27 Daniel Kremske 26 30:25 1074
2 38 James Hurt 23 30:49 1073
3 54 Damion Flores 25 31:11 1072
4 55 Daniel Quigley 26 31:12 1076
5 65 Lucas Updike 23 31:23 1078
6 ( 80) Robert McLauchlan 24 31:38 1075
7 ( 88) Isaac Updike 23 31:42 1077