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November 02, 2015

Craig Lutz (Now With Northern Arizona Elite) Sets Arizona 5K State Record

He won the Phoenix 5K in 13:51 to break the 14:06 record set by Diego Estrada on the same course in 2013.
January 20, 2015

Kellyn Taylor's 2:28:40 In Houston Is Tied For The 6th Fastest Marathon Debut By An American

She's tied on the list with Shalane Flanagan. Taylor: "I feel like I've been good at a lot of different distances for a long time. I want to be great though and I'm hoping the marathon is what I can be great at."

December 06, 2014

California International Marathon Preview: Renee Baillie Aims For Course Record And Win In Her 2nd Marathon

She ran 2:27:17 in her debut at Chicago 2012. Here she is the favorite over a couple of 2:33 international runners. The men's field has a slew of sub-2:13 runners including NAU alum Jordan Chipangama (2:12:22).

May 10, 2014

Christo Landry Ties American Record To Win At USA 25K Championships; Kellyn Johnson Gets Women's Title

Samson Gebreyohannes Gezaha won the overall race in 1:14:08 as US 10-Mile champ Landry ran 1:14:18 to tie Mo Trafeh's AR and take 2nd overall. Shadrack Biwott was 3rd overall (2nd American) in 1:14:31. Chris Solinsky was 3rd American and 5th overall (1:16:44).  Northern Arizona Elite's Johnson won in 1:25:26 over Dot McMahan and Mattie Suver.
*Men's Video Highlights
*Women's Video Highlights
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January 24, 2014

Ben Bruce To Run Debut Marathon At Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans On February 2nd

The announcement comes the day after CGI announced it was reinstating its elite athlete program. Bruce said he plans on focusing on the marathon looking ahead to 2016.
January 08, 2014

New Professional Running Team Northern Arizona Elite Forms In Flagstaff, AZ

This is a separate group from the earlier announced Team Run Flagstaff and includes team members Ben and Stephanie (Rothstein) Bruce, 2:13 marathoner Jordan Chipangama and World Championship half marathoner Maegan Krifchin.