At this time last year, first-year coach Brent Ericksen was delaying his Raider cross country team's debut by a couple weeks.

He says they needed time, and while Southern Oregon was dropping to fourth-place in the Cascade Conference, they were really just beginning what would be the best run in school history.

A year later, the Raider men's team has a top 10 national ranking, and without further delay, will set out to defend their Cascade Conference championship and improve on a fourth-place finish at the NAIA national meet that no one saw coming when Ericksen stepped on campus.

"It was such a scramble in many respects," Ericksen said, citing scheduling, transportation, and mostly — just filling out a competitive team. "The easiest day in my office last year was about 11 hours, but there was a lot of work to do."

Southern Oregon now looks to benefit from that work, which included doubling the size of the men's roster to 24 and taking a women's team, which Ericksen said really only had two runners at the start of 2008, and turning it into a 12-person squad.

"It felt like a start-up program last year," Ericksen said. "We're so far ahead of where we were, and it's a credit to what the kids have done."

Thanks to a summer spent training in Ashland by a chunk of the team, the Raiders are expected not to miss a beat when they open up at Humboldt State this weekend even after losing their top-three men's runners.

David Laney, a junior, has made the biggest leap as Southern Oregon's No. 1 runner. The Portland-native finished fourth among Raiders at the National meet last year, but then ran the 10k at a CCC-record pace in the conference championships.

Ericksen said Laney will likely leave his mark of 25:42 at the National meet in the dust this Fall.

"He could run at 99 percent of the Division I schools in the country; he's just that good," he said. "His improvement and work ethic have just been incredible over the past year, and he's put himself in position to make the next step.

Along with Laney, junior Ryan Ghelfi is the No. 2 returner with an 80th-p lace national finish under his belt.

The depth of the team, though, is why Ericksen has no worries the Raiders won't live up to their billing.

To go with a crop of other returners, Southern Oregon added Crater standout Zach Elliot, who had originally intended to compete at Boise State this year. Elliot was a district champion last year and placed second at state, and could fit in anywhere in the one-through-five slots for SOU.

"He's extremely talented, obviously, and he's just going to get better," Ericksen said. "We're going to ride him as far as we can take him."

Dennis McCaffrey, an Ashland High product, could also crack the top-seven in his first year after joining the Raiders last spring. Ericksen says he will probably be rotating at least 12 guys in the top group, though.

The Raider women were picked to finish seventh in the conference, but Ericksen has likened them to last year's men's team.

"Nobody saw us coming last year, and I think this year the women are in the same situation," he said. "People are going to see a different team this year, and I don't see us finishing that low at all."

Ericksen emphasized recruiting locally for the women's side upon his arrival, and the addition of some local athletes is expected to give the Raiders a boost in 2009.

"We went to a ton of local meets last year because one of the thing I heard when I got here was that we needed to do a better job of getting girls from the area," Ericksen said, "and I think we were lucky to get some of the talent we did."

Laurie Stoutenburg, a redshirt at the University of Oregon in 2008, has joined SOU after a prep career at Crater. The freshman placed eighth at the Oregon 5A championships two years ago.

Seena Franz, a state-qualifier at Ashland last year, was also a top-addition.

The opener for the men and women, at the Humboldt State Invitation on Saturday, comes less than two months before the Raiders will defend their title at the CCC championships.

"We're going to have to make the adjustment to being kind of the hunted this year," Ericksen added, "but that's the fun part."

Men 2009 Leading Marks

100

Chris Stubbs              10.66a

Taylor Norman           11.12a

Austin Christianson    11.16a

200

Chris Stubbs              21.25a

Bryan Harper             21.93a

Taylor Norman           22.53a

400

Bryan Harper            47.46a

JJ Rosenburg            49.84a

800

Spencer Head          1:52.27a

Brent Ryberg           1:55.22a

1500

Spencer Head          3:59.39a

Joe Churchill            4:01.20a

Lukas Fenley            4:01.43a

Steeplechase

Travis Stevens          9:54.34a

5000

Lukas Fenley           15:25.20a

Travis Stevens         15:30.48a

10,000

Lukas Fenley           33:38.63a

Alex Jones              33:47.26a

110 Hurdles

Dennis Olstedt        15.09a

Rich Arnold             15.33a

Bruce Burbank        15.34a

400 Hurdles

Dennis Olstedt        54.01a

Rich Arnold             55.73a

4 x 100 Relay         41.81a

Taylor Norman, Chris Stubbs, Austin Christianson, Bryan Harper

4 x 400 Relay          3:14.83a

JJ Rosenburg (50.1), Rich Arnold (49.5), Chris Stubbs (47.1), Bryan Harper (47.4)

Long Jump

Trent Davis              23-04

Seth Lindquist         22-03.75

Bruce Burbank        21-10.50

Triple Jump

Seth Lindquist        47-05.25

Trent Davis            46-04.75

High Jump

Seth Lindquist        6-06.75

Trent Davis            6-04.75

Bruce Burbank       6-01.50

Pole Vault

Scott Elliott           16-00

Garrett Pruitt        15-01

Kevin Godfrey       14-11.5

Shot Put

Max Perry            48-10.25

Chris Bellitt          47-02.50

Discus

Chris Bellitt        148-07.25

Max Perry          142-07

Ty Lindgren       134-11.25

Hammer

Ty Lindgren      189-02

Max Perry        164-00

Decathlon

Kevin Godfrey      6262

Bruce Burbank     6251

JJ Rosenburg       5780

Women 2009 Leading Marks

100

Kim Wilson          12.59a

Jessica Roldolf     12.71a

200

Kim Wilson          26.17a

Diana Batson       26.31a

400

Diana Batson          58.48a

Annie Hayward       59.02a

800

Annie Hayward       2:19.61a

Mikayla Bradbury    2:20.08a

Angelyn Salyer       2:22.04a

Leah Twombly        2:22.90a

1500

Mikayla Bradbury   4:47.42a

Leah Twombly       4:50.74a

Andrea Gruber      4:53.45a

Steeplechase

Tara Krempley      11:54.33a

5000

Leah Twombly          18:24.27a

Katherine Barnhart   19:14.15a

Tara Krempley          19:41.00a

10,000

Katherine Barnhart   40:21.05a

Andrea Gruber         40:34.99a

100 Hurdles

Katie Sterling           15.11a

400 Hurdles

Annie Hayward         67.57a

4 x 100 Relay        49.08a

Katie Sterling, Diana Batson, Jessica Roldolf, Kim Wilson

4 x 400 Relay         4:02.46a

Annie Hayward, Angelyn Salyer, Kim Wilson, Diana Batson

Long Jump

Jessica Roldolf         17-08

Kim Wilson              17-03.25

Triple Jump

Kim Wilson              38-00

Pole Vault

Mary Vaughn           11-04.5

Amber Williams       10-08

Shot Put

Rocksi Miller            41-01

Discus

Rocksi Miller           120-08

Javelin

Tauni Powell           146-11.75

Rocksi Miller           132-11.25

Hammer

Rocksi Miller          145-03

Jessie Robertson    128-02

Kallie Nowak          120-06

Lane tries to bolster its sprint teams in an effort to challenge Spokane for the NWAACC crown

Eugene, OR - As he watched his once-talented sprint corps pull a virtual no-show at the NWAACC championship meet last season, it was painfully clear to Grady O’Connor what had to be done if Lane Community College was going to contend for a conference crown.

The Titans needed to be fast again.

“We made a concentrated effort to....

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Lane had two event winners with Jessica Roldolf in the long jump with a mark of 17 feet and eight inches and Bryan Harper in the 400 with a time of 49.27 seconds. Roldolf and Harper are both local products of Junction City High School.

Titan men standouts included the 2-3-4 finish in the men's pole vault led by Scott Elliott's second place finish at a height of 15 feet five inches with Kevin Godfrey placing third and Garrett Pruitt placing fourth, Tyler Lindgren finishing third in the hammer, Trent Davis and Seth Lindquist going 2-3 in the long jump with Davis recording a mark of 23 feet with Lindquist also finishing third in the triple and fourth in the high jump, Spencer Head finishing second in the 800 with a time of 1:53.74, Dennis Oldstedt finishing third in the 400 hurdles with a mark of 55.43 seconds, Chris Stubbs finishing second in the 200 with a time of 22.11 seconds, the 4 x100 team of Taylor Norman, Stubbs, Austin Christianson, and Harper finishing third with a season best of 42.36 seconds, and Stubbs, Brent Ryberg, Head, and Harper just getting edged in the 4 x 400 relay finishing seconds in 3:20.06.

The women's team was also highlighted by Tauni Powell and Rocksi Miller finishing second and fourth in the javelin, Annie Hayward finishing third in the 400 with a season best of 59.08 seconds, Katie Sterling placing fourth in the 100 hurdles in 15.77 seconds, and Leah Twombly placing fifth in the 1500 and 800.

Team Scores:

Women

Eastern Washington - 160, CC Spokane - 92.5, Eastern Oregon - 87, Whitworth - 84.5, Lane CC - 81, Linfield - 77.5, Portland State - 57, Central Washington - 37.5

Men

CC Spokane - 143, Lane CC - 114, Eastern Washington - 110, Linfield - 99.5, Portland State - 79, Whitworth - 70, Eastern Oregon - 50.5, Central Washington - 37

WAOR II Performance Breakdown:

WOMEN

100

11. Katie Sterling        13.53

200

9. Jessica Rodolf         26.83

18. Katrina Krempley  29.96

400

3. Annie Hayward       59.08

6. Diana Batson          60.33

15. Jeanine Menzies    64.23

800

5. Leah Twombly        2:22.90

13. Mikayla Bradbury  2:29.17

17. Anne Hagy           2:43.47

1500

5. Leah Twombly        4:53.10

6. Mikayla Bradbury   4:55.06

11. Anne Hagy          5:29.64

Steeplechase

11. Sierra Lee            13:18.30

5000

13. Tara Krempley          19:41.00

14. Katherine Barnhart   19:45.50

21. Megan Hale              21:36.05

100 Hurdles

4. Katie Sterling         15.77

4 x 400 Relay

3. Batson, Menzies, Sterling, Hayward     4:13.97

Pole Vault

6. Mary Vaughn         10-06

8. Amber Williams       9-06.25

Triple Jump

9. Kim Wilson           31-07.50

Shot Put

7. Rocksi Miller          39-05

15. Jessie Robertson  33-01

16. Kallie Nowak       32-00

17. Tauni Powell        31-10

Discus

8. Rocksi Miller         114-10

19. Jessie Robertson  89-09

22. Kallie Nowak        84-02

Hammer Throw

8. Rocksi Miller         141-02

14. Kallie Nowak       118-05

15. Tauni Powell        114-10

18. Jessie Robertson 103-01

Javelin

2. Tauni Powell          135-11

4. Rocksi Miller          130-02

11. Katrina Krempley 100-07

MEN

100

8. Taylor Norman             11.44

10. Austin Christianson    11.56

16. Matt Julian                11.74

22. Sean Turner              12.07

200

2. Chris Stubbs              22.11

11. Kevin Godfery          23.09

12. Taylor Norman         23.12

18. Matt Julian              23.48

25. Jesse Smith            23.87

400

1. Bryan Harper           49.27

6. JJ Rosenberg           51.02

17. Jesse Smith           52.74

20. Scott Elliott           54.02

800

2. Spencer Head         1:53.74

1500

11. Lukas Fenley        4:06.74

12. Brent Ryberg        4:07.14

Steeplechase

5. Travis Stevens        10:05.66

13. Brandon Jordan    11:08.47

5000

15. Alex Jones           16:11.84

110 Hurdles

6. Dennis Olstedt          15.71

12. Richard Arnold        16.44

400 Hurdles

3. Dennis Olstedt          55.43

8. Richard Arnold          58.09

12. Sean Turner            60.44

4 x 100 Relay

3. Norman, Stubbs, Christianson, Harper    42.36

4 x 400 Relay

2. Stubbs, Ryberg, Head, Harper                3:20.06

7. Olstedt, Arnold, Stevens, Rosenberg       3:31.41

Pole Vault

2. Scott Elliott             15-05

3. Kevin Godfrey         14-11

4. Garrett Pruitt          13-05

Long Jump

2. Trent Davis             23-00

3. Seth Lindquist        21-10.25

8. JJ Rosenberg          20-11.25

16. Kendrick Davis      19-08

Triple Jump

3. Seth Lindquist        44-09.50

6. Trent Davis            42-01.25

7. Kendrick Davis     41-08.50

Shot Put

12. Chris Bellitt         41-10

18. Cory Rauschert    36-04.75

Discus

7. Chris Bellitt          140-05

18. Ty Lindgren        126-01

28. Bruce Burbank    106-04

30. Cory Rauschert   103-00

Hammer Throw

3. Ty Lindgren         173-06

21. Cory Rauschert  123-06

Javelin

17. JJ Rosenberg     150-07

19. Kevin Godfrey   147-10

Lane had two event winners with Jessica Roldolf in the long jump with a mark of 17 feet and eight inches and Bryan Harper in the 400 with a time of 49.27 seconds. Roldolf and Harper are both local products of Junction City High School.

Titan men standouts included the 2-3-4 finish in the men's pole vault led by Scott Elliott's second place finish at a height of 15 feet five inches with Kevin Godfrey placing third and Garrett Pruitt placing fourth, Tyler Lindgren finishing third in the hammer, Trent Davis and Seth Lindquist going 2-3 in the long jump with Davis recording a mark of 23 feet with Lindquist also finishing third in the triple and fourth in the high jump, Spencer Head finishing second in the 800 with a time of 1:53.74, Dennis Oldstedt finishing third in the 400 hurdles with a mark of 55.43 seconds, Chris Stubbs finishing second in the 200 with a time of 22.11 seconds, the 4 x100 team of Taylor Norman, Stubbs, Austin Christianson, and Harper finishing third with a season best of 42.36 seconds, and Stubbs, Brent Ryberg, Head, and Harper just getting edged in the 4 x 400 relay finishing second in 3:20.06.

The women's team was also highlighted by Tauni Powell and Rocksi Miller finishing second and fourth in the javelin, Annie Hayward finishing third in the 400 with a season best of 59.08 seconds, Katie Sterling placing fourth in the 100 hurdles in 15.77 seconds, and Leah Twombly placing fifth in the 1500 and 800.

Team Scores:

Women

Eastern Washington - 160, CC Spokane - 92.5, Eastern Oregon - 87, Whitworth - 84.5, Lane CC - 81, Linfield - 77.5, Portland State - 57, Central Washington - 37.5

Men

CC Spokane - 143, Lane CC - 114, Eastern Washington - 110, Linfield - 99.5, Portland State - 79, Whitworth - 70, Eastern Oregon - 50.5, Central Washington - 37

WAOR II Performance Breakdown:

WOMEN

100

11. Katie Sterling        13.53

200

9. Jessica Rodolf         26.83

18. Katrina Krempley  29.96

400

3. Annie Hayward       59.08

6. Diana Batson          60.33

15. Jeanine Menzies    64.23

800

5. Leah Twombly        2:22.90

13. Mikayla Bradbury  2:29.17

17. Anne Hagy           2:43.47

1500

5. Leah Twombly        4:53.10

6. Mikayla Bradbury   4:55.06

11. Anne Hagy          5:29.64

Steeplechase

11. Sierra Lee            13:18.30

5000

13. Tara Krempley          19:41.00

14. Katherine Barnhart   19:45.50

21. Megan Hale              21:36.05

100 Hurdles

4. Katie Sterling         15.77

4 x 400 Relay

3. Batson, Menzies, Sterling, Hayward     4:13.97

Pole Vault

6. Mary Vaughn         10-06

8. Amber Williams       9-06.25

Triple Jump

9. Kim Wilson           31-07.50

Shot Put

7. Rocksi Miller          39-05

15. Jessie Robertson  33-01

16. Kallie Nowak       32-00

17. Tauni Powell        31-10

Discus

8. Rocksi Miller         114-10

19. Jessie Robertson  89-09

22. Kallie Nowak        84-02

Hammer Throw

8. Rocksi Miller         141-02

14. Kallie Nowak       118-05

15. Tauni Powell        114-10

18. Jessie Robertson 103-01

Javelin

2. Tauni Powell          135-11

4. Rocksi Miller          130-02

11. Katrina Krempley 100-07

MEN

100

8. Taylor Norman             11.44

10. Austin Christianson    11.56

16. Matt Julian                11.74

22. Sean Turner              12.07

200

2. Chris Stubbs              22.11

11. Kevin Godfery          23.09

12. Taylor Norman         23.12

18. Matt Julian              23.48

25. Jesse Smith            23.87

400

1. Bryan Harper           49.27

6. JJ Rosenberg           51.02

17. Jesse Smith           52.74

20. Scott Elliott           54.02

800

2. Spencer Head         1:53.74

1500

11. Lukas Fenley        4:06.74

12. Brent Ryberg        4:07.14

Steeplechase

5. Travis Stevens        10:05.66

13. Brandon Jordan    11:08.47

5000

15. Alex Jones           16:11.84

110 Hurdles

6. Dennis Olstedt          15.71

12. Richard Arnold        16.44

400 Hurdles

3. Dennis Olstedt          55.43

8. Richard Arnold          58.09

12. Sean Turner            60.44

4 x 100 Relay

3. Norman, Stubbs, Christianson, Harper    42.36

4 x 400 Relay

2. Stubbs, Ryberg, Head, Harper                3:20.06

7. Olstedt, Arnold, Stevens, Rosenberg       3:31.41

Pole Vault

2. Scott Elliott             15-05

3. Kevin Godfrey         14-11

4. Garrett Pruitt          13-05

Long Jump

2. Trent Davis             23-00

3. Seth Lindquist        21-10.25

8. JJ Rosenberg          20-11.25

16. Kendrick Davis      19-08

Triple Jump

3. Seth Lindquist        44-09.50

6. Trent Davis            42-01.25

7. Kendrick Davis     41-08.50

Shot Put

12. Chris Bellitt         41-10

18. Cory Rauschert    36-04.75

Discus

7. Chris Bellitt          140-05

18. Ty Lindgren        126-01

28. Bruce Burbank    106-04

30. Cory Rauschert   103-00

Hammer Throw

3. Ty Lindgren         173-06

21. Cory Rauschert  123-06

Javelin

17. JJ Rosenberg     150-07

19. Kevin Godfrey   147-10

Lane swept the pole vault Friday night, with winning marks of 14 feet 11 inches by freshman Scott Elliott and 10 feet six inches by sophomore Mary Vaughn. 

Freshmen Kim Wilson and Trent Davis jumped their way to winning marks of 36 feet 5.75 inches in the triple and 22 feet eight inches in the long jump to round the event winners for the Titans.

Continuing strong performances in the field events were soph Chris Bellitts' runner-up performance in the discus with a mark of 148 feet seven inches, frosh Tauni Powell's second place perfomance in the javelin with a toss of 144 feet eight inches, and soph Tyler Lindgren's third place mark of 174 feet six inches in the hammer throw.

Other note worthy performances on the women's side were Rocksi Millers' fifth and sixth place finishes in the hammer and shot put with marks of 136 feet eight inches and 38 feet 10.25 inches, Kim Wilson's sixth place finish in the 100 with a time of 12.85 seconds, Katherine Barnhart and Andrea Gruber's sixth and eight place finishes in the 10,000 with personal best times of 40:21 and 40:34, and Tara Krempley lowering her own school record in the steeplechase by 24 seconds with her seventh place finish in 12:08.

Rounding out the men's standouts were Bryan Harper's fourth place finish in the 200 in 22.51 seconds, Spencer Head winning his heat and finishing fifth overall in the 800 in 1:53.79, and Dennis Olstedt running a new personal best in the 110 hurdles of 15.37 and finishing fifth.

Willamette Invite Performance Breakdown:

WOMEN

100

6. Kim Wilson              12.85

14. Diana Batson         13.07

200

10. Diana Batson         26.55

400

13. Jeanine Menzies     63.72

17. Amy Nelson           70. 31

800

20. Annie Hayward      2:23.07

37. Anne Hagy            2:30.39

42. Angelyn Salyer      2:36.04

1500

27. Mikayla Bradbury  5:00.77

38. Anne Hagy           5:15.49

Steeplechase

7. Tara Krempley        12:08.01 (New School Record)

10. Sierra Lee            12:56.89

5000

31. Leah Twombly      18:25.79 (5th best ALL time at Lane)

10,000

6. Katherine Barnhart 40:21.05 (8th best ALL time at Lane)

8. Andrea Gruber       40:34.99 (9th best ALL time at Lane)

100 Hurdles

23. Katie Sterling       17.70

4 x 100 Relay

4. Batson, Roldolf, Hayward, Wilson     49.73

4 x 400 Relay

9. Menzies, Salyer Roldolf, Hayward     4:15.22

Pole Vault

1. Mary Vaughn         10-06

Triple Jump

1. Kim Wilson            36-05.75 (3rd best ALL time at Lane)

Shot Put

6. Rocksi Miller          38-10.25

17. Tauni Powell        33-07.50

21. Kallie Nowak       33-01.75

Discus

17. Rocksi Miller       112-10

28. Kallie Nowak       90-10

Hammer Throw

5. Rocksi Miller         136-08

13. Jessie Robertson 116-00 

14. Tauni Powell       113-07

15. Kallie Nowak      112-08

Javelin

2. Tauni Powell        144-08 (5th best ALL time at Lane)

14. Rocksi Miller      117-10

15. Katrina Krempley 110-03

MEN

100

9. Austin Christianson      11.20

13. Tayler Norman           11.29

200

4. Bryan Harper              22.51

26. Dennis Olstedt          23.63

400

10. Chris Stubbs             50.54

11. JJ Rosenburg            50.59

27. Matt Julian               53.39

29. Jesse Smith             53.85

800

5. Spencer Head            1:53.79

1500

13. Spencer Head          3:59.39

Steeplechase

20. Brandon Jordan       10:54.31

5000

23. Lukas Fenley           15:25.20

28. Travis Stevens         15:30.48

10,000

25. Alex Jones              33:47.26

110 Hurdles

5. Dennis Olstedt          15.37

14. Kevin Godfrey         16.07

26. Sean Turner            17.12

4 x 100 Relay

5. Norman, Stubbs, Burbank, Harper    42.83

4 x 400 Relay

10. A                                                  3:28.05

12. B                                                  3:31.87

Pole Vault

1. Scott Elliott             14-11

Long Jump

1. Trent Davis             22-08

10. Bruce Burbank      21-02.75

14. Kevin Godfrey       20-06.25

21. JJ Rosenburg        19-11.50

24. Sean Turner         19-07

25. Kendrick Davis     18-11.25

Triple Jump

15. Kendrick Davis     41-00.25

Shot Put

18. Chris Bellitt         41-05

Discus

2. Chris Bellitt          148-07

21. Ty Lindgren        128-03

29. Cory Rauschert  104-02

Hammer Throw

3. Ty Lindgren         174-06

25. Cory Rauschert  124-02

Lane swept the pole vault Friday night, with winning marks of 14 feet 11 inches by freshman Scott Elliott and 10 feet six inches by sophomore Mary Vaughn. 

Freshmen Kim Wilson and Trent Davis jumped their way to winning marks of 36 feet 5.75 inches in the triple and 22 feet eight inches in the long jump to round the event winners for the Titans.

Continuing strong performances in the field events were soph Chris Bellitts' runner-up performance in the discus with a mark of 148 feet seven inches, frosh Tauni Powell's second place perfomance in the javelin with a toss of 144 feet eight inches, and soph Tyler Lindgren's third place mark of 174 feet six inches in the hammer throw.

Other note worthy performances on the women's side were Rocksi Millers' fifth and sixth place finishes in the hammer and shot put with marks of 136 feet eight inches and 38 feet 10.25 inches, Kim Wilson's sixth place finish in the 100 with a time of 12.85 seconds, Katherine Barnhart and Andrea Gruber's sixth and eight place finishes in the 10,000 with personal best times of 40:21 and 40:34, and Tara Krempley lowering her own school record in the steeplechase by 24 seconds with her seventh place finish in 12:08.

Rounding out the men's standouts were Bryan Harper's fourth place finish in the 200 in 22.51 seconds, Spencer Head winning his heat and finishing fifth overall in the 800 in 1:53.79, and Dennis Olstedt running a new personal best in the 110 hurdles of 15.37 and finishing fifth.

Willamette Invite Performance Breakdown:

WOMEN

100

6. Kim Wilson              12.85

14. Diana Batson         13.07

200

10. Diana Batson         26.55

400

13. Jeanine Menzies     63.72

17. Amy Nelson           70. 31

800

20. Annie Hayward      2:23.07

37. Anne Hagy            2:30.39

42. Angelyn Salyer      2:36.04

1500

27. Mikayla Bradbury  5:00.77

38. Anne Hagy           5:15.49

Steeplechase

7. Tara Krempley        12:08.01 (New School Record)

10. Sierra Lee            12:56.89

5000

31. Leah Twombly      18:25.79 (5th best ALL time at Lane)

10,000

6. Katherine Barnhart 40:21.05 (8th best ALL time at Lane)

8. Andrea Gruber       40:34.99 (9th best ALL time at Lane)

100 Hurdles

23. Katie Sterling       17.70

4 x 100 Relay

4. Batson, Roldolf, Hayward, Wilson     49.73

4 x 400 Relay

9. Menzies, Salyer Roldolf, Hayward     4:15.22

Pole Vault

1. Mary Vaughn         10-06

Triple Jump

1. Kim Wilson            36-05.75 (3rd best ALL time at Lane)

Shot Put

6. Rocksi Miller          38-10.25

17. Tauni Powell        33-07.50

21. Kallie Nowak       33-01.75

Discus

17. Rocksi Miller       112-10

28. Kallie Nowak       90-10

Hammer Throw

5. Rocksi Miller         136-08

13. Jessie Robertson 116-00 

14. Tauni Powell       113-07

15. Kallie Nowak      112-08

Javelin

2. Tauni Powell        144-08 (5th best ALL time at Lane)

14. Rocksi Miller      117-10

15. Katrina Krempley 110-03

MEN

100

9. Austin Christianson      11.20

13. Tayler Norman           11.29

200

4. Bryan Harper              22.51

26. Dennis Olstedt          23.63

400

10. Chris Stubbs             50.54

11. JJ Rosenburg            50.59

27. Matt Julian               53.39

29. Jesse Smith             53.85

800

5. Spencer Head            1:53.79

1500

13. Spencer Head          3:59.39

Steeplechase

20. Brandon Jordan       10:54.31

5000

23. Lukas Fenley           15:25.20

28. Travis Stevens         15:30.48

10,000

25. Alex Jones              33:47.26

110 Hurdles

5. Dennis Olstedt          15.37

14. Kevin Godfrey         16.07

26. Sean Turner            17.12

4 x 100 Relay

5. Norman, Stubbs, Burbank, Harper    42.83

4 x 400 Relay

10. A                                                  3:28.05

12. B                                                  3:31.87

Pole Vault

1. Scott Elliott             14-11

Long Jump

1. Trent Davis             22-08

10. Bruce Burbank      21-02.75

14. Kevin Godfrey       20-06.25

21. JJ Rosenburg        19-11.50

24. Sean Turner         19-07

25. Kendrick Davis     18-11.25

Triple Jump

15. Kendrick Davis     41-00.25

Shot Put

18. Chris Bellitt         41-05

Discus

2. Chris Bellitt          148-07

21. Ty Lindgren        128-03

29. Cory Rauschert  104-02

Hammer Throw

3. Ty Lindgren         174-06

25. Cory Rauschert  124-02

Erik Anderson is one of the better coaches I've ever met, but he was more than that. I instantly had thoughts back to this last November after the NWAACC Cross Country Championships, where his teams did what they always seemed to do. They won. I went up to congratulate him and he was so incredibly sincere and happy for how well MY teams had performed. That interaction summed up the type of guy he was in my mind.

Erik had a way about him that is incredibly unique. He was one of those guys who would kick your butt, but you couldn't help but like and admire. I remember last night I was contemplating how I might be able to go about beating Spokane in the fall. I had recently gotten excited that a couple of recruits that could be on my team in the fall and the potential for my squads, but I got to thinking about just how good Spokane is. I thought about how Erik Anderson was ALWAYS going to have that team running at an incredibly high level. Despite Erik Anderson coaching at a rival school and him beating me often, I've always had an incredible amount of respect for him. He was just one of those guys you knew did things right. He developed kids, he cared for his athletes deeply, and he not only made them better runners, but better people.

The interview I conducted with him last fall after NWAACC's shows a small glimpse into the talent, wisdom, and sincerity of Erik Anderson:
http://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?do=view&video_id=7629 .

There are many coaches out there that don't coach at big conference schools at the Division I level that are often times over looked in terms of their achievements and what they have been able to accomplish on paper and off. I coach at the community college level and I know how difficult it can be, that it can sometimes be a thankless job. Erik Anderson had absolutely mastered his craft. He accomplished so much in coaching and in his life. He was a veteran of Desert Storm, he was an All-American runner at Linfield, and he was one of the most accomplished coaches in the country at any level.

It's hard for me to imagine coaching in the NWAACC without the presence of Erik Anderson, although I know his presence will be felt each time his athletes toe the line for a race. I truly always got excited at the idea of competing against the guy. He made everyone around him better.

I want to wish his family, his athletes, his fellow coaches, and the entire Spokane community my deepest sorrow for the loss of such an amazing person. I will miss coaching against him and regret I was unable to learn more from Erik. He had a lot to share on so many levels.

Travis Floeck - Lane Community College Head Cross Country Coach

Run everyday of the year, at least 30 minutes (it's a motivation thing)

Race a couple times when fit - 800, half-marathon, something

February 4 - 48 minutes - I wanted to recover from yesterday's workout without only doing 30-35 minutes like I have been getting into a habit of. Today I was better about just getting in a little extra. I ran at a good clip also for having been a little sore from the day before. Just a standard run into Alton Baker and around a little. 7 miles

February 3 - 58 minutes - Despite feeling really sore and tired at the start of this run I had a really good workout. I warmed up for 15 minutes and then headed straight into a MINUTES workout of 4, 2, 4, 2 around Rexius. I cooled down to South Eugene track and did 6 x 100m strides. I did the first couple and was sooo tight, but it got much better after a few. I then did Hurdle Mobility and the Pedestal Routine. 9 miles

February 2 - 35 minutes - I waited late again to get this one in and I was feelng so tired that I just ran loops around the turf fields near Hayward until it was time to head home. Nothing special about this one. 5 miles

Week 4 - 48.5 Miles (I thought I had done a much bigger week before I added this up, sad but oh well)

February 1 - 74 minutes - I drove over to Florence in the AM to go for a long run with Chris Johnson at Sutton or Holman Vista for a run we call Sunday Tommy Sunday. It is on mostly on a very soft gently roling trail that is quite nice. We talked training and life. It went by pretty quickly and I felt decent, better than the night before. We did a titan ten right after. 11.5 miles - Titan Ten+

January 31 - 35 minutes - I felt awful all day today. Something I ate did not sit well and I felt like I was going to throw up a majority of the day. Not sure if I had a slight flu bug or what. I waited ALL day to try to see if I would feel better and I did not really. I headed out at 11 PM to get my run in and even though I wasn't feeling well I just cruised alright for a while. I felt gross though. 5 miles

January 30 - 48 minutes - Tried to get another "workout" tonight. I felt really sluggish and tired from my run the day before. I wanted to do a 12 minute pick up run and yesterday's seven miler with Kevin felt like that the whole time, at least faster than I had been going, but oh well I felt good yesterday. I warmed up for about 15 minutes and then just started running a solid steady pace around Alton Baker for 12 minutes, cooled down for a while back home. 7.5 miles

January 29 - 50 minutes - I ran a solid run with Kevin Ullman tonight. We cruised along at a legit pace out and around Rexius. I think we were cruising at 6:30 pace and I felt really really good today. My legs felt fresh and my feet light. It was a nice feeling. 7.5 miles

January 28 - 35 minutes - I ran another real easy run into Alton Baker at night. These are getting a little old, but fortunatley I'm starting to mix it up with my "training" a little more. 5 miles - Lifting

January 27 - 48 minutes - I skipped the drills with Cathie's group tonight, because I didn't want to aggravate the soleus. I thought I could probably get away with doing a minutes workout and was correct. I warmed up for 15 minutes then did a MINUTES workout of 1, 2, 3, 2, 1 then ran a cool down and ran over and did some strides at South Eugene track, then jogged back home. 7 miles Push-up workout

January 26 - 35 minutes - I went really light and easy today to not mess with my soleus. A standard night run into Alton Baker and back. Nothing exciting. 5 miles

Week 3 - 41 miles

January 25 - 49 minutes - I kind of flaked out in the morning. I have been feeling really tired in the morning. I skipped the 10 miler with Johnson and Blackmore. I actually had a great run later in the day though. I took Johnson's dogs Puck and Stamper to Siltcoos Lake Trail and ran two loops. It was an awesome run. It was nice to just run with the dogs, amazing how much better their presence made the run. I was pretty sore after the run, specifically my right soleus seemed to be cramping or strained from the hills. 7 miles Titan Ten+

January 24 - 32 minutes - Slept too late. I left late for the coast and a wedding in Florence. I went to the wedding and didn't run before hand. We went to the reception and after Chris Johnson was kind enough to run the minimum at Whoahink with me with flashlights at night. It was pretty crazy running out on those trails in the dark like that. 4 miles

January 23 - 35 minutes - I ran pretty late, had to make it a short one to make it to dinner with Jane, Shane, Stephanie, and Ben at 19th street. I felt ok, not amazing. 5 miles

January 22 - 53 minutes - I ran with Travis Stevens after the team did their pool workout. He is real fit and we cruised along at 6:30's I think the whole way around Rexius. I felt pretty tired, but was able to get this run in. Push-up workout.  8 miles

January 21 - 40 minutes - Got a nice late night run in after a long day at Lane. I didn't feel nearly as sore as last week after Cathie's workout. Not even close. Amazing what one week will do. I'm starting a push-up program today Bob Julian told me about. It is a program to 100 push ups. I downloaded the app for it on my iphone last night. The goal is to do 100 push ups without stopping. I did the initial test and only did 50 push ups last night. I didn't think that was real hot, but oh well. I started tonight on the workouts and did sets of 10, 12, 7, 7, 9, and then as many as I could do and oddly enough I did 50 again with 60 seconds rest in between all of the sets. So a total of 95 tonight. 6 miles

January 20 - 65 minutes of drills, intervals, strides, stairs - Despite being completely torn up after last week, I decided to head back to Cathie's group. We did most of the drills we did last week and twice during the drills I ran four laps including three laps of hard/easy 200's. We did the wall sits, squat jumps, fast feet, and lunges that wrecked me last time. This week I added the 8 repeats up some stairs at Hayward. I feel way way better than last week. I didn't add on any running at the end, because I know I got more than 4 miles for sure. 6 miles

January 19 - 35 minutes - Not sure why, but I was feeling soooo tired today. I was planning on running around 75 minutes, but ah I got tied up with some stuff during the day and then just felt wrecked. Wish I had gotten a longer run in. 5 miles

Week 2 - 42 Miles

January 18 - 30 minutes - Ran a little over 4 laps at Amazon with Chris Johnson and Mike Blackmore, before a marathon of watching football. 4 miles

January 17 - 30 minutes - Really only had time to get the minimum in on my own around Rexuis before dinner time with friends at Steelhead. 4.5 miles

January 16 - 41 minutes - Still feeling torn up...but after about 16 minutes I did a 10 min pickup with Jeff Sather and Chris Yorges, they were running 5:45 pace...I only made it 10 minutes before my legs were just done, they went much longer. Did the Back Routine before the run and a BIG TEN after. I hope my legs recover sometime... 6.5 miles

January 15 - 35 minutes - Same story. Hurting soooo bad. I had a lot going on today and couldn't run until 9:30 at night. If I didn't have this streak going, there is no way I would have ran tonight. I was hurting so bad I wore a hooded sweatshirt with the hood on so maybe no one would see me running so slow and made sure to go 35 to make sure I was gettin 4 miles in. 4.5 miles

January 14 - 30 minutes - I was STUGGLING to get this done, so sore from the drills the day before. This is when I would normally take a day off. 4 miles

 January 13 - 47 minutes? - Kind of hard to measure exactly how long I was running, because I went and did circuit training with Cathie Bellamy's group at Hayward. I ran 5 minutes there, did an hour worth of work that involved running the entire time with some intervals, but mainly drills and running in between. I added 25 minutes afterwards to make sure I hit the minimum of 30 minutes of 4 miles I have set for myself. This was pretty challenging, especially at the end. It was such a cool environment. I think there were around 30, maybe more, people out there working together. I was really hurting at the end when we were doing lunges and wall sits. My streak will be tough to keep going tomorrow, but I'm going to do it. I also did some hurdle mobility and strides out at Lane with some CORE today. DRILLS - CORE 7 miles

January 12 - 53 minutes -  I ran with the team today, since we had a long run at Alton Baker. I was feeling pretty awful most of it. I was running with Lukas, Travis, Erik and Alex, but would slow down to talk to others, then try to catch back up. I think that was hurting the effort, plus my legs were just cashed. I was planning on running an hour, but I was so tired I decided to shorten it up a tad. Big 7 7.5 miles

Week 1 - 44.5 Miles

January 11 - 42 minutes - I was real tired from yesterday's run and struggled through this one. It was embarassing passing people out on Pre's Trail, because I was just slogging along. 6 miles

January 10 - 68 minutes - Ran at Alton Baker with Jason Young, Mike Blackmore, and Chris Johnson. We ran at a pretty good clip the whole way and of course had good conversation, which we were getting fired up about at times. Headed straight to 19th Street afterwards. 10 miles

January 9 - 36 minutes - Just ran easy right before dinner to get the run in, felt a little sore from the hills the day before, nothing too bad though. 5 miles

January 8 - 49 minutes - This was one of the more motivating runs I've been on in a while. I just thought about a lot of stuff. No ipod and the time went by quickly running with only my thoughts. I ran over to Hendrick's and made three long climbs up into the park and back down. 7 miles

January 7 - 52 minutes - I ran as soon as I got up. I ran down to Amazon and then did a loop out on Rexius. I was feeling pretty tired, but it felt nice to get the run out of the way. I lifted out at Lane later in the day. Lift - CORE 7.5 miles

January 6 - 36 minutes - I was feeling real real sore and tired today. I just ran around campus a little, did a couple laps on Hayward and ran home. Titan Ten+ 5 miles

January 5 - 27 minutes - I ran around Florence around 7 am with Johnson before I drove back to Eugene. It was real early and on pavement. He unfortunately has to do that often just to get in a run in. Titan Ten+ 4 miles

January 4 - 50 minutes - Ran out at Sutton Creek with Chris Johnson. I use to not like that trail as much, but I'm warming up to it. We just talked the entire time about coaching and it made the run go by pretty quickly. 7.5 miles

January 3 - 32 minutes - We did one loop out at Siltcoos Lake Trail in Florence. Maybe my favorite place to run. We just got it in before the second day of the JA coaching clinic. I ran with Dave Frank, Chris Johnson, Mike Blackmore, Marty Beauchamp, and Gerry Tinkle. 4 miles

January 2 - 26 minutes - Chris Johnson, Marty Beauchamp, Mike Blackmore and I ran the minimum at Whoahink pretty quick before the first day of the JA coaching clinic. 4 miles

January 1 - 28 minutes - Chris Johnson, Marty Beauchamp, Mike Blackmore and I ran the minimum out at Whoahink while we did some filming for Kiger's movie. We ran around Tahkenitch and Sutton Boat Launch a little as well. 4 miles

About 1,300 runners took over Bush's Pasture Park on Saturday for the 34th running of Willamette University's Charles Bowles Invitational cross country meet.

Willamette's Maddie Coffman won the the Women's cardinal race — featuring NCAA Division II, III and NAIA runners — with teammate Jena Winger taking third.

Coffman ran with Mikayla Murphy of UC Santa Cruz most of the race, pulling away before.....