WeissCrax: 26.2 miles of civic pride
Cowbell.
You can never have enough cowbell.
It grabs your attention and rattles right through you, like Sunday morning during Santa Barbara’s very own international marathon – it was everywhere!
There was cowbell behind Costco….cowbell on Cathedral Oaks…on Cliff Drive… and certainly cowbell down to the finish line near our spectacular Santa Barbara City College on the coast.
Cindy [...]
Handler, McLarty tops in SB Marathon
Blessed with ideal weather conditions and great community support, the inaugural Select Staffing Santa Barbara International Marathon went off without any major hitches on Sunday morning.
Carlos Handler of Pomona was the overall winner, covering the 26.2-mile course from Goleta to Santa Barbara City College’s La Playa Stadium in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 48.7 seconds. Nathan [...]
Marathon weekend is finally here
From a mile run down State Street, to a half marathon along the waterfront, to a neighborhood four-miler on Thanksgiving, a 15-kilometer on Fourth of July and five- and 10-ks on New Year’s Day, the Santa Barbara area has an assortment of distance races throughout the year.
Except for one.
There hasn’t been a marathon staged on [...]
UCSB’s Smith flirts with All-American mark
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — UCSB’s Scott Smith and Crystal Reed competed at Monday’s NCAA Cross Country Championships, held at Indiana State University’s LaVern Gibson Course.
The athletes were greeted by a warm day and a firm course, which contributed to the fast times clocked in the races.
Smith finished 50th in the men’s 10k race, narrowly missing the All-American [...]
Deardorff, Walsh scamper to top-20 finishes at Mt. SAC
Santa Barbara’s Briggs Deardorff just missed a trip to the State Cross Country Meet in Fresno, topping out in 17th place at the CIF Finals at Mt. SAC on Saturday.
Deardorff’s time of 15 minutes and 45 seconds was 11 ticks quicker than his race at Prelims, yet not fast enough to qualify in a Division [...]
Moreno lays down season best at State Championships
SBCC sophomore Mark Moreno took seventh in the State Cross Country Championships on Saturday morning while SBCC’s women placed 21st at Woodward Park in Fresno.
Moreno, who finished second in the WSC and 16th in the Southern Cal Regional, was clocked in a season-best 20:24 on the 4-mile course. Teammate Matt Organista also ran a season-best 22:28 [...]
Smith, Reed run down NCAA Championship trips
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – Scott Smith and Crystal Reed will qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships after running terrific races at Saturday’s NCAA West Regional, which was held at Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Ore.
Smith finished the 10k course in 30:42.60, which landed him fourth place, All-Region honors and qualification to the NCAA Championships. He [...]
Channel League trio advances to CIF Final
Sergey Sushchikh, Evan Bradford and Briggs Deardorff will keep their running feet moving next week, each qualifying for CIF’s Division III Finals at Saturday’s Prelims at Mt. SAC.
Dos Pueblos’ Sushchikh recorded the fastest time of the trio, clocking in at 15 minutes and 47 seconds. Santa Barbara High’s Deardorff’s time of 15:56 was a career best [...]
Rams race on at Mt. SAC
Mackenzie Walsh and the Cate girls cross country team locked in CIF Finals berths on Saturday at the CIF Division V Prelims, assuring at least one more race next Saturday at Mt. SAC.
Walsh completed the course in 20 minutes and 33 seconds, which was the sixth-best time in Cate history at Mt. SAC. It was [...]
Dolan named Coach of the Year for regaining X-country title
Pete Dolan was awarded the 2009 Big West Coach of the Year Award in women’s cross country, after leading the Gauchos to their fifth Conference Championship in the last seven years.
UCSB re-captured the crown after a one-year hiatus, for their seventh crown overall. The women’s program has won titles in 1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, [...]
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