The Dos Pueblos boys cross country team finished fourth in its heat at CIF prelims and qualified for the CIF finals. For the girls, Addi Zerrener ran finished fifth overall in her race with a time of 16:47, which qualified her to race as an individual in the CIF finals.Freshman Elaine McClure finished with a personal best time of 17:51 to finish 21st in her race and was the tenth fastest freshman in Division II.Notable times for the boys included Bryan Fernandez (3rd - 14:38) Max Davis … [Read more...]
Weather clears out for Santa Barbara Marathon
Saturday, November 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
WATCH OUR VIDEO------- Moninda Marube made it two for two in Santa Barbara on Saturday, returning to triumph in his second straight Santa Barbara International Marathon.The Kenyan edged out Michael Wardian, who crossed the finish line less than 10 seconds behind Marube. The winning time was 2 hours, 22 minutes and 28 seconds, which is also a new course record.Laura Turner's time of 3:03:26 was the best amongst females and 22nd-best overall.After a night of heavy rain and … [Read more...]
SBI Marathon is a labor of love for organizers
Thursday, November 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It’s been a year in the making …Every painstaking detail.Changes. Enhancements. Some surprises. Even a little pizazz.Entertainment, too!And for Rusty Snow, Santa Barbara International (SBI) Marathon & Half Marathon race director, along with his wife, June, who serves as the expo and finish-line coordinator and Dan Campbell, uber-experienced logistics coordinator, the moment has arrived.“We’re ready!” Snow stated.Saturday is their third year orchestrating the … [Read more...]
Both Westmont teams headed to cross country Nationals
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced the field for the National Cross Country Championships and both Westmont men's and women's teams will compete in the event as at-large teams. The women's team is ranked at number 12 in the country while the men's team is ranked number 18.The championship races will take place on Saturday, November 19 at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Washington. The men's 8.000 meter race is scheduled to begin at 10:30 … [Read more...]
WeissCrax: Can’t stop fever to do SB Half-Marathon
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Friends for 15 years, Naomi Reeves and Jenny Klein started running on a lark four years ago …While together pushing their second kids in strollers around their San Roque neighborhood, Reeves asked Klein, both 38, if she wanted to run the Santa Barbara Half-Marathon four months out.“Sure,” said Klein. “But we’re NOT runners.”But, sharp and resourceful they are!So, they downloaded a training schedule from cyberspace and with surgical-like precision, they sliced precious … [Read more...]
Westmont teams place 3rd at GSAC Championships
Saturday, November 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Westmont men's and women's cross country teams each finished third at the 2011 Golden State Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday. The races were held at Woodward Park in Fresno.On the women's side, the Warriors tallied 87 points, 13 points behind Biola who claimed second place. Azusa Pacific claimed the GSAC Championships, tallying just 20 points. Fourth place went to The Master's with 91 points while Vanguard took fifth with 130 points.Westmont's Kate Stuart … [Read more...]
Bishop’s Dentzel, Carpinteria’s boys and girls claim Frontier titles
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Bishop Diego’s Charlie Dentzel capped a perfect league season by winning the individual boys title and Carpinteria swept the team crowns at the Frontier League cross country championships in windy and hot Malibu on Wednesday.Dentzel ran 18:03 on a hilly 5-kilometer course. He won all three league meets and earned a spot in the CIF Prelims.Carpinteria’s boys, led by third-place David Cornejo (19:11) scored 22 points to beat out second-place Malibu (55). Bishop Diego (60) took third … [Read more...]
Cate teams qualify for CIF cross country prelims
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Cate’s girls finished second and the boys took third at the Condor League Cross Country Championships at Midland in Los Olivos on Wednesday.Thacher swept the team titles.Senior co-captain Adrian Walsh led the Cate girls with a strong sixth-place finish, covering the 3-mile course in 20:57 on a hot day. Fellow seniors and captains Denali Tietjen (13th, 21:20) and Charlotte Bowles (14th, 21:21) weren’t far behind and were the key to a strong finish for the Rams.Junior Grace Dickman … [Read more...]
