Added notes on the Bolder Boulder:
USATF provided performance based funds for the race so the total prize for
third place was $21,000 for men and for women so each American took home
$7,000 for their part in the team placing. That bonus, time bonuses and
individual USATF bonuses put Drosin's winnings at over $21,000 for the
race.
The team places were the highest ever for the U.S. men and women who both
ran in official national uniforms. Drosin's performance was amazing.
There were probably 30,000 people in the stands watching on giant
telivisions in addition to the thousands on the course. When she entered
the stadium she grabbed an American flag and was treated to a standing
ovation that lasted several minutes and was defening. Had the women's
team consisted of the original line-up of Drosin, Coleen DeReuk, and
Libbie Hickman there might have been a sweep, but Milena Glusac and Sarah
Tolland both did great jobs stepping in. Tolland did so on very short
notice I believe.
The men's team ran admirably. Before the race I thought that 5th place
would have been a great performance but all three of them stepped up.
Clint Well's 7th place finish in that field was amazing. He seems to be
improving very rapidly.
The men's citizen winner, Martin Weiss, is a DII all-american for the
Colorado School of Mines. Martin has been rapidly improving, knocking
over 20 seconds off his 5,000 time since coming to Colorado this year. He
recently finished fourth in the DII national 5,000 running 14:02 in the
final the day after prelims.
Paul
In the men's race, the
On Tue, 29 May 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Monday, May 28, 2001
>
> At Boulder, Colo.
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> Men
> 1. James Koskei, Kenya, 29:00, $4,500.
> 2. Joseph Kimani, Kenya, 29:29, $3,500.
> 3. Jose Castillo, Peru, 29:31, $2,250.
> 4. Elarbi Khattabi, Morocco, 29:37, $1,750.
> 5. Dominic Kuriu, Kenya, 29:38, $1,500.
> 6. Tekeste Kebede, Ethiopia, 29:39, $1,350.
> 7. Clint Wells, Boulder, Colo., 29:51, $1,250.
> 8. Diego Colorado, Colombia, 29:57, $1,150.
> 9. Simon Mpholo, South Africa, 30:02, $800.
> 10. Armando Quintanilla, Mexico, 30:04, $700.
>
> Men's Team
> 1. Kenya (1-2-5), 8 points, $15,000.
> 2. Peru (3-11-15), 29, $9,000.
> 3. United States (7-14-18), 39, $6,000. (7. Clint Wells, Boulder, Colo.,
> 29:51; 8. Diego Colorado, Colombia, 29:57; 16. Peter De La Cerda, Alamosa,
> Colo., 30:24)
> 4. Morocco (4-10-29), 43, $4,500.
>
> Elite Women
> 1. Deena Drossin, Alamosa, Colo., 33:25, $4,500.
> 2. Ejagayou Dibaba, Ethiopia, 33:42, $2,750.
> 3. Ludmila Petrova, Russia, 33:54, $2,250.
> 4. Svetlana Zakharova, Russia, 34:06, $1,500.
> 5. Sally Barsosio, Kenya, 34:17, $1,250.
> 6. Jane Ngotho, Kenya, 34:29, $1,100.
> 7. Jane Omoro, Kenya, 34:29, $1,000.
> 8. Nora Leticia Rocha, Mexico, 34:31, $400.
> 9. Eyerusalem Kuma, Ethiopia, 34:35, $300.
> 10. Milena Glusac, San Diego, 34:40, $200.
>
> Women's Team
> 1. Kenya (4-5-6), 15 points, $15,000.
> 2. Russia (2-3-11), 16, $9,000.
> 3. United States (1-8-21), 30, $6,000. (1. Deena Drossin, Alamosa, Colo.,
> 33:25; 10. Milena Glusac, San Diego, 34:40; 23. Sarah Toland, Boulder, Colo.,
> 35:52)
>
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Paul Talbot
Department of Geography/
Institute of Behavioral Science
University of Colorado, Boulder
Boulder CO 80309-0260
(303) 492-3248
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