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Monday, December 16, 2002
Hagerman and Lawrence named Verizon Athletes of the Meet
INDIANAPOLIS - Verizon Athletes of the Meet Brock Hagerman and Marie
Lawrence won the individual Boy’s and Girl’s Youth division titles Saturday
at the 2002 National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships at the
Carrollton Course in Carrollton, Ga.
Hagerman of Indiana All Star-A Racing Team won the Boy’s 4 km youth division
in 13 minutes, 16.21 seconds to lead his team to a first-place finish. In
the girl’s 4 km Open race, Marie Lawrence of the Silver State Striders/Team
USA Nevada won the Youth division title in 15 minutes, 10.97 seconds to make
her and older sister Collier the first sister act to win their age division
in the same year.
Over 3,000 athletes participated in the championships over a hilly course
that has been used for many state and regional championship events.
Kristen Arnold of Front Running finished in second place with a time of
15:12.28. Third-placer Angela Bizzarri led her winning Cincinnati Spirit
Track Club to victory in 15:12.66. Emily Thompson of the Spirit was fourth
with a time of 15:24.23. The Cincinnati Spirit had a total time of
1:19:40.12 seconds, with an average time of 15:56.03.
Shaun Boyte of the Silver State Striders finished second in 13:37.66, with
Jared Rohatinsky of Team Provo finishing third in 13:48.97. The Indiana All
Star-A Track Club won the Youth division with a total time of 1:09:55.88,
with an average time of 13: 59.18.
Trent Hoerr, who ran unattached, won the Young Men’s 5 km Run in 16:05.15.
Jonathan Cardenas of the Silver State Striders finished in second place in
16:07.74, with Frank Tinney of the Detroit Cheetahs in third place in
16:39.54. Federal Way Track Club won the young men’s team 5 km Run with a
total time of 1:26:37.45 and average time of 17:19.49.
Elizabeth Carlson of the Sentinl Track Club won the Young Women’s 5 km in
19:06.82. Julie Eckerly of the Indiana All Star-A finished in second place
with a time of 19:17.72, to lead her team to the Young Women’s team 5 km
title. Third place finisher Angela Taylor of the Sojourners clocked in at
19:18.20. The Indiana All Star-A Track Club had a total time of 1:40:50.45,
with an average time of 20:10.9.
Robert Papazian, who ran unattached, won the Boy’s Intermediate 5 km Run in
16:23.22. Patrick Swick of the Las Vegas Elite Runners Track Club finished
second in 16:30.22 with Jordan McDougal of the Troy Trailblazers Track Club
was third with a time of 16:36.70. The Trailhogs Track Club won the Boy’s
team Intermediate division with a total time of 1:26:19.15, with an average
time of 17:15.83.
Collier Lawrence of the Silver State Striders won the Girl’s Intermediate
division in 18:55.25. Danielle Jordan of the Southern Oregon Sizzle
finished second in 19:22.50 with third place finisher Britney Almaguer of
the Godspeed Wings completing the race in 19:35.54. The Buffalo Chips won
the Girl’s team Intermediate division with a total time of 1:42:13.76 and
average time of 20:26.76.
In the Boy’s 3 km, Colby Peters of TimeMac Track Club won the Midget
division in 11:05:09. The D.C. Red Wings won the team Midget division with
a total time of 59:21.16 and an average of 11:52.24.
In the Girl’s 3 km, Jillian King of the Argyle Lites Track Club won the
Midget division in 11:26.63 to lead her team to the girl’s team Midget
division title. Argyle Lites finished with a total time of 1:00:04.90 and
an average of 12:00.98.
In the Boy’s 3 km, Andrew Bernarsky of the Transy East Track Club won the
Bantom division in 11:36:10. The D.C. Red Wings won the team Bantom
division with a total time of 1:01:41:51, an average of 12:20:31.
In the Girl’s 3 km Mari Littleton of the Nashua Pal Track Club won the
Bantom division in 12:21.24 to lead her team to a girl’s 3 km title. Nashua
Pal had a total time of 1:07:16.96, an average time of 13:27.40.
USATF’s Junior Olympic cross country program is made up of preliminary meets
in many of the 57 local Associations, which lead to Association
Championships, and then to 16 Regional Championships. Thousands participate
and the group narrows to the “best of the best” at the National
Championships each December.
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