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DyeStat Boys Preview - Foot Locker West Regional 2000
Published by
Dec 2nd 2000, 4:56pm
Ryan Hall and others
by John Dye
There is only one "can't miss" contender in this race: Big Bear CA sr Ryan Hall, one of the triumvirate that has the nation's HS running community salivating in anticipation of the national finals in Orlando December 9.
Michigan's Dathan Ritzenhein and Virginia's Alan Webb have already qualified. Now it is up to Hall to join them and set up the greatest championship showdown in US prep cross country history.
He will be challenged not by any other runner, but by his own standards. There have been rumors for weeks that Hall would not run in Foot Locker unless he was "ready," and his early season efforts were mediocre as he was feeling lethargic side effects of a prescription drug to treat skin disorders. But then he abandoned the treatment and his body immediately responded.
First there was a sub-9:00 2-mile workout on a track. Then came his eye-popping 14:28 in the California Southern Section finals, which broke the 22-year-old 2.98-mile course record at Mt. SAC, a record held by none other than Jeff Nelson, also holder of the national record for 2 miles on the track. Ryan started to say he was considering Foot Locker after all. The West region is also run at Mt. SAC, with an extra loop on the stadium track extending the distance to 5000 meters.
Top returning runners from 1999 West regional:
10. Erik Heinonen, 11, Eugene OR 16:17 12. Thomas Kubler, 11, Thousand Oaks CA 16:20 16. Dustin Bybee, 11, Orem UT 16:24 20. Eric Chaves, 11, Los Altos CA 16:28 21. Roger Cahill, 11, Glendale AZ 16:28 26. Seth Pilkington, 11, Roy UT 16:34 28. Arturo Garcia, 11, Chino CA 16:35 30. Matt Faulkner 11, Oregon City OR 16:36
Here are the top contenders according to DyeStat: (click on name for statistics)
Can't miss
Ryan Hall - California Division 4 champion a week ago with the best time of any division. California 3200 meter champion last June, followed by a 3:46.51 1500 meter effort in the Can Am series in Massachusetts in June, equivalent to a few ticks slower than a 4-minute mile. Did not run Foot Locker last year.
Dangerous
Clovis CA sr J. J. Duke, sub-15 in winning Mt. SAC Inv, 1st California Div 1 S. Eugene OR sr Erik Heinonen, 2nd OR-WA BorderClash Roy UT sr Seth Pilkington, 2nd (Alan Webb) Great American, 1st Utah 4A. Mtn View UT sr Dustin Bybee, 2nd Utah 5A, 5th Great American Mtn View UT sr Chandler Goodwin, 1st Utah 5A, 4th Great American (Bybee and Goodwin are aces of US#1 team) Poly LB CA sr Ozzie Pina, 1st Mt. SAC team sweeps, ace of US#2 team Shadle Park WA sr Michael Kiter, 1st BorderClash, 1st WA state meet Kalispell MT sr David Vidal, 2nd MT state meet, 8th Great American
Could Surprise
McFarland CA sr Andres Gomez, ace of California's fastest squad Klamath Union OR jr Jacob Gomez, following Ian Dobson's footsteps? Bend OR sr Lane Neely, OR state champ Ferris WA sr Andrew Ice, 7th Great American Arroyo CA soph Yung-Sung Leal, 1st Stanford Inv, 1st California Div 2 (2nd fastest overall behind Ryan Hall) Norwalk CA sr Puneet Mahan, consistent winner Vista CA sr Ryan Montez, 2nd California Div 1 (4th best overall time)
Statistics (alphabetical order)
Dustin Bybee
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:58 |
2 |
Bybee, Dustin 2001, Mtn View UT |
3.1 |
Oregon Trail Inv OR 9/9/2000 |
15:17 |
5 |
Bybee, Dustin 2001, Mtn View UT |
5k |
GreatAm-ROC NC 9/23/2000 |
15:53 |
1 |
Bybee, Dustin 2001, Mtn View UT |
5k |
Orem Kiwanis UT 9/30/2000 |
J. J. Duke
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:44 |
16 |
Duke, J.J. 2001, Clovis CA |
5k |
GreatAm-ROC NC 9/23/2000 |
15:34 |
3 |
Duke, J.J. 2001, Clovis CA |
5k |
Clovis Inv CA 10/7/2000 |
14:56 |
1 |
Duke, J.J. 2001, Clovis CA |
2.95m |
Mt. SAC Inv CA 10/21/2000 |
15:37 |
1 |
Duke, J.J. 2001, Clovis CA |
3.1mi |
Central Sec CA 11/9/2000 |
15:26 |
1 |
Duke, J.J. 2001, Clovis CA |
5k |
State Div 1 CA 11/25/2000 |
Andres Gomez
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:33 |
2 |
Gomez, Andres 2001, McFarland CA |
3mi |
Concord CA 9/16/2000 |
15:46 |
6 |
Gomez, Andres 2001, McFarland CA |
5k |
Clovis Inv CA 10/7/2000 |
15:12 |
2 |
Gomez, Andres 2001, McFarland CA |
2.95m |
Mt. SAC Inv CA 10/21/2000 |
15:44 |
1 |
Gomez, Andres 2001, McFarland CA |
3.1m |
Buena Vista Inv CA 10/26/2000 |
15:28 |
3 |
Gomez, Andres 2001, McFarland CA |
5k |
State Div 4 CA 11/25/2000 |
Jacob Gomez
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:55 |
21 |
Gomez, Jacob 2002, Klamath Union OR |
5k |
GreatAm-ROC NC 9/23/2000 |
15:37 |
3 |
Gomez, Jacob 2002, Klamath Union OR |
5k |
Lava Bear Classic OR 10/14/2000 |
16:00 |
4 |
Gomez, Jacob 2002, Klamath Union OR |
5k |
State Meet OR 11/4/2000 |
Chandler Goodwin
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:53 |
1 |
Goodwin, Chandler 2001, Mtn View UT |
3.1 |
Oregon Trail Inv OR 9/9/2000 |
15:17 |
4 |
Goodwin, Chandler 2001, Mtn View UT |
5k |
GreatAm-ROC NC 9/23/2000 |
16:02 |
2 |
Goodwin, Chandler 2001, Mtn View UT |
5k |
Orem Kiwanis UT 9/30/2000 |
Ryan Hall
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:09 |
1 |
Hall, Ryan 2001, Big Bear Lake CA |
3mi |
Millikan Inv CA 9/9/2000 |
15:04 |
1 |
Hall, Ryan 2001, Big Bear Lake CA |
3mi |
Woodbridge Inv CA 9/16/2000 |
14:52 |
1 |
Hall, Ryan 2001, Big Bear Lake CA |
3mi |
DeAnza Lg CA 10/31/2000 |
14:35 |
1 |
Hall, Ryan 2001, Big Bear Lake CA |
2.98m |
SS Prelims CA 11/11/2000 |
14:28 |
1 |
Hall, Ryan 2001, Big Bear Lake CA |
2.98 |
SS Final CA 11/18/2000 |
14:50 |
1 |
Hall, Ryan 2001, Big Bear Lake CA |
5k |
State Div 4 CA 11/25/2000 |
Erik Heinonen
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:30 |
1 |
Heinonen, Erik 2001, S. Eugene OR |
5k |
Lava Bear Classic OR 10/14/2000 |
15:50 |
3 |
Heinonen, Erik 2001, S. Eugene OR |
5k |
State Meet OR 11/4/2000 |
Andrew Ice
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:21 |
7 |
Ice, Andrew 2001, Ferris Spok WA |
5k |
GreatAm-ROC NC 9/23/2000 |
15:40 |
4 |
Ice, Andrew 2001, Ferris Spok WA |
5k |
Lava Bear Classic OR 10/14/2000 |
Michael Kiter
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:18 |
1 |
Kiter, Michael 2001, Shadle Park Spok WA |
3mi |
Sunfair Inv WA 9/30/2000 |
15:55 |
1 |
Kiter, Michael 2001, Shadle Park Spok WA |
5k |
State Meet WA 11/4/2000 |
Yung-Sung Leal
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:55 |
1 |
Leal, Yung-Sung 2003, Arroyo CA |
5k |
Stanford Inv Div 1 CA 9/30/2000 |
15:22 |
1 |
Leal, Yung-Sung 2003, Arroyo CA |
5k |
State Div 2 CA 11/25/2000 |
Puneet Mahan
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:25 |
2 |
Mahan, Puneet 2001, Norwalk CA |
3mi |
Laguna Hills Inv CA 9/9/2000 |
15:08 |
4 |
Mahan, Puneet 2001, Norwalk CA |
3mi |
Woodbridge Inv CA 9/16/2000 |
15:16 |
1 |
Mahan, Puneet 2001, Norwalk CA |
3mi |
Central Park Inv CA 10/7/2000 |
15:26 |
1 |
Mahan, Puneet 2001, Norwalk CA |
2.95m |
Mt. SAC Inv CA 10/21/2000 |
15:28 |
1 |
Mahan, Puneet 2001, Norwalk CA |
2.98m |
SS Prelims CA 11/11/2000 |
15:17 |
1 |
Mahan, Puneet 2001, Norwalk CA |
2.98 |
SS Final CA 11/18/2000 |
15:36 |
3 |
Mahan, Puneet 2001, Norwalk CA |
5k |
State Div 3 CA 11/25/2000 |
Ryan Montez
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:34 |
22 |
Montez, Ryan 2001, Vista CA |
3mi |
Woodbridge Inv CA 9/16/2000 |
15:11 |
3 |
Montez, Ryan 2001, Vista CA |
3mi |
Dana Hills Inv CA 9/23/2000 |
15:27 |
2 |
Montez, Ryan 2001, Vista CA |
5k |
State Div 1 CA 11/25/2000 |
Lane Neely
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:53 |
20 |
Neely, Lane 2001, Bend OR |
5k |
GreatAm-ROC NC 9/23/2000 |
15:45 |
7 |
Neely, Lane 2001, Bend OR |
5k |
Lava Bear Classic OR 10/14/2000 |
15:35 |
1 |
Neely, Lane 2001, Bend OR |
5k |
State Meet OR 11/4/2000 |
Seth Pilkington
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:34 |
1 |
Pilkington, Seth 2001, Roy UT |
5k |
Mantua tri UT 9/6/2000 |
15:11 |
2 |
Pilkington, Seth 2001, Roy UT |
5k |
GreatAm-ROC NC 9/23/2000 |
Ozzie Pina
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
15:20 |
1 |
Pina, Oswaldo 2001, Poly LB CA |
3mi |
Laguna Hills Inv CA 9/9/2000 |
15:06 |
2 |
Pina, Oswaldo 2001, Poly LB CA |
3mi |
Woodbridge Inv CA 9/16/2000 |
15:43 |
15 |
Pina, Oswaldo 2001, Poly LB CA |
5k |
GreatAm-ROC NC 9/23/2000 |
15:31 |
1 |
Pina, Oswaldo 2001, Poly LB CA |
5k |
Clovis Inv CA 10/7/2000 |
15:09 |
1 |
Pina, Oswaldo 2001, Poly LB CA |
2.95m |
Mt. SAC Inv CA 10/21/2000 |
15:03 |
1 |
Pina, Oswaldo 2001, Poly LB CA |
2.98m |
SS Prelims CA 11/11/2000 |
15:40 |
9 |
Pina, Oswaldo 2001, Poly LB CA |
5k |
State Div 1 CA 11/25/2000 |
David Vidal
Time | Pos | Runner | Dist | Meet |
14:55 |
1 |
Vidal, David 2001, Kalispell MT |
3m |
Libby Inv MT 9/1/2000 |
15:26 |
8 |
Vidal, David 2001, Kalispell MT |
5k |
GreatAm-ROC NC 9/23/2000 |
15:29 |
5 |
Vidal, David 2001, Kalispell MT |
3mi |
Sunfair Inv WA 9/30/2000 |
14:45 |
1 |
Vidal, David 2001, Kalispell MT |
3mi |
Helena Inv MT 10/5/2000 |
15:07 |
2 |
Vidal, David 2001, Kalispell MT |
3mi |
State Meet MT 10/21/2000 |
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