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Aggies  in  the  Media  

Follow  the  links  to  read  articles  and  watch  video  interviews  of  individuals  in  the  program.  

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Athlete  Blog    Freshman  Katie  Fry  describes  the  anticipation  and  excitement    of    her  first  month  as  an  Aggie.  

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Women  edge  Cal  Poly  by  one  point;  Jon  Peterson  3rd  male  

 On   Saturday,   September   24th   the   Aggies  put   together   full   squads   for   the   first   time  this   season   and   raced   at   the   Stanford  Invitational   in   Palo   Alto,   CA.   The   women  snuck  past  Cal  Poly  by  one  point   to   finish  2nd   in   the   meet,   behind   host   school  Stanford.  After  a  rough  start,  three  women  finished   in   the   top   twenty-­‐five   lead   by    Sarah  Sumpter,  who  finished  in  12th  place.  Behind   her,   sophomore   Alycia   Cridebring  had   a   17th   place   finish   and   senior   Krista  Drechsler  came  home  in  21st.  Cridebring’s  time   of   21:16   was   a   minute   and   seven    seconds  faster  than  her  time  over  the  6k    

Aggie  Women  Finish  2nd  at  Stanford  Invite  course   her   freshman   year.   The   scoring  squad  for  the  Aggies  was  rounded  out  by  freshman   Katie   Fry,   who   finished   49th,  and   junior   Sarah   Tusting,   who   finished  56th.  On   the   men’s   side,   the   Aggies   finished  sixth   overall,   lead   by   Jon   Peterson’s  impressive  third  place   finish.  His   time  of  23:22   was   38   seconds   faster   than   his  time  over   the  8k   course   in  2010.  Behind  him,   teammate   Axel   Stanovsky   finished  27th,   freshman   Trevor   Halsted   finished  59th,   senior  Gregor  Llloyd-­‐Smith   finished  62nd,   and   sophomore   Alex   Summers  finished  71st.    The   meet   also   served   as   the   Causeway  dual  against  Sac  State,  with  both  the  men  and  women  coming  away  victorious.    

Meet  Previews    In  mid-­‐October  the  Aggies  head  to  Pre-­‐Nationals  in  Indiana  and  the  Bronco  Invite  in  Santa  Clara.  

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October  Newsletter  

Cross  Country  Newsletter  

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Pre-­‐Nationals  and  Bronco  Invite  Previews  

 The   weekend   of   October   15th   and   16th   the  

Aggies  will  have  split  squads  racing  across  the  country.  On  Saturday  the  15th,  Aggie  men  and  women  will  travel  to  Sunnyvale,  CA  to  compete  in  the  Bronco  Invitational  hosted   by   University   of   Santa   Clara.   The   meet   will  feature   teams   from   across   the   region,   including  conference   opponents   Cal   Poly,   UC   Santa   Barbara,  Long  Beach  State,  UC  Riverside,   and  University  of   the  Pacific.  In  2010  the  men  finished  3rd  overall  while  the  women   finished   5th.   Jon   Peterson   holds   the   course  record  at  23:45.1.  

 On   Sunday,   seven   Aggie   men   and   seven   Aggie  

women   will   toe   the   line   at   the   Brooks   Pre-­‐National  Invitational  in  Terre  Haute,  Indiana.  The  meet,  which  is  hosted   by   Indiana   State   University,   is   run   at   the   La  Vern  Gibson  cross  country  course,  which  serves  as  the  site   for   the   NCAA   Championships   in   November.   For  this   reason,   the   meet   attracts   top   competition   from  across   the   country   as   they   seek   out   opponents   from  other  regions  and  get  a  feel  for  the  challenging  course.  The  Aggies  are  returning  to  the  meet  for  the  first  time  since   2009   as   they   look   to   make   their   mark   on   the  national  stage.  

Aggies  in  the  media    

   The  Aggies  have  received  some  good  press  over  the  past  few  weeks.  We  sent  out  the  link  to  Sarah  Sumpter’s  feature  on  flotrack  several  weeks  ago,  and  since  then  there  has  also  been  an  article  about  her  in  the  Davis  Enterprise  which  you  can  read  here.        Jon  Peterson  was  interviewed  on  flotrack  after  his  3rd  place  finish  at  the  Stanford  Invite.        Assistant  coach  Kim  Conley  also  had  a  feature  on  flotrack  as  well  as  some  video  interviews  and  an  article  in  the  Davis  Enterprise  after  the  U.S.  5k  and  10k  road  championships.        

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Beginning my freshman year here at UC Davis has been an experience that I was not expecting. My summer months were spent sweating out workouts alone in my small town thinking about how looming and scary college was going to be. I'm glad I was wrong.

Starting workouts with the team for the first time was exciting and eye opening. I was struggling a bit in the beginning, feeling sore and tired, sensations that I hadn't really felt since my freshman year in high school. But the team was inspiring, full of energy and love for the sport. I felt embraced by this new family instantly, and day by day I could feel myself and the team growing stronger and stronger together. We pushed each other and gave each other positive feedback and encouragement. This "team" feeling was something almost foreign to me coming from such a small school - even dressing to match my teammates is exciting and makes me feel a unity that I have never experienced.

My time at our team training camp was a week that I can't wait to relive next year. We ran some beautiful yet treacherous trails, freed ourselves from technology and turned ourselves into a family of cross country runners. I have had immense support from women on the team who have encouraged me and pulled me through several difficult workouts. A hill workout at camp was turned into a fierce team effort with Lauren Wallace, Sarah Tusting and me working with each other's strengths and weaknesses to pull ourselves through to an accomplished, well-run workout.

Having a group of fast, smart, and motivated women all striving to contribute to the same goal as well as improve themselves individually is really an

amazing thing to witness and I'm very lucky to have the opportunity to be a part of it. We are strong and ready to do something amazing.

 

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Katie  Fry  

 

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2011  Cross  Country  Schedule      Aggie  Open           September  2nd     Women  1st;  Men  1st      Hornet  Jamboree         September  10th   Women  1st;  Men  6th    Stanford  Invite         September  24th   Women  2nd;  Men  6th      Bronco  Invite         October  15th     Santa  Clara,  CA    NCAA  Pre-­‐Nationals       October  16th     Terre  Haute,  IN    Big  West  Conference  Championships   October  29th     Riverside,  CA    Doc  Adams  Open         November  5th   Davis,  CA    NCAA  West  Region  Championships   November  12th   Palo  Alto,  CA    NCAA  Championships       November  21st   Terre  Haute,  IN  

2011  Harrier  Club  Members  

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Pace  setters      

Kerry  and  Lance  Halsted  

   

Cecily  and  James  Summers  

   

Pack  Runners      

Elizabeth  and  Robert  Nast  

Harriers      

Adrian  DeWald  

Front  Runners      

Cal  Western  Farmining  &  Co.  

   

Drew  Wartenburg      

 

To  learn  more  about  the  Harrier  Club  or  to  make  a  donation  please  contact  Kim  Conley  at  kfconley@ucdavis.edu  

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