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btc summer series – 08/13/08 by baker

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a reader wrote me today and was wondering what the course record was on the course. from the btc website, former driller joel cardoza ran 15:41 in 2006. i seem to remember that this time maybe suspect however.

the reader also inquired about the age of the race. he thought it was a new race but it has been around for awhile. i think it got started in the late 80s and i definitely ran it in the early 90s.

in fact, ten or more years ago it was the last race that i ran for the most part. i won the overall point series and it was my last race i seriously ran. in 2006, my son christopher won the series and it was the first race he ever won.

the btc summer series started out as the darryl easter memorial handicap series. darryl easter died at a young age and left behind several young children and a wife. i ran with darryl and he put on some local races back in the 80s too.

my earliest memories of this series was that it was run in winter and was held on sunday afternoons. the race also started up the road a bit. the finish was uphill near the tunnel where the bike path leads to now.

the bike path didnt exist back then either. the race was up what was called rattlesnake gulch and then back down. it was all uphill and then downhill. the turnaround was almost to the road at the top of the hill. the road the race was on wasnt much of a road.

it was dirt with a lot of rocks and ruts. watching ones footing was key and many an ankle was turned on the old course. it was a pure strength runner’s course back in the day.

later the race moved to tuesday nights and the start was moved too. i still believe it is the hardest 5k course around.

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8:49.4 Peter Romero, Reedley ‘67
8:52.1 Felix Elieff, Highland- Bakersfield ‘77
8:53.66a Kyle Alcorn, Buchanan-Clovis ‘03
8:54.85a Billy Nelson, Taft ‘02
8:59.04a +Fernando Cabada, Buchanan-Clovis ’99
8:59.2 Eddie Granillo, East-Bakersfield ‘70
8:59.81a Mikel Thomas, Clovis ‘06
9:00.0 +Kasto Lopez , Sanger ‘70
9:00.7 +Juan Garcia, Redwood-Visalia ’74
9:01.45a +Chris Schwartz, Foothill-Bakersfield ’08

And #6 Junior all time

8:58.78a Kyle Alcorn, Buchanan ‘02
8:59.04a Fernando Cabada, Buchanan ‘99
8:59.81a Mikel Thomas, Clovis ‘06
9:00.0 Kasto Lopez, Sanger ‘70
9:00.8 Juan Garcia, Redwood ‘74
9:01.45a +Chris Schwartz, Foothill-Bakersfield ‘08
9:01.6 Peter Romero, Reedley ‘68
9:03.83a David Naranjo, Sanger ‘85
9:05.52a Kevin Davis, Clovis West ‘01
9:07.99a Scott Cole, Yosemite ‘87
9:08.4 Juan Chavira, Hanford ‘91

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i ran the rio bravo 10 miler when i was in high school (early 80s) and it used to be an out and back course that started at the picnic grounds behind the kern river golf course.

it ran through the orange orchards and was mainly downhill out and uphill coming back. interestingly there was 4 or 5 cattle fences and they were all locked so one had to climb over them.

also there were a couple more creek crossing too. the creek crossing had planks across them but often everyone ran through them.

lastly, there were cows on the course and sometimes they wouldnt move or they ran along in front of you. with cows came their cow patties too.

in the old days, a lot of runners broke 60 on the course too. on the out and back course one had to climb over 8 fences and cross the creek 6 times.

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this meet has been around a long time. i ran it in 1979 – 1981. back then there were more events and the stands were full. i remember a 4 x mile, a distance medley, sprint medleys and hurdle relays too.this year the following events will be contested:
high jump
long jump
pole vault
shot
discus
triple jump
100h
110h
1600
300h
4 x 100
4 x 100
4 x 200
3200
4 x 400

all the above will be contested by varsity boys, frosh/soph boys (except for the 3200) and varsity girls.max entry per school is 3 athletes (4 in the 1600 only) and one relay team per event per division.medals for first three in each event and team trophys too.

last years results HERE

last years photos HERE

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BTC Half Marathon – The original Bakersfield Half marathon 32 years in the making. There’s also a 5K for the sane humans in the crowd. Register now on Active.com, or download a printable registration form HERE.

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North Carlson, Candace 18:09:00 1 1 1Originally uploaded by andynoise

Runner of the Year: Candace Carlson

North, junior

Had top times for girls from Kern County at the state and Central Section championships

Beat all Kern County girl runners head-to-head all season

Third consecutive first team All-Area pick

Placed first at Kern County Championships at Hart Park

Brianna Diaz

Delano, senior

Won Division II Central Section race to qualify for the state meet

Set Delano course record of 18:11

Was undefeated in East Yosemite League and Central Section

Ashley Nolasco

Stockdale, senior

Became second Stockdale runner in coach Bree Tape’s five-year tenure to reach Division I state meet

Second team All-Area in 2006

Ran 19:08 at Mount San Antonio College Invitational

Cassandra Salazar

Stockdale, senior

84th at state meet in Division III

Ran 18:04 at South Sequoia League championship, beating school record by 1:35

First team All-Area in 2006

Ashlee Thomas

Centennial, senior

Fourth in Central Section Division II race, leading Golden Hawks to team title

Fifth in SWYL meet

Personal record in 5-kilometer race is 20:00

Elizabeth Wittenberg

Shafter, junior

Qualified for the Division III state meet

Finished second behind teammate Cassandra Salazar at Atascadero Invitational and the Central Valley Championships

photo album HERE

girls runner of the year 1984-2006

First team All-Area in 2006

Coach of the Year: Randy Jones, Centennial

A blend of newcomers with veterans helped Centennial win its fifth Central Section girls cross country team title in the 10-year career of coach Randy Jones.

Jones earned The Californian’s All-Area girls cross country coach of the year honor for the third time in four seasons.

“Our boys (team) got one (a Section title) this year, too. It’s been a good run,” said Jones, who resigned as Centennial’s cross country coach but will continue to coach track and field.

Centennial won the Division II girls section title by placing five runners in the top 10. The Golden Hawks scored 33 points to easily outdistance Visalia-Golden West’s 63.

“That was our goal all season,” Jones said of the section meet. “We wanted to win that valley meet. I set up our training for that meet. We tried to peak there and we did.”

girls coach of the year 1987 to 2006

Second team All-Area

Lizzy Baker-Steimer, Centennial

Sarah Baker, Bakersfield

Halie Meadow, Frontier

Natalie Fernandez, Foothill

Ruby Lara, McFarland

Carolyn Haney, Stockdale

Honorable mention

Centennial: Jessica Crow, Kelsey Dahl, Rachel Tiner

East: Sophia Garcia

Garces: Monica Guzman

Golden Valley: Hanna Rocha

Highland: Denise Mercado, Angelina Roman

Foothill: Perla Veloz

McFarland: Corina Garcia

Ridgeview: Jessica Huizar, Yesmin Tanguma

Shafter: Cassandra Carillo, Amy Waters, Elizabeth Wittenberg

Stockdale: Brianne Curtis, Jessica Miller, Amber Nelson, Shelbe Penner

Tehachapi: Emily Leming, Sarah Whitson

Taft: Melinda Magee

Wasco: Alejandra Gutierrez

Carlson put together a dominant run
BY JEFF EVANS, Californian staff writer
e-mail: jevans@bakersfield.com | Thursday, Dec 27 2007 8:30 PM
Last Updated: Thursday, Dec 27 2007 8:35 PM

Candace Carlson proved to be unbeatable against Kern County opposition this season.

Carlson, a junior at North High School, was the dominant girls runner in the county and has been selected as The Californian’s All-Area Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.

“I’m excited. That’s awesome,” Carlson said after learning she’s been named the top runner.

She is the second North runner to win the honor in three seasons. Amanda Montgomery won in 2005 when Carlson was a freshman.

“It’s cool following in her footsteps,” Carlson said.

Carlson said her best race of the season came at the Oct. 27 Kern County Championships, where she blistered the 3-mile Hart Park course in 18 minutes, 9 seconds.

“That was my best time at Hart Park,” she said. “I felt so good that race.”

Carlson took the lead by the midway point of the race and steadily pulled away. She sped up and crossed the finish line in a sprint.

“I didn’t have any competition (that day), but even when you don’t have anyone to run with, you have to run for yourself,” she said.

Carlson won the Southwest Yosemite League individual title with a time of 18:52 at Hart Park, then placed fourth at the Central Section Division I race at Woodward Park in Fresno with a time of 19:04.

At the state meet two weeks later, her time was 19:28 — still faster than any other Kern County runner at the state meet but a disappointment to Carlson. She had a 19:14 on the same course at the state meet her sophomore year.

“I thought I would do a lot better the last two races this season, but I can’t be disappointed,” Carlson said.

She acknowledged it was difficult running among a pack of runners after often being alone ahead of everyone during Kern County races.

“You’re used to winning to having so many girls around you,” Carlson said. “It’s going to get into your head and break down your spirit a little bit.

“But that happens to everyone. I think I’m getting adjusted to it.”

One hurdle Carlson said she’ll need to overcome is the mental aspect of running at Woodward Park.

“That course is really hard for me, whenever I run there,” she said. “It seems like every time I’m there, I’m facing intense competition, which doesn’t help.”

Carlson said her goal is continued improvement next year, which she hopes will lead to a college athletic scholarship.

“My coaches all tell me I have a lot of potential,” she said. “I’m excited to see what I can do.”

Time-wise, she said she’d like to chop about 30 seconds off her time at Woodward Park while running below 18 minutes at Hart Park.

“I’m pretty excited for my senior year,” Carlson said. “If I can drop into the 17s, it gives me a lot of improvement from this year.

“That was my goal coming into this year, but I didn’t get my times down that low.”

She has taken a break from running in December but said she’ll be back running in January in preparation of track.

“I’ll start by running 5 miles a day, until I need to do some speed workouts,” Carlson said. “Track is different from cross country, of course. It’s hard to say what I prefer. It’s boring running eight laps around the track (for the 3,200 meters). The 1,600 goes so fast.”

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Runner of the Year: Chris Schwartz

Foothill, junior

First Kern County runner to win Division I state cross country title.

Placed first in 12 straight meets from Sept. 26 through the Nov. 24 state meet

One of only 15 juniors in the nation to qualify for the Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships in San Diego

Alfonso Cisneros

McFarland, junior

Finished second in Kern County, third in the Central Section and sixth at the Mount San Antonio College Invitational

Placed second in Southwest Sierra League

Cody Gragg

North, senior

Took home titles at Wolfpack Invitational, McLane Invitational and Golden West Invitational before winning Southwest Yosemite League

Ran 16:00 in Central Section meet, qualifying for the state meet

Jesus Gomez

McFarland, senior

Finished sixth in Kern County, third in Southwest Sierra League and 10th in Central Section Division IV finals

Placed sixth in Central Section individual meet to advance to state

Oscar Fuentes

East, junior

Second in Southeast Yosemite League in 16:08

Second in Central Section in 16:39

Ran 17:09 at state meet in Div. II

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boys runner of the year 1984-2006

Coach of the Year: Amador Ayon, McFarland

Ayon guided McFarland to its 17th straight Central Section title (20th overall) and a third-place Division IV finish at the state meet.

Ayon said the key to McFarland’s success was a hard-working group of runners.

“The highlight of the season was the whole season. Every single day was enjoyable to me,” Ayon said. “These kids were there every day. My assistant coaches were incredible.”

McFarland placed five runners in the top 10 at the Central Section Div. IV meet. Earlier in the season, McFarland cruised to the title at the Kern County Championships against county schools of all sizes by placing six runners in the top 9.

McFarland had only one senior on this year’s team, No. 1 runner Jesus Gomez, and a solid crop of prospects are in the local junior high. “The cupboard is not bare by any stretch of the imagination,” Ayon said.

boys coach of the year 1987 to 2006

Second team All-Area

Eddie Garcia, McFarland

Arturo Ramirez, Centennial

Angel Moreno, Highland

Talon Reed, Liberty

Gerardo Alcala, McFarland

Marco Perez, McFarland

Honorable mention

Burroughs: Caleb Rosales

Bakersfield: Andrew Ariey

Centennial: James Diller

Frontier: Michael Golich

Garces: Conner O’Malley

Golden Valley: Robert Quintero

Highland: Colin Lewis, Andrew McCay, Thomas Tuner, Jake Van Zandt

McFarland: Eddie Bautista, Marco Camargo, Jose Gomez, Francisco Nava

Ridgeview: Robby Baker

Shafter: Joshua Wittenberg

Stockdale: Michael Bernaba

Tehachapi: Chris Sanchez

West: Tesfa Habebo

Wasco: Asencion Mendoza

Schwartz stepped up on big stage
BY JEFF EVANS, Californian staff writer
e-mail: jevans@bakersfield.com | Thursday, Dec 27 2007 8:30 PM
Last Updated: Thursday, Dec 27 2007 8:35 PM

Chris Schwartz was the first Kern County runner to win a Division I state cross country championship in the 21-year history of the state meet, and that wasn’t even Schwartz’s biggest highlight of the season.

Photos:
 Photo by Casey Christie / The Californian
Foothill High’s Chris Schwartz, right, outsprints, Trabucco Hills’ Riley Sullivan near the finish line in Fresno, during the state championship cross country match. Schwartz took first and Sullivan came in second.
“Going to the nationals was my highlight,” said Schwartz, a junior at Foothill High School who is The Californian’s All-Area Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.

“And I had my worst day ever at the nationals,” Schwartz added, referring to his 37th-place finish at San Diego’s Balboa Park in early December at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.

But Schwartz, 17, already had an outstanding season prior to that meet.

He was the dominant Kern County runner all season, including easy wins at the Kern County Championships and the Southeast Yosemite League meet.

Schwartz captured the Division I Central Section championship at Woodward Park, clocking 15 minutes, 31 seconds over the 5-kilometer course.

The state meet followed two weeks later.

With all eyes focused on co-favorites Riley Sullivan from Mission Viejo-Trabuco Hills and Brett Walters from Hesperia-Sultana, Schwartz used a late-race kick to pull ahead and win the race in 15:13, one second faster than Sullivan and eight seconds faster than third-place finisher Walters.

“I was planning to finish in the top-5, and I won,” Schwartz said.

The state meet marked the 12th straight race Schwartz had won, dating to a Sept. 26 triangular meet at Foothill.

Schwartz credited maturity and advice from Foothill track assistant coach Paul Contreras as the catalysts for his special cross country season.

“My track coach from last year (Contreras) helped me with pacing,” Schwartz said. “I couldn’t have done it without pacing.”

Schwartz, a state track meet qualifier last spring in the 3,200 meters, said he’s a stronger cross country runner.

“The further the distances, I’m much better,” he said. “I can’t outrun people. I’m more of a long-distance runner.”

Schwartz calls the late Steve Prefontaine, one of America’s greatest distance runners, as an idol who keeps him motivated, even though Prefontaine died in a 1975 automobile accident, many years before Schwartz was born.

“I know he died before I was born, but I want to catch his time,” Schwartz said.

Schwartz placed seventh at the West Regionals following the state meet, which qualified him for the Foot Locker national championships in San Diego. He was one of 40 of the top runners in the nation invited to the meet.

At the regionals, he out-kicked Sullivan again, “just like the state meet,” Schwartz said, and was the second-fastest runner from California.

He said he was one of only seven juniors at the Foot Locker meet.

“I was kind of surprised to make it,” Schwartz said. “I was the only junior making it from the Western Region.”

Schwartz is already planning to run in the Foot Locker meet next season.

“Next year I won’t be as nervous and I’ll know the course more. And most of the kids who will be coming will be running it the first time, or I ran against them this year.”

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High School Track 2008

Jack Shepard’s High School Track & Field!

ATTENTION PREP TRACK FANS!

The 50th Edition of Jack Shepard’s indispensable reference book

High School Track 2008

is now available.

All-time lists – 2007 performance list – all records (national, class and age)

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LEE ADAMS/CSUB OPEN TRACK AND FIELD MEET
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2008

2008 results HERE

2008 driller results HERE

2008 photos HERE

2008 videos HERE

last years photos HERE

2007 results HERE

2006 results HERE

INFORMATION SHEET
WARM-UP AREA: Please warm up on the grass area between the track and fence. ONLY 1/4” SPIKES WILL BE ALLOWED. The starter and judges will check spike length

REPORTING TIME: Please report to your event by THE SECOND CALL – or 10 MINUTES before starting time. Your cooperation will be appreciated.

STARTING HEIGHTS – High Jump/:

To be determined at the site.

POLE VAULT: DUE TO CIRCUMSTANSES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, WE DO NOT HAVE A POLE VAULT FACILITY THIS YEAR.

NUMBER OF JUMPS/THROWS: In the DISCUS, SHOT, HAMMER, LONG & TRIPLE JUMPS, each competitor will be allowed a total of FOUR (4) attempts. The one-minute rule will apply.

Competitors in the FIELD EVENTS will NOT be allowed any attempts, after the last competitor in the last flight has completed his/her throws/jumps. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Extremely large numbers in the field events could result in instituting a “qualifying” line, in which competitors would have to throw/jump past this mark to be measured. Meet management will view the entries, before making the final decision.

JAVELIN: We will have two (2) Javelin throwing areas. WOMEN will throw on the south field; MEN will throw within the track infield. The Javelin runways are grass.

FALSE START RULE: A false start will and must eliminate that individual and his/her relay team from the race.

AWARDS: Quality T-shirts will be awarded to the first-place team in each relay section. In the field events, first place will receive a T-shirt. You may claim your T-shirt thirty (30) minutes AFTER the event has been announced.

SHOWER FACILITIES: Will be available, but each SCHOOL/INDIVIDUAL must provide its/his/her OWN TOWELS and SECURITY for its/his/her VALUABLES.

PARKING: Buses can park in the parking lot NORTH of the track. NO PARKING DIRECTLY IN FRONT of the track (west side).

The time schedule is based on entries received and we will try to keep on schedule, as much as possible. YOUR COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING WILL BE APPRECIATED.

NOTE: All SCRATCHES will be made to the Clerk of the Course or at the field event. ADDITIONS will be added, only if space is available.

RULES OF COMPETITION

SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY 200-200-400-800

Two-turn stagger: #1 and #2 runners will be in lanes. Exchange zones are clearly marked. The 400 runner can break for the pole.

DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 800-400-1200-1600

4X400 RELAY – 2 TURN STAGGER

First runner in lanes all the way. Second runner, after receiving the baton, may break for the inside lane, PROVIDED he/she does not interfere with another runner.

* * * *

ATTENTION ALL COACHES AND ATHLETES

You MUST have your HAND STAMPED at the gate.

If your hand is NOT STAMPED, you will NOT be allowed to re-enter the gate without paying.

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LEE ADAMS/CSUB OPEN TRACK & FIELD MEET

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2008

TENTATIVE TIME SCHEDULE
RUNNING AND FIELD EVENTS

RUNNING EVENTS

Event #
1  9:45 A.M. 55 METER HURDLES – WOMEN – SECTION 1

2  9:55 A.M. 55 METER HURDLES – MEN – SECTION 1

3. 10:05 A.M. 5,000 METERS – MEN

4. 10:35 A.M. 4 X 100 METER RELAY – WOMEN

5. 10:40 A.M. 4 X 100 METER RELAY – MEN

6. 10:45 A.M. 5,000 METERS – WOMEN

7. 11:15 A.M. SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY – MEN (200-200-400-800)

8. 11:25 A.M. SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY – WOMEN (200-200-400-800)

9. 11:35 A.M. 500 METERS – MEN – SECTION 1

 11:40 A.M. 500 METERS – MEN – SECTION 2

10. 11:50 A.M. 500 METERS – WOMEN – SECTION 1

 11:55 A.M. 500 METERS – WOMEN – SECTION 2
11. 12:00 NOON 55 METERS – MEN – SECTION 1

      12:05 P.M.  55 METERS – MEN – SECTION 2

12:10 P.M. 55 METERS – MEN – SECTION 3

      12:15 P.M. 55 METERS – MEN – SECTION 4

      12:20 P.M. 55 METERS – MEN – SECTION 5

      12:25 P.M. 55 METERS – MEN – SECTION 6

12. 12:35 P.M. 55 METERS – WOMEN – SECTION 1

      12:40 P.M. 55 METERS – WOMEN – SECTION 2
13. 12:50 P.M. DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY – WOMEN (800-400-1200-1600)
14. 1:10 P.M. DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY – MEN (800-400-1200-1600)

15. 1:25 P.M. 4 X 200 METER RELAY- WOMEN

(Running events continued)

16. 1:35 P.M. 4 X 200 METER RELAY – MEN

17. 1:50 P.M. 300 METER HURDLES – WOMEN – SECTION 1
18. 2:00 P.M. 300 METER HURDLES – MEN – SECTION 1
19. 2:20 P.M. 300 METERS – MEN – SECTION 1

2:25 P.M. 300 METERS – MEN – SECTION 2

2:30 P.M. 300 METERS – MEN – SECTION 3

2:35 P.M. 300 METERS – MEN – SECTION 4
20. 2:45 P.M. 300 METERS – WOMEN – SECTION 1

2:50 P.M. 300 METERS – WOMEN – SECTION 2
21. 3:00 P.M. 1600 METERS – WOMEN

22. 3:15 P.M. 1600 METERS – MEN

23. 3:25 P.M. 4 X 400 METER RELAY – WOMEN – SECTION 1

3:30 P.M. 4 X 400 METER RELAY – WOMEN – SECTION 2

24. 3:35 P.M. 4 X 400 METER RELAY – MEN – SECTION 1

FIELD EVENTS

      9:00 A.M. HAMMER THROW – WOMEN 1:00 P.M. MEN’S HIGH JUMP

            Men to follow

      10:00 A.M. DISCUS – WOMEN 1:45 p.m. SHOT PUT – WOMEN

            LONG JUMP – WOMEN FOLLOWED BY

20 LB WEIGHT THROW

FOLLOWED BY

35 LB WEIGHT THROW

      11:00 A.M. HIGH JUMP – WOMEN 2:00 P.M. TRIPLE JUMP – MEN

                  (WOMEN’S TO FOLLOW)

      11:15 A.M. SHOT PUT – MEN  DISCUS – MEN

      11:30 A.M. LONG JUMP – MEN

      12:00 P.M. JAVELIN – WOMEN (SW FIELD) 

      12:30 P.M. JAVELIN – MEN (MAIN FIELD)