Valerie Young (Tamalpa), at age 43, was the overall winner of the race, the third race of the four races so far in this year's PAUSATF Grand Prix Cross Country series to be won by a masters athlete. Young had run only one other race in the series this season, finishing second at the Empire Challenge. Today she took a ten second margin of victory over open division winner, Jennifer Derego (Aggies). Yiou Wang of Tamalpa was third in the race (second open runner) while Nicole Campbell of WVTC was fourth overall and third open division finisher. Impalas won the open division, followed by host West Valley Track Club (WVTC). A pair of new teams competed today, Mizuno Wolfpack and St. Jospeph's Notre Dame (a school team?).
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Winner of the women's race, Valerie Young, of Tamalpa. (photo L. Walker)
Top Women
Valerie Young (Tamalpa) 19:15
Jennifer Derego (Aggies) 19:25
Yiou Wang (Tamalpa) 19:31
Top Open Women
Jennifer Derego (Aggies) 19:25
Yiou Wang (Tamalpa) 19:31
Nicole Campbell (WVTC) 19:42
Young also took the masters division title, followed by Becca Doane (Impala) and Patti Shore (Tamalpa), leading the Tamalpa women to a victory in the masters team competition. WVTC was second with the Impalas finishing third.
Top Masters Women
Valerie Young (Tamalpa) 19:15
Becca Doane (Impala) 21:23
Patti Shore (Tamalpa) 21:34
Karen Steele (Tamalpa) made her initial race of the season a victory, narrow as it was, over Meredith Mills of WVTC. Fellow Tamalpan Mimi Willard was third, as Tamalpa won this team competition as well. Impala was second with Empire finishing a close third.
Top Seniors Women
Karen Steele (Tamalpa) 21:36
Meredith Mills (WVTC) 21:38
Mimi Willard (Tamalpa) 22:44
Irene Herman (Impala) won the super-senior division from teammate Joanne Rowland by a margin of seven seconds, leading the Impalas to a team title in a very close competition with Tamalpa. Edda Stickle led Tamalpa's effort.
Top Super-Seniors Women
Irene Herman (Impala) 26:13
Joanne Rowland (Impala) 26:20
Edda Stickle (Tamalpa) 26:32
All team results are unofficial, as clubs may still drop down older runners to compete in a younger division.
Open
Impala: 49
WVTC:94
Wolfpack: 102
SJND: 203
Aggies: 51 (4 scorers)
Tamalpa: 174 (4 scorers)
Masters
Tamalpa: 9
WVTC: 18
Impala: 29
Pacific Striders: 55
Empire: 72
SCTC: 79
Seniors
Tamalpa: 10
Impala: 29
Empire: 35
WVTC: 33
Super-Seniors
Impala: 10
Tamalpa: 12
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