Cross Country 2006

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• Lane men take second at NWAACC cross country -The Eugene Register Guard: November 12, 2006
  SPOKANE - Lane placed three runners in the top five, led by Jordan McNamara's winning performance, but host Spokane nipped the Titans for the NWAACC men's cross country title on Saturday. Spokane, with five runners in the top eight, finished with 27 points to Lane's 32. McNamara, a sophomore from Auburn, Wash., cruised over the 8,000-meter layout in 25 minutes, 25.225 seconds. In the women's 5,000-meter event, Spokane completed the sweep with a winning total of 36 points to second-place Clark's 80. Lane finished fifth with 116 points. Freshman Toma Starodubtseva, a Churchill High product, was the Titans' top finisher with an eighth-place time of 19:18.631.
• Lane men claim NWAACC Southern Regional title -The Eugene Register Guard: October 31, 2006
  The Lane Community College men's cross country team was near perfect this past Saturday as the Titans easily won the NWAACC Southern Region championship in Battle Ground, Wash. With seven runners placing in the top eight, Lane finished with 17 points, well ahead of runner-up Clackamas at 76, followed by Clark (88), Mount Hood (88) and Southwestern Oregon (102). The Titans' Jordan McNamara captured individual honors in the 8,000-meter race with a course record time of 25 minutes, 9 seconds. He was followed by teammates John Figueiredo and Joe Churchill, who were both clocked in 25:57, and placed second and third, respectively. This was the first race of the season for McNamara, a transfer from the University of Washington. McNamara, who competed at Riverside High School in Auburn, Wash., finished third in the 1,600 and 3,200 at the 2005 state track and field championships. "Jordan has been dealing with a stress fracture since track season last spring, and this was his first race in nine months," said Lane cross country coach Ross Krempley, who was honored as men's coach of the year. "Obviously, he's very talented." Mount Hood's Jarrett Ziemer broke up the LCC pack with a fourth-place performance, but the next four spots were all Titan runners: Dustin Moore (fifth, 26:37), A.J. Casteel (sixth, 26:44), Jeff Carman (seventh, 26:44) and Evan Carman (eighth, 26:54). On the women's side, Clark won the team title with 34 points, followed by Mount Hood at 41, Lane with 55 and Southwestern Oregon at 84. Mount Hood's Sheryl Page and Amber Glunt placed first and second, respectively, with times of 18:46 and 19:28 over 5,000 meters. The Titans were paced by Toma Starodubtseva, fifth in 19:46, and Danica Bates was ninth in 20:31.
• Mike Hodges Invite -The Eugene Register Guard: October 15, 2006
  OREGON CITY - Oregon runners took the top 12 places to easily win the men's team title at the Mike Hodges Invitational college cross country meet on Saturday at Clackamas Community College. The Ducks scored a perfect 15 points to win the team title. Washington was second with 67 points, and Lane was fourth with 93 points. The Oregon women placed six runners in the top 10 to win the team title with 24 points. Willamette was second with 50 points. Galen Rupp covered the four-mile course in 18 minutes, 40.66 seconds to win the individual title. Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott was second in 18:58.14, narrowly edging UO teammate Carlos Trujillo (18:58.79). Kenny Klotz and Diego Mercado finished fourth and fifth for Oregon. Oregon's A.J. Acosta, running unattached, was sixth in 19:17. advertisement Lane was led by Joe Churchill, who finished 14th in 19:46.99. Dustin Moore finished 25th in 20:05.35. In the women's race, Dana Buchanan led the Ducks with a second-place finish, covering the 5,000-meter course in 16:47.56. Willamette's Sarah Zerzan won in 16:25. Zoe Nelson was third for Oregon in 16:49.69, and teammates Sarah Pearson (17:07.49) and Amanda Stopa (17:11.50) were sixth and seventh. Toma Starodubtseva, who finished 29th in 18:50, led Lane, which finished seventh with 171 points.
• Lane men finish 10th at Sundodger Invitational -The Eugene Register Guard: September 17, 2006
  SEATTLE - The Lane Community College men finished 13th in the open division Saturday at the Sundodger Invitational cross country meet at Lincoln Park. Joe Churchill was 32nd in 25:44 on the 8K course to lead the Titans. Jeff Carman finished 74th with 26:27 and Evan Carman was 84th in 26:40. The Lane women finished 22nd, led by Toma Starodubtseva's 118th place finish in 24:30.
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Roster

NAME	YEAR	HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
CAMERON BARLEEN	FR	ASHLAND, OR / ASHLAND HS
JEFF CARMAN	SO	ELMIRA, OR / ELMIRA HS
EVAN CARMAN	FR	ELMIRA, OR / ELMIRA HS
AJ CASTEEL	SO	WILSONVILLE, OR / WILSONVILLE HS
JOE CHURCHILL	FR	AUBURN, WA / RIVERSIDE HS
RYAN ERICKSON	FR	EUGENE, OR / CHURCHILL
JOE HOCKEMA	FR	PHILOMATH, OR / PHILOMATH HS
CRAIG KOCHIS	FR	KELSO, WA / KELSO HS
ANTHONY MONTELOEONE	SO	EUGENE, OR / WILLAMETTE HS
DAVID MORGAN	SO	ASHLAND, OR / ASHLAND HS
JORDAN MCNAMARA	SO	AUBURN, WA / RIVERSIDE HS
DUSTIN MOORE	FR	EUGENE, OR / SOUTH EUGENE HS
BEN POFFENROTH	SO	SPOKANE, WA / FERRIS HS
JOHN RANDALL	SO	EUGENE, OR / SHELDON HS
PATRICK ROSE	FR	KLAMATH FALLS, OR /KLAMATH FALL HS
MATT ROMEY	FR	SANDY, OR / SANDY HS
DAVID RYDSTEDT	FR	SPRINGFIELD, OR / SPRINGFIELD HS
EDDIE STRANDBERG	FR	TIGARD, OR / TIGARD HS
NIKKI GLEDILL	FR	JUNCTION CITY, OR/ JUNCTION C HS
DANICA BATES	FR	PLEASANT HILL, OR/PLEASANT HILL HS
TOMA STARODUBTSEVA	FR	EUGENE, OR / CHURCHILL HS
TARA KREMPLEY	FR	SHERWOOD, OR / SHERWOOD HS
SARA DEBIT	FR	NEWPORT, OR / NEWPORT HS
TONYA OYALA	FR	SEASIDE, OR / SEASIDE HS

Schedule

Date	Day	Meet	Location
September 16	Sat.	Sundodger Invite	Pier Park/Portland, OR	M | W
September 23	Sat.	Northwest Classic	Lane CC/Eugene, OR	Results
September 30	Sat.	Willamette Invite	Bush Park/Salem, OR	M | W
October 14	Sat.	Mike Hodges Invite	Clackamas CC/Oregon City, OR	M | W
October 18	Wed.	Elmira Invite	Country Fair/Veneta, OR	Results
October 28	Sat.	Southern Regionals	Lewisville Park, Battle Ground, WA	M | W
November 11	Sat.	NWAACC Championships	Spokane Falls/Spokane, WA	Results

Coaching Staff

Ross Krempley, Head Cross Country/Assistant Track and Field Coach (Distance) 2004-

Ross was hired in the fall of 2004 to coach cross country and mid-distance runners. In his first campaign, three of his athletes secured Cross Country All-American status. In his second season, he coached the women's XC team to their first NWAACC title in twenty years, while the men's team came in second. He is very active among the local running community, and currently is the president and director of the post-collegiate team called "Team XO" (www.teamxo.com). Ross is also the meet director for the XO Invite and has coached at over 30 full week training camps. As a student, Ross attended the University of Oregon where he received a masters degree in Education (Biology) and majored in Psychology while minoring in Business, Biology and Special Education. As an athlete in college, Ross was a four time Pac-10 finalist in the 800 and 4x400 for the Oregon Ducks. Upon graduation, he placed 5th in the 800 at the 2003 US Indoor Track and Field Championship.

Tiffany Gibson, Assistant Cross Country Coach 2006-

Tiffany is a first year assistant coach under Ross Krempley. She is a native of Oregon and a product of Thurston High school, where she earned all league honors in track and cross country and was a two year team captain. After High school She competed for two years (2004-2006) as a Lane Titan, running both track and cross country. In those years she was a point contributor at NWAACC track championships and a part of the 2005 Women's NWAACC Cross Country Champion team. She is majoring is Health & Physical Education.

Kevin Ullman, Assistant Cross Country Coach 2006-

COMING SOON

Grady O'Connor, Director of Cross Country and Track & Field, 1998-current

Grady has been the Director of both Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track and Field since 1998. During this time, he has consistently fielded one of the most competitive teams in the Northwest. His programs have produced over 100 junior college All-Americans, seven school records, and several coach of the year honors.

Contact Coach Grady at 541-463-5550, or coachgradyo@comcast.net