We had several Aggies run the Wharf to Wharf over the weekend and of course the Open Men, led by Keith Hankins, were way, way up there with the top finishers. Also part of the group were Jeff Lease, Jeff Gardina and Mario Mendoza. Sorry if I missed anyone!  

On the female side of Wharf to Wharf, Lindsay Gardina put forth another outstanding race, finishing in the top 10. Way to go, Lindsay!  Here's the list for the Top 100 men and women.

And in San Francisco news, our own Tricia Frisella ran her first marathon there over the weekend and will be running Boston in 2011. Congratulations, Trish!  You will love Boston!

 

 

 Got good news from a couple Aggies Masters about their recent races.

Rosemarie Lagunas won the 41st Brian Waterbury Memorial Rock to Pier Run last week, separating herself from the 2nd place woman by about 2-1/2 minutes. Nice work, Rosemarie!

And Keith "Stoneman" Stone, who had been running about 6 miles a week all summer, brought home some hardware in the 5K he ran last week. Way to do it, Stoneman!  

Keep up the great summer running and racing, Aggies!

 

More great Masters Track news from Aggie, Terry Parks, on the USATF Masters Champs --

Jaime Heilpern ran 1:58.56 for 2nd in the M40-44 800 Meters, and Terry ran 2:06.03 for 4th in the M45-49 800 Meters. Great Asics Aggies representation, speedy Masters!

Thanks for the update, Terry. 

 

 I got word from field correspondent, Kota Reichert, that several Asics Aggies made a strong showing at the Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon today.

Aggies Open Men took 5 spots in the top 10 overall -- 

Sergio Reyes, 5th, 1:08:26.

Kota, 6th, 1:09:20.

Jeff Gardina, 8th, 1:10:31.

Carlos Siqueiros, 9th, 1:13:21.

Jeff Lease, 10th, 1:13:40.

And the lone Aggie woman, Lindsay Gardina, took 2nd in 1:23:13.

Most excellent work, Aggies! 

 

 Ladies and Gentlemen Aggies and friends, the newest installment of The AG RAG is now in print. Get caught up on all the latest news and get ready for upcoming events. It's never too soon to commit to Aggie Camp on Labor Day Weekend. And let's not forget that Cross Country is just around the corner. 

Hope you're all staying cool in the summer heat!

 

 Kota Reichert ran a great race over the 4th of July weekend, taking the top finisher's spot. Way to go, Kota!  Here's a quick recap he gave: 

"Won the Alameda RACE 5k in 15:27. According to the motorcycle cop riding alongside me, I maintained a consistent 12 mph until the final straight-away where I was at 14 mph when he peeled off."

Nicely done!

 

Best wishes to Aggie, Tara Carter, on her family's move to Colorado from San Francisco. Although we'll miss her at Cross Country this fall, she'll be running Clarksburg and the CIM. See you then, T! 

 

 Cheers for Asics Aggies Sergio Reyes, Crosby Freeman, and Kim Conley who all competed in the 10,000 meter final on Thursday, June 24.  Sergio ran 29:50.76, Crosby ran 30:19.32 and Kim was the lone female Aggie for the women's 10,000 finishing in 34:16.91. Then Lauren Weaver competed well in the Womens 5000m race on Friday night. Results are up on the USATF website.  Great job ladies and gentlemen!

And former Aggie, Kara June, advanced to the final for the 3,000 meter women's steeple. Good luck, Kara! We miss you!  

 

 Got an update from some of the Aggies who ran the Lake Tahoe Relays over the weekend:

 "Old" Aggies took 6th in 7:55:21 followed by a mixed team of some Aggies and friends in 7th with 7:56:21. The "old" Aggies have still got it!!!

 

And the weekend prior, Aggies had a good showing at the Downtown San Rafael Mile. A few of the Aggies who raced were Angela Mercado, Jeff Hongo, Doug Steedman, and Jeff Lease. Sorry if I missed everyone!  Full results are now posted.  Good job, Aggies!   

Enjoy the summer and see everybody at Cross Country!

 

 

 Great job at the Marin 10K, Aggies!  Team results are still pending, but full results are here.  Will post team results when they're available.  One more road race before summer:  Downtown San Rafael Mile on June 6.  Who's racing?  Please let your captains know.

A big congratulations to Austin Grove who graduated high school last week. We are proud of you! Good luck at Orange Coast College... we know you'll be a valuable addition to their great rowing team.  Robert and Liz, with both "boys" in college how old do you feel? ;-)  

 

 Earlier this month, Aggie Tim Koepsell, ran Reno's Rock-n-River 10K and won.  Here's his quick recap:

"Finished in 32:54 in first place - reppin' the Aggie jersey!  That race hurt - badly!  I battled the second place finisher the whole way.  No more than three feet separated us the first five miles.  At the start of the last mile he had about four feet on me, but I realized I needed to quit racing like a sissy so I went by with a quick move and pushed until the end.  But like I said, it hurt a lot!"  

Way to get it done, Tim! 

 

 Thanks to Ed Klotz for updating all the Aggies records through 5/9/2010. The updated records can be found under the "Club Records" link. 

 

 The Asics Aggies Open and Masters Men dominated the Big Sur 5K a couple of weeks ago.

The Open Men's team was made up of 2 young guys, 1 young-but-old guy, and 2 masters:  Sergio Reyes, Martin Hernandez, Kevin Piepoint, Robert Grove and Jim Hartig. That combination resulted in 1st Place. 

The Master's Men also got the top spot thanks to the fast legs of Chris Schille, Jeff Hongo, Fletcher Lesley, Doug Steedman and Jose Aispuro. 

And the Open Women's team made up of 3 Masters and 2 young ones came through with a strong 2nd place finish, thanks to Linda Somers Smith, Jenn DeRego, Tara Carter, Jennifer Rubio and Glorybelle Lillie. 

And in more recent racing... Kim Conley ran the Santa Rosa Elite Mile last night and won with 4:49. Great job, Kim!

 

 For the past 10+ years, my wife and I have attended the Payton Jordan Invitational at Stanford University the first weekend in May.  Over the years we have witnessed some outstanding performances.  Race such as Meb and Deena setting American Records in the 10k and Shalane Flanagan setting the AR in the women’s 5,000.  Additional highlights include Bob Kennedy’s 27:36 and Alan Webb’s 10k debut win, this on top of the great 1500’s, steeples and 5,000 that happen every year.  Even though this meet has some excellent distance events, the highlight of the evening are usually the 10,000’s.

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Phenomenal performances at Payton Jordan Invite this weekend!  For the 10000m, Sergio Reyes won his heat with 28:29.70, Crosby Freeman with a sub-29:00 in 28:56.78, and in the women's 10000m, Kim Conley with a blazing 33:22.28. In the 5000m, Lauren Weaver ran sub-16:00 with a 15:58.38.  Finally, new Aggie Jacob Petralia ran a 3:47.64 in the 1500m. GREAT job to all of you!  Congratulations!

And up in Eugene, Lindsay Nelson set a new PR in the marathon with a 2:48 and a top 3 finish. Solid!  

 

 

 Kim Conley steps into this 5k and finishes just shy of a sub-16 performance but has a great start to her outdoor track season.

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Aggies February 2010 Leader Board
First Last Cause Sponsor ActivityCount $Raised

1. Mike Galligan Bikes Belong Foundation Pedro's 290 $272.77


2. Gary Gellin World Bicycle Relief SRAM 88 $179.26


3. Jeff Shaver American Red Cross Running Warehouse 373 $172.19


4. Dolores Bergman Trips for Kids Ritchey 85 $116.85


5. Frankie Frank Environmental Defense Fund Pedro's 97 $112.83


6. Kevin Pierpoint The Tech IDEO 76 $111.91


7. Daniel Feder Team Rwanda Ritchey 99 $110.11


8. Robert Grove Conservation Alliance Ahnu 94 $101.27


9. Samo Michel American Red Cross Running Warehouse 90 $91.17


10. Dave Ahn Conservation Alliance Ahnu 503 $89.69


11. Carlos Siqueiros Conservation Alliance Ahnu 52 $84.90


12. Carmelo Rios American Red Cross Running Warehouse 93 $82.68


13. Joe Fabris World Bicycle Relief SRAM 139 $80.44


14. Tim Minor American Red Cross Running Warehouse 64 $72.47


15. Ran Richardson Breast Cancer Fund Ahnu 116 $72.20


16. Lori Fabris IMBA RockShox 96 $67.42


17. Monica Townsend Conservation Alliance Ahnu 84 $60.67


18. Erin Fabris Breast Cancer Fund Ahnu 74 $57.42


19. Jill Boaz American Red Cross Running Warehouse 67 $56.70


20. Bethany Nickless Project Rwanda Syncros 97 $54.68


21. Tara Carter Trips for Kids Syncros 88 $51.77


22. Glorybelle Lillie American Red Cross Running Warehouse 88 $49.07


23. Dirk Rohloff Breast Cancer Fund Ahnu 68 $47.62


24. Hank Lawson Conservation Alliance Ahnu 82 $41.83


25. Julie Rohloff The Tech IDEO 60 $41.56


26. Charles Alexander Conservation Alliance Ahnu 60 $40.47


27. Reynold Lewke SG Quelle Fürth Laurrey Wellness 42 $38.37


28. liz grove American Red Cross Running Warehouse 34 $34.10


29. Shannon Sweeney American Red Cross Running Warehouse 36 $31.68


30. Joe Rubio American Red Cross Running Warehouse 65 $29.04


31. Hashim Bashiruddin American Red Cross Running Warehouse 50 $28.87


32. Chris Schille Bikes Belong Foundation Pedro's 18 $28.74


33. Jeff Townsend World Bicycle Relief SRAM 34 $25.75


34. Jennifer Rubio American Red Cross Running Warehouse 36 $23.59


35. Jeff Hongo Conservation Alliance Ahnu 33 $23.43


36. Doug Steedman Breast Cancer Fund Ahnu 13 $19.57


37. Christina Reyes American Red Cross Running Warehouse 24 $17.93


38. Kaela Townsend American Red Cross Running Warehouse 30 $17.78


39. Jeffrey Chan The Tech IDEO 18 $14.53


40. Doug Lynch Breast Cancer Fund Ahnu 54 $11.91


41. Rosemarie Lagunas American Red Cross Running Warehouse 36 $8.75


42. Bryan Tracy Conservation Alliance Ahnu 4 $8.10


43. Mike Livingston American Red Cross Running Warehouse 6 $7.50


44. Keith Stone American Red Cross Running Warehouse 9 $5.92


45. JT Service Bay Area Womens Sports Initiative Dean Karnazes / Karno Kids 5 $5.39


46. Hilary Fong American Red Cross Running Warehouse 3 $2.64


47. Harold Andotoe American Red Cross Running Warehouse 3 $2.56


48. Kenneth Culp American Red Cross Running Warehouse 6 $1.58


49. Jamey Harris American Red Cross Running Warehouse 4 $1.56


50. Linda Somers Smith 0 $0.00


51. Leo Lenting 0 $0.00


52. Stacy Geiken 0 $0.00


53. Pete Sweeney 0 $0.00


54. Ken Ellingboe 0 $0.00


55. Crosby Freeman 0 $0.00


56. Sarra Kummerfield 0 $0.00


57. Kara June 0 $0.00


58. Peanut Harms 0 $0.00


59. Kevin Ostenberg 0 $0.00


60. linda ostenberg 0 $0.00


61. Kevin Searls 0 $0.00


62. Toni Ruggle 0 $0.00


63. Stephen Jones 0 $0.00


64. Tom Cushman 0 $0.00


65. Ed Klotz 0 $0.00


66. Matt Yeo 0 $0.00


67. Nicole Freeman 0 $0.00


68. Ed Schlegle 0 $0.00


69. Angela Mercado 0 $0.00


70. Carlos Sr Sequieros 0 $0.00


71. Gordon Abbott 0 $0.00


72. Jeff Gardina 0 $0.00


73. Scott Stover 0 $0.00


74. Ernie Freer 0 $0.00


75. Kim Connoly 0 $0.00


76. Mike Parrott 0 $0.00


77. Michael Abrahms 0 $0.00


78. Lindsay Nelson 0 $0.00


79. Sergio Reyes 0 $0.00


80. Tricia Frisella 0 $0.00




Grand Totals 3686 $2,709.24

Average/Member 46 $33.87

Average/Active Member 75 $55.29

Percent Participation 61.00%
 

 Tim and Lindsay take respective wins at this fine Saturday half marathon. The former wildcats easily cruised to their victories well ahead of their competitors.

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Mike Galligan leads the Men and Dolores Bergman leads the ladies on the Plus 3 Leader Board.

The Aggies raised over $1,000 ($1,180.29) for Charity and therefore raised a matched $100 for the Club from Plus 3.

Here is the complete Aggie Leader Board: http://blog.plus3network.com/?p=723#Aggies

Here is the top 10:

1. Mike Galligan Bikes Belong Foundation Pedro’s logging 113 Activities raising $113.99


2. Dolores Bergman Trips for Kids Ritchey logging 74 Activities raising $74.90


3. Jeff Shaver City of San Luis Obispo Parks & Recreation Running Warehouse logging 127 Activities raising $73.93


4. Gary Gellin World Bicycle Relief SRAM logging 34 Activities raising $64.74
   
5. Chris Schille Bikes Belong Foundation Pedro’s logging 45 Activities raising $49.95


6. Frankie Frank Environmental Defense Fund Pedro’s logging 39 Activities raising $46.63


7. Kevin Pierpoint The Tech IDEO logging 30 Activities raising $46.13


8. Bethany Nickless Project Rwanda Syncros logging 53 Activities raising $45.35


9. Robert Grove Conservation Alliance Ahnu logging 36 Activities raising $44.18


10. Samo Michel City of San Luis Obispo Parks & Recreation Running Warehouse logging 44 Activities raising $37.01

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Jameson starts off the year with a 3rd place finish and a 2:24:02 PR. Results below.

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