McClintock & True make US XC Teams

McClintock & True make US XC Teams

Maine was well respresented in the US XC National Championship in Missouri on Saturday. In the Jr race, Purdue University's Matt McClintock finished 3rd (24:51.9) in the 8k race. In the Sr race Ben True of Saucony finished 5th (35:56.6) in the 12k race. As a result of their top 6 finish both have qualified to run at the World XC Championship in Poland in March. Also faring well was Ethan Sahw of the Hansons-Brooks distance project, Shaw was 33rd in 37:25.3

 

Watch the Jr Boys Race

 

Matt during the beginning of the race

The Sprint finish

Matt finishes 3rd!

 

Representing the USA in Poland!

 

Complete Results

 

  Junior Boys 8000 Meter Run                      
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    Name                  Age Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Craig Nowak            18 Oklahoma State Unive  24:47.00    --   
  2 Malachy Schrobilgen    19 UNIVERSITY OF WISCON  24:51.20    --   
  3 Matt Mcclintock        19 Unattached            24:51.90    --   
  4 Darren Fahy            18 Georgetown Universit  24:51.90    --   
  5 Thomas Graham          18 Unattached            24:52.20    --   
  6 Andrew Gardner         17 Unattached            24:52.60    --   
  7 Tyler Schneider        18 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOU  24:59.10     1   
  8 Estevan De La Rosa     17 O'Brien'S Army        25:01.90    --   
  9 Daniel Martinez        18 University Of Portla  25:02.70    --   
 10 William Brewster       18 University Of Illino  25:04.40    --   

 

 

Interview with Ben True

 

     Mens 12000 Meter Run                       
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 CHRIS DERRICK            NIKE / OREGON TC ELI  35:38.60     1
  2 DATHAN RITZENHEIN        NIKE / OREGON TC ELI  35:44.10     2
  3 MATT TEGENKAMP           NIKE / OREGON TC ELI  35:55.80     3
  4 ELLIOT HEATH             NIKE / OREGON TC ELI  35:56.10     4
  5 BENJAMIN TRUE            SAUCONY               35:56.60    --
  6 RYAN VAIL                BROOKS                35:56.80    --
  7 BOBBY MACK               UNATTACHED            36:00.10     5
  8 LUKE PUSKEDRA            UNATTACHED            36:08.30     6
  9 JAMES STRANG             BOULDER RUNNING COMP  36:17.10     7
 10 RICHARD MEDINA           UNIVERSITY OF COLORA  36:20.30    --
 11 ANDREW WACKER            BOULDER RUNNING COMP  36:27.20     8
 12 ELLIOT KRAUSE            UNIVERSITY OF WISCON  36:29.60    --
 13 HASSAN MEAD              NIKE / OREGON TC ELI  36:37.10     9
 14 SEAN QUIGLEY             BOULDER TRACK CLUB    36:37.60    --
 15 JOSH SIMPSON             ASTF                  36:39.80    --
 16 SCOTT SMITH              UNATTACHED            36:41.30    10
 17 ROBERT CHESERET          U.S. ARMY             36:44.10    11
 18 CRAIG CURLEY             UNATTACHED            36:45.30    12
 19 JACOB RILEY              HANSONS-BROOKS DISTA  36:47.20    13
 20 SCOTT BAUHS              NEW YORK ATHLETIC CL  36:48.80    --
 21 DAVID JANKOWSKI          ASTF                  36:50.30    --
 22 JONATHAN PETERSON        TEAM USA MINNESOTA    36:56.30    --
 23 STEPHEN FURST            UNATTACHED            36:56.60    14
 24 JOSEPH CHIRLEE           U.S. ARMY             36:56.80    15
 25 AUGUSTUS MAIYO           U.S. ARMY             36:57.40    16
 26 MATTHEW FORYS            NEW YORK ATHLETIC CL  37:05.10    --
 27 GEORGE ALEX              UNATTACHED            37:09.70    17
 28 FOREST BRADEN            UNATTACHED            37:11.10    18
 29 BRENDAN GREGG            HANSONS-BROOKS DISTA  37:14.30    19
 30 MATTHEW WILLIAMS         U.S. AIR FORCE        37:18.10    20
 31 CAMERON BEAN             ZAP FITNESS REEBOK    37:22.60    --
 32 ROBERT SCRIBNER          HANSONS-BROOKS DISTA  37:25.20    21
 33 ETHAN SHAW               HANSONS-BROOKS DISTA  37:25.30    22