The few, the proud, the XC state champions!
– Megan Fristoe on her way to winning last Saturday’s IMC district meet.
Central Oregon’s high school cross-county success is well documented and you need not look any further than all of the state-team titles that area schools have produced. Here’s a look at the nine athletes who have won individuals high school state championships.
Individual boys champions:
2000 Lane Neely Bend 15:35
1997 Jesse Thomas Mountain View 15:51
1994 Ryan Douglass Bend 16:12.7
1985 Matt Messner Bend 15:50.2
1977 Dave Johnson Crook County 16:06.4
Individual girls champions:
2008 Kellie Foley Crook County 18:32.5
2007 Michelly Foley Crook County 18:58
2004 Kimber Mattox Bend 18:19
1997 Abby McAllister Bend 18:36
1996 Abby McAllister Bend 18:47
Several local prepsters have got a shot at joining this elite list. Here’s a few of the local front runners this year
BOYS:
State ranking, name, grade, team, time.
8, Pat Madden, 12, Summit, 16:01
16, Cameron Clark, 11, Summit, 16:19
24, Travis Neuman, 9, Summit, 16:30
GIRLS
1, Kellie Schueler, 12, Summit, 18:19
2, Megan Fristoe, 10, Summit, 18:21
3, Mimi Seeley, 12, Bend, 18:34
4, Brit Oliphant, 9, Summit, 18:53
5, Catherine Theobald, 12, Bend, 18:55
10, Jessica Wolfe, 10, Mountain View, 19:15
12, Kira Kelly, 10, Summit, 19:19
14, Sara Fristoe, 10, Summit, 19:21
15, Eirann Cohen, 12, Summit, 19:25
18, Mikhaila Thornton, 11, Mountain View, 19:30
19, Jenna Mattox, 9, Bend, 19:31
20, Mackenzie Naffziger, 12, Summit, 19:32
View all the top 5A times this season.
Most of those team championships were by the Bend HS girls teams over the years, who utterly and completely dominated at both the state and national level in the 90s. Only one team has scored better than their 20 points they scored in 1992 (http://www.osaa.org/crosscountry/history/girlsxcteamchampions.pdf) and that wasn’t until recently when Crater did it (had a nearly perfect score). But back then, there was no 6A or 5A, just 4A, so I think their 20 point score back then was far more impressive (especially considering they didn’t have the individual state champion then).
I’d say this year the Jesuit girls in 6A and the Summit girls in 5A each have a shot at scoring around 20. that 1992 Bend team was amazing. Best ever?
looks like i need to add Megan Fristoe to that list!
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