This is what COA is all about! The reason I started this website was because of how many incredible athletes we have here in Central Oregon. Below are some of the COAs who are getting it done in September:
Max King – The Bend resident won the World Mountain Running Championships… as in best in the world!
Ashton Eaton – The Mountain View graduate took 2nd in the World Track Championships in the decathlon… OK, so it was @ the end of August, but I’m counting it!
Linsey Corbin – The Mountain View graduate was third in the Ironman 70.3 World’s in Vegas.
Jacoby Ellsbury – The Madras graduate is third in all of Major League Baseball in hits and runs… basically one of the best baseball players in the world!
Ryan Longwell – The Bend graduate was two for two on point-after kicks and one for one with a 33-yard field goal for the Minnesota Vikings on opening weekend in the NFL.
Chandler Oliveira - The Summit freshman reached the semifinals in 16 boys singles at the Spokane Club Champs tennis tournament.
Joel Skotte – The Mountain View senior committed to Oregon State and has led the Cougar football team to a 2-0 start.
JC Grim – The Bend high football player has caught 9 passes for 195 yards and 4 touchdowns in two games, leading the Lava Bears to a 2-0 record.
Dakota Thornton – The Mountain View freshman finished 4th in the Marist XC Invite with a time of 17:12.
Hayati Wolfenden - The Mountain View senior finished 2nd in the Marist XC Invite with a time of 20:07.
Tawnie McDonald – Finished 23rd in the Ironman Ironman 70.3 World’s in Vegas.
William McDonald – Finished 48th in the Ironman Ironman 70.3 World’s in Vegas.
Lew Hollander - Finished 2nd in the Ironman Ironman 70.3 World’s in Vegas.
Matt Lieto – The Bend resident was 14th in the Ironman Ironman 70.3 World’s in Vegas.
Jesse Thomas – The Mountain View graduate was 17th in the Ironman Ironman 70.3 World’s in Vegas.
Please add athletes I didn’t mention… there are lots of them!
• Bend South are playing a Little League Regional game tonight @ 7pm on ESPN2.
• Bend Elks play host to Corvallis in a playoff game on Friday @ 6:35pm @ Vince Genna Stadium.
• Madras graduate and from Bend Elk and OSU Beaver Jacoby Ellsury is killing it for the Boston Red Sox!
Right now Jacoby is 16th in MLB in batting average (309), 3rd in stolen bases (28), 6th in hits (109), 6th in runs (62), 4th in doubles (25)… and he’s a Major League Baseball All Star!
The votes have been counted and The Source’s “Best of” best athlete in Central Oregon is Max King. With runner-up Chris Horner. King and Horner are both world-class studs! King is the King of running races in Central Oregon and beyond and all Horner has done this year was finish as the top American in the Tour de France. Here are a few more athletes that have to at least be put into the discussion:
Who I missed (8-16):
Adam Craig
Ryan Trebon
Tommy Ford
Ben Watts
Original list:
Max King – He’s fast… and he has a really cool name!
Chris Horner – Best cyclist in the USA? … pretty much!
Jacoby Ellsbury – Major League Baseball player from Madras.
Ashton Eaton – One of the top track athletes in the world.
Maarty Leunen – Professional basketball player from Redmond.
Torin Koos – Olympic nordic skier living and training in Bend.
Carl Decker – X-Games Rally Car driver and one of the best Mt. Bikers in the USA.
Lars Flora – Olympic nordic skier living and training in Bend.
Jesse Thomas – The Mountain View grad is killing it in triathlon.
Who did I miss?
And those are just the guys! I’ll put up something on the girls soon.
• Maarty Leunen has was getting ready for NBA training camp by playing pickup basketball at the Athletic Club of Bend and as one person put it, “Just killing everyone.”
• Bend’s Chris Horner is riding in the Tour de France, no big deal… only the most prestigious bike race in the world and one of the most elite sporting events in the world.
• Madras’ Jacoby Ellsbury, who plays for the Boston Red Sox is in the news for his injury.
• What else? Let us know what other Central Oregon Athletes are up to!
Q. & A. about trade rumors involving the Boston Red Sox’s Jacoby Ellsbury who was a star at Madras High School and Oregon State University.
Jacoby Ellsbury trade rumors – Boston.com (extra bases)
