Mountain View junior-to-be Jessica Wolfe is the second fastest returning cross country runner in Class 5A. She finished third at last year’s state meet and is one of a handful of standout runners on the girls side here in Central Oregon. She was kind enough to take a break from her back-to-school activities and answer a few questions for Central Oregon Athlete.

Central Oregon Athlete – How long have you been running competitively?
Jessica Wolfe – I’ve been running competitively since 6th grade, so as of this year, it’ll be six years.

COA – What was the highlight for you last XC season?
JW – Well, the highlight for last season would definitely be the 3rd place finish at state. Haha, in the hypothetical state race, I was ranked as 12th, so finishing 3rd absolutely blew me away!

COA – Can you share some of your goals for the season?
JW – As far as goals go, I’d really like to start running in the 18-minute zone. I really just want to go fast, and enjoy doing so.

COA – Do you play any sports other than XC?
JW – I’m not really coordinated enough to do many other sports than running, but over the winter I do yoga/pilates and spinning (indoor cycling).

COA – What do you like doing besides sports?
JW – Besides sports I love art (painting, sketching, sculpting), music (I play the piano and clarinet), reading and writing (indeed, I am a book geek), and being with awesome people.

COA – What is your favorite workout in Central Oregon?
JW – My favorite workout in Central Oregon would most definitely would be Pilot Butte repeats. I love how when you do 3 or more on a consistent basis, people start to know your name and cheer you on; it’s pretty fun.

COA – Do you have a favorite XC race?
JW – I absolutely LOVED the Ashland race. It was the most beautiful trail I’ve ever ran on, and last year my teammate (Mkhaila Thornton) ran on each other’s tail the whole time; making it possible on the huge down hill to do the “rollercoaster”, which involves sticking your arms in the air and screaming. So, not only did we have a great time running, but we also finished 1st and 2nd, with our team coming in 1st.

COA – Anything else to add?
JW – As far as running goes, Central Oregon is the absolute best!

State Meet Results
2009 – 3rd, 19:19
2008 – 8th, 19:32

Intermountain Conference Championships
2009 – 5th, 19:39
2008 – 4th, 19:30

Central Oregon Athlete is going to be doing some big things with Oregon high school cross country running this year! I can’t give all the details just yet, but let’s just say it’s going to be amazing! Here are some of the little things I’ve written so far:

• Jessica Wolfe profile
• Travis Neuman profile
• Can C.O. add another individual state XC title to its streak?
• State preview
• 5A Girls Preview
• 5A Boys Preview
• Jesuit Girls Story

Also, be looking for lots more XC athlete profiles to come!

– 5A state champion Megan Fristoe of Summit.

1 – Point separated 3A/2A/1A girls champion St. Mary’s from runner-up Catlin Gabel (73-74).
2 – Number of state XC titles the Summit girls have won in a row.
3 – Sophomore Jessica Wolfe’s finish for the Mountain View girls.
4 – State 5A titles the Crater boys have won in a row.
4 – Number of runners the Summit girls put in the top 7 of 5A. (1, Megan Fristoe, 4, Kellie Schueler, 6, Eirann Cohen, 7, Brit Oliphant)
5 – Megan Fristoe’s state title makes her the fifth IMC girl who has ever won an individual XC title, the third in a row. (Kellie Foley, Michelly Foley, Kimber Mattox, Abby McAllister).
6 – Runners the Jesuit girls put in the top 25 of the 6A race.
7 – Number of runners from the IMC that were ahead of everyone else in the Class 5A girls’ race.
8 – Number of state titles the Jesuit girls have won in a row.
9 – Travis Neuman of Summit’s place in the 5A boys’ race. The best finish of any freshman or IMC runner in the race.
10 – Seconds separating Jesuit’s Annamarie Maag (18:31) and Payton Schutte (18:41) the top two finishers in 6A girls.
15 – What a combined Summit, Mountain View and Bend girls’ team would have scored at state (a perfect score).
21 – Summit girls score, the third lowest in girls state history in any classification. (16 – Crater 2007, 20 – Bend 1992.)
73 – Points that St. Mary’s scored and won the Class 3A/2A/1A girls title. The most by any champion this year.
2001 – The last time a public school won the large school division of the boys’ xc state championship. Since Bend did it in 2001, Jesuit and Central Catholic have won all the titles.