Summit standout runners Megan Fristoe and Ashley Maton will be taking their talents to Eugene.
“Summit duo among peaks in Oregon track class:

Harry Glickman Professional Athlete of the Year – Male
• Ashton Eaton – Track & Field (Mountain View)
• Jacoby Ellsbury – Baseball (Madras)
• Kevin Love – Basketball
• Galen Rupp – Track
• Ndamukong Suh – Football

Nike – Steve Prefontaine Prep Distance Runner of the Year
• Jackson Baker, Franklin
• Alex Dillard, The Dalles-Wahtonka
• Brian Eimstad, South Eugene
• Megan Fristoe, Summit
• Ashley Maton, Summit

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• “Prep cross country: Summit’s Megan Fristoe leads Bend team into Nike Cross National finals”
• Nike Cross Nationals Website.

Take a look at Summit senior Megan Frisoe’s cross country accomplishments… wow! And she still has all the postseason national competition ahead of her.

State individual placing
2011 – 1st (18:07)
2010 – 1st (18:37)
2009 – 1st (18:52)
2008 – 4th (19:04)
State team placing
2011 – 1st (16)
2010 – 1st (35)
2009 – 1st (21)
2008 – 1st (25)
District individual placing
2011 – 1st (17:40)
2010 – 1st (18:43)
2009 – 1st (18:59)
2008 – 2nd (19:12)
District team placing
2011 – 1st (16)
2010 – 1st (24)
2009 – 1st (25)
2008 – 1st (27)

Great article in today’s Bend Bulletin by Beau Eastes about Summit going for both the boys and girls state team titles in Class 5A state cross county this Saturday @ Lane Community College in Eugene. It got me thinking… has any team ever won all four state titles (boys and girls team plus boys and girls individuals)? The answer is no… at least, not yet!

Not only could Summit sweep the team titles, but the individual titles with front runners Travis Neuman and Megan Fristoe. No team has ever won all four titles.

HERE ARE THE FACTS:
• Last team to win both the boys and girls state team titles – Jesuit 2008
• Central Oregon team to win both boys and girls state team titles – Bend High 3 times
• Teams to win both boys and girls titles - 9 different teams
• Teams to win both individual titles – St. Mary’s 2000, Glendale 1993, Oakland 1983,
• Winning three out of four – Oakland 1983

Three of the top five girls @ the Concordia/Adidas were frosh. Oregon XC has a bright future… keep it up ladies!

Corcodia/Adidas XC
1 Sara Tsai 17:41 South Eugene 9
2 Erin Clark 17:43 South Eugene 11
3 Megan Fristoe 17:44 Summit 12
4 Gracie Todd 18:08 Sheldon 9
5 Piper McDonald 18:10 Summit 9

So many great prep athletes here in Central Oregon. Here are four who you pay close attention to this Fall.
Girls
Megan Fristoe 12
• Summit Cross County
• Two-time reigning state XC champion.
• The Summit girls cross country team is pre-season Nationally ranked 24th and going for their fourth-straight state team title.
• View her “Athlete Profile”

Piper McDonald 9
Summit Cross County
• An incredibly talented freshman on an already loaded team.
• She’s been one of Central Oregon’s best runners since she was a tween… now she gets her shot at prep XC.
• View her “Athlete Profile”

Boys
Joel Skotte 12
Mountain View Football
• 2010 IMC defensive player of the year.
• Has committed to Oregon State University.
• When people talk about Skotte the word you hear a lot, and rightfully so, is “beast.” With him carrying the ball more on offense this season, the beast will be even more fun to watch then last year when he was a defensive wrecking crew! Don’t expect the defense to let up either, he’ll still be running around the field like a wild man no doubt.
• View his “Athlete Profile”

Travis Neuman 11
Summit Cross County
• 2nd @ 2010 State XC meet.
• Top returning runner in Class 5A.
• No Summit boys has ever won an individual state XC championship (older brother Kenyon took 2nd in 2004 – 15:46).
• Travis could join an elite group of past Individual State XC Champions. No Central Oregon boy has won state since Bend’s Lane Neely won the then big-school 4A in 2000 with a time of 15:35.
• View his “Athlete Profile”

“Marc Bloom’s 2011 Super 25 High School”

The three-time defending state-champion Storm may have their best team ever with – Megan Fristoe (two-time defending state champion), Ashley Maton, Sara Fristoe, Kira Kelly, Brit Oliphant, and freshman Piper McDonald among the front runners.

Megan and her twin sister Sara Fristoe have had pretty amazing freshman and sophomore years at Summit high school. The girls have not only run varsity in their first-two seasons, but they led have led the Storm to two-straight state team championships.

Megan is the reining Class 5A individual state XC champion and she answered a few questions for Central Oregon Athlete:

Central Oregon Athlete – How long have you been running competitively?
Megan Fristoe – I have been running competitively since 8th grade, which is when I first started to run.

COA – What got you into racing?
MF – In 8th grade I moved from California to Bend. I went out for the cross country team only to make friends. But Dave Clark saw my potential and he was the one that really encouraged me to run and race competitively.

COA – What is it like having your twin on the team?
MF – Having Sara (my twin) on the team is a blessing and a curse. We are best friends so it is aways great to have her with me, but it does get hard always competing against each other, even though we are on the same team, we both want to be the best we can be so it gets competitive.

COA – Has anyone ever joked with you about each running half a race (which I’m not saying you should do)?
MF – Yes. People have joked about us switching places. Since we are identical twins, I don’t think it would be that hard to, but we would never have enough guts to do it. Though it would be funny.

COA – At what point in the race did you think you were going to win the state XC race last year?
MF – Going into the state xc race last year I was pretty confident that I could win the race. But with about 1,500m to go, a person was talking to the runner behind me and said to her, ” she’s dying, take the lead, she’s hurting!” and I remember saying to myself “no I’m not” and at that point I took off and I knew I had what it takes to win the race.

COA – Has being the reigning state champion changed your training or focus at all?
MF – If it has changed anything, it would be the intensity of my workouts. I know that I can push myself beyond what I think I can do, and I am a more focused and serious runner now because of it.

COA – What other sports do you enjoy?
MF – Besides running, I love to ski, downhill and nordic. I also enjoy windsurfing and paddle boarding. I have recently taken a few Pilates classes which I enjoy doing.

COA – What do you like to do when you aren’t running?
MF – When I am not running I love to spend time with my friends and family. I love reading, backpacking, hiking and doing other outdoor activities.

COA – What is your favorite workout in Central Oregon?
MF – My favorite workout would have to be mile repeats at Drake Park. I usually do four of them faster than race pace and it is a really great workout.

COA – Anything else to add?
MF – I just want to say that I am really thankful for having such a great, supportive team and coach. It is a blessing.

Megan Fristoe’s career so far:
(Year – State place, District place, PR)
2009 – 1st, 1st, 18:21
2008 – 4th, 2nd, 18:42

Runners from Central Oregon have won more than their fair share of individual and team cross country state titles. With several runners in the mix, there is a great chance that more titles could be added this year. Here are a list of past state champions from the CO and also some who should be in contention for a title this year.

BOYS – The Summit duo of Sophomore Travis Neuman and senior Cameron Clark should be amongst the fastest boys in Class 5A. Neuman is the top returning 5A runner, but the addition of two fast runners from Franklin (6A last year) improves the field.

GIRLS – If the 5A champion on the girls side isn’t from Central Oregon it’ll be a shock. Megan Fristoe of Summit dominated the state meet last year and her biggest competition this year should be from the city of Bend. Kellie Foley moves from 5A to 4A after missing a year to due injury and should be the favorite to win another title for her family, which would be their 3rd state XC individual.

BOYS
2000 – Lane Neely, Bend (4A)
1997 – Jesse Thomas, Mountain View (4A)
1994 – Ryan Douglass, Bend (4A)
1985 – Matt Messner, Bend (AAA – largest of its time)
1984 – Mike Donaghu, Madras (AA)
1977 – Dave Johnson, Crook County (AA)
1971 – Dan Miller, Madras (AA)
1968 – Bill Kendall, Gilchrist (B)
1967 – Bill Kendall, Gilchrist (B)

GIRLS
2009 – Megan Fristoe, Summit (5A)
2008 – Kellie Foley, Crook County (5A)
2007 – Michelly Foley, Crook County (5A)
2004 – Kimber Mattox, Bend (4A – largest classification prior to 2006)
1997 – Abby McAllister, Bend (4A)
1996 – Abby McAllister, Bend (4A)
1985 – Lisa Karnopp (Nye), Mountain View (4A)