After wrapping up an impressive cross country running career @ Summit, senior Pat Madden is in the middle of another successful nordic ski racing season (where he is the reigning state champion). The third-generation Bend native took sometime to answer a few questions for Central Oregon Athlete:
Central Oregon Athlete – Were you born in Bend?
Pat Madden – Yes. I have lived in Bend my whole life and am a third generation Bendite. My grandpa was born here in 1918 and still comes to all my running races.
COA – What’s the best part about XC running?
PM – The best part of xc is definitely the team. All four years there were great people on the team. Also going to seaside is really fun I have some great memories from going to seaside and only one scar.
COA – What are you XC skiing goals?
PM – This season in skiing I hope to repeat as state high school champion and also help summit win another state title. Skiing with the Bend Endurance Academy, I hope to ski in the top three in at least two of the junior national races in March.
COA – Do you know what you are doing next year?
PM – To be honest, I have absolutely no idea what i am doing next year. I just finished all my applications this last week, but am still undecided. I am trying to decide whether i’m going to run or ski or do both and I kind of need to make this decision before i decide where i’m going to go.
COA – What is your favorite workout in Central Oregon?
PM – I have alot so i’m going to break them up by sport. For skiing my favorite is doing 30 30′s up cry baby hill at Meissner ski area. For running I love the Tumalo Falls trails, but I have to go with 1000 repeats in Juniper park with the boys. Also in the spring you can’t beat doing 400 repeats on the track over the steeplechase barriers with coach Davis.
COA – Anything else to add?
PM – Love the website, its a great idea. And I want to say thanks to all my coaches who have made me what i am especially Ben Husaby and Dave Clark.

Some of Madden’s accomplishments in his years @ Summit:
• 2009 high school state XC skiing individual champion.
• Captain of the 2009 IMC champion and 3rd @ state Summit boys XC running team.
• 2009 IMC XC individual champion.
• 4-time IMC XC individual placer.

Can Storm take state once again? – By James Williams / The Bulletin

The Summit Storm cross-country team is coming off an incredible season. Here’s a look at what they accomplished:

GIRLS
• Class 5A state champions (2nd in a row)
• Scoring a 3rd best of all-time 21 points at the State meet
• Intermountain Conference champions
• 8th @ Nike Team Regionals in Boise, Idaho
• Megan Fristoe Class 5A individual state champion
• Megan Fristoe individual IMC district meet champion
• Kellie Schueler fastest 5A time of the season (18:19 @ Harrier Classic)
• Brit Oliphant fasest time by a 5A freshman (18:53 @ Harrier Classic)
• Mackenzie Naffziger becomes first Summit girl to make varsity team four years in a row
• 2nd @ Puma (behind Jesuit)
• 1st @ Oxford Classic
• 1st @ Harrier Classic
• 1st @ Seaside 3 Course Challenge
• 1st @ New Balance

BOYS
• 3rd @ Class 5A state meet
• Intermountain Conference champions
• 1-2-3 finish @ IMC district meet (1 Pat Madden, 2 Travis Neuman, 3 Cameron Clark)
• Winners of the Open Division @ Nike Team Regionals in Boise, Idaho
• Travis Neuman fastest time by a 5A freshman (16:29 @ Puma)
• Pat Madden joins Kenyan Neuman (older brother of Travis) as the only Summit boy to make it to state all four years
• 5th @ Puma
• 2nd @ Oxford Classic
• 5th @ Harrier Classic
• 3rd @ Seaside 3 Course Challenge
• 3rd @ New Balance

The North side of the border came out on top in the annual Borderclash prep cross country race at the Nike World Campus in Beaverton, OR.

Washington beat Oregon 15-50 in the boys race and 19-44 in the girls race.

Sisters’ Parker Bennett had an outstanding race, finishing the 4,400-meter course in 14:44.45 as the fourth fastest Oregon runner, taking 18th overall. Washington’s Shane Moskowitz won the boys race in a time of 14:06.29. The top Oregon placer was Jesuit’s Ben Demaree, who was 11th in 14:32.55. Also racing from Central Oregon were Summit’s Pat Madden (50th 15:14.02) and Travis Neuman (71st 15:45.17).

Washington’s Amy-Eloise Neale won the girls 4,400-meter race in 16:37.10. Jesuit’s Annamarie Maag (the 6A state champion) was second in 16:38.23. Summit’s Megan Fristoe was the fifth fastest Oregon runner (25th 17:36.73). The Intermountain Conference was well represented, as Hermiston’s Angelica Rodriguez was 8th for Oregon (17:43.33), Summit’s Eirann Cohen was 10th (17:51.97) and Summit’s Brit Oliphant was 12th (17:56.18).

FULL RESULTS.

Central Oregon will be well represented at the 11th annual Borderclash Oregon vs Washington Cross County race Sunday at the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton.

The Borderclash features the top prep runners from Oregon and Washington based on their placing at the state meets. It is one of the unique sporting events that Cross County has to offer, an event tough to duplicate in many other sports.

Competing from Central Oregon: Boys – Travis Neuman, Summit; Pat Madden, Summit and Parker Bennett, Sisters. Girls – Megan Fristoe, Summit; Kellie Schueler, Summit; Kira Kelly, Summit; Brit Oliphant, Summit; Eirann Cohen, Summit; Jessica Wolfe, Mountain View and Jenna Mattox, Bend.

Oregon won the girls race last year, while Washington won the boys race. This year’s favorites include, Jesuit’s Annamarie Maag in the girls race and Rogue River’s Cole Watson in the boys race. The Washington boys look tough once again with a full load of fast racers.

Taylor Wallace, then of Henley, won the girls race last year. The last Oregon boy to win the race was Central Catholic’s Kenny Klotz back in 2005.
• Complete team rosters.
• Past results.

There was no disguising who the best cross country team in the IMC was on Halloween. Summit claimed all four possible titles (make that all eight if you count the JV races) at Saturday’s Intermountain Conference District cross county championship at the Bend Pine Nursery.

Pat Madden(16:44.2) lead a one-two-three finish for the Storm boys, just holding off freshman Travis Neuman (16:44.5). Neuman is the younger brother of Summit XC stars Kenyan and Gatlin Neuman. Coming in third for Summit was junior Cameron Clark (16:56.4), over 10 seconds ahead of the next placer.

The boys teams scores were (state ranking): (4) Summit 23, (10) Hermiston 45, The Dalles-Wahtonka 79, Bend 101, Mountain View 130, Pendleton 145, Crook County 228, Madras 232.

In the girls race, Summit went 1, 3, 4, 6, 11 to cruise to the win. In a big battle for second place and a trip to state (and likely a state trophy), Bend held off Mountain View 70-74.

The Storm were led by district champion sophomore Megan Fristoe (18;59.9), 3 Eirann Cohen (19:29.1), 4 Sara Fristoe (19:37.3), 6 Kira Kelly (19:44.7) and 11 Kellie Schueler (20:05)

The girls team scores were (state ranking): (1) Summit 25, (3) Bend 70, (2) Mountain View 74, (7) Pendleton 101, Hermiston 102, Crook County 164, The Dalles-Wahtonka 190.

FULL RESULTS via Time2Race