Oregon 5A Cross County state champion Travis Neuman has been named the top boys runner and Gatorade award winner.
“Bend runner wins Gatorade award” – The Bullentin

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

Travis Neuman was second in the Class 5A state meet as a sophomore in 2010. Not only is Neuman the fastest 5A runner in Oregon this season, he’s the fastest runner in Oregon high school cross country period.

Anthony Armstrong of Kamiakin, Washington is the only runner to beat Neuman in a race this season. He ran a 15:00 flat at the New Balance (where Neuman fan a 15:30). Armstrong is one of the top runners in the Nation with a time of 14:55 in a meet.

Neuman has clocked several of the best times in Oregon and is the heavy favorite to win the first individual state title in Summit boys history.

Top 10 Individual times by Oregon runners:
1, 15:06 – Travis Neuman, Summit
2, 15:16 – Travis Neuman, Summit
3, 15:20 – Travis Neuman, Summit
4, 15:24 – Jackson Baker, Franklin
5, 15:30 – Travis Neuman, Summit
6, 15:35 – Paul Adams, Mazama
7, 15:37 – Eric Alldritt, Summit
8, 15:38 – Eric Alldritt, Summit
8, 15:38 – Jackson Baker, Franklin
8, 15:38 – Mitchell Butler, Siuslaw
8, 15:38 – Ryan Byrd, St. Helens

Lately, Neuman has been winning by a LOT!
Place, time, seconds ahead of next fastest Oregon runner.
New Balance
2, 15:30, 8 seconds (Eric Alldritt, Summit)

Harrier Classic
1, 15:06, 18 seconds (Jackson Baker, Franklin)

Oxford Classic
1, 15:20, 38 seconds (Eric Alldritt, Summit)

Concordia
1, 15:16, 20 seconds (Zorg Loustalet, Henley)

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”

ASHLAND – Summit’s Megan Fristoe and Travis Neuman won their respective girls and boys varsity races at the pre-district meet at Ashland’s Lithia Park. As the first meet of the year, teams were able to enter 10 runners in the varsity race instead of seven. The Summit girls took eight of the top 14 spots and the Summit boys put five in the top 14. The Mountain View girls had a really strom showing, putting three in the top seven, including second place by Mikhaila Thonton.

GIRLS
1 Megan Fristoe 19:25.94 SUMM 11
2 Mikhaila Thornton 19:37.84 MTV 12
3 Brenna Phelps 19:48.72 NMed 11
4 Ashley Maton 20:04.10 SUMM 11
5 Jenna Mattox 20:35.70 Bend 10
6 Hayati Wolfenden 20:37.98 MTV 11
7 Jessica Wolfe 20:57.38 MTV 11
8 Kira Kelly 21:01.85 SUMM 11
9 Jennifer Zhu 21:04.53 NMed 12
10 Brit Oliphant 21:16.61 SUMM 10

BOYS
1 Travis Neuman 17:00.09 SUMM 10
2 Stetson Smith 17:18.97 NMed 12
3 Sam Jackson 17:21.62 Ashl 11
4 Chris McBride 17:25.87 MTV 10
5 Devyn Baldovino 17:27.22 NMed 10
6 Sammy Naffziger 17:34.22 SUMM 11
7 Tyler VanDyke 17:34.61 EP 12
8 Nick Lenford 17:37.54 NMed 12
9 Ben Jackson 17:43.51 Ashl 11
10 Isaac Schaaf 17:48.55 Ashl 11

Team Scores
Full Results

Travis Neuman is going to be a sophomore at Summit high school and he’s one of the fastest cross country runners in the state. He is the younger brother of Kenyon and Gatlin Neuman, who were outstanding XC runners at Summit as well. Kenyon went on to have great success at the University of Colorado. Travis slowed down enough to answer a few questions for Central Oregon Athlete.

Central Oregon Athlete – How long have you been running competitively?
Travis Neuman – I have been running competitively since I was 8 or 9.

COA – How did you get into racing?
TN – The reason I got into racing or even thought about running was because my older brothers both did XC and were fairly good at it so through watching them I really wanted to do the same.

COA – What other sports do you enjoy?
TN – I enjoy doing XC Skiing, Tennis, Track and Field, Biking and Swimming. XC is the most fun and interesting I would say out of all of them.

COA – What are some of your hobbies other than sports?
TN – I really enjoy learning songs on the piano even though im not to great at it. Reading anything about history is really fun. I also play ping pong at lunch (not to sure if thats considered a sport) with some friends and I really enjoy that too. (editor’s note: Yes, ping pong is a sport!)

COA – Do you have any XC goals you can share with us for this year?
TN – My goals for each year are kinda similar. I really want to beat my brother Kenyon’s high school times and this XC season I think both our boys and girls could have a shot at state titles so both of those things would be great to accomplish.

COA – What’s it like being on such a big XC team?
TN – I think that the bigger the team the better because it just makes the trips and running soooooo much more fun when there are a lot of kids there. Dave Clark (Summit XC coach) does a really good job explaining everything about running and our workouts and everyone one still has a blast.

COA – What was the highlight from your freshman year of sports @ Summit?
TN – Every sports that I did last year was super fun but the best part out of all of it was probably when our XC team went to Boise, Idaho for the Nike Cross Regionals race. We just had a great time and some how we ran really well the next day.

COA – Do you have a favorite workout in Central Oregon?
TN – I probably have 2 favorite run/workouts in Central Oregon. The 13 mile Green Lakes Loop is fun and we drink out of a stream that has the best water EVER! The other one would probably be doing 1,000 repeats at Juniper Park.

So how are the youngest Neuman’s times stacking up against big brother Kenyon? So far so good!

KENYON
09 – 16:38
10 – 15:59
11 – 15:38
12 – 15:24

TRAVIS
09 – 16:29
10 – ?

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)

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!

Summit high school freshman Travis Neuman ran a 4:10.50 1,500 at the Summit Invitational. That’s the second fastest 1,500 by any freshman in the state of Oregon.
Athletic.net

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