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Jan. 11, '08 - Youth Program begins Pre-Track Conditioning and Strengthening Clinic. Over 20 participants join in on the quickness, agility, and strengthening program in preparation for the up coming Track season. Actual Track workouts will begin Tuesday, Feb. 19th (check "Calendar" page).  This season the team will be attending some high quality meets along with some fun local events (check the "Track & Field" page). Our first meet will be a pre-season event meant for our Youth Team, the Cuesta College Open Invitational. Following will be our first official meet for the 'Roo Rats with Indoor Track & Field at the USATF West Zone Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Skydome in Flagstaff, Az. We look forward to an exciting and rewarding Track and Field season.
Feb. 9, '08 - Cuesta Open Invitational, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, Ca. Youth team members and 'Roo Rats compete with collegiates. In the openning event, Jordan Hasay had no trouble winning the Women's 3000 M in a fantastic time and New Youth Team Record with team mate Nathan Baldwin running an impressive season openner. Next to run was Savannah Camacho winning the Women's 800 M Dash. Running against the clock more than against competition, Savannah hit her assigned spilts to post a time that picks up from her success at the National JO's last July. Finally, in the 1500 M, Nathan Baldwin doubled up to take 4th place in the Men's and Kacey Urman ran a nice effort to take 2nd place on the Women's side. Nice job. See Results.
Feb. 16, '08 - 2008 USA Cross Country Junior Nationals, Mission Bay Park, San Diego, Ca. SLDC Youth Team member Jordan Hasay repeats as USA Cross Country Jr. Nationals Women's Champion. Staying with the lead runners for the first two loops of 2000m each, Jordan began her quest to accomplish what has not be done in 39 years; the first Jr. Woman to take the USA Cross Country Jr. National Championship tiltle back to back. After the second loop, Jordan turned on the heat and gradually pulled away from her nearest competitor and the field of outstanding runners that gave chase. This qualifies Jordan to be a member of the USA Jr Women's team to compete in the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships to be held in Edinburgh, Scotland on March 30th. Congratulations from your fellow 'Roo Rats and Youth Team members.
Mar. 16, '08 - Santa Barbara Easter Relays, Santa Barbara City College, La Playa Stadium, Santa Barbara, Ca. 'Roo Rats break out first meet of the season in style. First to hit the track were the threesome of
Savannah Camacho, Marie and Rachel Frye in the 8th Grade Girls 100 M Dash. Taking first each in their heats, the girls hit the finals with Savannah taking 1st in a new 'Roo Rat Record to take down Liz Wilt's 1998 13.43 effort. Rachel and Marie were close behind in that order. Next was the 400 M Dash with an outstanding performance by all. Talley Hill took 1st in the 3rd Grade Girls setting a new 'Roo Rat Record knocking off  Hannah Richardson's 1:22.1. Emma Hilty placed 1st in the 4th Grade Girls and Sonia Siqueiros also placed 1st in the 6th Grade Girls. In the 8th Grade Girls, it was all Savannah Camacho taking 1st and a new 'Roo Rat Record to bump out none other than Jordan Hasay's 1:02.83 romp. Marie Frye ran a fine 2nd place effort in the same race. The Mile Run was up next and the 'Roo Rats were ready. In the 3rd/4th Grade Girls, Talley Hill tore up the track in a bistering 1st place effort and new 3rd Grade 'Roo Rat Record to take down Emma Hilty's 6:45.1 set last year. Showing her own toughness, Emma Hilty took 2nd place and a new 4th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to replace Sydne Aguilar's 6:46.9 mark. In the 5th/6th Grade Girls race, Sydne Aguilar did some damage of her own taking 1st place and a new 6th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to wipe out Rebecca Reyes' 6:28.0 clocking. In the same race, Sonia Siquieros ran pretty even pacing for a fine effort. On the 5th/6th Grade Boys side, it was John Nichols giving a Clinic to show how it's done with a 1st place finish  followed by Neal Clark for 2nd place. The 7th/8th Boys race had Billy Vedrin shake his nearest competitor on the final curve to place 1st in 'Roo Rat Style. The 7th/8th Grade Girls Mile had a clean sweep headed by Demitria Castanon for 1st,
Rachael Jelstrom for 2nd and Rachel Frye one second behind for 3rd. The Team set a first in 'Roo Rat History in the 4 x 400m Relays. Running the 5th/6th Grade Girls relay for 1st place was Sonia Siqueiros; Emma Hilty; Talley Hill and Sydne Aguilar to set a 6th Grade Girls 'Roo Rat Record. The 7th/8th Grade Boys relay had Jamie Ortega (from Running Wild Club); Neal Clark; John Nichols; and Billy Vedrin running to a 1st place and new 7th Grade Boys 'Roo Rat Record to obilterate the 2001 effort of Ben Culhane; Aaron McTaggart; Willy Kenyon; and Connor Culhane's 5:46.9. Finally, the 7th/8th Grade Girls of Marie Frye;
Demitria Castanon, Rachel Frye and Savannah Camacho took 1st place and new 8th Grade Girls 'Roo Rat Record and utterly stomped on the 1998 record of Liz Wilt; Soria McCune; Jessica Reyes and
Christina Reyes 4:47.6. Awsome meet, awsome Team. See Results.
Mar. 29, '08  - 18th Annual Hampton-Phillips Track Classic, San Jose City College, San Jose, Ca. 'Roo Rats pick up hardware at first Northern California meet of the season. This meet is all High School except for a Middle School 1600m run each year. With weather cool and wet, our 'Roo Rat contingent took on the competition to grab some medals and post some nice PR's. The first race of the day was the Girls Middle School 1600m. To help celebrate her Birthday, Savannah Camacho ran un-opposed from the gun to take 1st place over all in a fine effort. Taking 3rd and 4th place medals respectively were Demitria Castanon and Rachael Jelstrom, both posting big PR's. Running hard for 6th place was Sydne Aguilar with a time that is a new 6th Grade Girls 'Roo Rat Record taking out Rachael Jelstrom's 6:20.26. In the Boys Middle School 1600m, it was Billy Vedrin running a tough race for 7th place. But the break through races took place with John Nichols and Neal Clark who took 9th and 11th place respectively. John lopped off over 15 seconds and Neal slashed over 18 seconds to run to their new PR's. Terrific effort. See Results.
Apr. 5, '08 - San Luis Obispo High School County Meet, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, Ca. 'Roo Rat Alumni post great times and wins at SLO County Meet. The F/S Girls 1600m showed renewed strength with
Kasey Urman running to 3rd place in 5:32.0, Kelsy Kosin in 5:54.6, Hannah Richardson in 5:55.9;
Kendal Novak in 6:01.5 and Megan Cugini in 6:02.5. In the F/S Boys 1600m, James Shipe set his PR and win in 4:35.2, Nathan Baldwin in 4:53.2, Willie Ruoff in 5:16.9 and Mack McGonagill in 5:48.8. In the Varsity Girls 1600m, Jordan Hasay ran to the fastest Prep time so far this season with a 4:42.5 win with Molly Moses clocking a 6:24.8 in the same race. The Varsity Boys 1600m had Tyler Hoyt run a nice 4:46.8. The Varsity Girls 400m had Fresman Olivia Watt post nice 1:00.95. The Varisty Boys 400m also had Freshman Brandon Armour clock a sizzling :55.87. Posting good marks in the F/S Girls 800m were Hannah Richardson in 2:34.6 and
Kasey Urman to double in 2:39.2. In the F/S Boys 800m it was James Shipe for his second win of the day in 2:04.8 with Nathan Baldwin running to a 2:17.6. In the Varsity Boys 800m, Taylor Castanon ran to a fine 2:08.4 effort. The Varsity Girls 200m saw Olivia Watt once again run a fine 27.06 while in the Varsity Boys it was Brandon Armour in 24.78. The F/S Girls 3200m had Megan Cugini in 13:03.1, Kendal Novak in 13:23.9 and Kelsey Kosin in 13:47.8. In the F/S Boys 3200m, James Shipe showed incredible strength with a triple win for the day in 10:15.4, with Willie Ruoff in 12:13.3 and Mack McGonagill in 12:44.5. The Varsity Girls 3200m had Loryn Bedell win in 11:53.3 with Molly Moses in 14:28.0. The Varsity Boys 3200m had Taylor Castanon running a double for 3rd place in 10:08.9, Tyler Hoyt in 10:19.2 and Lucas Meek in 10:38.8. On the Field event side, it was Ian Axsom in the Varsity Long Jump in 20' 6". Good job all.
Apr. 19, '08 - Santa Barbara Club West Tri-Meet, San Marcos High School, Santa Barbara, Ca. 'Roo Rats run wild at local Youth meet. Beginning with the sprints, Sadie Robbins ran her first meet in fine fashion with a 3rd place fnish in the Miget Girls 100m Dash. The Youth Girls 100m had Marie Frye for 2nd, Rachel Frye in 3rd and Noelle Perry for 6th. The Youth Girls 200m Dash had a clean sweep with Marie Frye in 1st, Rachel Frye in 2nd and Noelle Perry for 3rd place. In the Midget age group for the 400m Dash, Neal Clark placed 1st for the boys and Sydne Aguilar took 3rd place in the Girls. The 800m Dash had a slew of 'Roo Rat victories beginning with the Bantam Girls with Talley Hill taking 1st place to a new 3rd Grade 'Roo Rat Record taking out
Emma Hilty's 3:09.0 from last year. In the Midget age group there were a couple wins with John Nichols for the boys and Sadie Robbins for the Girls. The Youth 800m Dash had some competition for Billy Vedrin in 2nd place but another clean sweep for the Girls with Carina Hampp for 1st, Demitria Castanon for 2nd and
Rachael Jelstrom hot on Demitria's heels for 3rd. Also running her first meet, Janelle Perry ran to 1st place in the 800m Dash to set a Intermediate Girls Youth Team Record. In the 1500m Runs, Talley Hill turned on the heat to win and new 3rd Grade 'Roo Rat Record to replace Emma Hilty's 5:56.31 effort from last year.
Katrina Torres ran to 4th place in the Midget Girls race in her fist ever 1500m. It was a third 'Roo Rat sweep in the Youth Girls 1500m with Rachel Frye for 1st, Marie Frye for 2nd and Noelle Perry for 3rd. For the 3000m Run, the 'Roo Rats again dominated with 1st place for John Nichols, 2nd for Neal Clark in the Midget age group. Sydne Aguilar ran a fine effort to take 1st place and a new 6th Grade 'Roo Rat Record taking
Rachael Jelstrom's 12:01.49 off the books. The Youth age group had Billy Vedrin 1st for the Boys and Rachael Jelstrom 1st and Demitria Castanon 2nd for the Girls. In the Intermediate age group, Janelle Perry ran her first ever 3000m in a nice time for the win. The 4x400m Relay had a 2nd place finish for Katrina Torres, Sadie Robbins, Talley Hill and Sydne Aguilar in the Midget Girls for a new 6th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to replace the 5:40.5 effort by Sonia Siqueiros, Emma Hilty, Talley Hill and Sydne Aguilar. The Youth Girls team of Noelle Perry, Rachel Frye, Carina Hampp and Marie Frye ran to thrilling come from behind 1st place finish. In the Field events, John Nichols place 2nd in the Midget Boys Long Jump. In the Midget Boys High Jump it was Neal Clark with a 1st place with John Nichols tied for 4th. The Youth Boys High Jump had Billy Vedrin take 1st place. Great job team. See Results.
Apr. 27, '08 - 2008 Lompoc Kiwanis Track & Field Championships, Lompoc High School, Lompoc, Ca. 'Roo Rats concentrate on speed on quarter mile dirt track in local meet. To set the tempo, Sadie Robbins won her heat in the 5th/6th Grade Girls 100 yard Dash to qulify for the finals. There she showed her speed and determination to edge out a neck-and-neck competitor for 2nd place and a fine time. For the 440yd Dash, there were a virtual nest of 'Roo Rats to take on the competition. In the 3rd/4th Grade Girls race, "Alley" Hill came in 1st to a 3rd Grade 'Roo Rat Record besting Emma Hilty's 1:31.66 effort, while Emma "Hiltz" (in joke) placed 4th. For the 5th/6th Grade Girls, Sadie Robbins once again showed her grit with a win and 6th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to wipe out Carina Hampp's 1:16.0, while Karina Torres displayed her own talent for 4th place and
Sydne Aguilar continuing to improve on her speed as well. On the boys side, Neal Clark ran a fine effort to take 4th place. The 7th/8th Grade races proved just as fruitful. Savannah Camacho ran smooth to her win and set an 8th Grade 'Roo Rat Record with Carina Hampp taking 2nd place, Rachael Jelstrom for 3rd place and
Noelle Perry grabing a 6th place ribbon. For the boys, Billy Vedrin ran very well to take 2nd place. The 880 yd Dash had a repeat effort with Sydne Aguilar running to a PR, 2nd place and setting a 6th Grade 'Roo Rat Record in the 5th/6th Grade race. In the 7th/8th Grade race, it was all Savannah Camacho for the win and 8th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to take down an eleven year record of 3:02.5 held by Bristin Jones who is now working on her Doctorate at Stanford University. Rachael Jelstrom also ran well with a nice finishing kick for 2nd place, Carina Hampp taking 3rd place and Noelle Perry with a good effort to take 6th place. Both Rachael and Carina beat the old record as well with Noelle off by 2 seconds. Billy Vedrin ran another fine effort to grab 2nd place. The Mile Run had some exciting races and nice PR's. In the 3rd/4th Grade Girls race, Talley Hill took quick control to never look back in a 26 second PR, win and 3rd Grade 'Roo Rat Record to improve on her own time of 6:34.6. Emma Hilty ran smart to gradually gain on the pack and out kick a competitor with 50 yards to go and take 2nd place, 18 second PR and 4th Grade 'Roo Rat Record replacing her own 6:42.9 effort. For the 5th/6th Grade race, Karina Torres posted a good time and run from behind to take 2nd place. Neal Clark had his own fine effort for a 2nd place finish and 7 second PR. For the Field events, Carina Hampp placed 4th in the 7th/8th Grade Girls Long Jump while Billy Vedrin placed 2nd in the High Jump. Great job Team. See Results.
May 4, '08 - 23rd Annual San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Teen Track Meet, San Luis Obispo High School, San Luis Obispo, Ca. - 'Roo Rats have banner day at local meet. There were several 'Roo Rats that did the Dash with
Sadie Robbins, Neal Clark and Daniel Cory in the 7th Grade and Carina Hampp, Marie Frye, Rachel Frye and Noelle Perry in the 8th Grade 100yd sprint. In the 220yd dash, it was Rachel Frye to set a 8th Grade 'Roo Rat Record, Marie Frye and Noelle Perry again. The 440yd dash had Sadie Robbins improve on her own 6th Grade 'Roo Rat Record of 1:12.6 and Savannah Camacho improve on her own 8th Grade 'Roo Rat Record of 1:00.8. For the 7th Grade 880yd Dash, the 'Roo Rat team placed extremely well with Sydne Aguilar for 1st place, Sadie Robbins in 2nd, Karina Torres in 4th, Talley Hill in 5th to set a 3rd Grade 'Roo Rat Record and Emma Hilty with a new 4th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to replace Malia Shipes 4:27.9 effort. John Nichols placed 5th and Daniel Cory ran a fine race for 6th place. The 8th Grade proved just a productive with a 'Roo Rat sweep; Savannah Camacho 1st, Rachael Jelstrom 2nd, Marie Frye 3rd, and Carina Hampp 4th. The Mile Run was a repeat with John Nichols for 5th and Neal Clark with a PR for 6th  in the Boys 7th Grade. The Girls 7th Grade had Sydne Aguilar in 1st to replace her own 6th Grade'Roo Rat Record of 6:09.8, Talley Hill 2nd,
Karina Torres 3rd with a big PR and Emma Hilty in 4th. The 8th Grade gilrs race had Rachael Jelstrom in 1st for another PR, Rachel Frye in 2nd with a big PR and Noelle Perry in 5th to set her standard. Not satisfied for the day, Sadie Robbins, Noelle Perry, Rachel Frye and Marie Frye ran the 8th Grade 4 X 440yd Relay to take 3rd place and set an 8th Grade 'Roo Rat Record. In the Field events, John Nichols, Neal Clark and Daniel Cory took part in the 7th Grade Long Jump. Mean while accross town in the Arroyo Grande Rotary Track & Field meet, Demitria Castanon placed 1st and tied her school 8th Grade record in the Mile Run with a fantastic 5:46 effort and also took 1st in the 440yd dash in 1:06. Stupendous effort by all. See Results.
May 10, '08 - 3rd Annual Atascadero Invitational, Atascadero High School, Atascadero, Ca - 'Roo Rats shows how team work is done. Coming off some hard weeks of training and races, the team really showed how hard work pays off with tons of PR's and 'Roo Rat Records. Starting with the sprints, Sadie Robbins took 1st place in the 5th/6th Grade 100m Dash. In the 8th Grade 200m Dash, Carina Hampp started her come back with a nice 3rd place finish and new 8th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to replace Jenny Attias old record of 30.25. Marie Frye took 5th place, and Rachel Frye and Noelle Perry posting PR's. The 5th/6th Grade 400m Dash had
Daniel Cory showed his stuff with a 2nd place while Neal Clark had his PR with a 6th place fininsh. In the Girls 5th/6th Grade, it was Sadie Robbins for 2nd and a big PR and Talley Hill for 5th place and a new 3rd Grade 'Roo Rat Record to better her own record of 1:17.38. The 8th Grade Girls saw Savannah Camacho take 1st place in a new 8th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to better her own record of 1:01.19 and Carina Hampp crusing to 2nd place in a good time. For the 800m Dash there were a slew of 'Roo Rats beginning with the 5th/6th Girls race inwhich Emma Hilty placed 6th but PR'ed big time with a new 4th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to take out
Sydne Aguilar's 3:03.48. In the Boys 5th/6th Grade, Daniel Cory ran a good race to PR and take 2nd place with Neal Clark running to his PR and 4th place finish. In the 7th/8th Grades, Billy Vedrin ran a smart race to take it in the last 50m for 1st place and big PR. On the girls side, it was a clean 'Roo Rat sweep with Carina Hampp taking 1st, big PR's for Rachel Frye in 2nd, Marie Frye in 3rd and Noelle Perry in 4th place. For the 1600m Run, the 'Roo Rats showed how it's done beginning with the 5th Grade Girls inwhich Talley Hill blazed to a 1st place, PR and new 3rd Grade 'Roo Rat Record to replace Emma Hilty's 6:34.73 while Emma Hilty did some blazing of her own with a 2nd place, BIG PR and new 4th Grade 'Roo Rat Record putting to rest Sydne Aguilar's 6:27.40 effort. In the Boys 6th Grade race, John Nichols placed 3rd in a fast field to a hugh PR and 6th Grade'Roo Rat Record taking out Garrett Owens time of  5:31.57. For the 6th Grade Girls, it was
Sydne Aguilar running a good race to take 1st place and new 6th Grade 'Roo Rat Record replacing her own 6:08.46 effort with Karina Torres taking 2nd place and tremendous PR to boot. The 7th Grade Boys race saw Billy Vedrin pull out all the stops to once again show how to race in a 20 second PR for 1st place. The 8th Grade Girls swept the field again with Savannah Camacho taking it from the gun to take 1st place, and PR's for
Rachael Jelstrom for 2nd, and Rachel Frye in 3rd place. Also running some nice PR's were Marie Frye and Noelle Perry. The final event to report is the 3200m Run. A new event catagory has been created since this event is not normally run at Youth meets. Setting records for this event were John Nichols for 1st place and 6th Grade 'Roo Rat Record and Rachel Jelstrom for 1st place and 8th Grade 'Roo Rat Record. Congrats to the team for a great day at the track. See Results.
May 17-18, '08 - 3M Track Club Invitational, James Logan High School, Union City, Ca. There was only one 'Roo Rat representative at this big meet but it was enough to score some team points and take away two trophies. On Saturday, Savannah Camacho entered the fast heat of the Youth Girls 800m Dash. With some good competition from the 3M Track Club, Savannah ran smart letting others lead for most of the race. With 300m to go, Savannah pulled up to the leader and at 200m put on the good 'ol 'Roo Rat build-up to pass and win in her best time this season and a new 8th Grade 'Roo Rat Record replacing our own Jordan Hasay's mark of 2:18.9. On Sunday, Savannah took on the Youth Girls 1500m run along with more competition. Once again, Savannah showed good racing tactics letting others lead, but staying in close contact with the leaders. Again, it was Savannah's superior speed that played a part in her win and PR time for the event. Congrats from your fellow 'Roo Rats. See Results.
May 30-31, '08 - CIF-State Championships, Cerritos College, Norwalk, Ca. - 'Roo Rat alum, Jordan Hasay has the High School race of the year. Winning her third straight 3200m State Title, Jordan had some stiff competition but showed how it's done with a home stretch kick. Jordan ran very even pacing hitting each lap in 75-76 seconds with a blow out 68 second final 400m to run the 2nd fastest High School 3200m in history - 9:52.13. Way to go Jordan from your fellow 'Roo Rats.
June 1, '08 - Marianne Talley Memorial 5K and Kids Mile, Talley Vineyards, Arroyo Grande, Ca. - 'Roo Rats have banner day at local fun run. In the 5K it was Youth Team member Taylor Castanon picking up 2nd place over-all in a fine time. In the boys 13 yrs and under it was Billy Vedrin, John Nichols and Neal Clark taking 1st-3rd places in that order and all with 54 seconds of each other. In the girls 13 yrs, it was Rachael Jelstrom and Demitria Castanon taking 1st and 2nd repectively within 17 seconds of each other. Savannah Camacho took 2nd place in the womens race and in the 14-18 yrs. For the Youth Mile, it was Talley Hill taking 2nd place over-all and 1st 8-9yrs, Emma Hilty 2nd place girl and 1st 10-11 yrs and Karina Torres taking 3rd place girl and 1st 12-13yrs. Nice job team. See Results.
June 7, '08 - 2008 Golden West Invitational, Folsom High School, Folsom, Ca. - Youth Team member
Talyor Castanon runs hard effort in "B" Men's Mile in 4:46.24. In the Women's "A" 800m Dash it was Youth Team alum Jordan Hasay to take it from the gun and win in 2:09.92 for a PR. Terrific effort.
June 7-8, '08 - USATF Pacific Association Youth Track & Field Championships, Rocklin High School, Rocklin, Ca. - 'Roo Rats rule the distance events at first USATF circuit meet. In the sprints, Sadie Robbins ran a good effort in the Midget 100m Dash and a 9th place finish in the 400m Dash. In the 800m Dash, it was Bantams
Talley Hill taking 3rd in a 3rd Grade 'Roo Rat Record to knock out her own mark of 2:56.4 and Emma Hilty for a 6th place finish in a good effort. In the Midget girls, it was Sadie Robbins running to a 3rd place in a 6th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to wipe out Rebecca Reyes 1998 effort of 2:47.9. For the 1500m run, it was Bantams
Talley Hill winning in a new 3rd Grade 'Roo Rat Record to take down her own 5:45.7 and Emma Hilty for 6th place in a new 4th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to replace Sydne Aguilar's 5:56.83. For the Midget age group, Sydne Aguilar placed  7th in a good time with John Nichols taking 2nd and Neal Clark for 3rd in break through races for each. In the Youth boys race, Billy Vedrin ran a great PR in a new 7th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to replace Garrett Owens mark of 4:58.3. For the 3000m runs, it was John Nichols running a smart race to win and TIE the 6th Grade 'Roo Rat Record held by Billy Vedrin with Neal Clark right behind for 2nd place in the Midget boys. On the girls side, Sydne Aguilar ran a tough effort for 5th place. In the Youth Boys race,
Billy Vedrin also found some tough going to finish in 11th place. Great job team. See Results.
June 20-22, '08 - USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio - Youth Team alum Jordan Hasay takes the Women's 1500m win in 4:18.44 against the Nations best Juniors. This qualifies Jordan for the 12th IAAF World Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships to be held July 8-13, 2008 at the Kolejny Delegat Odwiedzit Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland. (a prize to the first 'Roo Rat that can pernounce the Stadium and City) We are proud of you Jordan.
June 21-22, '08 - USATF Pacific Association Junior Olympic Championships, Granada High School, Livermore, Ca. Eight out of twelve 'Roo Rats qualify to go on to the USATF Region 14 Jr. Olympic Chamionships. In the sprints, Carina Hampp runs to a new 8th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to replace her own 29.87 in the Intermediate 200m Dash. Sadie Robbins runs to a PR and Carina Hampp runs her best time of the season in the Midget and Intermeditate girls 400m Dash respectively. The 800m saw some exciting action beginning with Bantam Talley Hill with a 3rd place, Midget Sadie Robbins in 3rd place and new 6th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to replace her own 2:44.54. In the Youth Girls race, Savannah Camacho pulled ahead to win in the last 20m with Marie and Rachel Frye running to some big time PR's for 10th and 12th place respectively. Running her third event of the day was Carina Hampp taking 12th place in the Intermediate Girls race. The 1500m saw most of the team competing starting with a 2nd place finish for Bantam Talley Hill in a new 3rd Grade 'Roo Rat Record replacing her own 5:28.74. Sydne Aguilar had a great race in the Midget Girls race for 5th place in a new 6th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to put down Rebecca Reyes's 5:36.9 from 1998. On the Boys side, John Nichols ran hard for 3rd place with Neal Clark in tow for 4th place. For the Youth Girls, Savannah Camacho ran a hard effort for 2nd place with Rachael Jelstrom for 15th, Rachel Frye for 16th and Marie Frye for 17th places with only 2 seconds between the three in some outstanding times. For the Youth Boys, Billy Vedrin ran a valiant race for 17th place in a very tough field. Running the Boys Intermediate was Nathan Baldwin for 6th place in a good effort. The 3000m runs were contested in very warm conditions with times indicating some hard going. In the Midget Girls, Sydne Aguilar managed a 4th place finish with the Boys taking 2nd place for Neal Clark and 3rd place for John Nichols. The Youth age group saw Rachael Jelstrom run a smart, hard fought race for 3rd place with Billy Vedrin struggling for 13th. Nathan Baldwin also ran a well executed race to take 3rd place in a fine effort. You guys did awsome in some horrendous conditions. See Results.
6-25-08 Atascadero All-Comers Meet, Atascadero High School, Atascadero, Ca. 'Roo Rats run well at local meet. In the 3000m run, Janelle Perry ran a 12:46.87 to win the High School age group. Also in the High School age group, Savannah Camacho ran to New 8th Grade 'Roo Rat Records in the 400m at 58:14 replacing her own mark of 1:00.95 and 800m at 2:17.03 replacing her mark of 2:17.40. Great job all.
June 26 - July 6, 2008 - 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials / Track & Field, University of Oregon, Hayward Field, Eugene, Or. - 'Roo Rat alum Jordan Hasay runs to compete in Women's 1500m Finals. It started July 3rd with Jordan making the top 30 cutoff to qualify for entry into the 1500m Quarter Finals. Taking the lead from the gun (not planned) in the 2nd Heat, Jordan clicked off a 1:09 400m, 2:22 800m, 3:31 1200m with a closing :47 300m to take 7th in 4:18.39 and qualify on time to advance to the Semi's. The 1500m Semi-Finals were run the following day on July 4th and what a 4th of July it was. Once again in the 2nd Heat, this time Jordan stayed well back in the field of Elite Women runners posting a 1:10 400m, 2:19 800m, 3:35 1200m with the last 300m in :48 to record an amazing 5th place finish in 4:14.50 and New National High School Record. Advancing on her finish place in the Semi's, Jordan qualified to run the 1500m Women's Finals on Sunday, July 6th.  Wearing hip #1, Jordan was by then the crowd favorite receiving the loudest cheer at the start introduction. Once again, Jordan stayed in back of the pack running a 1:09 400m, 2:17 800m, 3:35 1200m and :51 last 300m with a hot 14.8 closing 100m to place 10th over all in 4:17.36. At age 16, Jordan is one of the youngest Preps to run and qualify for the Women's 1500m Finals in a U.S.A. Olympic Trials. BIG TIME CONGRATULATIONS TO JORDAN!!!!
July 11-13, '08 - USATF Region 14 Jr. Olympic Track & Field Championships, Granada High School, Livermore, Ca.  Four of six 'Roo Rats qualify to run the USATF National Jr. Olympic Track & Field Championships to be held July 22-27th in Omaha, Nebraska. The 3000m Run started off with Sydne Aguilar running the Midget age group to take a very close 4th place missing 3rd by less than a second to a BIG P.R. and New 6th Grade 'Roo Rat Record to out do her own mark of 11:56.2. Also in this age group were John Nichols running a gutsy race to take 2nd place and Neal Clark for 3rd place to advance to National's. In the Youth age group, Rachael Jelstrom ran a fine first half, but struggled the last half to finish 6th place. For the 800m Dash, Talley Hill ran a good race in the Bantam age group to place 5th, P.R. and a New 3rd Grade 'Roo Rat Record replacing her own mark of 2:45.98. In the Youth age group, Savannah Camacho ran with a mission in mind. Taking the lead at the 300m mark and not looking back, she bolted to a win, P.R. and New 8th Grade 'Roo Rat Record besting her own mark of 2:17.03 and advance to National's. As of this date, Savannah's 800m time ranks 2nd for the National Elite Youth. In the 1500m Runs, Bantam Talley Hill ran a hard effort to place 3rd, P.R., New 3rd Grade 'Roo Rat Record replacing her own mark of 5:26.53 and advance to Nationals with a National Elite Youth ranking of 13th. In the Midget age group, Sydne Aguilar once again showed she has "turned the corner" to place 5th, P.R. and a New 6th Grade 'Roo Rat Record wiping out her old mark of 5:34.87. On the boys side, John Nichols once again showed determination to place 5th and Neal Clark with a wicked kick to take 7th place. In the Youth age group, Savannah Camacho ran a smart race to break away at the 800m mark and take the win in a P.R. and National Elite Youth ranking of 11th. Well done, team! You guys are the bomb. See Results.
July 8-13 - 12th IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships, Kolejny Delegat Odwiedzit Stadium, Bydgoszcz, Poland.  'Roo Rat alum Jordan Hasay caps season with outstanding performance. After an intense session at the USA Olympic Trials, Jordan hopped on a jet for a long flight to Poland. There she battled the jet lag and fatigue to put in one last great effort. On July 11th, Jordan placed 5th in her 1500m Semi in 4:20.82 to qualify on time for the Finals. With one last ralley on July 13th, Jordan took 4th place in the 1500m Final in 4:19.02. What a last two weeks! What a season!! Congratulations from the Team.
July 22-27 - 42nd USATF National Jr. Olympics Track & Field Championships, Burke High School, Omaha, Nebraska. 'Roo Rats bring back Hardware and good experiences. On Thursday, July 24th, Savannah Camacho ran her first of four races in the 800m Youth Girls Semi's to take 2nd in her Heat 2:21.23 and qualify for the Finals. On Friday, July 25th, Savannah ran the 1500m Youth Girls Semi's to PR and take 1st in her Heat at 4:49.90 and qualify for the Finals.  Then on Saturday, July 26th, John Nichols and Neal Clark ran a hard effort in the Midget Boys 3000m run. John ran to a 17th place finish in 11:04.24 while teammate Neal placed 25th in 11:34.19. Also on Saturday, Savannah competed in her third race running the Youth Girls 800m Final in a great effort to place 3rd and PR in 2:15.54 and new 8th Grade 'Roo Rat Record. On the final day of the meet, Sunday, July 27th, it was the 1500m Finals. First up was Talley Hill in the Bantam Girls 1500m run. Running from behind, Talley gradually moved up to supprise the field and place 3rd in 5:22.71. Next was Savannah running her fourth and final race of the meet in the Youth Girls 1500m Finals. Running a smart race, Savannah was in 2nd position for most of the race. On the final 200m, Savannah pushed hard, but the toll of prior races took its toll. Savannah ran to a 4th place finish in 4:45.20, a PR by 7 seconds from Regional's. Both Talley and Savannah earned USATF All-American status and are listed as National Elite Youth All-American as well. Great effort for all and a BIG Congratulations for your fellow 'Roo Rats. See Results.