World Record 100 x 1 Mile Women

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AC'S ATHLETICS CLUB WOMEN'S 100 X 1 MILE RELAY TEAM FINAL RESULTS - SUN.

JUNE 15, 1997

                                Mile    Cumulative      Record
Leg #   Runner                  Time    Time            Pace
1       Melicia Wong            5:59.62 0:05:59.62      0:05:53
2       Michi Hirakawa-Wong     5:41.16 0:11:40.78      0:11:46
3       Julie Rohloff           5:32.50 0:17:13.28      0:17:39
4       Amie Wu                 6:02.10 0:23:15.38      0:23:32
5       Chris Lundy             5:23.59 0:28:38.97      0:29:25
6       Kim Rupert              5:57.98 0:34:36.95      0:35:18
7       Catherine Isham         5:36.06 0:40:13.01      0:41:11
8       Cathy Christensen       5:21.42 0:45:34.43      0:47:04
9       Jane Stephens           5:59.93 0:51:34.36      0:52:57
10      Kelly Dame              6:19.55 0:57:53.91      0:58:50
11      Jocelyn Wong            6:15.05 1:04:08.96      1:04:43
12      Celeste Dunlap          5:33.97 1:09:42.93      1:10:36
13      Marielle Schlueter      5:30.28 1:15:13.21      1:16:29
14      Laura Sandoval          5:40.45 1:20:53.66      1:22:22
15      Eileen Grove            5:44.84 1:26:38.50      1:28:15
16      Sarah LeVesque          6:05.97 1:32:44.47      1:34:08
17      Dawn Eggerts            5:49.42 1:38:33.89      1:40:01
18      Michelle Perry          6:00.35 1:44:34.24      1:45:54
19      Carinna Tong            6:14.36 1:50:48.60      1:51:47
20      Leslie Asbury           5:40.45 1:56:29.05      1:57:40
21      Lucy McAllister         5:52.74 2:02:21.79      2:03:33
22      Irene McLoughlin        5:43.13 2:08:04.92      2:09:26
23      Tina Lount              5:45.34 2:13:50.26      2:15:19
24      Beth Pfefferle          5:49.85 2:19:40.11      2:21:12
25      Sara Skidmore           5:59.24 2:25:39.35      2:27:05
26      Lourdes Livingston      6:01.59 2:31:40.94      2:32:58
27      Maria Briones           5:54.61 2:37:35.55      2:38:51
28      Heather Pederson        6:10.40 2:43:45.95      2:44:44
29      Jutta McCormick         5:56.06 2:49:42.01      2:50:37
30      Becki Kriege            5:26.84 2:55:08.85      2:56:30
31      Terrie Brown West       5:38.84 3:00:47.69      3:02:23
32      Sue Francis             5:55.18 3:06:42.87      3:08:16
33      Amy Wang                6:03.53 3:12:46.40      3:14:09
34      Joan Ottaway            5:36.66 3:18:23.06      3:20:02
35      Melissa Gaudreau        6:02.21 3:24:25.27      3:25:55
36      Sandy Sanchez           5:45.83 3:30:11.10      3:31:48
37      Peggy Lavelle           5:35.73 3:35:46.83      3:37:41
38      Sandy Patterson         5:24.28 3:41:11.11      3:43:34
39      Julie Jay               6:06.15 3:47:17.26      3:49:27
40      Marie Appel             6:34.86 3:53:52.12      3:55:20
41      Somaya Larson           5:45.72 3:59:37.84      4:01:13
42      Christy Kirchner        5:45.03 4:05:22.87      4:07:06
43      Jennifer Cubillas       5:29.25 4:10:52.12      4:12:59
44      Alysia Gatchalian       5:52.04 4:16:44.16      4:18:52
45      Marilyn Taylor          5:59.23 4:22:43.39      4:24:45
46      JoAnn Dahlkoetter       5:58.84 4:28:42.23      4:30:38
47      Sonya Patton            5:45.04 4:34:27.27      4:36:31
48      Diane Delucchi          6:00.83 4:40:28.10      4:42:24
49      Anne Hayden             5:48.65 4:46:16.75      4:48:17
50      Liisa Nichols           5:33.74 4:51:50.49      4:54:10
51      Colleen Lue             6:19.68 4:58:10.17      5:00:03
52      Carrie Louie            6:20.19 5:04:30.36      5:05:56
53      Rachel Wilson           6:19.92 5:10:50.28      5:11:49
54      Noreen Chan             6:19.87 5:17:10.15      5:17:42
55      Lisa Chan               5:53.07 5:23:03.22      5:23:35
56      Emily Price             6:01.58 5:29:04.80      5:29:28
57      Sopagna Eap             5:33.15 5:34:37.95      5:35:21
58      Sara Freitas            5:33.97 5:40:11.92      5:41:14
59       Fif Ghobadian          5:53.80 5:46:05.72      5:47:07
60      Robin Barnato           5:41.07 5:51:46.79      5:53:00
61      Janet Smith             5:50.73 5:57:37.52      5:58:53
62      Mary Ann Grubb          5:32.30 6:03:09.82      6:04:46
63      Veli Lehman             5:41.79 6:08:51.61      6:10:39
64      Marisa Gardella         5:45.11 6:14:36.72      6:16:32
65      Jennifer Ashe           5:56.36 6:20:33.08      6:22:25
66      Brooke Bartholomew      5:59.30 6:26:32.38      6:28:18
67      Sandra Tignor           5:40.40 6:32:12.78      6:34:11
68      Stephanie Vannicola     5:43.11 6:37:55.89      6:40:04
69      April Anderson          5:52.80 6:43:48.69      6:45:57
70      Beth Hickman            5:28.60 6:49:17.29      6:51:50
71      Jodi Dailey             5:30.24 6:54:47.53      6:57:43
72      Mary Gleason            6:03.22 7:00:50.75      7:03:36
73      Christina Garcia        5:42.94 7:06:33.69      7:09:29
74      Penny Lowry             5:33.32 7:12:07.01      7:15:22
75      Nicole Portley          5:29.00 7:17:36.01      7:21:15
76      Nydia Rivera            5:46.29 7:23:22.30      7:27:08
77      Melinda Huang           5:54.13 7:29:16.43      7:33:01
78      Lisa Gillis             5:24.21 7:34:40.64      7:38:54
79      Terri O'Brien           5:47.32 7:40:27.96      7:44:47
80      Courtney Burmann        6:15.30 7:46:43.26      7:50:40
81      Sharon Poweres          5:53.73 7:52:36.99      7:56:33
82      Karen Kelley-Day        6:29.04 7:59:06.03      8:02:26
83      Maria Trujillo          5:13.94 8:04:19.97      8:08:19
84      Andrea Woodcock         6:09.34 8:10:29.31      8:14:12
85      Anni Kelley-Day         5:57.57 8:16:26.88      8:20:05
86      Crescent Calimpong      5:57.90 8:22:24.78      8:25:58
87      Suzanne Lehmkuhl-Beste  5:41.51 8:28:06.29      8:31:51
88      Maureen Sweda           5:58.21 8:34:04.50      8:37:44
89      Kristina Mathias        5:11.48 8:39:15.98      8:43:37
90      Logan Hiroshima         5:37.64 8:44:53.62      8:49:30
91      Lisa Lopez              5:01.04 8:49:54.66      8:55:23
92      Alexandra Newman        5:36.06 8:55:30.72      9:01:16
93      Cheryl Kruse            5:45.06 9:01:15.78      9:07:09
94      Rae Henderson           5:04.47 9:06:20.25      9:13:02
95      Kirstin Odegaard        5:33.30 9:11:53.55      9:18:55
96      Oasii Lucero            5:39.53 9:17:33.08      9:24:48
97      Susan Chou              5:10.55 9:22:43.63      9:30:41
98      Jennifer Akana          5:05.19 9:27:48.82      9:36:34
99      Karen Saxena            5:42.97 9:33:31.79      9:42:27
100     Beth Niednagel          5:07.35 9:38:39.14      9:48:20

Injured-Did Not Run: Suzanne Cordes, Joanne Harper
Alternates:Anita Hu, Ying Hua, Gloria Kam, Laura Kulsik, Annette McPhai, Irene Suzuki, Christine Wong
Coaches: Andy Chan, Dan Shore, Susan Chou, Jennifer Akana

100X1 Mile Relay Highlights

• Lisa Lopez (#91), a SF City Champion while at Balboa H.S., Golden Gate Champion while at City College of SF, and All-Ameican while at Cal Berkeley, clocked a 5:01.04, the fastest split of the day.
• Rae Henderson (#94), a 30-year old Reebok Aggie, 3rd place at the '96 Olympic Trials Steeplchase, and former runner from Cal-Berkeley, ran a 5:04.47, the 2nd fastest mile of the day and the fastest for the 30-39 year old division.
• 14-year old Michi Hirakawa-Wong (#2), who just graduated from AP Gianini and will attend Lowell H.S. in the fall, was the youngest runner, clocking in at 5:41.16.
• 56-year old Jutta McCormick (#29) was the team's most experienced runner, running a 5:56.06.
• On her 15th Birthday, Celeste Dunlap (#12), having just completed her freshman year at Cupertino H.S., ran a 5:33.97.
• Mother and Daughter: Karen (#82) and Anni Kelley-Day (#85).
• Sisters: Brooke Bartholomew (#66) and Beth Bartholomew Niednagel (#100).
• Peggy Lavelle (#37), who anchored the 1995 DSE team and ran on the 1977 DSE team, has now been on 3 World Record 100X1 Mile Relay teams.
• Marilyn Taylor (#45) has also now been on 3 World Record 100X1 Mile Relay teams (Humboldt in the '70's & 1995 DSE).
• Maria Trujillo (#84), the 1990 Runners' World Runner of the Year for her 3rd place 2:28:53 at the Boston Marathon, ran a 5:13.94.
• 52 year-old Joan Ottaway (#34), the1996 USATF Outstanding Long Distance Athlete (Women 50-54) and holder of numerous age group records, ran a 5:36.66, the fastest in the 40 & over division.
• Jennifer Akana (#98), 3rd place at the California State Meet in the 1600, ran a 5:05.19, 3rd fastest of the day and fastest in the 19 & under division.
• Beth Niednagel (#100), a former All-American in cross country & track at UCLA, anchored the team with a 5:07.35, 4th fastest of the day.
• Susan Chou (#97-5:10.55), Lisa Gillis (#78-5:24.21), and Marielle Schlueter (#13-5:30.28) all ran in the same State Meet 3200 meter race in Sacramento one week before the relay.
• Amie Wu ran leg #4 and then left to catch a 3:00pm flight to Taiwan.
• Alexandra Newman arrived on a flight from Calgary in the morning and arrived at the track in time to run leg #92.
• Lisa Chan's (#55) training the last week before the relay consisted of running laps on a cruise ship.
• Sue Francis (#32) and Amy Wang (#33) did not know they both worked at Tandem Computers until this relay.
• Kirstin Odegaard watched her brother graduate from UC Davis before arriving to run leg #95.
• Melicia Wong ran the lead-off leg before leaving to watch her sister graduate from UC Santa Cruz.
• Terrie Brown West ran leg #31, drove home to Pleasanton, before returning to watch the final runners.
• 20 runners from the 1995 DSE World Record Team returned to run on this year's team.
• 19 runners from the Impala Racing Team ran, plus two alternates.
• 6 runners from the West Valley Joggers & Striders ran.
• 5 runners made the 5 hour drive from Eureka to run.
• 4 runners from the Santa Cruz Track Club ran.
• Other clubs represented: Reebok Aggies, Six Rivers Running Club, West Valley Track Club, Ryan's, Excelsior, Athletes In Action, Tamalpa, Island City Runners, Rails to Trails, Bohos, Buffalo Chips, Nike, Adidas, Asics.
• 12 runners from Lowell High School's team ran, plus 4 alternates.
• Other high schools represented: Moreau Catholic, Eureka, St. Ignatius, Westmoor, Aragon, Lynbrook, Bishop O'Dowd, Benicia, & Cupertino.
• Coaches from Santa Teresa & Carondelet high schools ran.
• 6 former UCLA track & field athletes ran.
• 2 current Cal Berkeley track & field athletes and two Cal alumni ran.
• The 2 fastest miles of the day were by the two former Cal Golden Bear runners.
• Other colleges represented by current runners or alumni: UC Davis, SF State, Harvard, Washington University, University of Portland, Harvard, San Jose State, City College of SF, Foothill College, DeAnza College, UC Irvine, Humboldt State, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, University of Chicago, Occidental College, Northern Arizona, & Middlebury College.

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