Well, track fans, the 2009 UC Davis Aggie Open has come and gone, but not without some spectacular performances from the Warrior Distance Squad. Saturday the 14th was a great day for funning (a combination of running and having fun, mainly in response to running well) as the weather was in the high 60's-low 70's with plenty of sunshine. It was a bit windy, but not enough to throw any Warriors off their game.
The Half Mile Heroes led the women's side with a 1st, 3rd ownage of the medal stand in the 800. National Threat April Montgomery won the event, running an NCAA Division 2 provisional time of 2:14. Rubye "Yukon" Foldager followed closely behind, running an impressive pr of 2:19, and only separated from April by a U San Fran girl. Marissa Hager ran a 2:24 to seal the deal and make the statement that the Half Mile Heroes are here and ready to take on all challengers. Watch these three to make a big impact as the season continues.
Earlier in the day, the women's 5k saw action from Clarissa Rivera and Lindsey Viltrakis, running excellent pr's of 19:22 and 19:32 respectively. As well, Chelsea Deerinck, Andrea Johnson and Cat Jaureguy finished the 1500 in that order on the team, fighting hard against a very tough field.
For the he-man-woman-haters, it was all Gunes, and by that I mean Eric GUtierrez and Joey NuNES stole the show. Joey started us off with a 2nd place finish, 30+ second pr in the 5k, posting a 15:18, definitely good enough to get into Cal-Nevas, and proving that this once 1500 specialist may be bumping up in distance as he bumps it up in age. To cap it all off, he exhibited a great kick, actually passing someone on the last lap and holding his position with over 200 to go. Congrats Joey!
In the men's 1500, a scorching fast first heat left Eric to duke it out in the second heat. But never fear, Silent Ninja is here! Eric ran a brilliant race, holding back from the lead for the first 3 laps, taking it early in the 4th lap, only to be cowardly ridden and kicked by some retards from a magical school to remain unnamed. (However he did beat some runners from this magical school, way to go Eric, stick it to Slytherin.) Eric finished 3rd in his heat with a time of 4:03 to match his personal best from his Stagg High School days.
Not only did the Eric show continue, it continued with tenacity! In the 800, Eric ran like a devil out of hell and finished in 2:01, an impressive double for so early in the season. Terrance "Non-Affiliated" Ellis also ran in the 800, but was battling a virus and crossed in 2:04.
Not to forget our other Warriors, Senor Marteen Ramos ran a 15:36 in the 5k, Shane Brookshire crossed in 15:56, and Palmer finished in just under 17. A great workout for these guys who didn't taper at all and completed some nasty Steeple Gauntlets just days ago.
Overall a great meet on a soft track with a lot of fans and competition. Couldn't ask for more, see you at UCLA!
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