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The Werst Race Raises Over $2,000
La Grande Oregon, May 19— Thirty five competitors turned out for The Werst Race, to support EOU alumni Jason Werst and his battle with leukemia. Jason was able to at the race and act as the honorary starter. Thanks to donations and entry fees, the race was able to provide over $2,000 for Jason and his wife Jessica. The men’s race was won by David Monnig, a cyclist in 20:55. Pat McCurry was the first runner to finish in 22:27, and Lindsey Ulrich was first female finisher in 28:40.
Vandervlugt Leads Team Oregon At National Guard Marathon
Lincoln Nebraska, May 5— EOU alum Tim Vandervlugt (1993) was part of a 6 member team representing Oregon at the annual National Guard Marathon, which is open to military and civilians. Vandervlugt was the first member of Team Oregon across the line finishing 25th out of 1,074 runners in 2:55:03, despite terrible weather conditions. Five members of Team Oregon earned All-Guard honors as the team finished 5th overall. Vandervlugt is also the team captain and has earned a spot every year except 2003, when he was deployed. He has won the National Guard marathon 4 times; 1998, 1999, 2001,and 2004. In 2005 he was the masters champion.
Eisele Named WVRR Female Runner Of The Year
Salem Oregon, January 21 2007— Kelsi Eisele (Pelzer) a 2003 EOU grad and 4 year member of the cross country and track teams was named the 2006 Willamette Valley Road Runners Female Runner Of The Year. During 2006 Kelsi competed in 24 WVRR events finishing in the top 3 of her age group in each race; additionally in the few instances when she wasn’t racing she helped out by volunteering to work at two other races. Kelsi trains and races with Team GFR out of Salem and is the pace setter for group workouts. Kelsi was also on Team GFR’s Hood to Coast relay team that finished 4th in their division earning an entry for the 2007 event.
McCurry, Jones Represent Team USA In Toronto
Toronto Canada, September 24— EOU alumni Pat McCurry and Kelsey Jones represented the United States as members of Team America Elite for the Scotiabank International team challenge that was Part of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon. For the challenge two athletes for each gender were chosen from the US, Mexico, Canada, and Great Britain. Conditions were brutal for the race with humidity of 94% and winds of 40 k/hr at the start. Conditions got worse as the wind had picked up by the end of the race. The conditions triggered a chronic side injury by 10k for McCurry. He battled through it and cramps that locked his calve at 22 miles to finish 41st overall in 2:52:19. Kelsey Jones made her marathon debut finishing 92nd overall and was the 12th female with a time of 3:09:18. This was an impressive run for Kelsey to run her first marathon in these conditions. Team America consisting of McCurry, Jones, Art Siemers and Paula Morrison finished 3rd in the International Challenge behind behind Mexico and Great Britain. |