Zoom Hits A Trifecta!
All bets are on as the Zoom Track Club in its 7th year of Track & Field competition, decided to also compete in cross country. The distance team, coached by
Gene Kamrass, won 3 State Junior Olympic Cross Country Team Titles on Saturday, November 3 rd in the boys Midget (ages 11 & 12), Youth (ages 13 & 14), and Intermediate (ages 15 & 16). The Zoom Track Club also claimed 3 individual state titles.
In the Midget boys division, Zoom Track Club claimed 5 of the top 7 places including State Champion
John Reynolds. Reynolds claimed the title in the 3K race at DeKoevend Park in a time of 11:26.
Sam Payne was 4 th (11:36),
Will Maximillian 5th (11:42),
Daniel Matthews, 6 th 11:42 and
Williams Mayhew 5 th (11:44). Also placing are
Tyler Matzke 12 th (13:03), and
Adam Butterman 24 th (14:51).
Zoom also won the Youth 4K division lead by
Nicholas Taylor. Taylor won the individual State title as well, in a time of 14:24. Members of the team include
Kyle Rhodes 9 th (16:32),
Kori Hazel 11 th (16:50),
Henry Trujillo 13 th (17:21),
Jackson Shubin 21th (17:32),
Steven Hardy 24 th (17:44),
Frank Morton 28 th (18:20), and
Brandon Kruetz 31 st (19:01).
For the trifecta, the Zoom Intermediate boys team also won the State Junior Olympic title competing in a 5K distance. Leading the team was
Michael Cernoia who placed 5 th in a time of 18:07. Also racking up team points were
Michael O'Neal, 7 th (18:26),
Tyler Nelson 10 th (18:35),
Jordan Montera 11 th (18:36),
Colin Best 22 nd (19:19),
Cameraon Kilcullen (19:54) and
Benjamin Boudra 33 rd (20:56).
The Zoom girls also faired extremely well.
Lindsay Schaefer won the 5K Young Women title (ages 17 & 18) in 21:55.
Eleanor Fulton brings home the silver medal in the youth girls division in a time of 15:34.
Kristen Kientz, placed 9 th in a time of 17:25.
Competing for the intermediate girls team,
Mclane Ritzel, earned the bronze medal with a 21;15 finish.
Biz Goodbarn placed 5 th (22:00) and
Kaitlyn Peterson, placed 8 th (23:55).
Cassandra Hardy placed 4 th in the Midget girls division in a time of 12:52.
Sophia Reynolds competed in the bantam division (ages 10 & under) placing 19 th 19:24.
Full meet results can be found online:
http://www.usatf-co.org/youth_juniors/results.html
The Zoom Track Club qualifies for the USA Track & Field Regional Cross Country Championship in Salt Lake City November 17 th.
Connie Williams
Zoom Track Club
cwilliams@zoomtimesports.com
303-925-1853