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