Summer Series 5 was the hottest yet but many ran faster then they had before. There were a lot of athletes in before 7:30 pm and the new two chute system worked.
Summer Series 5.0 Photos
HERESummer Series Points Race
HERE.
Summer Series 5.0 Results
HERE.
Best Scratch Times
HERE.
Bakersfield Distance Project Results
HERE.
The new two chute system and Stephen Humphreys trail maintenance alleviated the crush and they finish line back up too.
Taking the points lead after the 5th race was Blanca Anderson who placed 15 in this race and now has a total of 59 points. In 2006, Her oldest son won and her middle son took second in the points race.
There are a couple people who could catch her. 4th place John Banales has a two race score of 53 and 5th place Greg Tesch has a two race total of 38. Others with low two race scores are:
- Carla Tafoya 29
- Yvonne Lopez 32
- Mike Henderson 42
- Jeri Shea 34
- Joseph Sanchez 50
- Christian Saenz 55
So it will be interesting to see who comes out on top.
Standings for Runners Scoring in 3 Races1 Blanca Anderson 101 37 7 15 59
2 Mike Holmes 157 33 23 49 105
3 Veasna Sok 76 38 25 235 139
4 John Banales 15 94 38 147
5 Greg Tesch 9 125 29 163
6 Juliet Scrivano 62 81 29 172
7 Ashley Foster 28 109 37 174
8 Barbara Maddox 18 158 80 76 174
9 Eddie Gonzalez 51 89 56 196
10 Melissa Banal Hoyt 80 55 63 198
11 Roslyn Vasquez 16 120 70 206
12 Donovan Gabriel 85 173 44 77 206
13 Tim Rushing 24 105 83 108 212
14 Dena Witwer 116 70 236 27 213
15 Jose Leon 13 218 84 118 215
16 Rod Nance 77 42 105 224
17 Hanna Rahberger 169 41 116 73 230
18 Corby Robinson 51 110 72 233
19 Jessica Lopez 193 52 139 43 234
20 Joe Sweet 33 110 98 241
21 Carla Tafoya 215 242 22 7 244
22 Jose Angel Lopez 69 49 136 254
23 Amy Serrato 154 86 41 128 255
24 Yvonne Lopez 224 1 31 256
25 Tom Swertfager 178 192 46 33 257
26 Matt Boyles 124 184 38 99 261
27 Mike Henderson 36 6 223 265
28 Jeri Shea 22 237 12 283 271
29 Joseph Sanchez 11 39 223 273
30 Maria Madera 183 39 51 273
31 Tricia Berman 170 34 69 273
32 Chris Blakely 56 214 19 258 289
33 Ariel Hurtado 76 177 39 292
34 Nicholas Anderson 58 120 114 203 292
35 Christian Saenz 24 31 237 292
36 Zach Foster 103 137 55 295
37 Mark Ogilvie 64 136 95 138 295
38 Amber Lester 30 194 79 303
39 David Perez 97 25 183 305
40 Steve Rogers 73 181 52 306
41 Norma Diaz 36 106 164 229 306
42 Bruce Wearda 85 85 137 307
43 Randye Rogers 74 182 53 309
44 Adam Macias 8 199 102 309
45 Collin Persel 161 47 104 312
46 Melanie Millwee 153 107 61 177 321
47 David Plyler 46 176 100 209 322
48 Diana Daves 39 247 167 117 323
49 Kent Stenderup 111 252 54 159 324
50 Natalie Horvat 98 108 160 119 325
BTC Handicap Series ---- Race No. 5
1 Louise Trevino -23:55 24:07.0 48:02.0 -18:02
2 Maggie Paulsen -0:57 24:45.0 25:42.0 4:18
3 Gabrielle Alexander -13:08 25:07.0 38:15.0 -8:15
4 Jessica Campbell -0:36 25:08.0 25:44.0 4:16
5 Sergio Alvarez -9:40 26:05.0 35:45.0 -5:45
6 Marimae Paulsen -6:34 26:27.0 33:01.0 -3:01
7 Carla Tafoya -6:41 26:54.0 33:35.0 -3:35
8 Katherine Lisa -5:53 26:57.0 32:50.0 -2:50
9 Alex Molina -5:19 27:07.0 32:26.0 -2:26
10 Kari Wykoff -17:40 27:12.0 44:52.0 -14:52
11 Harvey Campbell -6:33 27:15.0 33:48.0 -3:48
12 Margaret Gallegos -12:05 27:33.0 39:38.0 -9:38
13 Alejandra Garcia -10:18 27:40.0 37:58.0 -7:58
14 Harrison Wykoff -4:41 27:48.0 32:29.0 -2:29
15 Blanca Anderson -18:26 27:55.0 46:21.0 -16:21
16 Stella Sanchez -4:35 28:00.0 32:35.0 -2:35
17 Susanne Campbell -12:53 28:01.0 40:54.0 -10:54
18 DJ Noerr 4:39 28:02.2 23:23.2 6:37
19 Jim Kirkley -10:29 28:02.5 38:31.5 -8:32
20 David Eggers -1:32 28:04.0 29:36.0 0:24
21 Nate Wren -9:58 28:05.0 38:03.0 -8:03
22 Ariana Corral -2:48 28:06.0 30:54.0 -0:54
23 Lori Christian -1:05 28:08.0 29:13.0 0:47
24 Allen Lyda 3:42 28:11.0 24:29.0 5:31
25 Alejandro Chavez 5:58 28:16.0 22:18.0 7:42
26 Alana Kirkley -10:28 28:17.0 38:45.0 -8:45
27 Dena Witwer -11:04 28:18.0 39:22.0 -9:22
28 Macey Dawson -4:17 28:21.3 32:38.3 -2:38
29 Juliet Scrivano -0:20 28:21.9 28:41.9 1:18
30 Belinda Shull -26:04 28:22.7 54:26.7 -24:27
31 Yvonne Lopez -11:29 28:23.0 39:52.0 -9:52
32 Larissa Taylor -1:31 28:25.0 29:56.0 0:04
33 Tom Swertfager -0:40 28:26.0 29:06.0 0:54
34 Cecilia Lopez 7:07 28:27.0 21:20.0 8:40
35 Randy Jones 4:02 28:28.0 24:26.0 5:34
36 Leticia Gonzalez -14:45 28:29.0 43:14.0 -13:14
37 Ashley Foster 4:01 28:30.0 24:29.0 5:31
38 John Banales -4:01 28:32.7 32:33.7 -2:34
39 Ariel Hurtado 8:52 28:32.8 19:40.8 10:19
40 Marielle Chua -7:53 28:33.6 36:26.6 -6:27
41 Laura Morales -6:33 28:33.7 35:06.7 -5:07
42 Brian Wohlgemuth -9:39 28:34.0 38:13.0 -8:13
43 Jessica Lopez -7:35 28:35.0 36:10.0 -6:10
44 Aiza Coronado -11:05 28:36.0 39:41.0 -9:41
45 Vicky Barajas -3:53 28:37.0 32:30.0 -2:30
46 Erin Eucce -5:33 28:38.0 34:11.0 -4:11
47 Mary Perez -9:28 28:39.0 38:07.0 -8:07
48 Nicole Rivera 5:39 28:40.0 23:01.0 6:59
49 Mike Holmes 1:33 28:40.7 27:07.7 2:52
50 Frank Velasquez -4:17 28:41.0 32:58.0 -2:58
NEW RUNNERS ESTABLISHING HCP Abran Ayon 15:00 33:27.0 18:27.0 11:33
Pedro Sanchez 15:00 34:09.0 19:09.0 10:51
Sukhpreet Singh 15:00 34:32.0 19:32.0 10:28
Dylan Crowley 15:00 34:43.0 19:43.0 10:17
Stephen Burke 15:00 35:06.0 20:06.0 9:54
Miguel Raya 15:00 35:17.0 20:17.0 9:43
David Diaz 15:00 36:09.0 21:09.0 8:51
Anthony Moronez 15:00 36:57.0 21:57.0 8:03
Issiac Espinoza 15:00 36:58.0 21:58.0 8:02
Boston Fitzpatrick 15:00 36:58.6 21:58.6 8:01
Amilcar Alvares 15:00 37:15.0 22:15.0 7:45
Corina Garcia 15:00 37:38.0 22:38.0 7:22
Bryan Calvo 15:00 37:39.0 22:39.0 7:21
Samantha Ortiz 15:00 38:11.0 23:11.0 6:49
Melecio Gonzalez 15:00 38:19.0 23:19.0 6:41
Edwin Guzman 15:00 38:29.0 23:29.0 6:31
Yasmine Felipe 15:00 38:35.0 23:35.0 6:25
Sonia Holguin 15:00 38:36.0 23:36.0 6:24
Mike Branquinho 15:00 38:50.0 23:50.0 6:10
Amador Ayon 15:00 38:52.0 23:52.0 6:08
Britany Perez 15:00 38:54.0 23:54.0 6:06
Megan Thompson 15:00 39:02.0 24:02.0 5:58
Nicholas Perez 15:00 39:19.0 24:19.0 5:41
Jennifer Ramirez 15:00 39:26.0 24:26.0 5:34
Ashley Barton 15:00 39:32.0 24:32.0 5:28
Mitch Moretti 15:00 40:02.0 25:02.0 4:58
Jenny Munguia 15:00 40:13.0 25:13.0 4:47
Liz Robles 15:00 40:19.0 25:19.0 4:41
Joey Fitzpatrick 15:00 41:00.0 26:00.0 4:00
Luz Bravo 15:00 41:02.0 26:02.0 3:58
Austin Scoggins 15:00 41:24.0 26:24.0 3:36
Aaliyah Beed 15:00 42:11.0 27:11.0 2:49
Rene Chavez 15:00 42:12.0 27:12.0 2:48
Tony Sanchez 15:00 42:34.0 27:34.0 2:26
Steve Burke 15:00 42:40.0 27:40.0 2:20
Vanessa Talancon 15:00 43:02.0 28:02.0 1:58
Kathy Torres 15:00 43:21.0 28:21.0 1:39
Megan Arguello 15:00 43:22.0 28:22.0 1:38
Amanda Coleman 15:00 43:22.8 28:22.8 1:37
Veronica Garcia 15:00 44:11.0 29:11.0 0:49
Hannah Erro 15:00 44:32.0 29:32.0 0:28
Mike Mayo 15:00 44:37.0 29:37.0 0:23
Laura Amasor 15:00 44:40.0 29:40.0 0:20
Daisy Ramos 15:00 44:56.0 29:56.0 0:04
Laura Borneman 15:00 45:15.0 30:15.0 -0:15
Summer Series 5.0 Photos
HERESummer Series Points Race
HERE.
Summer Series 5.0 Results
HERE.
Best Scratch Times
HERE.
Bakersfield Distance Project Results
HERE.
Race Preview:
BTC Summer Series #5 will be held on Tuesday August 3rd and it should have another large crowd. Summer vacations are coming to an end and many local high schools have started training together for the upcoming cross country season.
Because of the unprecedented crowds, there has been problems with the finish line backing up and people not getting to run to the finish line and get an accurate time.
Besides the timing and place issues, there has been problems with pushing, shoving and cutting in the line. These matters have been taking seriouly by the track club and they how to implement a two chute system at this race and hopefully not have the problems they have had in the past.
Also helping matters is the
Bakersfield Distance Project's lead Sherpa Stephen Humphreys who has gone out to the course numerous times in the past week and done trail maintenance! so the trail should be wider and have a lot less rocks and weeds.
All of these new measures will be needed because I predict many schools will be out in full force at this race and the 6th one as well. This week on the bike path, I saw runners from
CSUB,
Garces,
BHS, Stockdale and Centennial.
Speaking of local high school cross country, Foothill will be hosting a 5k on their campus on Saturday August 28th. This event is the
Joel Mena Memorial Scholarship Run and it will start at 8am.
Then on Saturday Sept. 25th Ridgeview will be hosting their
5th Annual Wolf Pack Invite at River Walk and their will be an open 5k race at 7:30am. So you can test yourself on the same course that the high school athletes will run on later in the day. One should really stick around and watch Kern County's top teams compete at this invite.
But I digress. In Summer Series action, the
overall title standings are starting to take shape. The leader after five races is Veasna Sok who has 139 points and is followed by first time Summer Series participant Blanca Anderson who has 145. Right now tenth place is held by Joesph Sanchez with 273 points (Prizes are awarded to the top ten and last year the winners got nice BTC duffel bags.)
Rounding out the the top 20 are several current and past
Bakersfield Distance Projecters. Leading the group is Blanca in second, Rod Nance in 7th (224 pts), Nicholas Anderson in 13th (292 pts), and David Plyler in 20th (322 pts). David recently PRed in the
San Francisco Marathon in a time of 3:26:43.
Also in the top 20 are a number of friends (They train with the BDP from time to time.) of the
Bakersfield Distance Project. In 6th was Mike Holmes (213 pts), Barbara Maddox is 8th (256 pts) and Norma Diaz is 17th place (306 pts).
Lastly in the
Best Scratch Times competition, there appears to be a few errors at the top of both lists. In the men's division, they have an 8 year old leading the way with a 16:05 which can not be right. Cesar Mireles (A former Golden Valley harrier who now runs for
Rocky Mountain College.) appears to have the fastest time of the summer with a 16:25 and the top high school athlete is Stockdale junior Cameron Miller (16:50).
In the
women's competition, I believe the top two times are wrong and am certain that the 2nd best time is wrong because I know her. so the women's leader is CSUB's Ariana Celis with a 19:16 which is one second better then her Roadrunner team mate Casey Glassey.
Behind them is
Bakersfield Distance Projecter Shawna Roundtree with a time of 20:46. Shawna ran for BC a couple years ago and is training for a fall marathon where she hopes to beat her PR. Following her are a number of CSUB runners: Lina Nunez (21:10), Pam Boyles (Former CSUBer and coaches wife with a time of 21:15), Monica Guzman (21:18), Ashley Nolasco (21:49) and Judith Mata (21:53).
In the high school competition, I am not sure who the fastest is. In 13th is Esthefani Perez with a time of 21:56 and I think she runs for North. I do know that Carli Preston (22:23) in 18th place will be a sophomore at Shafter this fall.
In front of her is 13 year old Andie Condie who is visiting family her in Bakersfield before returning to the Middle East where her father works. Last summer her family visit Bakersfield and ran a number of our local races. Tragically, her brother was the
runner who got hit by the car at the
Howlin at the Moon race last year. I am pleased to report that Tyler recently graduated from high school and hiked
Mount Kilimanjaro.
This was my third attempt at doing the San Francisco Marathon and I am glad I finally did the race.
