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All-Edmond Cross Country 2012
BOYS CO-RUNNERS OF THE YEAR
Alex Shook, senior, Edmond Memorial
A four-time All-Edmond Cross Country selection, Shook won the Mid-State Conference meet in 15:48 and the 6A Regional in Norman in 16:00. He was Edmond’s fastest at the State meet, finishing sixth overall with a time of 16:00.17.
Shook led Edmond 6A runners with a 10th-place finish at the Cowboy Jamboree; was third at Edmond Pre-State; and second at the Dog Pack Run with a time of 16:24.37.
He led the Bulldogs to wins at Regional and conference, second place at Edmond Pre-State and a third-place finish at the State meet.
Bryce Balenseifen, sophomore, Deer Creek
Balenseifen warmed up early in the season by placing eighth at Oklahoma State’s Cowboy Jamboree, third at Holland Hall and second in 5A at Edmond’s Dog Pack Run. He barreled into the postseason on a roll after winning the Edmond Pre-State meet and Guthrie’s Cottonwood Flats Run, and won the Suburban Conference meet in 16:53.37, the 5A Regional in 16:31 and the Class 5A state title in 16:17.41.
He paced the Antlers to team wins at Edmond Pre-State, the Dog Pack Run, Guthrie, conference, Regional and State.
GIRLS CO-RUNNERS OF THE YEAR
Jaci Smith, sophomore, Edmond North
Smith led Edmond runners with a fifth-place finish at the Cowboy Jamboree; was fourth at Edmond Pre-State; first at Guthrie; third at the Metro Conference meet; and second at Regional with a time of 12:17. She collapsed within sight of the finish line at the State meet, before rallying to finish 37th with a time of 12:29.61.
Smith ran 18:54.70 in a rare girls 5K at the Edmond Dog Pack Run in September, finishing third. She took first individually and led the Lady Huskies to the top finish at a 5K run in Plano, Texas, on Sept. 1. She won the OK Runner Classic in Norman early in the season, beating the eventual state champion by 13 seconds.
Jaclyn Hummel, sophomore, Edmond Memorial
After placing 16th at state last season as a freshman, Hummel became Memorial’s most consistent runner as a sophomore. She finished 10th at the OK Runner Classic in Norman early in the season, was third at Enid and seventh at Edmond’s Pre-State meet.
She ran 11:59 to finish third at the Mid-State Conference meet and was third at Regional in 12:08. She turned it on when it counted, dropping almost 20 seconds off her conference time to finish eighth at the State meet in 11:40.99, tops for Edmond girls runners.
GIRLS FIRST TEAM
Jenny Mehner, Edmond North — 16th at Cowboy Jamboree; 4th in the 5K at the Dog Pack Run; 5th at the OK Runner; 4th at Plano; 4th at the Metro Conference meet; 3rd at Regional; 17th at State
Rachel Lewis, Deer Creek — 5th at Edmond Pre-State; 4th at the Suburban Conference meet; 5th at Regional; 7th at State in 12:18.94
Rachel Davis, Edmond Santa Fe — 13th in the 5K at the Edmond Dog Pack Run; 7th at the Metro Conference meet; 26th at State
Clara O’Connor, Edmond Memorial — 14th at Edmond Pre-State; 19th at OK Runner; 6th at Enid; 5th at the Mid-State Conference meet; 15th at Regional; 15th at State
Hannah Taff, Edmond Memorial — 4th at Enid; 17th at conference; 16th at Regional; 24th at State
GIRLS SECOND TEAM
Kelsey Hicks, Edmond North — 5th at conference; 18th at Regional; ran State in 12:43.15; 2nd at Guthrie; 13th at Plano; 21st at OK Runner
Carlie Hamman, Edmond Santa Fe — 14th in the 5K at the Dog Pack Run; 12th at the Metro Conference meet; 19th at Regional; 31st at State
Miranda Wolf, Edmond Santa Fe — 10th in the 5K at the Dog Pack Run; 11th at the Metro Conference meet; 38th at State
Kysha Miller, Edmond Santa Fe — 8th in the 5K at the Dog Pack Run; 9th at the Metro Conference meet; 39th at State
Sheri Snyder, Deer Creek — 7th at Edmond Pre-State; 8th at the Suburban Conference meet; 10th at Regional; 16th at State
BOYS FIRST TEAM
Austin Mayer, Edmond North — 16th at Cowboy Jamboree; 9th at Edmond Pre-State; 6th at the Dog Pack Run; 4th at Plano; 1st at Guthrie; 1st at Metro Conference; 10th at Regional in 17:22; 19th at State in 16:29.47
Justin Smith, Edmond North — 23rd overall at the state meet; fourth among Edmond runners, with a time of 16:34.54; 15th at the Class 6A West Regional and fourth at the Metro Conference meet, with a time of 17:00.31; 5th at Guthrie’s Cottonwood Flats Run, 6th at the Mustang Harrier Run and 7th in the Dog Pack Run at Edmond Santa Fe
Blake Crouch, Edmond North — 12th at Dog Pack Run; 7th at Plano; 3rd at Guthrie; 2nd at the Metro Conference meet; 13th at Regional in 17:29; 27th at State
Gabe Thompson, Edmond Memorial — 13th at Edmond Pre-State; 9th at Dog Pack; 4th at the Mid-State Conference meet; 3rd at Regional; 15th at State
Blaine Powell, Deer Creek — 2nd at Guthrie; 5th at Edmond’s Pre-State meet; 4th at Regional; 8th at State
Chris Ebert, Edmond Memorial — 10th at Edmond Pre-State; 8th at Dog Pack; 3rd at the Mid-State Conference meet; 7th at Regional; 34th at State
BOYS SECOND TEAM
Coleman Crawley, Deer Creek — 9th at Cowboy Jamboree; 11th at Edmond Pre-State; 11th at Holland Hall; 6th at the Dog Pack Run; 4th at Guthrie; 4th at the Suburban Conference meet; 6th at Regional; 9th at State
Christian Powell, Edmond Santa Fe — 6th at the Metro Conference meet; 17th at Regional; 28th at State
Neil Knight, Edmond Santa Fe — 14th at Dog Pack Run; 9th at the Metro Conference meet; 24th at Regional; 29th at State
Chandler King, Deer Creek — 10th at Dog Pack Run; 7th at Guthrie; 5th at the Suburban Conference meet; 11th at Regional; 10th at State
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SUN FILE PHOTOS The Edmond Sun's All-Edmond Cross Country co-runners of the year are, from left, Edmond Memorial's Alex Shook, Deer Creek's Bryce Balenseifen, Edmond North's Jaci Smith and Edmond Memorial's Jaclyn Hummel.
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Tennis camps offered in Edmond
Edmond Raquet Club is offering a pair of tennis camps beginning May 28.
For ages 5-8, a camp is offered from 8:45-9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and for ages 7-15 a tennis camp is available from 6-6:55 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Both camps run from May 28-June 13 and cost is $99 per camp.
A camp session for ages 8-16 will run on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30-9:25 a.m. May 29-June 12 for the identical cost.
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UCO winds up 10th nationally
Taylor Neidy fired a final-round 75, but Central Oklahoma failed to move up in the team standings at the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. Saturday.
The Bronchos closed with a 323 — making 11 double bogeys and three triples — and finished 10th in the four-day, 72-hole tournament with a 1,298 total on the 6,228-yard, par-72 Arthur Hills Legends Course at LPGA International.
Lynn ended Nova Southeastern’s four-year reign as national championships, finishing with a 1,187 total to edge the Sharks by three strokes. -
Central Oklahoma softballers make World Series again
Hayley Hudson gave Central Oklahoma a 5-4 lead with a run-scoring single in the fifth inning and the No. 19-ranked Bronchos staved off a seventh-inning Winona State threat to capture the NCAA Division II Central Super Regional championship Saturday afternoon at Edmond North High School.
The Warriors put two runners on with two outs in the bottom of the seventh in a bid to pull out a late win and force a deciding game in the best-of-three series, but left fielder Devyn Frazier made a running catch in foul territory for the final out to set off a wild celebration on the field.
UCO improved to 47-11 — a school-record for wins — with its 23th consecutive home victory and advanced to the Division II World Series for the second straight year. The Bronchos will face Armstrong Atlantic in the eight-team World Series at 11 a.m. Thursday in Salem, Va.
“I’d say that was a nail-biter,” head coach Genny Stidham said. “It was a good game, both teams played well. Winona has a great team and they didn’t give up, but we came up with some big plays and came out on top. -
Central Oklahoma golf coach picks up award
Central Oklahoma’s Michael Bond has been named the NCAA Division II Central Region Coach of the Year by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association, with Aly Seng and Erica Bensch both earning All-Central Region honors.
Bond led the Bronchos to perhaps the best season in school history in 2012-13 with top-five finishes in 10 of their 12 tournaments. UCO won three titles, including the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association crown and its first-ever regional championship, and finished 10th in the Division II national tournament. -
Workman's blast cranks UCO's engine; Bronchos cruise to 5-2 win
Nicole Workman’s solo home run gave Central Oklahoma a lead it would never relinquish and the No. 19-ranked Bronchos went on to topple Winona State 5-2 in the first game of the NCAA Division II Central Super Regional Friday night at the Edmond North High School Softball Complex.
Workman blasted her 14th homer of the season to lead off the second inning, with UCO adding three runs in the third and one more in the fifth to take a commanding 5-0 lead before the Warriors created some anxious moments in their final at bat.
WSU scored two runs and had runners on second and third on with just one out in the top of the seventh, but Kalynn Shrock got the final two batters to close out her fourth straight complete-game outing of the postseason and put the Bronchos in control of the best-of-three series. -
Richters rip competition at KickingBird
The KickingBird 2-man scramble was won by Jeff and Josh Richter, finishing with a 57.9 on May 11.
Jeff Jester and Kevin Wright wrapped up second-place honors with a 59.9 and Rick Morales and Ronnie Roberts placed third (60.1).
In the second flight, the top score was 60.4 by Jerry Bernhardt and Ted Carter. Picking up silver was the tandem of Jerry Fuller and Ramona Jacobi (61.2) and the third-place squad was Dyke Hoppe and Mark VanSickle at 62.0.
Morales was closest to the pin on No. 6 and Jeff Richter landed a dart on hole 14. -
Eagles' season finished; Lopez earns national honor
Southeastern, Fla. eliminated Oklahoma Christian 4-0 om the National Christian College Athletic Association World Series in Mason, Ohio today to advance to the tournament semifinals, while OC closes at 26-26.
OC would have advanced to the semifinals with a win, but completed a terrific turnaround from an 8-34 season in 2012. The Eagles made only the second national-tournament appearance in the program's history, with the other coming in 1972, when OC finished third in the NAIA World Series. -
Multiple baseball camps offered in Edmond
Edmond Schools baseball coaches Kyle Roberts (Edmond Memorial), Jeff Shafer (Edmond Santa Fe) and Karl King (Edmond North) will instruct the Edmond All-Star Baseball Camps starting May 28 at Edmond North High School.
A pair of all-skills camps will take place for kids ages 5 and older from May 28-31 and June 3-6. Times are the same, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
On June 7, a pitcher/catcher camp will be offered for ages 8 and older with the identical time frame. Cost is $35 for the pitcher/catcher camp and $125 for the all-skills camp.
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Arthur Hills eating up Bronchos
Central Oklahoma’s struggles continued at the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. Friday.
The Bronchos made 10 double bogeys and two triple bogeys en route to a season-high 329 score on the rugged 6,228-yard, par-72 Arthur Hills Legends Course at LPGA International, leaving UCO in 10th place with a three-round total of 975.
Nova Southeastern has an 881 total heading into Saturday’s final round, giving the four-time defending champion Sharks a one-shot lead over second-place Lynn. -
Bronchos will make 12th appearance in national golf championship Monday
No. 18-ranked Central Oklahoma will make its 12th appearance in the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships in Hershey, Pa. next week.
The 54-hole stroke play portion of the tournament runs Monday-Wednesday at the 7,061-yard, par-71 Hershey Country Club East Course, with the top-eight teams from the 20-team field advancing to match play. - More Sports Headlines
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Tennis camps offered in Edmond
