Cross Country NEWS

All-American distance runner Teresa Lawson signs to Oregon State University

March 25, 2012

Posted from OSU Website (full article):
Teresa Lawson, Portland, Ore. Clackamas CC
Teresa Lawson is fairly new to the sports of cross country and track, after not running either in high school. She was a soccer player at St. Mary’s Academy in Portland. She has been running less than a year of cross country and track after being recruited to run at Clackamas Community College, being discovered at a local road race in August 2011. She finished in third place at the NWAACC Cross Country Championship meet last fall. She has only run one track race in her life.

Personal Bests
3,000 Meters: 10:18
5,000 Meters (XC): 18:28

Why Teresa chose OSU: “When you choose a school, you’re not only choosing a school, but also choosing a team. The girls on the team made me feel welcomed and wanted and I could tell the coaching staff had my best interest at heart and would be more than capable of helping me reach my goals. In addition, OSU is a very good school for sciences and I knew it would provide me with a strong education.”

Coach Sullivan on Teresa: “Teresa never ran in high school and played soccer for a few years. We love a great story, just like Laura Carlyle’s story. You never think you are going to find another one like that, but there is a really good chance that we just found another. Her junior college coaches are really good friends of both Travis and I’s and one of them called us and said he was at a road race this summer and saw Teresa run and found out it was the first road race she had ever run in and she ended up almost winning and finished second behind a guy. So after the race was over the junior college coach went over and found out that she had eligibility left at the junior college level and convinces her to transfer to Clackamas. Within a week she was running college cross country. The NWAACC, which Laura won, Teresa got third in a really competitive field. We had a meet at Clackamas and raced against some of our girls and ran really well. It is kind of like déjà vu in a way because we recruited Laura without a lot of proven times, but it ended up to be a great story. So we had Teresa come and look and we all agreed that the sky is the limit with her.”

 

Cougar NWAACC post season awards

November 21, 2011

OREGON CITY -- Several Cougars were named to the NWAACC post season awards last week. 

 

For cross country, harriers sophomore Teresa Lawson (St. Mary's HS, Oregon City, OR) and freshman Jorge Gil-Juarez (Phoenix HS, Phoenix, OR) made the XC NWAACC All-American squad. Lawson finished third in the women's event while Gil-Juarez took fourth in the men's. Two other CCC cross country athletes just missed the top seven who made the team; freshman Mark Medgin (Tigard HS, Tigard, OR)  took eighth in the men's race while freshman Grace Viuhkola (Hood River Valley, Hood River, OR) claimed eighth on the women's event.

 

In volleyball, sophomore outside hitters Taylor Richardson (Gresham HS, Gresham, OR ) and Haylee Schaab (Sisters HS, Sisters, OR ) were named to the Southern Region First Team All-Stars. Richardson was also a regional second team selection in 2010.

 

In soccer, sophomore midfielder Yasmina 'Yazzy' Coto (Beaverton HS, Beaverton, OR) was named to the South-East Region All-Stars, her second consecutive selection, and first year head coach Janine Szpara was selected region Coach of the Year. Coto finished her career at CCC as the 3rd all-time career leader in assists with 16, just two assists behind her sister, CCC assistant coach Miriam Coto who registered 18 in her Clackamas career.

 

Cougars win region combined cross country championship

October 29, 2011
Results: Men | Women

	Jorge Gil-Juarez wins the men's title with ease over Lane's Cesar Perez (background).
	Grace Vuihkola led the CCC women.
	Associate head coach Jerret Mantalas was named the men and women's COY.

OREGON CITY -- The Cougar Cross Country men and women's teams each took second place and won the combined XC title at CCC Saturday. Lane edged CCC 32 to 35 to win the the men's event while Clark won the women's event with a 18 point lead over the Cougs to win 23 to 41.  The Cougar women were without their top runner Teresa Lawson who was resting a minor injury in preparation for the upcoming NWAACC championship meet.

The men's team was led by freshman Jorge Gil-Juarez who won the men's individual title by nearly 10 seconds over Lane runner Cesar Perez.  Running at the front for most of the race, Gil-Juarez took command with about 600 meters to go and ran to an impressive victory.  This was the first male individual champion for the Cougars since Jon Butkey won in 2004. 

 

Following very close behind was both sophomore Brad Prettyman and freshman Mark Medgin.  Prettyman finished third overall while Medgin finished just two seconds behind taking fourth.  Rounding out the top five for Clackamas were both freshman Zach Hibbs and Austin Collins.  Hibbs and Collins finished 13th and 14th overall. 

In the women’s race, the team was led by freshman Grace Vuihkola who ran a great race and finished fourth overall.  Following just seconds behind in sixth place was freshman Cia Bywater.  Vuihkola’s performance was her best of the season and her time of 18:55 puts her seventh all-time at Clackamas. 

 

Running in the third position for the Cougars was freshman Rachel Botsford who had a career day by running a 15 second person record, finishing in 20:23.  Rounding out the top five for the Cougar women were sophomore Jenny Stevenson and freshman Caitlyn Lewis.  Both ran very smart races and really moved well over the last mile.

The combined championship goes to the lowest combined team score after adding up both the men and women’s scores.  This is the first time since 2004 that Clackamas has won the combined trophy.

 

CCC associate head coach Jerret Mantalas was named by the Southern Region coaches as both the men and women's coach of the year.

Both teams look to add to the hardware count at the NWAACC championships on on November 12th in Everett, WA.

 

Clackamas has best run in a decade

October 4, 2011 -- By Jerret Mantalas

Jorge Gil-Juarez

Teresa Lawson

CCC continued to look strong as the cross country team competed at the Charles Bowles Invitational [results] held at Willamette University.  This meet is one of the largest meets in the Northwest and was a great test for the Cougars at the midway point of the season. 

 

In the men’s race, the Cougars were led by freshman Jorge Gil-Juarez who had a huge personal best with a time of 25:19.  Sophomore Brad Prettyman also had a career day when he posted a personal best time of 25:22. Also posting a personal record (PR) was freshman Mark Medgin who ran 25:34.

 

Gil-Juarez, Prettyman and Medgin all posted times that landed them on the top 20 All-Time list. Gil-Juarez’s 25:19 put him 6th all time.  Posting the 7th fastest time in school history was Prettyman with his time of 25:22.  Medgin improved upon his 15th fastest time of 25:38 by four seconds but remains at that spot.

 

Also having a great day was Austin Collins who finished 5th on the team and showed he can be a real contributor to the cross country team.  Both Colton Snook (27:41) and Jordan Grimes (28:10) had personal bests.

 

As a team, this was the best performance the Cougars have had against conference competition as the men beat Spokane for the first time in over 10 years.

 

In the women’s race, Clackamas was led by freshman Teresa Lawson who finished 21st overall out of over 220 women in a time of 18:28. Lawson’s time was a 15 second lifetime PR and only her second cross country 5k of her life. 

 

Also having a career day was freshman Cia Bywater who cracked the 19 minute barrier with a time of 18:58.  This was a PR for Bywater by almost 30 seconds.  Jenny Stevenson ran as the Cougars' third runner and had a huge day.  Stevenson ran about a minute faster than a year ago on the same course and posted a time of 20:09.  Racing for the first time this season was Caitlyn Lewis who ran controlled as she begins to get her legs back under her.

 

Both Lawson and Bywater posted times that put them on the top 20 list and amongst the best ever at Clackamas. Lawson’s time of 18:28 puts her 5th all-time while Bywater’s time of 18:58 puts her tied for 7th.

 

Three Cougars earn NWAACC Player of the Week honors

September 24, 2011

Taylor Richardson

Haylee Schaab

Teresa Lawson

Cougar sophomore volleyball players Taylor Richardson and Haylee Schaab along with cross country freshman runner Teresa Lawson have been named Player of the Week by the NWAACC.

 

Richardson was selected Southern Region Defensive Player of the Week on September 7th. In seventeen sets on the week, Richardson had a team high 68 kills to go with her 44 digs and a 2.14 serve-receive average. She was also named Cougar Player of the Week.

 

"She helped lead the team on offense and played solid defense as well," said head coach Kathie Woods. "Her overall game was very balanced and instrumental to our success."

 

Schaab was named Southern Region Offensive Player of the Week on September 21st.

 

 In 29 sets over the week, Schaab had 71 kills on a 29% kill efficiency, 15 blocks and 13 digs.

 

"Haylee has really stepped up her game over the last few weeks and is being aggressive on the court," commented Woods. "She has brought more intensity and focus to the team which was reflected in the win-loss column this week."

 

Lawson was named the NWAACC Cross Country Female Athlete of the Week on September 23rd.

 

She turned in a mark of 23:21 at the Sundodger Invitational's women's 6K in Seattle.

 

Associate head coach Jerret Mantalas was pleased with her performance, "Great early season mark for Teresa. She ran a very good time for her first collegiate cross country race ever."

 

 

 

Clackamas lead by a strong group of freshman

By Jerret Mantalas
September 2nd, 2011
OREGON CITY -- Clackamas Community College kicked off its cross country season against both NCAA Division 3 Wartburg College and NCAA Division 2 Western Oregon University on the campus of Clackamas CC. In the men’s race, Clackamas was led by a trio of freshman finishing in CCC's top five.

 

Leading the way was Jorge Juarez (7th ) finishing in the top 10. Just outside the top 10 was Mark Medgin who finished 11th overall and cracking the top 20 was Zach Hibbs (18th). Rounding out the top five for Clackamas was sophomore Brad Prettyman (25th) and freshman Chris Stash (27th). This was a great early season test as the Cougars get ready to head up to the Sundodger invite in two weeks.

In the women’s race, Clackamas was lead by four freshman finishing in CCC's top five. Leading that group was Cia Bywater who ran at the front for most of the race and finished fourth overall. Both Carissa Hill (12th ) and Grace Viuhkola (17th ) finished in the top 20. Helping round out the top five was Rachel Botsford (23rd ) and Jenny Stevenson (26th).

 

Both teams will be looking to add to the success of this meet as they move forward to the Sundodger Invite hosted by University of Washington at Seattle's Lincoln Park on September 17th.

CCC Track & Field record holder passes

July 13, 2011

Gogl pictured in April running the 2011 Boston Marathon

MURRIETA, CA - Steve Gogl, class of ’83, unexpectedly passed away July 5th. Gogl was a two time NJCAA All-American in the 3000m Steeplechase for CCC, placing 5th in 1982 and 3rd in 1983 at the junior college national meet. He also placed 7th nationally for CCC’s cross country squad that finished 2nd overall in 1982.

 

Gogl stills hold the school record in the steeplechase with a time of 8:57.4 - over eight and a half seconds faster than ’83 team mate Tony Macey’s time of 9:07.0. Gogl is also listed in the top ten in the 1500m run (10th in ’82) and the 5000m run (7th in ’83) [records].

 

Gogl came to CCC from Sprague HS in Salem, OR where he was a two-time state champion in the steeplechase and also won a title in the 5000 meters. Additionally, he was an all-state performer in the 1500 meters, 3000 meters and cross country.

 

Gogl went on to run for the University of Colorado and was a member of the Buffalo team that captured third place at the 1985 NCAA Cross Country Championships.

 

Obituary (source article)
STEVE GOGL 48, of Murrieta, California, passed away unexpectedly at his home on July 5 2011. Steve was born in Bakersfield, California. Steve attended high school in El Paso Texas and Oregon. He was a star high school runner before attending Clackamas Community College where he earned All-American status. He was recruited to the University of Colorado where he continued to excel at the division one level in both cross-country and track. Upon graduation Steve found his way into restaurant management where he became manager at several of the Chilis chain here in Southern California. Upon leaving the restaurant business Steve started his own business and built a successful pool service route in Temecula called Worry Free Pools. Steve continued his competitiveness and passion for running by completing 6 marathons. He ran Boston just this April completing the race in 3:20. Steve made so many friends with his big heart, laughter and genuine caring way about him. He is survived by his wife Linda Gogl, daughter Sara Calhoun, son Dylan & daughter-in-law Erica Eddy, and two grandsons, Jake and Seth, father Rich Gogl from Oregon, mother Diane Berger from Texas, and sisters Gayle Paton and Celeste Hunt. A celebration of life will be held July 16, 12-3pm. For more information about the service please email: celebratestevegogl@gmail.com

 

Cougars look much improved at Sundodger

September 18th, 2010

By Keoni McHone

Seattle, WA -- Laura Copenhagen led the women’s team in a team performance that earned them the number three out of five NWAACC teams at the Sundodger Invitational hosted by the University of Washington in West Seattle, WA.  Mary Botsford ran number two for the squad looking much improved over last year’s performance.  Copenhagen’s performance was the number nine finish of an NWAACC athlete in a race of 191 runners where she finished 79th.  Emily Everetts, Beth Wynn and Jenny Stevenson had solid performances in their first huge college cross country race.  The threesome of Melanie Peters, Botsford and Copenhagen finished within Everett Community College’s top five who are the defending NWAACC champions.

 

Kyle Edwards led the men’s squad with a time of 26:30 for 8k running a well executed race.  Edwards performance placed him 42nd out of 198 runners.  Brad Prettyman looked more confident in his second collegiate race finishing as the number two runner for the Cougars.  Chris Olsen ran a 45 second lifetime personal record for 8000 meters and running number three for the team.  Dominique Douglas ran a smart race and moved up heavily through the packed race.  Brandon Sherier ran as the number five scorer.  Edwards, Prettyman and Olsen finished in Everett’s top five who were the runners up at last year’s NWAACC Championships.  Clackamas was also the number three out of six NWAACC teams at meet.      

 

The Cougar’s next meet will be at Bush Park in Salem, OR hosted by Willamette University.  The men’s 8k will be at 10:50 and the women’s 5k will be at 11:35. 

 

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