Clackamas Continues Strong Running Tradition
Men's 2006 Recap
The Cougars had a great season in 2006 narrowly missing third place finish at the NWAACC Championships. This was the first time in the last nine years that Clackamas has not come home with a trophy. CCC has won four Southern Region titles and two NWAACC Championships since 1996.
Clackamas has also had two individual NWAACC Champions (Trevor Dodge and John Butkey) since 2000. CCC won the Co-ed Combined Team Title in 2003, 2000 and 1996 showing that year they were the best overall community college distance program in Oregon and Washington and were second and third for the Co-ed Combined titles in 2004 and 2005, respectively. John Butkey holds the record for the fastest finish time of any NWAACC Championships.
2007 Southern Region Championships
Andria Scheese is Region Champion. Men take second place.
Cross Country News
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Women's 2006 Recap
The Cougar Women also had a successful season in 2006 with a fourth place finish at the NWAACC Championships. The Cougars have had many top performances with two NWAACC Champions in the last seven years (Kari Rissmiller, Jessica Harper). Coach McHone has coached two NWAACC Championship teams the past five years with second and third place finishes the other years (with exception of 2002). Clackamas also owns just under 50% of the co-ed combined titles since 1989. There have been four team titles for the Cougars since 1996. The fastest woman’s time in the 5000 meters is 18:09 since Coach McHone has been the head coach.
Many Cougars compete at the the Next Level
This strong tradition has made Clackamas’ cross country and track and field programs a place that universities across the nation look to recruit. We have athletes transfer to universities such as Cal State-Long Beach, Western States College in Colorado (rated as the #10 collegiate cross country program in the US), University of Oregon, University of Georgia, Boise State, Western Oregon University and many others. We continually have athletes that top the national lists for USA Track and Field, NCAA Division I and NCAA Division II. Paul Kezes competed on the USA Cross Country National team joining the likes of Adam Goucher and Jorge Torres. Clackamas continues to put out highly recruited athletes due to their reputation as good people and runners.
Academic Success
The winning tradition is based on dedication and teamwork. Dedication to academics as well as running is key. It is believed that success in the classroom leads to success in running. An athlete is much more motivated if they know they are going to be eligible to compete and not distressed by their academics. P.J. Martineau is our academic advisor that helps athletes plan their academics as well as transfer plans. She is a big reason for our academic success.
The dedication to running and teamwork is based on the philosophy that positive actions are cyclical. Positive actions keep a strong bond and everyone keeps getting better for their teammates and themselves.
Please feel free to contact head coach Keoni McHone if you are interested in learning more about Clackamas and its distance program (See contacts page). If you would like to receive e-mail updates on the cross country and track programs please leave your name and e-mail address at keonim@clackamas.edu.
Cougar Cross Country News
Follow the Cougars during 2006 season. Visit Cross Country News for the latest on Cougar Cross Country. For the latest on all our fall programs visit the Fall Sports News.
Please feel free to contact Head Coach Keoni McHone at (503) 657-6958 ext. 2168 if you are interested in learning more about Clackamas and its distance program. If you would like to receive e-mail updates on the cross country and track programs please leave your name and e-mail address at keonim@clackamas.edu.
