Nike Border Clash 13: Katie Knight wins! by Larry Eder

Katie Knight, 2013 Nike Border Clash, photo by PhotoRun.net

Cross country is a democratic sport. It is also an honest sport. Reputations mean nothing. It is, perhaps too simply, she or he who gets from point a to point b, overcoming natural challenges and human challenges as well. In her third try, Katie Knight overcame all to win the Nike Border Clash 13 in a fine time of 15:44.

On a perfect day for cross country racing, Katie covered the 4,387 meter course fourteen seconds faster than than second place finisher, Amy-Eloise Neale, who finished in 15:58. The Washington girls shut out the Oregon Girls, 15-48, as Washington went one-five (Katie Knight, Amy-Eloise Neale, Jordan McPhee, Alexandra Ephraimson, and Maddie Meyers). Oregon’s top five, who finished 6, 9,10,11 and 18 ( Sara Tsai, Erin Clark, Ashley Maton, Megan Fristoe and Gracie Todd), also ran well, knowing that they have a year to plan their new battle against Washington’s finest.

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Sunday, November 20, 2011 was a day that Katie Knight, who won her Section 3 A State cross country championships in Washington, won’t soon forget. A strong field, a beautifully sunny and cool day, gave Katie a day to remember. For Katie Knight, the third time really was the charm. What will she do next year?

NIKE Border Clash 11/20/2011–Nike World Campus –Beaverton, Or
Timing
by RecordTiming using FinishLynx and Ipico RFID
Course Distance
4387m

Place	Bib	Name	S	Affiliation	Time	Pace
1	61	Katie Knight	F	WASHINGTON	15:44	5:46
2	68	Amy-Eloise Neale	F	WASHINGTON	15:58	5:51
3	65	Jordan McPhee	F	WASHINGTON	16:10	5:55
4	53	Alexa Efraimson	F	WASHINGTON	16:16	5:58
5	66	Maddie Meyers	F	WASHINGTON	16:17	5:58
6	38	Sara Tsai	F	OREGON	16:19	5:59
7	69	Chandler Olson	F	WASHINGTON	16:27	6:02
8	73	Stephanie Rexus	F	WASHINGTON	16:28	6:02
9	6	Erin Clark	F	OREGON	16:31	6:03
10	21	Ashley Maton	F	OREGON	16:33	6:04
11	13	Megan Fristoe	F	OREGON	16:33	6:04
12	43	Katie Bianchini	F	WASHINGTON	16:35	6:05
13	55	Alexis Fuller	F	WASHINGTON	16:37	6:06
14	64	Katia Matora	F	WASHINGTON	16:39	6:06
15	56	Brittany Gappa	F	WASHINGTON	16:43	6:08
16	79	Morgan Willson	F	WASHINGTON	16:46	6:09
17	49	Reagan Colyer	F	WASHINGTON	16:48	6:10
18	35	Gracie Todd	F	OREGON	16:49	6:10
19	62	Megan LeGresley	F	WASHINGTON	16:51	6:11
20	42	Rachel Atwood	F	WASHINGTON	16:51	6:11
21	47	Mayra Chavez	F	WASHINGTON	16:53	6:11
22	63	Andrea Masterson	F	WASHINGTON	16:53	6:11
23	58	Sanne Holland	F	WASHINGTON	16:54	6:12
24	23	Piper McDonald	F	OREGON	16:56	6:12
25	74	Marina Roberts	F	WASHINGTON	16:58	6:13
26	31	Paige Rice	F	OREGON	17:01	6:14
27	10	Claire DeVoe	F	OREGON	17:02	6:15
28	9	Adrienne Demaree	F	OREGON	17:02	6:15
29	78	Elise Tello	F	WASHINGTON	17:03	6:15
30	19	Paige Kouba	F	OREGON	17:05	6:16
31	32	Maggie Schmaedick	F	OREGON	17:07	6:17
32	75	Natalie Sharpe	F	WASHINGTON	17:08	6:17
33	37	Gracie Tostenson	F	OREGON	17:09	6:17
34	17	Dylan Hite	F	OREGON	17:12	6:18
35	1	Morgan Anderson	F	OREGON	17:12	6:18
36	70	Elizabeth Oosterhout	F	WASHINGTON	17:13	6:19
37	4	Sierra Brown	F	OREGON	17:15	6:19
38	54	Michelle Fletcher	F	WASHINGTON	17:15	6:19
39	71	Emily Pittis	F	WASHINGTON	17:16	6:20
40	59	Sofia Kane	F	WASHINGTON	17:18	6:21
41	46	Hazel Carr	F	WASHINGTON	17:22	6:22
42	51	Hannah Derby	F	WASHINGTON	17:23	6:22
43	25	Lauren Morgan	F	OREGON	17:25	6:23
44	60	Brooke Kingma	F	WASHINGTON	17:25	6:23
45	34	Shannon Susbauer	F	OREGON	17:26	6:23
46	16	Sarah Hastings	F	OREGON	17:26	6:23
47	27	Katriel O’Reilly	F	OREGON	17:31	6:25
48	45	Kyra Burke	F	WASHINGTON	17:32	6:26
49	29	Karen Qu	F	OREGON	17:34	6:26
50	18	Kira Kelly	F	OREGON	17:35	6:27
51	2000	unkown unknown	F	UNKNOWN	17:35	6:27
52	14	Sara Fristoe	F	OREGON	17:36	6:27
53	41	Abby Atchison	F	WASHINGTON	17:36	6:27
54	48	Rose Christen	F	WASHINGTON	17:38	6:28
55	80	Tori Zellerhoff	F	WASHINGTON	17:39	6:28
56	26	Kelly O’Neill	F	OREGON	17:41	6:29
57	77	Haley Suarez	F	WASHINGTON	17:44	6:30
58	15	Erin Gregoire	F	OREGON	17:44	6:30
59	57	Nicole Goecke	F	WASHINGTON	17:46	6:31
60	22	Jenna Mattox	F	OREGON	17:47	6:31
61	2	Olivia Artaiz	F	OREGON	17:51	6:33
62	28	Katy Potter	F	OREGON	17:52	6:33
63	40	Emma Wren	F	OREGON	17:53	6:33
64	11	McKenzie Evans	F	OREGON	17:58	6:35
65	12	Sarah Fahmy	F	OREGON	17:58	6:35
66	52	Kelsey Dunn	F	WASHINGTON	17:58	6:35
67	36	Sandy Torres	F	OREGON	18:00	6:36
68	50	Rachel Dahl	F	WASHINGTON	18:08	6:39
69	39	Emily Weber	F	OREGON	18:10	6:39
70	7	Stephanie Croy	F	OREGON	18:10	6:40
71	44	Mckenzi Bravo	F	WASHINGTON	18:13	6:41
72	20	Margarita Lauer	F	OREGON	18:18	6:42
73	5	Tia Caarnahan	F	OREGON	18:23	6:44
74	33	McKensize Spooner	F	OREGON	18:23	6:44
75	8	Nevina DeLuca	F	OREGON	18:23	6:44
76	76	Jordin Stephenson	F	WASHINGTON	18:25	6:45
77	24	Alyn Moncsko	F	OREGON	18:46	6:53
78	30	Nicole Rasmussen	F	OREGON	19:39	7:12

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Girl’s Team Scoring
———————–

1. 15 WASHINGTON (16:05 80:25 0:33)
=====================================
1 1 61 Katie Knight F 15:44
2 2 68 Amy-Eloise Neale F 15:58
3 3 65 Jordan McPhee F 16:10
4 4 53 Alexa Efraimson F 16:16
5 5 66 Maddie Meyers F 16:17
6 ( 7) 69 Chandler Olson F 16:27
7 ( 8) 73 Stephanie Rexus F 16:28

2. 48 OREGON (16:33 82:45 0:30)
=====================================
1 6 38 Sara Tsai F 16:19
2 9 6 Erin Clark F 16:31
3 10 21 Ashley Maton F 16:33
4 11 13 Megan Fristoe F 16:33
5 12 35 Gracie Todd F 16:49
6 ( 13) 23 Piper McDonald F 16:56
7 ( 14) 31 Paige Rice F 17:01

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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