Tim Freriks

 Alex Myers (Sr., Sinagua) and Tim Freriks (Sr., Mingus Union) talk about the 4A Arizona State Meet and their final days in high school.

    Last weekend at the Arcadia Invitational,  Arizona runners were turning in some top performances.   Photo: from left, Tim Freriks, Steve Magnuson and Sherod Hardt.

  Mingus Union senior Tim Freriks talks about his cross country season, his college choice and his upcoming track season.                    

 It doesn't get closer than this! Colorado senior Laura Tremblay (pictured left) edges out Arizona junior Jessica Tonn (pictured right) at the finish.  More photos and race video's coming soon!

 Brian Shrader, Sinagua (4A II) and Jessica Tonn, Xavier College Prep (5A I) - top runners at the Arizona State Cross Country Meet held Saturday.

Mark Feigen won a showdown with Rhode Island rival Andrew Springer at the New England XC Championships. In all, 16 teams ranked in the latest MileSplit National Poll were in action, with 10 of those squads securing titles. Results posted.

1A - 2A   Junior Ronald Laban from Hopi is the clear favorite for the 1A - 2A State Meet.  Some of his season highlights include a 1st place finish at Ojo Rojo, a 4th place at Jack Boehle and a 4th place in the Division 5 Boys Sweepstakes Race at the Mt. Sac Invitational in California.  Laban may have competition from his own teammates, Kevin Tsinniginnie (Jr) and Brennon Sidney (Jr) and from Cody Rosengarten (Jr, Tombstone)  and Sean Newport (Sr, Valley Christian).    Sidney and Tsinniginnie placed 9th and 11th at Mt. Sac helping the Hopi team to a 2nd place finish; Newport won the 1A-2A Metro West Regional Meet and Rosengarten won the Benson Invitational and placed 3rd in both the Los Mesquites Invite and the Ojo Rojo Invitational.  

Each week here at MileSplit we will be giving you a quick look at four of the nation's best runners in our new feature called MileSplit Fast Four. Featured this week are Katie Flood (IA), Matt Mizereck, (FL), Brooklyne Ridder (OH) and Tim Freriks (AZ).

Boys:   Tim Freriks from Mingus Union high school not only won the Jim Danner Invitational in  Oregon he smashed the course record by 9 seconds.   Jorge Martinez  (pictured right #1), a sophomore from Alhambra, and Humberto Gonzales (picuture right #36) from Cesar Chavez battled to the finish, through most of the Doug Conley Invitational with Martinez winning in 15:38 over Gonzales (15:41.14)   Tuba City's Ryan Yazzie sprinted to a third place finish with a time of 15:41.28.   Alberto Tellez from Camelback won the very hilly Los Mesquites Invitational in 16:39.      

While many of the states top runners were at the Doug Conley Championship meet,  two Arizona teams headed to Oregon for the Jim Danner Invitational. Both the Mingus boys and the Flagstaff girls ran in the championship meet held at the Portland Meadows course, the same course as the Nike Team Nationals.      Photo: Senior Tim Freriks, Mingus Union High School.

The second week of the 2008 Cross Country Season had some great performances!  We did not get all of the results until late in the week so this weeks top performances are a little late but we did not want to leave it out! REAL MEN WEAR PINK! The Glendale High School Cross Country Team, enjoyed the day in pink T-Shirts, as they cheered on teammates and other runners! Just watching them would put a smile on anyones face!!!

   The count-down is complete with the state top runners Jessica Tonn and Brian Shrader!  Congratulations to the top 17 and good luck to all as the season begins this week! Click on header to see more!