Quick hits for a Wednesday:
— Pro results: Tuesday night in Copenhagen Athletics Games, a Continental Bronze Tour, Elly Henes (coach by Mike Smith) finished second in the women’s 5,000 meters in 15:08.27, a second behind Brit Hannah Nuttall. Hoka NAZ Elite’s Katie Wasserman, whose season was shortened by injury, finished ninth in 15:28.69.
At the Continental Silver Tour meet in Rovereto, Italy, Dark Sky Distance miler Vince Ciattei went up in distance and ran the 3,000 meters, finishing 12th in 8:09.40. According to World Athletics records, this was the first outdoor 3,000 meters Ciattei has ever run. The last time he ran the distance was in 2018 while at Virginia Tech, at the ACC Indoor Championships. He ran 8:10.91 then.
— Hobbs Kessler’s post-Olympic European tour seemingly over, the parttime Flagstaff resident returned home to Michigan and jumped into a college cross country race, the Michigan Open. He won, covering the 5K distance in 15:14.4. Some people may forget that Kessler signed with NAU to run cross country and track before turning pro the summer before his freshman year. Just think how strong NAU’s men’s cross country roster would be with Kessler on the team.
— Speaking of NAU and cross country, here’s a highlight reel from last weekend’s NAU Hall of Fame banquet. The 2016, 2017 and 2018 NCAA champion cross country teams were inducted.
— Coconino High School’s cross country team is holding an online fundraiser to help support the program as it travels to meets this year, including participating in the prestigious Woodbridge Invitational on Sept. 20 in Irvine, Calif. Click here to help.
— Tickets are still available for the “From Rivers to Mountains Fall Showcase” film festival Saturday night at NAU’s Prochnow Auditorium. Among the films shown (with the athletes in attendance) are Flagstaff ultrarunner Rob Krar and climber Danny Giovale. Info here.
— At the George B. Wallace Memorial Mountain Man Run in Williams on Labor Day, Team Run Flagstaff’s Brandon Joe won the 5K in 19:05, 11 seconds ahead of teenager Marlon Alfredo Zarate of Cerritos, Calif. The women’s 5K winner was Zarate’s little sister, Maye, in 26:53. In the 10K, Williams’ own Jennifer Martyn was the overall winner in 53:42. Top male: Riley Biek, 14, from Queen Creek in 59:52.
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