2011 USATF National Club Cross Country ChampionshipsDec 10, 2011 by USATF News
McMillan Elite defends title; Team Rogue Elite take women's at Club XC Champ
McMillan Elite defends title; Team Rogue Elite take women's at Club XC Champ
McMillan Elite defends men’s team title; adidas/Team Rogue Elite takes women’s team honors at USATF National Club Cross Country Championships
SEATTLE – Defending team champion McMillan Elite (Flagstaff, Ariz.) successfully defended their open men’s title, while adidas/Team Rogue Elite (Austin, Texas) took the women’s open team title Saturday at the 2011 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships at Jefferson Park in Seattle, Wash.
A record 1226 athletes competed at the 14th annual event, which featured America’s top post-collegiate club teams from across the United States vying for top honors and bragging rights as the nation's top cross country team. The championships offered a total prize purse of $30,000, with $25,000 going to the top open teams.
The day of racing began with the masters women’s 6 km where Club Northwest’s Gwen Laphamscored a second-place finish to lead the host club as they successfully defended their 40+ team title. Running unattached, Chris Kimbrough (Austin, Texas) took the individual masters title, running 22:12 to finish nine seconds up on Lapham.
The masters women’s 6 km also saw the Impala Racing Team take the 50+ team title as the Boulder Road Runners scored victories in the 60+ and 70+ team divisions.
The masters men’s 10 km boasted the largest field of the day with 394 entrants. Malcolm Campbelltook the top individual honors in 32:13, as he led the Atlanta Track Club to the men’s 40+ team title.
Championships host, Club Northwest successfully defended their 50+ team title as the Atlanta Track Club took the top team honors in the 60+ division and the Boulder Road Runners won the 70+ and 80+ team titles.
In the open women’s 6 km, adidas/Team Rogue Elite won their first ever team title over two-time team champions Boulder Running Company. Brie Felnagle (Tacoma, Wash.) took the individual title, running 19:54 for a four-second win over NCAA Division II Cross Country Champion Neely Spence(Shippensburg, Pa.).
The open men’s 10 km saw Jonathan Grey of Team USA Minnesota take command of the race at 6 km, quickly opening a 20 meter lead over a field that included defending individual champion Aaron Braun and World Championships 1,500 meter bronze medalist Matt Centrowitz (Eugene, Ore.).
Grey cruised to the individual title in 29:38 for a 10 second win over Braun while he edged Phillip Reidof the Asics Aggies as they finished in the same time of 29:48. Centrowitz took fourth in 29:50.
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Full Results from 2011 USATF Club National Cross Country Championships