West Valley's Open Men closed out the 2015 cross country season on a high note finishing 20th overall at the USATF National Club XC Championships. In what has become an almost routine display, Malcolm Richards (26th overall) led the team with a 30:17 performance over the 10 km course through Golden Gate Park. Kevin Pool (74th) capped off a spectacular debut season with a 31:19 clocking, while newcomer Nick Spector (137th) proved his worth crossing the line in 32:12. Hot on hi

The West Valley TC masters men had one goal this cross country season: a team podium finish at USATF X/C Club Nationals. Mission accomplished. Our guys finished second in the nation, behind a strong squad from Oregon’s Bowerman Elite, and ahead of a deep team from Boston Athletic Association. Our masters men rose to championship form, with the scoring folks running their best race of the season. Deserved of special attention are Neville Davey (3rd, the only race he did not w

Throughout the cross-country season, the second-place West Valley women were led by Ibet Allan, Steph MacKenzie, and Nicole Campbell. However, heading into club cross-country nationals in San Francisco, the team would be without this formidable trio. They would need others to step up, and step up they did! The depth of the team was strong all year, and today would be no exception, with the five scoring women all within a minute of each other. Katie Famous led the squad in 22:

Hellman's Hollow was still relatively empty when the WVTC Master's women (Me (Christy Bonstelle), Ellen Wallace, Kim Rupert) arrived to warm-up for our 9am race. Ellen and I - along with Ellen's husband Glen - met early and quickly accomplished one our most important tasks of the day - securing picnic tables for the WVTC base and post-race picnic. With a little skill, the bags of three people can look like an army occupying a table. Ellen and I then warmed up together, briefl

Master Men - 6th place Results available here: http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USATF-National-Club-Cross-Country-Championships/Results/Masters-Men-40-Plus-Team-Scores.aspx Open Men - 22nd place Results available here: http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USATF-National-Club-Cross-Country-Championships/Results/Open-Men-Team-Scores.aspx Open Women - 27th place Results available here: http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USATF-National-Club-Cross-Countr

http://www.pausatf.org/data/2013/XCTAM2013ag.html OPEN MEN 1 WVTC 29 ALEX VARNER, 28 1 MALCOLM RICHARDS, 31 4 MATTHEW LAYE, 32 6 MICHAEL HISCOTT, 30 8 TYLER DENISTON, 22 10 EDWARD BREEN, 32 15 JAMEY GIFFORD, 35 17 40+ MEN 1 WVTC 22 TODD ROSE, 40 2 MARK YUEN, 42 3 MARK MCMANUS, 40 4 PETER MACKENZIE, 41 5 JOHN MARKELL, 40 8 CHARLES MULLANE, 44 9 IVAN LIEBEN, 44 10 OPEN WOMEN 1 WVTC 21 NICOLE CAMPBELL, 31 1 STEPHANIE MACKENZIE, 37 2 CAITLIN ROAKE, 25 4 KATIE WILLIAMS, 24 6 KATIE