Norman’s Tanner Satterthwaite named state’s Gatorade Runner of the Year
Norman senior Tanner Satterthwaite was chosen as the 2011-12 Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.
The award recognizes outstanding athletic performance as well as academics and character. The award puts him up for Gatorade’s National Boys Runner of the Year award.
Satterthwaite won the Class 6A state championship as a junior, and finished fourth at the state meet as a senior, helping Norman claim the 6A team title.
He was Oklahoma’s best finisher at the 2011 Nike Cross Nationals South Regional championships, placing 26th. He also won the Oklahoma Meet of Champions and the Oklahoma-Arkansas All-Star Cross Country Meet.
Satterthwaite remains undecided on a college choice.
Plainview’s Davis wins Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year
Plainview’s Alex Davis was named the Gatorade Oklahoma Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, it was announced Thursday.
In addition to recognizing athletic excellence, the award also recognizes academic achievement and exemplary character on an off the course.
The junior won the Class 3A individual state title last year with a time of 11:25, finishing 39 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher and helping Plainview win the team title.
She finished third at the 2011 Nike Cross Nationals South Regional championships and won the Oklahoma Meet of Champions and the Arkansas/Oklahoma All-Star meet.
Davis is now a finalist for the Gatorade national runner of the year, which will be announced later this month.
Mustang’s Emily Helms is Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Mustang cross country runner Emily Helms.
Mustang’s Emily Helms won the 5A and 6A varsity girls race at last week’s OK Runner Classic in Norman and is The Oklahoman’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week.
Helms, last year’s Class 6A runner-up as a sophomore, finished almost 30 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, Edmond Memorial’s Tara Lewis.
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OK Runner Classic is Friday in Norman
Norman's Tanner Satterthwaite, the defending Class 6A champion, is one of several top runners competing in Friday's OK Runner Classic in Norman. PHOTO BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN
Over 100 cross country teams will descend upon Norman Friday for the sixth annual OK Runner Classic, which is hosted by Norman High School.
Several of the top runners in the state will compete in the event, including defending Class 6A boys champion Tanner Satterthwaite of Norman and last year’s 6A girls runner-up Emily Helms of Mustang.
High school races begin at 10:30 a.m. with the 2A-4A girls. The last varsity race, the 5A-6A boys, begins at 2:30 p.m.
Here is the full list of race times:
10:30: 2A/3A/4A girls
11:30: 2A/3A/4A boys
1:30: 5A/6A girls
2:30: 5A/6A boys
4:30: Junior high girls
5:00: Junior high boys
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Edmond Santa Fe’s Arya Bahreini is Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Edmond Santa Fe cross country runner Arya Bahreini.
Edmond Santa Fe’s Arya Bahreini won the varsity boys 5K run at the seventh annual Wolf Run Cross Country Race, and is The Oklahoman’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week.
He ran the race in 16:07, 25 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, Deer Creek’s Taler Buck. Bahreini was Edmond Santa Fe’s highest individual at last year’s Class 6A state meet.
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Norman’s Tanner Satterthwaite feels good about cross country season
Norman cross country runner Tanner Satterthwaite is the defending Class 6A boys individual champion.
NORMAN — The Norman boys cross country team, which was Class 6A’s runner-up last season, competed last weekend at the Greenhill Relays in Dallas.
Tanner Satterthwaite, the defending Class 6A individual state champion, and the Tigers finished fourth at the event.
“We went up against some of the best teams from Texas and still got fourth,” Satterthwaite said.
This weekend is the Brookhaven Run, a road race in Norman that also serves as a fundraiser for the team. The Brookhaven Run isn’t a high school meet; it is open to runners of all ages.
The next weekend, however, the Tigers return to high school competition in the OK Runner Classic.
Norman only lost one runner off of last year’s runner-up team, so Satterthwaite said his biggest concern in 2011 is overconfidence.
“Our team is really united,” Satterthwaite said, “but our biggest worry is overconfidence since we returned so many guys and were so close to winning it last year.”
Deer Creek’s Blaine Powell is the Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Deer Creek Blaine Powell, right, and Taler Buck finished first and second, respectively, at the Guthrie Cottonwood Flats Invitational meet on Saturday. PHOTO BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN
Deer Creek’s Blaine Powell won the Class 5A-and-below, three-mile boys race at the annual TIG Guthrie Cottonwood Flats Invitational, and the performance earned him The Oklahoman’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors.
Powell ran the race in 15:31 for a five-second victory over teammate Taler Buck. The Deer Creek boys placed six runners in the top 10, winning the race as a team. The Deer Creek girls also won their race as a team.
Lincoln Christian’s Jordan Masterson is the Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Lincoln Christian's Jordan Masterson won the Lincoln Christian Cross Country Meet on Saturday in Tulsa. PHOTO BY CORY YOUNG, TULSA WORLD
Cross country action was limited across Oklahoma last week, but Lincoln Christian junior Jordan Masterson is The Oklahoman‘s Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the week of August 14-20.
Masterson won the two-mile Lincoln Christian Cross Country Meet on Saturday with a time of 10:30.35.
Last season, Masterson finished fifth as an individual in the Class 3A state meet, and the team finished fifth overall.
Action picks up this week, with 10 meets across the state.
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Westmoore: Noemi Hernandez earns Gatorade honor…
By Robert Przybylo
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Westmoore cross country runner Noemi Hernandez saved her best performance for her final one.
Ranked in the top five all season, Hernandez won the Class 6A state individual championship and was named the Gatorade/ESPN RISE Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year for Oklahoma.
“She was important to our success in more ways than just her athletic abilities,” coach Laura Clay said. “She has such a positive outlook on her running, life and work ethic. Family and respect are very important to her, and you can see that in the way that she carries herself.”
Westmoore finished third as a team. Hernandez has signed with Oklahoma Christian.
All-City schedule…
By Robert Przybylo
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We’re knee-deep in football playoffs, but here is your schedule for the All-City teams in volleyball, softball and cross country.
Wednesday - Volleyball
Thursday - Big and Little All-City Softball
Friday - Boys and Girls Cross Country
Look for stories, capsules and the complete roster for each sport in The Oklahoman and on NewsOK. UPDATE: This might change. Space is kinda tight for the next couple of days. Just know we’ll try to get these in and fast as we can.
