Announcement
Texas Largest Judged One Mile Walk
PSJA High School, Pharr, Texas
Friday, January 2nd, 2009
Earlier today at PSJA High School Olympian Tim Seaman of the New York Athletics Club captured the annual happing that is Texas’s Largest Judged One Mile Race Walk. Seaman, a four time winner of the famed Rudin Mile at Madison Garden’s Millrose Games, led 8 others under the 7 minute barrier in windy conditions. Youngsters, thriving on the camp's week of twice a day workouts excelled, especially HS junior Trevor Barron from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Nebraska's Chris Tegtmeier. Their second and third place finishes resulted in life time best performances. The first four have declared their intent to compete in this year’s Millrose Games, Friday, January 30th, which will also serve as the USA National Championships for the 1 mile race walk. Capturing a two second lifetime best in the women’s field with a 7:04 victory was Canadian star Rachel Lavellee. Indiana’s Goshen College junior Tina Peters, and Molly Josephs a high school student from Long Island, New York, also made the qualifying time for Millrose and announced their intent to compete for the USA Women's 1 Mile Championships. Alejendro Chavez, a sophomore at PSJA high, was the top local finisher placing 9th overall, right behind the Vergara twins from Edinburgh. Chavez’s time of 6:55 made him eligible to compete in the high school national indoor track & field championships in Boston on March 14th. The Vergara’s, Roberto and Ricardo, are freshman walkers on the collegiate T&F team at Lindsey Wilson College in Kentucky. Claudia Ortiz, another South Texas Walking Club star, was 6th among the women with a quick time of 8:18 for the mile. Thisat time qualified her for the High School National Indoor T&F Championships in Boston on March 14th. Vern Mauk, illustrating artist of the book Racewalking! Fun?, showed his support of the youngsters by participating in today’s race. AC Jaime, and all the parents of the South Texas Walking Club are to be congratulated for putting on yet another fantastic walking competition!
1. Tim Seaman (NY AC) M36 6:11
2. Trevor Barron (South Park TC) M16 6:25
3. Chris Tegtmeier (Concordia Univ. NE) M21 6:31
4. Tyler Sorrenson (Pleasanton Heat TC) M14 6:40
5. Bruno Carriere (Quebec, Canada) M16 6:47
6. Roberto Vergara (Lindsey Wilson Col.) M18 6:53
7. Ricardo Vergara (Lindsey Wilson Col.) M18 6:54
8. Matthew Forgues (Maine RWers) M16 6:55
9. Alex Chavez (South Texas WC) M15 6:55
10. Rachel Lavellee (Etobicoke TC, Canada) F22 7:04
11. Tina Peters (Goshen College, In.) F20 7:43
12. Molly Josephs (Walk USA) F14 7:50
13. Nicolette Sorrenson (Pleasanton Heat) F13 8:02
14. Hannah Kisley (Raleigh Walkers) F15 8:12
15. Claudia Ortiz (South Texas WC) F15 8:18
16. Allison Chin (Miami Valley TC) F16 8:26
17. Christie Bernier (Maine RWers) F16 8:39
18. Mercedes Mancha (Elgin Sharks) F18 8:43
19. Sarah Kenney (Miami Valley TC) F14 8:58
20. Steven Valdez (South Texas WC) M10 9:15
21. Diana Lee Flores (South Texas WC) F14 9:31
22. Geraldo (Bebe) Flores (South Texas WC) M12 9:38
23. Josephine Vargas (South Texas WC) F12 9:47
24. Ariana Guzman (South Texas WC) F14 9:49
25. Jorge Herrera M65 10:03
26. Cherry Chavez (South Texas WC) F9 10:06
27. Bianca Garza (South Texas WC) F9 10:16
28. Alannah Chavez (South Texas WC) F12 11:06
29. Benjamin Lopez M60 11:17
30. Norman Izard M75 11:27
31. Annel Chavez (South Texas WC) F30 11:29
32. Rolando Pichardo (South Texas WC) M9 11:51
33. Guillero Pichardo (South Texas WC) M10 12:20
34. Teafilo Theurel M75 12:24
35. David Gonzalez Cruz M75 12:28
36. Bella Pichardo (South Texas WC) F9 12:34
37. Annabelle Walker F70 13:13
38. Natasha Hobson (South Texas WC) F9 13:45
39. Jonothan Hobson (South Texas WC) M10 13:52
40. Victoria Garza (South Texas WC) F10 14:49
41. Vern Mauk M75 16:21
