US Marathon Trials Results for W&M Alums

Keith Bechtol finished 27th in 2:16.02 while Kathy Newberry was 16th in 2:36.18 (on left of photo wearing NYAC on her singlet) at the marathon trials

Team Begins 2012

Nicole Dory began 2012 with a victory at the VA Tech Invitational.  Nina Ullom and Elizabeth Crafford, both freshmen did well enough to tie for 10th all time on the indoor list.  All three were in the pole vault.  More.  Elaina Boularis was 2nd in the 3000 meters while Lanie Smith was 5th.  More

Meanwhile the men had four qualify for the IC4A competition with Liam Anastasia-Murphy running 2:29 in the 1000 meters while Alex McGrath won the 3000 meters in 8:24.   He and Rad Gunzenhauser both qualified for the IC4A.  Ben Katz was 4th in the high jump - also qualifying for the IC4A with a performance that ranks him 10th all time at W&M indoors.  More and more

Scott Douglas '86

My senior roommate has done quite well as a writer (several books and Running Times).  Here is an interview with him from the Olympic Trials earlier today. 

W&M Marathoners on T.V. on Saturday

Keith Bechtol, Chas Gillespie and Kathy Newberry are running the Olympic Trials marathon on Saturday, 14^th January from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST on NBC. As always, check your local listings to verify the channel and broadcast time.  If you know of other W&M grads running, pls. leave me a comment so I can add them to this post. 

Grey 4th in Scotland XC Race

It is nice to see Jon Grey '11 back to running well.  He was 4th this past weekend in his first international race, this one a XC race in Scotland for the US team.  

W&M 's track teams return to action next week.

Article on Jon Grey '11

Jon Grey seems to have regained his 2010 form with his convincing win at the USA Team XC Championships. Now he is on his way to Scotland for more XC.  More

Final Chance to Donate in 2011 and Semi-Annual Newsletter

Track talk dec 2011

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We have had a banner year raising $315,000, but there is still time to get in your contribution this year.  You can give a cash donation to the team or give to one of the many foundations we have.  This year we set up the Roy Chernock and Dan Stimson endowments to honor the Hall of Fame coach (Chernock) and current coach and former head coach of 25 years (Stimson).  Information for donations is in the newsletter below and on the right side of this webpage. 

Making Cookies for the Hawthorne Bash

This year my daughter had a gymnastics ' meet at W&M so I actually got to see the tail end of the cookie baking and enjoy the wonderful Christmas party that Randy & Shelby throw each year.  Above are the pictures of the the bakers in action. 

Glen Crafford

Glen Craffod '77 ran for Coach Randolph and still believes his coaching has helped him in life.  Here is a very nice article on his career with Deutsche Bank and with his current teaching.  Glen has been a tremendous help to the William and Mary track teams over the years.  

Grey Wins XC National Championships

Jon Grey'11 (now w. Team Minnesota) easily won the USA XC Champs race this past weekend in 29:38.