Posted: September 12, 2007

Athletics (RWire): Nippert Leads USA to Team Bronze Medal at World Cup 100K

From USATF For the second year in a row, Howard Nippert (Fork Union, Va.) led all Team USA finishers at the IAU 100K World Cup in Winschoten, Netherlands, on Saturday, September 8. Over the 6.2 mile 10-loop course, Nippert's eighth place finish in 6 hours, 49 minutes, 31 seconds led the U.S. team to a bronze medal behind Japan and Russia respectively. Other Team USA performers included Greg Crowther (Seattle, Wash.), 11th in 6:52:52 and Chad Ricklefs (Boulder, Colo.), 17th in 7:01:10. In the women's race, Team USA finished fourth, led by Kami Semick (Bend, Ore.), who finished ninth in 7:51:54. Additional U.S. finishers were Devon Crosby-Helms (San Francisco, Calif.), 15th in 8:06:20; Julie Udchachon (Eagle River, Alaska), 16th in 8:14:04; Connie Gardner (Medina, Ohio), 18th in 8:15:14 and Carolyn Smith (Milwaukee, Wis.), 19th in 8:16:17. Japan swept the individual and team titles led by gold medalists Shinichi Watanabe (6:23:21) and Norimi Sakurai (7:00:27, pending world record). IAU 100K World Cup - Winschoten, NED, Saturday, September 8, 2007 MEN 1) Shinichi Watanabe (JPN), 6:23:21 2) Kenji Nakanishi (JPN), 6:30:21 3) Oleg Kharitonov (RUS), 6:30:22 4) Igor Tyazhkorob (RUS), 6:42:30 5) Alexey Izmaylov (RUS), 6:45:10 6) Martin Lukes (NZL), 6:46:50 7) Pascal Fetizon (FRA), 6:47:10 8) Howard Nippert (USA), 6:49:31 9) Marco Boffo (ITA), 6:51:36 10) János Zabari (HUN), 6:52:31 TEAM 1) Japan, 19:48:14 2) Russia, 19:58:02 3) USA, 20:43:33 4) France, 20:45:14 5) Germany, 21:28:02 WOMEN 1) Norimi Sakurai (JPN), 7:00:27 2) Laurence Fricotteaux (FRA), 7:26:44 3) Hiroko Sho (JPN), 7:27:12 4) Marina Myshlyanova (RUS), 7:39:18 5) Monica Carlin (ITA), 7:40:36 6) Magali Reymonenq (FRA), 7:42:51 7) Birgit Schönherr-Hölscher (GER), 7:47:02 8) Martina Gross (GER), 7:50:56 9) Kami Semick (USA), 7:51:54 10) Helena Crossan (IRL), 7:52:45 TEAM 1) Japan, 22:25:11 2) France, 23:12:23 3) Germany, 23:52:44 4) USA, 24:12:18 5) Italy, 24:15:30 Complete results at: www.runwinschoten.nl. Ryan Lamppa, Running USA Media Director (805) 696-6232; Fax = (805) 659-0016 Ryan@RunningUSA.org www.RunningUSA.org. Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest