Rincon Valley Middle School’s Ashlin Mallon isn’t making waves, she’s making a Tsunami.
Ashlin is the daughter of Jon Mallon and his wife Julia “Stamps” Mallon.
Julia of course was our first of three National Cross Country Champions.
Ashlin is showing she is ready to try to run in mom’s footsteps.
Ashlin is an eighth grader running for Rincon Valley and has had a spectacular season so far.
10/10 Santa Rosa City Schools Middle School Finals
On October 10th she ran the same Spring Lake 2 mile course as was used for the Viking Opener.
Her time was 11:41 and was 2:20 faster than the next closest girl.
Girls
1 11:41 Ashlin Mallon, Rincon Valley Middle School
2 14:01 Mattea Kriner, Rincon Valley Middle School
3 14:38 Caroline Calawa, Rincon Valley Middle School
Only five Freshman (9th grader) in Redwood Empire history have run faster, lead by her mom.
Three of those 9th graders were state champions that year.
11:07 Julia Stamps, Rincon Valley J.H. 1993, missed the post season due to a ruptured appendix.
11:20 Rylee Bowen, Sonoma Academy 2014 Div. V 1st STATE, 1st NCS, 1st CMC
11:21 Hanne Thomsen, Montgomery 2021 Div. III 1st STATE, 1st NCS, 1st NBL
11:38 Sara Bei, Montgomery 1997 Div. III 1st STATE, 1st NCS, 1st NBL, 10th Nationals
11:40 Jacque Taylor, Casa Grande 2006 Div. II 5th STATE, 1st NCS, 1st SCL
At this year’s Viking Opener, of all four grade levels, only Hanne Thomsen ran faster than what Ashlin did at this meet.
10/14 Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational
Running in the fastest heat at the Mt. SAC Invit. she covered the 2 mile distance in 11:42, to run the fastest time of all the races, that included 720 finishers in the Elementary/Middle School divisions.
Results
Her mom had dominated the Mt Sac course as a prep.
10/20 Sonoma County Middle School XC Championships
At this meet Ashlin lowered her time again at Spring Lake surpassing the time Sara Bei did as a 9th grader, the year Bei was state champion and 10th in the nation.
Girls
1 11:34 Ashlin Mallon, Rincon Valley Middle School
2 14:17 Emmy Gotshall, Kenilworth Junior High in Petaluma.
3 14:17 Matttea Krinner, Rincon Valley Middle School
Photos of race by Thomas Benjamin
And yes there were boys races.
1 11:33 Ceasar Mora, Hilliard Comstock Middle School
2 11:45 Mason Ballard, Rincon Valley Middle School
3 11:51 Tristan Karres, Rincon Valley Middle School
Photos of race by Thomas Benjamin
Before Ashlin’s runs the fastest Middle School times on the Spring Lake 2 miler was by the Bowen sisters. None of the other top prep runners ever had an opportunity to run the course in the 8th grade. Below is a composite that Thomas Benjamin did of the Bowen girls from the years they ran it.
