Rylee Bowen at the moment has the top time in the nation in the 3200 and is 2nd in the 1600 as a sophomore.
Yet she still has a ways to go to match some of the area’s past girls.
Empire’s Best All-Around Distance Runners (1500)
800 ………… 1600 ………… 3200 ………… Total
2:12.24(556) 4:42.79(635) 10:12.20(653) 1844 Julia Stamps, Santa Rosa 1996-97
2:13.66(536) 4:43.92(628) 10:13.20(650) 1814 Rylee Bowen, Sonoma Academy 2015, 2016
2:17.62(482) 4:46.17(612) 10:11.11(657) 1751 Sara Bei, Montgomery 1998, 2001
2:13.46(539) 4:49.63(589) 10:40.32(570) 1698 Jenny Aldridge, Maria Carrillo ’99, ’02
2:17.05(490) 4:49.63(589) 10:34.39(599) 1678 Jacque Taylor, Casa Grande 2008
2:13.16(543) 4:54.27(560) 11:03.54(509) 1612 Laurie Hollingworth, Piner 1981
2:16.64(496) 4:52.58(570) 10:58.25(522) 1588 Kim Conley, Montgomery 2004 2:16.4
2:17.30(487) 4:58.07(535) 10:57.01(525) 1547 Leanne Fogg, Maria Carrillo 2007
2:19.56(457) 5:01.95(512) 10:30.82(598) 1537 Trina Cox, Santa Rosa 1997-98
2:17.04(492) 5:05.06(493) 10:48.14(549) 1534 Lori Shanoff, Petaluma 1980-81 5:06.6y
2:20.63(443) 5:02.63(509) 10:37.32(579) 1531 Shelby Leland, Ukiah 2002, 04
2:12.51(552) 4:56.91(543) 11:42.24(412) 1507 Kristen Sanzari, Maria Carrillo 2006-07
2:23.24(411) 5:01.23(517) 10:37.78(578) 1506 Sherri Minkler, Analy 1985 2:23.0
For Rylee to surpass Julia by improving in only a one event she would need one of these 3 marks.
3200 10:03.28, 1600 4:39.47, 800 2:11.50
Here is how the final top 6 stood after the conclusion of their sophomore year.
2:13.66(536) 4:43.92(628) 10:13.20(650) 1814 Rylee Bowen, Sonoma Academy 2015-16 still in progress
2:12.89(547) 4:45.07(620) 10:15.27(643) 1810 Julia Stamps, Santa Rosa 1995, freshman year at JH
2:17.62(482) 4:46.71(608) 10:21.45(625) 1715 Sara Bei, Montgomery 1998-99
2:13.46(539) 4:49.63(589) 10:49.84(544) 1672 Jenny Aldridge, Maria Carrillo 1999-00
2:17.05(490) 4:49.63(589) 10:36.30(582) 1661 Jacque Taylor, Casa Grande 2007-08
2:13.16(543) 5:10.54(462) 11:03.54(509) 1514 Laurie Hollingworth, Piner 1980, freshman year at JH
And don’t be shocked if Rylee’s sister Kate doesn’t work her way into this next year.
What they had done at state their first two years.
Julia Stamps, Santa Rosa 1995 1st 3,200m 10:15.27; 1994 1st 3200m 10:26.51
Sara Bei, Montgomery 1998 1st 1,600m 4:49.21, 1st 3,200m 10:31.06; 1999 2nd 1,600m 4:46.71, 2nd 3,200m 10:31.67
Jenny Aldridge, Maria Carrillo 1999 1st 1,600m 4:49.63
Jacque Taylor, Casa Grande 2008 2nd 1600 4:49.63; 2007 4th 3200 10:34.39
Laurie Hollingworth, Piner 1980 6th 800m 2:15.20
Rylee Bowen, Sonoma Academy 2015 1600 11th State 4:55.60, 2016 still to come.
In the sprinters group Santa Rosa’s Kirsten Carter has already blown away area’s best.
Empire’s Best All-Around Sprinters (over 1500 pts)
100 ………. 200 ………. 400 ………. Total
12.19(614) 24.04(689) 54.24(630) 1933 Kirsten Carter, Santa Rosa 2015 23.8
12.14(624) 25.04(603) 56.73(531) 1758 Jenna Lowder, Maria Carrillo 2006 11.9, 24.8
12.34(586) 25.09(598) 58.64(461) 1645 Sharon Polley, El Molino 1986-88 12.1, 58.4
12.18(616) 24.88(616) 60.54(395) 1627 Tamika Brown, Fort Bragg 1991-93 60.3
12.72(516) 25.55(560) 56.53(539) 1615 Jackie Chalmers, Montgomery 2013
We have yet to medal in these events with closest being 7th by Rose Criss, Analy 400 56.94 1997