2002 AZTRACK Alumni Annual Excursion

USATF National Track and Field Championships

University of Stanford 

Palo Alto, CA (June 18 - 23, 2002)

This year's event saw the combination of the National Junior Championships, and the Senior Nationals. Reviews were mixed as this made for a long, broken up day of track and field, and made it difficult for even the most diehard of fans to thoroughly enjoy the meet.

The Multi events were also combuned with the Junior Nationals competing on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the Seniors on Wednesday and Thursday, at UC Berkley. The separation of the multis from the regular meet didn't seem to go over real well as the spectator to fan ratio was almost 1:1. It is in my humble opinion that the Multi Event athletes deserve the same appreciation from the fans as the individual event athletes.

Steve Nuchols and Mark Sanders attended both days of the Multis, while Rich Fox came up from Andy's mom's house in Los Gatos for the second day.

Anyways, the trip was great fun overall! Had some of the regular gang show up, as well as some first time alumni, which is ALWAYS great to see! If you planned to come, but didn't.....make sure you're there next year, as Stanford will again be hosting the Nationals in 2003!

Some of the highlights from this years trip:

*Evening "meetings" at Knuckles Sports Bar.
*Day trip to the San Francisco Bay, Fisherman's Warf for sightseeing (and the most awesome clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl) "Crazy Hat Store, Presidio Park, Lombard St., Fox's rambling driving through the streets of San Francisco!
*Watching one of the Greatest Shot Put contests ever held!
*Karaoke Saturday night (Thiss, we have pictures!)
*Morning Runs with Andy

Here is a list of this year's attendees (if I forgot someone, please let me know)

Richard Fox
Andy Sythe
Mark Sanders
Jennifer Nanista
Al Hodgert
Steve Nuchols
Pat Thiss
Ronda Loshonkohl
Laura (Standring) Evans

HONORARY AZTRACK Members:

Patrick Hennigan - 2000
Jennifer (Koczan) Hennigan - 2000
John Enockson - Voted in Unanimously, John actually was at the 2000 Olympic Trials, but did not get voted in....missing by just one vote!
 

Click Here For Pictures From This Year's Event!