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JACKSON KEEFER RUNS AT USATF
BEND CYCLOCROSS RACERS SCORE
NATIONAL JUNIOR CROSS COUNTRY HIGH AT CRUSADE SERIES
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Jackson Keefer, 14, of Bend was the sin-
gle runner to make the trip to Tallahassee,
Florida for the USATF JR National Cross
Country Championships. Jackson, originally
from the Bay Area, attends Pacific Crest
Middle School where he is in the 8th grade.
At Pacific Crest, he runs cross country,
track, and plays baseball and basketball.
Jackson credits his coaches Kari Strang
and Max King for the conditioning to be
able to run against the best junior runners
in the country. Jackson’s favourite runners
are Mo Farah and Max King. Jackson’s
race took place on December, 14th 2017
in Tallahassee.
10TH ANNUAL DIRKSEN DERBY FI-
NAL NUMBERS ARE IN... HUGE YEAR
460 racers challenged the
two courses on snowboards,
splitboards and sit skis. There
were also 24 film and photo
competitors and 16 art show
competitors. Money raised from
the weekend of Dirksen Derby
events totaled $25,517 and
benefited the following: OAS,
$10,000; Tyler Eklund, $7,662;
Protect Our Winters, $5,000;
CO Avalanche Association,
$2855.
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