FORMER OC DISTANCE RUNNER AARON SHARP TO COMPETE AT
OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS
The Oxnard College family is wishing the best of luck to former OC distance runner Aaron Sharp, who will compete at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials men's marathon at Central Park in New York City on November 3rd. Sharp, who competed for UC Santa Barbara and helped the Gauchos win the 2001 Big West Conference title, qualified for the Olympic trials with a time of 2 hours, 20 minutes and 54 seconds as he placed 10th out of 4,000 runners in the California International Marathon last December in Sacramento.
When he competes in New York in November, Aaron will carry on a special family tradition as the son of OC cross country and track Coach Gene Sharp and OC alumnus Debra Sharp, who in 1988 competed at the U.S. Olympic trials women's marathon.
While at UC Santa Barbara, Aaron ran the 10,000-meter event and then after graduation entered into a contract with Nike that requires him to train with Nike Team Run L.A. and compete in events such as the September 24 Nike Run Hit Remix race in L.A.OC |
