*** MEDIA ALERT ***
Goethals and Verzbicas Capture First Place Titles in 31st Annual
Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
Midwest Regional
RACE HIGHLIGHTS: Megan Goethals of Rochester, Mich., and Lukas Verzbicas of Orland Hills, Ill., won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) Midwest Regional today. The girls’ race began with a pack of ten runners, led by Goethals, Emily Sisson from Chesterfield, Mo., and Sara Kroll from Westland, Mich. After the two-mile mark, Goethals and Sisson separated from the pack, with Goethals securing the title in 17:24. Five of the top ten finishers are repeat qualifiers for the National Finals. Goethals is a two-time Midwest Regional Champion (2008 and 2009) and Sisson is a four-time qualifier.
In the boys’ race, Verzbicas took an early lead, followed by a small pack of runners, including Walter Schafer from Centennial, Colo., and Tyler Byrne from Georgetown, Ind. Verzbicas crossed the finish line in first place in 15:34, followed by Schafer in 15:41 and Byrne in 15:46.
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, November 28, 2009
UW-Parkside in Kenosha, Wis.
COURSE/WEATHER: 5,000-meter course; good race conditions; sunny; 46 degrees
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: The top ten boys and the top ten girls in today’s seeded races qualified to compete against runners from the Northest, South and West Regional meets in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals, on Saturday, Dec.12 at Morley Field, Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif.
CONTACT: Kenny Fried, 202-468-8200, HYPERLINK "mailto:kfried@bwfcom.com"kfried@bwfcom.com
*Race photos and video highlights are available by request or online at www.footlockercc.com
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2009 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships – Midwest Regional Results
University of Wisconsin – Kenosha, Wis.
Boys
|
Place |
Name |
Hometown |
High School |
Time |
|
1) |
Lukas Verzbicas |
Orland Hills, Ill. |
Carl Sandburg High School (10) |
15:34 |
|
2) |
Walter Schafer |
Centennial, Colo. |
Cherry Creek High School (12) |
15:41 |
|
3) |
Tyler Byrne |
Georgetown, Ind. |
North Harrison High School (12) |
15:46 |
|
4) |
Nathan Karr |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
Ann Arbor Pioneer High School (12) |
15:46 |
|
5) |
Scott Fauble |
Golden, Colo. |
Wheat Ridge High School (12) |
15:47 |
|
6) |
Martin Grady |
Burr Ridge, Ill. |
Fenwick High School (12) |
15:47 |
|
7) |
Colby Alexander |
Strongsville, Ohio |
Strongsville High School (12) |
15:49 |
|
8) |
Ryan Poland |
Westminster, Colo. |
Denver Christian High School (12) |
15:50 |
|
9) |
Danny Nicolls |
Parker, Colo. |
Regis Jesuit High School (12) |
15:55 |
|
10) |
Chris Walden |
Carmel, Ind. |
Carmel High School (11) |
15:55 |
Girls
|
Place |
Name |
Hometown |
High School |
Time |
|
1) |
Megan Goethals |
Rochester, Mich. |
Rochester High School (12) |
17:24 |
|
2) |
Emily Sisson |
Chesterfield, Mo. |
Parkway Central High School (12) |
17:42 |
|
3) |
Katie Flood |
Des Moines, Iowa |
Dowling Catholic High School (12) |
17:48 |
|
4) |
Ashlie Decker |
Des Moines, Iowa |
Dowling Catholic High School (12) |
17:51 |
|
5) |
Kelsey Lakowske |
Boulder, Colo. |
Boulder High School (11) |
17:52 |
|
6) |
Diane Robison |
Chesterfield, Mo. |
Parkway Central High School (12) |
18:09 |
|
7) |
Sara Kroll |
Westland, Mich. |
Livonia Churchill High School (12) |
18:15 |
|
8) |
Avery Clifton |
Topeka, Kan. |
Washburn Rural High School (12) |
18:16 |
|
9) |
Marya Haegler |
Cascade, Wis. |
Winnebago Lutheran Academy (12) |
18:17 |
|
10) |
Shannon Osika |
Waterford, Mich. |
Waterford Mott High School (11) |
18:37 |
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