*** MEDIA ALERT ***
Cuffe and Miles Capture First Place Titles in
31st Annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
Northeast Regional
RACE HIGHLIGHTS: Aisling Cuffe of Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y., and Brad Miles of Hatfield, Pa., won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) Northeast Regional today. In the girls’ race, Cuffe claimed the lead after two miles securing the regional title in 17:45, more than 45 seconds ahead of second place finisher Abbey Leonardi of Kennebunkport, Maine (18:31). Chelsea Ley of Clarksboro, N.J., placed third in 18:33 and became a three-time FLCCC National Qualifier.
In the boys’ race, Miles claimed the regional title in 15:52, followed by Tyler Udland from Short Hills, N.J., in 15:59, and Dave Oster from Verona, N.J., in third at 16:01. Udland is the only returnee in the boys’ seeded race to qualify for the FLCCC National Finals.
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, November 28, 2009
Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park, N.Y.
COURSE/WEATHER: 5,000-meter course; good race conditions; sunny with wind gusts up to 40 mph; 50 degrees
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: The top ten boys and the top ten girls in today’s seeded races qualified to compete against runners from the Midwest, 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, 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 – Northeast Regional Results
Sunken Meadow Park, Kings Park, New York
Boys
|
Place
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Name
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Hometown
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High School
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Time
|
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1)
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Bradley Miles
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Hatfield, Pa.
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North Penn High School (12)
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15:52
|
|
2)
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Tyler Udland
|
Short Hills, N.J.
|
Millburn High School (12)
|
15:59
|
|
3)
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Dave Oster
|
Verona, N.J.
|
Verona High School (12)
|
16:01
|
|
4)
|
John Raneri
|
New Fairfield, Conn.
|
New Fairfield High School (12)
|
16:04
|
|
5)
|
Rad Gunzenhauser
|
Pittsburgh, Pa.
|
Mount Lebanon High School (12)
|
16:05
|
|
6)
|
Cory Puffett
|
Upper Marlboro, Md.
|
DeMatha Catholic High School (12)
|
16:06
|
|
7)
|
Quinn Raseman
|
East Setauket, N.Y.
|
Ward Melville High School (12)
|
16:08
|
|
8)
|
Ryan Gil
|
Pittsburgh, Pa.
|
North Allegheny Senior High School (11)
|
16:10
|
|
9)
|
Christopher Bendtsen
|
Wolcott, Conn.
|
Wolcott High School (12)
|
16:11
|
|
10)
|
John Murray
|
Shrewsbury, Mass.
|
Shrewsbury Senior High School (11)
|
16:11
|
|
Place
|
Name
|
Hometown
|
High School
|
Time
|
|
1)
|
Aisling Cuffe
|
Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y.
|
Cornwall Central High School (11)
|
17:45
|
|
2)
|
Abbey Leonardi
|
Kennebunkport, Maine
|
Kennebunk High School (10)
|
18:31
|
|
3)
|
Chelsea Ley
|
Clarksboro, N.J.
|
Kingsway Regional High School (12)
|
18:33
|
|
4)
|
Colleen Schmidt
|
Point Lookout, N.Y.
|
Holy Trinity Diocesan High School (11)
|
18:35
|
|
5)
|
Marielle Hall
|
Mt. Laurel, N.J.
|
Haddonfield Memorial High School (12)
|
18:36
|
|
6)
|
Lauren Sara
|
Stratford Conn.
|
Bunnell High School (12)
|
18:37
|
|
7)
|
Emily Durgin
|
Standish, Maine
|
Cheverus Prep. High School (10)
|
18:38
|
|
8)
|
Sara Sargent
|
Yardley, Pa.
|
Pennsbury High School (9)
|
18:42
|
|
9)
|
Lauren Mullins
|
Binghamton, N.Y.
|
Johnson City High School (10)
|
18:54
|
|
10)
|
Meg Ryan
|
Fairfield, Conn.
|
Fairfield Warde High School (12)
|
18:54
|
Girls
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