*** MEDIA ALERT ***
Sveinsson and Lutz Capture First Place Titles in 31st Annual
Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
South Regional
RACE HIGHLIGHTS: Chelsey Sveinsson of Dallas, Texas, and Craig Lutz of Highland Village, Texas, won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) South Regional today. In the girls’ race, Sveinsson, a junior from Greenhill High School, Kathryn Fluehr from Naples, Fla., and Rachel Johnson from Plano, Texas, ran a tight race until Sveinsson took a 100-meter lead late in the race to secure the win in 16:53. Sveinsson qualifies for the National Finals for the third consecutive year, with her second South Regional title.
In the boys’ race, Lutz, a junior at Marcus High School, took charge early on and maintained his lead throughout the entire race, finishing in 14:34. Kirubel Erassa from Grayson, Ga., and Jake Hurysz from Mebane, N.C., followed to claim second and third place respectively.
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, November 28, 2009
McAlpine Greenway Park in Charlotte, N.C.
COURSE/WEATHER: 5,000-meter course; good race conditions; sunny with a slight wind; 52 degrees
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: The top ten boys and the top ten girls in today’s seeded races qualified to compete against runners from the Northeast, Midwest, 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 – South Regional Results
McAlpine Creek Park – Charlotte, N.C.
Boys
|
Place |
Name |
Hometown |
High School |
Time |
|
1) |
Craig Lutz |
Highland Village, Texas |
Marcus High School (11) |
14:34 |
|
2) |
Kirubel Erassa |
Grayson, Ga. |
Grayson High School (12) |
14:43 |
|
3) |
Jake Hurysz |
Mebane, N.C. |
Eastern Alamance High School (12) |
14:46 |
|
4) |
Matthew Mizereck |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
Leon High School (12) |
14:51 |
|
5) |
Brandon Lord |
Hixson, Tenn. |
Baylor School (12) |
14:51 |
|
6) |
Blake Williams |
Durham, N.C. |
Northern Durham (11) |
14:52 |
|
7) |
Parker Stinson |
Austin, Texas |
Cedar Park (12) |
14:53 |
|
8) |
Colin Barker |
Atlantic Beach, Fla. |
Bishop Kenny (12) |
14:53 |
|
9) |
Kevin Dowd |
Fairfax, Va. |
Fairfax High School (12) |
14:54 |
|
10) |
Brian Atkinson |
Melbourne Beach, Fla. |
Melbourne High School (12) |
14:57 |
Girls
|
Place |
Name |
Hometown |
High School |
Time |
|
1) |
Chelsey Sveinsson |
Dallas, Texas |
Greenhill School (11) |
16:53 |
|
2) |
Kathryn Fluehr |
Naples, Fla. |
Community School of Naples (11) |
17:09 |
|
3) |
Rachel Johnson |
Plano, Texas |
Plano High School (11) |
17:10 |
|
4) |
Megan Ferowich |
Caryville, Tenn. |
Knoxville Catholic (10) |
17:12 |
|
5) |
Shelby Hayes |
Orlando, Fla. |
Winter Park High School (12) |
17:12 |
|
6) |
Wesley Frazier |
Raleigh, N.C. |
Ravenscroft High School (9) |
17:17 |
|
7) |
Amanda Russell |
Cedar Park, Texas |
Vista Ridge High School (12) |
17:19 |
|
8) |
Erika Fluehr |
Naples, Fla. |
Community School of Naples (11) |
17:20 |
|
9) |
Paige Kvartunas |
Springfield, Va. |
West Springfield High School (12) |
17:22 |
|
10) |
Grace Tinkey |
Macon, Ga. |
First Presbyterian Day School (9) |
17:24 |
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