Anna Rohrer of Mishawaka, Ind., and Jake Leingang of Bismark, N.D., won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) Midwest Regional Saturday. The girls’ race was dominated by a tight group of runners, with the lead exchanging several times. At the two-mile mark, Rohrer made her move to take the lead and never looked back, breaking the course record in 16:54. (The previous course record was held by Claire Durkin of Columbus, Ohio at 17:01 in 2007.) Taylor Werner of Bloomsdale, Mo., placed second in 17:06, and Maria Hauger of Shakopee, Minn., placed third in 17:07. Hauger is a two-time FLCCC National Finalist.
In the boys’ race, Nicholas Raymond of Erie, Mich., was in the lead at the one-mile and two-mile marks. At 2.5 miles, Leingang, a senior from Bismarck High School, and Sam Wharton of Tipp City, Ohio, surged ahead of Raymond to battle for the coveted first place spot. Leingang claimed the title in 14:56, and Wharton placed second in 14:56. Raymond finished in 15:02, placing third. Leingang is a two-time FLCCC National Finalist.
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: The top ten boys and the top ten girls in today’s seeded races qualified to compete against runners from the Northeast, South and West Regional meets in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals, on Saturday, Dec.8 at Morley Field, Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif.
Full Results can be found here.
Boys
|
Place |
Name |
Hometown |
High School |
Time |
|
1) |
Jake Leingang |
Bismarck, N.D. |
Bismarck High School (12) |
14:56 |
|
2) |
Sam Wharton |
Tipp City, Ohio |
Tippecanoe High School (12) |
14:56 |
|
3) |
Nicholas Raymond |
Erie, Mich. |
Erie Mason High School (12) |
15:02 |
|
4) |
Patrick Perrier |
O’Fallon, Ill. |
O’Fallon Township High School (11) |
15:03 |
|
5) |
Grant Nykaza |
Beecher, Ill. |
Beecher High School (12) |
15:04 |
|
6) |
Samuel Prakel |
Versailles, Ohio |
Versailles High School (12) |
15:04 |
|
7) |
Ryan Kromer |
Hudson, Wis. |
Hudson High School (12) |
15:08 |
|
8) |
Connor Mora |
Cedar Springs, Mich. |
Cedar Springs High School (12) |
15:09 |
|
9) |
Scott Milling |
Elmhurst, Ill. |
York Community High School (12) |
15:10 |
|
10) |
Nicholas Elswick |
Chardon, Ohio |
Chardon High School (11) |
15:12 |
Girls
|
Place |
Name |
Hometown |
High School |
Time |
|
1) |
Anna Rohrer |
Mishawaka, Ind. |
Mishawaka High School (10) |
16:54 |
|
2) |
Taylor Werner |
Bloomsdale, Mo. |
Ste. Genevieve Senior High School (9) |
17:06 |
|
3) |
Maria Hauger |
Shakopee, Minn. |
Shakopee High School (12) |
17:07 |
|
4) |
Jordyn Colter |
Centennial, Colo. |
Cherry Creek High School (10) |
17:08 |
|
5) |
Courtney Ackerman |
Wilmette, Ill. |
New Trier High School (12) |
17:13 |
|
6) |
Anna Holdiman |
Waverly, Iowa |
Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School (12) |
17:33 |
|
7) |
Hannah Long |
Pacific, Mo. |
Eureka High School (10) |
17:33 |
|
8) |
Kaylee Flanagan |
Roselle, Ill. |
Lake Park High School (12) |
17:34 |
|
9) |
Bobbie Burgess |
West Lafayette, Ind. |
West Lafayette Senior High School (12) |
17:35 |
|
10) |
Melanie Nun |
Thornton, Colo. |
Legacy High School (12) |
17:39 |