Standout moments from 2018 Cross Country season

Please feel free to add your moments in the comment section below. Also, what are you looking forward to during the upcoming 2019 Track and Field season?

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Foot Locker Cross Country meet today (Live Webcast)

If you missed the girls' race, go back and watch the finish. What a battle for the national title!

All-CCS Team

http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2018/all_ccs.htm

65th All-Norcal Cross Country Teams

NCS girls' runner of the year?
Colleen McCandless Granada
Gabrielle Peterson Healdsburg
Rayna Stanziano Concord
I am curious who you would pick for the above award. Comments welcome below.

What about freshman (boy) of the year in any section?

With one meet to go, you can check out last year's team at this link:

http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2017/allnorca.htm

Feel free to make your nominations for Runners of the Year (boys and girls), grade athletes of the year, section runners of the year (SJS, CCS, NCS, NS, OAK and SF) etc.

Interesting that one of the favorites to win runner of the year for the girls is Del Oro freshman Riley Chamberlain. I looked back at past winners and couldn't find any freshman girls that have won that award. Did I miss one?

Lastly, if you are a coach and are interested in being part of the voting committee, please email me at albertjcaruana@gmail.com and I will send you all the information you need. We would like to have representatives from all the NorCal sections (SJS, CCS, NCS, NS, OAK and SF).

40th Annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championship National Finals This Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 at San Diego

*** MEDIA ALERT ***

40^th Annual

Foot Locker Cross Country Championship National Finals

This Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, Balboa Park

GENERAL INFORMATION:
The top 80 high school distance runners (40 boys and 40 girls) from across the country will compete in the 40th Annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships this Saturday, Dec. 8, at Balboa Park in San Diego, California.  The 5,000-meter course has launched the professional careers of an impressive array of prestigious runners in years past, including Olympians Ryan Hall, Meb Keflezighi and Kara Goucher. The Foot Locker Cross Country Championships is comprised of four regional 5K races, Midwest (Kenosha, Wis.), Northeast (Bronx, N.Y.), South (Charlotte, N.C.), and West (Walnut, Calif.), where the top 10 boys and top 10 girls from each region's seeded races qualified to compete in the National Finals.

WHERE:
Morley Field, Balboa Park

RACE TIMES:
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018
Girls - Introductions: 9:00 a.m. PST  Race:  9:15 a.m. PST
Boys - Introductions: 9:45 a.m. PST  Race: 10:00 a.m. PST

LIVE WEBCAST:
Watch live starting at 8:00 a.m. PST at http://footlockercc.com/

MEDIA INFORMATION:
Media credentials will be issued to photographers and journalists on assignment at Morley Field at Balboa Park starting at 8:30 a.m. PST on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Kenny Fried, 202-468-8200, kfried@aboutbwf.com
Gabriella Citrin, 917-903-3614, gcitrin@footlocker.com                 

*Race photos and video highlights are available by request or online at www.footlockercc.com

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram / #FLCCC #Finals

2018 Foot Locker Cross Country Champion National Finals Field – 40 Boys and 40 Girls

Region	Gender	Year	Name	Hometown	High School
Midwest	Boys	SR	Cole Hocker	Indianapolis, IN	Cathedral H.S.
Midwest	Boys	SR	Drew Bosley	Thiensville, WI	Homestead H.S.
Midwest	Boys	JR	Evan Bishop	Grand Rapids, MI	East Grand Rapids H.S.
Midwest	Boys	JR	Carter Solomon	Canton, MI	Plymouth H.S.
Midwest	Boys	SR	Ares Reading	Niwot, CO	Niwot H.S.
Midwest	Boys	JR	Ethan Kern	Elmhurst, IL	York Community H.S.
Midwest	Boys	JR	Josh Methner	Mount Prospect, IL	John Hersey H.S.
Midwest	Boys	SR	David Vannucchi	Onalaska, WI	Luther H.S.
Midwest	Boys	JR	Brendan Favazza	Clarkston, MI	Clarkston H.S.
Midwest	Boys	JR	Zachary Stewart	Brighton, MI	Brighton H.S.
Midwest	Girls	SR	Emily Covert	Minneapolis, MN	Minneapolis Washburn H.S.
Midwest	Girls	JR	Taylor Ewert	Dayton, OH	Beavercreek H.S.
Midwest	Girls	JR	Katelynne Hart	Glen Ellyn, IL	Glenbard West H.S.
Midwest	Girls	FR	Abby Vanderkooi	Fremont, MI	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
Midwest	Girls	SR	Ericka Vanderlende	Rockford, MI	Rockford H.S.
Midwest	Girls	SR	Adelyn Ackley	Mears, MI	Hart H.S.
Midwest	Girls	SO	Grace Ping	Winona, MN	Cotter H.S.
Midwest	Girls	SO	Jaden Theis	Lansing, MI	Lansing Catholic H.S.
Midwest	Girls	FR	Riley Stewart	Lone Tree, CO	Cherry Creek H.S.
Midwest	Girls	SR	Alex Morris	Naperville, IL	Naperville North H.S.
Northeast	Boys	SR	Jack Stanley	Mendham, NJ	West Morris Mendham H.S.
Northeast	Boys	SR	Lucas Aramburu	Brookline, MA	Brookline H.S.
Northeast	Boys	SR	Connor Nisbet	Wilmington, DE	Wilmington Friends School
Northeast	Boys	JR	Liam Murphy	Perrineville, NJ	Allentown H.S.
Northeast	Boys	SR	Devin Hart	Point Pleasant, NJ	Point Pleasant Borough H.S.
Northeast	Boys	JR	Patrick Anderson	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt. Lebanon H.S.
Northeast	Boys	JR	Sam Lawler	Pittsford, NY	Pittsford Mendon H.S.
Northeast	Boys	JR	Matthew Farrell	Glastonbury, CT	The Loomis Chaffee School
Northeast	Boys	SR	Mustafe Dahir	Wallingford, CT	Choate Rosemary Hall
Northeast	Boys	SR	Richard Sturtevat	Leyden, MA	Northfield Mount Hermon
Northeast	Girls	SO	Sydney Masciarelli	Northbridge, MA	Marianapolis Preparatory School
Northeast	Girls	JR	Marlee Starliper	Wellsville, PA	Northern H.S.
Northeast	Girls	SR	Grace Connolly	Natick, MA	Natick H.S.
Northeast	Girls	SR	Abby Loveys	Randolph, NJ	Randolph H.S.
Northeast	Girls	SO	Kate Wiser	Southbury, CT	Pomperaug H.S.
Northeast	Girls	JR	Mary Hennelly	Suffern, NY	Suffern H.S.
Northeast	Girls	JR	Taryn Parks	Greencastle, PA	Greencastle-Antrim H.S.
Northeast	Girls	SO	Sofie Matson	Falmouth, ME	Falmouth H.S.
Northeast	Girls	SR	Sarah Roffman	Littleton, MA	Littleton H.S.
Northeast	Girls	JR	Nicole Vanasse	Martinsville, NJ	The Pingry School
South	Girls	JR	London Culbreath	McKinney, TX	McKinney North H.S.
South	Girls	SO	Heidi Nielson	Katy, TX	Cinco Ranch H.S.
South	Girls	SO	Brynn Brown	Denton, TX	Guyer H.S.
South	Girls	JR	Valerie Lastra	Miami, FL	Mater Academy Charter School
South	Girls	SR	Allison Wilson	Montgomery, TX	Montgomery H.S.
South	Girls	SR	Adoette Vaughan	Dallas, TX	Hockaday H.S.
South	Girls	JR	Alyssa Hendrix	Riverview, FL	Riverview H.S.
South	Girls	FR	Jenna Hutchins	Johnson City, TN	Science Hill H.S.
South	Girls	SR	Ava Peeples	Dallas, TX	Lake Highlands H.S.
South	Girls	JR	Victoria Patterson	Greenville, SC	Deerfield Academy
South	Boys	SR	Cruz Gomez	Donna, TX	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Early College H.S.
South	Boys	SR	Carter Cheeseman	Keller, TX	Fort Worth Christian H.S.
South	Boys	JR	Daniel O'Brien	Lynchburg, VA	Virginia Episcopal H.S.
South	Boys	SR	Colin Baker	Mount Pleasant, SC	Academic Magnet
South	Boys	SR	Camren Fischer	Fayetteville, AR	Fayetteville H.S.
South	Boys	SR	Cole Bullock	Chattanooga, TN	Red Bank H.S.
South	Boys	SR	Jake Renfree	Knoxville, TN	Knoxville Catholic H.S.
South	Boys	JR	Graydon Morris	Aledo, TX	Aledo H.S.
South	Boys	JR	Silas Winders	Mansfield, TN	Henry County H.S.
South	Boys	SR	David Ahlmeyer	Hendersonville, TN	Beech SR H.S.
West	Boys	SR	Kashon Harrison	Fruitland, NM	Kirtland Central H.S.
West	Boys	SR	William Frankenfeld	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Poly H.S.
West	Boys	SR	Nicholas Russell	Boise, ID	Bishop Kelly H.S.
West	Boys	JR	Anthony Grover	Laguna Niguel, CA	JSerra Catholic H.S.
West	Boys	SR	Noah Hibbard	Temple City, CA	Arroyo H.S.
West	Boys	JR	Thomas Boyden	Salt Lake City, UT	Skyline H.S.
West	Boys	SR	Connor Livingston	Livermore, CA	De La Salle H.S.
West	Boys	SR	Daniel Bausch	Chugiak, AK	Chugiak H.S.
West	Boys	SR	Jonathan Velasco	San Marcos, CA	Mission H.S.
West	Boys	SR	Zachary Erikson	Idaho Falls, ID	Idaho Falls H.S.
West	Girls	SR	Kristin Fahy	Carlsbad, CA	La Costa Canyon H.S.
West	Girls	SO	Allie Janke	Spokane, WA	North Central H.S.
West	Girls	JR	Lexy Halladay	Kura, ID	Mountain View H.S.
West	Girls	SR	Gabrielle Peterson	Healdsburg, CA	Healdsburg H.S.
West	Girls	SO	Audrey Suarez	Pasadena, CA	Mayfield SR School
West	Girls	JR	Hana Catsimanes	San Clemente, CA	San Clemente H.S.
West	Girls	SR	Olivia Markezich	Woodinville, WA	The Bear Creek School
West	Girls	JR	Erinn Hill	Spokane, WA	North Central H.S.
West	Girls	SR	Colleen McCandless	Livermore, CA	Granada H.S.
West	Girls	JR	Anna Martin	Lehi, UT	Lehi H.S.

2018 NOTES:

By Class
Seniors – 39 (14 girls/25 boys)
Juniors – 30 (15/15)
Sophomores – 8 (8/0)
Freshman – 3 (3/0)

Graydon Morris was only the fourth ninth grade boy to qualify and joins Jorge Torres as the second male runner to qualify as ninth, 10^th & 11^th grader.

Jenna Hutchins, Riley Steward and Abby Vanderkool became the 78^th, 79^th and 80^thfemale freshman respectively to qualify for the FLCCC National Finals.

By State

Alaska – 1
Arkansas – 1
California - 10
Colorado – 2
Connecticut – 3
Delaware - 1
Florida – 2
Idaho – 3
Illinois - 4
Indiana – 1
Maine - 1
Massachusetts – 5
Michigan – 8
Minnesota – 2
New Jersey – 5
New Mexico - 1
New York – 2
Ohio – 1
Pennsylvania – 3
South Carolina – 2
Tennessee – 5
Texas – 9
Utah - 2
Virginia – 1
Washington - 3
Wisconsin – 2

FLCCC Freshmen Qualifiers Who Became Champions

1981 - Cathy Schiro (Dover, N.H.) 19^th; Won in 1984 as Senior
1989 - Liz Mueller (Waterford, CT) 7^th; Won in 1991 as Junior
1985 – Kira Jorgensen (Vista, Calif.) – 14^th; Won in 1987 as Junior
1997 - Sara Bei (Santa Rosa, Calif.) 10^th – Won in 2000 as Senior
1993 - Erin Davis (Saratoga Springs, Calif.) 1^st
1995 – Jorge Torres (Wheeling, IL) 13^th; Won in 1998 as Senior
2005 – Kathy Kruger (Franklin, Tenn.) – 7^th; Won in 2006 as Sophomore
2005 – Jordan Hasay (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) - 1^st; Won in 2008 as Senior
2013 - Weini Kelati (Leesburg, Va.) – 25^th; Won in 2015 as Junior

College Commitments for 2018 FLCCC Seniors

Alabama - Allison Wilson
Brigham Young – Zachary Ericson
Colorado – Emily Covert
Cornell – Sarah Roffman
Florida State – Ava Peeples
Furman – David Ahlmeyer
Harvard – Colin Baker
Michigan - Ericka Vanderlende
Mississippi – Cole Bullock
Northern Arizona – Drew Bosley
Notre Dame – Carter Cheeseman, Olivia Markezich and Jake Renfee
Oregon State - Gabrielle Peterson
Princeton – Lucas Aramburu, Camren Fischer, Abby Loveys, Connor Livingstone, Connor Nisbet
Stanford – Grace Connolly, Kristin Fahy and Devin Hart
Texas – Cruz Gomez
Wisconsin – David Vannucci
Yale - Richard Sturtevat
 
Cross Country / Track Runs in the Family

Foot Locker Cross Country Championships have welcomed runners with great family heritage, including at least 29 sets of brothers and/or sisters.

Adoette Vaughan

• Mother, Glenys Quick, a teacher of film studies and journalism at Hockaday School for 22 years, won New Zealand Cross Country Championships and set a national record for the 800-meters in track.
• Ran track at Texas Women’s University in Den­ton, Tex.
• Won 1984 Nagoya Marathon and qualified for the 1984 New Zealand Olympic team (served as an alternate)
• Placed 14^th in the World Track and Field Champi­onships
• Finished 6^th at Chicago Marathon from 1983-1985

Carter Cheeseman

• Father, Ken Cheeseman, ran cross country and track at Virginia
• Mother, Cathy Cheeseman, ran cross country and track at Tennessee at Chattanooga
• Older sister, Allison Cheeseman, was a two-time TSSAA cross country champion and runs at Davidson
• Younger sister, Claire, is a sophomore runner at Belmont

Drew Bosley

• Father, Andy Bosley, was a two-time Division 1 All-American runner at Wisconsin-Madison
• Mother, Laura Bosley, was also a runner at University Wisconsin at Parkside

Titus Winders

• Father, Lance Winders, is Henry County HS cross country coach and ran at Murray State
• Mother, Stephanie Winders, also ran at Murray State
• Older brothers, Javan Winders and Titus Winders, run at Southern Indiana
• Younger brother, Silas Winders, runs on Henry County HS team
• Younger sister, Dinah Winders, runs on Henry County HS team

Jaden Theis

• Older sister, Olivia Theis, was 2017 FLCCC Midwest Champion and 2017 FLCCC Nationals 3rd place finisher

Nicole Vanasse

• Mother, Kelly Groteke, was a standout distance runner at Yale who ranks in the top ten among all-leaders in the 1,500 (6^th), 3,000 (3^rd) and 5,000 (7^th) 
• Father, Gerry Vanasse, was a Team Adidas USA runner who placed 2nd at the 1984 Boston Marathon
   

Mary Hennelly

• Brothers, Patrick and Michael Hennelly, both run for Manhattan College

Olivia Markezich

• Twin sister, Andrea Markezich, will run for University of Washington in 2019