Saturday, December 10, 2011

2011 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships Girls National Finals

by Keith Conning
Vacaville, California
e-mail: keithconning@aol.com

Senior Molly Seidel (University Lake School, Hartland, Wisconsin), the Wisconsin Division 3 4,000 meter state cross country champion in 13:39.59, the Foot Locker Midwest Regional 5,000 meter champion in 17:08, won the 5,000 meter race in 17:22. Seidel captured her fourth Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletics Association Division 3 cross-country title in October to join Suzy Favor Hamilton (Stevens Point Area Senior High) as the only athletes to win four crowns. University Lake School is a co-ed, nonsectarian, private day school in southeast Wisconsin.

My son, Andrew Scott Conning, 40, was a professor and academic coordinator at Lakeland College in Tokyo, Japan. Lakeland College's main campus is next to a corn field in Plymouth, Wisconsin about 60 miles north-northeast of Hartland.

Junior Erin Finn (West Bloomfield HS, Michigan), the Michigan state 5k champion in 17:22.60, third in the Midwest Regional in 17:34, placed second in 17:24.

Sophomore Laura Leff (West Genesee HS, Syracuse, New York), second in the New York Federation Championship 5k in 18:09.90, fifth in the Northeast Regional in 18:26.1, was third in 17:34.

Senior Abbey Leonardi (Kennebunk HS, Maine), second in the Northeast Regional in 18:05.7, was fourth in 17:36.

Junior Karlie Garcia (Oakmont HS, Roseville, California), the West Regional champion in 17:46, was fifth in 17:36.

Senior Kelsey Braithwaite (Box Elder HS, Perry, Utah), second in the West Regional in 17:55, was eighth in 17:39.

Freshman Makena Morley (Bigfork HS, Montana), third in the West Regional in 18:07, was ninth in 17:40.

Junior Nikki Hiltz (Aptos HS, California), sixth in the West Regional in 18:17, was 17th in 18:04.

Senior Cami Chapus (Harvard-Westlake, Studio City; Pacific Palisades, California), ninth in the West Regional in 18:34, was 22nd in 18:08.

Sophomore Jordan McPhee (Mount Rainier HS, Normandy Park, Washington), fifth in the West Regional in 18:13, was 23rd in 18:14.

Sophomore Anna Maxwell (San Lorenzo Valley HS, Felton, California), tenth in the West Regional in 18:38, was 24th in 18:15.

Sophomore Clare Carroll (Vista del Lago HS, Folsom, California), eighth in the West Regional in 18:33, was 27th in 18:18.

Junior Sydney Segal (Beverly Hills HS, California), seventh in the West Regional in 18:32, was 32nd in 18:21.

Senior Emily Nist (West Region, Bishop Kelly HS, Meridian, Idaho), 11th in the West Regional in 18:41, was 37th in 18:35.

The Midwest Region won with 42 points. The Northeast Region placed second with 52. The West Region was third with 61. The South Region was fourth with 63.

RESULTS

2011 Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals
Morley Field, San Diego, CA
Last Completed Event

Event 1 Girls 5k Run CC
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Results - Women
1 Molly Seidel 12 MW, Hartland, WI 17:21.4 1
2 Erin Finn 11 MW,W Bloomfield, MI 17:23.9 2
3 Laura Leff 10 NE,Syracuse, NY 17:33.9 3
4 Abbey Leonardi 12 NE,Kennebunkprt, ME 17:35.3 4
5 Karlie Garcia 11 WE,Roseville, CA 17:35.6 5
6 Grace Tinkey 11 SO,Macon, GA 17:37.0 6
7 Catarina Rocha 11 NE,Peabody, MA 17:37.3 7
8 Kelsey Braithwaite 12 WE,Perry, UT 17:38.4 8
9 Makena Morley 9 WE,Bigfork, MT 17:39.1 9
10 Julia Bos 11 MW,Rockford, MI 17:39.2 10
11 Sophie Chase 11 SO,Burke, VA 17:44.2 11
12 Karis Jochen 11 SO,College Sttn, TX 17:44.8 12
13 Angel Piccirillo 12 NE,Homer City, PA 17:46.1 13
14 Lindsey Burdette 12 MW,Horton, MI 17:55.1 14
15 Alexandria Fons 10 MW,Franklin, WI 17:56.7 15
16 Megan Moye 12 SO,Moseley, VA 18:01.8 16
17 Nikki Hiltz 11 WE,Aptos, CA 18:04.0 17
18 Cali Roper 12 SO,Conroe, TX 18:04.1 18
19 Olivia Ortiz 11 SO,Bradenton, FL 18:05.9 19
20 Nicole Mello 11 MW,Columbia, MO 18:06.4 20
21 Maria Hauger 11 MW,Shakopee, MN 18:06.6 21
22 Camille Chapus 12 WE,PfcPalisades, CA 18:07.9 22
23 Jordan McPhee 10 WE,Normandy Prk, WA 18:13.7 23
24 Anna Maxwell 10 WE,Felton, CA 18:14.5 24
25 Taylor Manett 12 MW,Rockford, MI 18:16.1
26 Sydney Scott 12 MW,Idaho Sprngs, CO 18:17.2
27 Clare Carroll 10 WE,Folsom, CA 18:17.7
28 Holly Bischof 12 NE,Hainsport, NJ 18:17.9 25
29 Samantha George 12 SO,Raleigh, NC 18:18.9 26
30 Alexis Panisse 12 NE,Bellrose, NY 18:19.2 27
31 Kaylee Flanagan 11 MW,Roselle, IL 18:19.4
32 Sydney Segal 11 WE,BeverlyHills, CA 18:20.7
33 Hannah Oneda 12 NE,Wesminster, MD 18:21.0 28
34 Alana Hadley 9 SO,Charlotte, NC 18:22.0
35 Lily Williams 12 SO,Tallahassee, FL 18:29.1
36 Caroline Kellner 12 NE,Wst Windsor, NJ 18:32.1
37 Emily Nist 12 WE,Meridan, ID 18:34.3
38 Bridget Blake 11 SO,Orlando, FL 18:36.1
39 Tori Gerlach 12 NE,Perkasie, PA 18:37.3
40 Meredith Speakman 12 NE,Carlisle, PA 18:45.6

Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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Results - Women
1 MW 42 1 2 10 14 15 20 21
Total Time: 1:28:16.30
Average: 17:39.26
2 NE 52 3 4 7 13 25 27 28
Total Time: 1:28:50.50
Average: 17:46.10
3 WE 61 5 8 9 17 22 23 24
Total Time: 1:29:05.00
Average: 17:49.00
4 SO 63 6 11 12 16 18 19 26
Total Time: 1:29:11.90
Average: 17:50.38

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