Foot Locker National Championships

Morley Field, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
Distance 5,000 meters
Saturday, December 8, 2012
by Keith Conning

Girls

Sophomore Anna Rohrer (Mishawaka High School, Mishawaka, Indiana), the Midwest Regional champion in 16:54 (5:27), won in 17:25.

Senior Catarina Rocha (Peabody Veterans Memorial High School, Peabody, MA), the Northeast Regional champion at Van Courtland Park in 17:49.5, placed second in 17:29.

Senior Maria Hauger (Shakopee High School, Shakopee, MN), third in the Midwest Regional in 17:07 (5:31), was third in 17:30.

Sophomore Jordyn Colter (Cherry Creek HS, Centennial, CO), third in the Stanford Invitational in 17:05 (5:30) and fourth in the Midwest Regional in 17:08 (5:31), was fourth in 17:30.

Sophomore Marissa Williams (Palisades Charter HS, Los Angeles, CA), the West Regional champion in 17:46 (5:43), was eighth in 17:43.

Junior Julia Maxwell (The Branson School, Ross, CA), second in the West Regional in 18:15 (5:52), was 20th in 18:04.

Senior Madeleine Ankhelyi (Vista Del Lago HS, Folsom, CA), seventh in the West Regional in 18:37 (6:00), was 23rd in 18:07.

Senior Kayla Ferron (Redondo Union H.S., Torrance, CA), tenth in the West Regional in 18:52 (6:04), was 38th in 19:00.

Freshman Fiona O'Keefe (Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior HS, Davis), fifth in the West Regional in 18:33 (5:58), did not finish. She competes for Davis Senior HS in CIF competition.

Boys

Senior Ed Cheserek (St. Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark, NJ), the Northeast Regional champion in 15:21.8, won in 14:59.

Senior Sean McGorty (Chantilly HS, Fairfax, VA), the South Regional champion in 14:28, placed second in 15:05.

Senior Jake Leingang (Bismarck HS, Bismarck, ND), the Midwest Regional champion in 14:56 (4:49), was third in 15:07.

Senior Benjamin Saarel (Park City HS, Salt Lake City, UT), the West Regional champion in 15:28 (4:59), was fourth in 15:13.

Senior John Lawson (Sir Francis Drake HS, San Anselmo, CA), third in the West Regional in 15:37 (5:02), was ninth in 15:31.



Girls
1 17:25 31 Anna Rohrer 10 Midwest Mishawaka H.S. Mishawaka IN
2 17:29 11 Catarina Rocha 12 Northeast Peabody Veterans Memorial H.S. Peabody MA
3 17:30 33 Maria Hauger 12 Midwest Shakopee H.S. Shakopee MN
4 17:30 34 Jordyn Colter 10 Midwest Cherry Creek H.S. Centennial CO
5 17:36 22 Karis Jochen 12 South A&M Consolidated H.S. College Station TX
6 17:42 21 Sophie Chase 12 South Lake Braddock Secondary Burke VA
7 17:43 36 Anna Holdiman 12 Midwest Waverly-Shell Rock Senior H.S. Waverly IA
8 17:43 41 Marissa Williams 10 West Palisades Charter H.S. Los Angeles CA
9 17:46 39 Bobbie Burgess 12 Midwest West Lafayette Senior H.S. West Lafayette IN
10 17:47 37 Hannah Long 10 Midwest Eureka H.S. Pacific MO
11 17:53 27 Sandie Raines 12 South Kingwood H.S. Houston TX
12 17:53 25 Carmen Carlos 12 South McGill-Toolen Catholic H.S. Mobile AL
13 17:53 32 Taylor Werner 9 Midwest Ste. Genevieve Senior H.S. Bloomsdale MO
14 17:56 12 Megan Curham 12 Northeast Villa Walsh Academy Warren NJ
15 17:56 26 Bridget Blake 12 South Dr. Phillips H.S. Orlando FL
16 17:57 28 Caroline Alcorta 11 South West Springfield H.S. Springfield VA
17 18:02 35 Courtney Ackerman 12 Midwest New Trier H.S. Wilmette IL
18 18:04 18 Marisa Ruskan 12 Northeast Bridgewater-Raritan Regional H.S. Bridgewater NJ
19 18:04 14 Regan Rome 11 Northeast Dallas H.S. Dallas PA
20 18:04 42 Julia Maxwell 11 West Branson H.S. Ross CA
21 18:05 13 Katie Lembo 11 Northeast Penfield H.S. Penfield NY
22 18:06 23 Maggie Drazba 12 South St. Marys H.S. St. Marys WV
23 18:07 47 Madeleine Ankhelyi 12 West Vista del Lago H.S. Folsom CA
24 18:12 43 Makena Morley 10 West Bigfork H.S. Bigfork MT
25 18:18 17 Marissa Saenger 11 Northeast Clarence H.S. Clarence NY
26 18:20 24 Alex Davis 12 South Plainview H.S. Ardmore OK
27 18:21 16 Mackenzie Barry 11 Northeast West Morris Mendham H.S. Mendham NJ
28 18:22 48 Summer Harper 12 West Orem H.S. Orem UT
29 18:23 44 Paige Gilchrist 12 West Hellgate H.S. Missoula MT
30 18:26 30 Amelia Paladino 11 South University H.S. Morgantown WV
31 18:26 19 Megan Reilly 9 Northeast Warwick Valley H.S. Warwick NY
32 18:31 49 Sarah Feeny 11 West Ogden H.S. Ogden UT
33 18:33 29 Allie Klimkiewicz 10 South Oakton H.S. Oakton VA
34 18:35 38 Kaylee Flanagan 12 Midwest Lake Park H.S. Roselle IL
35 18:37 40 Melanie Nun 12 Midwest Legacy H.S. Thornton CO
36 18:42 46 Katelyn Bianchini 12 West Glacier Peak H.S. Snohomish WA
37 19:00 20 Kennedy Weisner 11 Northeast Elk County Catholic H.S. Saint Marys PA
38 19:00 50 Kayla Ferron 12 West Redondo Union H.S. Torrance CA
dnf 45 Fiona O'Keeffe 9 West Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr H.S. Davis CA
dnf 15 Anoush Shehadeh 10 Northeast Phillips Academy Andover Larchmont NY

Girls Team Results
Points
1 Midwest 24 (1 3 4 7 9 10 13)
2 South 49 (5 6 11 12 15 16 21)
3 Northeast 71 (2 14 17 18 20 24 25)
4 West 98 (8 19 22 23 26 27 28)

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Place Time Bib Name Grade Region School City State
2012 Boys National Finals
1 14:59 51 Ed Cheserek 12 Northeast St. Benedict's Prep. School Newark NJ
2 15:05 61 Sean McGorty 12 South Chantilly H.S. Fairfax VA
3 15:07 71 Jake Leingang 12 Midwest Bismarck H.S. Bismarck ND
4 15:13 81 Benjamin Saarel 12 West Park City H.S. Salt Lake City UT
5 15:14 64 Jacob Thomson 12 South Holy Cross H.S. Louisville KY
6 15:19 72 Sam Wharton 12 Midwest Tippecanoe H.S. Tipp City OH
7 15:29 63 Aaron Templeton 11 South Hardin Valley Academy Knoxville TN
8 15:30 77 Ryan Kromer 12 Midwest Hudson H.S. Hudson WI
9 15:31 83 John Lawson 12 West Sir Francis Drake H.S. Forest Knolls CA
10 15:32 88 Zachary Perrin 12 West Flathead H.S. Lakeside MT
11 15:34 85 Andrew Gardner 12 West Mead H.S. Spokane WA
12 15:34 84 Conner Mantz 10 West Sky View H.S. Smithfield UT
13 15:36 67 Quintin McKinnish 11 South Morristown-West H.S. Talbott TN
14 15:37 86 John Dressel 10 West Mt. Spokane H.S. Colbert WA
15 15:40 65 Robert Domanic 12 South Hebron H.S. Lewisville TX
16 15:41 87 Kramer Morton 11 West Alta H.S. Sandy UT
17 15:41 57 Max Norris 12 Northeast Harriton Senior H.S. Narberth PA
18 15:42 82 Troy Fraley 12 West Glacier H.S. Kalispell MT
19 15:43 74 Patrick Perrier 11 Midwest O'Fallon Township H.S. O'Fallon IL
20 15:44 73 Nicholas Raymond 12 Midwest Erie Mason H.S. Erie MI
21 15:44 54 Brendan Shearn 12 Northeast North Schuylkill H.S. Frackville PA
22 15:45 52 Jonathan Green 12 Northeast St. John's H.S. Berlin MA
23 15:45 53 Shawn Wilson 12 Northeast Cherokee H.S. Marlton NJ
24 15:46 89 Patrick Gibson 12 West Squalicum H.S. Bellingham WA
25 15:48 70 Brent Demarest 11 South Porter-Gaud School Charleston SC
26 15:51 75 Grant Nykaza 12 Midwest Beecher H.S. Beecher IL
27 15:53 79 Scott Milling 12 Midwest York Community H.S. Elmhurst IL
28 15:56 55 Kyle Kroon 11 Northeast Toms River South H.S. Toms River NJ
29 15:58 78 Connor Mora 12 Midwest Cedar Springs H.S. Cedar Springs MI
30 15:59 80 Nicholas Elswick 11 Midwest Chardon H.S. Chardon OH
31 16:00 90 Apolinar Baltazar 12 West Aberdeen H.S. Aberdeen WA
32 16:00 60 Austin Pondel 12 Northeast Corry Area H.S. Columbus PA
33 16:03 76 Samuel Prakel 12 Midwest Versailles H.S. Versailles OH
34 16:07 59 Brent Kennedy 11 Northeast Kiski Area H.S. New Kensington PA
35 16:09 66 Brad Hort 12 South McIntosh H.S. Peachtree City GA
36 16:11 68 Noah Gade 12 South Stillwater H.S. Stillwater OK
37 16:16 69 Simon Holden 12 South Baylor School Lookout Mountain GA
38 16:19 56 Trevor Crawley 12 Northeast Cumberland H.S. Cumberland RI
39 16:28 58 Chris Alvarado 11 Northeast Fairfield College Prep. School Fairfield CT
dnf 62 Joshua Brickell 12 South Peachtree Ridge H.S. Lawrenceville GA

Place Team Places for Team
Points
Boys Team Results
Points
1 South 42 (2 5 7 13 15 23 28)
2 West 46 (4 9 10 11 12 14 16)
3 Midwest 54 (3 6 8 18 19 24 25)
4 Northeast 81 (1 17 20 21 22 26 27)
5.00 Kilometers - December 8, 2012 - Morley Field - Balboa Park - San Diego, CA