Junior Watch List

Tuesday, 15 January 2013 Junior Watch List



Each year the USA Cross Country Championships brings together the nation’s very best under-20-year-olds to compete for a spot on Team USA. For many of these athletes it will be their first time making an international team and can be a great way to take their running to a new level. The top six men and women junior finishers at the 2013 Championships will qualify to represent the United States at the 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland on March 24th.

Below are watch lists of the country’s best Junior athletes. To compete in the Junior race an athlete must not turn 20 before January 1st, 2014 so the lists are made up of college freshman and high schoolers. If we missed someone let us know. Email us at usaxcchamps@bigriverrunning.comThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .


MEN

Aaron Templeton (TN HS) - 7th 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Alex Dillard (Portland) - 2nd, 2011 Oregon State XC Meet

Alex Riba (IL HS) - 2012 NXN Midwest Champion

Benjamin Saarel (UT HS) – 4th 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Bernie Montoya (AZ HS) - 2012 Dream Mile Champion (4:01)

Blake Haney (CA HS) - 8:54 3200

Brayden McClelland (UT HS) - 8th 2012 NXN

Cale Wallace (Arkansas) – 2012 NCAA XC Champs qualifier

Chris Allen* (Harvard) - 2011 Foot Locker Finalist

Connor Olsen (MN HS - 6th 2012 NXN

Connor Rog * (Virginia) - 2011 Foot Locker Finalist

Craig Engels* (NC State) - 4:03 mile

Craig Nowak (Oklahoma State) – 2011 Foot Locker and NXN Finalist

Dallin Farnsworth* (BYU) - 2011 Foot Locker Finalist

Dan Lennon* (Syracuse) - 2011 Foot Locker Finalist

Danny Martinez (Portland) - 2011 California State XC Champ

Darren Fahy (Georgetown) - NCAA XC Champs qualifier

Drew White (Missouri) - 2011 Missouri State Champ

Dustin Wilson* (Columbia) - 2011 Foot Locker Finalist

Estevan DeLaRosa (CA HS) - 2nd 2012 NXN

Grant Nykaza (IL HS) – 2012 Illinois State Champ

Jack Keelan (IL HS) - 8:55 3200

Jacob Burcham (WV HS) - 4:02 Mile

Jacob Thomson (KY HS) - 5th 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Jake Leingang (ND HS) - 3rd 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Joe Hardy (WA HS) - 4th 2012 NXN

John Lawson (CA HS) - 9th 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Jonathan Green (MA HS) – 2nd 2012 Foot Locker Midwest

Josh Brickell (GA HS) - 2nd 2012 Foot Locker South

Leland Later (Cal) - 8:55 3200

Luis Martinez (NM HS) - 3rd 2012 NXN

Malachy Schrobilgen* (Wisconsin) - 2011 Foot Locker Finalist

Matthew McClintock (Purdue) - 2011 Foot Locker Finalist

Michael Clevenger * (Notre Dame) - 2011 Foot Locker Finalist

Nathan Wietz (NAU) - NCAA XC Champs qualifier

Nick Raymond (MI HS) - 3rd 2012 Foot Locker Midwest

Nick Ryan (NY HS ) - NXN New York Champ

Patrick Perrier (IL HS) - 4th 2012 Foot Locker Midwest

Robert Domanic (TX HS) - 5th 2012 NXN

Ryan Kromer (WI HS) - 8th 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Sam Wharton (OH HS) - 2012 NXN Champion

Sean McGorty (VA HS) - 2nd 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Shawn Wilson (NJ HS) - 3rd 2012 Foot Locker Northeast

Sumner Goodwin (WA HS) - 7th 2012 NXN

Thomas Awad* (Penn) - 8:59 2 mile

Thomas Graham* (Stanford) - 2011 Foot Locker Finalist

Thomas Madden (VA HS) - 8:59 2 mile

Timothy Ball* (Notre Dame) - 2011 Foot Locker Finalist

Tony Smoragiewicz (Michigan) - NCAA XC Champs qualifier

Troy Fraley (MT HS) - 2nd 2012 Foot Locker West

Zachary Perrin (MT HS) - 10th 2012 Foot Locker Finals


* = Unsure of birthdate. May or may not be eligible to compete.


WOMEN

Alex Davis (OK HS) - 17th 2012 USA XC

Alexa Efraimson (WA HS) - 4th 2012 NXN

Alli Cash (KA HS) - 4:39 mile

Amy-Eloise Neal (WA HS) - 8th 2012 NXN

Angel Piccirillo (Villanova) - 2-time Foot Locker Finalist

Anna Holdiman (IA HS) - 7th 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Anna Maxwell (CA HS) - 10:21 3200

Anna Rohrer (IN HS) - 2012 Foot Locker Champion

Ashley Erba (IN HS) - 2012 NXN Midwest Champion

Bobbie Burgess (IN HS) - 9th 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Brianna Nerud (NY HS) - 10:24 2 mile

Cami Chapus (Stanford) - 2011 Dream Mile Champion (4:39)

Catarina Rocha (MA HS - 2nd 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Cayla Hatton* (Stanford) - 13th 2012 USA XC Open Women's Race

Clare Flanagan (MN HS) - 10:20 2 mile

Courtney Ackerman (IL HS) - 6th 2012 NXN

Dana Giordano* (Dartmouth) - 10:16 2 mile

Elise Cranny (CO HS) - 7th 2012 NXN

Emma Abrahamson (CA HS) - 7th 2012 USA XC

Erin Finn (MI HS) - 2nd 2011 Foot Locker Finals

Grace Tinkey (GA HS) - 6th 2011 Foot Locker Finals

Haley Pierce* (Georgetown) - 2nd 2011 NXN

Hannah Long (MO HS) - 10th 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Hannah Meier (MI HS) - 4:18 1500

Jaqueline Choucair (TX HS) - 15th 2012 USA XC

Jordyn Colter (CO HS) - 4th 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Julia Maxwell (CA HS) - 2nd 2012 Foot Locker West

Karis Jochen (TX HS) - 5th 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Katie Knight (WA HS) - 3rd 2012 NXN

Katie Lembo (NY HS) - 3rd Foot Locker Midwest

Laura Hollander (Cal Poly) - 11th at 2012 NCAA XC

Lilly Williams* (Vanderbilt) - 2011 Foot Locker Finalist

Mackenzie Barry (NJ HS) - 10:18 3200

Maddie Meyers* (Washington) - 9:37 3k

Madeline Perez (IL HS) - 2nd 2012 NXN Midwest

Maggie Drazba (WV HS) - 2nd 2012 USA XC

Makena Morley (MT HS) - 3rd 2012 Foot Locker West

Maria Hauger (MN HS) - 3rd 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Marissa Williams (CA HS) - 8th 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Mary Cain (NY HS) - 2nd 2012 NXN

Megan Curham (NJ HS) - 2nd 2012 Foot Locker Northeast

Molly Siedel* (Notre Dame) - 2011 Foot Locker Champion

Natalie Shields* (BYU) - 14th NCAA Mountain Regional

Nikki Hiltz (CA HS) - 4:42 1600

Rebecca Mehra (Stanford) - 20th 2012 USA XC

Samantha Nadel* (Georgetown) - 2011 New York State Champ

Sarah Baxter (CA HS) - 2012 NXN Champion

Sarah Disanza (NJ HS) - 10th 2012 NXN

Sarah Fakler (AZ HS) - 11th 2012 USA XC

Sophie Chase (VA HS) - 6th 2012 Foot Locker Finals

Taylor Driscoll (NY HS) - 9th 2012 NXN

Taylor Werner (MO HS) - 2nd 2012 Foot Locker Midwest

Wesley Frazier (NC HS) - 10:13 2 mile

* = Unsure of birthdate. May or may not be eligible to compete.

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