The South Regional has a wonderful fame for some speedy racers and nice course circumstances. Thirty-five levels is chilly for North Carolina, however the athletes have been ready. Look ahead to the South high ten girls and boys to battle in San Diego!
Elizabeth Leachman and Keegan Smith Seize First Place Titles within the
forty fifth Annual Foot Locker Cross Nation Championships South Regional;
Prime 10 Boys and Ladies Qualify for Nationwide Finals
RACE HIGHLIGHTS:
Elizabeth Leachman of San Antonio, TX, and Keegan Smith of Kingston, TN, received the Foot
Locker Cross Nation Championships South Regional at the moment. Leachman, a junior at
Boerne Champion Excessive College claimed the title within the ladies’ championship race in 16:55.5.
Caroline Barton, a senior from Asheville, NC, completed second in 16:59.4, and Lily
Beshears, a junior from Springdale, AR, positioned third in 17:01.3. Leachman, final yr’s
nationwide champion, and at the moment’s Tenth-place finisher Abby Religion Cheeseman of Bell Buckle,
TN participated in final yr’s nationwide championship occasion in San Diego, CA.
Keegan Smith, a senior at Knoxville Catholic Excessive College, claimed the title within the boys’
championship race in 14:58.1. Jack Bowen, a senior from Chattanooga, TN, completed
second in 14:59.9, and Tristan Yoder, a senior from Broadway, VA, completed third in
15:00.4. Sixth-place finisher in at the moment’s race, Riku Sugie of Bardstown, KY, is the one
nationwide returnee having competed on the nationwide championships final yr.
WHEN/WHERE:
Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024
Larry McAfee Course At McAlpine Park in Charlotte, NC
COURSE/WEATHER:
5,000-meter course; good course circumstances; 35 levels; slight winds; sunny skies.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
The highest 10 boys and the highest 10 ladies within the championship races qualify to compete in opposition to
runners from the Midwest, Northeast, and West Regional meets within the Foot Locker Cross
Nation Championships Nationwide Finals, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at Morley Discipline,
Balboa Park in San Diego, CA.
2024 Foot Locker Cross Nation Championships – South Regional Outcomes
Larry McAfee Course At McAlpine Park in Charlotte, NC
Ladies
Place Title Hometown Excessive College (12 months) Time
1) Elizabeth Leachman San Antonio, TX Boerne Champion Excessive
College (11)
16:55.5
2) Caroline Barton Asheville, NC Carolina Day College (12) 16:59.4
3) Lily Beshears Springdale, AR Rogers Excessive College (11) 17:01.3
4) Sophia Bendet Common Metropolis, TX Randolph Excessive College (12) 17:08.0
5) Kerrigan Chaney Roanoke, VA North Cross College (12) 17:13.0
6) Carolina Areheart Knoxville, TN Webb College of Knoxville (11) 17:14.5
7) Jazzlyn Garmer Knoxville, TN Webb College of Knoxville (11) 17:16.4
8) Macy Wingard Aubrey, TX Denton Braswell Excessive College (11) 17:16.7
9) Kate Loescher Stafford, VA Colonial Forge Excessive College (12) 17:21.9
10) Abby Religion Cheeseman Bell Buckle, TN Webb College of Bell Buckle (12) 17:27.2
Boys
Place Title Hometown Excessive College Time
1) Keegan Smith Kingston, TN Knoxville Catholic Excessive College (12) 14:58.1
2) Jack Bowen Chattanooga, TN McCallie College (12) 14:59.9
3) Tristan Yoder Broadway, VA Broadway Excessive College (12) 15:00.4
4) Malachi Burnett Canton, GA Creekview Excessive College (11) 15:01.4
5) Asher Oates Franklin, TN Independence Excessive College (11) 15:02.0
6) Riku Sugie Bardstown, KY Thomas Nelson HighSchool (10)15:02.0
7) Jackson Hogsed Suwanee, GA Lambert Excessive College (12) 15:03.1
8) Owen Kelley Bentonville, AR Bentonville Excessive College (12) 15:04.2
9) Parker Adams Jacksonville, FL Bolles College (12) 15:08.6
10) Matthew Shelly Bentonville, AR Bentonville Excessive College (12) 15:09.5
