The NorthEast regional had two incredible races, with among the prime preps within the East, all combating to make the highest ten and go to California in two weeks! The climate was the warmes of all three regionals held on November 30, and add Franklin Subject to the combo, and also you had a historic cross nation race!
Virginia Kraus and Jack Graffeo Seize First Place Titles within the
forty fifth Annual Foot Locker Cross Nation Championships Northeast Regional;
Prime 10 Boys and Ladies Qualify for Nationwide Finals
RACE HIGHLIGHTS:
Virginia Kraus of Bethlehem, PA, and Jack Graffeo of Westford, MA, gained the Foot Locker Cross
Nation Championships Northeast Regional right this moment. The race was held for the second yr at
Boston’s historic Franklin Park. Kraus, a junior at Moravian Academy, claimed the title within the
ladies’ championship race in 17:34.4. Zariel Macchia, a senior from Shirley, NY, completed second
in 17:39.8 and Brooke Strauss, a senior from Glastonbury, CT, positioned third in 17:41.5. The highest
two finishers in right this moment’s race together with seventh-place finisher Liliah Gordon of Chesterfield, NJ,
participated in final yr’s nationwide championship occasion in San Diego, CA.
Jack Graffeo, a senior from Westford Academy Excessive Faculty in Westford, MA, took the title within the
boys’ championship race in a time of 14:59.8. Tamrat Gavenas, a senior from Andover, MA,
completed second in 15:15.1 and Soheib Dissa, a senior from Newtown, CT completed third in
15:23.7. The highest three finishers in right this moment’s race competed on the nationwide championships final
yr in San Diego, CA.
WHEN/WHERE:
Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024
Franklin Park, Boston, MA
COURSE/WEATHER:
5,000-meter course; good course situations; 38 levels; slight winds; sunny skies
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
The highest 10 boys and the highest 10 ladies within the championship races qualify to compete towards
runners from the South, Midwest and West Regional meets within the Foot Locker Cross Nation
Championships Nationwide Finals, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at Morley Subject, Balboa Park in
San Diego, CA.
2024 Foot Locker Cross Nation Championships – Northeast Regional Outcomes
Franklin Park, Boston, MA
Ladies
Place Identify Hometown Excessive Faculty (Yr) Time
1) Virginia Kraus Bethlehem, PA Moravian Academy (11) 17:34.4
2) Zariel Macchia Shirley, NY William Floyd Excessive Faculty (12) 17:39.8
3) Brooke Strauss Glastonbury, CT Glastonbury Excessive Faculty (12)17:41.5
4) Liv Sherry West Hartford, CT Conard Excessive Faculty (12) 17:49.3
5) Chase Gilbert Outdated Lyme, CT Outdated Lyme Excessive Faculty 11) 17:56.9
6) Allison Lee Princeton, NJ West Windsor-Plainsboro North Excessive Faculty (11) 17:58.3
7) Liliah Gordon Chesterfield, NJ Northern Burlington Reg. Excessive Faculty (12) 18:00.7
8) Dylan McElhinney New York, NY Hunter School Campus Faculties (12) 18:01.9
9) Lillian DiCola Horsham, PA Hatboro-Horsham Excessive Faculty (12) 18:04.8
10) Tess Sherry West Hartford, CT Conard Excessive Faculty (12) 18:18.8
Boys
Place Identify Hometown Excessive Faculty Time
1) Jack Graffeo Westford, MA Westford Academy (12) 14:59.8
2) Tamrat Gavenas Andover, MA Phillips Academy Andover (12) 15:15.1
3) Soheib Dissa Newtown, CT Newtown Excessive Faculty (12) 15:23.7
4) Matthew Giardina Tyngsboro, MA Bishop Guertin (NH) Excessive Faculty (12) 15:26.1
5) Matt Gosling Newtown, PA Council Rock North Excessive Faculty (11) 15:28.8
6) Van Furman Grahamsville, NY Tri-Valley Secondary Faculty (12) 15:29.2
7) Nathan Lee Greenwich, CT Brunswick Faculty (11) 15:30.3
8) Vinay Raman Hummelstown, PA Hershey Excessive Faculty (12) 15:30.8
9) Rowan Carr Media, PA Penncrest Excessive Faculty (10) 15:31.5
10) Silas Gartner East Falmouth, MA Falmouth Excessive Faculty (11) 15:35.1
