The cold, sunny day didn’t stop the beautiful performances and fans from cheering on their favorite runners.The girls championship race was incredibly competitive and the top ten will be doing well in San Diego, California in two weeks.
The boy’s championship race had one of the best fields in Midwest history, with 30 boys at a conservative 5:00 mile, 20 at the 2-mile mark, and 15 at 200 meters.
The Midwest is taking two of its best teams in recent years to the FootLocker Nationals.
Victoria Garces and Juan Gonzalez take the top spots
45th Annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships Midwest
Regional; The top 10 boys and girls qualify for the national finals
Highlights of the race:
Victoria Garces of Midland, MI and Juan Gonzalez of Fremont, NE won the Foot Locker.
Cross Country Championships Midwest Regional Today Garces, Midland Dow Senior
Jessie Jazwinski took the title in the high school girls’ championship race in 17:14.6.
Sr. Shelby (MI) finished second in 17:25.1 and Norah Hushagen, Sr.
Forest Lake, MN, third in 17:27.0 Top two finishers as well as today’s fourth
runner-up Emily Cohen of Englewood, CO, and fifth runner-up Libby Dowty of
Morgantown, IN, participated in last year’s National Championship event in San Diego, CA.
Fremont High School senior Gonzalez won the boys championship
race 14:58.8. Sean Fries, Jr. of Minnetonka, MN, second in 15:00.0 and
Ben Crane, a senior from Wilmette, IL, finished third in 15:03.3 with Gonzalez and Kruen
Today’s sixth place finisher was Benjamin Anderson of Highlands Ranch, CO
national championship last year in San Diego, California.
WHEN/WHERE?
Saturday, November 30, 2024
University of Wisconsin Parkside in Kenosha, WI.
COURSE/WEATHER.
5000 meter course; good course conditions; 23 degrees; windy sunny sky
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
The top 10 boys and top 10 girls in the championship race are eligible to compete
Runners from the South, Northeast, and West regions meet at the Foot Locker Cross
Country Championship National Finals, Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Morley Field,
Balboa Park in San Diego, CA.
2024 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships – Midwest Regional Results
University of Wisconsin Parkside – Kenosha, WI
Girls
Place Name Hometown High School (Year) Time
1) Victoria Garces Midland, MI Midland Dow HighSchool (12) 17:14.6
2) Jessie Jazwinski Shelby, MI Shelby High School (12) 17:25.1
3) Norah Hushagen Forest Lake, MN Forest Lake Area High School (12) 17:27.0
4) Emily Cohen Englewood, CO Cherry Creek High School (11) 17:33.3
5) Libby Doughty Morgantown, Indian Creek High School (11) 17:34.8
6) Ruby Ihmels Bismarck, ND Century High School (10) 17:39.2
7) Mallory Weller Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran High School (11) 17:40.4
8) Rosie Mucharski Denver, CO Denver East High School (12) 17:41.2
9) Keith Foltz Tuscola, IL Tuscola High School (11) 17:42.7
10) Brooke Chapman Westerville, Olentangy Orange High School (11) 17:48.4
Boys
Place name during hometown high school
1) Juan Gonzalez Fremont, NE Fremont High School (12) 14:58.8
2) Sean Fries Minnetonka, MN Minnetonka High School (11) 15:00.0
3) Ben Crane Wilmette, IL New Trier High School (12) 15:03.3
4) Philip Cupial Woodridge, IL Downers Grove North High School (11) 15:03.4
5) Salvador Wirth Annandale, MN Annandale High School (12) 15:04.3
6) Benjamin Anderson Highlands Ranch, CO Mountain Vista High School (12) 15:05.0
7) Noah Bontrager Shipshewana, IN Westview High School (11) 15:05.8
8) Robert Mechura Roseville, MN Roseville Area High School (12) 15:05.9
9) Sam Quagliaroli Fishers, IN Fishers High School (12) 15:06.2
10) Liam Bauschke Mishawaka, IN Mishaw, (12), 15:06.8
