The Northeast region had two fantastic races, with some of the best preps in the East all fighting for a top 10 finish and a two-week trip to California. It was hot weather for all three regions on November 30th, and add Franklin Field to the mix and you have a historic cross country race. :
Virginia Krause and Jack Grafeo take the top spots
Foot Locker Cross Country 45th Annual Northeast Regional Championships;
The top 10 boys and girls qualify for the national finals
Highlights of the race:
Virginia Krause of Bethlehem, MA and Jack Graffeo of Westford, MA won the Foot Locker Cross.
Today, the championship of the Northeast region. The race was held for the second year
Boston’s historic Franklin Park. Krauss, a junior at Moravian Academy, claimed the title
girls championship race 17:34.4. Zariel Macia of Shirley, New York is second
in 17:39.8, and Brooke Strauss, a senior from Glastonbury, CT, was third in 17:41.5
Two contestants in today’s race and seventh-place finisher Lilia Gordon of Chesterfield, New Jersey;
competed in last year’s national championship event in San Diego, California.
Jack Graffeo, a senior at Westford Academy High School in Westford, MA, won the title.
boys’ championship race with a time of 14:59.8. Tamrat Gavenas, of Andover, MA, a senior;
placed second in 15:15.1 and Sohaib Dissa, a senior from Newtown, CT finished third.
15:23.7. The top three in today’s race competed at the national championships for the last time
year in San Diego, California.
WHEN/WHERE?
Saturday, November 30, 2024
Franklin Park, Boston, MA
COURSE/WEATHER.
5000 meter course; good course conditions; 38 degrees; light winds; sunny sky
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
The top 10 boys and top 10 girls in the championship race are eligible to compete
Runners from the South, Midwest and West meet at Foot Locker Cross Country
National Championship Finals, Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Morley Field, Balboa Park.
San Diego, California.
2024 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships – Northeast Region Results
Franklin Park, Boston, MA
Girls
Place Name Hometown High School (Year) Time
1) Virginia Krause Bethlehem, PA Moravian Academy (11) 17:34.4
2) Zariel Macchia Shirley, NY William Floyd High School (12) 17:39.8
3) Brooke Straus Glastonbury, CT Glastonbury High School (12) 17:41.5
4) Liv Sherry West Hartford, CT Conard High School (12) 17:49.3
5) Chase Gilbert Old Lyme, CT Old Lyme High School 11) 17:56.9
6) Alison Lee Princeton, NJ West Windsor-Plainsboro North High School (11) 17:58.3
7) Lilia Gordon Chesterfield, NJ Northern Burlington Area: High School (12) 18:00.7
8) Dylan McElhinney New York, NY Hunter College Campus Schools (12) 18:01.9
9) Lillian DiCola Horsham, PA. Hatborough-Horsham High School (12) 18:04.8
10) Tess Sherry West Hartford, CT Conard High School (12) 18:18.8
Boys
Place name during hometown high school
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 High School (12) 15:23.7
4) Matthew Giardina Tyngsboro, MA Bishop Guertin (NH) High School (12) 15:26.1
5) Matt Gosling Newtown, PA Council Rock North High School (11) 15:28.8
6) Van Furman Grahamsville, NY Tri-Valley High School (12) 15:29.2
7) Nathan Lee Greenwich, CT Brunswick School (11) 15:30.3
8) Vinay Raman Hummelstown, PA Hershey High School (12) 15:30.8
9) Rowan Carr Media, PA Penncrest High School (10) 15:31.5
10) Silas Gartner East Falmouth, MA Falmouth High School (11) 15:35.1
