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Cross Country 2002
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DyeStat picks the top contenders
for the coveted 64 tickets to San Diego

by John Dye

Start with the top returning runners from last year's meet, add the best mile and 2-Mile times last spring, and mix with care. You have a list of the DyeStat Foot Locker Favorites for 2002. We revised the lists based on season results. The result is the 100 runners that we believe are the strongest candidates to be top 8 in the region and qualify as finalists at San Diego December 14. Most of the finalists should come from this group.

On the eve of the regional meets, we narrowed down to the handful of runners most likely to succeed. These are the ones we will be surprised if we don't see in San Diego.

DYESTAT FOOT LOCKER FAVORITES: Midwest | Northeast | South | West

Returning Runners from 2001 National Finals: Boys - Girls

Boys

3 Chris Solinsky (11) Midwest Stevens Point Area Sr HS Stevens Point WI 14:52.91
7 Yong-Sung Leal (11) West Arroyo HS San Leandro CA 15:03.85
12 Lauren Jespersen (11) West Klamath Union HS Klamath Falls OR 15:13.29
13 Brian Dalpiaz (11) Northeast Sayville HS Sayville NY 15:15.22
14 Sam Romanoski (11) Midwest Lake Zurich HS Lake Zurich IL 15:16.04
16 Matt DeBole (11) South Mount Tabor HS Winston-Salem NC 15:20.52
18 Neftalem Araia (11) Midwest Lawrence North HS Indianapolis IN 15:27.26
20 Tim Nelson (11) West Liberty Christian HS Palo Cedro CA 15:36.79
21 Bobby Curtis (11) South Saint Xavier HS Louisville KY 15:40.97

Girls

9 Amber Harper (11) West Orem HS Orem UT 17:46.10
14 Megan Kaltenbach (11) Midwest Smoky Hill HS Aurora CO 17:52.68
20 Zoe Nelson (9) West Flathead HS Kalispell MT 18:00.88
25 Nicole Bohnsack (10) Midwest Rockford HS Rockford MI 18:14.01
26 Jessica Cickay (10) Northeast Council Rock HS Newtown PA 18:14.64
27 Lindsay Van Alstine (11) Northeast Hawthorne Christian Academy Midland Park NJ 18:16.79
29 Amber Smith (10) Midwest Westwood HS Ishpeming MI 18:34.19
32 Brooke Stewart (11) South A&M Consolidated HS College Station TX 19:09.99

Running a close 3rd in the stretch of last year's national finals was Chris Solinsky WI,
the leading favorite to make the national finals at San Diego December 14, 2002.

 

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