26th Foot Locker
Cross Country Championships
Northeast - South - Midwest - West

Midwest Region Nov 27, 2004 at UW-Parkside, Kenosha WI

DONNA ON THE SIDE - AT FOOT LOCKER MIDWEST
by Donna Dye
Part 1 - the scene
Part 2 - the meet

The Scene

Wayne D. Dannehl Cross Country Course on the grounds of the University of Wisconsin Parkside is the site of the Midwest Foot Locker Cross Country Championship. The University describes the course as "the only pure cross country course in the nation." Many cross country enthusiasts say it's a favorite course. The course is in a very wooded area filled with deer that need to be shooed out for races. The course has rolling hills, no sharp turns or very narrow paths.

While the meet takes place on the outskirts of Kenosha, the meet hotel is located in Racine, just over the county line. Both areas are located on Lake Michigan in southeast Wisconsin about 40 miles from Milwaukee and 60 miles from Chicago. Kenosha is a community of almost 91,000 that was founded in 1835. Once an agricultural hub, today it is a major business center.

Racine is a port of entry, and a manufacturing center for farm machinery, processed foods, automobile parts, machine tools, floor wax, and electrical equipment.  Settled as an agricultural community, it developed into an industrial one with the coming of the railroad and improvement of the harbor in the mid 1800s. Today Racine is the "Bell City of the Lakes."

The area is filled with things to do. Here are some that might be fun. Check out the many sites on Google for more things to do in Kenosha and Racine.

FUN THINGS: Stunts Are Us is a place to watch and learn how to do movie stunts. Action Territory-open year round-is an outdoor family entertainment complex that has 11 acres and a multitude of activities for all ages. Zap Entertainment, an indoor family fun center features laser tag, simulator and interactive games. Cave of the Mounds is the place for a guided tour a cave that takes you past a varied collection of colorful stalactites, stalagmites, columns and other formations. Other Things: Spinning Top and Logic Puzzles Museum; Green Meadows Farm.

CULTURE AND HISTORY: Anderson Center is a historic French Tudor mansion that features the work of noteworthy local and regional artists. Kempter Center is 3 historical buildings that includes fine arts galleries, and park grounds. Other sites: Frank A. Paulumbo Civil War Museum, Circus World Museum, the International Clown Hall of Fame; Wind Point Lighthouse; Racine Heritage Museum.

SPORTS: Cross Country skiing at many sites including Petrifying Springs Park. Lake View Rec Plex an indoor water park, athletic field house with basketball, soccer and volleyball.

Downtown Racine Scenes

Registration at the Marriott

Getting psyched and some tips from Foot Locker tapes of yesteryear.
Registration Sidelines
Goodrich Michigan
Hudson Ohio
Tiffin Ohio

Athletes, Parents, Fans

2nd place Whitney Anderson CO with Coach Lyle Knudson
3rd Place Brittany Tinsley OH with her family: (from left) Parents, Rod and Dee and Sister Tiffany.
5th Place Katelyn Kaltenbach CO with Mom, Kathleen and Sister Megan
6th Place Keara Sammons CO with Dad, Mike.
7th Place Allison Eckert SD with Mom, Lisa.
Katelyn Kaltenbach with sister, Megan. This is the 4th straight year that a Kaltenbach has qualified for nationals in this race. Megan was in it three times, winning it once, and Katelyn twice, winning it once. Now Megan is running for the University of North Carolina where Katelyn will join her next year.
Happy Qualifiers!
Jeff See and Levi Fox both from Ohio are rivals who took turns winning meets, happy that they both qualified.
1st Place Jeff See OH with his family and coach: (from left) parents Kevin and Linda, Jeff, brother, Scott and Coach David Fultz.
2nd Place Levi Fox OH with Mom, Trish.
4th Place John Black MI with off season coach Nick Stration and Dad, David.
5th Place Justin Switzer MI with Coach Nick Stration (off season) Dad, Keith and Coach Anne Clifton (in season).
7th Place Dan Roberts MI with parents Denise and Gary.
The Hot MI Trio: Dan Roberts, John Black and Justin Switzer.
Checking the results.

Workerbees

Geoff Sills, Foot Locker Vice President. Geoff comes to the Midwest Region every year wearing a Wisconsin jacket to support the participants and staff.
Pete Henkes, Midwest Regional Coordinator with a couple of the regional staff.

DONNA ON THE SIDE - AT FOOT LOCKER MIDWEST
by Donna Dye
Part 1 - the scene
Part 2 - the meet

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