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Foot Locker Retrospectives
Foot Locker regional honor roll - The 364 runners who qualified for DyeStat Elite national ranking at the Foot Locker regionals.
steveu's Foot Locker - predictions by Steve (steveu) Underwood - analysis of the regional results.
Top 10 finishers from the Northeast, South and Midwest regionals qualify for the national finals. In the West, the top eight from the West regional qualify, plus the top two Foot Locker West runners at the Nike Team Nationals. |
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Air Jordan and AJ's Nation!
West sweeps team titles
Complete Results and steveu's reports
Appetite for Destruction - With devastating mid-race moves that destroyed their competition, Jordan Hasay and AJ Acosta made it a California sweep
Girls - Jordan in Rarefied Air - After applying staggering midrace pressure that no one could answer, Mission Valley Prep CA fr. Jordan Hasay showed the rest of the country what California has seen all year: When “Air Jordan” is in full flight, she’s unstoppable.
Boys - The Nation Has Its Champion - Fueled by the love from “AJ Nation,” and a smoldering desire to win on what is practically his home course, El Camino HS sr. AJ Acosta used a daring mid-race move to take the 27th Foot Locker National Finals. |
Girls - Freshman Jordan Hasay CA duplicated her West region blitz of a week ago and ran away from everyone in the last mile to win by 14 seconds in 17:04, 8th fastest ever at Balboa Park. Hasay is the second freshman ever to win Foot Locker (Erin Davis 1993). Marie Lawrence NV 17:19 was second for the third straight year. Defending champ Aislinn Ryan NY 17:34 was third after setting the early pace, and Megan O'Reilly WA 17:36 was fourth. |
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| Boys - With his AJ Nation crowd cheering every step, A.J. Acosta from nearby Oceanside won in 15:01.01, the first San Diego winner since Marc Davis in 1986. Acosta gapped the field late in the second mile, but had to withstand a furious stretch run by Michael Coe CA 15:02. Also closing fast were Ryan Craven IL 15:12 and Kenny Klotz OR 15:13. |
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West sweeps team titles -- 1-2-4 in both races.
Girls: West 25, Midwest 56, South 63, Northeast 66
Boys: West 22, Midwest 38, South 72, Northeast 78 |
Live reports from the course by Derek Dye |
Girls 9:15 am Pacific
- 5:18 first mile Ryan in lead
- Ryan, Hasay at 1.5 mile neck and neck
- Hasay moves into lead
- 11:03 at 2 mile Hasay.
- Hasay with 40 meter lead
- Hasay wins! 17:05 8th fastest time at Balboa
- Lawrence takes second with Ryan third
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Boys 10 am Pacific
- 4:33 big pack Acosta in early lead. Mercado right behind.
- Aj opening up the lead
- Acosta 9:31 at 2 mile Coe in second
- AJ and Coe battling it out AJ with about 20 meter lead
- AJ in lead down last hill. Coe in second Peacock in third
- AJ Acosta wins it. Coe tried to make it a race in last stretch with a sprint to the finish, taking second
- Ryan Craven closed fastest to third, with Kenny Klotz passing Landon Peacock for 4th.
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154 photos of the sideline scenes |
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| Doug Speck videos - Walking the course. Rich Gonzalez nterviews with A.J. Acosta - Michael Coe - Jordan Hasay. Local favorite Acosta says the key to the race is late in the second mile. |
GALLERY OF FINALISTS - pix, notes, stats of all 80 finalists.
Midwest - Northeast - South - West |
Friday at the course - On a gorgeous morning when there was snow and frigid weather back home for many, the Foot Locker finalists went to the course to practice the introductions, walk the course, and jog. At 9:15 am, the time the girls race will start tomorrow, it was 60 degrees under sunny, blue skies.
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Ice Skating on the Beach - Something new has been added this year at the Hotel Del Coronado, the resort that has it all.
photo by Walt Murphy |
| Jim Spier Stats - track bests by Foot Locker finalists. |
| Sully Stats Foot Locker Finals appearances lists by John Sullivan - The Woodlands TX boys and Saratoga Springs NY girls add to their leads in most FL finals appearances. The Woodlands and the Smoky Hill Aurora CO girls improve their consecutive year marks. Saratoga Springs ties its own most girls mark and sets a new combined boy/girl mark with 5. Carroll Southlake TX joins Saratoga Springs on the boy/girl in the same year list. Kate Niehaus and Nicole Blood extend the 4-timers list. And the family members list grows. |
| Foot Locker regional honor roll - The 364 runners who qualified for DyeStat Elite national ranking at the Foot Locker regionals. |
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Foot Locker retrospectives
Five great runners recall their Foot Locker experience - Bob Kennedy - Marc Davis - Ceci Hopp St. Geme - Kirsten O'Hara - Tania Fischer - They tell how it changed their lives and they give some tips on running Balboa Park.
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steveu's Foot Locker - rankings and predictions.
Analysis of regional results - steveu predicted 56 of 80 qualifiers |
Previews
Steven (steveu) Underwood's preview
The Plot Simmers in San Diego.
In both fields, but to a greater extent the boys, there is not a clear favorite. Of the girls, freshman Jorday Hasay clearly had the most stunning performance at regionals. See how steveu sorts it all out..
Rich Gonzalez preview - Favorites suffering unfavorably
"This is the most difficult we've ever had to handicap.
It's not quite parity; more like mystery." Rich tabs seven leading title threats and four very dangerous underdogs.
GALLERY OF FINALISTS - photos, stats, and bios of all 80 finalists.
Northeast - Midwest - South - West
Friday morning at the course - course walk, rehearsal of introductions, and a few jogs.
Sully Stats Foot Locker Finals appearances lists by John Sullivan - The Woodlands TX boys and Saratoga Springs NY girls add to their leads in most FL finals appearances. The Woodlands and the Smoky Hill Aurora CO girls improve their consecutive year marks. Saratoga Springs ties its own most girls mark and sets a new combined boy/girl mark with 5. Carroll Southlake TX joins Saratoga Springs on the boy/girl in the same year list. Kate Niehaus and Nicole Blood extend the 4-timers list. And the family members list grows.
Jim Spier Stats - track bests by Foot Locker finalists.
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Foot Locker retrospectives
Five great runners recall their Foot Locker experience - Bob Kennedy - Marc Davis - Ceci Hopp St. Geme - Kirsten O'Hara - Tania Fischer - They tell how it changed their lives and they give some tips on running Balboa Park.
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