27th Foot Locker
cross country championships

the national individual championship
for US high school cross country runners

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of all regionals and the national finals.
Northeast - South - Midwest - West - Finals


New Qualifying Procedure
Top 2 West region runners at NTN will qualify for San Diego.
Other 3 regions expanded to 10 qualifiers.

Foot Locker and Nike have resolved the conflict between the Nike Team Nationals and the Foot Locker West region, both of which will be run December 3, potentially preventing West region runners on NTN teams from qualifying for national finals from the West regional.

The top two West region runners at NTN in Portland on Dec. 3 will qualify for Foot Locker national finals Dec. 10 in San Diego, along with the top eight runners from the West regional at Mt. SAC. The top 10 runners from the Nov. 26 regionals (Northeast in New York, Midwest in Kenosha, and South in Charlotte) will qualify for San Diego, making a field of 40 runners in the national finals.

Foot Locker announcement - Nike announcement

Foot Locker posted the following Special Announcement regarding FLCC and Nike Team Nationals linked from its home page:

Dear Runners:

In an effort to address the numerous postings regarding the upcoming Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) and its inclusion of the Nike Team Nationals (NTN), we would like to use this platform to address any uncertainties of the format that might still be out there.

It has been, and continues to be, the best interest of the runners that has motivated and inspired us. We care about the runners. We care about this race. We care about high school sports.

Last year, when we learned that Nike’s newly-created team championship (NTN) would take place on the same day as the FLCCC’s West Regional race, it was in the spirit of our partnership that we discussed ways to offer the runners from the West the opportunity to qualify for the FLCCC national finals. We decided then to include the NTN as part of the qualifying process and expand the regional teams to 10 runners from the historic eight.

At the conclusion of both events last year, we spent a significant amount of time reviewing and evaluating the format of the race and whether it addressed what we felt was in the best interest of the athletes. After listening to all points of view and careful consideration, we are introducing a new qualifying formula for this year’s race.

We will expand the field from each of our regions to 10 individuals, for a total field of 40 boys and 40 girls. The series will continue to consist of four regional 5K races across the country ( Northeast Midwest and South races on Saturday, Nov. 26 and the West regional on Saturday, Dec. 3). The top 10 finishers from the Northeast, Midwest and South regional races will automatically qualify for the FLCCC national finals. Since the NTN takes place on the same day as the FLCCC West regional race, the top 8 boys and girls from the FLCCC West regional will qualify for the national finals, with the remaining two spots reserved for the top finishers from the Foot Locker West region at the NTN race.

We truly appreciate, respect and welcome all feedback regarding the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (footlockercc.com/feedback). We wish all the runners the best of luck and look forward to your participation in the 27 th Annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.

Foot Locker Running Team

 

Nike announcement

To the running community,

We know these past weeks have been confusing with regards to how runners participate in the Nike Team Nationals ( NTN) and the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC). We apologize for that.

Partnering with Foot Locker, we feel we’ve reached a good solution with a new qualification format. Foot Locker will expand the playing field from each of its four regions to 10 individuals from the historic 8, for a total field of 40 boys and 40 girls. The series consists of four regional 5K races across the country in which the Northeast ( Bronx, N.Y.), Midwest ( Kenosha, Wis.) and the South ( Charlotte, N.C.) regional races will be held on Saturday Nov. 26. The top 10 finishers from the FLCCC Northeast, South and Midwest regional races will automatically qualify for the national finals. Since the Nike Team Nationals ( NTN), takes place on the same day as the FLCCC West regional race (Walnut, Calif.), Saturday, Dec. 3., the top 8 boys and top 8 girls from the FLCCC West regional will qualify for the national finals with the remaining two spots reserved for the top finishers from the Foot Locker West region at the Nike Team National ( NTN) race.

This is great news for runners and good news for the sport of cross country. More athletes will be running at a higher level of competition.

Our goal is to see this sport prosper and grow and with Foot Locker, we think we have something special with these two events. We’re both invested in these events because this is about developing the sport and supporting runners. Together we will continue to do so with the strong community of runners in mind.

John Capriotti
Director of Global Running Sports Marketing
Nike, Inc.

 

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