1999 Foot Locker South
Top Contenders - Girls
by DyeStat
Top contenders listed alphabetically:
Christa Benton, sr St. Petersburg Keswick Christian FL - Florida 1A
champion with second best time of the state meet ahead of Hilary White's third
in a different class; 13th South region 1998.
Mason Cathey, sr Jacksonville Bishop Kenney FL - Florida 3A champion
with 17:43 (3 mi) fastest overall time of the state meet; 19th South region
1998.
Natalie Florence, Collins Hill GA - burst into the limelight with
41-second thrashing of Brittney Mensen to win Georgia 4A title.
Meghan Hoffman, so West Potomac VA - second to Erin Swain in Virginia
AAA state meet - 31 seconds back but still the second best girl's overall time
of the day; 21st South region 1998.
Jackie John, Iowa LA - Louisiana 3A champion with fastest time of the
meet.
Carre Joyce, sr Summerville SC - South Carolina 4A champion with best
time of the day; 7th South region 1998; 28th US finals 1998.
Erin MacBeth, Oakland TN - Tennessee champion.
Casey McGraw, Freedom NC - North Carolina 4A state champion and record
holder.
Margaret Martin, jr St. Paul's Episcopal AL - Alabama 4A-5A champion;
leader of perennial power.
Brittney Mensen, sr Alexander GA - big win in invitational race at the
Great American Cross Country Festival; newly signed to attend Arkansas; suffered
decisive loss to Natalie Florence in Georgia 4A finals; 25th South region 1998.
Alli Sauer, so South Oldham KY - Kentucky 3A champion.
Erin Swain, sr Fairfax VA - on a huge roll with consecutive victories
including the Georgetown Prep, William & Mary, and the Virginia AAA
championship (2nd fastest time in 6 years at present VA state meet site); 83rd
South region 1998.
Jennifer Thompson, fr Arab AL - Alabama 6A champion, only 2 seconds
slower than Margaret Martin's race in a different class.
Hilary White, sr Gainesville Bucholz FL - Florida 4A champion; 3rd
South region 1998; 26th US finals 1998.
Colleen Winzeler, jr Falls Church VA - Virginia Class A champion;
transplanted from Kansas, where she was one of the nation's top freshmen 2 years
ago.
