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Chelsey Sveinsson and Craig Lutz combined for the first Texas sweep of FL South. Photos Walter Pinion
FL Finals Qualifiers
The top 10 finishers in the boys and girls races qualify for Foot Locker national finals in
San Diego CA December 12, 2009.
| BOYS - Results | GIRLS - Results | 1. Craig Lutz TX - 14:34
2. Kirubel Erassa GA - 14:43
3. Jake Hurysz NC - 14:46
4. Matt Mizereck FL - 14:51
5. Brandon Lord TN - 14:51
6. Blake Williams NC - 14:52
7. Parker Stinson TX - 14:53
8. Colin Barker FL - 14:53
9. Kevin Dowd VA - 14:54
10.Brian Atkinson FL - 14:57 | 1. Chelsey Sveinsson TX - 16:53
2. Kathryn Fluehr FL - 17:09
3. Rachel Johnson TX - 17:10
4. Megan Ferowich TN - 17:12
5. Shelby Hayes FL - 17:12
6. Wesley Frazier NC - 17:17
7. Amanda Russell TX - 17:19
8. Erika Fluehr FL - 17:20
9. Paige Kvartunas VA - 17:22
10. Grace Tinkey GA - 17:24 |
Chelsey Sveinsson 16:53, Craig Lutz 14:34 just misses CR
by Brett Honeycutt for DyeStat/ESPN RISE
Texas runners swept the top two spots at the Foot Locker South Regional on Saturday at McAlpine Park – and winners Chelsey Sveinsson and Craig Lutz made it look easy in the end.
Sveinsson showed no signs of the shin splint problems she’s had recently and pulled away in the final 1,000 meters to run 16:53 and win by 16 seconds over Florida 1A champion Kathryn Fluehr (17:09).
“It felt good running,” said Sveinsson, who came through 2 miles with Fluehr and Tennessee 3A champion Megan Ferowich in 10:58, as the trio held a 6 second lead over the rest of the field. “Shin splints don’t bother me when I’m running.”
Sveinsson, who is ranked No. 3 nationally in the DyeStat.com rankings and qualified for Nationals for the third time, said winning was secondary to just running her best.
“You can’t go into a race with the goal to always win,” said Sveinsson, who said several pro athletes had talked to her about that very thing. “Because you can’t win all the time.”
Lutz, the Texas 5A Champion who said he came into the race just to qualify, pulled away just before the 1.5-mile mark (on the course’s infamous hill) and was never challenged after that. He ran 14:34, nearly breaking the course record (14:32, set in 2004 by Andrew Bumbalough, Brentwood Academy, Tennessee). Lutz won by nine seconds over Georgia 5A Champion Kirubel Erassa (14:43).
“I tried to put a big enough gap to get the win,” said Lutz, who said the 4:36 opening mile was too slow and that’s when he decided he would go for the win and not just a top-10 finish. “I held it from there.”
For all of the dominance that Texas has had in the 31-year history of this meet (nine boys have won and eight girls have won the South Regional, including the two wins on Saturday), it was the first time that runners form the Lone Star state had won during the same year.
For Lutz, it was a bit of redemption for the nation’s fifth ranked runner after finishing well back in third at NXN South last week.
“I came out this week to try and rebound from last week and run it the way I planned to run it,” said Lutz, who came through two miles in 9:20. “I felt pretty down from my [NXN Regional] race.”
He seemed to rebound in a big way, but challenging the course record wasn’t on his mind – especially after glancing at the mark on Friday.
“Yesterday we saw the course record and I said, ‘I’m not going to worry about that. Maybe my senior year.’”
But he said he surprised himself, running the second fastest time in history on the famed course by closing the last 600 meters in less than 1 minute, 30 seconds.
* Indicates repeat qualifier
GIRLS QUALIFIERS
*1. Chelsey Sveinsson, Greenhill School, TX, 16:53
2. Kathryn Fluehr, Community School, FL, 17:09 (Florida 1A Champ)
3. Rachel Johnson, Plano High, TX, 17:10 (Texas 5A runner-up)
4. Megan Ferowich, Knoxville Catholic, TN, 17:12 (Tennessee 3A Champ)
5. Shelby Hayes, Winter Park High, FL, 17:12 (Florida 4A Champ)
6. Wesley Frazier, Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, NC, 17:17 (NCISAA 3A Champ)
*7. Amanda Russell, Cedar Park Vista Ridge, TX, 17:19 (Texas 5A third place)
8. Erika Fluehr, Community School, FL, 17:20 (Florida 1A runner-up)
9. Paige Kvartunas, West Springfield, VA, 17:22 (Virginia 3A, 19th place)
10. Grace Tinkey, First Presbyterian Day School, GA, 17:24 (2-time GA Independent Schools 3A Champion)
BOYS QUALIFIERS
1. Craig Lutz, Marcus High, TX, 14:34 (Texas 5A Champion)
2. Kirubel Erassa, Grayson High, GA, 14:43 (Georgia 5A Champion)
3. Jake Hurysz, Eastern Alamance High, NC, 14:46 (N.C. 3A Champion)
4. Matthew Mizereck, Leon High, FL, 14:51 (3-time Florida 3A Champion)
5. Brandon Lord, Baylor School, TN, 14:51 (Tennessee Division II AA Champion)
6. Blake Williams, Northern Durham, NC, 14:52 (N.C. 4A 8th place)
7. Parker Stinson, Cedar Park, TX, 14:53 (Texas 5A third place)
8. Colin Barker, Bishop Kenny, FL, 14:53 (Florida 2A Champion)
9. Kevin Dowd, Fairfax High, VA, 14:54 (Virginia 3A third place)
10. Brian Atkinson, Melbourne High, FL, 14:57 (3-time Florida 4A Champion)
PREVIOUS TEXAS WINNERS AT FOOT LOCKER SOUTH
Texas Boys Individual Winners
2007 Colby Lowe (Southlake, Texas) 14:45
2003 Brian Sullivan (The Woodlands High; The Woodlands, Texas) 14:46
1994 Brad Hauser (Kingwood High; Kingwood, Texas) 15:09.2
1993 Brad Hauser (Kingwood High; Kingwood, Texas) 15:44
1990 Ricky Gallegos (Crystal City High; Crystal City, Texas) 15:04.8
1986 Eric Henry (McCullough High; The Woodlands, Texas) 14:58
1985 Reuben Reina (John Jay High; San Antonio, Texas) 15:13
1984 Stacy Sutter (McCullough High; The Woodlands, Texas) 15:08
Texas Girls Individual Winners
2005 NichoLe Jones (Spring Westfield High; Houston, Texas) 17:10
2002 Rachael Forish (Lamar High, Arlington, Texas) 17:56.5
1995 Jessica Koch (Round Rock High, Round Rock, Texas) 17:33.1
1991 Megan Flowers (Trinity Valley High; Ft Worth, Texas) 17:46.2
1989 Megan Flowers (Trinity Valley High; Ft Worth, Texas) 17:30
1987 Tina Hall (Plano High; Plano, Texas) 17:47
1983 Kathleen Smith (Churchill High; San Antonio, Texas) 16:56
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