Record-Setting Weekend at 2006 Foot Locker Finals
Saturday December 9, 2006 Morley Field, Balboa Park, San Diego CA
by John Sullivan, dyestat regional editor
NEW BEST INDIVIDUAL FINISH BY STATE (all 28 years)
| Boys
Chad Hall, 1st, California (joins 7 other winners from CA)
Hassan Mead, 4th, Minnesota (old best place Garret Heath 6th 2002)
Matt Centrowitz, 8th, Maryland (old best place John Scherer 14th 1983)
Girma Mecheso , 9th, Georgia (old best place Joe Thorne 12th 2000. Ben Hubers also better with 11th this year) | Girls
Kathy Kroeger, 1st, Tennessee (old best place Sandy Forsythe 4th 1980)
Emily Sisson, 3rd, Nebraska (old best place Nora Shepherd 28th 1991 and Amy Marx 28th 1989)
Cory McGee, 15th, Mississippi (old best place Julia Cathcart 28th 2001) |
NEW COURSE RECORDS BY STATE (current course used 19 times, 1983-1996 and 2002-06) | Boys - None
Matt Centrowitz 15:34 moves to #2 all-time Maryland behind John Scherer 15:31.3 1983)
| Girls
Kathy Kroeger 17:29 Tennessee (breaks her own 17:57 from 2005 which broke Jill Skinner 18:32 2004)
Emily Sisson 17:56 Nebraska (old record Amy Marx 19:10.9 1989)
Cory McGee 18:33 Mississippi (1st from MS to run on this course) |
LOWEST TOTAL SCORE FOR FOUR-TIME FINISHERS | Boys
21 Jorge Torres, Wheeling HS, IL (13-5-2-1) | Girls
11 Marie Lawrence, Reno HS, NV (2-2-2-5)
32 Katy Radkewich, Beaumont HS, OH (20-7-3-2)
33 Cathy Schiro, Dover HS, NH (19-10-3-1)
33 Megan Thompson, Hazelwood Central HS, MO (22-3-6-2)
37 Zoe Nelson, Flathead HS, MT (20-1-8-8)
40 Kira Jorgensen, Rancho Buena HS, CA (14-4-1-21)
44 Rebecca Mitchell, Geneva HS, IL (6-3-9-26)
47 Deena Drossin, Agoura HS, CA (11-17-13-6)
52 Laura Heiner , Centreville HS, VA (27-15-5-5)
53 Carrie Garritson, Buena Park HS, CA (11-6-19-17)
65 Nicole Blood, Saratoga Springs HS, NY (9-7-21-28)
66 Megan Flowers, Trinity Valley HS, TX (14-6-31-15)
73 Donna Combs, Ballard HS, KY (27-29-4-13)
78 Meghan McCarthy, Robinson HS, VA (12-21-22-23)
92 Jackie Kerr, Thomas Jefferson HS, VA (28-26-13-25) |
MOST ALL-AMERICANS BY SCHOOL (Top 15 finishers)
| Boys
6 Klamath Union, OR
6 Wheeling, IL
5 Mead, WA
5 Jesuit, CA
| Girls
6 Saratoga Springs, NY
6 Smoky Hill, CO
5 Agoura, CA
5 Reno, NV (including Marie Lawrence this year) |
MOST ALL-AMERICANS BY STATE (Top 15 finishers)
| Boys (at least 15)
76 California
25 Ohio
23 Illinois
22 New York
19 New Jersey
18 Texas
17 Massachusetts
17 Michigan
17 Virginia |
Girls (at least 15)
75 California
40 New York
25 Virginia
21 Illinois
21 Pennsylvania
18 Colorado
18 Ohio
16 New Jersey |
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS BY STATE
| Boys
8 California
5 Michigan
2 Illinois
2 Massachusetts
2 Ohio
1 Arizona
1 Colorado
1 Kansas
1 New Hampshire
1 New Jersey
1 North Dakota
1 Texas
1 Virginia
1 Wisconsin | Girls
7 California
3 Colorado
3 New York
2 Connecticut
2 Vermont
2 Virginia
1 Hawaii
1 Idaho
1 Indiana
1 Maryland
1 Montana
1 New Hampshire
1 New Jersey
1 Ohio
1 Tennessee
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INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS BY REGION
| Boys
13 Midwest
9 West
4 Northeast
2 South
| Girls
10 Northeast
10 West
5 Midwest
3 South |
TEAM CHAMPIONS BY REGION
| Boys
14 West
11 Midwest
3 Northeast
0 South
| Girls
11 Midwest
9 Northeast
8 South
0 South |
BEST EVER TEAM FOR SOUTH GIRLS
The South girls' 2nd place showing matches their all-time best finish in 1985.
The momentum started with last year’s 3rd place finish which broke a string of nine straight 4th place showings.
This year’s 45 points is the South girls' lowest total ever, well under the 54 points they scored in 1985. |
WINNING TIMES ON ALL-TIME COURSE LIST (current course used 19 times, 1983-1996 and 2002-06)
| Boys
Chad Hall’s 15:20 is the 17th best winning time and #128 overall . | Girls
Kathy Kroeger’s 17:29 is the 15th best winning time and #49 overall. |
PERFORMANCES OF DEFENDING CHAMPS
| Boys
There have been 2 non-senior champs, both juniors. Both won the next year as seniors (Dathan Ritzenhein and Abdirizak Mohamud) | Girls
There have been 11 non-senior champs . Only 3 have successfully defended. The others had performances ranging from 3rd to 21st, with one DNF.
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2 MILE PR FOR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPS (includes high school times run before and after Foot Locker)
c=converted 3200 using .994194 factor, i=indoors | Boys
8:44.0 Eric Reynolds, Camarillo, CA 1982 champ
8:44.15c Dathan Ritzenhein, Rockford, MI 2000 & 1999
8:46.30c Chris Solinsky, Stevens Point, WI 2002
8:46.32 AJ Acosta, El Camino, CA 2005
8:47.0 Brent Steiner, Shawnee Mission South, KS 1979
8:49.78c Scott Fry, Perkins, OH 1984
8:54.75c Jay Marden, Mission San Jose, CA 1980
8:56.38c Bryan Dameworth, Agoura, CA 1989
8:58.06 Reuben Reina, John Jay, TX 1985
8:58.34i Marc Davis, San Diego, CA 1986
8:59.94c Brian Grosso, Western, MI 1988
9:00.3 Charles Alexander, St Christophers, VA 1981
9:00.44c Matt Withrow, Andrew, IL 2003
9:01.50 Tim Moore, Novi, MI 2001
9:01.57c Chad Hall, Big Bear, CA 2006
9:02.79c Kenneth Cormier, Douglas, AZ 2004
9:06.83c Corey Ihmels, Williston, ND 1991
9:07.06 Abdul Alzindani, Fordson, MI 1995
9:07.1 Matt Giusto, San Mateo, CA 1983
9:08.44i Bob Kennedy, Westerville North, OH 1987
9:11.8c Louie Quintana, Arroyo Grande, CA 1990
9:12.70c Jorge Torres, Wheeling, IL 1998
9:13.80 Matt Downin, Pinkerton Academy, NH 1994
9:17.83c Brendan Heffernan, North Hunterdon, NJ 1992
9:38 Adam Goucher, Doherty, CO 1993
unknown Abdirizak Mohamud, Boston English, MA 1997 & 1996 | Girls
9:52.03c Kim Mortensen, Thousand Oaks, CA 1995 champ
9:55.92i Melody Fairchild, Boulder, CO 1989 & 1990
10:01.33ic Erin Keogh, Langley, VA 1985 & 1986
10:11.09c Jordan Hasay, Mission College Prep, CA 2006
10:14.68c Sara Bei, Montgomery, CA 2000
10:15.78c Julia Stamps, Santa Rosa, CA 1994
10:17.67 Erin Sullivan, Mt. Mansfield Union, VT 1997 & 1998
10:20.02 Aislinn Ryan, Warwick Valley, NY 2004
10:20.39 Katelyn Kaltenbach, Smoky Hill, CO 2003
10:21.8c Janet Smith, Stevens, NJ 1983
10:23.3i Ceci Hopp, Greenwich, CT 1980
10:23.46c Kristen Gordon, Carondelet, CA 1996
10:23.70 Zoe Nelson, Flathead, MT 2002
10:24.13c Amber Trotter, Ukiah, CA 2001
10:24.74i Amanda White, Dulaney, MD 1992
10:27.88c Kira Jorgensen, Rancho Buena Vista, CA 1987
10:30.8c Cathy Schiro, Dover, NH 1984
10:31.60i Erin Davis, Saratoga Springs, NY 1993
10:36.00c Victoria Chang, Punahou, HI 1999
10:36.72c Kathy Kroeger, Independence, TN 2006
10:39.0 Ellen Lyons, Bishop Kelly, ID 1979
10:44.6 Christine Curtin, Mepham, NY 1982
10:50.97c Celeste Susnis, Kankakee Valley, IN 1988
unknown Liz Mueller, Waterford, CT 1991
unknown Connie Robinson, Reading, OH 1981 (9:36.25 3000m)
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