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2003 Foot Locker Nationals - San Diego

USATF JO Nationals - New Mexico - initial report

Foot Locker Cross-Country Championships
     
Saturday, December 13, 2003 @ San Diego's Morley Field, Balboa Park - 5000 meters

Midwestern Show at Nationals!
Boys Summary - Girls Summary

Take both Individual and Team Titles! - LINK TO FULL COVERAGE
Kirby Lee Photo Album of all the action - Link to
Girls Race Photos - Girls #2 - Girls #3 - Boys Race Photos
Zoe Human after all - the hometown newspaper
Zoe - "I was kind of tired out there and I just didn't have it today."
Colorado Angle - Withrow Interview Before the Finals (articulate winner!)

Superb Bill Leung collage of the mid-race leaders on a beautiful day of action in San Diego!
Eventual 2-1 finishers Lawrence and Kaltenbach - the last hill - day of kickers!! (V Sailer Photo)

Katelyn Kaltenbach (Colo) and Matthew Withrow (Il) won with big kicks!!!

Both finishes tremendously exciting - Kaltenbach (rt in photo) takes Marie Lawrence (Reno frosh)
in final 150 meters - Withrow (here in dark uniform with a big move at 2 miles) had to come back to
catch Galen Rupp and Sharack Kiptoo (red duo), who finished 2-3)
Californians dress up for Awards Banquet
Rachel Bryan, Melissa Grelli, Liza Pasciuto, Lindsay Flacks, Claire Rethmeier
Styling for the trophies!!! Saturday evening dinner, awards, and a dance!!
  • Boys
  • 1. Matthew Withrow (Illin) 14:55
  • 2. Galen Rupp (Ore) 14:57
  • 3. Shadrack Kiptoo (New Mex) 14:58
  • 4. Josh McDougal (NY) 15:01
  • 5. Ben True (Maine) 15:02
  • 11. Mohamed Trafeh (Duarte0 15:24
  • 22. Mark Matusak (Loyola) 15:41
  • 25. Alex Dunn (San Lorenzo Valley) 15:51
  • Rupp took it out thru 4:39 first mile - Withrow huge move above with 9:38 at two mile - Kiptoo to lead off last hill, Withrow shockingly came back to win in final 150 meters
  • Girls
  • 1. Katelyn Kaltenbach (Colo) 17:24
  • 2. Marie Lawrence (Nev) 17:25
  • 3. Jennifer Barringer (Fla) 17:35
  • 4. Katie Harrington (Ind) 17:39
  • 5. Sunni Olding (Oh) 17:42
  • 8. Zoe Nelson (Mt) 17:49
  • 14. Claire Rethmeier (San Pasqual HS) 18:05
  • 15. Melissa Grelli (Presentation) 18:08
  • 18. Rachel Bryan (Laguna Creek) 18:13
  • 24. Lindsay Flacks (Harvard-Westlake) 18:36
  • 29. Liza Pasciuto (Murrieta Valley) 19:09 (ill)
  • Pack battled for most of the race - Marie Lawrence took the lead over the last hill loop, with Kaltenbach, wicked last quarter mile to finish the year undefeated.

Prep History's Sub 4-minute milers gather (John Dye photo)
"A conversation with America's only sub-4 minute milers"

Victor Sailer's panoramic shot early into the 2002 FootLocker Boys National Championship Race.


Kinney/FootLocker Championships Down Through The Years

Doug Speck's history lesson on the championships:  1979-1983    1984-1988   1989-1991

Boys Finalists - Individual Bios - Girls Finalists - Individual Bios

Photo Gallery Of The 64 FootLocker Finalists:   Boys  Girls
 Predictions Contest!  Win These Rare Shoes!
Enter our Foot Locker XC Nationals predictions contest.
Win the Nike Kennedy XC shoes made exclusively for the Foot Locker Finalists!

Quick Summary of the action from Joe Hartman - results coming
Amber Harper (former Arcadia 1600 champ from Utah) wins Young Women's!!

Foot Locker Cross-Country Championships West Regional
Saturday, December 13, 2003 @ San Diego's Morley Field, Balboa Park - 5000 meters


Great panoramic shot of the beauty of the San Gabriel Valley,
as captured by Robert Meyers at the start of the Boys Seeded Race.

(Kip)'too Easy???
Most of the top boys admit to controlled efforts in barreling into Foot Locker Nationals.
On the girls' side, Californians dominate to snare 6 of top 9 spots, including 5 qualifiers!

Link to Complete Coverage Foot Locker Western Regional

2003 CIF-State Championships
Saturday, November 29 @ Woodward Park, Fresno - 5000 meters

Index To Massive Coverage of the 2003 State Finals

Section Finals 2003 Coverage - 10 State Areas

San Diego - Los Angeles - Southern - Central - Central Coast -
Sac Joaquin - North Coast - Oakland - San Francisco - Northern

Colleges/Alumni Section
Former UCLA and Littlerock HS (SS) standout Bryan Green checks in from
Japan, where he teaches, coaches, runs, and writes these days. Busy guy!

College Track - Lindsay Yourman (Corona del Mar) & Katie Nishimura
(Bella Vista) (above) start off indoor year back east!!

 

News & notes

Lionel Larrry (Unat/Dominguez - Bill Leung photo) 48.9 400 & Ebonyee Collins (Unat/Wilson LB) 57.0
highlight first LA Area All-Comers 12/13

 

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