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Foot Locker CC Championships
Saturday, December 11, 2004 @ Balboa Park's Morley Field, San Diego

FootLocker Championships

Photoscript by Bill Leung
MATUSAK! ACOSTA! BETHKE!

The heat was in California this fall as three Golden Staters
placed among the Dandy Dozen nationally at FootLocker.
No other state had more than one boy in the top dozen!
20 years ago - Kirsten O'Hara (Palos Verdes) Returns!

Brief recap - Coverage Index - Meet Preview

photos by Bill Leung
Western Boys & Girls Squads 'come off the line!'

Kirby Lee photo albums now posted! Thanks, Kirby! Album 1 Album 2

Dave Casper FL Nationals Photo Album

George Green photo
300 meters to go Cromier gets ready to rocket by (what a race!!) - Album

University City of San Diego's Riley Booker poses
in front of his "green machine" friends in post-race fun!

"Sur-prise! Sur-prise!"
Race Sequence Photos - Girls - Boys

      SAN DIEGO -- In a wide-open affair bringing together the top boys from all over the map, the favorites ended up, well, all over the map!
          You had to go digging to the deepest parts of Arizona to find the national champion, where virtual unknown Kenny Cormier of Douglas HS in the southern-most part of the state unleashed a bold move along the final kilometer to overtake South Region champion Andrew Bumbalough and win in 15:22. The time was the slowest winning time ever at Foot Locker Nationals in San Diego, where temperatures in the high 70s and shared pacesetting duties led to somewhat slow clockings. Cormier ("it's pronounced 'core-me-ay' but people always get it wrong"), a high-mileage maven whose training logs topped out at 120 weekly miles this summer and remained in the 90-mile range for much of the season, breezed past a startled Bumbalough (second in 15:24) and held off a last-minute challenge to win the crown and remain unbeaten in 2004.
         Teamwise, the West cleaned up as Californians Mark Matusak of Loyola HS (3rd in 15:26 after taking 22nd here last year), hometown hero A.J. Acosta of nearby Oceanside (9th in 15:38) and state champion Brandon Bethke of El Toro (11th in 15:41) all made late rushes to pass several others and seal the region's 32-38 victory over the defending champion Midwest squad. The South region inexplicably stuggled yet again, claiming 8 of the last 12 places in the 40-runner field to place a distant fourth.
         Although the girls' race finish was not nearly as dramatic as the boys', it did not lack for its moments. In the end it was New York's Aislinn Ryan (pronounced Ash-lin) that overtook pre-race favorite Marie Lawrence of Nevada in the final mile to emerge the victor in 17:31. Lawrence claimed the runner-up position for the second consecutive year, being timed in 17:39 and helping propel the West girls to a second-place team finish to the champion Midwest squad (28-46). It appeared that South Dakota's Ramsey Kavan might pull off her second nationals race victory in as many weeks (earning the Nike Team Nationals individual crown last weekend), but her early-race lead soon wilted in the mid-morning warmth, as she claimed third in 17:47. The famed girls from Saratoga Springs endured a rough outing here, placing 21st (Nicole Blood), 23rd (Hannah Davidson), 24th (Lindsey Ferguson), and 38th (Caitlin Lane) in capping a long season oozing with phenomenal team efforts. The South also struggled a bit here claiming 7 of the final 15 places.
         Although runners competing at last weekends Nike Team Nationals or FootLocker West Region were predicted to arrive here with somewhat-weary legs, many were able to quash that notion in mustering up very fine performances on the elite scale for the second time in eight days. Six of the top twelve boys finishers today were in action last weekend (three at NTN and three at the FootLocker West Regionals), and 5 of the top 11 girls from today bounced back strongly from a week ago as well. -- Rich Gonzalez

DyeStat National Level Coverage

Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
2004 National Finals
December 11, 2004
Morley Field, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA

5.00 Kilometers
Scoring Teams and Points:
1. Midwest 28 (3 4 5 7 9 11 15)
2. West 46 (2 6 8 14 16 17 23)
3. Northeast 72 (1 12 18 20 21 22 28)
4. South 91 (10 13 19 24 25 26 27)

1 Aislinn Ryan (11) Northeast Warwick Valley H.S. Bellvale NY 17:31
2 Marie Lawrence (10) West Reno H.S. Reno NV 17:39
3 Ramsey Kavan (12) Midwest Yankton H.S. Yankton SD 17:47
4 Whitney Anderson (12) Midwest Summit H.S. Breckenridge CO 17:49
5 Brittany Tinsley (12) Midwest Indian Lake H.S. Russells Point OH 17:49
6 Brianna Felnagle (12) West Bellarmine Prep Tacoma WA 18:02
7 Elizabeth Yetzer (11) Midwest Lakeville H.S. Lakeville MN 18:04
8 Zoe Nelson (12) West Flathead H.S. Kalispell MT 18:09
9 Madeline McKeever (12) Midwest Heritage H.S. Littleton CO 18:14
10 Jennifer Barringer (12) South Oviedo H.S. Oviedo FL 18:16
11 Keara Sammons (11) Midwest Smoky Hill H.S. Centennial CO 18:20
12 Nichole Lister (12) Northeast South Jefferson Central H.S. Rodman NY 18:22
13 Melissa Dewey (12) South Hayfield Secondary Alexandria VA 18:23
14 Lauren Saylor (10) West Buchanan H.S. Clovis CA 18:27
15 Katelyn Kaltenbach (12) Midwest Smoky Hill H.S. Aurora CO 18:28
16 Kauren Tarver (9) West Serrano H.S. Wrightwood CA 18:28
17 Alma Escobar (11) West Corona H.S. Corona CA 18:30
18 Katie Di Camillo (12) Northeast Holy Trinity H.S. Garden City South NY 18:32
19 Jillian Skinner (12) South Brentwood H.S. Brentwood TN 18:32
20 Rebekah Smeltzer (10) Midwest Monroe Jefferson H.S. Monroe MI 18:33
21 Nicole Blood (11) Northeast Saratoga Springs H.S. Gansevoort NY 18:34
22 Allison Eckert (10) Midwest Sioux Falls Roosevelt H.S. Sioux Falls SD 18:35
23 Hannah Davidson (9) Northeast Saratoga Springs H.S. Saratoga Springs NY 18:40
24 Lindsey Ferguson (11) Northeast Saratoga Springs H.S. Greenfield Center NY 18:48
25 Natasha LaBeaud (12) West Folsom H.S. Folsom CA 18:48
26 Aurora Scott (9) South Western Branch H.S. Portsmouth VA 18:51
27 Tori Tyler (12) West Henry M. Gunn H.S. Los Altos CA 18:53
28 Brooke Upshaw (11) South Southlake Carroll Senior H.S. Southlake TX 18:54
29 Kelly Parrish (11) South Ocala Vanguard H.S. Ocala FL 18:58
30 Brooke Lademan (12) West Peninsula H.S. Rolling Hills CA 19:00
31 Miranda Walker (11) South Southlake Carroll Senior H.S. Southlake TX 19:01
32 Chantelle Dron (12) Northeast Home Schooled Candia NH 19:07
33 Kate Niehaus (11) South Spring Valley H.S. Columbia SC 19:17
34 Carmen Mims (12) South Mercy H.S. Louisville KY 19:21
35 Molly Waterhouse (9) Midwest Vicksburg H.S. Vicksburg MI 19:30
36 Cystal Reed (11) West Fountain Valley H.S. Fountain Valley CA 19:40
37 Brittany Sedberry (11) Northeast Ocean City H.S Beeley's Point NJ 19:45
38 Caitlin Lane (9) Northeast Saratoga Springs H.S. Ganesvoort NY 19:50
39 Carlene Mayfield (11) South Keller H.S. Grapevine TX 20:47

5.00 Kilometers

Scoring Teams and Points:

1. West 32 (1 3 8 9 11 19 20)
2. Midwest 38 (4 5 7 10 12 13 18)
3. Northeast 73 (6 14 15 17 21 22 23)
4. South 93 (2 16 24 25 26 27 28)

1 Kenneth Cormier (12) West Douglas H.S. Douglas AZ 15:22
2 Andrew Bumbalough (12) South Brentwood Academy Brentwood TN 15:24
3 Mark Matusak (12) West Loyola H.S. Torrance CA 15:26
4 John McGuire (12) Midwest D'Evelyn H.S. Golden CO 15:27
5 Chris Rombough (12) Midwest New London H.S. New London WI 15:30
6 Christopher Barnicle (12) Northeast Newton North H.S. Newton MA 15:34
7 Justin Switzer (12) Midwest Waterford Kettering H.S. Waterford MI 15:35
8 Robbie Baranyi (12) West Eisenhower H.S. Yakima WA 15:35
9 AJ Acosta (11) West El Camino H.S. Oceanside CA 15:38
10 Levi Fox (12) Midwest Troy H.S. Troy OH 15:38
11 Brandon Bethke (12) West El Toro H.S. Lake Forest CA 15:41
12 Sean McNamara (12) Midwest York H.S. Elmhurst IL 15:42
13 Mohamud Ige (11) Midwest Denver South H.S. Denver CO 15:44
14 John Martinez (12) Northeast North Rockland H.S. Stony Point NY 15:44
15 Craig Miller (11) Northeast Manheim Twp. H.S. Lancaster PA 15:46
16 Sandy Roberts (11) South Broughton H.S Raleigh NC 15:50
17 Ryan Sheridan (10) Northeast Walt Whitman H.S. Melville NY 15:50
18 Daniel Roberts (11) Midwest Vicksburg H.S. Vicksburg MI 15:53
19 Jake Schmitt (12) West Redwood H.S. Kentfield CA 15:54
20 Diego Mercado (11) West West Covina H.S. West Covina CA 15:55
21 John Black (12) Midwest Brother Rice H.S. Bloomfield Hills MI 15:56
22 Jeff See (12) Midwest Middletown H.S. Middletown OH 16:02
23 Jeff Weiss (12) Northeast McGuffey H.S. Avella PA 16:02
24 Kenny Klotz (11) West Central Catholic H.S. Beaverton OR 16:03
25 Kevin Tschirhart (12) Northeast Northport H.S. Northport NY 16:05
26 Cory Thorne (12) Northeast Portsmouth H.S. Portsmouth NH 16:09
27 Yosef Ghebray (12) West James Logan H.S. Union City CA 16:12
28 Bobby Papazian (12) Northeast Gill St. Bernards H.S. Pittstown NJ 16:13
29 Andy Biladeau (12) South Tampa Jesuit H.S. Lutz FL 16:16
30 Riley Booker (11) West University City H.S. San Diego CA 16:18
31 Jack Bolas (11) South Chapel Hill H.S. Chapel Hill NC 16:21
32 Robert Bedsole (12) South Hoover H.S. Hoover AL 16:21
33 Michael Eaton (11) South Greenwood H.S. Bowling Green KY 16:22
34 Matt Dettman (11) Midwest York H.S. Bensenville IL 16:30
35 Daniel LaCava (12) South Grace Prep Academy Hurst TX 16:32
36 Thomas Gruenewald (10) Northeast Fayetteville-Manlius H.S. Manlius NY 16:33
37 Andrew McCann (11) Northeast Fayetteville-Manlius H.S. Manlius NY 16:47
38 Benjamin Schulz (12) South The Woodlands H.S. The Woodlands TX 16:49
39 Scott MacPherson (12) South Plano Senior H.S. Plano TX 16:53
40 Justin Harbor (11) South Flagler Palm Coast H.S. Palm Coast FL 17:09

Day 1 Course Preview Photo Album

2004 FootLocker Nationals Index page

The 80 Qualifiers, with notes!
Weather Link - 75 and mostly sunny Saturday!
Breaking down the Morley Field Course (Dan Nelson)

Saturday December 4th, Portland, Oregon

Nike Team Nationals
Saturday, December 4, 2004
At Portland Meadows & Nike World Headquarters
View & customize an interactive replay of the race!
Boys Race Stats Girls Race Stats
Nike Team Nationals recap story!

Ernie's Army of Simi Valley places 4th to lead CA clubs;
Kinetic Racing Club (Saratoga Springs, NY) win girls;
Kroy Cross Country (Elmhurst, Il) claim boys title.
Boys Race results - Girls Race results - Coverage Area
NEW - Erik Pedersen Great "Ernie's Army" Photo Album

Boys' race runner-up Brandon Bethke led "The Beach Dudes" XC Club
and Kinetic Racing Club (Saratoga Springs, NY) claimed the girls' team title!

Kirby Lee's Picture of the "Roller Coaster" Hills - More Photos in Album

Crystal Reed (Fountain Family Racing Club) placed 9th individually;
Dylan Jaedtke (Ernie's Army) was 10th and Brandon Bethke (Beach Dudes) was 2nd.
Awards Night photo album

Saratoga Springs - Yes, the Greatest Team Ever!
Nike Team Nationals Meet Preview Story!