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!

Super Kirby Lee Photo Album of the action - Link to

Victor Sailer Photos of Meet -

Girls - Boys - After the race - Gallery of Finalists - Boys - Girls

Girls Race Photos - Girls #2 - Girls #3 - Boys Race Photos

Superb Bill Leung collage of the mid-race leaders
on a beautiful day of action in San Diego!

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

Styling for the trophies!!! Saturday evening dinner, awards, and a dance!!

Boys Results

1. Midwest 36 (1 6 7 10 12 18 24 27)
2. West 39 (2 3 8 11 15 22 25 26)
3. Northeast 55 (4 5 9 17 20 21 29 32)
4. South 85 (13 14 16 19 23 28 30 31)
1 Matthew Withrow (12) Midwest VJ Andrew H.S. Tinley Park IL 14:55
2 Galen Rupp (12) West Central Catholic H.S. Portland OR 14:57
3 Shadrack Kiptoo (12) West La Cueva H.S. Albuquerque NM 14:58
4 Joshua McDougal (12) Northeast Home School Peru NY 15:01
5 Benjamin True (12) Northeast Greely H.S. North Yarmouth ME 15:02
6 Ryan Deak (12) Midwest Smoky Hill H.S. Aurora CO 15:13
7 Christian Wagner (12) Midwest Columbus North H.S. Columbus IN 15:14
8 Stuart Eagon (12) West Beaverton H.S. Portland OR 15:19
9 Victor Gras (12) Northeast Belmont H.S. Belmont MA 15:21
10 Garrett Heath (12) Midwest Winona Senior H.S. Winona MN 15:22
11 Mohamed Trafeh (12) West Duarte H.S. Duarte CA 15:24
12 Bradley Harkrader (12) Midwest Thornton H.S. Westminster CO 15:24
13 Andrew Bumbalough (11) South Brentwood Academy Brentwood TN 15:30
14 Scott MacPherson (11) South Plano Senior H.S. Plano TX 15:30
15 Evan Garber (12) West Mead H.S. Spokane WA 15:31
16 James Strang (12) South Baylor H.S. Signal Mountain TN 15:31
17 Cory Thorne (11) Northeast Portsmouth H.S. Portsmouth NH 15:32
18 Ryan Gasper (11) Midwest Fort Atkinson H.S. Fort Atkinson WI 15:34
19 Nicholas Hutchins (12) South Millbrook H.S. Raleigh NC 15:35
20 Lopez Lamong (12) Northeast Tully H.S. Marietta NY 15:36
21 Ahmed Haji (12) Northeast Conard H.S. West Hartford CT 15:39
22 Mark Matusak (11) West Loyola H.S. Torrance CA 15:41
23 Eric Mack (12) South North Forsyth H.S. Winston-Salem NC 15:43
24 Neal Naughton (12) Midwest Walled Lake Western H.S. Walled Lake MI 15:45
25 Alex Dunn (12) West San Lorenzo Valley H.S. Santa Cruz CA 15:51
26 Tom Wyatt (12) West Charles Wright H.S. Tacoma WA 15:53
27 Justin Switzer (11) Midwest Waterford Kettering H.S. Waterford MI 15:59
28 Erik Stanley (12) South Klein H.S. Spring TX 16:07
29 Jonathan Anderson (12) Northeast Cinnaminson H.S. Cinnaminson NJ 16:07
30 Brian Sullivan (12) South The Woodlands H.S. The Woodlands TX 16:24
31 Kyle Miller (12) South Cinco Ranch H.S. Katy TX 16:59
32 Gavin Coombs (12) Northeast Griswold H.S. Griswold dns

Girls Results

1. Midwest 26 (1 4 5 6 10 11 20 23)
2. West 57 (2 8 14 15 18 19 24 29)
3. Northeast 65 (7 9 12 16 21 22 26 30)
4. South 85 (3 13 17 25 27 28 31 32)
1 Katelyn Kaltenbach (11) Midwest Smoky Hill H.S. Aurora CO 17:24
2 Marie Lawrence (9) West Reno H.S. Reno NV 17:25
3 Jennifer Barringer (11) South Oviedo H.S. Oviedo FL 17:35
4 Katie Harrington (12) Midwest Carmel H.S. Carmel IN 17:39
5 Sunni Olding (12) Midwest Minster H.S. Minster OH 17:42
6 Ramsey Kavan (11) Midwest Yankton H.S. Yankton SD 17:47
7 Nicole Blood (10) Northeast Saratoga H.S. Ganesvoort NY 17:48
8 Zoe Nelson (11) West Flathead H.S. Kalispell MT 17:49
9 Frances Koons (12) Northeast Allentown Central Catholic H.SAllentown PA 17:52
10 Racheal Marchand (12) Midwest Valparaiso H.S. Valparaiso IN 17:53
11 Morgan Schulz (11) Midwest Smoky Hill H.S. Centennial CO 17:56
12 Aislinn Ryan (10) Northeast Warwick Valley H.S. Bellvale NY 18:01
13 Rachael Forish (12) South Lamar H.S. Arlington TX 18:03
14 Claire Rethmeier (12) West San Pasqual H.S. Escondido CA 18:05
15 Melissa Grelli (12) West Presentation H.S. Cupertino CA 18:08
16 Lindsay Donaldson (12) Northeast Lincoln-Sudbury Regional H.S. Lincoln MA 18:10
17 Kate Niehaus (10) South Spring Valley H.S. Columbia SC 18:11
18 Rachel Bryan (12) West Laguna Creek H.S. Elk Grove CA 18:13
19 Collier Lawrence (12) West Reno H.S. Reno NV 18:18
20 Alissa McKaig (12) Midwest Concordia Lutheran H.S. New Haven IN 18:25
21 Jennifer Clausen (10) Northeast Jackson Memorial H.S. Jackson NJ 18:27
22 Allison Kieffer (11) Northeast West Islip H.S. West Islip NY 18:32
23 Amber Warren (11) Midwest Lutheran H.S. St. Charles MO 18:32
24 Lindsay Flacks (12) West Harvard Westlake H.S. Calabasas CA 18:36
25 Erin Bedell (11) South Plano West Senior H.S. Plano TX 18:38
26 Lindsey Ferguson (10) Northeast Saratoga H.S. Greenfield Center NY 18:39
27 Beth Fahey (12) South Forest Park H.S. Dumfries VA 18:39
28 Maddie Schueler (12) South Sacred Heart Academy Louisville KY 19:00
29 Liz Pasciuto (12) West Murrieta H.S. Murrieta CA 19:09
30 Brittany Sedberry (10) Northeast Ocean City H.S. Beesley's Point NJ 19:23
31 Laura Bowerman (12) South King H.S. Tampa FL 19:28
32 Angelina Blackmon (12) South Northwestern H.S. Rock Hill

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


The "Fab Four, Sub 4-Club" Is Coming Together! 
Alan Webb (left), Jim Ryun (USA jersey), Marty Liquori (Villanova jersey) and Tim Danielson
(not pictured) -- America's four Sub-4:00 HS milers together at FootLocker this weekend!!

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