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2008 Foot Locker - Finals
the runners
12/13/08 at Balboa Park, San Diego CA
 
Northeast Girls Gallery

Page Design by Dave Devine, Photos by Photorun.net
XC Stats and Analysis by SteveU, Track PRs by Mike Kennedy


ERIN CAWLEY
Newark Valley (N.Y.) Senior

’08 XC: Rank-US Honorable Mention
8th FL Northeast, 11th NY Feds, 1st Class C State

Previous Foot Locker:  ’06-63rd NE

Track PRs: 10:11.2 (3,000), 6:53.19 (SC)

Analysis:  A big surprise and great job for Cawley to come up from Class C and 11th at Feds to make it in … will be tough to make top 20.


AISLING CUFFE
Cornwall (N.Y.) Sophomore

’08 XC: Rank-US#12
3rd FL Northeast, 2nd NY Feds, 2nd Class A State (3rd overall), 1st Manhattan ‘C’ (9th overall)

Previous Foot Locker:  none

Track PRs: 10:21.14 (3,000)

Analysis:  Super breakout season reached apex with 3rd at FL Northeast, beating such as Lipari, Thompson and Ley … could possibly compete with top 10 with great race, but top 15 attempt is more realistic.

SHELBY GREANY
Suffern (N.Y.) Senior

08 XC: Rank-US#11
2nd FL Northeast, 6th NY Feds, 2nd AA State (5th overall), 8th Eastern States

Previous Foot Locker:  ’07-9th NE/24th Finals, ’06-6th NE/19th Finals, ’05-10th NE/38th Finals

Track PRs: 2:14.5, 4:45.9, 4:52.38, 9:48.92, 6:42.86 (SC)

Analysis:  FL Northeast represents a career peak for Greany; if she can run that well Saturday, top ten is in the cards … best finish for 4-time Finalist has been 19th as soph.

EMILY JONES
Bromfield School (Harvard, Ma.) Senior

’08 XC: Rank-US#5
1st FL Northeast, 1st D2 All-State (1st overall), 1st Manhattan ‘A’ (1st overall)
Previous Foot Locker:   ’07-2nd NE/11th Finals, ’06-9th NE/25th Finals

Track PRs: 4:58.15 (mile), 9:40.36, 10:22.40 (2-mile)

Analysis:  Has steadily improved every year to move close to top level of national elite … will be tough to break top 3, but has great chance at top 5 … beat Brasovan and Kroeger in NON 2M (though Brasovan had won 5k day before).


KRISTEN KASPER
North Andover (Ma.) Senior

’08 XC: Rank-US Honorable Mention
6th FL Northeast, 1st D1 All-State (2nd overall)

Previous Foot Locker:  ’07-12th NE

Track PRs: 4:53.22

Analysis:  Great job to break in middle of top ten of FL Northeast after near miss in 2007 … top 15-20 is realistic on a good day.



KATIE KELLNER
West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Plainsboro, N.J.) Senior

’08 XC: Rank-US Honorable Mention
7th FL Northeast, 3rd NJ MOC, 1st Grp 4 State (3rd overall), 1st Manhattan ‘B’

Previous Foot Locker:  ’07-24th NE, ’06-56th NE

Track PRs: 10:11.95, 10:45.08

Analysis:  A big part of New Jersey’s getting four to San Diego for first time … has clearly improved during course of season and improved each of three FL NEs that she has run … top 15-20 is a good goal, but will be tough

CHELSEA LEY
Kingsway (Woolwich, N.J.) Junior

’08 XC: Rank-US#22
5th FL Northeast, 2nd NJ MOC, 2nd Grp 3 State (2nd overall)

Previous Foot Locker:  ’07-10th NE/18th Finals

Track PRs: 5:00.24, 9:54.75, 10:27.90, 17:12.08

Analysis:  Ley’s only losses before FL Northeast had been to Thompson … if she has good day and doesn’t overdo first mile, she could compete for at least top ten … did very well last year in Finals for a 10th-place qualifier.


EMILY LIPARI
Roslyn (Roslyn Heights, N.Y.) Junior

’08 XC: Rank-US Honorable Mention
9th FL Northeast, 1st NY Feds, 1st Class A State (2nd overall), 1st Brown Invite

Previous Foot Locker:  ’07-6th NE/6th Finals

Track PRs: 4:30.58, 4:48.56, 9:37.53, 10:33.72 (2-mile)

Analysis:  Lipari was slowed by illness at FL Northeast, just squeaking in top ten … started season late, but still repeated her Feds title … won’t be easy to get 6th or better again, but she surprised last year … top 10 may be more realistic to try for.

MELANIE THOMPSON
Voorhees (Glen Gardner, N.J.) Senior

’08 XC: Rank-US#14
4th FL Northeast, 1st NJ MOC, 1st Grp 3 State (1st overall), 1st Eastern States (2nd overall at Manhattan)

Previous Foot Locker:  ’06-13th NE, ’05-51st NE

Track PRs: 4:50.68 (mile), 9:44.87, 10:17.18

Analysis:  Stupendous season saw Thompson unbeaten until FL NE, where she had an off day … Eastern States win was 0.17 seconds off Emily Jones Varsity ‘A’ time for best of day … if she’s at her best, will compete for top five spot.


LAURA VIGILANTE
West Morris Mendham, Mendham, N.J.) Junior

’08 XC: Rank-US Honorable Mention
10th FL Northeast, 4th NJ MOC, 5th Grp 3 State

Previous Foot Locker:  none

Track PRs: 10:04.69, 10:45.29

Analysis:  Really came on at end of season to go from 5th in Grp 3 State to 4th at NJ MOC and then make it to Finals … Will be tough to get in top half, though.


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