1999 Foot Locker Midwest
Top Contenders - Girls
by DyeStat
Top contenders listed alphabetically (do not know whether they are entered):
Katie Boyles, Rochester Adams MI - Michigan Class A champ in 17:55,
best overall time of lower peninsulat meet; 1999 outdoor Michigan girls runner
of the year by www.runmichigan.com
Kelly Bryson, Bentonville AR - 4-time Arkansas state champ, 14:35 (2.5
mi) winner in Class 5A this year; 27th Midwest 1998.
Michelle De La Vina, jr Valparaiso IN - winner of Indiana's one-class
state meet by 23 seconds (14:06 4k); veteran in national competition; 10th
Midwest 1998.
Julie Gifford, sr Tracy-Milroy MN - Minnesota Class A champ by 23
seconds in 14:30, best overall time of meet.
Nicole Graham, so Blue Springs MO - surprise winner of Kansas 4A state
meet in 19:13, best overall time of meet.
Jinny Hanifan, sr Waterville OH - recovering from stress fracture,
finished 6th in Ohio division 1 state meet; 14th Midwest 1998.
Katie Hartmann, sr Woodstock IL - Illinois 2A champion, best time in
meet; 6th Midwest 1998; 5th US finals 1998.
Chelsea Homan, jr Cincinnati Anderson OH - Ohio Division 1 state
champion with fastest overall time of meet (17:53).
Amanda Jordan, Bishop McGuinness OK - Oklahoma 4A champ with unpressed
best time of the day overall, leading team to dominating win.
Emily Nalm, sr Massillon Jackson OH - second best time in Ohio state
meet.
Victoria Jackson, Lake Forest IL - 3rd Illinois 2A state meet; 33rd
Midwest 1998.
Michelle Lilienthal, sr Iowa City IA - Iowa state champion with best
overall time, breaking the course record by 25 seconds; undefeated in Iowa xc
and track for 2 years; 11th Midwest 1998.
Rebecca Mitchell, sr Geneva IL - 4th Midwest 1998 (highest ranking
returnee); 9th US finals 1998; 5th Illinois 2A state meet.
Amanda Pape, Olathe South KS - undefeated in 1999; Kansas 6A champion
with 26-second win; 50th Midwest 1998.
Sarah Selby, Shelbyville IL - Illinois 1A state champion.
Allison Zeiner, sr Cincinnati Colerain - 3rd best time Ohio state
meet; 19th Midwest 1998.
