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| 2008 Foot Locker - Finals the runners 12/13/08 at Balboa Park, San Diego CA
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South Girls Gallery
Page Design by Dave Devine, Photos by Photorun.net XC Stats and Analysis by SteveU, Track PRs by Mike Kennedy ASHLEY BRASOVAN Wellington (West Palm Beach, Fl.) Senior
’08 XC: Rank-US#4 4th FL South, 1st State 4A, 1st Great American, 1st flrunners.com Previous Foot Locker: ’07-6th South/1st Finals, ’06-19th South, ’05-16th South
Track PRs: 4:59.76, 10:15.93, 16:18.91
Analysis: Like last year, hard to know what to make of FL South run, where this time she fell and took 4th on her least favorite course, but it would be foolish to bet against her because of that … her winning move last year was on final downhill and if she has chance to break it open there again, others can forget about it.
| KAYLA HALE Holy Trinity (Melbourne, Fl.) Senior
’08 XC: Rank-US Honorable Mention 7th FL South, 1st State 1A, 10th Great American, 3rd flrunners.com
Previous Foot Locker: ’07-2nd South/19th Finals, ’06-6th South/21st Finals, ’05-24th South
Track PRs: 4:58.22, 10:37.59
Analysis: Hale has run well every year at FL South and 2008 was no exception … after taking 21st and 19th, top 15 and All-American status is next goal for senior.
| ASHLEY ISHAM Vista Ridge (Cedar Park, Tx.) Junior
’08 XC: Rank-US Honorable Mention 9th FL South, 5th NXN South, 59th NXN Finals, 5th 5A State
Previous Foot Locker: ’07-86th South, ’06-32nd South
Track PRs: 4:59.28, 10:37.17
Analysis: One of three Texans and five girls overall trying to do Foot Locker/NXN double … both she and Vista Ridge teammate Amanda Russell led their team to NXN bid from South region, then made FL Finals … 59th-place finish last weekend, though, may indicate fatigue and top 20 finish would be hard to make.
| KATHY KROEGER Independence (Thompson’s Station, Tn.), Senior
’08 XC: Rank-US#1 1st FL South, 1st 3A State, 2nd Great American Previous Foot Locker: ’07-1st South/2nd Finals, ’06-2nd South/1st Finals, ’05-4th South/16th Finals
Track PRs: 4:51.47 (mile), 10:24.53 (2-mile)
Analysis: With her fast (17:09) AAA state win and her FL South triumph, has as good a chance of any of the three previous champs to win … no major strategic weaknesses, but needs to stay close to Brasovan on downhill and not get in a kicker’s race with Hasay.
| MEGAN MARSICO Glenver (Va.) Junior
’08 XC: Rank-US#7 2nd FL South, 1st Class A State, 1st McDonald’s Maymont
Previous Foot Locker: none
Track PRs: 4:59.97, 11:00.22
Analysis: Proved she was the real deal at FL South in first race of that caliber … has a chance at top 5 and surely top 10 if she runs that well again … doesn’t have great speed so will look to make her move earlier.
| AMANDA RUSSELL Vista Ridge (Cedar Park, Tx.) Junior
’08 XC: Rank-US Honorable Mention 6th FL South, 4th NXN South, 27th NXN Finals, 4th 5A State, 5th Nike South Previous Foot Locker: ’07-69th South
Track PRs: 11:01.21
Analysis: One of three Texans and five girls overall trying to do Foot Locker/NXN double … both she and Vista Ridge teammate Ashley Isham led their team to NXN bid from South region, then made FL Finals … 27th-place finish last weekend, though, may indicate fatigue and top 20 finish would be hard to make.
| LAUREN SMITH Brazoswood (Clute, Tx.) Senior
’08 XC: Rank-US Honorable Mention 5th FL South, 7th 5A State, 6th Nike South
Previous Foot Locker: ’07-9th South/17th Finals
Track PRs: 10:57.45
Analysis: After ups and downs during regular season, Smith came up big again at FL South to make her 2nd straight team … Won’t be easy, but improving her 17th from last year would be a good goal.
| ADRIANNE SOO Durham Academy (Durham, N.C.) Senior
’08 XC: Rank-US Honorable Mention 10th FL South, 1st NCISAA State
Previous Foot Locker: ’07-11th South, ’06-16th South
Track PRs: 10:56.1 (2-mile)
Analysis: Soo always runs her best at FL South, with fine finishes of 16th and 11th in the two years prior to this year’s qualifier … top 20 is a tough, but good goal for anyone qualifying 10th out of a region
| KIMBERLY SPANO North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.) Senior
’08 XC: Rank-US Honorable Mention 8th FL South, 1st State 4A, 1st Wendy’s Invite
Previous Foot Locker: ’07-13th South, ’06-36th South, ’05-25th South
Track PRs: 10:48.6
Analysis: After knocking at the door in 2007 with her 13th, Spano qualified with room to spare this time … top 15-20 would be a difficult, but doable goal if she runs well
| CHELSEY SVEINSSON Greenhill (Addison, Tx.) Sophomore
’08 XC: Rank-US#3 3rd FL South, 1st NXN Finals, 1st NXN South, 1st Cowboy Shootout, 1st Chile Pepper
Previous Foot Locker: ’07-7th South/15th Finals
Track PRs: 2:08.46, 4:23.72, 4:43.51 (mile)
Analysis: Talented soph has looked super all year, especially in NXN South/Finals sweep … has best 800 speed of any of top contenders … hinted that she didn’t run all out at FL South, but still will have fatigue of four straight weeks of big meets.
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