Anna Rohrer and Grant Fisher Capture first place in 36th Annual FootLocker Cross Country Champs, Midwest regional, from FootLocker, note by Larry Eder

Grant Fisher wins FL Midwest Regional, photo by PhotoRun.net

The FootLocker Cross Country is the oldest national cross country championship series in the country. The Midwestern regional has had some amazing athletes run on the UW Parkside course. Forty degrees and winter in Wisconsin, this 5,000 meter course makes people work for the their positions.

Looking forward to seeing Anna Rohrer and Grant Fisher in San Diego in a few weeks!

*** MEDIA ALERT ***

Anna Rohrer and Grant Fisher Capture First Place Titles in

36^th Annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships

Midwest Regional

RACE HIGHLIGHTS: Anna Rohrer of Mishawaka, Ind., and Grant Fisher of Grand Blanc, Mich., won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) Midwest Regional today. In the girls’ race, Rohrer claimed the title in 16:57. Lauren Gregory of Fort Collins, Colo., placed second in 17:27, and Maryjeanne Gilbert of Peoria, Ill., placed third in 17:29. Rohrer is the 2012 Midwest Regional Champion and 2012 FLCCC National Champion. Additional two-time national finalists include Stephanie Jenks (5^th place) of Aurora, Iowa, and Hannah Long (6^th place) of Pacific, Mo.

In the boys’ race, Fisher, the 2013 Midwest Regional Champion, defended his regional title, winning in 15:00. Jesse Hersha of Concord, Mich., placed second in 15:09, with Jesse Reiser of McHenry, Ill., finishing third in 15:09. Fisher will return to San Diego, Calif., to defend his national title. Fisher, Reiser and Thomas Pollard of Ames, Iowa, are all two-time national finalists.

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014

UW-Parkside in Kenosha, Wis.

COURSE/WEATHER: 5,000-meter course; muddy conditions; 40 degrees.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: The top 10 boys and the top 10 girls in today’s seeded races qualified to compete against runners from the Northeast, South and West Regional meets in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals, on Saturday, Dec. 13 at Morley Field, Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif.

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2014 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships – Midwest Regional Results

University of Wisconsin – Kenosha, Wis.

Boys

Place	Name	Hometown	High School	Time
1)	Grant Fisher	Grand Blanc, Mich.	Grand Blanc High School (12)	15:00
2)	Jesse Hersha	Concord, Mich.	Concord High School (12)	15:09
3)	Jesse Reiser	McHenry, Ill.	McHenry High School – West (12)	15:09
4)	Stuart McNutt	Overland Park, Kan.	Blue Valley West High School (12)	15:10
5)	Ben Veatch	Carmel, Ind.	Carmel High School (11)	15:11
6)	Thomas Pollard	Ames, Iowa	Gilbert Junior-Senior High School (12)	15:16
7)	Seth Williams	Columbus, Ind.	Columbus North High School (12)	15:16
8)	Jonathan Davis	Oakwood, Ill.	Oakwood High School (11)	15:17
9)	Zachary (Zack) Snider	Carmel, Ind.	Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (12)	15:18
10)	Olin Hacker	Madison, Wis.	Madison West High School (12)	15:18

Girls

Place	Name	Hometown	High School	Time
1)	Anna Rohrer	Mishawaka, Ind.	Mishawaka High School (12)	16:57
2)	Lauren Gregory	Fort Collins, Colo.	Fort Collins High School (10)	17:27
3)	Maryjeanne Gilbert	Peoria, Ill.	Peoria Notre Dame High School (11)	17:29
4)	Audrey Belf	Bloomfield Hills, Mich.	Seaholm High School (12)	17:31
5)	Stephanie Jenks	Aurora, Iowa	Linn-Mar High School (11)	17:32
6)	Hannah Long	Pacific, Mo.	Eureka High School (12)	17:37
7)	Annie Frisbie	River Falls, Wis.	River Falls High School (12)	17:41
8)	Sarah Kettel	Brighton, Mich.	Capital Homeschool High School (11)	17:49
9)	Amy Davis	Madison, Wis.	Madison Edgewood of the Sacred Heart (12)	17:50
10)	Morgan Florsheim	Shorewood, Wis.	Shorewood High School (11)	17:53

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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