by Larry Eder
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.
*** MEDIA ALERT ***
Anna Rohrer and Grant Fisher Capture First Place Titles in
36th 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 (5th place) of Aurora, Iowa, and Hannah Long (6th 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.
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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