by Larry Eder
Brianna Schwartz and Alex Ostberg won the 36th annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships North East Regional Final today. Held at the historic Van Cortlandt Park, the North East regional always draws some of the best cross country runners in New England!
Brianna Schwartz and Alex Ostberg Capture First Place Titles in
36th Annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships Northeast Regional
RACE HIGHLIGHTS: Brianna Schwartz of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Alex Ostberg of Darien, Conn., won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) Northeast Regional today. Schwartz, a senior at Shaler Area High School, claimed the title in 17:36. Hannah DeBalsi, a junior at Staples High School, placed second in 17:51, with Emma McMillan of Barrington, R.I., finishing third in 17:52. Both Schwartz and DeBalsi (Westport, Conn.) are two-time FLCCC national finalists. DeBalsi placed second and Schwartz placed sixth in last year’s FLCCC National Championships in San Diego, Calif.
Alex Ostberg, a senior at Darien High School, finished in 15:18, and claimed the Northeast Regional title. Luke Petela of Westmont, N.J., placed second in 15:34, with Ari Klau of West Hartford, Conn., finishing third in 15:36. Ostberg is a two-time FLCCC national finalist, finishing 11th at the 2013 National Finals in San Diego, Calif.
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, Nov.29, 2014
Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y.
COURSE/WEATHER: 5,000-meter course; good course conditions; 35 degrees with clear skies.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: The top 10 boys and the top 10 girls in today’s seeded races qualified to compete against runners from the South, Midwest 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.
(see attached chart for race results)
2014 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships – Northeast Regional Results
Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, New York
Boys
Place | Name | Hometown | High School | Time |
1) | Alex Ostberg | Darien, Conn. | Darien High School (12) | 15:18 |
2) | Luke Petela | Westmont, N.J. | Haddon Township High School (12) | 15:34 |
3) | Ari Klau | West Hartford, Conn. | William Hall High School (12) | 15:36 |
4) | Casey Comber | Maple Glen, Pa. | Hatboro-Horsham High School (12) | 15:37 |
5) | Jake Brophy | New Hope, Pa. | Central Bucks High School East (11) | 15:38 |
6) | Benito Muniz | Carmel, N.Y. | Carmel High School (12) | 15:38 |
7) | Eli Moskowitz | Amherst, N.H. | Souhegan High School (12) | 15:41 |
8) | Jeriqho Gadway | Plattsburgh, N.Y. | Plattsburgh High School (12) | 15:42 |
9) | Jack Jibb | Monroe, N.Y. | Monroe-Woodbury High School (12) | 15:44 |
10) | Shawn Hutchison | Blackwood, N.J. | Bishop Eustace Preparatory School (12) | 15:46 |
Place | Name | Hometown | High School | Time |
1) | Brianna Schwartz | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Shaler Area High School (12) | 17:36 |
2) | Hannah DeBalsi | Westport, Conn. | Staples High School (11) | 17:51 |
3) | Emma McMillan | Barrington, R.I. | Barrington High School (11) | 17:52 |
4) | Madeleine Davison | Wexford, Pa. | North Allegheny Senior High School (11) | 17:54 |
5) | Erin Dietz | Bedford, Mass. | Bedford High School (12) | 17:55 |
6) | Anna Flynn | New Rochelle, N.Y. | The Ursuline School (11) | 17:56 |
7) | Marissa Sheva | Sellersville, Pa. | Pennridge High School (12) | 17:59 |
8) | Kelsey Potts | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Mount Lebanon High School (11) | 18:02 |
9) | Gabrielle Richichi | New Fairfield, Conn. | New Fairfield High School (12) | 18:11 |
10) | Eve Glasergreen | Clinton, N.J. | North Hunterdon High School (12) | 18:19 |
Girls
*Race photos and video highlights are available by request or online at www.footlockercc.com
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