by Larry Eder
Ryen Frazier and Andrew Hunter Capture First Place Titles in 36th Annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
South Regional
RACE HIGHLIGHTS: Ryen Frazier of Raleigh, N.C., and Andrew Hunter of Purcellville, Va., won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) South Regional today. Frazier, a senior at Ravenscroft High School, claimed the title in the girls seeded race in 16:27. Paige Hofstad, a junior from New Braunfels, Texas, finished second in 16:47, with Gabriella Karas of Simpsonville, Ky., placing third in 16:53. Karas is a two-time FLCCC National Finalist.
Andrew Hunter, a junior at Loudoun Valley High School, won the Boys South Regional in 14:36. Carter Blunt of McKiney, Texas, placed second in 14:54, and Zach Long of Rutledge, Tenn., finished third in 14:58. Ben Barrett, a junior from Norman, Okla., placed fourth (14:58), and is a two-time FLCCC National Finalist.
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014
McAlpine Greenway Park in Charlotte, N.C.
COURSE/WEATHER: 5,000-meter course; good race conditions; clear skies; 50 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, 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)
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2014 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships – South Regional Results
McAlpine Creek Park – Charlotte, N.C.
Boys
Place | Name | Hometown | High School | Time |
1) | Andrew (Drew) Hunter | Purcellville, Va. | Loudoun Valley High School (11) | 14:36 |
2) | Carter Blunt | McKiney, Texas | Frisco Independence High School (11) | 14:54 |
3) | Zach Long | Rutledge, Tenn. | Grainger High School (12) | 14:58 |
4) | Ben Barrett | Norman, Okla. | Norman North High School (12) | 14:58 |
5) | Peter Seufer | Lynchburg, Va. | E.C. Glass High School (12) | 14:59 |
6) | Anteneh Girma | Alexandria, Va. | T.C. Williams High School (12) | 14:59 |
7) | Gannon Willcutts | Crozet, Va. | Western Albemarle High School (11) | 15:01 |
8) | Steven Cross | Merritt Island, Fla. | Merritt Island High School (11) | 15:01 |
9) | Nicholas Diaz | Miami, Fla. | Miami Sunset Senior High School (12) | 15:01 |
10) | Alexander (Alex) Rogers | New Braunfels, Texas | New Braunfels Canyon High School (12) | 15:09 |
Girls
Place | Name | Hometown | High School | Time |
1) | Ryen Frazier | Raleigh, N.C. | Ravenscroft School (12) | 16:27 |
2) | Paige Hofstad | New Braunfels, Texas | New Braunfels High School (11) | 16:47 |
3) | Gabriella Karas | Simpsonville, Ky. | Martha Layne Collins High School (10) | 16:53 |
4) | Libby Davidson | Lynchburg, Va. | E.C. Glass High School (10) | 16:56 |
5) | Weini Kelati | Leesburg, Va. | Heritage High School (9) | 17:04 |
6) | Ciara Donohue | Purcellville, Va. | Loudoun Valley High School (12) | 17:14 |
7) | Emma Grace Hurley | Roswell, Ga. | Fellowship Christian School (11) | 17:15 |
8) | Kathleen Mansure | Boone, N.C. | Watauga High School (12) | 17:15 |
9) | Logan Morris | Inman, S.C. | Spartanburg Christian Academy (11) | 17:18 |
10) | Abby Gray | San Antonio, Texas | Alamo Heights High School (11) | 17:23 |
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