by Larry Eder
Talon Hull, photo by PhotoRun.net
Claudia Lane, photo by PhotoRun.net
The West Regional of the FootLocker is the final regional in the FootLocker food chain. It is a brutal regional, with tough competition. And, yet, even with only a week from Nationals, West athletes tend to do quite well. Always a conundrum.
Claudia Lane of Malibu, California, merely a sophomore, won the West Regional in 17:21. The Malibu High School runner won by 35 seconds! Kearan Nelson, from Central Valley High school in Spokane Valley, Washington, was second in 17:56. Third place was Alexandra Beitia, a senior from Roseville, California’s Granite High School. Two returnees in the girls race were Kate Hunter, in 4th (Provo, Utah), and Jordan Oakes, (Seattle, Washington), who finished fifth place.
Top Ten, West Regional, FootLocker, 1. Claudia Lane, Malibu High School, Malibu, CA, 17:21, 2. Kearan Nelson, Central Valley High School, Spokane, WA, 17:56, 3. Alexandra Beitia, Granite High School, Roseville, CA, 18:03, 4. Kate Hunter, Provo High School, Provo, Utah, 18:04, 5. Jordan Oakes, Holy Name Academy, Seattle, WA, 6. Marea Zlatunich, Aptos High School, Aptos CA, 18:10, 7. Kiera Marshal, St. Joseph Notre Dame, Alameda, CA, 18:13, 8. Sara Mussleman, American Fork HS, American Fork, Utah, 18:14, 9. Jesselyn Bries, Sandra Day O’Connor HS, Peoria, Arizona, 18:17, 10. Katherine Thronson, Lewis and Clark HS, Spokane, WA,
The boys race was won by now two time FootLocker National qualifier, Talon Hull. Talon comes from Ogden, Utah and Weber High School. Talon ran 15:29. In second was Tibebu Proctor, from The Northwest School in Seattle, Washington, in 15:32. In third was Amir, Ado from Ferris High School, from Seattle, Washington, in 15:41.
FootLocker Boys, West Regional Top Ten, 1. Talon Hull, Weber High School, Ogden, Utah, 15:29, 2. Tibebu Proctor, The Northwest School, Seattle, WA, 15:32, 3. Amir Ado, Ferris High School, Spokane, WA, 15:41, 4. Luis Grijalva, Armijo High School, Fairfield, CA, 15:43, 5. Matthew Watkins, Henry M. Jackson HS, Bothel, WA, 15:43, 6. Callum Bolger, San Luis Obispo HS, San Luis Obispo, CA, 15:46, 7. Travis Feeny, Ogden HS, Ogden, Utah, 15:46, 8. Joshua Schumacher, Jesuit Portland HS, Portland, Oregon, 15:48, 9. Meikael Beudoin-Rousseau, Bellarmine College Prep, San Jose, CA, 15:49, 10. Jiraa Riding, Orem High School, Orem, Utah, 15:54.
