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Rebecca Story, photo by PhotoRun.net

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John Tatter, photo by PhotoRun.net

John Tatter wins South regional, photo by PhotoRun.net

McAlpine Greenway Park, in Charlotte, North Carolina hosted the 39th Annual FootLocker Cross Country South East Regional Champs on Saturday, November 25, 2017.

Rebecca Story of Knoxville, Tenn., and John Tatter of Winston-Salem, N.C., won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) South Regional today. Story, a senior at Christian Academy, claimed the title in the girls’ seeded race in 17:24.5. Victoria Starcher, a sophomore from Ripley, W.Va., finished second in 17:28.8, and Ana Wallace of Tallahassee, Fla., placed third in 17:28.9. Returning to the FLCCC National Finals for the second time are Story, Bailey Hertenstein (5^th place) of Brandon, Fla., and Heather Holt (7^th place) of Fairfax, Va.

John Tatter,, in the lead pack from the start, claimed the title in 14:55.9. Michael Phillips of Tallahassee, Fla. placed second in 14:59.7, and Graydon Morris, now a two-time FLCCC National Finalist, from Aledo, Texas, finished third in 15:05.6.

Boys Seeded race, 1. John Tatter, Winston-Salem, NC, RJ Reynolds High School (senior), 14:55.9, 2. Michael Phillips, Tallahassee, FLA, Lawton Chiles High School (senior), 14:59.7, 3. Graydon Morris, Aledo, Texas, Aledo High School (sophomore), 15:05.6, 4. Robert Carter Cheeseman, Keller, Texas, Fort Worth Christian HIgh School (junior), 15:06.6, 5. Carter Coghlin, Knoxville, TENN, Webb School of Knoxville (senior), 15:06.6, 6. Titus Winders, Mansfield, TENN, Henry County High School (senior), 15:06.7, 7. Kyle Harkabus, Senoia, GA, East Coweta High School (sophomore), 15:06.8, 8. Jake Renfree, Knoxville, TENN, Knoxville Catholic High School (junior), 15:10.8, 9. David Melville, Summerfield, NC, Northern Guilford High School (senior), 15:11, 10. Camren Fischer, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Fayetteville High School (junior), 15:11.9.

Girls Seeded race, 1. Rebecca Story, Knoxville, TENN, Christian Academy (senior), 17:24.5, 2. Victoria Starcher, Ripley, W. VA, Ripley High School (sophomore), 17:28.8, 3. Ana Wallace, Tallahassee, FLA, Lawton Chiles High School (senior), 17:28.9, 4. Mariah Howlett, Charlotte, NC, Lake Norman Charter High School (senior), 17:29.5, 5. Bailey Hertenstein, Brandon, FLA, Newsome High School (senior), 17:30.1, 6. Halena Rahmaan, Montgomery, TX, Montgomery High School (junior), 17:30.3, 7. Heather Holt, Fairfax, VA, George C. Marshall High School (senior), 17:30.4, 8. Alyssa Hendric, Riverview, FLA, Riverview High School (sophomore), 17:30.6, 9. Adoette Vaughan, Dallas, TX, Hockaday High School (junior) 17:30.8, 10. Heidi Nelson, Katy, TX, Katy Cinco Ranch High School (freshman), 17:31.1.

To read the entire press release: 2017 South Media Alert FINAL.pdf

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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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