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Eaton and Jones Capture First Place Titles in 27th
Annual
Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
South Regional
Charlotte, N.C., November 26, 2005 –
Michael Eaton of Bowling Green, Ky., and Nichole Jones of Houston, Texas, won
the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) South Regional at McAlpine
Creek Park in Charlotte, N.C., today.
In the boys’ race, Michael Eaton, a
senior from Greenwood High School, claimed the lead midway through the race
taking a 20-yard lead and never looked back to win the regional title in
14:46. Daniel Gerber of The Woodlands,
Texas, finished in second place in 14:51 and Jack Bolas of Chapel Hill, N.C.,
placed third in 14:54.
Eaton, a two-time FLCCC qualifier,
finished eighth in last year’s regional race and went on to finish 33rd
at the Nationals. Gerber, a senior at The Woodlands High School, is a
first-time FLCCC national qualifier.
Bolas, a senior at Chapel Hill High School and a two-time FLCCC
qualifier, placed fifth in last year’s regional race and advanced to the
Nationals where he finished in 31st place.
In
the girls’ race, a pack of runners dominated the field early on setting a fast
pace of 5:32 at the one-mile mark and 11:00 at the two-mile mark. Halfway through the race, a group of ten
runners broke from the pack staying tightly together, until Nichole Jones of
Houston, Texas, charged forward with 600 meters remaining to claim the lead and
win in 17:10. Four-time National
Qualifier Kate Niehaus from Columbia, S.C., placed second in 17:15, slightly
ahead of two-time National Qualifier Aurora Scott from Portsmouth, Va., who
finished third in 17:15.
The
runners enjoyed good racing conditions, with temperatures in the mid-40s and
minimal winds.
The
top ten boys and top ten girls qualified to compete against runners from three
other regional meets in the 27th Annual Foot Locker Cross Country
Championships National Finals, which will take place on Saturday, Dec. 10 at
Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif.
2005 Foot Locker Cross
Country Championships – South Regional Results
McAlpine
Creek Park – Charlotte, N.C.
Boys
Place
|
Name |
Hometown |
High School |
Time |
|
1) |
Michael Eaton |
Bowling Green, Ky. |
Greenwood High School |
14:46 |
|
2) |
Daniel Gerber |
The Woodlands, Texas |
The Woodlands High School |
14:51 |
|
3) |
Jack Bolas |
Chapel Hill, N.C. |
Chapel Hill High School |
14:54 |
|
4) |
Ben Hubers |
Marietta, Ga. |
McEachern High School |
14:55 |
|
5) |
Duncan Phillips |
College Station, Texas |
A&M Consolidated |
14:59 |
|
6) |
Brad Siragusa |
Herndon, Va. |
Chantilly High School |
15:00 |
|
7) |
Justin Harbor |
Palm Coast, Fla. |
Flagler Palm
Coast High School |
15:01 |
|
8) |
Sandy Roberts |
Raleigh, N.C. |
Broughton High School |
15:03 |
|
9) |
Colby Lowe |
Southlake, Texas |
Carroll High School |
15:07 |
|
10) |
Robert Sorrell |
Memphis, Tenn. |
Bolton High School |
15:08 |
Girls
Place |
Name |
Hometown |
High School |
Time |
|
1) |
Nichole Jones |
Houston, Texas |
Westfield High School |
17:10 |
|
2) |
Kate Niehaus |
Columbia, S.C. |
Spring Valley High School |
17:15 |
|
3) |
Aurora Scott |
Portsmouth, Va. |
Oaktree Academy |
17:15 |
|
4) |
Kathy Kroeger |
Franklin, Tenn. |
Independence High School |
17:16 |
|
5) |
Bona Jones |
Fort Myers, Fla. |
Estero High School |
17:17 |
|
6) |
Catherine White |
Roanoke, Va. |
Northside High School |
17:19 |
|
7) |
Kelly Parrish |
Ocala, Fla. |
Ocala Vanguard High School |
17:19 |
|
8) |
Emily Reese |
Dunwoody, Ga. |
Chamblee High School |
17:22 |
|
9) |
Miranda Walker |
Southlake, Texas |
Carroll High School |
17:23 |
|
10) |
Brooke Upshaw |
Southlake, Texas |
Carroll High School |
17:26 |
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