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Woodward and Verzbicas Capture First Place Titles in 32nd Annual

Foot Locker Cross Country Championships

Midwest Regional

 

RACE HIGHLIGHTS:                      Allison Woodward of De Pere, Wis., and Lukas Verzbicas of Orland Hills, Ill., won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) Midwest Regional today. In the girlsÕ race, Woodward, a senior at Notre Dame Academy, and Gabrielle Anzalone of Grand Blanc, Mich., pulled away at the half-mile mark, with a group of runners closely behind.  The two runners set the pace, running alongside each other throughout the competition. With 1,000 meters remaining, Woodward took the lead for the win in 17:18. Anzalone placed second in 17:25, with Shannon Osika of Waterford, Mich., finishing third in 17:26.  Osika is a two-time FLCCC National Finalist.

 

In the boysÕ race, Verzbicas returned to defend his Midwest Regional title dominating the field from the start.  He took the lead at the half-mile mark, and never relinquished it to capture the title in 14:44.  Futsum Zeinasellassie of Indianapolis, Ind., made his move at the 2.5-mile-mark to place second in 14:47, with Tony Smoragiewicz of Rapid City, S.D., finishing in third in 15:00. Verzbicas is the reigning champion of last yearÕs FLCCC National Finals.

 

WHEN/WHERE:                                Saturday, November 27, 2010

                                                            UW-Parkside in Kenosha, Wis.

 

COURSE/WEATHER:                      5,000-meter course; good race conditions; sunny with a temperature in the mid-20s.

 

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:  The top ten boys and the top ten girls in todayÕs seeded races qualified to compete against runners from the Northeast, South and West Regional meets in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals, on Saturday, Dec.11 at Morley Field, Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif.   


 

 


 CONTACT:                                      Kenny Fried, 202-468-8200, kfried@bwfcom.com

 

*Race photos and video highlights are available by request or online at www.footlockercc.com

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2010 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships – Midwest Regional Results

University of Wisconsin – Kenosha, Wis.

 

Boys

 

Place

Name

Hometown

High School

Time

1)

Lukas Verzbicas

Orland Hills, Ill.

Carl Sandburg High School (12)

14:44

2)

Futsum Zeinasellassie

Indianapolis, Ind.

North Central High School (11)

14:47

3)

Tony Smoragiewicz

Rapid City, S.D.

Rapid City Central (11)

15:00

4)

William Kincaid

Littleton, Colo.

Columbine High School (12)

15:05

5)

Jack Driggs

Elmhurst, Ill.

York Community High School (12)

15:06

6)

Chris Walden

Carmel, Ind.

Carmel High School (12)

15:07

7)

James Martin

Fort Wayne, Ind.

Carroll High School (12)

15:07

8)

Zach Wills

Mason, Ohio

Mason High School (12)

15:08

9)

Michael Brajdic

Bay Village, Ohio

Bay High School (12)

15:08

10)

Caleb Rhynard

Shepherd, Mich.

Shepherd High School (12)

15:12

 

 

Girls

Place

Name

Hometown

High School

Time

1)

Allison Woodward

De Pere, Wis.

Notre Dame Academy (12)

17:18

2)

Gabrielle Anzalone

Grand Blanc, Mich.

Grand Blanc High School (12)

17:25

3)

Shannon Osika

Waterford, Mich.

Waterford Mott High School (11)

17:26

4)

Erin Finn

West Bloomfield, Mich.

West Bloomfield High School (10)

17:28

5)

Kelsey Lakowske

Boulder, Colo.

Boulder High School (12)

17:29

6)

Kayla Beattie

Woodstock, Ill.

Woodstock High School (12)

17:33

7)

Eleanor Fulton

Lone Tree, Colo.

Highlands Ranch High School (12)

17:33

8)

Brook Handler

Rochester Hills, Mich.

Rochester High School (12)

17:35

9)

Colleen Quigley

St. Louis, Mo.

Nerinx Hall High School (12)

17:38

10)

Waverly Neer

Culver, Ind.

Culver Academies (12)

17:40

 

 

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