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Matthews
and Kroeger Capture First Place Titles in 30th Annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
Charlotte, N.C., November 29, 2008 – Bill Matthews of Birmingham, Ala., and Kathy Kroeger of Franklin, Tenn., won the Foot Locker Cross
Country Championships (FLCC) South Regional at McAlpine Creek Park in
Charlotte, N.C., today. With the
temperature around 45 degrees and a steady rainfall through the girls’ race
that tapered to a drizzle in time for the boys’ race, the runners battled
through a muddy course.
In the boys’ race, with 1200
meters remaining, Bill Matthews, Matt Sonnenfeldt, and C.J. Brown were neck-and-neck. In the last 100 meters, Sonnenfeldt overcame
the other two runners and moved from third place to take the lead. Nearing the
end of the race, Matthews, a senior from the Baylor School, powered forward to grab
the lead from Sonnenfeldt, securing the win in 14:48. Sonnenfeldt, a senior from West High School in Knoxville, Tenn.,
finished second in 14:50, followed by Brown, a senior from Carroll Senior High
School in Southlake, Texas, placing third in 14:59.
The
girls’ race began with a strong pack of ten runners. At the two-mile mark,
Kathy Kroeger, Megan Marsico, and Chelsey Sveinsson broke free from the pack to
battle for the lead. By the final 600
meters, Kroeger, the 2007 FLCC South Regional Champion and the 2006 FLCC
National Champion, gained the lead and finished strong with a time of
17:13. Marsico, a junior at Glenvar High School in Salem, Va., finished
second in 17:15, followed by Sveinsson, a sophomore at the Greenhill School in
Dallas, Texas, in 17:19. In the first
mile, Ashley Brasovan, the 2007 FLCC National Champion, fell but powered
forward to finish fourth and qualify to defend her national title in San Diego,
Calif.
The top ten boys and the top ten
girls of the seeded races qualified to compete against runners from the three
other regional meets in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National
Finals, which takes place Saturday, Dec. 13 at Morley Field, Balboa Park in San
Diego, Calif.
*** Race photos are available by request or online at www.footlockercc.com
FSN will air an hour-long special of the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals on Monday, December 22. Check your local listings.***
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2008 Foot Locker Cross
Country Championships – South Regional Results
McAlpine
Creek Park – Charlotte, N.C.
Boys
Place
|
Name
|
Hometown |
High School |
Time |
|
1) |
William
(Bill) Matthews |
Birmingham,
Ala. |
Baylor
School (12) |
14:48 |
|
2) |
Matthew
Sonnenfeldt |
Knoxville,
Tenn. |
Knoxville
West High School (12) |
14:50 |
|
3) |
C.J.
Brown |
Southlake,
Texas |
Carroll Senior High School
(12) |
14:59 |
|
4) |
Thomas
Porter |
Fredericksburg,
Va. |
Mountain View High School
(12) |
15:01 |
|
5) |
Leoule
Degfae |
Alexandria,
Va. |
Thomas
Edison High School (12) |
15:04 |
|
6) |
Alex
Ott (Zyryanov) |
Weyers
Cave, Va. |
Turner
Ashby High School (12) |
15:08 |
|
7) |
John
“Kyle” Satterwhite |
Charlottesville,
Va. |
Western
Albemarle High School (12) |
15:10 |
|
8) |
Clinton
McKelvey |
Maryville,
Tenn. |
Maryville
High School (11) |
15:10 |
|
9) |
Chase
Rathke |
Katy,
Texas |
Seven
Lakes High School (12) |
15:11 |
|
10) |
Evan
Hibbs |
Georgetown,
Texas |
Georgetown
High School (12) |
15:12 |
Girls
Place
|
Name
|
Hometown |
High School |
Time |
|
1) |
Kathy Kroeger |
Franklin, Tenn. |
Independence High School
(12)
|
17:13 |
|
2) |
Megan Marsico |
Salem, Va. |
Glenvar High School (11) |
17:15 |
|
3) |
Chelsey Sveinsson |
Dallas, Texas |
Greenhill School (10) |
17:19 |
|
4) |
Ashley Brasovan |
Wellington, Fla. |
Wellington High School (12) |
17:20 |
|
5) |
Lauren Smith |
Lake Jackson, Texas |
Brazoswood High School (12) |
17:27 |
|
6) |
Amanda Russell |
Cedar Park, Texas |
Vista Ridge, High School (11) |
17:27 |
|
7) |
Kayla Hale |
Indialantic, Fla. |
Holy Trinity Episcopal
Academy (12) |
17:33 |
|
8) |
Kimberly Spano |
Huntersville, N.C. |
North Mecklenburg High
School (12) |
17:36 |
|
9) |
Ashley Isham |
Cedar Park, Texas |
Vista Ridge High School (11) |
17:38 |
|
10) |
Adrianne Soo |
Chapel Hill, N.C. |
Durham Academy (12) |
17:39 |
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