Footlocker Winners, How did they fare after?

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13 years ago 12/15/2010 8:33pm EST

Here's the list of all the past winners, boys and girls. How'd each fare afterwards? What % did something? A really interesting experiment might be to compare the post high school careers of those that won to those that finished last in the meet. Was there a difference?

Year Time Athlete Gr Reg Highschool City St Course

1979 15:05 Brent Steiner MW Overland Park KS San Diego, CA

1980 14:53 Jay Marden W CA San Diego, CA

1981 14:51 Charles Alexander SO Richmond VA Orlando, FL

1982 14:35 Eric Reynolds W Somis CA Orlando, FL

1983 14:54 Matt Giusto 12 W Foster City CA San Diego, CA

1984 14:50 Scott Fry 12 MW Sandusky OH San Diego, CA

1985 14:36 Reuben Reina 12 SO John Jay San Antonio TX San Diego, CA

1986 14:38 Marc Davis 12 W San Diego San Diego CA San Diego, CA

1987 14:59 Robert Kennedy 12 MW Westerville North Westerville OH San Diego, CA

1988 15:03 Brian Grosso 12 MW Western Walled Lake MI San Diego, CA

1989 14:49 Bryan Dameworth 12 W Agoura Calabasas CA San Diego, CA

1990 15:07 Louie Quintana 12 W Arroyo Grande Nipomo CA San Diego, CA

1991 15:03 Corey Ihmels 12 MW Williston Williston ND San Diego, CA

1992 15:13 Brendan Heffernan 12 NE North Hunterdon Glen Gardner NJ San Diego, CA

1993 14:41 Adam Goucher 12 MW Doherty Colorado Springs CO San Diego, CA

1994 14:58 Matt Downin 12 NE Pinkerton Academy Hampstead NH San Diego, CA

1995 15:12 Abdul Alzindani 12 MW Dearborn Fordson Dearborn MI San Diego, CA

1996 15:21 Abdirizak Mohamud 11 NE Boston English Boston MA San Diego, CA

1997 15:22 Abdirizak Mohamud 12 NE Boston English Boston MA Orlando, FL

1998 15:17 Jorge Torres 12 MW Wheeling Wheeling IL Orlando, FL

1999 14:29 Dathan Ritzenhein 11 MW Rockford H.S. Rockford MI Orlando, FL

2000 14:35 Dathan Ritzenhein 12 MW Rockford H.S. Rockford MI Orlando, FL

2001 14:50 Timothy Moore 12 MW Novi HS Novi MI Orlando, FL

2002 14:40 Chris Solinsky 12 MW Stevens Point Area Senior Stevens Point WI San Diego, CA

2003 14:55 Matthew Withrow 12 MW VJ Andrew H.S. Tinley Park IL San Diego, CA

2004 15:22 Kenneth Cormier 12 WE Douglas H.S. Douglas AZ San Diego, CA

2005 15:02 AJ Acosta 12 WE El Camino H.S. Oceanside CA San Diego, CA

2006 15:20 Chad Hall WE CA San Diego, CA

2007 14:50 Michael Fout 12 MW LaPorte H.S. LaPorte IN San Diego, CA

2008 15:15 Solomon Haile 12 NE Sherwood H.S. Silver Spring MD San Diego, CA

2009 15:07 Lukas Verzbicas 10 MW Orland Hills IL San Diego, CA

Year Time Athlete Gr Reg Highschool City St Course

1979 17:28 Ellen Lyons W Boise ID San Diego, CA

1980 17:12 Ceci Hopp NE CT San Diego, CA

1981 16:40 Connie Robinson MW Cincinnati OH Orlando, FL

1982 16:58 Christine Curtin NE Bellmore NY Orlando, FL

1983 16:43 Janet Smith 12 NE Edison NJ San Diego, CA

1984 16:48 Cathy Schiro 12 NE Dover NH San Diego, CA

1985 16:43 Erin Keogh 11 SO Langley McLean VA San Diego, CA

1986 16:55 Erin Keogh 12 SO Langley McLean VA San Diego, CA

1987 17:08 Kira Jorgensen 11 W Rancho BuenaVista Vista CA San Diego, CA

1988 17:14 Celeste Susnis 11 MW Kankakee Valley Wheatfield IN San Diego, CA

1989 17:05 Melody Fairchild 11 MW Boulder Boulder CO San Diego, CA

1990 16:39 Melody Fairchild 12 MW Boulder Boulder CO San Diego, CA

1991 17:21 Liz Mueller 11 NE Waterford Waterford CT San Diego, CA

1992 17:34 Amanda White 12 NE Dulaney Cockeysville MD San Diego, CA

1993 17:11 Erin Davis 9 NE Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs NY San Diego, CA

1994 16:41 Julia Stamps 10 W Santa Rosa Santa Rosa CA San Diego, CA

1995 17:12 Kim Mortensen 12 W Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks CA San Diego, CA

1996 17:34 Kristen Gordon 12 W Carondolet Alamo CA San Diego, CA

1997 17:22 Erin Sullivan 11 NE Mt. Mansfield Jericho VT Orlando, FL

1998 17:35 Erin Sullivan 12 NE Mt. Mansfield Union Jerico VT Orlando, FL

1999 17:05 Victoria Chang 12 WE Punahou H.S. Honolulu HI Orlando, FL

2000 16:55 Sara Bei 12 ?ÿWE Montgomery H.S. Santa Rosa ?ÿC Orlando, FL

2001 16:24 Amber Trotter 12 W Ukiah HS Redwood Valley CA Orlando, FL

2002 17:30 Zoe Nelson 10 WE Flathead H.S. Kalispell MT San Diego, CA

2003 17:24 Katelyn Kaltenbach 11 MW Smoky Hill H.S. Aurora CO San Diego, CA

2004 17:31 Aislinn Ryan 11 N Warwick Valley H.S. Bellvale NY San Diego, CA

2005 17:05 Jordan Hasay 9 WE Mission College Prep Arroyo Grande CA San Diego, CA

2006 17:29 Kathy Kroeger 10 SO Independence H.S. Franklin TN San Diego, CA

2007 17:20 Ashley Brasovan 11 SO Wellington H.S. West Palm Beach FL San Diego, CA

2008 17:22 Jordan Hasay 12 WE Mission College Prep. Arroyo Grande CA San Diego, CA

2009 17:07 Megan Goethals 12 MW Rochester MI San Diego, CA

13 years ago 12/15/2010 8:45pm EST

re: Kiss of Death

They all failed. No gold medals. No world records.

13 years ago 12/15/2010 8:50pm EST

re: letsrun crowd

The kids who got a Stanford education out of their FL win got more than any medal or WR could have possibly...

13 years ago 12/15/2010 8:53pm EST

re: Ceptin but

That Verzbicas guy from 2009 hasn't done shit.

13 years ago 12/15/2010 8:54pm EST

re: letsrun crowd

letsrun crowd wrote:
They all failed. No gold medals. No world records.

not yet, it will happen someday.

9 years ago 05/07/2014 7:39pm EDT

re: Kiss of Death

Kira Jorgensen went to UCLA...running career stalled a bit, but she was an academic studette: Ph.D. in aerospace engineering.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/Jul/06/ex-rbv-star-fondly-recalls-prep-career/?#article-copy

And do you think Sara Hall and Chad Hall taunt Ryan Hall on his lack of a FL championship when they are gathered together for Christmas?

9 years ago 05/07/2014 10:42pm EDT

re: notgoogle

The success rate is about 50/50, which is probably higher than those who did not win. About 80 of the winners went on to become NCAA all-Americans and got a college degree...that's a big measure of winning. Btw, it is easy to focus on the athletes who did not win, but remember Ritz, Solinski, Goucher, Ches, Kennedy, Hasay, Cuff, etc., were all FLNC winners.

5 years ago 12/17/2018 1:18am EST

re: trackcoach

5 years ago 12/17/2018 5:47am EST

re: konro

That's how deep Foot Locker is... Galen Rupp has multiple Olympic medals and he could never win it.

5 years ago 12/17/2018 10:24am EST

re: Tangled up in Blue

Tangled up in Blue wrote:
That Verzbicas guy from 2009 hasn't done sh*t.

Actually isn't he the only one that is a world champion in something?

5 years ago 12/17/2018 10:25am EST

re: Kiss of Death

Cheserek was a total failure; that guy never won anything in college. And Molly Seidel...hahaha just terrible at ND...

5 years ago 12/17/2018 11:19am EST

re: kjlk

kjlk wrote:
That's how deep Foot Locker is... Galen Rupp has multiple Olympic medals and he could never win it.

5 years ago 12/17/2018 11:30am EST

re: Kiss of Death

I think it is more interesting to look at the top 10 or 20. Some great pros were also rans at FL. Famous pros finishing around nobodies.

5 years ago 12/17/2018 11:39am EST

re: kjlk

The problem is- what's success? I'd say having a pro career and making enough money to be comfortable after your career is a success.

5 years ago 12/17/2018 1:08pm EST

re: runn

Does anyone know of a study where people compare FL finalists to NCAA all-americans? I've been looking but can't find any. It's always fascinating to do a name search and see how many FL run in Xcountry Div 1. The 4th at FL is 239th in results. The 12th at FL is 10th in NCAA (Conner Mantz).

5 years ago 12/17/2018 1:23pm EST

re: konro

I will do my own stats based on my gut. 90% of FL finalists compete in D1 XC. Of that group, 90% of the guys are successful and 67% of the women are successful.

5 years ago 12/17/2018 1:32pm EST

re: trackcoach

trackcoach wrote:
The success rate is about 50/50, which is probably higher than those who did not win. About 80 of the winners went on to become NCAA all-Americans and got a college degree...that's a big measure of winning. Btw, it is easy to focus on the athletes who did not win, but remember Ritz, Solinski, Goucher, Ches, Kennedy, Hasay, Cuff, etc., were all FLNC winners.

It's simple to determine who was successful or not. A few factors come to play which determine the level of success. Obviously the success of the athletes running career after FL is paramount.

From least to most:

1) College Scholarship and competed for 4 years?

2) All-American?

3) Conference Champion (X-C and Outdoor Track)

4) NCAA Champion?

5) Earned Pro-Contract

6) U.S. National Champion (X-C, Outdoor/Indoor Track)?

7) Major Championship-National Team Member (U.S. World X-C, World Track and Field Outdoor/Indoor)?

8) Major Championship Medalist?

9) Olympian?

10) Olympic Medalist?

Any athlete who achieved any of the above have proven to be successful. The more they achieved the more successful. The key thing to remember is that they competed and sustained a high level of success from high school through a professional career over a long period of time.

Now go do your homework and make a list.

5 years ago 12/17/2018 1:38pm EST

re: BUTTHOLE SURFER

Your 1st factor should only be that they competed D1. Scholarship is not know and of they went Ivy League, they did not get one.

5 years ago 12/17/2018 5:24pm EST

re: BUTTHOLE SURFER

BUTTHOLE SURFER wrote:
trackcoach wrote:
The success rate is about 50/50, which is probably higher than those who did not win. About 80 of the winners went on to become NCAA all-Americans and got a college degree...that's a big measure of winning. Btw, it is easy to focus on the athletes who did not win, but remember Ritz, Solinski, Goucher, Ches, Kennedy, Hasay, Cuff, etc., were all FLNC winners.
It's simple to determine who was successful or not. A few factors come to play which determine the level of success. Obviously the success of the athletes running career after FL is paramount.
From least to most:
1) College Scholarship and competed for 4 years?
2) All-American?
3) Conference Champion (X-C and Outdoor Track)
4) NCAA Champion?
5) Earned Pro-Contract
6) U.S. National Champion (X-C, Outdoor/Indoor Track)?
7) Major Championship-National Team Member (U.S. World X-C, World Track and Field Outdoor/Indoor)?
8) Major Championship Medalist?
9) Olympian?
10) Olympic Medalist?
Any athlete who achieved any of the above have proven to be successful. The more they achieved the more successful. The key thing to remember is that they competed and sustained a high level of success from high school through a professional career over a long period of time.
Now go do your homework and make a list.

Your no.8 and no.9 need to be switched. Olympian doesn't mean sh1t

5 years ago 12/17/2018 5:29pm EST

re: Kiss of Death

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