Marissa Williams and Benjamin Saarel Win 2012 Foot Locker West Regionals
by: Foot Locker Press Release
December 1, 2012
Marissa Williams of Palisades, Calif., and Benjamin Saarel of Salt Lake City, Utah, won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) West Regional today.
In the girls’ race, Williams, a sophomore at Palisades High School, went out fast and continued to keep her pace throughout the race. A chase pack of runners, including Makena Morley of Bigfork, Mont., and Julia Maxwell of Ross, Calif., was about ten seconds behind Williams at the one-mile mark. Williams never relinquished the lead and went on to capture the title in 17:46. Maxwell, a junior at Branson High School, finished second in 18:15, with Morley, a sophomore at Bigfork High School, placing third in 18:17.
Benjamin Saarel Wins. Should an XC Race Finish on a Track?
A pack of runners dominated the boys’ race, with Zachary Perrin of Lakeside, Mont., in the lead at the one-mile and two-mile marks. At 2.5 miles, Saarel made his move to separate from a chase pack of runners, including Andrew Gardner of Spokane, Wash., John Lawson of Forest Knolls, Calif., and Troy Fraley of Kalispell, Mont. Saarel claimed the title in 15:28. Fraley placed second in 15:37, and Lawson placed third in 15:37. Gardner, who is now a three-time FLCCC National Finalist, placed fifth and Perrin finished in eighth, also qualifying for the National Finals in San Diego, Calif.
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, December 1, 2012
Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif.
COURSE/WEATHER: 5K; muddy course conditions; overcast; humid at 60 degrees
NATIONAL: The top ten boys and the top ten girls in today’s seeded races qualified to compete against runners from the Northeast, South and Midwest Regional meets in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals, on Saturday, Dec.8 at Morley Field, Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif.
Top results below. Photos Here
Boys
|
Place |
Name |
Hometown | High School | Time |
|
1) |
Benjamin Saarel | Salt Lake City, Utah | Park City High School (12) | 15:28 |
|
2) |
Troy Fraley | Kalispell, Mont. | Glacier High School (12) | 15:37 |
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3) |
John Lawson | Forest Knolls, Calif. | Sir Francis Drake High School (12) | 15:37 |
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4) |
Conner Mantz | Smithfield, Utah | Sky View High School (10) | 15:41 |
|
5) |
Andrew Gardner | Spokane, Wash. | Mead High School (12) | 15:42 |
|
6) |
John Dressel | Colbert, Wash. | Mt. Spokane High School (10) | 15:42 |
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7) |
Kramer Morton | Sandy, Utah | Alta High School (11) | 15:47 |
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8) |
Zachary Perrin | Lakeside, Mont. | Flathead High School (12) | 15:47 |
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9) |
Patrick Gibson | Bellingham, Wash. | Squalicum High School (12) | 15:48 |
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10) |
Apolinar Baltazar | Aberdeen, Wash. | Aberdeen High School (12) | 15:50 |
Girls
| Place |
Name |
Hometown | High School | Time |
|
1) |
Marissa Williams | Los Angeles, Calif. | Palisades Charter High School (10) | 17:46 |
|
2) |
Julia Maxwell | Ross, Calif. | Branson High School (11) | 18:15 |
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3) |
Makena Morley | Bigfork, Mont. | Bigfork High School (10) | 18:17 |
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4) |
Paige Gilchrist | Missoula, Mont. | Hellgate High School (12) | 18:19 |
|
5) |
Fiona O’Keeffe | Davis, Calif. | Oliver Wendell Holmes
Junior High School (9) |
18:33 |
|
6) |
Katelyn Bianchini | Snohomish, Wash. | Glacier Peak High School (12) | 18:35 |
|
7) |
Madeleine Ankhelyi | Folsom, Calif. | Vista del Lago High School (12) | 18:37 |
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8) |
Summer Harper | Orem, Utah | Orem High School (12) | 18:44 |
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9) |
Sarah Feeney | Ogden, Utah | Ogden High School (11) | 18:51 |
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10) |
Kayla Ferron | Torrance, Calif. | Redondo Union High School (12) | 18:52 |