2011 Foot Locker Cross-Country: Molly Seidel Stays Perfect As Cheserek-Futsum Duel Lives Up To Hype
By LetsRun.com
December 10, 2011
Quick recaps and results for the girls and boys Foot Locker races below.
Girls: Molly Seidel Turns Back A Tough Challenge From Erin Finn
Erin Finn put up an epic fight but Molly Seidel came from behind to win the 2011 Foot Locker Cross-Country National High School Championships.
With last year's top six all graduating, Finn was the top returner from a year ago. Seidel, who missed last year's Foot Locker finals by one spot, has been on a tear ever since. Undefeated this year in XC, she won the Midwest Regional, 26 seconds ahead of Finn, who was third.
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That was all forgotten on Saturday as Finn ran like the top returner.
Finn seized the lead in the first half mile (2:37) and extended it at the mile (5:20). She was all alone with 39 of the best girls in the country behind her.
Finn still had a significant gap on the field at 2 miles (11:08) but Seidel had emerged from the pack and was chasing Finn down.
Just after they started up the big hill for the second time, 14 minutes into the race, Seidel caught Finn. She wasted no time and immediately went by Finn and extended her lead going up the hill. Surely the race was over as all that was left was a downhill and flat to the finish.
Then, coming down the hill, Finn did the unthinkable. She ran with reckless abandon and flew past Seidel 16:15 into the race, opening up a lead of her own of roughly 10 meters. This was getting interesting.
Seidel kept her composure and began to reel Finn back in. She passed Finn one final time (she hit 3 miles in 16:47) and held on for the victory in 17:21.4 to Finn's 17:23.9.
Laura Leff, only a sophomore, who was 5th in the Northeast region, was third. Seidel and Finn led the Midwest to the team title.
2011 Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals Morley Field, San Diego, CA Last Completed Event Event 1 Girls 5k Run CC ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= Results - Women 1 Molly Seidel 12 MW, Hartland, WI 17:21.4 1 2 Erin Finn 11 MW,W Bloomfield, MI 17:23.9 2 3 Laura Leff 10 NE,Syracuse, NY 17:33.9 3 4 Abbey Leonardi 12 NE,Kennebunkprt, ME 17:35.3 4 5 Karlie Garcia 11 WE,Roseville, CA 17:35.6 5 6 Grace Tinkey 11 SO,Macon, GA 17:37.0 6 7 Catarina Rocha 11 NE,Peabody, MA 17:37.3 7 8 Kelsey Braithwaite 12 WE,Perry, UT 17:38.4 8 9 Makena Morley 9 WE,Bigfork, MT 17:39.1 9 10 Julia Bos 11 MW,Rockford, MI 17:39.2 10 11 Sophie Chase 11 SO,Burke, VA 17:44.2 11 12 Karis Jochen 11 SO,College Sttn, TX 17:44.8 12 13 Angel Piccirillo 12 NE,Homer City, PA 17:46.1 13 14 Lindsey Burdette 12 MW,Horton, MI 17:55.1 14 15 Alexandria Fons 10 MW,Franklin, WI 17:56.7 15 16 Megan Moye 12 SO,Moseley, VA 18:01.8 16 17 Nikki Hiltz 11 WE,Aptos, CA 18:04.0 17 18 Cali Roper 12 SO,Conroe, TX 18:04.1 18 19 Olivia Ortiz 11 SO,Bradenton, FL 18:05.9 19 20 Nicole Mello 11 MW,Columbia, MO 18:06.4 20 21 Maria Hauger 11 MW,Shakopee, MN 18:06.6 21 22 Camille Chapus 12 WE,PfcPalisades, CA 18:07.9 22 23 Jordan McPhee 10 WE,Normandy Prk, WA 18:13.7 23 24 Anna Maxwell 10 WE,Felton, CA 18:14.5 24 25 Taylor Manett 12 MW,Rockford, MI 18:16.1 26 Sydney Scott 12 MW,Idaho Sprngs, CO 18:17.2 27 Clare Carroll 10 WE,Folsom, CA 18:17.7 28 Holly Bischof 12 NE,Hainsport, NJ 18:17.9 25 29 Samantha George 12 SO,Raleigh, NC 18:18.9 26 30 Alexis Panisse 12 NE,Bellrose, NY 18:19.2 27 31 Kaylee Flanagan 11 MW,Roselle, IL 18:19.4 32 Sydney Segal 11 WE,BeverlyHills, CA 18:20.7 33 Hannah Oneda 12 NE,Wesminster, MD 18:21.0 28 34 Alana Hadley 9 SO,Charlotte, NC 18:22.0 35 Lily Williams 12 SO,Tallahassee, FL 18:29.1 36 Caroline Kellner 12 NE,Wst Windsor, NJ 18:32.1 37 Emily Nist 12 WE,Meridan, ID 18:34.3 38 Bridget Blake 11 SO,Orlando, FL 18:36.1 39 Tori Gerlach 12 NE,Perkasie, PA 18:37.3 40 Meredith Speakman 12 NE,Carlisle, PA 18:45.6 Team Scores ================================================================================= Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9 ================================================================================= Results - Women 1 MW 42 1 2 10 14 15 20 21 Total Time: 1:28:16.30 Average: 17:39.26 2 NE 52 3 4 7 13 25 27 28 Total Time: 1:28:50.50 Average: 17:46.10 3 WE 61 5 8 9 17 22 23 24 Total Time: 1:29:05.00 Average: 17:49.00 4 SO 63 6 11 12 16 18 19 26 Total Time: 1:29:11.90 Average: 17:50.38
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Boys Race Lives Up To Its Hype As Cheserek Defeats Futsum
This was a great race as the 2010 Foot Locker boys' race lived up to its hype. Edward Cheserek, undefeated in 2011 with course records in each of his races, battled with the undefeated Futsum Zeinasellassie stride-for-stride until the final 100m when Cheserek outkicked Futsum for the win.
CJ Albertson opened a lead in the first half mile (2:21). The field bided its time behind Albertson, who would fade to 36th. They hit the mile in 4:48 as Cheserek and Futsum began to position themselves at the front. Futsum made his first big move just after the seven-minute mark as they hit 1.5 miles in 7:19.
Last 600 of Boys Race
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It was a two-man race, as Futsum would surge and then Cheserek would countersurge but neither could drop the other. Two miles was in 9:50 and any shot of a course record (14:36) was gone. As they went back up the big hill for the second and final time, Cheserek put in another big surge to retake the lead, but Futsum hung tough and would not be dropped. They emerged down the hill together. On the flats, they sprinted for the title. Cheserek pulled in front but Futsum was in striking distance. Futsum was not able to summon one final surge and Cheserek won his first national title in 14:51.5, 0.6 ahead of Futsum.
Nathan Weitz of Spokane, Washington, runner-up in the West region to Darren Fahy, who was undefeated heading into FL Finals, emerged from the chasers to get third. Jake Leingang of North Dakota was fourth and Andrew Gardner, Weitz's cross-town Spokane rival, was 6th. Fahy's undefeated season came to an end in 17th.
Edward Cheserek's course record streak came to an end as Reuben Reina's 26-year-old course record will turn 27.
*Boys Race Video *FL Youtube Channel
2011 Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals Morley Field, San Diego, CA Last Completed Event Event 2 Boys 5k Run CC ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= Results - Men 1 Edward Cheserek 11 NE,Newark, NJ 14:51.5 1 2 Futsum Zeinasellassie 12 MW,Indianapolis, IN 14:52.1 2 3 Nathan Weitz 12 WE,Spokane, WA 15:20.5 3 4 Jake Leingang 11 MW,Bismarck, ND 15:21.2 4 5 Daniel Vertiz 12 SO,San Antonio, TX 15:22.5 5 6 Andrew Gardner 11 WE,Spokane, WA 15:23.1 6 7 Tony Smoragiewicz 12 MW,Rapid City, SD 15:24.0 7 8 Joshua Brickell 11 SO,Suwanee, GA 15:24.2 8 9 Thomas Graham 12 SO,Cary, NC 15:24.4 9 10 Sean McGorty 11 SO,Fairfax, VA 15:28.0 10 11 Dallin Farnsworth 12 WE,Pocatello, ID 15:28.9 11 12 Ahmed Bile 12 SO,Annandale, VA 15:29.2 12 13 Dustin Wilson 12 NE, Philadelphia, P 15:29.4 13 14 Craig Nowak 12 SO,Cypress, TX 15:31.0 14 15 Matthew McClintock 12 NE,Athens, ME 15:31.3 15 16 Timothy Ball 12 NE,Piscataway, NJ 15:32.7 16 17 Darren Fahy 12 WE,Carlsbad, CA 15:33.7 17 18 Connor Rog 12 NE,Fairfield, CT 15:34.1 18 19 Jacob Thomson 11 SO,Louisville, KY 15:41.5 19 20 Robert Domanic 11 SO,Lewisville, TX 15:42.0 21 Daniel Lennon 12 NE,Morrisonville, N 15:43.7 20 22 Jonathan Green 11 NE,Berlin, MA 15:45.4 21 23 Thomas Madden 11 SO,Front Royal, VA 15:45.7 24 Christopher Allen 12 NE,Norfolk, MA 15:46.7 25 Michael Clevenger 12 MW,Decatur, IL 15:50.7 22 26 Malachy Schrobilgen 12 MW,Oak Park, IL 15:52.3 23 27 Evan Chiplock 12 MW,Saginaw, MI 15:52.8 24 28 Ryan Polman 12 MW,Independence, OH 15:56.2 25 29 Sam Berger 12 MW,Zionsville, IN 15:57.6 30 Luis Luna 12 WE,Santa Rosa, CA 16:00.9 26 31 Cameron Miller 12 WE,Bakersfield, CA 16:01.5 27 32 Addison DeHaven 10 MW,Brookings, SD 16:02.6 33 Grant Nykaza 11 MW,Beecher, IL 16:06.4 34 Billy Gaudreau 12 WE,Dana Point, CA 16:07.0 28 35 Joel Hubbard 12 NE,Marshfield, MA 16:09.4 36 CJ Albertson 12 WE,Fresno, CA 16:15.9 37 Kevin Durham 12 WE,Lake Forest, CA 16:20.8 38 Miles Smith 11 WE,Lakewood, CA 16:21.8 39 Chris Godwin 12 SO,Gainsville, FL 16:27.9 40 Blake Udland 12 NE,Short Hills, NJ 16:53.9 Team Scores ================================================================================= Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9 ================================================================================= Results - Men 1 SO 44 5 8 9 10 12 14 19 Total Time: 1:17:08.30 Average: 15:25.66 2 MW 58 2 4 7 22 23 24 25 Total Time: 1:17:20.30 Average: 15:28.06 3 NE 63 1 13 15 16 18 20 21 Total Time: 1:16:59.00 Average: 15:23.80 4 WE 63 3 6 11 17 26 27 28 Total Time: 1:17:47.10 Average: 15:33.42
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