Everything went according to form at NXN as the favorites delivered and Bill Aris became the John Wooden of girls cross-country running. Plus a 12-year-old finished in the top 15!
Everything went according to form at NXN as the favorites delivered and Bill Aris became the John Wooden of girls cross-country running. Plus a 12-year-old finished in the top 15!
Clinger, who as a soph ran 4:13/9:03 at altitude and was 8th at NXN, used a late move on the final uphill to pull away from Carmel (IN)'s Ben Veatch to win in 15:03. His win kicked off a great day for the state of Utah. Just 33rd in the nation in terms of population, Utah had 3 teams in the top 12 in the country. In the team race, Clinger's American Fork squad came up just short, taking second with 163 points to Great Oak's 114.
*Amazing MB Prediction: AUSTIN TAMAGNO will be upset by CASEY CLINGER
Clinger, who as a soph ran 4:13/9:03 at altitude and was 8th at NXN, used a late move on the final uphill to pull away from Carmel (IN)'s Ben Veatch to win in 15:03. His win kicked off a great day for the state of Utah. Just 33rd in the nation in terms of population, Utah had 3 teams in the top 12 in the country. In the team race, Clinger's American Fork squad came up just short, taking second with 163 points to Great Oak's 114.
*Amazing MB Prediction: AUSTIN TAMAGNO will be upset by CASEY CLINGER
Everything went according to form at NXN as the favorites delivered and Bill Aris became the John Wooden of girls cross-country running. Plus a 12-year-old finished in the top 15!
Coach Bill Aris talks about the status of his runners as they've been dealing with some injuries.
Bill Aris' Fayetteville-Manlius girls seem poised to dominate yet again. The girls individual race is interesting as Katie Rainsberger, the daughter of Boston marathon champ Lisa Rainsberger, is the favorite - but one can't discount the daughter of 3:51 miler Chuck Aragon, Christina. Plus we introduce you to 12-year-old phenom Grace Ping, who will run in the girls race.
Teamwise, #1 Great Oak enters as the favorite after putting up the lowest score at the California state meet in 9 years. Individually, Oregon recruit Austin Tamagno (5th FL in '14) is the favorite on the boys side but the sloppy conditions might mean New Yorker Ben Petrella is your winner. No Californian boy has ever won NXN. Can Tamagno overcome the "California curse"?
Webcast starts at 9:30AM. Stream will be here. Live results here. Full list of team/individual qualifiers here.
*RunningTimes: Fayetteville-Manlius Girls Favored to Win Ninth NXN Title in 10 Years
*RT: Great Oak Boys Rises to Top Spot Ahead of NXN
*DyeStat NXN Team Projections Great Oak boys, F-M girls the teams to beat.
*Rainy weather dominates Portland forecast
*Marietta, GA Boys Team Qualified And Going To NXN With Only Five Runners Apparently the 6th and 7th are too slow to make an impact.
*MileSplit Q&A With Top-Ranked Austin Tamagno
*Video Interview With Great Oak Coach Doug Soles
*Scott Bush: Nike Cross Nationals By The Numbers
*List Of Footlocker Qualifiers So Far One more Regional race to go.
*MB: Foot Locker admits to adding 70 meters to South Regional course
Once the parents filed a lawsuit, and with so much negative press and public pressure, MHSAA was fighting a losing battle from the start.
*MB: Northville NXN team barred ability to go to NXN nationals by MHSAA rule after qualifying in regionals
(includes video) Quigley's response was, “How can I say no to that?” The high schooler (Max Lehnhardt) got her number too.