A Pole just won Foot Locker. A Pole just won Foot Locker. List of runners who were born outside of the US who have won Foot Lock

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4 years ago 12/14/2019 12:51pm EST

In light of Poland's Zofia Dudek winning Foot Lockers today, we thought it would be useful to compile a list of non-American born runners to have won Foot Locker.

We think Dudek is just the 2nd non-American to win a girls title as Eritrean Weini Kelati also won in 2015.

Have any other non-Americans won the girls title?

What about for the men?

We believe the following weren't born in the US.

Grant Fisher* (Canada) - 20132,014 boys winner

Edward Cheserek (Kenya) - 2012-2011 boys’ winner

Lukas Verzbicas (Lithuania) - 2009-2, 010 boys’ winner

Solomon Haile (Ethiopia) - 2008 boys’ winner

Abdirizak Mohamud (Somalia) - 1996, 1997 boys’ winner

Abdul Alzindani (??) - 1995 boys’ winner

*While Fisher was born in Canada, he was a US citizen at birth as his mother is American.

Any one know where Alzindani was born? We had this discussion in 2011 and can't remember the answer.

Does anyone know if any of those runners were US citizens at the time of their wins besides Fisher?

4 years ago 12/14/2019 1:43pm EST

re: LetsRun.com

Long have I awaited the glorious day when a Pole finally wins Foot Locker.

We can only hope that the Lithuanians will soon have their day too.

4 years ago 12/14/2019 2:03pm EST

re: LetsRun.com

Dudek has said she was just a club runner in Poland and they were mostly just playing around. It was only when she moved to the US for her sophomore year that she started training seriously. She failed to qualify for NXN or FLN last year and then goes on to win the Brooks PR mile, the Euro U20 3000, and now FLN. Getting better fast.

4 years ago 12/15/2019 12:23pm EST

re: xcfan2

xcfan2 wrote:
Dudek has said she was just a club runner in Poland and they were mostly just playing around. It was only when she moved to the US for her sophomore year that she started training seriously. She failed to qualify for NXN or FLN last year and then goes on to win the Brooks PR mile, the Euro U20 3000, and now FLN. Getting better fast.

Some credit has to be given to the program at her high school. They’ve churned out D1 runners for 30+ years, including last year’s Brooks PR champ Nick Foster. A super experienced head coach, a former D1 stud who often runs with the girls, and a culture of excellence was the right choice for her!

4 years ago 12/15/2019 12:58pm EST

re: ERS

...and now she is going to Stanford.

Talk about a crazy 12 months.

4 years ago 12/15/2019 1:09pm EST

re: LetsRun.com

LetsRun.com wrote:
Abdul Alzindani (??) - 1995 boys’ winner
Any one know where Alzindani was born? We had this discussion in 2011 and can't remember the answer.

Google is your friend (except when they are spying on you)..... Yemen

4 years ago 12/15/2019 9:27pm EST

re: ERS

ERS wrote:
Some credit has to be given to the program at her high school. They’ve churned out D1 runners for 30+ years, including last year’s Brooks PR champ Nick Foster. A super experienced head coach, a former D1 stud who often runs with the girls, and a culture of excellence was the right choice for her!

Yes, +1 to this. They have been developing outstanding runners since around 1950. When I went to school (35 yrs ago) they had the 3200m State winner (Tim Fraleigh -- who was a junior) and he won the XC State title as a senior, then a different guy won the 1600m State title the following year (Guy Pace -- was a senior). Fraleigh had mono and did not repeat.

They have won SIX state titles in DIV 1 (the biggest), tied for the most of the big schools.

6 – Ann Arbor Pioneer (1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2008, 2017)

6 – Detroit Catholic Central (1983, 1984, 1989, 2001, 2009, 2010)

6 – Ypsilanti (1941, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1960)

Seems like every 3-5 years they have another star. Foster was the brightest one they have had in a while, maybe EVER.

4 years ago 12/17/2019 10:58am EST

re: The Equalizer

The Equalizer wrote:
ERS wrote:
Some credit has to be given to the program at her high school. They’ve churned out D1 runners for 30+ years, including last year’s Brooks PR champ Nick Foster. A super experienced head coach, a former D1 stud who often runs with the girls, and a culture of excellence was the right choice for her!
Yes, +1 to this. They have been developing outstanding runners since around 1950. When I went to school (35 yrs ago) they had the 3200m State winner (Tim Fraleigh -- who was a junior) and he won the XC State title as a senior, then a different guy won the 1600m State title the following year (Guy Pace -- was a senior). Fraleigh had mono and did not repeat.
They have won SIX state titles in DIV 1 (the biggest), tied for the most of the big schools.
6 – Ann Arbor Pioneer (1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2008, 2017)
6 – Detroit Catholic Central (1983, 1984, 1989, 2001, 2009, 2010)
6 – Ypsilanti (1941, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1960)
Seems like every 3-5 years they have another star. Foster was the brightest one they have had in a while, maybe EVER.

In the long run...

No debate on the ability of the current AP coach to produce great high school results.

Lots of speed intervals can produce success with young athletes in high school. Though this protocol is not in the best interest of the athletes’ long term development potential beyond high school.

4 years ago 12/18/2019 4:30pm EST

re: LetsRun.com

Stop the body-shaming. She's a human being.

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