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USA Track & Field – Three-time champion Heath leads Team USA into 2017 Great Edinburgh XCountry Challenge

By GRR 0

INDIANAPOLIS — Team USA will take on the world once again at the Great Edinburgh XCountry Challenge, held Saturday, January 7 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Three-time GEXC champion Garrett Heath (Seattle, Washington) will look to make it four as he renews his rivalry with Great Britain's Mo Farah in Holyrood Park. Heath, the two-time defending 4 km champion in Edinburgh, took his first men's 8 km title on the course in 2016, courtesy of a last-minute surge over the closing 200 meters.

The top American woman from 2016 returns in Amy Van Alstine (Flagstaff, Arizona). Van Alstine, the 2015 USATF Club Cross Country Champion, finished sixth overall in 2016 and will look to lead the American women in Edinburgh.

Three members of Team USA's contingent from the Rio Olympic Games will compete in Scotland, including Hillary Bor (Colorado Springs, Colorado), Marielle Hall (Haddonfield, New Jersey) and Leonard Korir (Colorado Springs, Colorado). Also competing for Team USA will be distance relay mainstays Kyle Merber (Dix Hills, New York) and Will Leer (Wayzata, Minnesota) on the co-ed relay, joined by mile queen Heather Kampf (Minneapolis, Minnesota) and Nor Cal Distance Project's Lianne Farber (Sacramento, California).

Team USA (232 points) finished 2016's competition in third behind Team Great Britain with 125 points and Team Europe with 197 points. Fans can rewatch all the 2016 action on USATF.TV ahead of January's contest.

The 2017 Great Edinburgh XCountry International Challenge will be available on USATF.TV +PLUS. Follow along from Scotland on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook using #GEXC2017.

Last Name	First Name	City, State	USATF Association
8k Senior Men
Bor	Hillary	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Colorado
Chelanga	Sam	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Colorado
Curtin	Thomas	Quincy, Massachusetts	Virginia
Heath	Garrett	Seattle, Washington	Pacific NW
Hehir	Martin	Flagstaff, Arizona	Arizona
Kebenei	Stanley	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Colorado
Korir	Leonard	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Colorado
Pearson	Morgan	Boulder, Colorado	Colorado
Winn	Daniel	Portland, Oregon	New England
6km Senior Women
Balouris	Elaina	Brighton, Massachusetts	New England
Buchalski	Allie	Johns Creek, Georgia	Georgia
Hall	Marielle	Haddonfield, New Jersey	New Jersey
Lipari	Emily	Brighton, Massachusetts	New England
Macumber	Cally	Rochester Hills, Michigan	Michigan
Moriello	Rosa	Brighton, Massachusetts	New England
Pagano	Sarah	Brighton, Massachusetts	New England
Spratford	Katrina	Woonsocket, Rhode Island	New England
Van Alstine	Amy	Flagstaff, Arizona	Arizona
6km Junior Men
Affolder	Noah	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	Mid-Atlantic
Gessner	Finn	Madison, Wisconsin	Wisconsin
Hirsch	Seth	Omaha, Nebraska	Nebraska
Lundy	Conor	Yonkers, New York	New York
Vasbinder	Kenny	East Aurora, New York	Niagara
Worley	Samuel	New Braunfels, Texas	–
4km Junior Women
Gregory	Lauren	Fort Collins, Colorado	Colorado
Johnson	India	Hilliard, Ohio	Ohio
Mareno	Nevada	Raleigh, North Carolina	North Carolina
Monson	Alicia	Amery, Wisconsin	Wisconsin
Story	Rebecca	Knoxville, Tennessee	–
Werner	Taylor	Bloomsdale, Missouri	Ozark
Senior Coed 4x1km Relay
Merber	Kyle	Dix Hills, New York	Long Island
Leer	Will	Wayzata, Minnesota	Pacific
Kampf	Heather	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minnesota
Farber	Lianne	Sacramento, California	Pacific

Amanda Brooks
Marketing and Communications Manager
USA Track & Field
317.713.4690

author: GRR