Woodward and Verzbicas Capture First Place Titles in 32nd Annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships Midwest Regional

RACE HIGHLIGHTS: Allison Woodward of De Pere, Wis., and Lukas Verzbicas of Orland Hills, Ill., won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) Midwest Regional today.

In the girls’ race, Woodward, a senior at Notre Dame Academy, and Gabrielle Anzalone of Grand Blanc, Mich., pulled away at the half-mile mark, with a group of runners closely behind.

The two runners set the pace, running alongside each other throughout the competition. With 1,000 meters remaining, Woodward took the lead for the win in 17:18. Anzalone placed second in 17:25, with Shannon Osika of Waterford, Mich., finishing third in 17:26. Osika is a two-time FLCCC National Finalist.

In the boys’ race, Verzbicas returned to defend his Midwest Regional title dominating the field from the start. He took the lead at the half-mile mark, and never relinquished it to capture the title in 14:44. Futsum Zeinasellassie of Indianapolis, Ind., made his move at the 2.5-mile-mark to place second in 14:47, with Tony Smoragiewicz of Rapid City, S.D., finishing in third in 15:00. Verzbicas is the reigning champion of last year’s FLCCC National Finals.

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, November 27, 2010 – UW-Parkside in Kenosha, Wis.

COURSE/WEATHER: 5,000-meter course; good race conditions; sunny with a temperature in the mid-20s.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: The top ten boys and the top ten girls in today’s seeded races qualified to compete against runners from the Northeast, South and West Regional meets in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals, on Saturday, Dec.11 at Morley Field, Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif.

2010 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships – Midwest Regional Results – University of Wisconsin – Kenosha, Wis.

Boys

 

Place	Name	Hometown	High School	Time
1)	Lukas Verzbicas	Orland Hills, Ill.	Carl Sandburg High School (12)	14:44
2)	Futsum Zeinasellassie	Indianapolis, Ind.	North Central High School (11)	14:47
3)	Tony Smoragiewicz	Rapid City, S.D.	Rapid City Central (11)	15:00
4)	William Kincaid	Littleton, Colo.	Columbine High School (12)	15:05
5)	Jack Driggs	Elmhurst, Ill.	York Community High School (12)	15:06
6)	Chris Walden	Carmel, Ind.	Carmel High School (12)	15:07
7)	James Martin	Fort Wayne, Ind.	Carroll High School (12)	15:07
8)	Zach Wills	Mason, Ohio	Mason High School (12)	15:08
9)	Michael Brajdic	Bay Village, Ohio	Bay High School (12)	15:08
10)	Caleb Rhynard	Shepherd, Mich.	Shepherd High School (12)	15:12

 

 

Girls

Place	Name	Hometown	High School	Time
1)	Allison Woodward	De Pere, Wis.	Notre Dame Academy (12)	17:18
2)	Gabrielle Anzalone	Grand Blanc, Mich.	Grand Blanc High School (12)	17:25
3)	Shannon Osika	Waterford, Mich.	Waterford Mott High School (11)	17:26
4)	Erin Finn	West Bloomfield, Mich.	West Bloomfield High School (10)	17:28
5)	Kelsey Lakowske	Boulder, Colo.	Boulder High School (12)	17:29
6)	Kayla Beattie	Woodstock, Ill.	Woodstock High School (12)	17:33
7)	Eleanor Fulton	Lone Tree, Colo.	Highlands Ranch High School (12)	17:33
8)	Brook Handler	Rochester Hills, Mich.	Rochester High School (12)	17:35
9)	Colleen Quigley	St. Louis, Mo.	Nerinx Hall High School (12)	17:38
10)	Waverly Neer	Culver, Ind.	Culver Academies (12)	17:40

 

 

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