Footlocker Midwest Regional Recap
Goethals and Verzbicas capture first place titles in Kenosha, Wis.
Source: Kenny Fried/Footlocker Cross Country Championships
Megan Goethals of Rochester, Mich., and Lukas Verzbicas of Orland Hills, Ill., won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) Midwest Regional today. The girls’ race began with a pack of ten runners, led by Goethals, Emily Sisson from Chesterfield, Mo., and Sara Kroll from Westland, Mich. After the two-mile mark, Goethals and Sisson separated from the pack, with Goethals securing the title in 17:24. Five of the top ten finishers are repeat qualifiers for the National Finals. Goethals is a two-time Midwest Regional Champion (2008 and 2009) and Sisson is a four-time qualifier.
In the boys’ race, Verzbicas took an early lead, followed by a small pack of runners, including Walter Schafer from Centennial, Colo., and Tyler Byrne from Georgetown, Ind. Verzbicas crossed the finish line in first place in 15:34, followed by Schafer in 15:41 and Byrne in 15:46.
The top ten boys and the top ten girls in today’s seeded races qualified to compete against runners from the Northest, South and West Regional meets in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals, on Saturday, Dec.12 at Morley Field, Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif.
Boys Qualifiers
Place Name Hometown High School Time
1) Lukas Verzbicas Orland Hills, Ill. Carl Sandburg High School (10) 15:34
2) Walter Schafer Centennial, Colo. Cherry Creek High School (12) 15:41
3) Tyler Byrne Georgetown, Ind. North Harrison High School (12) 15:46
4) Nathan Karr Ann Arbor, Mich. Ann Arbor Pioneer High School (12) 15:46
5) Scott Fauble Golden, Colo. Wheat Ridge High School (12) 15:47
6) Martin Grady Burr Ridge, Ill. Fenwick High School (12) 15:47
7) Colby Alexander Strongsville, Ohio Strongsville High School (12) 15:49
8) Ryan Poland Westminster, Colo. Denver Christian High School (12) 15:50
9) Danny Nicolls Parker, Colo. Regis Jesuit High School (12) 15:55
10) Chris Walden Carmel, Ind. Carmel High School (11) 15:55
Girls Qualifiers
Place Name Hometown High School Time
1) Megan Goethals Rochester, Mich. Rochester High School (12) 17:24
2) Emily Sisson Chesterfield, Mo. Parkway Central High School (12) 17:42
3) Katie Flood Des Moines, Iowa Dowling Catholic High School (12) 17:48
4) Ashlie Decker Des Moines, Iowa Dowling Catholic High School (12) 17:51
5) Kelsey Lakowske Boulder, Colo. Boulder High School (11) 17:52
6) Diane Robison Chesterfield, Mo. Parkway Central High School (12) 18:09
7) Sara Kroll Westland, Mich. Livonia Churchill High School (12) 18:15
8) Avery Clifton Topeka, Kan. Washburn Rural High School (12) 18:16
9) Marya Haegler Cascade, Wis. Winnebago Lutheran Academy (12) 18:17
10) Shannon Osika Waterford, Mich. Waterford Mott High School (11) 18:37