For a few individuals, the XC season lasts one more week, with the running of the Footlocker Northeast Regional Meet at Van Cortland Park on Saturday, Nov. 25th.
The meet is "out-of-season," which means that it isn't an official Massachusetts team competition. Indeed, Mass. runners are supposed to enter as individuals, and are not supposed to wear team uniforms.
The highlights are the two seeded races, which serve as qualifiers for the Footlocker National Championships to be held Dec. 9 in San Diego. The top ten boys and top ten girls from the seeded races qualify. The Northeast Region includes all of New England plus New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C. As you can imagine, it is very, very competitive. There are also races for freshmen, sophomore, juniors, and seniors.
So who from Massachusetts is running?
From the Bay State League, league champion Robert Gibson is entered (not sure if he will run), as is Jess Barton. Jess finished a very impressive 27th last year in what was probably her best race of the season. From Weymouth, Nicole Pearce is entered, but Kristen Mahoney is not. I haven't been able to find any other Bay Staters among the competitors, although there could be others.
List of Competitors
Statewide, other top boys include Mark Amirault, Kevin Gill, and newly-crowned state champ Ryan Collins. Carlos Montrond is NOT running, but Div II champ Gabe Pacione and runner-up Jeff Hill are.
Other than Barton and Pearce, Mass. girls include Div champ Emily Jones, runner-up Keely Maguire, and a host of Lincoln-Sudbury girls. Dana Jamieson is NOT entered, however, although many of her teammates are. It also looks like most of the Newton South girls varsity is running.
If you are thinking of driving down to New York to watch the race, you can find info at the meet's web site:
Footlocker Homepage
3 comments:
weymouth is in the bay state league, so therefore nicole pearce is another from the bsl thats running
Fixed.
It seems like the quality of comments on this site is declining.
It's true. People seem to just want to point Jon's mistakes out. Writing a blog like this one takes alot of time. I wonder if Footlocker is just too long of a season for kids to keep going. I've always been conflicted about extending an already long season to make it even longer. After all, distance runners need some rest. But, then again, nobody can deny the experience of running against the best in the region, so it has alot of benefits.
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