December 1, 2016—This Saturday, December 3rd, will be a big day for high school runners from the Spokane area, as the region’s top harriers will be competing in the Foot Locker West Regional Cross Country Championships at Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) in southern California, racing against their counterparts from eleven other Western States as well as U.S. citizens in overseas military installations.
The Spokane contingent at the West Regional meet—one of four Foot Locker competitions held across the country—is led by Katie Thronson of Lewis & Clark and Amir Ado of Ferris, who finished 2nd and 4th in their respective divisions at the Washington State High School Cross Country Championships on November 5th. The top ten boys and girls at the West Regional meet will advance to the Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals in San Diego on December 10th, joining top qualifiers from the Northeast, South and Midwest. Last year Justin Janke of North Central qualified for the meet, thereby becoming the 24th Spokane area runner to qualify for the Foot Locker National Meet since its inception in 1979.
“The Spokane area has a long and storied history of running as evidenced every year by the success of local runners who compete at the high school level,” said Bloomsday Race Director Don Kardong. “Bloomsday is proud to recognize their achievements by sponsoring this trip to Foot Locker, where Spokane’s finest high school runners can test their mettle against the best from the west.”
More information on the Foot Locker Regionals and Nationals may be obtained by logging on to www.footlockercc.com/west.
Runners sponsored to Foot Locker Meet by the Lilac Bloomsday Association:
Girls
1. Hannah Barone Mead
2. Leah Carney Gonzaga Prep
3. Claire Dingus University
4. Gabbi Ford Central Valley
5. Kenzie Gaines Lewis & Clark
6. Erinn Hill North Central
7. Mia Hill North Central
8. Shawnee Konrad Mt. Spokane
9. Rebecca Lehman University
10. Libby Michael Deer Park
11. Kearan Nelson Central Valley
12. Jenna Rogers Mead
13. Lizzy Shaw Riverside
14. Abby Smith Lewis & Clark
15. Katie Thronson Lewis & Clark
16. Madison Ward St. George’s
Boys
1. Amir Ado Ferris
2. Todd Bloom Ferris
3. Cody Bollum Deer Park
4. Kris Braunberger Gonzaga Prep
5. Hayden Dressel Mt. Spokane
6. Joe Hawkins University
7. Zak Kindl Lewis & Clark
8. Ryan Kline Central Valley
9. Alek Kvokov Mead
10. Turlan Morlan Gonzaga Prep
11. Jacob Nicholson West Valley
12. Evan Peters Central Valley
13. Gabe Romney Central Valley
14. Ben Shaw Riverside
15. Spencer Swaim Lewis & Clark
16. Mason Williams Medical Lake
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