Northeast Team Captains
Neely Spence Gracey: The home schooled star ran for Shippensburg (PA) High School, and she finished 8th in the 2006 Foot Locker Nationals, then improved to 4th in 2007. Neely stayed in town to run for Shippensburg University, where she won 8 NCAA Division II titles. She has run 1:12.38 for the half-marathon this year, which qualifies her for the US Marathon Trials. Neely's MileSplit Profile
Rachel Johnson: A Texas native who attended Plano Senior and Baylor graduate, she made her Foot Locker debut in 2009 with an 11th-place finish before moving all the way up to 2nd the next year. She has a PR of 9:41.56 for the 3K Steeplechase, which earned her 5th in the USATF Outdoor Nationals in 2014. Rachel's MileSplit profile
Lukas Verzbicas: A native of Kaunas, Lithuania, he went to Sandburg High in Orland Park, IL. He won Foot Locker Nationals in both 2009 and 2010. After a brief collegiate career at Oregon, he left the Ducks to concentrate on a professional triathlon career. Lukas' MileSplit Profile
