USATF released the official Team USA roster for the 2017 Great Edinburgh XCountry Run today. Twelve junior athletes (aged 19 and under) will don the red, white and blue while competing in a 6K (men) and 4K (women) cross country race in Edinburgh, Scotland on Saturday, Jan. 7.
Top preps include Foot Locker Nationals runners-up Nevada Mareno, a 10:00 two miler, and Finn Gessner, a three-time Wisconsin state champion. Foot Locker third placer Rebecca Story, who recently clocked 9:59 for 3200m, will also compete, as will Wisconsin commit Seth Hirsch of Nebraska (third at Foot Locker, fourth at NXN).
After taking runner-up honors at Foot Locker Nationals, Stanford recruit Nevada Mareno talked about hoping for an invite to compete in Scotland:
Lauren Gregory, who placed third at NXN, enters the event with some prior international racing experience. She represented Team USA at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2015, where she ran 22:01.0 over 6K to place 33rd in China.
Sam Worley of Texas will complete his season in Scotland to cap off a standout campaign that saw him take runner-up honors at NXN and ninth at Foot Locker Nationals after winning the Texas Class 6A state title over eventual Foot Locker champion Reed Brown.
Pennsylvania state champion Noah Affolder (sixth at Foot Locker) and Ohio state champion India Johnson (ninth at NXN, fourth at Foot Locker) will wear Team USA jerseys for the first time in Scotland.
College entrants include Conor Lundy of Princeton (third at Ivy League Championships, third at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, 94th at NCAAs), Kenny Vasbinder of Columbia (11th at Ivy League Championships, 14th at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, 127th at NCAAs), Alicia Monson of Wisconsin (30th at Big 10 Championships, 11th at NCAA Great Lakes Regional, 96th at NCAAs) and Taylor Werner of Arkansas (15th at SEC Championships, fifth at NCAA South Central Regional, 16th at NCAAs).
Last Name | First Name | City, State | USATF Association | Club/University |
8k Senior Men | ||||
Bor | Hillary | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Colorado | U.S. Army/American Distance Project |
Chelanga | Sam | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Colorado | American Distance Project |
Curtin | Thomas | Quincy, Massachusetts | Virginia | Virginia Tech |
Derrick | Chris | Portland, Oregon | Oregon | Bowerman Track Club |
Heath | Garrett | Seattle, Washington | Pacific NW | Brooks Beasts TC |
Hehir | Martin | Flagstaff, Arizona | Arizona | HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite |
Kebenei | Stanley | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Arizona | American Distance Project |
Korir | Leonard | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Colorado | American Distance Project |
Pearson | Morgan | Boulder, Colorado | Colorado | Falcon Distance Project |
6km Senior Women | ||||
Balouris | Elaina | Brighton, Massachusetts | New England | Boston Athletic Association |
Buchalski | Allie | Johns Creek, Georgia | Georgia | Furman University |
Hall | Marielle | Haddonfield, New Jersey | New Jersey | University of Texas |
Lipari | Emily | Brighton, Massachusetts | New England | Boston Athletic Association |
Macumber | Cally | Rochester Hills, Michigan | Michigan | Hansons-Brooks Distance Project |
Moriello | Rosa | Brighton, Massachusetts | New England | The Heartbreakers |
Pagano | Sarah | Brighton, Massachusetts | New England | Boston Athletic Association |
Spratford | Katrina | Woonsocket, Rhode Island | New England | NE Distance |
Van Alstine | Amy | Flagstaff, Arizona | Arizona | HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite |
6km Junior Men | ||||
Affolder | Noah | Ft. Drum, New York | Adirondack |
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Gessner | Finn | Paramus, New Jersey | New Jersey |
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Hirsch | Seth | Omaha, Nebraska | Nebraska | Omaha Racers |
Lundy | Conor | Yonkers, New York | New York |
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Vasbinder | Kenny | East Aurora, New York | Niagara |
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Worley | Samuel | New Braunfels, Texas | - |
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4km Junior Women | ||||
Gregory | Lauren | Fort Collins, Colorado | Colorado | Fort Collins Track Club |
Johnson | India | Hilliard, Ohio | Ohio |
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Mareno | Nevada | Raleigh, North Carolina | North Carolina |
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Monson | Alicia | Amery, Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
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Story | Rebecca | Knoxville, Tennessee | - |
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Werner | Taylor | Bloomsdale, Missouri | Ozark | St. Louis Blazers Track Club |
Senior Coed 4x1km Relay | ||||
Merber | Kyle | Dix Hills, New York | Long Island | HOKA ONE ONE NJNY Track Club |
Leer | Will | Wayzata, Minnesota | Pacific | - |
Kampf | Heather | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Minnesota | Team USA Minnesota |
Farber | Lianne | Sacramento, California | Pacific | Nor Cal Distance Project |