Dalton Hengst, who took fourth at the Foot Locker Northeast Region on Saturday, talks to MileSplit about the recruiting process.
The Foot Locker Northeast Region at the legendary Van Cortlandt Park was one of three Foot Locker Nationals-qualifying meets to take place on Saturday, and the races most definitely lived up to the hype. The top 10 finishers in each of the seeded races will go on to compete at Foot Locker Nationals on December 9 in San Diego. Without further ado, let's unveil the qualifiers.
Boys Qualifiers
| Place | name | time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tristan Shelgren (MA) | 15:32.8 |
| 2. | Damien Dilcher (NJ) | 15:37.0 |
| 3. | Lucas Aramburu (MA) | 15:37.8 |
| 4. | Dalton Hengst (MD) | 15:39.2 |
| 5. | Nathan Lawler (NY) | 15:40.7 |
| 6. | Devin Hart (NJ) | 15:42.5 |
| 7. | Drew Thompson (CT) | 15:42.6 |
| 8. | Rusty Kujdych (PA) | 15:51.3 |
| 9. | Fahd Nasser (NJ) | 15:52.1 |
| 10. | Mason Gatewood (NY) | 15:54.8 |
Marlee Starliper, who won the Foot Locker Northeast Region, talks to MileSplit after running a 16:50.0 5K in September.
Girls Qualifiers
| place | name | time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marlee Starliper (PA) | 17:47.5 |
| 2. | Katherine Lee (NY) | 17:50.0 |
| 3. | Jacqueline Gaughan (NH) | 17:54.7 |
| 4. | Morgan McCormick (CT) | 18:10.7 |
| 5. | Page Lester (DC) | 18:12.7 |
| 6. | Savannah Shaw (PA) | 18:14.7 |
| 7. | Abigail Green (MD) | 18:17.9 |
| 8. | Eleanor Lawler (RI) | 18:20.7 |
| 9. | Abby Loveys (NJ) | 18:23.8 |
| 10. | Taryn Parks (PA) | 18:25.6 |