Some of the nation's best prep cross country runners aren't done with their seasons just yet.
And they'll get to represent Team USA in the process.
Nine high school athletes accepted an opportunity to compete at the Great Edinburgh XCountry Challenge in Scotland on Jan. 13, 2018, the USATF announced on Thursday, and will look to repeat Team USA's titles from 2017 in the 6K race at Holyrood Park.
Included at the Great Edinburgh Challenge is also an 8K senior men's race, which includes Garrett Heath and Leonard Korir, and a 6K senior women's race that will feature Molly Seidel and Desiree Linden, among others.
The six-man junior men's field includes a host of NXN and Foot Locker Nationals finishers, including Foot Locker Nationals winner Dylan Jacobs, plus All-Americans Drew Bosley, Dustin Horter, Danny Kilrea, Clayton Mendez and Graydon Morris. Five of the runners from the men's squad are from the Midwest, and only two -- Bosley and Morris -- are underclassmen.
The women's field includes two-time defending Foot Locker Nationals champion Claudia Lane, who months earlier had mentioned why she began her cross country season late -- for an opportunity to race late into the winter at an event such as the Great Edinburgh XCountry Challenge.
Lane will team with Katelynne Hart and NXN runner-up Kelsey Chmiel as the women's three high school participants -- all three of which are underclassmen. Joining the women's squad are three college freshmen in Iowa State's Cailie Logue, Michigan State's Maggie Farrell, and Boise State's Emily Venters.
8k Senior Men |
Emmanuel Bor Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado |
Chris Derrick Portland, Oregon Oregon |
Trevor Dunbar Boulder, Colorado Colorado |
Garrett Heath Seattle, Washington Pacific Northwest |
Leonard Korir Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado |
Ian La Mere Green Bay, Wisconsin Wisconsin |
Ryan Mahalsky Rochester, Michigan Michigan |
Morgan Pearson Boulder, Colorado Colorado |
Abbabiya Simbassa Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado |
6km Senior Women |
Chelsea Blaase Rochester Hills, Michigan Michigan |
Anne-Marie Blaney Rochester Hills, Michigan Michigan |
Desiree Linden Washington Township, Michigan Michigan |
Rosa Moriello Brighton, Massachusetts New England |
Olivia Pratt Rochester Hills, Michigan Michigan |
Natosha Rogers Litton, Colorado New England |
Molly Seidel Watertown, Massachusetts New England |
Makenna Smith Rancho Santa Margarita, California Southern California |
Katrina Spratford Woonsocket, Rhode Island New England |
6km Junior Women |
Kelsey Chmiel Greenfield Center, New York Adirondack |
Maggie Farrell Battle Creek, Michigan Michigan |
Katelynne Hart Glen Ellyn, Illinois Illinois |
Claudia Lane Malibu, California Southern California |
Cailie Logue Erie, Kansas Kansas |
Emily Venters Lawrence, Kansas Kansas |
6km Junior Men |
Drew Bosley Thiensville, Wisconsin Wisconsin |
Dustin Horter Liberty Township, Ohio Ohio |
Dylan Jacobs Orland Park, Illinois Illinois |
Danny Kilrea LaGrange, Illinois Illinois |
Clayton Mendez Chicago, Illinois Illinois |
Graydon Morris Aledo, Texas Southwestern |
4x1km Senior Relay |
Will Geoghegan Brunswick, Maine Maine |
Travis Mahoney Old Bridge, New Jersey New York |
Ayla Granados Castro Valley, California Pacific |
Rebecca Mehra Palos Verdes Estates, California Pacific |
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