Sweet 16 Individual National Rankings
*third edition
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1. Zach Wills, OH (MW) |
1. Megan Goethals, MI (MW) |
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Wins GMC League Championship with a 16:04.10 clocking; heading into the heart of the championship season. A possible sub 15 @ state? |
Runs 17:22 5K to win MSU Nike/ Playmaker Spartan Inv; undefeated on season |
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2. Joe Rosa, NJ (NE) |
2. Chelsey Sveinsson, TX (SE) |
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Ran all-time performance, 12:04 over the heralded Van Cortlandt Park course to claim the Eastern States Championship @ Manhattan. |
Wins the Chili Pepper for the third year in a row with a 17:32.71 5k. |
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3. Lukas Verzbicas, IL (MW) |
3. Jessica Tonn, AZ (W) |
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Coming off ITU World Duathlon Championship, and yet breezes to an easy 15:17 5000 meter victory. Winning by 74 seconds is geared for a run at the State Championship and perhaps a course record. |
Run 16:32.3 3-mile to win Queen Creek Twilight Desert Festival; winning by almost a minute. |
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4. Futsum Zeinasellassie, IN (MW) |
4. Aisling Cuffe, NY (NE) |
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Recently wins Marion County Championships with a 15:47 5000 meters. |
14:03.28 4k win @ Manhattan; then competed @ Green Mountain Lake winning in 17:54.89 for 5k. |
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5. James Rosa, NJ (NE) |
5. Wesley Frazier, NC (SE) |
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Runs a #3 all-time 12:08.7 to place 2nd in Eastern States Championship to US#2 Joe Rosa. National Threat! |
Fastest ever NC girls in 17:05 5K @ Adidas Seahawk Inv; undefeated on season |
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6. Brian Shrader, AZ (W) |
6. Kathryn Fluehr, FL (SE) |
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Drops down from altitude to run 14:24.1 3-mile @ Desert Twilight XC Festival. |
Runs 17:16.23 5k to win Little Everglades Pre-State meet; multiple 17 min 5k’s this season. |
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7. Connor Adams, TX (SE) |
7. Emily Lipari, NY (NE) |
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Runs 15:22 5K to win Rich Neill Memorial by 32 seconds. |
Runs 17:10.90 5k @ Brown Invitational; undefeated on the season. |
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8. Craig Lutz, TX (SE) |
8. Carolyn Baskir, NC (SE) |
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Runs 15:35.7 to win Nike South Invitational over formerly US#13 Parker Stinson. |
Wins Great American XC Festival with 17:14 5K; #2 All-time on WakeMed course; only loss of season was to US#5 Wesley Frazier |
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9. Heydon Woof, CA (W) |
9. Sarah Andrews, TX (SE) |
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Defeated Ammar Moussa and Samuel Pons; undefeated on the season. Season best of 14:08 3-mile |
Runs 11:04 2-mile @ Puma – College Park Invitational |
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10. Ammar Moussa, CA (W) |
10. Molly Grabill, CA (W) |
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Runs 14:57 to place second to US#9 Heydon Woof and defeated US#14 Erik Olsen @ Clovis Inv. |
Places first @ Stanford Inv with a superb 17:21.2 5K |
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11. Shane Moskowitz, WA (W) |
11. Annamarie Maag, OR (W) |
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15:49 to win Curtis Invitational by 47 seconds. |
Runs 17:51.6 5k @ Concordia / Puma Classic |
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12. Jonathan Vitez, NJ (NE) |
12. Chelsea Ley, NJ (NE) |
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Runs 12:25 to place 3rd in Eastern States Championship to US#2 Joe Rosa and US#5 James Rosa |
Runs 17:22 5k @ South Jersey Open for victory. |
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13. Caleb Hoover, MO (MW) |
13. Kinsey Gomez, ID (W) |
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Undefeated on the season; ran 15:01.93 win @ Chili Pepper |
18:50 5k @ Sandpoint Invitational for victory |
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14. Erik Olsen, CA (W) |
14. Kelsey Lakowske, CO (MW) |
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Runs 14:59 5K to place 3rd @ Clovis Invitational to US Samuel Pons & US Ammar Moussa. |
Runs 18:03 5k @ Front Range Conference meet for victory. |
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15. Matt Mizereck, FL (SE) |
15. Emily Sisson, MO (MW) |
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Defeats Jimmy Clark @ Pre-State (15:20); winner of the Flrunners.com (14:56) and FSU Invitational’s (15:34). |
Wins by nearly 2 minutes @ Ron Jorgeson Memorial Inv. |
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16. Elias Gedyon, CA (W) |
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Ariel Karabinus, VA (SE) |
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Undefeated on the season, has largely been off national radar but travels to Mt SAC to face the best of the best. |
17:52 5k @ Milestat Inv. breaking Foot Locker finalist and NXN qualifier
Kathleen Lautzenheiser's record (18:04). |
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