* Tallahassee Leon's Patrick Koon won his third straight FHSAA Class 3A title in November
Photo Credit: Nancy Scott/MileSplit
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Foot Locker Nationals, the last high school national title-race of the 2023 season, is right around the corner.
Scheduled for Dec. 9 at Balboa Park in San Diego, California, 40 girls and 40 boys will vie for an individual national championship. Foot Locker Nationals is one of the longest-running races in the U.S. and the longest national championship on the high school circuit.
Who is a contender?
As always, the MileSplit team made its predictions heading into the weekend. Check them out below. You can also vote on you you think will win.
BOYS PREDICTIONS
Boys champs | first | second | third | fourth | fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Mull | Patrick Koon | Ryan Pajak | Cameron Todd | Thomas Westphal | Drew Griffith |
| Ashley Tysiac | Cameron Todd | Drew Griffith | Ryan Pajak | Patrick Koon | Paul Bergeron |
| Olivia Ekpone | Drew Griffith | Patrick Koon | Cameron Todd | Ryan Pajak | Riku Sugie |
| Bryan Deibel | Ryan Pajak | Thomas Westphal | Patrick Koon | Riku Sugie | Drew Griffith |
| Joe Battaglia | Patrick Koon | Ryan Pajak | Peyton Shute | Drew Griffith | Berkley Nance |
| Therese Breithaupt | Patrick Koon | Drew Griffith | Cameron Todd | Ryan Pajak | Paul Bergeron |
| Maxx Bradley | Patrick Koon | Ryan Pajak | Cameron Todd | Drew Griffith | Berkley Nance |
| Edgar Salazar | Cameron Todd | Patrick Koon | Ryan Pajak | Drew Griffith | Colin Eckerman |
GIRLS PREDICTIONS
girls champs | first | second | third | fourth | fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Mull | Elizabeth Leachman | Ellie Shea | Rachel Forsyth | Chiara Dailey | Zariel Macchia |
| Ashley Tysiac | Abby F. Cheeseman | Elizabeth Leachman | Zariel Macchia | Ellie Shea | Rachel Forsyth |
| Olivia Ekpone | Rachel Forsyth | Elizabeth Leachman | Ellie Shea | Abby F. Cheeseman | Chiara Dailey |
| Bryan Deibel | Abby F. Cheeseman | Zariel Macchia | Rachel Forsyth | Libby Dowty | Elizabeth Leachman |
| Joe Battaglia | Ellie Shea | Elizabeth Leachman | Rachel Forsyth | Abby F. Cheeseman | Allie Zealand |
| Therese Breithaupt | Elizabeth Leachman | Abby F. Cheeseman | Zariel Macchia | Ellie Shea | Ruth White |
| Maxx Bradley | Elizabeth Leachman | Allie Zealand | Ellie Shea | Abby F. Cheeseman | Rachel Forsyth |
| Edgar Salazar | Rachel Forsyth | Elizabeth Leachman | Abby F. Cheesman | Chiara Dailey | Allie Zealand |
Related Links:
Foot Locker Nationals meet page
Full Foot Locker Nationals fields in 2023
Foot Locker qualifiers out of the South, Northeast and Midwest after Nov. 25