Foot Locker Midwest Regional 2013

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Templeton ripped through the McAlpine Park course in 14:36! Alcorta blew the doors off Foot Locker South! So much more inside, come check it all out!!

Complete coverage of Foot Locker Regional meets leading up to Foot Locker Nationals on 12/14/13. (Photo by Margot Kelly)

With Thanksgiving, football, and Black Friday shopping taking over this weekend, it means it is time for Foot Locker National qualifiers to be run.

This weekend the top girls from 13 states will compete for 10 spots in the Footlocker national championship. Here are some of the top girl participants slated to compete.

The official start of the holiday season kicks in with Thanksgiving festivities and shopping galore to the delight of many consumers.  It is also the final stop for many of Illinois’ emerging and elite cross country runners who are trying to make a name for themselves for the upcoming track season.

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Live Coverage from Kenosha, WI for the Footlocker Midwest Regional Race.

Connor Weaver pushes toward the finish line and 14th place. Photo by Michele Bisbee.

The crisp Saturday morning started with sunny skies with a light brisk wind and above average climes for Kenosha, Wisconsin. It was time for Illinois boys and girls to take back the respect that they lacked from a regional and national perspective this season.

Liam Meirow and Carson Hume were running side-by-side with a couple hundred meters to go, but Meirow would pull away before the end. Photo by Michele Bisbee.

Kelcy Welch, a senior at Carmel (Ind.) High School, was the top finisher Saturday at the Foot Locker Midwest Regional cross country meet at the Wayne E. Dannehi course in Kenosha, Wis. (via www.courier-journal.com)

As recently as Saturday morning, Kelcy Welch never would have believed she was a contender, much less a champion. (via Journal Times)

After long months of training, meets and state tournaments, the top individuals from 13 states gathered to run in Kenosha, WI to run the Footlocker Midwest Regional. The top 10 finishers in each seeded race would qualify to San Diego to run at Footlocker Nationals, considered by many to be the highest individual achievement that one could reach in high school cross country. (Photo by Grant Lytle)

The Foot Locker regional system remains very strong in some states, but shows signs of declining strength in others. Here is a closer look at the numbers.