As the year draws to a close, we will be counting down what we felt were the 10 best performances of 2008. Today we revisit the moment voted as #5 by our staff and webmasters.

As the year draws to a close, we will be counting down what we felt were the 10 best performances of 2008. Today we revisit the moment voted as #6 by our staff and webmasters.

Milesplit chronicles a few of the signature moments for the 2008 cross country season in the first annual XCNATION Year in Review.

As the year draws to a close, we will be counting down what we felt were the 10 best performances of 2008. Today we relive the moment voted as #7 by our staff and webmasters.

As the year draws to a close, we will be counting down what we felt were the 10 best performances of 2008. Today we relive the moment voted as #8 by our staff and webmasters.

As the year draws to a close, we will be counting down what we felt were the 10 best performances of 2008. Today we relive the moment voted as #9 by our staff and webmasters.  

As the year draws to a close, we will be counting down what we felt were the 10 best performances of 2008.Today we relive the moment voted #10 by our staff and webmasters as well as some other performances deserving of mention.

December 19, 2008 - Chapel Hill, NC The National Scholastic Sports Foundation is pleased to announce the move of its Great American Cross-Country Festival back to Cary, NC. Credited as one of the nation's foremost high school cross-country events, the Great American Cross-Country Festival returns to Cary after a three year hiatus in Hoover, Alabama. http://www.nationalscholastic.org/article/425/

 PHOTO COVERAGE OF BOYS RACE (All photos by Don Rich and Margot Kelly)      

Hear what the participants had to say about their Foot Locker CC Championships experience. More than 40 athlete interviews are available, including 28 of the 31 FL All-Americans. Also, full boys and girls race videos are available on demand.

PHOTO COVERAGE OF GIRLS RACE (All photos by Don Rich and Margot Kelly)  

To hear Trevor Dunbar tell it, Solomon Haile slithered away gracefully. There was no great move, no defining surge, no decisive burst. It was simply a methodical sharpening of the pace that, before those with him noticed, turned into an insurmountable margin.

Mission Prep senior Jordan Hasay used a late surge to become just the fourth repeat girls champion in the 30-year history of the Foot Locker CC Championships.

 A panel of elite runners from previous Footlocker races answer questions from this year's Footlocker finalist!

  WATCH LIVE ON MILESPLIT!!! Coming to you from the course Milesplit's own Jason Byrne, Don Rich, Fran McLaughlin, and Margot Kelly bring unparallelled live onsite coverage.

Will it be Hasay, Brasovan or Kroeger? Or will a new girls champion be crowned? Catch all the live action from the Foot Locker CC Finals right here on MileSplit.

On the road to Mt. Sac, Foot Locker West and  Foot Locker Nationals!

Catch all of the action from the 30th Foot Locker Cross Country Championships live right here on MileSplit. Live coverage from Balboa Park begins around 8am ET on Saturday, December 13.

  (12/13/2008: Balboa Park, San Diego, CA) The National Championships have arrived, California provides a preview of what to expect and his pre-race favorites. With the past three Footlocker Girls Champions in attendance and the top boys gone from a year ago, this years final is shaping up to be stellar.

Jordan Hasay CA races to her 4th straight Individual Championship, Alex Dunne CA 2nd, Danielle Menlove UT 3rd; Chris Schwartz CA runs away with boys individual crown, Brian Schrader AZ 2nd, Trevor Dunbar AK 3rd.

NXN Girls Team Previews: Thumbnail sketches and analysis of all 22 girls teams.

NXN Boys Team Previews: Thumbnail sketches and analysis of all 22 boys teams

           

Ashley Brasovan, Bobby Nicolls, Doug Smith and Jordan Hasay are four of the best cross country runners in the country this fall, and they've each signed up to share their journey throughout the fall in our seasonal feature.