Aurora Scott wanted the win, but had to settle for second place behind fellow South region runner in Kathy Kroeger of Tennessee (17:29) at Foot Locker Nationals in 17:39. After a slow and strategic early portion of the race, the two South region runners were able to gap the field after two miles with Kroeger able to pull ahead of Scott on the final hill. Scott's finish is the highest by a Virginian girl at Foot Locker Nationals in San Diego since 1986 and it is the first occassion that the South region has had the top two finishers. Meanwhile, the three Virginian boys did not get the results they wanted with Mike Spooner as the top finisher in 23rd place at 16:03 and followed in by Griff Graves in 28th at 16:11 and Thomas Porter in 31st at 16:19 in the 40 runner field. However, Graves and Porter as juniors and sophomores respectively and gained valuable experience in their first trips to San Diego, which could help considerably if they are able to make it back next year. More coverage from San Diego as MileStat.com was on-site with Brandon Miles and John Herzog covering the Virginia athletes as well as the other "Milesplit Network kids" (South region runners in particular). Plenty of great photos from John Herzog and videos, stories, and interviews (now posted below) to come soon!
Complete Results: Boys - Girls
Foot Locker Nationals Video Clips by Brandon Miles: Girls Intro (96 MB) - Girls Race (38 MB) - Boys Race (28 MB) - Right click save target as.
Foot Locker Nationals Race Day Photo Gallery by John Herzog: Girls Race (343 photos) - Boys Race (321 photos) - South Girls Intro (55 photos) - South Boys Intro (63 photos) - Northeast Girls Intro (44 photos) - Northeast Boys Intro (38 photos) - Midwest Girls Intro (60 photos) - Midwest Boys Intro (55 photos) - West Girls Intro (73 photos) - West Boys Intro (68 photos) - Miscellaneous (65 photos)
Foot Locker Finalists Audio Interviews - Interviews by Brandon Miles with the four Virginia qualifiers as well as others from the South Region. Both pre-race (Friday) and post-race (Saturday) interviews are now posted.
Foot Locker South Preview - Brandon Miles looks at the chances of Virginia's four qualifiers and makes predictions on their finishes and times.
Photos from Friday's Course Preview - Intro rehearsals, course walk through, course runs, picnic, and other miscellaneous shots by John Herzog.