Foot Locker South and NXN SE Weekend: Can KY Qualify Anyone???

 

Black Friday is known as the day of notorious shopping sells across the state of Kentucky.  This does hold true, but for the running community it is a night and morning of traveling to North Carolina.  For most areas of the state it takes close to twelve hours to arrive in Charlotte for Foot Locker South or Cary for NXN Southeast.  Kentucky’s best is split on the boys side between the races, whereas the girls all headed to Charlotte this year.

 

Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Regional

 

Kentucky has one team attending this year’s NXN regional in Cary.  St. Xavier, AAA Runner-Up is competing as Louisville X Running Club.  MileStat, Virginia’s MileSplit site made a virtual meet based on the team entries using the runners best times from this season and St. Xavier is 13th overall.  The Tigers will need their front trio of Connor Sheryak, Zach Beavin, and Austin Carter running side by side in the top 20 to any damage in the team race.   They also have a squad going in the Boys Open Race.

 

Individually, AAA Runner-Up Jake Wildenmann from Trinity and teammate, Sam Meredith are making the trip.  Wildenmann should be able to mix it up with the front leaders.  If I remember right from last year, Wildenmann was in the front pack with a mile to go until injury forced him out of the race.  It would be awesome to see Jake qualify for Nike Cross Nationals in Oregon on December 4th.

 

9:00 AM - BOYS OPEN RACE STARTS

106  Andrew Bartholomai            12 Louisville X-Tre            
107  Chip Raque                    12 Louisville X-Tre            
108  Eric Beyerle                  11 Louisville X, Go            
109  Charlie Hammon                13 Louisville X, Go            
110  Max Mudd                      14 Louisville X, Go            
111  Andrew Parola                 13 Louisville X, Go            
112  Jimmy Paul                    12 Louisville X, Go            
113  Chris Saldana                 12 Louisville X, Go            
114  Vincent Stephen               12 Louisville X, Go 

 

 

10:20 AM - BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP RACE STARTS

196  Jake Wildenmann               11 Una-Ky-Louis, Lo            
197  Sam Meredith                  12 Una-Ky-Taylo, Ta

 93  Zack Beavin                   12 Louisville X, Go           

 94  Austin Carter                 11 Louisville X, Go           

 95  Aaron Graves                  11 Louisville X, Go           

 96  Mark Johnson                  13 Louisville X, Go           

 97  Sam Lewis                     13 Louisville X, Go           

 98  Nick Reader                   13 Louisville X, Go           

 99  Connor Sheryak                13 Louisville X, Go  

 

11:00 AM - GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP RACE STARTS

 

 

Foot Locker South Regional

 

No Kentucky runner has qualified for the trip to San Diego since Michael Eaton won Foot Locker South in 2005.  Emma Brink, 4-time AAA State Champion was close last year with her 13th place finish running a best time of 17:40.  Brink has a serious shot at finishing in the top 10 Saturday based on her improved running this year.  In the past years she has always hovered around 18:20 or above during the season.  She went under 18 twice this season including running a 17:44.  She has the speed to hang in the notoriously fast opening mile at Foot Locker South and she should be able to come back strong in mile two.  The third mile will be a test to see if Emma can hold her ground and not lose any spots especially if she is in eighth or ninth.  Emma Brink is clearly one of the greatest female distance runners in Kentucky history, but a trip to San Diego would go a long way to establish her as THE best ever.  

 

Class AAA Champion Evan Ehrenheim and AA Champ Jared Skrabacz should have the best shot on the boys’ side of hitting the top 10 barrier.  Typically the tenth spot hovers around the 15 flat mark.  This would be an 18 second PR for Evan and 35 seconds for Jared.  McAlpine Greenway Park is a super fast course and allows many athletes to PR big time, so 15 flat is not out of the question for either of them if they have a good race. 

 

The top 100 fastest 5K times during the 2010 cross country season by high school runners within the Foot Locker South Region states. Runners currently registered for the Foot Locker South Regional are highlighted in BOLD.

Boys - https://va.milesplit.com/articles/56228

Girls - https://va.milesplit.com/articles/56219 

 

118 athletes from Kentucky are registered to run in a full slate of races from the Seeded Race to the Open 5K.  Good luck to all and make Kentucky proud!!!!

 

Full List Below:

 

744

Alexander, Adam

Somerset

KY

 

745

Ashby, Jon

Sebree

KY

 

706

Bean, Emily

Louisville

KY

 

746

Blevins, Mason

Science Hill

KY

 

747

Bode, Matthew

Fisherville

KY

 

707

Bode, Sarah

Fisherville

KY

 

708

Boughey, Olivia

Louisville

KY

 

709

Bowen, Brooklyn

Ashland

KY

 

710

Brink, Emma

Louisville

KY

 

748

Bruni, Francis

Hebron

KY

 

711

Bunch, Alex

Stanford

KY

 

749

Burke, John

Louisville

KY

 

712

Burke, Lyndsey

Ashland

KY

 

713

Byrd, Jessica

Louisiville

KY

 

750

Carlson, Brian

Stanford

KY

 

751

Carlson, Michael

Mount Vernon

KY

 

752

Carroll, Jacob

Coldiron

KY

 

753

Cecil, James

Owensboro

KY

 

754

Covert, Kyle

Louisville

KY

 

755

Cox, Cody

Winchester

KY

 

714

Crawford, Kate

Louisville

KY

 

756

Cross, Devon

Lewisburg

KY

 

757

Dixon, Clay

Winchester

KY

 

758

Dooley, Brendan

Hebron

KY

 

715

Eason, Ann

Lexington

KY

 

759

Ehrenheim, Evan

Owensboro

KY

 

716

Epperson, Breanna

Wallins Creek

KY

 

717

Epperson, Miranda

Wallins Creek

KY

 

760

Ford, Cory

Auburn

KY

 

761

Goldson III, James

Somerset

KY

 

718

Goodwin, Jade

Baxter

KY

 

762

Gourley, Jacob

Stanford

KY

 

763

Graham, Ben

Cumberland

KY

 

764

Grubbs, Blain

Cawood

KY

 

765

Grundy, Jack

Louisville

KY

 

766

Grundy, Mark

Louisville

KY

 

719

Guyton, Kyndel

Louisville

KY

 

720

Hale, Cassidy

Louisville

KY

 

721

Hale, Kristen

Louisville

KY

 

722

Hale, Marissa

Louisville

KY

 

767

Hall, Clayton

Alvaton

KY

 

723

Hancock, Amanda

Lexington

KY

 

768

Harris, Wade

Woodburn

KY

 

769

Head, Sye

Lewisburg

KY

 

724

Helton, Hayley

Evarts

KY

 

770

Heslin, Cory

Louisville

KY

 

771

Holtkamp, Zachary

Alexandria

KY

 

772

Hurd, Logan

Crofton

KY

 

773

Hurd, Sean

Crofton

KY

 

774

Johns, Reece

Louisville

KY

 

775

Kilgore, Mitchell

Lexington

KY

 

776

Larkin, Tyler

Elizabethtown

KY

 

777

Laureano, Jackson

Lexington

KY

 

778

Laureano, Nicholas

Lexington

KY

 

779

Law, Jeffrey

Crestwood

KY

 

725

Layne, Haley

Asland

KY

 

780

Lovell, Alex

Smiths Grove

KY

 

781

Lynch, Aaron

Lexington

KY

 

782

Lyne, Thomas

Allensville

KY

 

783

Maina, Joseph

Richmond Kentucky

KY

 

784

Mark, Nathan

Union

KY

 

726

Marko, Ellen

Louisville

KY

 

727

Marko, Lindsay

Louisville

KY

 

728

McCaslin, Caroline

Prospect

KY

 

729

McKiernan, Colleen

Louisville

KY

 

785

Middleton, Hunter

Evarts

KY

 

786

Miller, Jacob

Nancy

KY

 

730

Miller, Kimberly

Harlan

KY

 

787

Miller, Nathanael

Harlan

KY

 

731

Parker, Delanie

Louisville

KY

 

788

Perronie, Dominic

Louisville

KY

 

789

Pfeifer, Austin

Crestwood

KY

 

790

Pierce, Brett

Fort Mitchell

KY

 

791

Pollock, Lovice

Bowling Green

KY

 

732

Receveur, Katherine

Louisville

KY

 

792

Renneker, Jonathon

Catlettsburg

KY

 

793

Riedling, Craig

Louisville

KY

 

733

Riedling, Emily

Louisville

KY

 

734

Rouse, Kassie

Dayhoit

KY

 

794

Rugg, Brian

Lexington

KY

 

735

Rymer, Madison

Ashland

KY

 

795

Sanders, Taylor

Louisville

KY

 

796

Schwab, Jason

Woodburn

KY

 

797

Sergent, Darrell

Baxter

KY

 

736

Settle, Sydney

Owensboro

KY

 

798

Sikes, Brad

Owensboro

KY

 

737

Silverstein, Nichole

Louisville

KY

 

799

Simmons, Graham

Utica

KY

 

738

Sizemore, Audrey

Ashland

KY

 

800

Skrabacz, Jared

Bowling Green

KY

 

801

Smith, Johnny

Lexington

KY

 

739

Snapp, Kaitlin

Danville

KY

 

802

Snapp, William

Danville

KY

 

803

Spencer, Colton

Franklin

KY

 

804

Stethen, Kenny

Smiths Grove

KY

 

805

Stewart, Andrew

Radcliff

KY

 

740

Svec, Ashley

Union

KY

 

741

Taylor, Kassidy

Louisville

KY

 

806

Terrell, Marcus

Rineyville

KY

 

807

Thoele, Danny

Louisville

KY

 

808

Thomas, Noah

Russellville

KY

 

809

Thornsberry, Keeton

Louisville

KY

 

742

Toler, Tiffany

Winchester

KY

 

810

Tounge, Michael

Burnside

KY

 

743

Vela, Katia

Louisville

KY

 

811

Vitatoe, Ryan

Kenvir

KY

 

812

Wadsworth, Dakota

Rineyville

KY

 

813

Walker, Kevin

Elizabethtown

KY

 

814

Waltman, Michael

Lexington

KY

 

815

Waltman, Nicholas

Lexington

KY

 

816

Weaver, Jud

Lexington

KY

 

817

Wells, Holden

Louisville

KY

 

818

Wells, Holden

Louisville

KY

 

819

White, Alex

Winchester

KY

 

820

Whitsell, Iszack

Clay

KY

 

821

Wiedemer, Kyle

Crestwood

KY

 

822

Wolfer, Daniel

Hebron

KY

 

823

Zachary, Austin

Louisville

KY