XC 2010
Nike Cross Nationals | Foot Locker West
The Harrier XC Super 25 Team Rankings by Marc Bloom
MileSplit XC Super 50 Individual Rankings by Margot Kelly & Aaron Rich
XCNation Team Watchlist & Power Rankings by Aron Taylor
Featured Interviews:
Lukas Verzbicas | Rachel Johnson | Ammar Moussa | Fay-Man Girls | Bill Aris (F-M Coach)
NXN Videos from MagicBullet
Nike Cross Nationals, OR - All Photo Albums Here | Boys Race Video | Boys top 3 Individual Awards Video | Boys Story | Boys Top 3 Team Awards Video | Girls Race Video | Girls Story | Girls Top 3 Team Awards Video | Columbus North (IN) Video |Ammar Moussa (CA) Interview | Lukas Verzbicas (IL) Interview | Rachel Johnson (TX) Interview | Coach Bill Aris (Fayetteville-Manlius) Interview | Fay-Man Girls Interview
Girls: Girls Race Video
Manlius XC Club (Fayetteville-Manlius, NY) made history by winning their 5th straight NXN girls title with a mere 27 points! Kinetic XC Club (Saratoga Springs, NY) was 2nd with 104 points, Newhall XC Club (Saugus, CA) was 3rd with 117 points. Portland XC Club was 4th with 227 points, Wilmington XC Club was 5th with 244 points, and Fort Collins XC Club was 6th with 247 points. Rachel Johnson, TX, won the girls individual title with Christina Rutledge, NY, in 2nd to lead the Manlius squad, while Amy Eloise-Neale, WA, was 3rd. Race flow: The girls are off with Manlius leading the way! Rutledge, Johnson, Pierce, Woodward leading 8 minutes in. Currently, 10 minutes in, Manlius 72 points, Kinetic RC 233!!
Fayetteville-Manlius, NY, dominated with 27 points for 5th straight title. Photo by Ryan Kelly.
Rachel Johnson, TX, won the Southern Regional and the NXN Individual title in 18:19. Photo by Ryan Kelly
Boys: Boys Race Video
Arcadia XC Club (Arcadia, CA), won the first NXN title for a California team with 92 points! Manlius XC Club (Fayetteville-Manlius, NY) finished 2nd with a huge performance and 135 points. Columbus XC Club (Columbus North, IN) finished 3rd with 165 points. Fort Collins XC Club (Fort Collins, CO) was 4th with 171 points, Lincroft XC Club (Christian Brothers Academy, NJ) was 5th with 179 points, and North Spokane XC Club (North Central, WA) was 6th with 186 points. Lukas Verzbicas, IL, wins the 2010 NXN boys title (15:59 unofficial) with an amazing close over Edward Cheserek, NJ, and Craig Lutz, TX!! Ammar Moussa, CA, was 4th, Spencer Wenck was 5th, and Lane Werley, CA, was 6th. Race flow: The boys are off! Lutz and Cheserek lead after a half mile. Arcadia in the lead at the first check! Manlius 2nd. At 8 minutes the pack is Lutz, Cheserek, Moussa, Verzbicas, Gedyon, Pons. Arcadia, Manlius, Columbus are the top-3 teams. 9:26 through the 3k mark due to the rough conditions. Verzbicas takes the lead at the 11 minute mark! Followed by Cheserek and Lutz. Arcadia, Manlius, Columbus still top-3 at the last time check! Lutz trying to close gap on Verzbicas!
Arcadia, CA, won the boys NXN team title, the first for CA. Photo by Ryan Kelly
Lukas Verzbicas, IL, won the boys NXN individual title. Photo by Ryan Kelly
Pre-Meet Coverage: Pre-Meet Photos | MileSplit pre-meet videos here! | Watch on RunnerSpace Live | Magic Bullet site for NXN video and interviews | Boys and Girls Previews Here! | Qualifiers | Boys Virtual Meet | Girls Virtual Meet | Will Fayetteville-Manlius, NY, score a historic team victory and also take the girls individual crown? Can Ammar Moussa and his Arcadia, CA squad take both crowns on the boys side? Or will American Fork, UT, and Craig Lutz, TX, spoil the party? Lutz is looking to win his 2nd straight individual boys crown.
Course Preview Video
Pre-Meet Interviews
(30 total/70 runners)
F-M at the 2009 NXN, where they recorded their 4th straight victory, Photo by Matt Shatkus, NJRunners.com
Billy Orman (AZ) Interview |Molly Grabill (CA) Invterview | Andrew Gardner (WA) Interview | Anna Maxwell (CA) Interview | Maddie Meyers (WA) Interview |Catrina McAlister (CA) Interview |Carrie Verdon (CA) Interview |Kandra Weitz (WA) Interview | Claire Carroll (CA) Interview |Susannah Hurst (UT) Interview | Chris Kigar (CA) Interview |Sergey Sushchikh (CA) Interview |Nathan and Kandra Weitz (WA) Interview
Foot Locker West Regional, CA - PhotoRun Gallery | Boys: Billy Orman, AZ, won the boys title with a time of 15:28. Andrew Gardner, WA, was 2nd in 15:35, Jantzen Oshier, CA, was 3rd in 15:38, Matt Carpowich, CA, was 4th in 15:44, Nathan Weitz, WA, was 5th in 15:45, Darren Fahy, CA, was 6th in 15:49, Dan Milechman, CA, was 7th in 15:50, Dallin Taylor, UT, was 8th in 15:51, Chris Kigar, CA, was 9th in 15:53, and Sergey Sushchikh, CA, was 10th in 15:54. Girls: Julie Nacouzi, CA, won the girls title with a time of 18:09 while Molly Grabill, CA, took 2nd place in 18:15. Maddie Meyers, WA, was third in 18:18. Clare Carroll, CA, 4th in 18:22, Carrie Verdon, CA, 5th in 18:22, Kendra Weitz, WA, 6th in 18:23, Catrina McAlister, CA, 7th in 18:27, Anna Maxwell, CA, 8th in 18:29, Julia Foster, NM, 9th in 18:31, and Susannah Hurst, UT, 10th in 18:32.
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| Girls Champion: Julie Nacouzi (CA) | Boys Champion: Billy Orman (AZ) |
Boys Preview: Billy Orman, AZ, leads the contenders as an Arizona state champion and the NXN Southwest champion. He decided to give up his NXN berth in search of a national title in San Diego. Nathan Weitz, WA, is also in contention for the title. Weitz has had a successful season in Washington, with a state title to his credit. Andrew Gardner, also from Washington, struggled at states, but is in great shape and looks to finish inside the top-10 as well. Matt Carpowich, CA, ran a solid 3 mile at Mt. SAC and also ran well at the California state meet with a time of 15:11. Chris Brewer, CA, also ran well in Cali with a time of 15:05. Matthew Melancon, OR, will also be in the hunt after winning the 6A state title in Oregon.
Girls Preview: Maddie Meyers, WA, has had a stellar season that was capped with a 1A state title, which she won by nearly 2 minutes. Another contender is 2009 Foot Locker finalist Molly Grabill, CA, who won Nike Pre-Nationals and Mt. SAC before faltering a bit at the CA state meet with a 6th place showing. Look for Grabill to bounce back and earn yet another berth in the big show. Julia Foster, NM, was another athlete who gave up a NXN berth for a chance at Foot Locker glory. Foster won the NXN Southwest meet, but will look for a top-10 finish and possibly even a run at the win. Alli Billmeyer, CA, was 14th last year at FL West, but looks poised to finish in the top-10 this year after a season that included a 3rd place finish at both Mt. SAC and the CA state meet. Clare Carroll, CA, finished 2nd in her section at the CA state meet to add to a 6th place finish at the Stanford Invite earlier in the year, and should contend for a top-10 finish. Another returner is Kinsey Gomez, ID, who finished FL West in the unenviable position of 11th in 2009. With that experience and a ID state title to her credit this year Gomez looks poised to make a run at the top-10 and a trip to the finals.
Billy Orman at FL West 2009, Photo by Victah Sailer, Photorun.net