Each week here at MileSplit we will be giving you a quick look at four of the nation's best runners. Featured this week are Drew Shields (IN), Madeline Morgan (AL), Ben Furcht (PA) and Lindsay Flanagan (IL).
NXN Champions Fayetteville-Manlius (NY) and North Central (WA) finish the season at the top in the final 2008 MileSplit National Cross Country rankings
Texas 2-Step: Texas stars Reed Connor and Chelsey Sveinsson add course record wins to NXN haul.
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.
MileSplit US #1 North Central boys, competing as North Spokane XC Club, used a late surge to capture the Nike Cross Nationals. Reed Connor raced to a course record 15:15 for the individual crown.
Fayetteville-Manlius girls win 3rd straight national title with 66 points. Chelsey Sveinsson (Texas) wins individual title. Reed Connor (The Woodlands, TX) wins individual title. North Spokane, WA boys win national title.
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.
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Five new teams joined the rankings this week, the most newcomers in a single week since the rankings were still in diapers very early in the season. Both coasts flexed some muscle as teams from New York and California made strong cases that they are among the best in the nation.
MileSplit is onsite at each of the big meets post-turkey day... at the four Nike Cross Regionals (Southeast, New York, Northeast and California), and the first three of four Foot Locker Regionals (Northeast, South and Midwest)
Each week here at MileSplit we will be giving you a quick look at four of the nation's best runners. Featured this week are Juliet Bottorff (DE), Jonathan Nelson (UT), Laura Tremblay (CO) and Tyler Udland (NJ).
West Windsor Plainsboro-North continued its meteoric rise in the boys rankings with its win over Don Bosco Prep at the NJ MOC, while the girls from Fort Collins proved they belonged with an impressive win at the NXN Southwest Regional.
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Nationally ranked boys and girls teams from The Woodlands, TX swept the team titles at the Nike Cross Nationals South Regional on their home course.
Ashley Brasovan won her fourth straight FHSAA 4A XC title. Brian Atkinson (Paul White photo) posted the fastest effort in winning the 4A Boys crown. Results posted. Meet summaries, more photos coming.
NXN Southwest: Tremblay nips Tonn (Margot Kelly photo); Schwaderer edges Nelson; Fort Collins, Albuquerque triumph
Wellington senior Ashley Brasovan, Leon junior Matt Mizereck and Bishop Kenny junior Michael Wallace are among those vying for titles at the FHSAA XC finals on Saturday
Voorhees senior Melanie Thompson held off Chelsea Ley again. Milburn's Tyler Udland outlasted WWP-North's Joe Rosa, but Rosa's team upset Don Bosco for the title.
NXN South/Southwest Regions: Texas should dominate the action at the NXN South Regional, while the Southwest features a renewal of battles between top New Mexico and Colorado rivals
Each week here at MileSplit we will be giving you a quick look at four of the nation's best runners. Featured this week are Steve Sulkin (IL), Jess Cygan (PA), Reed Connor (TX) and Abbey Leonardi (ME).
NXN Midwest Region Champion York (IL), led by a resurgent Steve Sulkin, moves to No. 2 in the rankings, while Magnificat (OH) makes its first appearance, entering at #14 after a runner-up finish in the girls Midwest race.
Auburn (AL) senior Patrick Gomez overcame a sub par junior campaign to reach his goal of winning a state title.
Gil-St. Bernards senior Doug Smith won the Non-Public B race at the 2008 NJSIAA XC Group Championships. Results posted.
Reed Connor and Sarah Andrews captured individual crowns to lead nationally ranked The Woodlands to a sweep of the Texas 5A titles.
NXN Midwest: Kroy (York, IL), led by Steve Sulkin, avenged its loss to Naperville North at the IHSA Champs a week ago. Geneva (IL) XC and Stephanie Morgan (OH) are winners. (Photos by Tracy Rollins)
NXN Regionals get under way in the Midwest, Northwest and Heartland; Also Saturday, Texas State Championships and NY Feds. NJ Groups have been postponed until Sunday. Check here for complete coverage.
