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Commentary.......Message from the Publishers: Footlocker Midwest

12/8/2001

Unseasonably warm weather in Kenosha, Wisconsin for the Saturday after Thanksgiving on November 24 led to spring-like rains to create a sloppy, muddy and slippery course for the Footlocker Midwest CC Championships. The top eight runners in the Boys Seeded and Girls Seeded races at the four regional meets qualified for the Footlocker Nationals run in Orlando, Florida on December 8.  With temperatures a mild 50 degrees and the wind not a factor in the wooded course at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, the runners faced two major obstacles….the treacherous footing and the tough hilly course.  Over 1500 high school runners competed in five different races over the 5K course.

Arkansas was represented by a large contingent of 32 runners led by sophomore Beth Madson of Lake Hamilton who finished 3rd out of 139 in the Girls Freshman/Sophomore race. Beth ran a very respectable 19:59 which is about 6:08 per mile while closing the gap the last mile behind the first two runners who finished in a nearly dead heat at 19:53.  Another soph, Andrea Peerson of Rogers finished 18th at 21:01 and passed three runners in the last 200m.

The Top 5 Arkansas Girls based on time were:

Beth Madson               Lake Hamilton            19:59          

Andrea Peerson            Rogers                         21:01

Patricia Bradbury            Lake Hamilton            21:53

Shannon Brown Searcy                         22:03

Brittany Beck              Mountain Home            22:24

 

The Arkansas Boys were led to the finish by senior Eric Brock from Russellville who finished 97th in the Boys Seeded race in a time of 16:59 (about 5:29 per mile).  Sophomore Burt Hicks of Lake Hamilton grabbed 23rd in the Boys Freshman/Sophomore race in 17:16.  The Arkansas Top 5 were:

Eric Brock                   Russellville                 16:59

Tyler Harlan                Fayetteville                 17:13

Burt Hicks                   Lake Hamilton            17:16

Jake Conley                 Rogers                         17:26

Chase Feltner              Russellville                 17:31

Travis Feltner              Russellville                 17:31

Other Arkansas runners competing were:

Girls:

 

Abby Wyant, Little Rock

Caitlin Kelly, Rogers

Cheryl White, Rogers

Devan Ohl, Lake Hamilton

Hayley Hames, Rogers

Julia Masotto, Mountain Home

Megan Bradshaw, Little Rock

 

Boys:

Alex Nimmo, Fayetteville

Andrew Blaylock, Little Rock

Jeff Callahan, Little Rock

Jeff Winkler, Fayetteville

Jesse Thill, Fayetteville

Joey McGarrah, Winslow

Jonas Rosenhahn, Little Rock

Jordan Hamilton, Fayetteville

Jorge Andrade, Rogers

Josh Luper, Fayetteville

Justin VanLandingham, Little Rock

Tony Chambers, Rogers

Ryan Billingsley, Fayetteville

Ryan Robertson, Little Rock

 

Congratulations to all the runners who competed at Kenosha!