Alyssa Aldridge and Noah Affolder Capture First Place Titles in 38th annual FootLocker cross country champs (NorthEast Regional)

Van Cortlandt Park was the site of the 38th annual FootLocker cross country regional, the most enduring high school championship series in high school sports. With clear skies and modest temperatures (50 degrees), the racers challenged the famous course in Van Cortlandt Park. We highlight the top ten boys and girls below!

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Noah Affolder, Boy’s Championship race winner, Northeast, photo by PhotoRun.net

Alyssa Aldridge, Girl’s Championship winner, photo by PhotoRun.net

On the girls’s side, Alyssa Aldridge of Linwood, New Jersey lead the field with a time of 17:41. Jacqueline Gaughan of Exeter, New Hampshire took second, fifteen seconds behind, in 17:56. Maria Coffin of Annapolis, Maryland, who placed third in the 2015 version of the NorthEast regional, also placed third in 2016, in 18:00.

Girls Northeast FootLocker Regional, 1. Alyssa Aldridge, Lindwood, New Jersey, 17:41, 2. Jacqueline Gaughan, Exeter, New Hampshire, 17:56, 3. Maria Coffin, Annapolis, MD, 18:00, 4. Grace Connolly, Natick, MA, 18:02, 5. Page Lester, Washington D.C., 18:05, 6. Hayley Jackson, Lusby, MD, 18:06. 7. Taryn Parks, Greencastle, PA, 18:06, 8. Alison Willingmyre, Wernersville, PA, 18:06, 9. Abigail Green, Bethesda, MD., 18:06, 10. Julien Webster, Thurmont, MD., 18:09

On the boy’s side, defending champion, Noah Alffolder, Carlise, PA won the Northeast region in 15:29. In second was Samuel Affolder, yes, the younger brother of Noah, in 15:37. In third, Patrick O’Brien, from Durham, New Hampshire, ran 15:38. Patrick’s mom is Cathy (Schiro) O’Brien, still course record holder for FootLocker Northeast (Cathy won the 1981 FootLocker Champs).

Boy’s Northeast FootLocker Regional, 1. Noah Affolder, Carlisle, PA, 15:29, Samuel Affolder, Carlisle, PA, 15:37, 3. Patrick O’Brien, Durham, NH, 15:38, 4. Elliott Gindi, Long Branch, NJ, 15:41, 5. Dalton Hengst, York, PA, 15:45, 6. William Merritt, Smithburg, MD, 15:45, 7. Matt Grossman, Millburn, NJ, 15:47, 8. Zachary Skolnekovich, Sewickley, PA, 15:48, 9. Nathan Hendersen, Lancaster, PA, 15:48, 10. Andrew Thompson, Trumbull, CONN, 15:49.

Top ten boys and girls of Northeast will join the top ten from Midwest, West, and South FootLocker regionals for the 38th annual FootLocker Cross Country Championships, in San Diego, CA on December 10, 2016.

To download release on 38th FootLocker NE regional: Northeast Media Alert FINAL.pdf

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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