Ellie Shea and Drew Griffith Capture First Place Titles in the 43rd Annual Champs Sports Cross Country Championships Northeast Regional

This is the complete results of the elite boys seeded and elite girls seeded of the Northeast. Champs XC held three regionals on November 26, 2022, with the final regional held on December 3, 2022, in sunny California. 

Ellie Shea and Drew Griffith Capture First Place Titles in the 43rd Annual Champs Sports Cross Country Championships Northeast Regional

RACE HIGHLIGHTS:

Ellie Shea of Belmont, Mass., and Drew Griffith of Butler, Pa., won the Champs Sports Cross Country (formerly Foot Locker CC) Championships Northeast Regional today. Shea, a junior at Belmont High School, claimed the title in the girls’ championship race in 17:10.7. Karrie Baloga, a senior from New Windsor, N.Y., finished the second in17:24.9, and Zariel Macchia, a sophomore from Shirley, N.Y. placed third in 17:47.9. The top-three finishers in today’s race are all repeat girls’ national finalists from the Northeast Region with Shea and Macchia having advanced last year and three-time national finalist Baloga having done so in 2019 as a freshman as well. (Note: The ninth-place finisher in today’s race, Rose Coats of Brooklyn, N.Y., qualified but declined the invitation to the national finals, thus allowing 11th-place finisher Olivia Murray to advance to San Diego, California, for the finals.)

Griffith, a junior at Butler Senior High School, took the title in the boys’ championship race in 15:20.9. Sam Burgess, a senior from Framingham, Mass., finished second in today’s race in 15:21.3 and Paul Bergeron, a junior from Stratham, N.H., finished third in 15:30.8. With his runner-up finish, Burgess is now a two-time national qualifier.

WHEN/WHERE:

Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022
Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, N.Y.

COURSE/WEATHER:

5,000-meter course; good course conditions; 52 degrees; sunny skies; brisk winds

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:

The top 10 boys and the top 10 girls in the championship races qualify to compete against runners from the South, Midwest, and West Regional meets in the Champs Sports Cross Country Championships National Finals on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at Morley Field, Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif.

Girls seeded

1. Ellie Shea, Belmont, MA, Belmont High School (11), 17:10.7
2. Karrie Baloga, New Windsor, NY, Cornwall Central High School (12), 17:24.9
3. Zariel Macchia, Shirley, NY, William Floyd HS (10), 17:47.9
4. Ruth White, Orono, Maine, Orono High School (10), 17:51.8
5. Leah Stephens, Olney, MD., Good Counsel HS (11), 18>06.4
6. Meg Madison, West Newton, MA, Winsor School (11), 18:17.2
7. Angelina Napoleon, Allegheny, NY, Alleghey-Limeston HS (12), 18:18.0

The complete elite Girls seeded results: https://champsxc.com/2022/results/northeast/GirlsChampionship.pdf

Boys seeded

1. Drew Griffith, Butler, PA, Butler Senior HS (11), 15:20.9
2. Sam Burgess, Framingham, MA, Framingham HS (12), 15:21.3
3. Paul Bergeron, Stratham, NH, Westford Academy (11), 15:30.8
4. Antonio Camacho-Bucks, Ellicott City, MD, Centennial HS (12), 15:33.2
5. Brian Dicolar, Horsham, PA, Hatboro-Horsham HS (12), 15:33.5
6. Nathan Lopez, Lynnfield, MA, St. John’s Prep HS (12), 15:36.5
7. Ryan Pajak, Eighty Four, PA, Ringgold HS (11) 15:38.7

The complete elite Boys seeded results: https://champsxc.com/2022/results/northeast/BoysChampionship.pdf