Jaeylyn Williams has had an amazing last few weeks of cross country. First, she wins the CIF cross country (November 29). Then, a week later, Jaeyln Williams almost stole the NXN race (December 6), finishing third on the Glendoveer Golf course. And this past weekend, December 13, 2025, Jaelyn finished third in the Brooks XC Championships, presented by Fleet Feet Sports, in an incredible race.
Jaeyln Williams, Brooks Cross Country Championship Final San Diego, CA, USA December 13, 2025, photo by Kevin Morris for Brooks XC.
Jaelyn Williams loves cross-country and also enjoys racing on the track. Here’s a clip for the Brook NIL athlete, who is Stanford bound. Jaeyln Williams is a wonderful example of the growth of women’s high school running and the excellence in high school cross-country racing.
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.
