Taylor Werner and Jonathan Davis capture First in 37th annual FootLocker Cross Country Champs Midwest Regional

Jonathan Davis, photo by PhotoRun.net

Taylor Werner wins FL MW, 11/28/15, photo by PhotoRun.net

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The FootLocker Midwest is one of the largest FL regional events. The crowd that arrives at the iconic UW-Parkside course has included some of the finest distance runners in American distance running. The finals are December 12, 2015 in the historic Balboa Park, the home of the FootLocker for many years.

*** MEDIA ALERT ***

Taylor Werner and Jonathan Davis Capture First Place Titles in 37th Annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships Midwest Regional

RACE HIGHLIGHTS:

Taylor Werner of Bloomsdale, Mo., and Jonathan Davis of Oakwood, Ill., won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) Midwest Regional today. In the girls’ race, Werner, claimed the title in 16:58. Judy Pendergast of Naperville, Ill., placed second in 17:19, and Maryjeanne Gilbert of Peoria, Ill., placed third in 17:24. Werner, Gilbert and Lauren Gregory (8th place) of Fort Collins, Colo., are two-time FLCCC National Finalists. Stephanie Jenks (10th place) of Aurora, Iowa, is a three-time FLCCC National Finalist.

In the boys’ race, Jonathan Davis of Oakwood, Ill., captured the title in14:57. Paul Roberts of Boulder, Colo., placed second in 14:58, with Ben Veatch of Carmel, Ind., finishing third in 14:58. Davis and Veatch are two-time FLCCC national finalists.

WHEN/WHERE:

Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015

UW-Parkside in Kenosha, Wis.

COURSE/WEATHER:

5,000-meter course; muddy conditions; cloudy skies; 32 degrees

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:

The top 10 boys and the top 10 girls in today’s seeded races qualified to compete against runners from the Northeast, South, and West Regional meets in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals, on Saturday, Dec. 12 at Morley Field, Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif.

(see attached chart for race results)

2015 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships – Midwest Regional Results

University of Wisconsin – Kenosha, Wis.

Boys

Place	Name	Hometown	High School	Time
1)	Jonathan Davis	Oakwood, Ill.	Oakwood High School (12)	14:57
2)	Paul Roberts	Boulder, Colo.	Lyons High School (12)	14:58
3)	Ben Veatch	Carmel, Ind.	Carmel High School (12)	14:58
4)	Andrew Jordan	Pataskala, Ohio	Watkins Memorial High School (12)	15:00
5)	Brayden Law	Fort Wayne, Ind.	Homestead High School (12)	15:04
6)	Seth Hirsch	Omaha, Neb.	Millard West High School (11)	15:12
7)	Matthew Pereira	Kildeer, Ill.	Lake Zurich High School (11)	15:14
8)	Finn Gessner	Madison, Wisc.	La Follette High School (11)	15:18
9)	Isaac Harding	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Rockford High School (12)	15:19
10)	Christian Noble	Greenfield, Ind.	Mt. Vernon High School (12)	15:21

Girls

Place	Name	Hometown	High School	Time
1)	Taylor Werner	Bloomsdale, Mo.	Ste. Genevieve High School (12)	16:58
2)	Judy Pendergast	Naperville, Ill.	Naperville North High School (12)	17:19
3)	Maryjeanne Gilbert	Peoria, Ill.	Peoria Notre Dame High School (12)	17:24
4)	Lauren Johnson	West Lafayette, Ind.	West Lafayette High School (12)	17:30
5)	Sarah Leinheiser	Carmel, Ind.	Carmel High School (11)	17:31
6)	Madison Troy	Grandville, Mich.	Grandville High School (10)	17:32
7)	Aubrey Roberts	Eau Claire, Wis.	Eau Claire Memorial High School (12)	17:42
8)	Lauren Gregory	Fort Collins, Colo.	Fort Collins High School (11)	17:43
9)	Emma Wilson	Washington, Mich.	Romeo High School (12)	17:45
10)	Stephanie Jenks	Aurora, Iowa	Linn-Mar High School (12)	17:50

*Race photos and video highlights are available by request or online at www.footlockercc.com

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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