Riley Stewart of Englewood, Colo. and Riley Hough of Fenton, Mich. won the Eastbay Cross Country (formerly Foot Locker CC) Championships (ECCC) Midwest Regional today.
Stewart, a senior at Cherry Creek High School, claimed the title in the girls’ championship race in 16:54.4. She will be returning to the ECCC National Finals for the third time. Ali Weimer, a senior from Saint Michael, Minn., finished second in 17:11.2 and junior Sophia Kennedy (daughter of 1987 ECCC Champion and two-time Olympian Bob Kennedy) of Carmel, Ind. placed third in 17:18.4.
Hough, a senior from Hartland High School, took the title in the boys’ championship race in 14:49.5. Izaiah Steury, a senior from Pleasant Lake, Ind., finished second in 14:53.8 and Zane Bergen, a senior from Longmont, Colo., finished third in 14:55.4.
WHEN/WHERE:
Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021
University of Wisconsin Parkside in Kenosha, Wis.
COURSE/WEATHER:
5,000-meter course; good course conditions; 30 degrees; calm winds; cloudy skies
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
The top 10 boys and the top 10 girls in the seeded races qualify to compete against runners from the South, Northeast and West Regional meets in the Eastbay Cross Country Championships National Finals, on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at Morley Field, Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Kenny Fried, 202-468-8200, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2021 Eastbay Cross Country Championships – Midwest Regional Results
University of Wisconsin Parkside – Kenosha, W.I.
Girls
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Place
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Name
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Hometown
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High School (Year)
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Time
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1)
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Riley Stewart
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Englewood, Colo.
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Cherry Creek High School (12)
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16:54.4
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2)
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Ali Weimer
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Saint Michael, Minn.
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St. Michael/Albertville High School (12)
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17:11.2
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3)
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Sophia Kennedy
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Carmel, Ind.
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Park Tudor School (11)
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17:18.4
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4)
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Arianne Olson
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Holland, Mich.
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West Ottawa High School (11)
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17:19.5
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5)
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Ava Parekh
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Chicago, Ill.
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Latin School of Chicago (12)
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17:21.6
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6)
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Julia Flynn
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Traverse City, Mich.
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Traverse City Central High School (12)
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17:25.5
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7)
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Rachel Forsyth
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Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Pioneer High School (10)
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17:31.3
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8)
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Karina James
|
Lowell, Ind.
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Lowell High School (12)
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17:34.6
|
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9)
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Gretchen Farley
|
Indianapolis, Ind.
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Park Tudor School (11)
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17:36.8
|
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10)
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Lauren Pansegrau
|
Verona, Wis.
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Middleton High School (12)
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17:39.4
|
Boys
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Place
|
Name
|
Hometown
|
High School
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Time
|
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1)
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Riley Hough
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Fenton, Mich.
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Hartland High School (12)
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14:49.5
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2)
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Izaiah Steury
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Pleasant Lake, Ind.
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Angola High School (12)
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14:53.8
|
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3)
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Zane Bergen
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Longmont, Colo.
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Niwot High School (12)
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14:55.4
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4)
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Nick Falk
|
Glencoe, Ill
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New Trier High School (12)
|
14:55.4
|
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5)
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Hunter Jones
|
Thompsonville, Mich.
|
Benzie Central High School (11)
|
14:58.2
|
|
6)
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Gabe Hinrichs
|
Elkhorn, Neb.
|
Elkhorn South High School (12)
|
15:00.0
|
|
7)
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Luke Venhuizen
|
Traverse City, Mich.
|
Traverse City Central High School (12)
|
15:00.2
|
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8)
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Kole Mathison
|
Carmel, Ind.
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Carmel High School (11)
|
15:01.7
|
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9)
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Peter Baracco
|
Farmington, Mich.
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Farmington High School (12)
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15:09.9
|
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10)
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Caleb Jarema
|
Pinckney, Mich.
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Pinckney Community High School (12)
|
15:10.8
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