The NorthEast regional had two improbable races, with among the prime preps within the East, all preventing to make the highest ten and go to California in two weeks! The climate was the warmes of all three regionals held on November 30, and add Franklin Area to the combination, and also you had a historic cross nation race!
Virginia Kraus and Jack Graffeo Seize First Place Titles within the
forty fifth Annual Foot Locker Cross Nation Championships Northeast Regional;
High 10 Boys and Ladies Qualify for Nationwide Finals
RACE HIGHLIGHTS:
Virginia Kraus of Bethlehem, PA, and Jack Graffeo of Westford, MA, gained the Foot Locker Cross
Nation Championships Northeast Regional immediately. The race was held for the second yr at
Boston’s historic Franklin Park. Kraus, a junior at Moravian Academy, claimed the title within the
women’ championship race in 17:34.4. Zariel Macchia, a senior from Shirley, NY, completed second
in 17:39.8 and Brooke Strauss, a senior from Glastonbury, CT, positioned third in 17:41.5. The highest
two finishers in immediately’s race together with seventh-place finisher Liliah Gordon of Chesterfield, NJ,
participated in final yr’s nationwide championship occasion in San Diego, CA.
Jack Graffeo, a senior from Westford Academy Excessive College in Westford, MA, took the title within the
boys’ championship race in a time of 14:59.8. Tamrat Gavenas, a senior from Andover, MA,
completed second in 15:15.1 and Soheib Dissa, a senior from Newtown, CT completed third in
15:23.7. The highest three finishers in immediately’s race competed on the nationwide championships final
yr in San Diego, CA.
WHEN/WHERE:
Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024
Franklin Park, Boston, MA
COURSE/WEATHER:
5,000-meter course; good course circumstances; 38 levels; slight winds; sunny skies
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
The highest 10 boys and the highest 10 women within the championship races qualify to compete in opposition to
runners from the South, Midwest and West Regional meets within the Foot Locker Cross Nation
Championships Nationwide Finals, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at Morley Area, Balboa Park in
San Diego, CA.
2024 Foot Locker Cross Nation Championships – Northeast Regional Outcomes
Franklin Park, Boston, MA
Ladies
Place Title Hometown Excessive College (Yr) Time
1) Virginia Kraus Bethlehem, PA Moravian Academy (11) 17:34.4
2) Zariel Macchia Shirley, NY William Floyd Excessive College (12) 17:39.8
3) Brooke Strauss Glastonbury, CT Glastonbury Excessive College (12)17:41.5
4) Liv Sherry West Hartford, CT Conard Excessive College (12) 17:49.3
5) Chase Gilbert Previous Lyme, CT Previous Lyme Excessive College 11) 17:56.9
6) Allison Lee Princeton, NJ West Windsor-Plainsboro North Excessive College (11) 17:58.3
7) Liliah Gordon Chesterfield, NJ Northern Burlington Reg. Excessive College (12) 18:00.7
8) Dylan McElhinney New York, NY Hunter Faculty Campus Faculties (12) 18:01.9
9) Lillian DiCola Horsham, PA Hatboro-Horsham Excessive College (12) 18:04.8
10) Tess Sherry West Hartford, CT Conard Excessive College (12) 18:18.8
Boys
Place Title Hometown Excessive College Time
1) Jack Graffeo Westford, MA Westford Academy (12) 14:59.8
2) Tamrat Gavenas Andover, MA Phillips Academy Andover (12) 15:15.1
3) Soheib Dissa Newtown, CT Newtown Excessive College (12) 15:23.7
4) Matthew Giardina Tyngsboro, MA Bishop Guertin (NH) Excessive College (12) 15:26.1
5) Matt Gosling Newtown, PA Council Rock North Excessive College (11) 15:28.8
6) Van Furman Grahamsville, NY Tri-Valley Secondary College (12) 15:29.2
7) Nathan Lee Greenwich, CT Brunswick College (11) 15:30.3
8) Vinay Raman Hummelstown, PA Hershey Excessive College (12) 15:30.8
9) Rowan Carr Media, PA Penncrest Excessive College (10) 15:31.5
10) Silas Gartner East Falmouth, MA Falmouth Excessive College (11) 15:35.1
