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2008 - Florida's 10 Year Look-back at the top 5 finishers from Foot Locker South - DyeStatFLPublished by
The "Foot Locker Experience" is still alive as the annual gathering of the nation's best harriers enters its 37th year of existence.
Representatives from the Sunshine State participated in the inaugural Foot Locker competition in 1979, and over the years we've seen many Floridians make the annual trek, initially to Atlanta and then more recently to Charlotte, NC's McAlpine Greenway to compete for a spot in the national limelight and the right to be called a "Foot Locker Finalist".
Over the past 10 years, Floridians have won the Foot Locker South Championship Race once on the boys side (Jimmy Clark/Creekside/2010), and once on the girls side (Kathryn Fluehr/CSN/2010). 2010 was a good year !
We look back at the last 10 years to see how the top 5 Florida finishers in the Elite Seeded races fared after the racing was finished.
2008
After her Foot Locker National Championship the previous year, the only question was whether Wellington's Ashley Brasovan would do be able to repeat as National Champion. She first had to qualify, which she did comfortably, and continued her success at Foot Locker Nationals finishing second in a courageous race which saw her go for it coming up just a bit short. Ashley finished as the 2008 runner-up after finishing 4th at the South Regional. Whereas McAlpine in late November was never to Ashley's liking, the course and weather in San Diego, suited her perfectly.
The Leon duo of Matthew Mizereck and Will Stanford were the first across the line in 2008. They moved up steadily throughout the South Regional race but McAlpine once again proved it's tough to come way off the pace and qualify for Foot Locker Nationals. Mizereck was becoming a formidable force across the State. The economic crisis and a raging swine flu season in 2008 wreaked havoc across the nation.
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