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.
2011
Girls |
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Finish |
Grade |
Name |
School |
Time |
Place |
College |
1600 |
3200 |
5K |
Major HS Accomplishments |
1 |
JR |
Olivia Ortiz |
Lakewood Ranch |
17:13 |
5th |
Alabama |
4:53.72 |
10:40.64 |
17:13 |
2011 3A State XC Champion |
2 |
JR |
Bridget Blake |
Dr. Phillips |
17:26 |
7th |
FSU |
4:54.74 |
10:40.30 |
17:12 |
2011/2012/2013 4A 1600 Champion
2011/2012/2013 4A 3200 Champion
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3 |
SR |
Lily Williams |
Chiles |
17:32 |
10th |
Vanderbilt |
4:47.79 |
10:30.53 |
17:25 |
2012 3A 800 Champion-2010/2011/2012 3A 1600 Champion-2010/2011/2012 3A 3200 Champion
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4 |
SR |
Shelby Davidson |
Cocoa Beach |
17:33 |
11th |
Florida |
5:00.70 |
10:39.34 |
17:33 |
2011 2A XC Champion 2012 2A 3200 Champion |
5 |
SR |
Anne-Marie Blaney |
Belleview |
17:47 |
18th |
Central Florida |
5:00.63 |
10:32.50 |
17:39 |
2011 FACA Senior All-Star Champion |
Boys |
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Finish |
Grade |
Name |
School |
Time |
Place |
College |
1600 |
3200 |
5K |
Major HS Accomplishments |
1 |
SR |
Chris Godwin |
P. K. Yonge |
15:10 |
11th |
Florida State |
4:19.98 |
9:21.19 |
15:10 |
Called up as a 2011 Foot Locker Finalist
2011 FACA Senor All-Star Champion
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2 |
SR |
Max Del Monte |
Chamberlain |
15:22 |
19th |
Florida State |
4:12.51 |
9:23.85 |
15:03 |
2012 3A 3200 Champion |
3 |
SR |
Billy Anguish |
Winter Park |
15:31 |
32nd |
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4:15.95 |
10:15.07 |
15:20 |
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4 |
SR |
Thomas Christenberry |
Plant |
15:32 |
33rd |
Clemson |
4:31.50 |
9:35.10 |
15:32 |
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5 |
SR |
Joshua Pelletier |
Palmetto Ridge |
15:33 |
34th |
USF |
4:21.96 |
10:38 |
15:33 |
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