Footlocker Nationals - December 9
Morley Field - San Diego, CA
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After several names changes in the last few years, Hoka is the new presenting sponsor and the meet has returned to the Footlocker name. Here are some of the west coast athletes of note that will be racing on Saturday.
Girls Race 9:15 PST
On a national level, Rachel Forsyth of Ann Arbor Pioneer and Elizabeth Leachman of Boerne Champion, who raced last week at NXN, are contenders. Zariel Macchia of William Floyd, Abby Faith Cheeseman of The Webb School, Allie Zealand of Pacers Homeschool and last year's second place finisher, Ellie Shea of Emerging Elite Club are other athletes to watch.
The west coast athletes who qualified include California Division IV champion Chiara Dailey of La Jolla. Dailey raced last year in San Diego and is a local favorite. The other west coast athletes representing the west team in inlude a Washington athlete, Sophia Rodriguez of Mercer Island and California athetes Maya DeBrouwer of La Canada, Melisse Djomby Enyawe of Corona del Mar, Shea Volkmer of Campolindo, Olivia Williams of Acalanes and Reena Hsieh of Arcadia.
Boys Race 10:00 PST
Some of the national leaders are racing like Patrick Koon of Leon, Ryan Pajak of Ringold, Drew Griffith of Butler And Cameron Todd of Brebeuf Jesuit who finihsed second at NXN last Saturday. California athletes Grant Morgenfeld of Palo Alto and Trey Caldwell of De La Salle are returners from last year's race.
Washington has representation from Kade Brownwell of Mt. Spokane. Other Californians joining Morgenfeld and Caldwell include Joshua Chu of Ponderosa, who won the Footlocker West Regional last Saturday, Devin Ibarra of El Diamante and Carter Spradling of Clovis East.
Look for photo galleries at the conlusion of the meet!
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