The National Cross Country Championships, formerly called Footlocker Nationals, was held today 12/10/22 at Morley Field at Balboa Park in San Diego.
North Bay League girls have won this meet three times.
In the girls race this years winner was Karrie Baloga of Cornwall Central from New York. She is the second girl from that school to win following Aisling Cuffe’s win in 2010. Her time makes her the tenth fastest winner just ahead of Cuffe and Montgomery’s Sara Bei won won in 2000.
The fastest time ever was by Ukiah’s Amber Trotter with Santa Rosa’s Julia Stamps in 4th.
California’s Sadie Engelhardt was the top Western Regional finisher this year in 10th.
The boys winner was Kole Mathison with the top California finisher being Grant Morgenfeld in 18th.
Complete Results
Girls
Boys
Watch the races
Fastest times ever run at Footlocker Nationals Year Time Athlete Gr High school City St Course 2001 16:24 Amber Trotter 12 Ukiah Redwood Valley CA Orlando, FL, watch the race 1990 16:39 Melody Fairchild 12 Boulder Boulder CO San Diego, CA 1981 16:40a Connie Robinson 12 Cincinnati OH Orlando, FL 1994 16:41b Julia Stamps 10 Santa Rosa Santa Rosa CA San Diego, CA, watch the race 1985 16:43 Erin Keogh 11 Langley McLean VA San Diego, CA 1983 16:43 Janet Smith 12 Edison NJ San Diego, CA 2019 16:45 Zofia Dudek 12 Ann Arbor Pioneer Ann Arbor MI San Diego, CA 2019 16:47 Marlee Starliper 12 Northern York Wellsville PA San Diego, CA 1984 16:48 Cathy Schiro 12 Dover NH San Diego, CA 2022 16:50 Karrie Baloga 12 Cornwall Central New Windsor NY San Diego, CA 2010 16:53 Aisling Cuffe 12 Cornwall Central Cornwall-on-Hudson NY San Diego, CA 2000 16:55c Sara Bei 12 Montgomery Santa Rosa CA Orlando, FL, watch the race a-different course from 2000. b-missed CR by 2 seconds. c-set CR that Trotter broke. California is the only state that has has more than two champions who ran one of the 12 fastest times. All three of those runners were from our North Bay League. Two of those runners were from the city of Santa Rosa. Of the two fastest times from both the San Diego course and the Orlando course the NBL produced two of the four times. The three fastest times ever run by girls from the west team were all from the North Bay League.
1994 Julia Stamps, Santa Rosa 1st, won by 31 seconds.
1997 Sara Bei, Montgomery 10th and Trina Cox, Santa Rosa 24th.
1998 Sara Bei, Montgomery 3rd and Trina Cox, Santa Rosa 6th.
2000 Sara Bei, Montgomery 1st, course record and Amber Trotter, Ukiah 7th.
2001 Amber Trotter, Ukiah 1st, course record, won by 40 seconds.
2007 Sarah Sumpter, Healdsburg 22nd.
2008 Jacque Taylor, Casa Grande 30th.
2009 Julie Nacouzi, Montgomery 25th and Jacque Taylor, Casa Grande 40th.
2010 Julie Nacouzi, Montgomery 3rd.
2022 Hanne Thomsen, Montgomery 16th Nike Cross Nationals
