Lake Norman Charter’s Mariah Howlett finished fourth at the 39th annual Foot Locker South regional cross-country meet at McAlpine Creek Saturday. She is one of 10 girls who will advance to the Foot Locker cross-country national finals Dec. 9 in San Diego.
Howlett won the N.C. 2A state cross-country championship earlier this month.
Rebecca Story of Knoxville, Tenn., and John Tatter of Winston-Salem, N.C., won the Foot Locker races on Saturday.
Story, a senior at Christian Academy, won the girls’ seeded race in 17 minutes, 24.5 seconds. Victoria Starcher, a sophomore from Ripley, W.Va., finished second in 17:28.8, and Ana Wallace of Seymour, Tenn., placed third in 17:28.9. Story, Bailey Hertenstein (5th place) of Brandon, Fla., and Heather Holt (7th place) of Fairfax, Va., are two-time FLCCC National Finalists.
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Tatter, in the lead pack from the start, claimed the boys championship in 14:55.9. Michael Phillips of Tallahassee, Fla. placed second in 14:59.7, and Graydon Morris, a two-time FLCCC National Finalist from Aledo, Texas, finished third in 15:05.6.
Boys
Place | Name | Hometown | High School | Time |
1) | John Tatter | Winston-Salem, N.C. | RJ Reynolds High School (12) | 14:55.9 |
2) | Michael Phillips | Tallahassee, Fla. | Lawton Chiles High School (12) | 14:59.7 |
3) | Graydon Morris | Aledo, Texas | Aledo High School (10) | 15:05.6 |
4) | Robert Carter Cheeseman | Keller, Texas | Fort Worth Christian High School (11) | 15:06.6 |
5) | Carter Coughlin | Knoxville, Tenn. | Webb School of Knoxville (12) | 15:06.6 |
6) | Titus Winders | Mansfield, Tenn. | Henry County High School (12) | 15:06.7 |
7) | Kyle Harkabus | Senoia, Ga. | East Coweta High School (10) | 15:06.8 |
8) | Jake Renfree | Knoxville, Tenn. | Knoxville Catholic High School (11) | 15:10.8 |
9) | David Melville | Summerfield, N.C. | Northern Guilford High School (12) | 15:11 |
10) | Camren Fischer | Fayetteville, Ark. | Fayetteville High School (11) | 15:11.9 |
Girls
Place | Name | Hometown | High School | Time |
1) | Rebecca Story | Knoxville, Tenn. | Christian Academy (12) | 17:24.5 |
2) | Victoria Starcher | Ripley, W. Va. | Ripley High School (10) | 17:28.8 |
3) | Ana Wallace | Tallahassee, Fla. | Lawton Chiles High School (12) | 17:28.9 |
4) | Mariah Howlett | Charlotte, N.C. | Lake Norman Charter High School (12) | 17:29.5 |
5) | Bailey Hertenstein | Brandon, Fla. | Newsome High School (12) | 17:30.1 |
6) | Halena Rahmaan | Montgomery, Texas | Montgomery High School (11) | 17:30.3 |
7) | Heather Holt | Fairfax, Va. | George C. Marshall High School (12) | 17:30.4 |
8) | Alyssa Hendrix | Riverview, Fla. | Riverview High School (10) | 17:30.6 |
9) | Adoette Vaughan | Dallas, Texas | Hockaday High School (11) | 17:30.8 |
10) | Heidi Nielson | Katy, Texas | Katy Cinco Ranch High School (9) | 17:31.1 |
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