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December 12, 2022

New England clubs win at USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country

NE Elite, Sentinel Striders win titles in age 15-18 age group

The Youth cross country season ended at the 2022 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships in College Station, TX where a total of 2938 athletes were entered from around the country. Two New England clubs came home as National Champions, both in the 15-18 division. 
  
New England Elite girls scored 45 points and won on the tie breaker - best 5th scorer - over Region 1 rival Prospect Park of New York.  Sentinel Striders of Rhode Island closed the day's racing with a win in the Boys 15-18 race - also over Prospect Park - but with 86-92 margin in the 21 team field.
Waltham TC girls earned age 13-14 division team bronze medals in their 26 team race.

The top 25 finishers in each age division earned all-American honors and recognition at the awards ceremony.  26 New England association runners achieved that honor. (sorted by age division)
- Natalie Drake, Cheetah RC, 8&U Girls (7th)
- Samuel Taft, New England Elite 8&U Boys (10th)
- Bennett Smith, Chetah RC, 8&U Boys (19th)
- Lucas Lafleur, Cheetah RC 9-10 Boys (7th)
- Cameron Pakler, Sentinel Striders 9-10 Boys (25th)
- Ethan Fischer, Nashua PAL 11-12 Boys (5th)
- Michael Studer, GLRR 11-12 Boys (9th)
- Noah Geiger, Waltham TC 11-12 Boys (11th)
- Samantha Swanbon, Nashua PAL 13-14 Girls (16th)
- Patrick Noonan, Waltham TC 13-14 Boys (4th)
- Lucy McLean, New England Elite 15-16 Girls (5th)
- Georgia Brooks, New England Elite 15-16 Girls (7th)
- Anna Simpson, New England Elite 15-16 Girls (8th)
- Anna Fondakowski, New England Elite 15-16 Girls (25th)
- Abigail Beville, New England Elite 17-18 Girls (3rd)
- Finleigh Simonds, New England Elite 17-18 Girls (8th)
- Jason Padula, Sentinel Striders 15-16 Boys (5th)
- Andrew Thornton-Sherman, Green Mountain 15-16 Boys (8th)
- Porter Hurteau, Green Mountain 15-16 Boys (16th)
- Dylan Brenn, New England Elite 15-16 Boys (18th)
- Carson Eames, Green Mountain 15-16 Boys (25th)
- Nathan Evans, Sentinel Striders 17-18 Boys (10th)
- Ethan Wood, New England Elite 17-18 Boys (11th)
- Garrett Dailey, Sentinel Striders 17-18 Boys (13th)
- Ethan Fadden, Sentinel Striders 17-18 Boys (17th)
- Elijah Saddlemire, Sentinel Striders 17-18 Boys (20th)

The largest race of the day was the Boys age 13-14 with 416 finishers.
Full team and indivdiual results of the 10 races are found at 
    results.flashresults.com/2023_12-10_USATFXC/index.htm
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