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Huddle, Braun head to St. Louis for USA Cross Country ChampionshipsPublished by
Huddle, Braun head to St. Louis for USA Cross Country Championships In addition to the national titles on the line in St. Louis, open and junior men and women will qualify to represent Team USA at the North American, Central American, Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships March 17 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. In the women’s race, Huddle, the American 5,000-meter record holder, leads a field that includes Pan American Games gold medalist in the steeple chase Sara Hall (Flagstaff, Ariz.); five-time World Cross Country team member Renee Metivier Baillie (Boulder, Colo.); and 2011 Team USA steeplechaser Stephanie Garcia (Charlottesville, Va.). On the men’s side, 2010 USA National Club Cross Country champion Braun will face 2011 USA 8 km champion Bobby Mack (Raleigh, N.C.) and 2008 NCAA Division I steeplechase championKyle Alcorn (Mesa, Ariz.). The championships will consist of six cross country championship races for men’s and women’s categories with national titles on the line for junior, masters and open divisions. The nation’s premier cross country event, the Championships will feature $35,000 in prize money. Junior men Other contenders to watch include California state cross country champion Darren Fahy of La Costa Canyon HS in Carlsbad, along with Craig Nowak of Cypress Woods HS in Cypress, Texas, and Zach Herriott of Rockhurst HS in Kansas City. Nowak was third in the Nike Cross Nationals, and Herriott was ninth in the same race. Junior women Julie Nacouzi, who was a member of Team USA at last year's IAAF world cross country championships in Punta Umbria, Spain, is also in the field and could contend for the national title. Others to watch include University of Wisconsin freshman Jenna McMiller, and NCAA cross country championships competitor Shaylyn Tuite of Syracuse University. Masters Championships The fields will feature masters aces Tracy Lokken (Marquette, Mich.); and Kathryn Martin(Northport, N.Y.). Webcast Information For more information on the 2012 USA Cross Country Championships visit www.usatf.org. More news |