Finn Gessner and Seth Hirsh recorded speed ratings of 199, the highest of all competitors in the Foot Locker Nationals field, when they ran 14:39.4 and 14:39.5 to set a new course record at the NXN Heartland Regional.
Boys Foot Locker Speed Ratings
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| Name | Gr | School | St | Region | Overall Rating | Foot LockerRegion Rating | FL Region Place | State Meet Rating | Selected Other Seasonal Ratings |
| Finn Gessner | 12 | Madison La Follette | WI | Midwest | 197 | 192 | 9 | 193 | 199 - NXN Heartland Region 186 - Verona Invitational WI |
| Sam Worley | 12 | New Braunfels Canyon | TX | South | 197 | 193 | 1 | 194 | 197 - NXN Nationals *** 193 - NXN South Region 191 - McNeil Invitational TX |
| Seth Hirsch | 12 | Millard West | NE | Midwest | 197 | 193 | 5 | 196 | 196 - NXN Nationals *** 199 - NXN Heartland Region 198 - Roy Griak Invitational MN |
| Noah Affolder | 12 | Carlisle | PA | Northeast | 196 | 196 | 1 | 194 | ~191- PIAA District 3 Champ 193 - Carlisle Invitational 183 - PTXC 8 - New Balance |
| Luis Grijalva | 12 | Armijo High | CA | West | 195 | 191 | 4 | 196 | 193 - CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Final CA 195 - Asics Clovis Invitational CA 193 - Woodbridge CC Classic CA |
| Talon Hull | 12 | Weber | UT | West | 195 | 196 | 1 | 194 | 189 - Bob Firman Invitational ID |
| Alexander Maier | 10 | Flower Mound | TX | South | 195 | 191 | 3 | 194 | 196 - NXN Nationals *** 192 - NXN South Region 191 - McNeil Invitational TX 186 - Southlake Carroll Invite TX 184 - Marcus I Invitational TX |
| Dylan Jacobs | 11 | Sandburg | IL | Midwest | 194 | 196 | 1 | 191 | 189 - NXN Nationals *** 194 - NXN Midwest Region 191 - 3A Chicago (Marist) Section 181 - Peoria Invitational IL 187 - Richard Spring Invite IL |
| Jack Aho | 12 | Grayslake Central | IL | Midwest | 194 | 196 | 2 | 190 | 189 - NXN Nationals *** 194 - NXN Midwest Region 185 - Palatine Invitational IL 182 - First to the Finish IL |
| Reed Brown | 12 | Southlake Carroll | TX | South | 193 | 190 | 6 | 189 | 194 - NXN Nationals *** 192 - NXN South Region 191 - Texas UIL 6A Regional 191 - Chile Pepper Invitational AR 188 - Woodbridge Classic CA 184 - Marcus I Invitational TX |
| Patrick O'Brien | 12 | Oyster River | NH | Northeast | 193 | 193 | 3 | 192 | 190 - New England Championship 190 - Manchester Invitational |
| Elliot Gindi | 12 | Ocean Township | NJ | Northeast | 193 | 192 | 4 | 194 | 196 - New Jersey Groups Champ 190 - Shore Conference Champ 188 - New Balance Shore Coaches 184 - Bowdoin Park XC Classic |
| Tibebu Proctor | 11 | The Northwest School | WA | West | 193 | 194 | 2 | 189 | 190 - Nike OR-WA Border Clash 183 - Nike Hole in the Wall Inv WA 191 - Nike Portland Invite OR 187 - Sundodger Invitational WA |
| Callum Bolger | 12 | San Luis Obispo | CA | West | 192 | 190 | 6 | 194 | 190 - CA CIF Southern Section Finals 174 - Mt SAC Invitational CA 192 - Asics Clovis Invitational CA 189 - Stanford Invitational CA |
| Matt Grossman | 12 | Millburn | NJ | Northeast | 192 | 190 | 7 | 191 | 196 - New Jersey Groups Champ 190 - New Balance Shore Coaches |
| Gabe Fendel | 11 | Hamilton Southeastern | IN | Midwest | 192 | 194 | 3 | 188 | 186 - NXN Nationals *** 191 - NXN Midwest Region 189 - IHSAA Semi-State Champ IL 176 - IHSAA Sectional IL |
| Noah Jacobs | 12 | Corunna | MI | Midwest | 192 | 193 | 4 | 190 | 185 - Portage Invitational MI 191 - MSU Spartan Invite MI |
| Connor Lane | 12 | Cardinal Gibbons | NC | South | 192 | 192 | 2 | 193 | 189 - Great American Festival NC 191 - adidas XC Challenge NC 184 - Knights Crossing Invite VA |
| Waleed Suliman | 12 | Douglas Freeman | VA | South | 191 | 190 | 5 | 190 | 193 - MileStat.com Invitational VA |
| Sam Affolder | 10 | Carlisle | PA | Northeast | 191 | 193 | 2 | 188 | ~181- PIAA District 3 Champ 183 - Carlisle Invitational 180 - PTXC 8 - New Balance |
| Matt Aho | 12 | Grayslake Central | IL | Midwest | 191 | 192 | 6 | 185 | 189 - NXN Midwest Region 180 - Palatine Invitational IL 178 - First to the Finish IL |
| Matthew Pereira | 12 | Lake Zurich | IL | Midwest | 191 | 192 | 7 | 186 | 190 - NXN Midwest Region 177 - Palatine Invitational IL 171 - Richard Spring Invite IL |
| Mitchell Day | 12 | Alpena | MI | Midwest | 191 | 192 | 8 | 185 | 189 - NXN Midwest Region 186 - MSU Spartan Invite MI |
| Brian Griffith | 12 | Grayslake Central | IL | Midwest | 191 | 192 | 10 | 189 | 190 - NXN Midwest Region 186 - Palatine Invitational IL 188 - Richard Spring Invite IL |
| Travis Feeny | 12 | Ogden | UT | West | 191 | 190 | 7 | 184 | 193 - NXN Southwest Region ~180- Utah Region 5 Champ 187 - Bob Firman Invitational ID 182 - Murray Invitational Utah |
| Dalton Hengst | 11 | McDonogh School | MD | Northeast | 190 | 190 | 5 | ~187 | 185 - Third Battle Invite VA 182 - Lehigh Univ Paul Short Run 177 - Carlisle Invitational |
| Daniel Viegra | 12 | Pflugerville Hendericks | TX | South | 190 | 190 | 4 | --- | 192 - NXN South Region |
| Jacob McLeod | 11 | Trinity Christian | GA | South | 190 | 190 | 8 | --- | 186 - Georgia Meet of Champions ~187- Alexander/Asics Invitational GA 190 - Nike/Fleet Ft Coach Wood Inv GA |
| Matthew Watkins | 12 | Henry M Jackson | WA | West | 190 | 190 | 5 | 190 | 185 - Nike OR-WA Border Clash 186 - Richland Invitational WA 187 - Nike Portland Invite OR |
| Charles Hicks | 10 | Bolles | FL | South | 190 | 190 | 9 | 191 | 184 - Katie Caples Invitational FL |
| Amir Ado | 12 | Ferris | WA | West | 190 | 191 | 3 | 186 | 178 - Nike OR-WA Border Clash 185 - Richland Invitational WA 186 - Mountain West Classic MT 176 - Tracy Walters Invitational WA |
| Will Merritt | 12 | Smithburg | MD | Northeast | 189 | 190 | 6 | 186 | 174 - Oatlands Invitational VA |
| Nathan Henderson | 12 | JP McCaskey | PA | Northeast | 189 | 189 | 9 | 189 | ~186- PIAA District 3 Champ 189 - Carlisle Invitational |
| Graydon Morris | 9 | Aledo | TX | South | 189 | 190 | 7 | 183 | 185 - McNeil Invitational TX 178 - Southlake Carroll Invite TX 178 - Marcus I Invitational TX |
| Matthew Young | 12 | Jenks | OK | South | 189 | 189 | 10 | 186 | 190 - NXN South Region 182 - Chile Pepper Invitational AR 178 - Marcus I Invitational TX |
| Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau | 11 | Bellarmine | CA | West | 189 | 189 | 9 | 190 | 182 - Mt SAC Invitational CA 183 - Stanford Invitational CA 181 - De La Salle/Carondelet Nike CA |
| Zach Skolnekovich | 12 | Quaker Valley | PA | Northeast | 188 | 189 | 8 | 181 | ~183- PIAA District 7 Champ |
| Drew Thompson | 11 | Fairfield Prep | CT | Northeast | 188 | 189 | 10 | 185 | 185 - CIAC Divisional Champ ~183- Wickham Park Invite CT 186 - Woods Trial Run VT |
| Joshua Schumacher | 11 | Jesuit | OR | West | 188 | 189 | 8 | 186 | 187 - Nike OR-WA Border Clash |
| Jiraa Riding | 12 | Orem | UT | West | 187 | 187 | 10 | 183 | 180 - Utah Region 7 Championship 185 - Bob Firman Invitational ID 172 - Murray Invitational Utah 173 - Utah County Invitational UT |
| General Comment ... I suspect the speed ratings for the top finishers at Foot Locker Nationals may be higher than those shown in table above (that's typically the case) ... To finish in top places at Foot Locker Nationals typically requires exceptional performances, usually season-best performances ... Foot Locker is unique because it has a small field of select runners coming to the race expecting to run fast (knowing they have to run fast to place well) ... Top competition on a fast course under good weather conditions yields top performances (season-best performances). Nine of eleven underclassmen from last year's Foot Locker return this year ... The returning runners include (with their finishes last year): Seth Hirsch (9th), Finn Gessner (11th), Noah Affolder (15th), Reed Brown (16th), Matthew Perriera (24th), Tibebu Proctor (28th), Waleed Suliman (29th), Matt Grossman (35th) and Talon Hull (37th) ... [Link to 2015 results] Seven runners competed at NXN Nationals 2016 ... Sam Worley (2nd), Seth Hirsch (4th), Alex Maier (5th), Reed Brown (6th), Jack Aho (17th), Dylan Jacobs(19th) and Gabe Fendel (28th) ... So 4 of the top 6 finishers at NXN are at Foot Locker Based on the speed ratings, as many as 10 guys have a legitimate shot at winning this race depending on who's feeling good ... and that makes the race competitive and interesting Selected Individual Runners Finn Gessner ... Qualified for NXN Nationals by winning the NXN Heartland Regional with a 199 speed rating ... Decided to skip NXN and concentrate on a top performance at Foot Locker ... an extra week of rest over the guys who did run NXN may be an advantage. Sam Worley ... Has run exceptionally well during the entire 2016 XC season ... Won both the Foot Locker South and NXN South Regionals ... Has good closing speed ... Finished 2nd at NXN Nationals. Seth Hirsch ... The top returning runner from Foot Locker 2015 ... Finished 4th at NXN Nationals ... Along with Finn Gessner, Seth Hirsch has a best individual speed rating of 199 which is tops in the field. Noah Affolder ... The Foot Locker Northeast winner ... Finished 15th at Foot Locker 2015 ... A real threat to win this race. Luis Grijalva ... The California State champion ... Possibly ran Foot Locker West only fast enough to qualify ... A real threat to win this race. Talon Hull ... The Foot Locker West winner ... Finished 37th at Foot Locker 2015 Alexander Maier ... An exceptionally talented sophomore who has been competitive with top runners all season ... Finished 5th at NXN Nationals Dylan Jacobs ... The Foot Locker Midwest winner ... Finished 19th at NXN Nationals Reed Brown ... Finished 6th at NXN Nationals ... Finished 16th at Foot Locker 2015
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