Photo Credit: John Harris/Colorado MileSplit
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Official at-large berths have been handed to teams across the U.S. following the ninth and final regional of the Nike Cross Nationals system: The California State championships.
Check below for the teams and individuals who accepted the invitations to compete at NXN on Dec. 2 in Portland, Oregon.
Notably, two fourth-place boys and girls teams from the Southwest both reached NXN by virtue of at-large selections.
BOYS AT-LARGE TEAMS:
Portland Franklin (Northwest) -- 3rd at NXR Northwest
Niwot (Southwest) -- 4th at NXR Southwest
Riverton (Southwest) -- 3rd at NXR Southwest
Great Oak (California) -- 2nd at California DI
GIRLS AT-LARGE TEAMS:
Buchanan (California) -- 2nd at California DI
Mountain Vista (Southwest) -- 3rd at NXR Southwest
York (Midwest) -- 3rd at NXR Midwest
Lone Peak (Southwest) -- 4th at NXR Southwest
Photo Credit: DeAnna Turner
BOYS AT-LARGE INDIVIDUALS:
Colin Eckerman, Webb School of Knoxville (TN), Southeast
- 6th at NXR Southeast in 14:49.9
Noah Laughlin-Hall, Bend Summit (OR), Northwest
- 7th at NXR Northwest in 15:13.5
Jason Parra, Millikan (CA), California
- 1st in CIF Division I, 14:56.8
- 7th in the California merge
Aydon Stefanopoulos, Los Gatos (CA), California
- 1st in CIF Division II, 14:58.4
- 8th in the California merge
Andruw Villa, Abilene (TX), South
- 7th at NXR Southwest in 15:06.1
Photo Credit: DeAnna Turner
GIRLS AT-LARGE INDIVIDUALS:
Gioana Lopizzo, La Costa Canyon (CA), California
- 2nd in CIF Division III, 17:32.00
- 9th in the California merge
Payton Meineke, Riverdale Ridge (CO), Southwest
- 8th at NXR Southwest, 17:31.80
Madison Osterberg, Jackson Lumen Christi (MI), Midwest
- 6th at NXR Midwest, 17:24.6
Isabelle Schmitz, Hutchinson (MN), Heartland
- 6th at NXR Heartland, 17:29.0
Julia Score, Bishop Chatard (IN), Midwest
- 7th at NXR Midwest, 17:25.0
Related Links:
Nike Cross Nationals meet page