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NTN New York Qualifier meet moving to November 24th Oct 16, 2007

The New York Federations meet, set for Saturday November 17th at Bowdoin Park, Wappingers Falls, NY, is no longer the qualifying meet for New York teams to the Nike Team Nationals (NTN). Qualifying meet moving to the November 24th.

The Road To San Diego Nov 22, 2007

 Where do journeys begin? How do they begin? The answer is different for everyone. But for the Road to San Diego we are not concerning ourselves with everyone. We are focusing on the top PA talent in cross country, as they continue their trek to qualify for the Footlocker National Championships in San Diego, CA. They have one shot to make it...

PA poised to launch individuals and teams to 2 national meets Nov 22, 2007

This is the big weekend for athletes and teams from Pennsylvania hoping to advance to Foot Locker Nationals December 8th in San Diego, and to Nike Team Nationals on December 1st in Portland, Oregon. There are two returning Foot Locker finalists, and a few girls who have been close, and this year have a great chance of advancing. And in the first year of the regional race for Nike Team Nationals, the top two PA boys teams and top-ranked girls team are aiming for the 4th NTN. As always, our previews are merely a guide, and NOT predictions. Our sister site ArmoryTrack.com of the MileSplit Network will be providing complete coverage of the NTN regional at Wappinger Falls, NY, while the PennTrackXC.com team will cover the Foot Locker regional at Van Cortlandt Park in da Bronx.

Road to Portland: NTN Northeast/New York Regional Previews Nov 22, 2007

Hanover's Georgia Griffin leads the way for her squadWith many teams in the Northeast opting to not run Nike Team National Regionals Saturday in New York, the fields are quite small when compared to some other regions.  The Northeast and New York Regionals are combined, which makes the day seem a little bit brighter.  The race of the day comes in the New York girls championship race where three U.S. Power Rankings ranked teams are entered, led by U.S. #1 Fayetteville-Manlius.  See who else is competing!

Spence-Seymour (again) + Gibson, Dennin, Aldrich, McNally-Girls 1st, Boys 2nd|No PA NTN teams Nov 24, 2007

Northeast Foot Locker & NTN CoverageNTN NE LINKS Story: Maybe next year for the PA state champs from Emmaus - by Don RichRace Video: Boys Northeast (by Craig Lowthert) | Girls Northeast (by Craig Lowthert)  Race Video: Boys Northeast | Girls Northeast  Photo Gallery: PA athletes at NTN Northeast NTN Highlights: Performances by PA teams   Foot Locker NE LINKSStory: The Back Hills - by Geoff Decker Story: Surge and Survive - by Aaron Rich Story: Meet Summary by - Geoff Decker   Video interviews: Neely Spence - Carly Seymour, Mark Dennin, Chris Aldrich Video Podcasts: Vince McNally - Kacey Gibson Race Video: Seeded Girls | Seeded Boys Photo Gallery: Seeded Races on ArmoryTrackPhoto Gallery: Seeded Races - PA OnlyFL Highlights: PA Runners in top 21 of Class RacesFL Highlights: Seeded Races Top Ten Below: FLNE #1 PA Team (Hamond, Cygan, Gibson, Seymour, Spence)   Northeast Meet Summary On a cold but calm morning at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York seniors Donn Cabral, of Glastonbury, Conn., and Neely Spence, of Shippensburg, Pa., won the Northeast regional qualifier and earned invitations to the prestigious Footlocker National Cross Country Championships in San Diego on December 9th... The Back Hillsat Vanny Van Cortlandt Park’s famed back hills are somewhat of a mystery to spectators. Few, if any people witness the action on the isolated loop at VCP because they will likely miss the rest of the race in its entirety. Yet it is where the most crucial moves are made. It is where races are won…and lost. One thing is for sure: rarely is the order of the race heading into the back hills the same coming out...Surge and Survivein the girls' seeded race Anticipation and adrenaline filled the air as the elite girls began their quest for a nationals berth.  The excitement led to a very fast opening 800 meters of 2:33.  As the pace began to relax, Pennsylvania's Carly Seymour began a surge to break the race open over the first series of hills.Maybe next year for the PA state champs from Emmaus It wasn't just the fact that they're high school kids. It wasn't that they weren't disappointed they had not earned one of the automatic bids to the 2007 Nike Team Nationals. And it wasn't the fact that they aren't experienced in the sport. After all, in two years together, they had a state runner-up trophy and a state championship trophy in the PIAA AAA state cross country championships. What it was, according to their coach, was a recognition that they had had a great year; that they will all be back next year for another try; and that getting 5th in the Northeast NTN Regional on Saturday November 24th was a pretty cool accomplishment after all. 

NTN & FLNE Coverage on ArmoryTrack.com Nov 27, 2007

Race Videos FLNE Boys Seeded FLNE Girls Seeded NTN Boys NY NTN Girls NE NTN Boys NE NY Girls Video (Quicktime) FLNE Interviews Pat Dupont Josh McDougal Zach Rivers Mary Kate Champagne Donn Cabral Neely Spence Articles NTN Girls - Christopher Hunt NTN Boys - Christopher Hunt FLNE - The Back Hills - Geoff Decker FLNE - Surge and Survive - Aaron Rich FLNE - Meet Summary - Geoff Decker Weekend Highlights - Tim Fulton Photo Galleries NTN - Boys NY - Girls NY - Boys NE - Girls NE FLNE - Boys Seeded - Girls Seeded

Stage is set for Fayetteville-Manlius Nov 24, 2007

FM moves on to NTNBy Christopher Hunt WAPPINGERS FALLS — They smiled and clapped. They did all the things they were supposed to.  But Stotan, the track team representing Fayetteville-Manilus couldn’t help but give off an aura that they had been there before. The looks bordered stoic, not because this win didn’t matter but because a bigger one awaits. FULL ARTICLE HERE

Shen beats Warwick, wins NY Regional Nov 24, 2007

Harris wins individual title By Christopher Hunt     WAPPINGERS FALLS — Dan Harris came through the mile in fifth, went through the second mile mark in fifth. It looked like he had a front row seat to the real race. But instead, he was just biding his time, waiting to steal the show.  FULL STORY HERE

Road to Portland: Here They Come Nov 25, 2007

U.S. Fayetteville-Manlius earns their trip to NTNThe last Nike Team National Regionals took place Saturday morning and afternoon, as the New York, Northeast and Southeast Regions were each run.  Some teams surprisingly qualified for NTN, while a few top teams did not live up to expectations.  Check in for summaries, articles, photos and videos of each region.  New information will be posted throughout the next few days.QualifiersNTN New York Girls: Fayetteville-Manlius & Burnt-HillsNTN New York Boys: Shenendehowa & Warwick ValleyNTN Northeast Girls: Lincoln-Sudbury (MA) & Voorhees (NJ)NTN Northeast Boys: Brookline (MA) & Danbury (CT)NTN Southeast Girls: Collins Hill (GA) & Tatnall (DE)NTN Southeast Boys: Oak Ridge (TN) & Thomas Jefferson (VA)