Nike Cross Nationals 2009

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The 2009 Nike Cross Nationals were held at Portland Meadows in Portland, Oregon on December 5, 2009. It was the sixth edition of the nationals, and for the second year in a row individual runners were allowed to compete alongside team qualifiers. The boys' race was won by Craig Lutz, a junior from Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas, in a championship record time of 15:09.2 for the 5 km course. Lutz came from third to first in the closing stages of the race, overtaking Joe Rosa and just holding off a strong kick from Elias Gedyon. The top five finishers in the boys' race were all juniors.

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On the team side, Boerne Samuel V. Champion High School from Boerne, Texas narrowly defeated Joel E. Ferris High School from Spokane, Washington and defending champion The Woodlands High School from The Woodlands, Texas. Boerne Champion held a narrow lead from 3 km on out, gaining the biggest advantage from their second runner Nathan Christianson who finished 16th in team scoring to Ferris' second runner Alexander Avilia who finished 36th.

The girls' race was won by Katie Flood, a senior from Dowling Catholic High School in Des Moines, Iowa, who just held off Kathleen Stevens of Blacksburg High School in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Results

Boys' Championship 5km

Individual race
RankAthleteGradeSchoolTime (m:s.mm)
Gold medal icon.svg Craig Lutz11 Flag of Texas.svg Marcus High School 15:09.2
Silver medal icon.svg Elias Gedyon11 Flag of California.svg Loyola High School 15:09.5
Bronze medal icon.svg Joe Rosa11 Flag of New Jersey.svg WW-P North High School 15:09.8
4Ammar Moussa11 Flag of California.svg Arcadia High School 15:17.6
5Zach Wills11 Flag of Ohio.svg Mason High School 15:18.5
6Sherod Hardt12 Flag of Arizona.svg Queen Creek High School 15:18.7
7David Osborn12 Flag of Indiana.svg Chesterton High School 15:19.6
8Ben Johnston12 Flag of Washington.svg North Central High School 15:22.3
9Justin Vilhauer11 Flag of California.svg Redwood High School 15:24.6
10Adam Thorne12 Flag of Washington.svg Ferris High School 15:25.5

Boys' Team Championship

Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Texas.svg Boerne Samuel V. Champion High School 195
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Washington.svg Joel E. Ferris High School 201
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Texas.svg The Woodlands High School 207
4 Flag of Illinois.svg Loyola Academy 208
5 Flag of New Mexico.svg Albuquerque Academy 236
6 Flag of California.svg Dana Hills High School 238
7 Flag of Washington.svg Mead Senior High School 239
8 Flag of Utah.svg American Fork High School 247
9 Flag of New York.svg Fayetteville-Manlius High School 270
10 Flag of Rhode Island.svg Bishop Hendricken High School 284

References

    1. NikeCrossNationals.com - Nike Cross Nationals Official Site - NXN