Monday, November 26, 2012

Hauger Books Footlocker Finals Return


Shakopee High School's Maria Hauger booked a return trip to the finals of the Footlocker Cross Country Championships in San Diego, Calif. next month with a 3rd-place finish at Saturday's Footlocker Midwest Regional in Kenosha, Wisc.

Hauger (pictured, in orange), who finished 5th at the Midwest Regional a year ago, clocked 17:07 over the challenging 5K course at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside.  Anna Rohrer of Indiana won the race in 16:54; Missouri's Taylor Werner was runner-up, a second ahead of Hauger.

Hauger was the lone Minnesota qualifier for Footlocker Finals.  Cretin-Derham Hall's Kevin Docherty finished 12th in the boys race, running 15:18 for the 5K distance.  The top ten runners in each of four seeded regionls advance to Footlocker Finals on December 8.

Find complete Footlocker Midwest Regional results HERE (girls) and HERE (boys).

Find the Footlocker Cross Country Championships homepage HERE.

Photo courtesy of the Footlocker Cross Country Championships.

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