Foot Locker Cross Country National Champions Claudia Lane of Malibu, Calif. and Dylan Jacobs of Orland Park, Ill. Photo: Victah Sailer
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The 80 finalists that competed in the 2017 Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships.
Olympian and 3000m steeplechase champion Emma Coburn attended the festivities, cheering runners on as they completed the 5K race.
Forty of the nation’s top female high school runners at the starting line of the 2017 Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships.
Female high school runners break from the starting line at the 2017 Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships.
2017 Foot Locker Cross Country National Champion Claudia Lane of Malibu, Calif.
A pack of runners chases leader Claudia Lane (not pictured) during the girls’ race.
Claudia Lane leading the way during the girls’ race.
Katherine Lee of Wading River, N.Y. in the midst of the pack during the girls’ race.
Katelynne Hart of Glen Ellyn, Ill. in the midst of the pack during the girls’ race.
Claudia Lane prepares to break the tape at the finish line, placing first with a time of 17:03.4.
Katelynne Hart of Glen Ellyn, Ill. and Olivia Theis of Lansing, Mich. finishing second and third.
Forty of the nation’s top male high school runners at the starting line of the 2017 Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships.
Male high school runners break from the starting line at the 2017 Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships.
Graydon Morris of Aledo, Texas in the midst of the pack during the boys’ race.
Dylan Jacobs and Graydon Morris during the boys’ race.
The pack of runners at the 1000m mark during the boys’ race.
Dylan Jacobs breaking away from the pack during the boys’ race.
Dylan Jacobs breaks the tape at the finish line, placing first with a time of 15:19.7.
Graydon Morris of Aledo, Texas finishing second.
Daniel Kilrea of La Grange Park, Ill. places third ahead of John Tatter of Winston-Salem, N.C.
John Tatter of Winston-Salem, N.C. finishing fourth.
Foot Locker Cross Country National Champions Claudia Lane of Malibu, Calif. and Dylan Jacobs of Orland Park, Ill.
Foot Locker Cross Country National Champions Claudia Lane of Malibu, Calif. and Dylan Jacobs of Orland Park, Ill.
Female competitors representing the Midwest region at the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships.
Male competitors representing the Midwest region at the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships.
Male competitors representing the West region at the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships.
Female competitors representing the West region at the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships.
Male competitors representing the South region at the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships.
Claudia Lane And Dylan Jacobs: The 2017 Foot Locker XC National Champions
The 39th annual Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships took place on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Balboa Park’s Morley Field in San Diego, Calif. Forty female and 40 male high school athletes (10 from each region–Northeast, West, Midwest and South) traveled to San Diego to race along the spectator-lined 5-kilometer route as morning temperatures climbed into the mid-60s. Though wildfires raged in Southern California communities north of San Diego, the skies stayed clear of smoke for the runners, giving them pleasantly warm running conditions instead.
High school junior Claudia Lane of Malibu, Calif. won the girls’ race for the second year in a row with a final time of 17:03.4. Other female athletes that finished within the top five included: Katelynne Hart (17:22.5), Olivia Theis (17:22.6), Katherine Lee (17:38.3) and Jacqueline Gaughan (17:44.6).
High school senior Dylan Jacobs of Orland Park, Ill. won the boys’ race with a final time of 15:19.7. Other male athletes that finished within the top five included: Graydon Morris (15:23.3), Daniel Kilrea (15:27.3), John Tatter (15:27.9) and Jake Renfree (15:38.7).
Browse the gallery above to see photos from last weekend’s races. All photos by PhotoRun.
