Foot Locker Championships coming

Registration in now open for the 35th annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships West Regional - Open Division, Dec. 7 at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.

The top high school cross-country runners from more than 10 states will compete in the 5,000-meter race at the West Regional hoping to qualify for as a national finalist. The West Regional is composed of athletes from California, Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and U.S. citizens in Overseas Military Installations.

The West Regional is one of four regional 5K races nationwide. The Northeast (Bronx, N.Y.), Midwest (Kenosha, Wis.), and South (Charlotte, N.C.) are holding regional races Nov. 30. Event organizers are expecting more than 10,000 of the nation’s leading high school runners to compete at the regional meets.

The top 10 finishers from each seeded regional race qualify for the Foot Locker Cross Country National Finals Dec. 14 in San Diego.

All non-high school runners are welcome to register for the Dec. 7 Open Race. Registration can be found online at https://www.footlockercc.com.

West Regional schedule: 7:15 a.m.: 7th/8th Grade Boys, Girls’ 2-miler: 7:30 a.m.: Foot Locker Supporter Race (Open Race); 7:40 a.m.: Freshman/Sophomore Girls race; 7:55 a.m.: Freshman/Sophomore Boys race; 8:10 a.m.: Junior Girls race; 8:25 a.m.: Junior Boys race: 8:40 a.m.: Senior Girls race; 8:55 a.m.: Senior Boys race; 9:10 a.m.: Freshman/Sophomore Girls All-West Regional Race; 9:25 a.m.: Freshman/Sophomore Boys All-West Regional Race; 9:55 a.m.: Seeded Girls race; 10:40 a.m.: Seeded Boys race.

— From staff reports.