Hasay finishes third at Foot Locker national championships

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Ashley Brasovan of West Palm Beach (Fla.) Wellington High, and Michael Fout of LaPorte High in Indiana, won the 2007 Foot Locker national championships in cross-country today on a muddy course at Morley Field in San Diego’s Balboa Park.

Junior Jordan Hasay of San Luis Obispo Mission Prep, the West Regional champion and the national winner as a freshman, jumped to an early lead, running the first mile in 5 minutes 18 seconds.

She maintained her advantage through the second mile, but Brasovan made her move and passedHasay on the hill, as did junior Kathy Kroeger, the 2006 national champion from Franklin (Tenn.) Independence High, who took over second place.

Brasovan, also a junior, never relinquished her lead and finished in 17:20. Kroeger was the runner-up in 17:28, and Hasay was third in 17:31.

Kauren Tarver of Phelan Serrano finished 10th in 17:53. It marked the third time the senior has finished among the top 10 runners in her four appearances in the nationals.

Senior Riley Sullivan of Trabuco Hills finished 20th in the boys’ race with a time of 15:46. Fout, also a senior, won the race in 14:50.

-- Editor Bob, with lots of help

-- Image by Mark Smith