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BOXING CLUB
2009 - Lukas Verzbicas, Sandburg, IL
2008 - Solomon Haile, Sherwood, MD
2007 - Michael Fout, LaPorte, IN
2006 - Chad Hall, Big Bear, CA
2005 - AJ Acosta, Oceanside, CA
2004 - Ken Cormier, Douglas, AZ
2003 - Matt Withrow, Tinley Park, IL
2002 - Chris Solinsky, Stevens Point, WI
2001 - Tim Moore, Novi, MI
2000 - Dathan Ritzenhein, Rockford, MI (LEGEND)
1999 - Dathan Ritzenhein, Rockford, MI
1998 - Jorge Torres, Wheeling, IL
1997 - Abdirizak Mohamud, Boston, MA
1996 - Abdirizak Mohamud, Boston, MA
1995 - Abdul Alzindani, Deerbon, MI
1994 - Matt Downin, Hampstead, NH
1993 - Adam Goucher, Colorado Springs, CO
1992 - Brendan Heffernan, Glen Gardner, NJ
1991 - Corey Ihmels, Williston, ND
1990 - Louie Quintana, Nipoma, CA
1989 - Bryan Dameworth, Calabasas, CA
1988 - Brian Grosso, Walled Lake, MI
1987 - Robert Kennedy, Westerville, OH
1986 - Marc Davis, San Diego, CA
1985 - Reuben Reina, San Antonio, TX
1984 - Scott Fry, Sandusky, OH Kinney
1983 - Matt Giusto, Foster City, CA
1982 - Eric Reynolds, Somos, CA
1981 - Charles Alexander, Richmond, VA
1980 - Jay Marden, Fremont, CA
1979 - Brent Steiner, Overland Park, KS
1978 - Jeff Nelson, Burbank, CA
1977 - Rod Berry, Redwood HS, Larkspur, CA
1976 - Rod Berry, Redwood HS, Larkspur, CA
1975 - Eric Hulst, Laguna Beach, CA (LEGEND)
1974 - Ralph Serna, Laora, CA
1973 - Rich Kimball, De LaSalle, CA (LEGEND)
1972 - Craig Virgin, Lebanon, IL (LEGEND)
1971 - Terry Williams, Lompoc, CA
1970 - Dave Merrick, New Lenox, IL
1969 - Randy James, Ferris, WA
1968 - Steve Prefontaine, Coos Bay, OR (LEGEND)
1967 - Steve Prefontaine, Coos Bay, OR
1966 - Marty Liquori, Essex Catholic, NJ
1965 - Rick Reilly, Ferris, WA
1964 - Jim Ryun, Witchita, KS
1963 - Gerry Lindgren, Rogers, WA (LEGEND)
1962 - Gerry Lindgren, Rogers, WA
1961 - Dave Deubner, North Eugene, OR
1960 - Fred Dellinger, Springfield, OR
1959 - Bruce Bess, La Habra, CA
1958 - Allen Chapman, Huntington, CA
1957 - Jack Hudson, El Cajon, CA
1956 - Billy Mills, Haskell, KS
1955 - Billy Mills, Haskell, KS
1954 - Arthur Dunn, Sewanhaka, NY
1953 - Mark Robbins, Roseburg, OR
1952 - Ron Meskimen, Eugene, OR
1951 - Ron Meskimen, Eugene, OR
1950 - Dick Langston, Washington, OR
1949 - Bill Dellinger, Springfield, OR
2009 - Meghan Goethals, Rochester, MI
2008 - Jordan Hasay, Arroyo Grande, CA
2007 - Ashley Brasovan, West Palm Beach, FL
2006 - Kathy Kroeger, Franklin, TN
2005 - Jordan Hasay, Arroyo Grande, CA
2004 - Aislinn Ryan, Bellvale, NY
2003 - Katelyn Kaltenbach, Aurora, CO
2002 - Zoe Nelson, Kalispel, MT
2001 - Amber Trotter, Redwood Valley, CA
2000 - Sara Bei, Santa Rosa, CA
1999 - Victoria Chang, Honolulu, HI
1998 - Erin Sullivan, Jerico, VT
1997 - Erin Sullivan, Jerico, VT
1996 - Kristen Gordon, Alamo, CA
1995 - Kim Mortensen, Thousand Oaks, CA
1994 - Julia Stamps, Santa Rosa, CA
1993 - Erin Davis, Saratoga Springs, NY
1992 - Amanda White, Cockeysville, MD
1991 - Liz Mueller, Waterford, CT
1990 - Melody Fairchild, Boulder, CO (LEGEND)
1989 - Melody Fairchild, Boulder, CO
1988 - Celeste Susnis, Wheatfield, IN
1987 - Kira Jorgensen, Vista, CA
1986 - Erin Keogh, Langely, VA
1985 - Erin Keogh, Langely, VA
1984 - Cathy Schiro, Dover, NH
1983 - Janet Smith, Edison, NJ
1982 - Christine Curtin, Bellmore, NY
1981 - Connie Robinson, Cincinnati, OH
1980 - Ceci Hopp, Greenwich, CT
1979 - Ellen Lyons, Boise, ID
1978 - Ann Henderson, Broadview Heights, OH
1977 - Lynn Jennings, Bromfield, MA
Individual National Championship History
2012-13 Edward Cheserek, Newark, NJ
One of the great prep distance runners repeated as Foot Locker National Champion. The only runner to ever break 12-minutes over the Van Cortlandt Park 4K (11:55.39), only the second runner ever (Dathan Ritzenhein 14:10/14:16 in 2001) to break 14:20 for 5000 meters on a cross country course (14:18.70); current indoor two-mile record holder 8:39.15; current indoor 5000m record holder 13:57.04.
2011-12 Edward Cheserek, Newark, NJ
After finishing 2nd to 2010 National Champion Lukas Verzbicas at Nike Cross Nationals Cheserek entered 2011 determined to win Foot Locker Nationals. In one of the greatest finals in National Championship history, Cheserek narrowly defeated Futsum Zeinesellassie to claim his title.
2010-11 Lukas Verzbicas, Sandburg, IL
In our opinion, the greatest prep cross country runner (and distance runner) of all-time. The only athlete to win both Nike Cross Nationals and Foot Locker Nationals in the same season. Is the only athlete to defeat Edward Cheserek in cross country. Ran 13:54 at Detweiller and finished out his career undefeated. The prep two-mile record holder (8:29.46); broke 4-minutes for the mile (3:59.71); and claimed the World Junior Triathlon Championships Gold Medal.
2012-13 Sarah Baxter, Simi Valley, CA
Undefeated in three years of xc competition Baxter has never lost a race. The 2011 NXN champion as a sophomore is the first high school girl to break 16-minutes for 3-miles. Won Mt. Sac in a historic 16:00 and then backed it up with a national record 15:53 3-mile win at CIF Southern Section Championships, CIF State Record 16:40 5000 meters. Finished her season as repeat Nike Cross Nationals Champion.
2010-11 Aisling Cuffe, Cornwall, NY
The 2010 Foot Locker cross country national champion, 2011 USA Junior cross country and New Balance Indoor Nationals 2-mile titles, set the junior national record in the 2-mile with a time of 9:54.22, seven-time New York state champion and five-time NYS Federation champion, won two USA Junior 5Kchampionships, in 2009 and 2010 named the Gatorade National Girls Runner of the Year in 2010-11, after winning similar state honors twice, 2011 NYS Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year.