Champs Sports Cross Country Championship
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The Champs Sports (formerly Kinney, Foot Locker, East Bay) National Cross Country Championship is held annually in San Diego's Balboa Park (though it has been held in Orlando, Florida on seven occasions), just as it started in 1979. A total of 40 elite cross-country runners race 5 kilometers (3.1 mi), for superiority in both individual and regional standings. The top ten runners from each region are invited to the national championship in San Diego, with each region also sending two alternates. From 1981–2004, the race had 32 runners, with each region sending eight. In 1979–1980, there were 35 runners from five regions. |
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Kinney/Foot Locker/East Bay/ Champs Sports Cross Country Regional Championship (Boy’s) |
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West Virginia at Regional Championship Results (National Qualifiers): |
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YEAR |
PLACE |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
GRADE |
MEET |
TIME |
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1981 |
1st |
Steve Taylor |
St. Marys HS |
11th |
Kinney Northeast Regional (NY) |
15:18.8 |
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1982 |
4th |
Steve Taylor |
St. Marys HS |
12th |
Kinney Northeast Regional (NY) |
15:23.9 |
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1982 |
10th |
Brian Redman |
Keyser HS |
11th |
Kinney Northeast Regional (NY) |
? |
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1992 |
4th |
Mikey Cox |
Athens HS |
12th |
Kinney South Regional Charlotte (NC) |
15:29 |
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2002 |
7th |
Justin Simpson |
Oak Glen HS |
12th |
Foot Locker South Regional Charlotte (NC) |
15:06.09 |
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2010 |
7th |
Cody Pelliccioni |
Morgantown HS |
12th |
Foot Locker South Regional Charlotte (NC) |
15:04 |
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2022 |
8th |
Brayden Marshall |
Winfield HS |
11th |
Champs Sports South Regional Charlotte (NC) |
15:00.3 |
[Note: Brian Redman of Keyser High, placed 10th at the 1982 Kinney Northeast Regional at Van Cortlandt Park in New York, NY. Only the top 8 qualified, however two runners in the top 8 could not go due to injury, so Redman was offered a spot at the National Final.]
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Kinney/Foot Locker/East Bay/ Champs Sports Cross Country Regional Championship (Girl’s) |
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West Virginia at Regional Championship Results (National Qualifiers): |
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YEAR |
PLACE |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
GRADE |
MEET |
TIME |
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2012 |
3rd |
Maggie Drazba |
St. Marys HS |
12th |
Foot Locker South Regional Charlotte (NC) |
17:10 |
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2012 |
10th |
Amelia Paladino |
University HS |
11th |
Foot Locker South Regional Charlotte (NC) |
17:32 |
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2013 |
2nd |
Amelia Paladino |
University HS |
12th |
Foot Locker South Regional Charlotte (NC) |
17:04 |
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2017 |
2nd |
Victoria Starcher |
Ripley HS |
10th |
Foot Locker South Regional Charlotte (NC) |
17:28 |
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2021 |
8th |
Irene Riggs |
Morgantown HS |
11th |
East Bay South Regional Charlotte (NC) |
17:21.95 |
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2022 |
10th |
Alyssa Sauro |
Williamstown HS |
10th |
Champs Sports South Regional Charlotte (NC) |
17:32.3 |
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Kinney/Foot Locker/East Bay/ Champs Sports Cross Country National Championship (Boy’s) |
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West Virginia at National Championship Results: |
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YEAR |
PLACE |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
GRADE |
MEET |
TIME |
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1981 |
7th |
Steve Taylor |
St. Marys HS |
11th |
Kinney National Championship / Kissimmee, FL |
15:05.1 |
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1982 |
3rd |
Steve Taylor |
St. Marys HS |
12th |
Kinney National Championship / Kissimmee, FL |
14:53.6 |
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1982 |
23rd |
Brian Redman |
Keyser HS |
11th |
Kinney National Championship / Kissimmee, FL |
15:30.5 |
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1992 |
12th |
Mikey Cox |
Athens HS |
12th |
Kinney National Championship / San Diego (CA) |
15:43.5 |
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2002 |
23rd |
Justin Simpson |
Oak Glen HS |
12th |
Foot Locker National Championship / San Diego (CA) |
15:40.5 |
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2010 |
36th |
Cody Pelliccioni |
Morgantown HS |
12th |
Foot Locker National Championship / San Diego (CA) |
16:00 |
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2022 |
23rd |
Brayden Marshall |
Winfield HS |
11th |
Champs Sports National Championship / San Diego (CA) |
15:36.1 |
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Kinney/Foot Locker/East Bay/ Champs Sports Cross Country National Championship (Girl’s) |
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West Virginia at National Championship Results: |
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YEAR |
PLACE |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
GRADE |
MEET |
TIME |
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2012 |
22nd |
Maggie Drazba |
St. Marys HS |
12th |
Foot Locker National Championship / San Diego (CA) |
18:06 |
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2012 |
30th |
Amelia Paladino |
University HS |
11th |
Foot Locker National Championship / San Diego (CA) |
18:26 |
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2013 |
11th |
Amelia Paladino |
University HS |
12th |
Foot Locker National Championship / San Diego (CA) |
17:45 |
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2017 |
29th |
Victoria Starcher |
Ripley HS |
10th |
Foot Locker National Championship / San Diego (CA) |
18:46.6 |
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2021 |
14th |
Irene Riggs |
Morgantown HS |
11th |
East Bay National Championship / San Diego (CA) |
17:48.5 |
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2022 |
9th |
Alyssa Sauro |
Williamstown HS |
10th |
Champs Sports National Championship / San Diego (CA) |
17:39.2 |
Compiled by Mike McMillion (12/10/2022)