Congratulations to Sophomore Allie Fons who qualified for the Footlocker National Race in a close sprint to the finish in the Midwest Regional on Saturday while running a personal best 5k time of 17:44!  Only 1 other Wisconsinite has qualified as a sophomore - Olympian, Suzy Favor Hamilton in 1983.  The top 10 athletes from 4 national regional races will compete at the National Race in San Diego on December 10th.  Allie is one of two girls from Wisconsin to represent the Midwest this year.   The Midwest team won last year.   Allie will be one of 14 Wisconsin girls ever to qualify for Nationals since 1979.  The race on December 10th will be webcasted live on  

http://footlockercc.com/2011/webcast.shtml