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{{More footnotes needed|date=March 2021}}
The '''Eastbay-Foot Locker Cross Country Championships''' are a series of annual [[cross country running]] races held in various regions of the United States to determine the premier cross country runner in various age groups, but mainly serves to find the best prep (high school) cross country athlete in the country. The event began in 1979 by the [[F. W. Woolworth Company]], which initially branded it as the Kinney Cross Country Championships, (for the [[Kinney Shoes]] division) at [[Morley Field Sports Complex]] in [[Balboa Park (San Diego)|Balboa Park]] in [[San Diego, California]], before Woolworth rebranded the event in 1993 to the [[Foot Locker]] Cross Country Championships for Woolworth's sporting goods company. For most people associated with the sport, the name was just shortened to Foot Locker or even abbreviated in [[Agate (typography)|agate]] results as FL (the ticker symbol of the company today). In 2021 the event was rebranded again as the Eastbay Cross Country Championships after the Foot Locker owned company. The event is the longest-running national cross country race for high school students.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/10/18/4346902/foot-locker-and-asics-continue.html|title=Foot Locker and ASICS Continue Running Support|date=October 18, 2012|work=Herald Online|access-date=3 November 2012}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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==Regional championships==
Annually there are a total of four regional championship races (usually in late November), that lead up to the national championship in San Diego in December.

===Northeast Regional===
The Northeast Region comprises most of the states in New England (Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont) plus Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia.<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/northeast/ Foot Locker Northeast Region], retrieved Nov. 9, 2009</ref> After being held at [[Van Cortlandt Park]] in the Bronx, New York for its first 30 years, in 2009 it moved to [[Sunken Meadow State Park]] in Kings Park, Long Island, before moving back to Van Cortlandt Park in 2012.

===Midwest Regional===
The Midwest Region comprises the heartland states and is by far the largest region in the FLCCC series, which has states including: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, and Michigan. This event is held at the [[University of Wisconsin–Parkside]] yearly.

=== South Regional ===
The South Region is made up of states in the southern and southeastern United States including: Florida, Texas, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas, Mississippi, West Virginia, and Louisiana. The South Region event is held annually at [[McAlpine Creak Park|McAlpine Creek Park]] in Charlotte, North Carolina.

=== West Regional ===
The West Region is considered by many to be the most potent region with the most runners appearing in the national championship. States included in the west: California, Washington, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Wyoming, and Overseas Military. This regional race is generally conducted at [[Mount San Antonio College]] in Walnut, California and is generally a week later than the other three regional races.

== National Championship ==

The Foot Locker 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 {{convert|5|km|mi|sp=us}}, for superiority in both individual and regional standings. The top ten runners from each region are invited to the [[List of United States High School Athletic Championships|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.

== Race divisions ==

The number of divisions vastly differs on the region, however there are races set aside for specific age groups and one or two open events sponsored by Nike for athletes not in high school (parents, fans, supporters) to compete in.

=== Common regional divisions ===

*Seeded Girls
*Seeded Boys
*Freshman Girls
*Freshman Boys
*Sophomore Girls
*Sophomore Boys
*Junior Girls 
*Junior Boys
*Senior Girls
*Senior Boys

=== Additional regional divisions ===

The '''West Regional''' contains the following additional divisions:
*7th and 8th grade

The '''South Regional''' contains the following additional divisions:
*Nike Masters for both men and women
*Ages 10 and under
*Ages 11 and 12
*Ages 13 and 14

== Courses ==

The Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, then referred to as the Kinney Cross Country Championships started off as a small event in San Diego, California in 1979. The races moved to Orlando for the 1981 and 1982 national championships, but quickly was moved back to Balboa Park in San Diego in 1983. Additional races run in Orlando were held in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001.

=== Orlando, Florida ===

The Orlando course was extremely flat, but deceivingly slow in terms of runners' times. Patches of grass and sand were scattered throughout the flat, 5,000m course.

'''All-Time Orlando Kinney/FL Cross Country Championships Record—Boys:''' Dathan Ritzenhein, 14:29, 1999

'''All-Time Orlando Kinney/FL Cross Country Championships Record—Girls:''' Amber Trotter, 16:24, 2001

=== San Diego, California ===

Balboa Park in San Diego has served as the most frequent venue for the national championships. The course is winded in a figure-8 fashion through the Morley Field portion of the nearly {{cvt|5|km2}} park. There is no shortage of hills and mounds, which makes this course the definitive cross country course. (Although the San Diego venue has always been Balboa Park, the Championships in 1979 and 1980 were run on a course other than Morley Field—a course on the western edge of Balboa Park.)

'''All-Time Balboa Park San Diego/CA Cross Country Championships Record—Boys:''' [[Reuben Reina]], 14:36, 1985

'''All-Time Balboa Park San Diego/CA Cross Country Championships Record—Girls:''' [[Melody Fairchild]], 16:39, 1990

== Past results ==

In addition to a national champion being crowned in each gender division, the top 15 finishers in each gender division receive [[All-American]] honors and an overall team champion is declared based on which region had won the meet.

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|- style="background:beige"
!colspan="14"|Footlocker National Champions
|- style="background:beige"
!
!colspan="6"|Boys
!colspan="6"|Girls
!
|- style="background:beige"
!Year
!Athlete
!Time
!Grade
!Region
!State
!Video
!Athlete
!Time
!Grade
!Region
!State
!Video
!Course
|-
|align="center"|'''2024'''
|Tamrat Gavenas<ref>[https://footlockercc.com/2024/results/nationals/BoysChampionship.pdf 2024 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''15:23.9'''
|12
|Northeast
|MA
| {{YouTube|EpVf_M8MRn4}}
|[[Elizabeth Leachman]]<ref>[https://footlockercc.com/2024/results/nationals/GirlsChampionship.pdf 2024 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:31.1'''
|11
|South
|TX
| {{YouTube|Kb_S55YD9t4}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2023'''
|Drew Griffith<ref>[https://www.footlockercc.com/2023/results/nationals/BoysChampionship.pdf 2023 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''15:06.9'''
|12
|Northeast
|PA
| {{YouTube|QRNV8lwtHDo}}
|[[Elizabeth Leachman]]<ref>[https://www.footlockercc.com/2023/results/nationals/GirlsChampionship.pdf 2023 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''16:50.7'''
|10
|South
|TX
| {{YouTube|gEKNqPpcXMc}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2022'''
|Kole Mathison<ref>[https://www.footlockercc.com/2022/results/nationals/BoysChampionship.pdf 2022 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''14:56.6'''
|12
|Midwest
|IN
| {{YouTube|hwKP7m6qSTI}}
|Karrie Baloga<ref>[https://www.footlockercc.com/2022/results/nationals/GirlsChampionship.pdf 2022 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''16:49.2'''
|12
|Northeast
|NY
| {{YouTube|hwKP7m6qSTI}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2021'''
|Riley Hough<ref>[https://footlockercc.com/2021/results/nationals/BoysChampionship.pdf 2021 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''15:11.4'''
|12
|Midwest
|MI
| {{YouTube|5G4aTuBpxRg}}
|Natalie Cook<ref>[https://footlockercc.com/2021/results/nationals/GirlsChampionship.pdf 2021 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:15.0'''
|12
|South
|TX
| {{YouTube|5G4aTuBpxRg}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2019'''
|Josh Methner<ref>[https://wisconsinrunner.com/results/flcc2019/nationals/BoysChampionship.pdf 2019 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''15:08.8'''
|12
|Midwest
|IL
| {{YouTube|TuqjBjvoBR0}}
|Zofia Dudek<ref>[https://wisconsinrunner.com/results/flcc2019/nationals/GirlsChampionship.pdf 2019 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''16:45.0'''
|12
|Midwest
|MI
| {{YouTube|qlBZBtykEHY}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2018'''
|[[Cole Hocker]]<ref>[https://www.wisconsinrunner.com/results/flcc2018/results/nationals/BoysChampionship.pdf 2018 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''15:13.7'''
|12
|Midwest
|IN
| {{YouTube|f57cWMSiZ-s}}
|Sydney Masciarelli<ref>[https://www.wisconsinrunner.com/results/flcc2018/results/nationals/GirlsChampionship.pdf 2018 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:00.3'''
|10
|Northeast
|CT
| {{YouTube|O9rA9EFa7QA}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2017'''
|[[Dylan Jacobs]]<ref>[http://footlockercc.com/2017/results/nationals/boys-splits.html 2017 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''15:19'''
|12
|Midwest
|IL
| {{YouTube|VTisWoIMeUo}}
|Claudia Lane<ref>[http://footlockercc.com/2017/results/nationals/girls-splits.html 2017 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:03'''
|11
|West
|CA
| {{YouTube|VTisWoIMeUo}}
|San Diego
|-

|align="center"|'''2016'''
|Reed Brown<ref>[http://footlockercc.com/2016/results/nationals/BoysChampionship.pdf 2016 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''15:01'''
|12
|South
|TX
| {{YouTube|zsl1xeVHvlY}}
|Claudia Lane<ref>[http://footlockercc.com/2016/results/nationals/GirlsChampionship.pdf 2016 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:04'''
|10
|West
|CA
| {{YouTube|HCuohnz_gWo}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2015'''
|[[Drew Hunter|Andrew Hunter]]<ref>[http://footlockercc.com/2015/results/nationals/BoysChampionship.pdf 2015 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''14:55'''
|12
|South
|VA
|  {{YouTube|1zFcAqNQBZY}}
|[[Weini Kelati]]<ref>[http://footlockercc.com/2015/results/nationals/GirlsChampionship.pdf 2015 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:09'''
|11
|South
|VA
| {{YouTube|GOxun-VSL8U}}
|San Diego
|-

|align="center"|'''2014'''
|[[Grant Fisher]]<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2014/results/Nationals/BoysChampionship.pdf 2014 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''15:03'''
|12
|Midwest
|MI
|{{YouTube|ahVXPsYpUuE}}
|[[Anna Rohrer]]<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2014/results/Nationals/GirlsChampionship.pdf 2014 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:13'''
|12
|Midwest
|IN
|{{YouTube|VImBY0NpSig}}

|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2013'''
|[[Grant Fisher]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.footlocker/ |title=xc.com/2013/results/boyschampionship.pdf 2013 Boys Results |access-date=2019-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724050429/http://footlocker/ |archive-date=2013-07-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align="center"|'''15:07'''
 |11
|Midwest
|MI
| {{YouTube|aE7jTbZp8ww}}
|Tessa Barrett<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2013/results/girlschampionship.pdf 2013 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:16'''
|12
|Northeast
|PA
|{{YouTube|YmbRmsK8XD4}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2012'''
|[[Edward Cheserek]]<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2012/results/2012championshipboys.pdf 2012 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''14:59'''
|12
|Northeast
|NJ
|{{YouTube|5cw3b291ZvE}}
|[[Anna Rohrer]]<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2012/results/2012championshipgirls.pdf 2012 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:25'''
|10
|Midwest
|IN
|{{YouTube|a3n-HZ0e-eQ}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2011'''
|[[Edward Cheserek]]<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2011/results/2011championshipboys.pdf 2011 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''14:52'''
|11
|Northeast
|NJ
| {{YouTube|MkGmomwMDcM}}
|[[Molly Seidel]]<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2011/results/2011championshipgirls.pdf 2011 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:22'''
|12
|Midwest
|WI
| {{YouTube|VDwaTHV6ThE}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2010'''
|[[Lukas Verzbicas]]<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2010/2010boysfinalresults.html 2010 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''14:59'''
|12
|Midwest
|IL
| {{YouTube|VHxCzlTUM6I}}
|[[Aisling Cuffe]]<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2010/2010girlsfinalresults.html 2010 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''16:53'''
|12
|Northeast
|NY
| {{YouTube|EdqmVks4kgQ}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''[[2009 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships|2009]]'''
|[[Lukas Verzbicas]]<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2009/results/BoysFinal2009.pdf 2009 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''15:08'''
|11
|Midwest
|IL
| Highlights {{YouTube|Xs0tTApZOsc}}
|Megan Goethals<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2009/results/GirlsFinal2009.pdf 2009 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:07'''
|12
|Midwest
|MI
| {{YouTube|rv8R4xJlTxw}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2008'''
|Solomon Haile<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2008/BoysFinal2008.html 2008 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''15:15'''
|12
|Northeast
|MD
| {{YouTube|P_NJN4ffHlk}}
|[[Jordan Hasay]]<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2008/GirlsFinals2008.html 2008 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:22'''
|12
|West
|CA
| {{YouTube|P_NJN4ffHlk}}<!--[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_qVx-P_o1U][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKgg1soQcSE][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0g91zucNxg]-->
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2007'''
|Michael Fout<ref>[http://footlockercc.com/2007/results/BoysNationalFinals.html 2007 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''14:50'''
|12
|Midwest
|IN
| {{YouTube|jsVKauuYnjQ}}
|Ashley Brasovan<ref>[http://footlockercc.com/2007/results/GirlsFinal.html 2007 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:20'''
|11
|South
|FL
| {{YouTube|jsVKauuYnjQ}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2006'''
|Chad Hall<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/history/2006boys.htm 2006 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''15:20'''
|12
|West
|CA
| {{YouTube|PJDzi0dls88}}
|Kathy Kroeger<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/history/2006girls.htm 2006 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:29'''
|10
|South
|TN
| {{YouTube|PJDzi0dls88}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2005'''
|AJ Acosta<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2005/BoysNational.html 2005 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''15:02'''
|12
|West
|CA
|
|[[Jordan Hasay]]<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2005/GIRLSNATIONAL2005.html 2005 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:05'''
|9
|West
|CA
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2004'''
|Kenneth Cormier<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2004/ 2004 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''15:22'''
|12
|West
|AZ
| {{YouTube|7k0J4ZWyQwo}}
|Aislinn Ryan<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2004/ 2004 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:31'''
|11
|Northeast
|NY
| {{YouTube|-jf7O4GnFjs}}
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2003'''
|Matthew Withrow
|align="center"|'''14:55'''
|12
|Midwest
|IL
|<!--[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgJZt0UOos]-->
|Katelyn Kaltenbach
|align="center"|'''17:24'''
|11
|Midwest
|CO
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''2002'''
|[[Chris Solinsky]]<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2002/2002boys.html 2002 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''14:41'''
|12
|Midwest
|WI
|
|Zoe Nelson<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2002/2002girls.html 2002 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''17:30'''
|10
|West
|MT
|
|San Diego
|- style="background:lemonchiffon"
|align="center"|'''2001'''
|Timothy Moore<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2001/2001_boys_results.htm 2001 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''14:50'''
|12
|Midwest
|MI
|
|Amber Trotter<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2001/2001_girls_results.htm 2001 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''16:24'''
|12
|West
|CA
|
|Orlando
|- style="background:lemonchiffon"
|align="center"|'''2000'''
|[[Dathan Ritzenhein]]<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2000/flmen_finals_2000.htm 2000 Boys Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''14:35'''
|12
|Midwest
|MI
|<!--[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0g91zucNxg]-->
|[[Sara Hall (runner)|Sara Bei]]<ref>[http://www.footlockercc.com/2000/flwomen_finals_2000.htm 2000 Girls Results]</ref>
|align="center"|'''16:55'''
|12
|West
|CA
|
|Orlando
|- style="background:lemonchiffon"
|align="center"|'''1999'''
|[[Dathan Ritzenhein]]
|align="center"|'''14:29'''
|11
|Midwest
|MI
|<!--[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbsAC1n-AC0]-->
|Victoria Chang
|align="center"|'''17:05'''
|12
|West
|HI
|
|Orlando
|- style="background:lemonchiffon"
|align="center"|'''1998'''
|[[Jorge Torres (athlete)|Jorge Torres]]
|align="center"|'''15:17'''
|12
|Midwest
|IL
|
|Erin Sullivan
|align="center"|'''17:35'''
|12
|Northeast
|VT
|
|Orlando
|- style="background:lemonchiffon"
|align="center"|'''1997'''
|Abdirizak Mohamud
|align="center"|'''15:22'''
|12
|Northeast
|MA
|
|Erin Sullivan
|align="center"|'''17:22'''
|11
|Northeast
|VT
|
|Orlando
|-
|align="center"|'''1996'''
|Abdirizak Mohamud
|align="center"|'''15:21'''
|11
|Northeast
|MA
|
|Kristen Gordon
|align="center"|'''17:34'''
|12
|West
|CA
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''1995'''
|Abdul Alzindani
|align="center"|'''15:11'''
|12
|Midwest
|MI
|
|[[Kim Mortensen]]
|align="center"|'''17:12'''
|12
|West
|CA
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''1994'''
|Matt Downin
|align="center"|'''14:58'''
|12
|Northeast
|NH
|
|Julia Stamps
|align="center"|'''16:41'''
|10
|West
|CA
|<!--[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz-r2aoveQE]-->
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''1993'''
|[[Adam Goucher]]
|align="center"|'''14:41'''
|12
|Midwest
|CO
|
|Erin Davis
|align="center"|'''17:11'''
|9
|Northeast
|NY
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''1992'''
|Brendan Heffernan
|align="center"|'''15:13'''
|12
|Northeast
|NJ
|
|Amanda White
|align="center"|'''17:34'''
|12
|Northeast
|MD
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''1991'''
|Corey Ihmels
|align="center"|'''15:03'''
|12
|Midwest
|ND
|
|Liz Mueller
|align="center"|'''17:21'''
|11
|Northeast
|CT
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''1990'''
|Louie Quintana
|align="center"|'''15:07'''
|12
|West
|CA
|
|[[Melody Fairchild]]
|align="center"|'''16:39'''
|12
|Midwest
|CO
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''1989'''
|Bryan Dameworth
|align="center"|'''14:49'''
|12
|West
|CA
|
|Melody Fairchild
|align="center"|'''17:05'''
|11
|Midwest
|CO
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''1988'''
|Brian Grosso
|align="center"|'''15:03'''
|12
|Midwest
|MI
|
|Celeste Susnis
|align="center"|'''17:14'''
|11
|Midwest
|IN
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''1987'''
|[[Bob Kennedy (athlete)|Bob Kennedy]]
|align="center"|'''14:59'''
|12
|Midwest
|OH
|<!--[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMRrHL1Vukc]-->
|Kira Jorgensen
|align="center"|'''17:08'''
|11
|West
|CA
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''1986'''
|[[Marc Davis (athlete)|Marc Davis]]
|align="center"|'''14:38'''
|12
|West
|CA
| {{YouTube|GWNT2hqnoaA}}
|Erin Keogh
|align="center"|'''16:55'''
|12
|South
|VA
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''1985'''
|[[Reuben Reina]]
|align="center"|'''14:36'''
|12
|South
|TX
|{{YouTube|NhpDLTuSpcU}}
|Erin Keogh
|align="center"|'''16:43'''
|11
|South
|VA
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''1984'''
|Scott Fry
|align="center"|'''14:50'''
|12
|Midwest
|OH
|
|[[Cathy O'Brien (athlete)|Cathy Schiro]]
|align="center"|'''16:48'''
|12
|Northeast
|NH
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''1983'''
|[[Matt Giusto]]
|align="center"|'''14:54'''
|12
|West
|CA
|
|[[Janet Smith (runner)|Janet Smith]]
|align="center"|'''16:43'''
|12
|Northeast
|NJ
|
|San Diego
|- style="background:lemonchiffon"
|align="center"|'''1982'''
|Eric Reynolds
|align="center"|'''14:35'''
|12
|West
|CA
|
|Christine Curtin
|align="center"|'''16:58'''
|11
|Northeast
|NY
|
|Orlando
|- style="background:lemonchiffon"
|align="center"|'''1981'''
|Charles Alexander
|align="center"|'''14:51'''
|12
|South
|VA
|<!--[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgY0eira-EU]-->
|Connie Robinson
|align="center"|'''16:40'''
|12
|Midwest
|OH
|<!--[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgY0eira-EU]-->
|Orlando
|-
|align="center"|'''1980'''
|Jay Marden
|align="center"|'''14:53'''
|12
|West
|CA
|
|[[Ceci Hopp]]
|align="center"|'''17:12'''
|12
|Northeast
|CT
|
|San Diego
|-
|align="center"|'''1979'''
|Brent Steiner
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|12
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|Ellen Lyons
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== Repeat national champions ==

There have only been a total of six girls and five boys who have repeated as Foot Locker national champions. None have been national champions three times at the Kinney/FL Cross Country Championships.

=== Boys with two national championships ===

*  Grant Fisher won in 2013 and 2014
*  Edward Cheserek won in 2011 and 2012. 
*  Lukas Verzbicas won in 2009 and 2010.
*  Dathan Ritzenhein won in 1999 and 2000. 
*  Abdirizak Mohamud won in 1996 and 1997.

=== Girls with two national championships ===

*  Elizabeth Leachman won in 2023 and 2024
*  Claudia Lane won in 2016 and 2017.
*  Anna Rohrer won in 2012 and 2014.
*  Jordan Hasay won in 2005 and 2008. 
*  Erin Sullivan won in 1997 and 1998. 
*  Melody Fairchild won in 1989 and 1990. 
*  Erin Keogh won in 1985 and 1986.

==Foot Locker Champions to win NCAA titles==

There have been a total of sixteen Foot Locker Champions to win NCAA Titles in Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, or Outdoor Track and Field, including eleven men and five women.

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==Alumni==
{{more citations needed|date=October 2016}}
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* [[Jen Rhines]]
* [[Deena Kastor]] (née Drossin)<ref>{{Cite web|title = 2015 Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field: Championship|url = https://www.ncaa.com/2015-division-i-mens-and-womens-track-and-field-championship|website = NCAA.com|access-date = 2015-11-10}}</ref>
* [[Amy Rudolph]]
* [[Milena Glusac]]
* [[Dathan Ritzenhein]]
* [[Alan Webb (runner)|Alan Webb]]
* [[Ryan Hall (runner)|Ryan Hall]]
* [[Alan Culpepper]]
* [[Chris Derrick]]
* [[Adam Goucher]]
* [[Kara Goucher]] (née Wheeler)
* [[Jordan Hasay]]
* [[Galen Rupp]]
* [[Sara Slattery]] (née Gorton)
* [[Steve Slattery]]
* [[Suzy Favor Hamilton]]
* [[Lauren Fleshman]]
* [[Chris Solinsky]]
* [[Molly Huddle]]
* [[Sara Hall (athlete)|Sara Hall]] (née Bei)
* [[Cheri Goddard-Kenah]]
* [[Meb Keflezighi]]
* [[Marc Davis (athlete)|Marc Davis]]
* [[Billy Nelson (athlete)]]
* [[Steve Taylor (runner)]]
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==See also==
{{Portal|California}}
*{{section link|Gatorade Player of the Year awards|Cross Country}}
*[[Champs Sports Bowl]] (sponsored by a Foot Locker division)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://footlockercc.com/ Foot Locker Cross Country Championships] – Official website
* [http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ncaa.htm NCAA Division I Championships (Men)]
* [http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ncaaw.htm NCAA Division I Championships (Women)]

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