AAU Cross Country National Championships
At AAU Cross Country National Championships in Knoxville, TN, 7LRC had a tremendous showing.
4 National Champions
- Emma Pham – 9-year-old girl – Emma’s perfect season culminated in this National Champion title having gone undefeated throughout the fall.
- Morgan Byford – 9-year-old boy – Morgan brought home the first place medal in a dramatic crossing of the finish line within a split second of his teammate Graham Wilson, who narrowly missed first place for 10-year-olds.
- Grace Love – 11-year-old girl – This is Grace’s 3rd National Champion title having just won the 11-year-old race in the 2022 Cross Country Coaches Youth National Championships a couple of weeks ago.
- Patricio Pardo – 11-year-old boy – This is Patricio’s 3rd National Champion title having won cross country and 3K titles last fall and last summer.
7LRC had the most individual winners.
4 Team Trophies, including 1st Place
- 9/10 boys – 1st place
- 9/10 girls – 2nd place
- 11/12 boys – 3rd place
- 11/12 girls – 3rd place
9 All-Americans (Top 8)
In addition to our four 1st place finishers, these athletes are also All-Americans.
- Ben Waterman – 17/18 boys – 4th place
- Katie Morey – 14-year-old girl – 5th place
- Mckenna Coffman – 10-year-old girl – 7th place
- Graham Wilson -10-year-old boy – 2nd place
- Kai Wedge – 8-year-old boy – 4th place
23 Medalists (Top 25)
In addition to our 9 All-Americans, these athletes also earned medals in their races.
- Joseph Cremers – 15/16 boys – 23rd place
- Elizabeth Mumm – 14-year-old girl – 18th place
- Emilia Pardo – 14-year-old girl – 19th place
- Jonah Greszler – 14-year-old boy – 14th place
- Owen Heilman -13-year-old boy – 13th place
- Arin Joshi – 13-year-old boy – 24th place
- Molly Dugan – 11-year-old girl – 9th place
- Emma Waterman – 11-year-old girl – 20th place
- Alex Graham – 12-year-old boy – 18th place
- William Byford – 11-year-old boy – 22nd place
- Ophelia Lindstrom – 9-year-old girl – 13th place
- Aven McIntosh – 9-year-old girl – 22nd place
- Anay Sood – 10-year-old boy – 19th place
- Luke Roy – 9-year-old boy – 16th place
We had so many great efforts from our athletes, but one stands out for me the most is when Jake Pigott ran almost the entire race without a spike shoe. Just imagine racing in the very muddy, slippery and over stones without a shoe. I know Jake was disappointed since he wasn’t able to run his best, but the 11/12 boys finished 3rd in the team scoring by one point due to Jake’s incredible toughness! You know the expression…..Taking One For The Team!
Thanks again for an amazing season and putting 7Locks on the Map!
Coach Heilman
Cross Country Coaches Youth National Championships
Grace Love brought home her second national title for 7LRC winning the 11-year-old girls race at the Cross Country Coaches Youth National Championships in Shelbyville, IN. Owen Heilman and Graham Wilson earned 6th and 8th place medals in the 13-year-old and 10-year-old age groups, respectively, and 11-year-old Emma Waterman had a strong finish missing a medal by only 1 second.
