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58-503: NTN was started in 2004 along with the other two meets in the Nike Nationals Series in order to promote the national circuit for high school competitive running. Because the series is not sanctioned by NFHS , the high school sports governing body, the meet is conducted under normal USATF Open competition rules. High school teams cannot represent their high school name directly, but instead represent clubs that consist of members of

116-524: A 15:39 victory. On the opposite side in the girls' race, the word "close" was nowhere to be found in the team scoring, as defending national champion Fayetteville–Manlius (New York) romped to an 88-point win over runner-up Saugus High School (California), 83–171, which was the in Nike Team/Cross Nationals history until the 2012 championships. With the victory, Fayetteville–Manlius became the first school to win consecutive national titles as well as

174-580: A 15:59 victory in the mud. In the team championship, California finally claimed a team national championship for the first time ever, with the Arcadia boys winning with 92 points to surprise runner-up Fayetteville–Manlius (New York)'s 135 points. Arcadia tied the inaugural 2004 national champions, York, for the lowest scoring team in NXN history. Individually for the girls, the state of Texas won their fourth individual championship in three years, with Rachel Johnson taking

232-435: A fifty-point national title victory over the defending champions, Hilton, 128–178. Illinois and New York continued their Nike Team Nationals dominance in the fourth edition of the event at Portland Meadows on December 1, 2007. For 2007, Nike began running Regional championships in nine regions: Heartland, Midwest, Northwest, Northeast, New York, South, Southwest, Southeast. California had its own 'regionals' by selection. In

290-417: A full minute faster than Verzbicas did the previous year to win NXN. An astounding nineteen of the first twenty-one runners were individual qualifiers from regions around the nation. In the team race, it came down to Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey) and Southlake Carroll (Texas) for the championship. With a four-point margin of victory, Christian Brothers Academy became the first New Jersey team to claim

348-600: A low area and a drainage basin. It is a common sight to see runners soaked in mud at the end of NXN races. Since NXN is held on the same weekend as the Foot Locker Cross Country West Regional Championship, in 2005 and 2006, the top two runners at NXN who would have otherwise competed in the west region earned automatic bids to the Foot Locker National Cross Country Championship. Again, Nike Cross Nationals

406-405: A man-made five-kilometer course that is completed with three loops, following European cross country tradition. The venue has an enclosed 3,000-seat grandstand, allowing spectators to see the whole race, unlike normal cross country meets. The infield of the track, where the course is set up, is also open to spectators who wish to get a more close-up view of the race. In 2014, the course location

464-513: A minuscule 27 points. Manlius girls scored 1–2–4 with only a Tatnall (Delaware) girl preventing a 1–2–3 Fayetteville–Manlius sweep. Saratoga High School finished runner-up with 104 points for the fourth New York 1–2 finish in NXN history. Fayetteville–Manlius had scored a perfect 15 at the New York state championships, then scored 28 at NXN-New York Regional. They scored one point less at the national finals than they did at regionals. Courtney Chapman,

522-453: A national championship with 91 points. Carroll finished with 95 points, earning the third podium finish for Texas in NXN history. Davis (Utah) claimed the first Utah podium spot by taking third place with 157 points. National Federation of State High School Associations The National Federation of State High School Associations ( NFHS ) is the body that writes the rules of competition for most high school sports and activities in

580-550: A record turnover of 7.151 million dollars at the end of the fiscal year 2015. In 2019, Foot Locker invested $ 100 million (~$ 118 million in 2023) in GOAT , an online resale marketplace for sneakers. In 2021, Foot Locker acquired Los Angeles–based athletic retailer WSS and Tokyo-based Atmos. In 2022, Foot Locker announced it would aim to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Several Foot Locker stores were damaged in rioting and looting, with two locations destroyed by arson , during

638-501: A skateboarding equipment retailer, from Alloy for $ 103 million in cash. In 2011, Foot Locker joined DoSomething.Org for the Foot Locker Scholar Athletes program, which honors high school athletes for demonstrating academic excellence and flexing their hearts on their sports teams and in their communities. On June 26, 2012, Foot Locker celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first stock offering made by its predecessor,

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696-508: A special award called the "Golden Anchor," given to the top four number five runners in each race. The 2005 race saw the introduction of an eighth man race, which was held before the main event races, and in 2006 combined with the open race. An Open Race was new to the 2006 event, with 30 top boys and girls from around the country given the chance to compete as a team on the national level; however, they did not qualify and therefore Nike did not provide their expenses or clothing. Also new to 2006

754-409: A time of 17:47. The seventh annual Nike Cross Nationals took place, as usual, at Portland Meadows on December 4, 2010. In the boys' individual race, Illinois state champion, NXN-Midwest Regional Champion, and FootLocker Midwest Regional Champion Lukas Verzbicas came to Portland Meadows looking for a Nike Cross Nationals Championship as the first part of a NXN/Footlocker sweep. Verzbicas delivered with

812-588: Is a program of the National Federation of State High School Associations that honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to high school sports or performing arts. Since 1986, the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony has been the final event of the National Federation's annual summer meeting, which is held in late June and early July and attended by board members and executives of the state high school associations. Foot Locker Foot Locker, Inc.

870-564: Is an American multinational sportswear and footwear retailer headquartered in Midtown Manhattan , New York City, and operating in over 40 countries. Although established in 1974, and founded as a separate company in 1988, Foot Locker's roots date to 1879, as it is a successor corporation to the F. W. Woolworth Company (“Woolworth's”), which changed its name to Foot Locker in 2001, as many of its freestanding stores were Kinney Shoes and Woolworth's locations. The company operates

928-555: Is tied for the second-lowest boys' score in Nike Cross Nationals history. On the girls' side, Saratoga High School (New York) completely demolished the field. Saratoga had four individuals qualify for the FootLocker Nationals out of one regional, an unprecedented feat in cross-country history. Saratoga easily outdistanced runner-up Smoky Hills High School (Aurora, Colorado) 51–125. The 2004 Saratoga team has been billed as

986-728: The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union . Only the Iowa High School Athletic Association is a full member of the NFHS; the girls' governing body is an affiliate member. The provincial associations of Canada are affiliate members of the NFHS. The NFHS publishes rules books for each sport or activity, and most states adopt those rules wholly for state high school competition including

1044-507: The Puente Hills Mall in City of Industry, California . Woolworth also diversified its portfolio of specialty stores in the 1980s, including Afterthoughts, Northern Reflections, Rx Place, and Champs Sports. By 1989, the company pursued an aggressive strategy of multiple specialty store formats targeted at enclosed shopping malls. The idea was that if a particular concept failed at a given mall,

1102-611: The United States . NFHS's headquarters are located in White River State Park in Indianapolis , Indiana. Over 19,500 high schools belong to associations that are members of the NFHS. Most high schools, whether public or private , belong to their state's high school association; in turn, each state association belongs to the NFHS. However, in states that have separate associations for public and non-public high schools, only

1160-521: The Virginia High School League , open only to public schools, is a full member, the state's largest association for non-public schools is an affiliate member, and other governing bodies are not members at all. The case in Mississippi is slightly different; the body governing public schools is a full member, while the body governing private schools is not an NFHS member at any level. In

1218-758: The "Foot Locker" brand had become the Woolworth/Venator company's top performing line, on November 2, 2001, Venator changed its name to Foot Locker, Inc. On November 19, 2004, Foot Locker announced that its quarterly profit rose 19 percent, helped by stronger sales. In 2004, Foot Locker acquired the Footaction USA brand and approximately 350 stores from Footstar for $ 350 million (~$ 541 million in 2023). On April 14, 2004, Foot Locker Inc. announced that it agreed to buy about 350 Footaction stores from bankrupt Footstar Inc. for $ 160 million (~$ 247 million in 2023) to expand in urban areas. On January 10, 2005,

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1276-472: The "Greatest Team Ever", and their 51 points would stand until the 2010 Championships. The second edition of the Nike Team Nationals championships, held on December 3, 2005, again at Portland Meadows, was an extremely muddy affair: The all-time slowest girls' individual championship time was set, and the third-slowest boys' individual championship time was set this year. In the boys' race, following on

1334-420: The 2008 edition in both the boys' and girls' races. In the boys' team race, North Central High School (Spokane, Washington) won the national title 134–151 over York (Illinois). With their runner-up finish, York became the only boys' team in NXN history to either win the championship or finish runner-up more than two times. Additionally, York became the only team, either boys or girls, to qualify for NXN in each of

1392-516: The Dow Jones average. The Woolworth Corporation remained the parent company of Foot Locker, and in June 1998 it changed its name to "Venator Group, Inc." By the 1990s, Foot Locker was responsible for more than 70 percent of Kinney Shoe Corp. sales, while traditional shoe retailer Kinney was in decline. Venator announced shuttering of the remaining Kinney Shoe and Footquarters stores on September 16, 1998. As

1450-643: The F. W. Woolworth Company, on the New York Stock Exchange by ringing the Closing Bell for the trading day. In 2013, the company acquired the German retailer Runners Point Group. After not meeting corporate expectations, Foot Locker planned to close its CCS unit but sold it to Daddies Board Shop in 2014. Foot Locker has steadily risen in Fortune 500 rank, from 446 in 2011 to 363 in 2018. Foot Locker recorded

1508-714: The Federation Meet, but it was changed to also have a regional meet. This upset some fans, and cause some teams to skip the Federations meet to prepare for the NTN regional. There will still be four at-large teams chosen by the NTN committee, in addition to the top two teams from each region. The event is held in the second weekend of December in Portland, Oregon , at the Portland Meadows thoroughbred racing track. The race features

1566-465: The Nike Cross Nationals was held on December 3, 2011. The meet was once again held at Portland Meadows. In a contrast to 2010, the course was much less sloppy and consequently, times were much faster. For the second year in a row, the individual Midwest regional champion won the national title. With Verzbicas having graduated, Futsum Zienasellaissie of Indiana set the NXN course record in 15:03, bettering Craig Lutz's time by six seconds and running almost

1624-560: The boys' race, favored Neuqua Valley High School (Naperville, Illinois) won in what is still the closest margin in team scoring in NXN history over Los Alamos High School (Los Alamos, New Mexico), 125–127. Neuqua Valley's championship scoring started with the national champion, Chris Derrick, who had won the Illinois state meet and the NTN Midwest Regional Championship, and added a then-record-setting NTN time to his resume with

1682-467: The boys' race, the third different national champion in three season came from a third different state. Boerne Samuel V. Champion High School (Texas) won the national title with 195 points, the highest score for a national champion in history, either boys or girls. Ferris High School (Spokane, Washington) finished six points behind Boerne. Craig Lutz completed the Texas sweep with an NXN record 15:09 clocking. On

1740-516: The company announced that Nick Grayston was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer of its Foot Locker U.S. division, succeeding Tim Finn, who retired from the company. In 2007, Foot Locker joined with schoolPAX to launch the Foot Locker School Rewards Program, designed to provide charitable donations to schools who sign up and shop at Foot Locker with a custom-coded key tag or school code. Foot Locker purchased CCS,

1798-481: The company could quickly replace it with a different concept. The company aimed for ten stores in each of the country's major shopping malls, but this never came to pass as Woolworth never developed that many successful specialty store formats. In April 1989, the F.W. Woolworth Company reincorporated as a separate company, known as the Woolworth Corporation in the state of New York . The Woolworth Corporation

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1856-615: The company's filings with the SEC , as of January 2017, Foot Locker, Inc. had 3,363 primarily mall-based stores in the United States , Canada , Europe, and Asia. Nearly 70% of its products are from Nike . In 1963, the F. W. Woolworth Company purchased the Kinney Shoe Corporation and operated it as a subsidiary . In the 1960s, Kinney branched into specialty shoe stores, including Stylco in 1967, Susie Casuals in 1968, and Foot Locker on September 12, 1974. The first Foot Locker opened in

1914-538: The definitive championship of team cross country, as no prep cross country meet prior to this date had brought together the best teams in the nation, and therefore teams such as the York High School (Illinois) boys and Saratoga High School (New York) girls had dominated the polls for the vast majority of the preceding fifteen years. York and Saratoga were tagged as the favorites. The meet lived up to its hype. The favorites delivered as expected. Sean McNamara of York won

1972-434: The eponymous “Foot Locker” chain of athletic footwear retail outlets (along with “Kids Foot Locker” and “Lady Foot Locker” stores), and other athletic-based divisions including Champs Sports , Footaction USA, House of Hoops, and Eastbay/Footlocker.com , which owns the rights to Final-Score . The company is also famous for its employees' uniforms at its flagship Foot Locker chain, resembling those of referees . According to

2030-445: The fall cross country season. Teams were selected on "Selection Sundays", typically following the finish of state meets. There were eight regions across the country: Northeast, Southeast, South, Midwest, Heartland, Southwest, Northwest, and California. In addition, four at-large teams were selected, which could be from any region. Starting with the fourth NTN meet, however, the entry procedures changed; New York became its own region due to

2088-401: The first five years of its existence. Adding to the impressive Illinois resume on the boys' side, that year's Class 3A state champion Naperville North (Naperville, Illinois) finished third. Naperville North had beaten York at state by one point. In the girls' team race, New York continued its monopoly on the girls' team title, with Fayetteville–Manlius continuing to build their dynasty, becoming

2146-533: The first school to win multiple national titles for one gender. Individually, Madeline Morgan of Alabama won the girls' championship in 18:54. Speed was the word in the fifth running of the Nike Team Nationals on December 6, 2008. However, the event wasn't Nike Team Nationals anymore: Nike had changed the middle word to Nike Cross Nationals instead. Therefore, Nike Team Nationals, or N T N, instead became Nike Cross Nationals, or N X N. Illinois and New York continued adding to their impressive performances at NXN in

2204-472: The first team to win three consecutive national titles, beating runner-up Saugus (California) for the second year in a row, this time by a 69-point spread. In the individual championships, Texas swept the titles with Reed Connor winning on the boys' side in 15:14, and Chelsey Sveinsson taking the girls' victory in 17:27—both times were NXN records up this point. The sixth running of the Nike Cross Nationals at Portland Meadows took place on December 5, 2009. In

2262-466: The girls' championship in a muddy 18:19 victory. After Johnson, however, it was entirely the Fayetteville–Manlius dynasty. After Boerne (Texas) set the NXN record for the highest scoring champion, either boys or girls (with 195 points) the previous year, Fayetteville–Manlius set the NXN record for the lowest score, either boys or girls en route to their fifth consecutive national championship with

2320-463: The girls' individual championship, with Betsy Bies winning in a mud-filled 19:23 victory. The third annual Nike Team Nationals championship, held again at Portland Meadows on December 2, 2006, saw the first team not from New York or Illinois to win either a boys' or girls' championship. Coatesville High School (Pennsylvania) won the boys' team title a 22-point spread, 126–148 over Royal High School (California). Individually, Steve Murdock (New York) won

2378-421: The girls' side, consistency was the name of the game. For the third time in NXN history, New York teams went 1–2 as Saratoga High School reclaimed runner-up status to Fayetteville–Manlius from fourth-place Saugus (California). The Fayetteville–Manlius dynasty continued with a 74-point team score to top Saratoga's 146 for their fourth consecutive national title as Katie Flood (Iowa) took the girls' individual crown in

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2436-402: The girls' teams over the years dominating the meet (see below), raising the number of selected teams to 22. Also, regional meets held in each of the regions (except for California; will use end-of-season performances) now guarantee the top two finishing teams invites, most likely due to complaints about how a team should have gone, but didn't. New York was originally going to use the top 2 teams in

2494-512: The heels of the "Greatest Team Ever" Saratoga girls the previous year, the Saratoga boys claimed a national championship of their own, taking the victory by 23 points over defending champion York, 111–134. Kenny Klots (Oregon) ran to a muddy 16:25 win. On the girls' side, New York continued its national dominance: Hilton High School claimed the national crown from Saratoga, who finished second, 27 points behind: 85–112. South Dakota continued its hold on

2552-413: The high school team. The inaugural race in 2004 consisted of 21 boys' teams and 20 girls' teams and was seen by an estimated 4,000 spectators. Kinetic XC Club of Saratoga High School, which had been ranked in polls as the number one girls' team in the country for the past decade, dominated the girls' race with a score of 51. Kroy XC Club of York High School won the boys' race with 92 points. The race featured

2610-497: The inaugural boys' individual title in 15:44, and Ramsay Kavan of South Dakota took the inaugural girls' individual title with an 18:05 clocking. York High School (Elmhurst, Illinois), having won twenty-four IHSA state championships and laid claim to numerous national titles in the preceding decades, cemented their place as one of the greatest high school programs in history with their national title, surpassing runner-up Fayetteville–Manlius High School (New York) 92–127. York's 92 points

2668-431: The individual title in the slowest boys' time up to this point with a 16:27 finish. This record would be broken by Sam Wharton of Ohio in the 2012 championships. 2004 National Champion and 2005 National runner-up York finished 10th after being one of the favorites to win a second national championship. On the girls' side, Ashley Higginson from New Jersey won in 19:18, five seconds faster than the previous year's champion. In

2726-501: The name of Woolworth's in the United States in 1997. Deciding to continue aggressive expansion into the athletic business in the following years, the company acquired Eastbay in 1997, which was the largest athletic catalog retailer in the United States, as well as subsequent purchases of regional storefront retailers Sporting Goods (purchased in 1997) and The Athletic Fitters (purchased in 1998). After 1997, Wal-Mart replaced Woolworth in

2784-701: The next five individuals from each region and they will also be able to compete in the same race, just without a team. This new format has created many conflicts with the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships . The FLCCC has been one of the nation's most prestigious high school cross country races since its inception in 1979 as the Kinney Cross Country Championships. With the different regions for FLCCC and NXN (changed to Nike Cross Nationals in 2008 to recognize individual achievement) and both races/qualifying races near or on

2842-505: The non member private school associations. The NFHS offered an online Coach Education Program in January 2007. It released a course, Fundamentals of Coaching. The NFHS has announced that it will offer a National Coach Certification in September 2009. This will enable to coaches to become a Level 1 - Accredited Interscholastic Coach issued by the NFHS. The National High School Hall of Fame

2900-417: The only senior in the Fayetteville–Manlius lineup, is the only runner ever to win five team national titles. Chapman was a part of Fayetteville–Manlius's first national title in 2006 as an eighth-grader. Eighth-graders are allowed to participate if state association rules permit them to do so. Fayetteville: 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 12 = 27 points Rest of NXN field: 3 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 9 = 30 points The eighth running of

2958-543: The public-school bodies are full NFHS members. For example, the Texas University Interscholastic League (public schools, with non-public schools generally not allowed) is a full member; the largest association governing non-public schools, the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools , is an affiliate member, while other governing bodies are not NFHS members at any level. Similarly,

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3016-568: The same dates as the other, runners are faced with a tough decision to make, ultimately depriving either race of some national elite runners, thereby also diluting a true "national champion" individual runner. In the past, Nike has selected 20 teams from around the nation to compete in the NTN meet, which typically was held the first weekend in December (Nike Team Nationals is preceded by Nike Pre-Nationals in late September). These selections were based on regional and national rankings updated weekly during

3074-644: The state of Alabama, the public schools and a handful of private schools compete in the AHSAA ( Alabama High School Athletic Association ) which is a full member of the NFHS. The majority of private schools in the state are members of the AISA ( Alabama Independent School Association ) a non-member that uses NFHS rules. The AHSAA will not allow its members to play AISA schools but the AISA schools do compete with public and private schools outside of Alabama. Iowa has separate governing associations for boys' and girls' sports, including

3132-518: The team race, however, New York continued its stranglehold on the girls' Nike Team National title. After Saratoga and Hilton won the previous two years, Fayetteville–Manlius became the third different girls' team from New York to win the national title. Fayetteville–Manlius had been out of the running until they won the New York state championships, and then followed that up with the New York Federations championships. They capped their season with

3190-505: Was Nike Team Nationals (NTN) in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Since 2008 it has been named Nike Cross Nationals (NXN). On the far left, click the year for complete results provided by Nike. On the far right, click for complete coverage provided by DyeStat or MileSplit of that year's NTN/NXN Championship. Again, results are linked by year—coverage at the far right. The first-ever Nike Team Nationals were held on December 4, 2004, at Portland Meadows. The inaugural NTN Championships were hailed as

3248-488: Was a revision of the course. On December 2, 2006, a Kenyan boys' team and a Kenyan girls' team were also flown in to partake in the open events; the teams dominated the North American course and showed spectators a whole new view of racing. On April 25, 2008, Nike announced that it will change their name from NTN to NXN (Nike Cross Nationals). Along with the two teams from each region that make it to NXN, Nike will also take

3306-546: Was changed from the Portland Meadows track to the Glendoveer Golf Course. The course goes across eight greens at Glendoveer and has a much faster feel that the Portland Meadows horse track. The course is far less muddy and has a different route than the original course and has been well received. NXN has a reputation for being extremely muddy. The course is located not only in the rainy Pacific Northwest but also in

3364-539: Was responsible for the operations of the Foot Locker stores, among the other specialty chains operated by Woolworth's. One of its first moves was the acquisition of Champs Sports and renaming itself the Woolworth Athletic Group . During the 1980s and 1990s, the F.W. Woolworth Company's flagship department store chain fell into decline, ultimately culminating in the closure of the last stores operating under

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