Boys ROC - before the race

Alan Webb approaches the starting line

Webb with South Lakes Reston VA teammates

Unranked hometown N. Mecklenburg Charlotte NC  team gets ready to surprise with 3rd place finish

Top ranked The Woodlands TX

Flathead MT, headed for 4th place

Bend OR

Cherokee NJ

Boys ROC - the race

The Start - It was muddy and a little aromatic from spilled porta potties, even though the start was moved 100 meters.
Midway - Alan Webb	Midway -� Seth Pilkington
John Jefferson (R), Andrew Ice	Mike Swope midway
	Alan Webb surges toward the finish line (L) and he is indeed Number One with a winning time of 14:59, 4 seconds faster than last year despite the mud.

Girls ROC - before the race

Hopi AZ girls laugh at the puddles
Megan Kaltenbach CO	Phoebe Ko UT
Saratoga Springs NY
Campbell County WY
Bingham UT
Bowman ND
Peninsula CA
Manchester Centrral NH
Esperanza CA
Colonie NY

Girls ROC - the race

Alicia  Craig 2079 (1st eventually) and  Megan Kaltenbach (2nd) duel for lead
Julia Pudlin PA (3rd), Laura Zeigle UT (11th)
(R to L) Jackie Zeigle UT (5th), Danielle Coon NY (4th),  Clara Horowitz CA (6th)
Alejandra Barrientos CA (28th) heads a secondary pack	Amber Steen CA (8th)
Sara Bei, Ale Barrientos have a heart-to-heart afterwards	Jenny Aldridge CA finishes 10th

Flash Flood Delays Start

At 8 am Saturday, when the first HS race was scheduled to start, the entire area around the starting line (above) and finish lines was under water as all night rains caused a nearby creek to overflow its banks.  The flooding threw the runners, coaches, meet management and fans into a turmoil, as the pictures below show.  

Crowds gather at day break outside the main gate

All is flooded across the bridge to the race course

Meet Director Rick Hill announces the delay

Trophies 

Also see Nike's Bill Bowerman trophy for the ROC winners

Boys - Girls

BOYS

GIRLS