Kenosha, WI--November 26, 2005 - Mohamud Ige of Littleton, CO, and Keara Sammons of Aurora, CO, won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) Midwest Regional at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Kenosha, WI.

In the boys' race, Mohamud Ige, a senior from Denver South High School, and Landon Peacock of Morley, MI, maintained a significant lead for the majority of the race. The two runners held tight until Ige, a two-time national qualifier, surged ahead to win the race in 14:58. Peacock, a senior at Cedar Springs High School, finished second in 15:01, with Brock Hagerman, a senior at Pendelton Heights High School, placing third in 15:05.

The girls' race was led by a pack of six runners until Betsy Bies of Yankton, SD, charged ahead of the pack at the two-mile mark. With only 200 yards remaining, Keara Sammons, a senior at Smoky Hill High School, claimed the lead to win the race in 17:26. Bies, a senior at Yankton High School, took second in 17:29 and Hanna Grinaker, a senior at Detroit Lakes High School in MN, placed third in 17:30.

Sammons is a two-time FLCCC national qualifier, placing sixth in last year's Midwest regional race and 11th in the 2004 National Finals.

The top ten boys and the top ten girls of the seeded races qualified to compete against runners from the three other regional meets in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals, which takes place Saturday, Dec. 10 at Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif.

2005 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships - Midwest Regional University of Wisconsin - Kenosha, WI
BOYS
Place - Name - Hometown - High School - Time

1. Mohamud Ige, Littleton, CO, Denver South H.S. - 14:58
2. Landon Peacock, Morley, MI, Cedar Springs H.S. - 15:01
3. Brock Hagerman, Markleville, IN, Pendelton Heights H.S. - 15:05
4. Ryan Craven, Mount Prospect, IL, Prospect H.S. - 15:06
5. Jeremy Stevens, Winnebago, IL, Winnebago H.S. - 15:08
6. Daniel Roberts, Nicksburk, CO, Crested Butte Academy - 15:09
7. Stephen Finley, Palatine, IL, Palatine H.S. - 15:10
8. Noah Shannon, Fort Collins, CO, Fort Collins H.S. - 15:12
9. Evan Jager, Algonquin, IL, HD Jacobs H.S. - 15:16
10. De'Sean Turner, Indianapolis, IN, Warren Central H.S. - 15:18

GIRLS
Place- Name - Hometown - High School - Time
1. Keara Sammons, Aurora, CO, Smoky Hill H.S. - 17:26
2. Betsy Bies, Yankton, SD, Yankton H.S. - 17:29
3. Hanna Grinaker, Detroit Lakes, MN, Detroit Lakes H.S. - 17:30
4. Bria Wetsch, Chaska, MN, Holy Family Catholic H.S - 17:33
5. Bridget Franek, Hiram, OH, Crestwood H.S. - 17:37
6. Allison Eckert, Sioux Falls, SD, Sioux Falls Roosevelt H.S. - 17:42
7. Lindsay Anderson, Leeds, ND, Leeds H.S. - 17:44
8. Alexandra Banfich, Plymouth, IN, Culver Girls Academy - 17:47
9. Elizabeth Yetzer, Lakeville, MN, Lakeville North H.S. - 17:51
10. Merideth Snow, Wildwood, MO, Eureka H.S. - 17:52