University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Recruit Hassan Mead Wins Regional Foot Locker Crown
11/27/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Hassan Mead, a senior at Minneapolis South High School who has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete at Minnesota, captured medalist honors at last weekend’s Foot Locker Cross Country Championships Midwest Regional, in Kenosha, Wis. Mead and the other top-10 finishers advance to the Foot Locker National Championships on Dec. 9 in San Diego.
Mead defeated an impressive of total of 22 state champions (includes all classes) en route to the title, covering the 5-kilometer course in a time of 15 minutes, 5 seconds. Mead bettered the runner-up finisher’s time by five seconds. The Midwest Region consists of competitors from 13 states: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
“I kind of made my move through the race and after the first mile I started passing some people, but it got tough to pass going through the wet part,” said Mead, the Minnesota Class AA champion. “I just wanted to qualify (for nationals), but I felt good at the last hill and turn, went up it and they didn't catch up to me.”
Mead defeated an impressive of total of 22 state champions (includes all classes) en route to the title, covering the 5-kilometer course in a time of 15 minutes, 5 seconds. Mead bettered the runner-up finisher’s time by five seconds. The Midwest Region consists of competitors from 13 states: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
“I kind of made my move through the race and after the first mile I started passing some people, but it got tough to pass going through the wet part,” said Mead, the Minnesota Class AA champion. “I just wanted to qualify (for nationals), but I felt good at the last hill and turn, went up it and they didn't catch up to me.”
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