ZAP Resident Athlete Alissa McKaig earned her first senior World Cross Country Team selection on Saturday 2/5 by finishing 6th at the USATF XC Championship 8k (Mission Bay Park - San Diego, CA). McKaig, 24, placed herself in the top 6 immediately and remained there finishing the 8 kilometer course in 27:07. McKaig and the other 5 American qualifiers will take on the world at the IAAF World XC Championships in Punta Umbria, Spain on March 20th. Joining McKaig on the American Squad are 2008 Olympians Shalane Flanagan, Magdalena Boulet & Blake Russell along with American 5,000m Record Holder Molly Huddle and NCAA Collegiate 10,000m Record Holder Lisa Koll.
In the men's 12,000m senior race 2nd year ZAP resident athlete David Jankowski finished 9th in one of the deepest men's fields in recent history. Results for both races can be found at www.usatf.org
In the men's 12,000m senior race 2nd year ZAP resident athlete David Jankowski finished 9th in one of the deepest men's fields in recent history. Results for both races can be found at www.usatf.org