Natalie Cook Goes 16:38 To Win Eastbay South Region

The 2021 UIL 6A cross country state champion Natalie Cook (Flower Mound) added a national level win to her already spectacular senior cross country season.

She did so today by winning the Eastbay South Regional championship. Cook hadn't competed in the three weeks following the state meet until toeing the starting line today.

Her winning time was of 16:38 not only earned the Oklahoma State University signee a qualification to the Eastbay Nationals, but it was also the No. 3 all time girls 5,000m time on the Eastbay South Region course (formerly the Foot Locker South Region).

Cook replaced Weini Kelati at the third spot; Kelati who would win the 2019 NCAA Division 1 National Championship also went on to win the Foot Locker Nationals that season.


5000 Meter Run

RANKTIMEATHLETE/TEAMGRADEMEET DATE PLACE
116:26.00
VA Oaktree Academy
2008
216:32.00
TN Independence High School
2009
316:43.00
VA Heritage (Leesburg)
2016
416:47.00
TX New Braunfels
2016
516:53.00
TX Greenhill
2011
516:53.00
KY Martha Layne Collins
2017
716:54.00
TN Unattached - TN
2022
816:55.00
VA West Springfield
2014
816:55.00
SC Unattached-SC
2020
1016:56.00
FL Holy Trinity Academy
2009
1016:56.00
VA E.C. Glass
2017