The high school phenom returned from a long year of career-threatening injuries with a stellar effort at Foot Locker Midwest to crush the competition and take the regional title. Her victory in Kenosha, Wis. was run in a blazing time of 16:57, 30 seconds ahead of the runner-up and just three seconds off of the Parkside course record she set two years ago. The win this weekend secured her spot at Foot Locker Nationals on Dec. 13 in San Diego, and will give her an opportunity to earn her second national title. If she takes the victory, Rohrer will join the ranks of Jordan Hasay as just the second runner ever to win two nonconsecutive Foot Locker national titles.



Other FloRunner nominees:

Lincoln's pick: Andrew Hunter
The junior from Loudoun Valley, VA dropped a 14:36 5k at Foot Locker South, the U.S. #2 in 2014. Hunter has gone a perfect eight for eight this fall, but will face his biggest test yet in San Diego at Foot Locker Nationals. His toughest competition? Defending champion and recent Stanford commit Grant Fisher.

Gordon's pick: Stephen Sambu
Stephen Sambu is my FloRunner after winning the Oyster Bay Turkey Trot 5k in 13:42, which is about the time I spent regretting the amount of food I ate last weekend. So here's to you Stephen Sambu, working hard on Thanksgiving. Hopefully this race is a big stepping stone to making that 2015 Kenyan 10k worlds team.

Meg's pick: Fiona O'Keeffe 
Fiona O'Keeffe was crowned the California state champion for Division I with a time of 16:57. She's had a stellar season this fall, and the Davis High School junior is gunning for a national title at NXN. By the looks of it, she appears to be the favorite.


James' pick: Garrett Heath
This past Thanksgiving, Brooks Beast Garrett Heath took home the Silicon Valley Turkey Trot title in 13:52. Heath rounded the final corner in a tight battle with Pat Casey and Diego Estrada, but found that extra gear and powered to a victory over a stacked field.