Though weÂ’ll always remember the Foot Locker greats, we would be foolish to overlook the past performances that probably went a little, well, unnoticed at the time. Did you know that from 2005 - 2011...

TWENTY FOUR future NCAA All Americans — some even NCAA Champions,

EIGHT future U.S. Olympic or World team members,

ONE future World Championship bronze medalist (looking at you Emily Infeld!)

finished 13th or worse in their respective senior Foot Locker Championship races?

ThatÂ’s right, Foot Locker qualifiers. DonÂ’t stress about finishing outside of the top 10. There can be great things ahead, and these athletes are living proof!

Note: We specifically targeted seniors for the purpose of the article.

8 Foot Locker Duds Who Became Studs

Bridget Franek 

Franek was 18th at the 2005 Foot Locker Championships. She went on to win the 2010 NCAA steeplechase title, make two World Championship squads and the 2012 U.S. Olympic team.

De'Sean Turner

Turner was 32nd at the 2006 Foot Locker Championships. After earning multiple All American honors at Indiana, Turner represented Team USA in the steeplechase at the 2013 World Championships.

Elliot Heath

Heath finished 33rd at the 2006 Foot Locker Championships. He captured the 2011 NCAA 3K title and represented Team USA at the 2013 World XC Championships.

Ashley Higginson

Higginson finished 22nd at the 2006 Foot Locker Championships. Higgingson was an All American on several occasions at Princeton, made the 2013 World Championship team and recently won the steeplechase at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Jared Ward

Ward finished 22nd at the 2006 Foot Locker Championships. After a standout career at BYU, Ward captured the 2015 U.S. Marathon Championships and was crowned the 2015 U.S. Road Circuit Champion.

Emily Infeld

Infeld was 13th at the 2007 Foot Locker Championships. After becoming an NCAA Champion at Georgetown, Infeld earned bronze in the 10K at the 2015 World Championships.

Marielle Hall

Hall finished 18th at the 2009 Foot Locker Championships. After a rocky career at the University of Texas, she captured the 2014 NCAA 5K title and represented Team USA at the 2015 World Championships.

Colleen Quigley

Quigley finished 20th at the 2010 Foot Locker Championships. She won the 2015 NCAA Steeplechase title in her senior season at Florida State and represented Team USA in the World Championships that same summer.