Cross country season may have ended for most but a select few a still striving to meet goals! Mitchell Day hit one of those goals Saturday in Kenosha Wisconsin. Mitchell, Aden Smith and Josh Smith headed to the Footlocker Midwest Regional at University of Wisconsin Parkside to compete with the best runners from 13 states. The top 10 runners from each of the 4 regions qualify for Nationals and earn another race on December 10 at Balboa Park in San Diego, California. Mitchell finished 8th earning a much coveted spot to San Diego. He will be racing with the top 40 runners from the United States. This is his end goal for high school cross country. Last year, Mitchell raced and finished 16th at the Midwest Region ending his season before he was ready. This year, he entered the race with a different mindset and was mentally and physically ready for the challenge. He also had one last opportunity to mentor the Smith boys and encourage their mindset focusing on what they can yet accomplish. The Smiths could have run the freshman/sophmore race and walked away in the top 5 with medals. They decided to step it up and run the seeded race knowing that this is where they will be next year. The finished well, breaking down the race afterwards and already planning for next year. Mitchell will race 10am Pacific Standard Time. The race will also be live stream. For more information go to FootlockerCC.com. Sent from my iPad