Pre-meet Interview with Sophomore Kathy Kroeger

Southeast Region editor Brandon Miles of MileStat.com was able to land a pre-meet interview with sophomore Kathy Kroeger of Independence High School (TN) heading into Saturday's Footlocker South Regional to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina. After qualifying for Footlocker Nationals in 2005 and finishing 16th overall, Kroeger has returned this fall as one of the most improved runners out of all of the returning finalists from Balboa Park after winning Great American by 20 seconds and consistently running at a respectable distance of the winning boys' times in the state of Tennessee all season long. She is favored to win this weekend, but certainly will be challenged by several strong individuals at McAlpine Greenway Park including the South region's top finisher at FLN in Virginia's Aurora Scott. Brandon Miles also briefly interviews Kroeger's head coach in Kristen Reams from Independence High School.

Brandon Miles (to Kroeger): When did you get started with running and why?

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