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Grayson's Erassa races eighth in national cross country meet

By Michael Carvell

Dec 13, 2009

Grayson's Kirubel Erassa, the state's fastest high school distance runner, finished eighth at Saturday's Foot Locker National Championship in San Diego.

Erassa ran 15:35 in the cross country meet in a stready rain. Many of the nation's top runners participated.

"I'm happy about top 10, but it wasn't one of my best performances," said Erassa. "I like to make a run for it with about 800 meters left, but the leaders were too far ahead."

Erassa is mulling over scholarship offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona and Mississippi State, among others.

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