Nate Fedel Headed To Italy For World Mountain Running Championships

OMAHA, Neb. -- Nate Fedel of the Creighton University men's cross country team has been selected to compete at the 33rd World Mountain Running Championships in Premana, Italy, on July 30th. A rising sophomore from Ouray, Colo., Fedel is one of five members of the U.S. Junior Mountain Team.

Per a USATF press release, the junior squads are selected by running resume and letters of recommendation, acknowledging the challenge of high school athletes' ability to travel to a mountain running championship event. Juniors selected for the team must be between the ages of 16 and 19 of the competition year.

The world mountain running championships alternates between uphill-only courses and up/down courses every other year. This year's course in Italy is an up/down course with the junior men and women both competing on a 6.5-kilometer course with 435 meters of elevation gain and descent.

Fedel is one of five males competing on the American squad, which also includes Colorado natives Quinn McConnell and Jackson Brill and Utah natives Talon Hull and Joseph Simmons. The team is coached by Paul Kirsch.

"The interest in representing Team USA as a Junior Mountain Team member continues to grow. I am excited with the talent on this year's team and look forward to supporting them in Italy at the end of this month," said Kirsch in a press release. "We have had Junior medals 3 out of the last 4 years and this is a great opportunity for a junior athlete to represent their country. I am very thankful to have the support of more and more coaches who really see the value in providing their athletes the chance to compete in a World Championship event."

Fedel participated in six meets last fall as a freshman at Creighton, with a best finish of 42nd place at the 2016 Briar Cliff XC Invitational. His top times were 20:35.3 for 6K, 27:02.50 for 8K and 34:23.8 in his lone 10K race. He is coached by Matt Rogers at Creighton.

Nate Fedel Headed To Italy For World Mountain Running Championships

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