Thomas Nelson senior Riku Sugie finished 6th at the Foot Locker South Regional to qualify for Foot Locker Nationals on December 12th in San Diego. This will be his 2nd trip to Foot Locker Nationals after qualifying last year when he went on to finish 18th at the historical national meet. The full list of Kentucky runners for boys and girls are below.
5000 Meter Run
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:02.80 | Thomas Nelson | 2025 | |
| 2 | 15:37.61 | Thomson Training | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 28th F |
| 3 | 15:44.66 | Louisville Collegiate | 2026 | Foot Locker South Regional 39th F |
| 4 | 16:07.29 | Thomson Training | 2026 | Foot Locker South Regional 73rd F |
| 5 | 16:08.83 | Paul Laurence Dunbar | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 76th F |
| 6 | 16:09.72 | Thomas Nelson | 2028 | Foot Locker South Regional 79th F |
| 7 | 16:12.55 | Unattached KY | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 84th F |
| 8 | 16:14.25 | Male | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 87th F |
| 9 | 16:14.37 | Unattached KY | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 88th F |
| 10 | 16:19.75 | Thomson Training | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 104th F |
| 11 | 16:20.64 | Thomson Training | 2028 | |
| 12 | 16:25.30 | Bourbon County | 2026 | |
| 13 | 16:26.11 | South Oldham | 2026 | |
| 14 | 16:31.99 | Apollo | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 130th F |
| 15 | 16:43.16 | Lexington Christian | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 151st F |
| 16 | 16:46.59 | Bourbon County | 2028 | Foot Locker South Regional 10th F |
| 17 | 16:47.73 | Lake Cumberland Runners | 2025 | |
| 18 | 16:56.88 | Unattached KY | 2025 | |
| 19 | 16:57.06 | Unattached KY | 2027 | Foot Locker South Regional 13th F |
| 20 | 16:57.89 | Bluehawks Running Club | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 14th F |
| 21 | 17:03.27 | Unattached KY | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 191st F |
| 22 | 17:03.28 | Thomson Training | 2028 | Foot Locker South Regional 15th F |
| 23 | 17:04.16 | Lexington Latin High School | 2025 | |
| 24 | 17:06.40 | South Oldham | 2025 | |
| 25 | 17:20.94 | Frederick Douglass | 2027 | Foot Locker South Regional 28th F |
| 26 | 17:23.51 | Ballard | 2027 | Foot Locker South Regional 25th F |
| 27 | 17:32.52 | Unattached KY | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 14th F |
| 28 | 17:34.19 | South Oldham | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 16th F |
| 29 | 17:35.89 | Thomson Training | 2027 | Foot Locker South Regional 34th F |
| 30 | 17:38.48 | Southwestern | 2026 | Foot Locker South Regional 235th F |
| 31 | 17:44.60 | Unattached KY | 2028 | Foot Locker South Regional 34th F |
| 32 | 17:45.81 | Unattached KY | 2027 | Foot Locker South Regional 42nd F |
| 33 | 17:50.21 | Henry Clay | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 244th F |
| 34 | 18:51.29 | South Oldham | 2026 | Foot Locker South Regional 76th F |
| 35 | 19:03.50 | Thomson Training | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 47th F |
| 36 | 19:48.58 | Bluegrass United Home School Team | 2028 | Foot Locker South Regional 69th F |
| 37 | 21:01.72 | Lake Cumberland Runners | 2028 | Foot Locker South Regional 77th F |
| 38 | 21:27.90 | Southwestern | 2026 | Foot Locker South Regional 96th F |
5000 Meter Run
| Rank | Time | Athlete/Team | Grade | Meet Date Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18:07.54 | Thomas Nelson | 2027 | Foot Locker South Regional 27th F |
| 2 | 18:41.19 | Unattached KY | 0 | Foot Locker South Regional 55th F |
| 3 | 18:57.47 | Bullitt East | 2026 | Foot Locker South Regional 74th F |
| 4 | 19:06.99 | Unattached KY | 2025 | Foot Locker South Regional 81st F |
| 5 | 19:42.05 | Unattached KY | 2029 | |
| 6 | 19:57.32 | Unattached KY | 2026 | Foot Locker South Regional 113th F |
| 7 | 20:04.84 | Bullitt East | 2028 | Foot Locker South Regional 117th F |
| 8 | 20:12.89 | Unattached KY | 2027 | Foot Locker South Regional 21st F |
| 9 | 20:16.55 | Thomson Training | 2026 | Foot Locker South Regional 19th F |
| 10 | 21:00.65 | North Hardin | 2028 | Foot Locker South Regional 36th F |
| 11 | 21:04.35 | Bluegrass United Home School Team | 2027 | Foot Locker South Regional 38th F |
| 12 | 22:21.16 | Bluegrass United Home School Team | 2028 | Foot Locker South Regional 59th F |
| 13 | 24:28.85 | South Oldham | 2027 | Foot Locker South Regional 79th F |
