A week ago, San Diego cross country fans were mourning what appeared to be the loss of a high school national championship after Foot Locker withdrew as sponsor of the meet held mostly at Balboa Park for 47 years .

It only took a week for that gap to be filled.

San Diego will host the Brooks XC Championships presented by Fleet Feet over 5K on Saturday, Dec. 13.

A spokesman for Brooks said the Seattle company immediately saw the benefit of sponsoring a meet that features four regionals nationwide to qualify 40 runners.

“We host the premier track meet in the spring and it’s important to us to offer the quality experience for cross country runners,” said Alaina Fuld of Brooks. “We have a multi-year deal and are working with Fleet Feet. We want to continue to offer a unique opportunity.”

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