{"comments":{"937523":{"pb_id":"53721","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"937523","comment_id":"937523","member_id":"53721","comment":"Something funky with DyeStat final HS XC rankings. Alex Ostberg finishes 11th at Footlocker Nationals and DyeStat ranks him 29th, but Jesse Reiser who placed 33rd at Footlocker Nationals ranks 28th ahead of Ostberg. Ostberg also placed 2nd at New Englands behind Trevor Hopper (also ranked). So in head to head competition in a National Championship meet (to which DyeStat assigns most weight), Ostberg outruns Reiser by 29 seconds and 22 places, but in the final ranking is behind Reiser? Please explain. Thanks.","date_added":"Dec 20th 2013, 4:10pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":199066,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"runningwithkids","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=53721","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/runningwithkids.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1349954"},"937526":{"pb_id":"44418","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"937523","pid":"937526","comment_id":"937526","member_id":"44418","comment":"Reiser also had a fine run at NXN, where he was 13th. Ostberg  got some major credit for finishing 11th and placing well higher than Hopper on the list. Based on Reiser's NXN performance alone he'd be a few spots higher on this list but he got dinged a bit for a bad day at Foot Locker.","date_added":"Dec 20th 2013, 4:29pm","nest":1,"liked":false,"member":{"wally_id":"1082747","email_settings":"4294967295","email":"dbind4@aol.com","address":"DougB","gender":"u","member_id":"44418","member_name":"DougB","avatar_location":"av-44418.jpg","avatar_type":"upload","avatar":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-44418.jpg"},"can_delete":false,"item_id":199066,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-44418.jpg","pb_title":"DougB","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=44418","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/DougB.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1082747"},"937529":{"pb_id":"53721","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"937523","pid":"937529","comment_id":"937529","member_id":"53721","comment":"DougB Thanks for the explanation. My point is less about Reiser, more about Ostberg, who on relative basis is ranked too low. If we move up 1 spot to DeHaven, how do you rank his 17th NXN and 18th FL ahead of Ostberg's 11th FL. Ostberg ran a strong FL race and was in the lead pack of 5 until about the 2 mile mark. Ostberg peaked at the right time and he deserves a higher ranking. He's a junior - watch him in outdoor TF and next fall!","date_added":"Dec 20th 2013, 4:59pm","nest":1,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":199066,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"runningwithkids","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=53721","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/runningwithkids.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1349954"},"937518":{"pb_id":"53720","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"937518","comment_id":"937518","member_id":"53720","comment":"How about Rory Linkletter 11th place finish at footlocker west proven as by far the most dominant region, well ahead of 12th place and in the mix the whole time. He may not be a top 50 but deserves a mention","date_added":"Dec 20th 2013, 2:58pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":199066,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"running_herd","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=53720","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/running-herd.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1349953"},"937527":{"pb_id":"44418","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"937518","pid":"937527","comment_id":"937527","member_id":"44418","comment":"I considered Rory and he might have been one of the next 5-10. Two of the guys who beat him at state are ranked 95th and 98th and he didn't have a very good day at NXN SW.","date_added":"Dec 20th 2013, 4:32pm","nest":1,"liked":false,"member":{"wally_id":"1082747","email_settings":"4294967295","email":"dbind4@aol.com","address":"DougB","gender":"u","member_id":"44418","member_name":"DougB","avatar_location":"av-44418.jpg","avatar_type":"upload","avatar":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-44418.jpg"},"can_delete":false,"item_id":199066,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-44418.jpg","pb_title":"DougB","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=44418","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/DougB.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1082747"},"937794":{"pb_id":"53720","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"937518","pid":"937794","comment_id":"937794","member_id":"53720","comment":"Rory was injured all of september and ran on fumes at the state meet, and I believe conditions had a huge part in nike southwest it's easy to get caught and have a bad day in the mud. not to mention Utah is a dominant cross country state.","date_added":"Dec 21st 2013, 3:04am","nest":1,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":199066,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"running_herd","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=53720","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/running-herd.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1349953"}},"last_id":"937518","url":"comments.php?item_type=news&item_id=199066&item_url=gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531"}