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Preseason Regional Rankings - Northeast - Cross Country - Dyestat

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DyeStat.com   Aug 22nd 2013, 3:44pm
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Previewing and Ranking the Northeast

By Rob Monroe

The Northeast region looks primed to have one of its best seasons yet in the NXN era, as two teams on both sides enter the season ranked in the top ten nationally, and a third boys team is on the cusp of the top ten as well. Behind the early favorites is plenty of depth, with 12 teams on each side ranking amongst the top 120 in the nation, making the Northeast the fifth deepest region for both boys and girls.

The top of the boys rankings should look familiar, as all of the programs have been very successful over the last half decade. The girls rankings, however, look a little different as some of the region’s major players did not make the top 15, most notably Voorhees NJ and Champlain Valley VT. In fact, the 15 programs ranked only include three trips to NXN Nationals, while eight programs that have combined for 13 trips to Portland start off the season unranked. Part of the reason is also a question this year: Several times in the past, some of the better Northeast teams have opted to not compete at the NXN Regional. Will this year be any different? Will the best girls teams in the region line up to test themselves on November 30?

Rankings note: Any runner who was top-5 at any of the championship meets (NXN Nationals, NXN Regionals, and their State Meet) are counted as a "scorer" even if they weren't usually a top-5 runner. The same accounting is used for "varsity" runners.

BOYS

1. Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft, New Jersey)

                2012 NXN Nationals fourth place; NXN-NE Champion; New Jersey Non-Public A Group Champion

                Four scorers and five varsity runners return

2. West Chester Henderson (West Chester, Pennsylvania)

                2012 NXN Nationals 15th place; NXN-Northeast third place; Pennsylvania 3A State Champion

                Six scorers and seven varsity runners return

3. Don Bosco Preparatory (Ramsey, New Jersey)

                2012 NXN-Northeast fourth place; New Jersey Non-Public A Group Runner-up

                Four scorers and seven varsity runners return

4. Pembroke (Pembroke, Massachusetts)

                2012 NXN-Northeast sixth place; Massachusetts Division 2 All-State Champion

                Five scorers and seven varsity runners return

5. La Salle Academy (Providence, Rhode Island)

                2012 NXN-Northeast eighth place; New England Runner-up

                One scorer and three varisty runners return

6. West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Princeton, New Jersey)

                2012 New Jersey Group 4 Champion

                Two scorers and three varsity runners return

7. North Allegheny (Wexford, Pennsylvania)

                2012 Pennsylvania 3A State fourth place

                Four scorers and six varsity runners return

8. Cardinal O’Hara (Springfield, Pennsylvania

                2012 NXN Nationals 15th place; NXN-Northeast Runner-up; Pennsylvania 3A State Runner-up

                Two scorers and four varsity runners return

9. Ridgefield (Ridgefield, Connecticut)

                2012 NXN-Northeast 24th place; Connecticut Open ninth place

                Five scorers and seven varsity runners return

10. Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown, Pennsylvania)

                2012 Pennsylvania 3A State tenth place

                Four scorers and six varsity runners return

11. Middletown North (Middletown Township, New Jersey)

                2012 New Jersey Group 3 seventh place

                Four scorers and five varsity runners return

12. Hillsborough (Hillsborough Township, New Jersey)

                2012 NXN-Northeast 16th place; New Jersey Group 4 fourth place

                Five scorers and five varsity runners return

13. Pope John XXIII (Sparta, New Jersey)

                2012 NXN-Northeast 11th place; New Jersey Non-Public A third place

                Three scorers and four varsity runners return

14. Haddonfield Memorial (Haddonfield, New Jersey)

                2012 New Jersey Group 2 third place

                Four scorers and six varsity runners return

15. Holmdel (Holmdel, New Jersey)

                2012 NXN-Northeast tenth place; New Jersey Group 2 Champion

                Two scorers and five varsity runners return

GIRLS

1. Pennsbury (Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania)

                2012 NXN Nationals ninth place; NXN-Northeast Champion; Pennsylvania 3A State Champion

                Six scorers and six varsity runners return

2. Unionville (Unionville, Pennsylvania)

                2012 Pennsylvania 3A State Runner-up

                Four scorers and four varsity runners return

3. Barrington (Barrington, Rhode Island)

                2012 NXN-Northeast third place; New England Champion

                Five scorers and six varsity runners return

4. La Salle Academy (Providence, Rhode Island)

                2012 New England fourth place

                Three scorers and four varsity runners return

5. Coe-Brown Academy (Northwood, New Hampshire)

                2012 NXN-Northeast fourth; New England 2nd

                Five scorers and six varsity runenrs return

6. Bishop Feehan (Attleboro, Massachusetts)

                2012 NXN-Northeast sixth place; Massachusetts D2 Champion

                Five scorers and six varsity runners return

7. Mount Lebanon (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

                2012 Pennsylvania 3A State fifth place

                Four scorers and five varsity runners return

8. Mount Saint Dominic Academy (Caldwell, New Jersey)

                2012 New Jersey Non-Public A State Champion

                Five scorers and seven varsity runners return

9. Central Bucks West (Doylestown, Pennsylvania)

                2012 Pennsylvania 3A State third place

                Four scorers and five varsity runners return

10. North Hunterdon (Clinton Township, New Jersey)

                2012 New Jersey Group 4 Runner-up

                Five scorers and seven varsity runners return

11. Dallas (Dallas, Pennsylvania)

                2012 Pennsylvania 2A State Runner-up

                Four scorers and five varsity runners return

12. Mount Olive (Flanders, New Jersey)

                2012 NXN-Northeast 16th place; New Jersey Group 3 fifth place

                Four scorers and five varsity runners return

13. Needham (Needham, Massachusetts)

                2012 NXN-Northeast eighth place; Massachusetts D1 third place

                Three scorers and four varsity runners return

14. Tyngsborough (Tyngsborough, Massachusetts)

                2012 Massachusetts D2 Runner-up

                Five scorers and six varsity runners return

15. Freehold Township (Freehold, New Jersey)

                2012 New Jersey Group 4 tenth place

                Three scorers and five varsity runners return



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