The Top 30, 9/21/17

This week (Preseason)

1 (1). Claudia Lane, junior, Malibu CA: No races yet.

2 (2). Kelsey Chmiel, junior, Saratoga Springs NY: No races yet.

3 (3). Grace Ping, freshman, Cotter MN: She won the Mayo Invitational last week by 65 seconds.

4 (4). Rebecca Story, senior, Christian Academy of Knoxville TN: Won her season opener at Cherokee Farms by running 17:22 on the 5-kilometer course.

5 (9). Katelyn Tuohy, sophomore, North Rockland NY: Her 16:25 opener at the Red Raider Run is one of the top achievements of the month across the whole country.

6 (5). Jacqueline Gaughan, senior, Exeter NH: No races yet.

7 (6). Lexy Halladay, sophomore, Mountain View ID: Good early test comes Saturday at Bob Firman Invite.

8 (7). Katherine Lee, senior, Shoreham-Wading River NY: She won the Bob Pratt Invitational by 47 seconds.

9 (8). Annie Hill, senior, Glacier MT: Interesting race this weekend against Halladay in Idaho.

10 (14). Katelynne Hart, sophomore, Glenbard West IL: She is off to a sensational start to the season in Illinois, where she had three wins. She ran 16:35 for three miles at the Richard Spring Invite.

11 (11). London Culbreath, sophomore, McKinney TX: She has two strong wins so far in Texas.

12 (18). Olivia Theis, senior, Lansing Area Catholic MI: She broke the course record at the MSU Spartan Invitational.

13 (12). Taylor Roe, junior, Lake Stevens WA: She is still easing into the season.

14 (10). Anne Forsyth, senior, Ann Arbor Pioneer MI: Not a great result at MSU Spartan Invite, but three days earlier she won a race by nearly 80 seconds.

15 (13). Grace Connolly, junior, Natick MA: She has a pair of early season wins.  

16 (15). Alyssa Aldridge, senior, Mainland Regional NJ: No races yet.

17. (60). Leah Roter, senior, Beachwood OH: Two dominant victories to start the season.

18 (17). Molly Born, senior, Shawnee Mission Northwest KS: No races yet. 

19 (49). Corie Smith, sophomore, Buchanan CA: She won the sweepstakes girls race at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic.

20 (38). Tyler Schwartz, senior, DeKalb IN: She ran 17:19.1 at the Riverview Health Flashrock Invitational.

21 (NR). Brynn Siles, sophomore, Legacy CO: Four races into the season she is a revelation – running two minutes faster than she did last year in the same events, all wins.

22 (26). Lauren Peurifoy, junior, Martin Luther King CA: She won the Mt. Carmel/ASICS Invitational in 14:46.8 (2.75 miles).

23 (20). Ember Stratton, junior, Sunset OR: She ran 17:27 in a Metro League meet on Wednesday.

24 (21). Annika Sleenhof, senior, Ravenwood TN: No races yet.

25 (25). Lydia Olivere, senior, Padua DE: She won the White Clay Creek Classic by two minutes.

26 (35). Camila Noe, senior, Bozeman MT: She has invitational wins so far in Bozeman and Great Falls.

27 (27). Bailey Hertenstein, senior, Riverview FL: No races yet. 

28 (28). Adelyn Ackley, junior, Hart MI: She was second at the MSU Spartan Invitational.

29. Abigail Spiers, senior, Niskayuna NY: She won the Wayne Pre-State Invitational.

30 (19). Lindsey Payne, senior, Glenbard West IL: She was second to her teammate, Hart, at the Richard Spring Invitational.

Watch list: Meagen Lowe CA, Quinn McConnell CO, Claire Walters NY, Sophia Ryan NY, Tiahna Vladic MT, Tierney Wolfgram MN, Anna Fenske MN, Sophie Whicher MN, Abigail Green MD, Olivia O’Keefe CA, Sadie Sargent UT