The Top 30, 10/5/17

This week (Last ranking)

1 (1). Claudia Lane, junior, Malibu CA: She opened on Wednesday with 16:32 on the Lake Casitas course, breaking a 2013 Sarah Baxter mark.

2 (2). Kelsey Chmiel, junior, Saratoga Springs NY: She ran a course record at Ocean State and has the Great American Cross Country Festival on Saturday in North Carolina.

3 (4). Rebecca Story, senior, Christian Academy of Knoxville TN: She is gearing up for a late-season push.

4 (5). Katelyn Tuohy, sophomore, North Rockland NY: She has Manhattan on the horizon.

5 (12). Olivia Theis, senior, Lansing Area Catholic MI: Another sensational run at the Cougar Falcon Invite (16:58.7) has her moving up the rankings quickly.

6 (10). Katelynne Hart, sophomore, Glenbard West IL: She continues to rise up the rankings after nearly taking down a Judy Pendergast record at the Naperville Twilight.

7 (6). Jacqueline Gaughan, senior, Exeter NH: She won the Manchester Invitational in 17:57.

8 (7). Lexy Halladay, sophomore, Mountain View ID: In back-to-back weeks, she won the Bob Firman and Nike Portland XC Invitationals.

9 (3). Grace Ping, freshman, Cotter MN: Her early season dominance was broken up by a loss at Roy Griak.

10 (11). London Culbreath, sophomore, McKinney TX: She ran 17:29.2 to win Nike South.

11 (NR). Marlee Starliper, sophomore, Northern York PA: She ran a fantastic 16:50 to win the Carlisle Invitational.

12 (NR). Emily Covert, junior, Minneapolis Washburn MN: Her victory at Roy Griak was a huge breakthrough.

13 (15). Grace Connolly, junior, Natick MA: She is so far undefeated in Massachusetts and ran 17:27 for 5K on Wednesday.

14 (NR). Morgan Gigandet, senior, Troy OH: She won the Saturday Night Lights Invitational by 22 seconds.

15 (8). Katherine Lee, senior, Shoreham-Wading River NY: She was second, well back of Chmiel, at Ocean State.

16 (13). Taylor Roe, junior, Lake Stevens WA: Came back strong mid-week after placing fourth at the Twilight Invitational.

17 (19). Corie Smith, sophomore, Buchanan CA: She ran 17:19 to win the Mt. Whitney Invitational.

18 (14). Anne Forsyth, senior, Ann Arbor Pioneer MI: She was second at the Saturday Night Lights Invitational in Ohio.

19 (16). Alyssa Aldridge, senior, Mainland Regional NJ: She has committed to Georgetown, still hasn’t raced yet.

20 (17). Leah Roter, senior, Beachwood OH: She hasn’t lost a race since the start of the 2016 season.

21 (20). Tyler Schwartz, senior, DeKalb IN: She won the NE8 Conference meet by 33 seconds.

22 (21). Brynn Siles, sophomore, Legacy CO: She is undefeated through six races in Colorado.

23 (22). Lauren Peurifoy, junior, Martin Luther King CA: She has a big opportunity this weekend at Clovis.

24 (25). Lydia Olivere, senior, Padua DE: She was second at the Carlisle Invitational.

25 (28). Adelyn Ackley, junior, Hart MI: She has run sub-17:20 twice in the past week.

26 (NR). Brooke Rauber, freshman, Tully NY: She won the McQuaid Invitational in 16:52.4 (3 miles).

27 (NR). Tiahna Vladic, junior, Billings Senior MT: She won the Mountain West Classic in Missoula for the second year in a row.

28 (NR). Sadie Sargent, senior, North summit UT: She was second at the Bob Firman Invitational in Idaho.

29 (NR). Ginger Murnieks, junior, Sprague OR: She was second at Nike Portland XC.

30 (NR). Jaden Theis, sophomore, Lansing Catholic MI: She joins her older sister in this week’s Top 30.

Watch list: Samantha Schadler AZ, Bailey Hertenstein FL, Ember Stratton OR, Abigail Spiers NY, Lindsey Payne IL, Camila Noe MT, Annie Hill MT, Molly Born KS, Annika Sleenhof TN, Meagen Lowe CA, Quinn McConnell CO, Claire Walters NY, Sophia Ryan NY, Anna Fenske MN, Sophie Whicher MN, Abigail Green MD, Olivia O’Keefe CA, Yukino Parle WA, Haley Wolf AZ