By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

The Top 30, 10/4

This week (Previous)

1 (1). Katelyn Tuohy, junior, North Rockland NY: She goes after the course record at Holmdel Park in New Jersey on Saturday at the Shore Coaches Invitational.

2 (2). Katelynne Hart, junior, Glenbard West IL: She won Wednesday night's Naperville Twilight Invitational by 18 seconds, in 16:35.7.

3 (3). Kelsey Chmiel, senior, Saratoga Springs NY: She'll race at Great American on Saturday in North Carolina, where she won by 36 seconds last year. 

4 (4). Claudia Lane, senior, Malibu CA: Still easing into the season with just one race on the ledger so far.  

5 (6). Emily Covert, senior, Washburn MN: She ran a very impressive 17:28 to dominate the Roy Griak Invitational.

6 (5). Ericka VanderLende, senior, Rockford MI: She won the OK Red Jamboree on Wednesday by more than a minute.

7 (8). London Culbreath, junior, McKinney TX: She ran 16:36.9 at the McNeil Invitational. 

8 (7). Claire Walters, junior, Fayetteville-Manlius NY: She is gearing up for the Manhattan Invitational.

9 (9). Marlee Starliper, junior, Northern PA: She won the Paul Short Invitational in 17:58.

10 (10). Tori Gaitan, junior, Great Oak CA: She won the Bob Firman Invitational in 17:35.

11 (13). Grace Connolly, senior, Natick MA: She opened her season with a 17:16 5K on Wednesday at Elm Bank.

12 (NR). Abby VanderKooi, freshman, Muskegon Western Michigan Christian MI: The talented newcomer ran 16:59 and beat Adelyn Ackley at the Allendale Falcon Invite.

13 (14). Tierney Wolfgram, sophomore, Math & Science MN: She was second to Covert at Roy Griak and won the Milaca Mega Meet in 17:06.8.

14 (11). Sydney Thorvaldson, sophomore, Rawlins WY: She won the Moffat County Invitational by 2 minutes, 18 seconds.

15 (12). Adelyn Ackley, senior, Hart MI: After six impressive wins, her first loss came at Allendale.

16 (15). Jenna Fitzsimmons, junior, Mountain Vista CO: She won the Dave Sanders Invitational.

17 (17). Corie Smith, junior Buchanan CA: She won the Mt. Whitney Invitational in 17:25.4.

18 (24). Kristin Fahy, senior, La Costa Canyon CA: She won the Stanford Invitational in 17:08.5.

19 (NR). Sydney Masciarelli, sophomore, Marianapolis Prep CT: She won the Canterbury Invitational by nearly three minutes in 17:04.

20 (21). Jaden Theis, junior, Lansing Catholic MI: She ran 17:07.3 to win the DeWitt Invitational.

21 (NR). Jenna Schulz, junior, Liverpool NY: The junior won the McQuaid Invitational with 16:52.2 for three miles.

22 (25). Taylor Ewert, junior, Beavercreek OH: She has big recent wins at the Centerville Saturday Night Lights and the Nike Valley Twilight.  

23 (NR). Ashlyn Hillyard, senior, Plano TX: She ran 16:51 for second place behind Culbreath at the McNeil Invitational. 

24 (18). Brooke Rauber, sophomore, Tully NY: She placed second to Schulz at McQuaid.

25 (NR). Lexy Halladay, junior, Mountain View ID: She won the Battle for the 509 in 17:25.8.

26 (NR). Victoria Starcher, junior, Ripley WV: She won the Panther Invitational in Ohio. 

27 (NR). Quinn McConnell, senior, Peak To Peak CO: She won the Desert Twilight Festival in Arizona in 17:00.1.

28 (NR). Katrina Schlenker, freshman, Batavia IL: She was second to Hart at the Naperville Twilight. 

29 (20). Emma Wilson, senior, Greencastle IN: She hasn't raced in a few weeks.

30 (22). Taryn Parks, junior, Greencastle Antrim PA: She won the Carlisle Invitational.

Watchlist – Adoette Vaughan TX, Tiahna Vladic MT, Heidi Nielson TX, Chloe Arriaga CA, Lauren Peterson MN, Lauren Ping MN, Grace Ping MN, Jenna Hutchins TN, Kate Wiser NH, Julia Robitaille NH, Abi Archer AZ, Ella Borsheim WA, Alex Morris IL, Phoebe White NY, Meagen Lowe CA, Sasha Neglia TN, Tsion Yared FL, Fiona Max OR, Kyla Becker OR, Sarah Shulze CA, Julia David-Smith WA