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COLLEGE CHOICES - DyeStat Elite - THE HARRIER RANKINGS 

New:
DyeStat Leader List 
DyeStat will bring you national listings of cross country performances for the 2000 season.  These are not rankings - cross country times are inherently not comparable.  But the fastest runners in the country should be recognized.  DyeStat will publish the national leaders meeting cutoffs at 3 miles and 5k.

• How the DyeStat Leader List works

• First Leader List (as of 9/7)

• DyeStat Leader List Performance Input Form 

The Harrier rankings:
now on DyeStat for the first time
The Woodlands TX boys and Rockford MI girls are Marc Bloom's Number One teams starting the season:

Click for more of The Harrier pre-season rankings
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CROSS COUNTRY TICKER

Results reported through 9/8/00

AR: Coaches Poll - Week 1 - Mountain Home boys, Harrison girls head lists
WA: Pre-Season Coaches Poll - Mead Spokane leads four Spokane teams atop boys 4A list.  Eisenhower Yakima tops girls 4A.  
FL: Winter Haven Inv - Rolf Steier 14:54 (3 mi); Dee Dee Haefling 18:04
TX: The Woodlands Inv - Rod Koborsi 15:24 5k in muggy 107 degrees; next 3 are from host The Woodlands 31.
TX: Crockett Classic - Tyler Stanfield 15:58 5k leads Canton TX (84:02) in 90 deg heat.
MO: Truman Invitational - Lee's Summit boys, Adam Perkins win.
AL: Mobile Challenge - Ryan Deak 15:35 3 mi leads Maclay FL 67.  Girls: Mt. Carmel LA 51, Kara Newell 12:22 2 mi
PA: Wood Invitational - Karl Dusen 15:57 5k leads CB East; Wissahickon girls win big.
SD: Northern Hills Inv - Campbell County WY girls beat Bowman SD 31-50 in matchup of The Harrier #10 and #14 teams nationally.
MT: Libby Invitational - Flathead 16, David Vidal 14:55 3 mi
AR: Bomber Invitational - Mountain Home sr Eric Gross 13:03 2.5 miles, course record, in 104 degree heat.
MI: Benzie Central Inv. - Rockford 21, Dathan Ritzenhein 14:58 in White Division.
UT: Grass Relays, American Fork - Mountain View sweeps team titles in 5-leg relays, 2 miles per leg, with Dustin Bybee the best boy at  9:59, tying the course record.  East sr Phoebe Ko was the only crack in Mountain View's domination as she turned in the best girls leg at 12:14.
WI: Rebel Inv - Racine Case freshman Alexandra Devinny 13:54 4k over tough UW-Parkside course. Serena Ramsey 14:19 leads Waukesha West 43.

AL: Mobile Challenge - Ryan Deak 15:35 3 mi leads Maclay FL 67 to victory in the Invitational division.  Mt. Carmel LA 51 wins the girls Invitational, with Kara Newell, McClay, the individual winner at 12:22 2 mi.

Campbell County WY girls dominate Bowman SD

Northern Hills Invitational - A warmup for two nationally ranked girls teams entered in the Great American Race of Champions turned into a rout for Campbell County WY, 31-50, with Alicia Craig winning in record time.

DyeStat 
Cross Country
Preview 
The season will soon be upon us - ranging from steamy Indian Summer meets through cold, wet state championships and climaxing in sunny Orlando's Disney World for the Foot Locker nationals in December.  Here is plenty of fodder for discussion of who will be best this autumn:
2000 XC Overview - who are the old faithful, the challengers and the upstarts - teams and individuals?
Detailed Boys Preview 
Top Teams: Flathead, Klamath Union, Mountain View, Novi, the Woodlands, Rockford and York
Top Individuals:  Stephen Haas, Ryan Hall, Erik Heinonen, Dathan Ritzenhein, Bobby Lockhart, Seth Pilkington, Nick Schneider, Chris Toloff, and Alan Webb
Detailed Girls Preview  
Top Teams: Bingham, Bowman, Campbell County, Colonie Central, Rockford, San Lorenzo Valley and Saratoga Springs.
Top Individuals: Alejandra Barrientos, Sara Bei, Anita Siraki, Felicia Guliford, Laura Zeigle, Alicia Craig, Erin Donohue, Michelle dela Vina, and Kalin Toedebusch. 
About XC Rankings - with differing courses and not enough head-to-head competition, how do you do national rankings anyway?
Calendar - all the meets we know about
Returning Runners - 
Foot Locker finals and regionals
Finals - Defending boys champion Dathan Ritzenhein and Alicia Craig, 3rd in 1999, head the lists. Six of nine boys returning are from the South.  
Northeast - Brian McGovern 6th, Melissa Donais 1st.
South - Alan Webb 1st, Jessa Vacek 2nd
Midwest - Dathan Ritzenhein 1st, Kalin Toedebusch 4th
West - Erik Heinonen 10th, Alicia Craig 1st

State Previews - 
New York girls - Dan Doherty's top 25 teams and top 97 returning individuals
New York boys - Tom Cuffe's top 30 teams and top 43 individuals
Wisconsin - 2-time defending champ Waukesha West girls may be better than ever
Idaho Team Rankings - coaches poll
New Jersey Preview - Michael Grabell tabs the top teams and the top 50 individuals.  Cherokee boys, Moorestown girls, Mike Myers, Erin Donohue lead the lists.
Pennsylvania Preview - Aaron and Don Rich, of DyeStatPA, predict the state champion teams and individuals.
Arkansas Preview - by Clint Pevril  
Missouri Preview - Aaron Gundel tabs 1A-2A favorites, Brandon Daniels 3A-4A.
Indiana Preview - Coaches pick Valparaiso girls, Portage boys number 1; IndianaRunner.com picks Valparaiso girls and Penn boys.
Nevada Preview - Phil Lawton's rundown sees wide open 4A boys for first time in years; Green Valley girls without Abby Miller will still be strong; Las Vegas gains in new state meet alignment.

Great American Cross Country Festival news

• Speedster's Top 40 - Thumbnail sketches of the top ranked 40 boys and top ranked 40 girls entered in the ROC, Open and Invitational divisions.

• News Release Elite names and teams added to Great American Cross Country Festival - Aldridge, Bei, Burdick, Kaltenbach,  Gross, Ice, Pilkington, Koborski, plus St. Anthony's NY.

• Profiles of all 50 teams in the GreatAm Race of Champions - 14 of top 19 boys teams and 11 of top 14 girls teams in the US..  

• GreatAm Schedule of Races - 16 races September 22-23 at Charlotte - middle school through college levels.  

Class of 2000 COLLEGE CHOICES as of 7/22 

1,414 now sorted by name, home state, and college 

Noteworthy additions:

NY Jillian Mastroianni to Stanford
MA Jeff Chakouian to Kentucky
NV Calvin Redden to Alabama
IN Wil Fleming to Indiana
OR Sarah Malone to Oregon
MI Roland Burks to Clemson
PA Najah Mujhid to Morgan State
MD Shannon Hughes to  Morgan State
WY Katie Moon to Brigham Young
LA Daniel Trosclair to LSU
LA Jimmy Wiggins to LSU
LA Jeffery Fisher to LSU
VA Colleen Winzeler to Lewis-Clark 
CA Kenny Vinh to Long Beach State

Complete College Choices lists

DyeStat Elite update -
4,800 performances
Lists now rank 4,800 performances from 846 meets.  All post season championships and half of the state meets, including all the larger states, are now posted.  
8/28: updated lists will be posted soon
INDEX PAGE

Karen's Diary
All-American shot putter Karen Freberg of California is keeping a diary of her recruiting year - Part 2: Planning College Visits

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9/9 MD  * Interstate Classic
9/16 PA * Spiked Shoe 
* 9/22-23 Charlotte Great American Cross Country
* 10/7 MI Portage Inv
10/7 NY Brewster Inv
* 10/14 NYC Manhattan Inv
* 10/20-21 CA Mt. SAC
10/21 FL Billy Mills Classic
10/21 MD Georgetown Prep
* 11/11-12 OR Nike BorderClash
11/25 Foot Locker regions Midwest, * Northeast, South 
* 12/2 CA Mt SAC Foot Locker West regional
* 12/9 Orlando FL, Disney World - Foot Locker national finals

XC Season Calendar

Foot Locker Championships
These meets crown the king and queen of HS cross country.  We have started our coverage for the 2000 meet already with ranked lists of all the returning runners.   

Georgetown Prep Classic
10/21 Rockville MD
sanctioned in MD, DE, PA, VA, and DC

Question of the Week Summary
Results of all the weekly questions on the DyeStat front page this year.  See how well you predicted big meets.

Portage
Cross Country Invitational
expects more than 200 schools from several states to challenge Rockford MI, which swept the girls and boys titles last year with 17 and 27 points.  Entries are still open. 
October 7, 2000
Portage MI
Meet Information

Bull Run Invitational" - Entries due 9/8 for big meet on tough Hereford HS course, site of the  Maryland state meet - sanctioned for MD, PA, DE, NJ, VA, WV, DC, KY.

Billy Mills Classic - the movie "Running Brave" inspired the St. Johns FL team to win their district championship last year, so this year they are running a meet in Billy Mills name.

DyeStat Guide to the Recruiting Game, a series by Donna Dye - rules of the game - how to reach your goals - how to be eligible. Latest installment - Title IX & Gender Equity - how they affect track scholarships

DONNA
ON THE SIDE 
in Arizona
at the Great Southwest Classic
 - 20 photos and interviews in the stands 
Part 1 - Part 2

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