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XC PREVIEW - COLLEGE CHOICES - DyeStat Elite -
  THE HARRIER RANKINGS 

York loses! 
According to a DyeStat Message Board posting, US#3 York Elmhurst IL lost to Downers Grove North, 27-28, Thursday 9/14.  It was reported as York's first dual meet loss in 13 years and only their 11th in 40 years of Coach Joe Newton's reign.  

Showdown at E. Lansing 
MI Top 25 Girls - Surprise! Rockford is not #1. Marquette sr Katie Anderson tops the list, with sister Emily 4th.  Rockford stars Kalin Toedebusch and Linsey Blaisdell are 2-3.  Because Michigan has separate state meets for the Upper and Lower Peninsula, these girls normally do not meet during the season, but they are reportedly entered for a head-on duel Saturday 9/16 at the Michigan State U. meet.  Dan Wytko's Michigan Top 25 

Faces in the spotlight

Novi leads in Michigan - Rockford may be more well known because of Dathan Ritzenhein, but the #1 boys cross country team in Michigan is Novi, with their 1-2-3 punch of Chris Toloff, Tim Moore, and Mark Avenius also making them US#4 in The Harrier. (Photos by Matthew Yacoub)
Chris Toloff	Mark Avenius
Greg McCormick,  Middleton MD sr who achieved a rare 7' HJ and 15' PV combination before injuring his spine in a pole vault accident last spring, has been cleared medically for both events.   His HJ goal for his senior season is "well over 7 feet."  Greg is getting plenty of recruiting calls and, despite the N. Carolina t-shirt, is undecided.

College Choices 2000 Updated 
Lists now have 1,532 names as the late signing season ends and the class reports to college.  This update includes Erin Price GA - the 6'2" athlete signed a volleyball scholarship at Alabama, but will also high jump (5-9 PR).

First Class of 2001 choice is Kendra Wecker, of Marysville KS, the US#1 javelin thrower (169-5), who will go to Kansas State.  The 5'11" Wecker will sign a basketball scholarship (she is the No. 1 rated player in Kansas) but will also compete in track. Full story on Rivals' goPowerCat.

Send college choices information to John Dye at dye@dyestat.com, giving name of athlete, home state, college choice, phone numbers, and relationship of sender to the athlete.

DyeStat XC Leader List - first 60 qualifying performances as of 9/11 are led by familiar names: Dathan Ritzenhein, Alan Webb, Kalin Toedebusch, and Kelly Swain.  DyeStat Leader List

GA Berry/Darlington Inv - 1600 runners at Berry College - Joe Thorne 15:45 5k, Nic Cowan 16:04 - GA coaches #1 Collins Hill boys and Brookwood girls win 5A races, the latter in tie breaker over #2 Collins Hill - Westminster boys and girls, ranked #9 in the South by The Harrier, each lost in 4A/3A to the GA coaches 4A #1 teams: Alexander boys and Marist girls - Complete Results 

CA Laguna Hills Inv - Ozzie Pina made good his new status (via transfer) as US#7 Long Beach Poly's #1 runner with a 15:20 win (3 miles), leading four Poly runners under 15:53.  Amber Steen 17:58 won the girls race, and The Harrier's West region #10 Peninsula topped West #9 and US#19 Corona del Mar, 62-70.  Details

OR Oregon Trail Inv - US#3 Bingham UT girls have close call over US#13 Mountain View, 41-44, behind Laura Zeigle's 18:35 (3.1 mi) at Vale OR.  US#2 Mountain View UT boys win easily behind Chandler Goodwin 15:53 and Dustin Bybee 15:58.  Details.

MI Rockford girls a perfect 15, boys 16 - US#1 girls team pours in top 6 runners in 1:15 at Bath Invitational, led by Kalin Toedebusch 18:09 5k. US#11 boys get 6 of top 7, with Dathan Ritzenhein winning in 14:44. Bath Invitational.

MT Flathead Invitational - US#5 Flathead MT boys beat US#10 Mt. Spokane WA, 33 to 45, with David Vidal and Seth Watkins running 1-2.  Details of Flathead Inv

MD Interstate Classic - US#16 Middletown MD girls open 1-2-5-7-9 with Emily and Randy Buzzell 1-2. Complete Results and Pictures

NH Bishop Guertin Invitational - Soph Rachel Umberger 19:03 5k leads US#18 Concord girls to big victory with 28 points (1-3-6-8-10-11, with 1:11 spread for top 6).   The Harrier Northeast #10 Harwood Union VT 37 wins boys race behind Bruce Hyde 15:58.  Bishop Guertin detail

PA California U. Inv - N. Allegheny PA girls win decisively with 31 points (2-4-5-9-11, 1:07 spread); Hempfield soph Lauren Bricken wins individual race in 18:59 5k; Shawn Cavanaugh 16:19. Detailed California U. results.

CROSS COUNTRY
TICKER TAPE

MI Top 25 Girls Ranking - Katie Anderson #1, Kalin Toedebusch #2.
KS Olathe East Invitational
GA Rankings 9/12 - coaches poll now ranks both teams and individuals in all classes.
GA Berry/Darlington Inv - Joe Tharpe, Nic Cowan, Collins Hill boys, Brookwood girls shine.
MD Mount St Mary's - Matt Maline 15:56 5k and Oakton MD 91 beat Marcus Hershberger and Gaithersburg MD.  Karen Pulliam 19:25 leads Quince Orchard MD girls.
NY 9/9 Weekend Review - by George Febles, armorytrack.com 
NV Reed Inv - Reno boys 29, Carson girls 51
AZ Arizona Rankings - Desert Vista girls, Hopi boys ranked best of all classes by coaches.
KS Topeka West Inv - Shawnee Heights fr Trisha Nickoley surprises.
GA Georgia Rankings - Brookwood girls, Collins Hill boys top 5A lists.
CA Laguna Hills Inv - Ozzie Pina 15:20 3 mi leads Long Beach Poly with four boys under  15:53. 
CA Millikan Inv - Big names win at Long Beach: Ryan Hall 15:09 3 mi, Anita Siraki 17:09.
NY Minoa Inv - Fayetteville-Manlius jr Laurel Burdick, last year's New York state champ, wins by more than 2 minutes in 18:53 3mi.
CA Ed Sias Inv - Sara Bei 11:49 (2 mi) avenged her loss to Jenny Aldridge the week before with a 5-second victory.  Robin Stevens 12:10 was 3rd.
AR Berryville Bobcat - Eric Gross 15:52 5k leads Mountain Home boys to perfect 15 score.
KS Wamego Inv - Joe Moore 16:15 5k leads Clay Center in 4A; Erin Mortimer 12:03 (3200 meters); El Dorado girls 61 win 4A; Northern Hts sweeps 3A races.
CA Rancho Cotate Inv - Jenny Aldridge 16:00 beats Sara Bei 16:18, repeating the finish in the California State Meet 1600 meters last June, but doing it on the lead this time.  The 2.75 mile course was reported as "slightly longer" due to  construction work.
PA Lebanon Valley College Inv - Tenke Zoltani 19:35 (5100 meters)
MT Flathead Inv - US#5 Flathead MT 35, US#10 Mt. Spokane WA 45
PA California U Inv - N. Allegheny girls 31
PA CBE Inv - Karl Dusen 15:44
UT Mantua tri - Seth Pilkington 15:34 5k
AZ Thunder Inv - Desert Vista girls 32, Mtn Ridge 42 in battle of last two AZ 5A champs - Julie Fisher 18:42 3m - Hopi boys 84 (55-second spread)
NH Bishop Guertin Inv - Concord girls 28, Rachel Umberger 19:03 5k, Harwood boys 37.
MI Bath Inv - Rockford girls 15, Ritz 14:44 5k
MD Interstate Classic - Middletown MD girls 24 romp with Buzzell sisters 1-2.
MO XC Challenge - Marc Tegenkamp 16:03 5k, Jackie Pirtle 18:40. 100-deep results now.
VA Monroe Parker Inv - Alan Webb opens with 14:25 (2.98mi); Lake Braddock boys beat Robinson (The Harrier US#8).
CT Season Preview - Danbury boys picked best
Prior Cross Country Ticker Tapes

Great American Cross Country Festival news

• College races added - The following teams are entered, with the women's race at 7 pm Friday Sept 22 and the men's at 7:30 pm: NC State, Georgetown, Michigan State, BYU, Georgia, Furman, Coastal Carolina, UNCC, UNCA, UNCA, Western Carolina, Wingate, Wofford, Ball State, Toledo, VMI, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, and Charleston Southern.

• 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.  

DyeStat Elite 
4,800 athletes ranked for 2000 outdoor season.  Update with all state meets and J.O. championships will be published 9/15.

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

DyeStat XC Leader List 
DyeStat brings 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 is compiling the national leaders meeting cutoffs at 3 miles and 5k, with updates at least weekly.

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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9/16 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

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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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.

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