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9/27/12 - Girls XC Super 25 High School Team Cross Country Rankings By Marc BloomPublished by
The Running Times Super 25Girls high school cross country rankings, Sept. 27, 2012By Marc Bloom
As featured in the Web Only issue of Running Times Magazine (Previous ranking on Sept. 13 in brackets. NR=not ranked)
1. Fayetteville-Manlius HS, Manlius, NY [1] No major meet yet for six-time defending national champions. 2. Carmel HS, Carmel, IN [4] Wins Culver Invitational by 38 points over state powers with 18:31 5K average. 3. Saratoga Springs HS, Saratoga Springs, NY [6] Wins Queensbury Invitational by 68 points as victorious Taylor Driscoll runs 17:38 for 5K. 4. Saugus HS, Santa Clarita, CA [3] Wins Foothill League cluster meet taking six of top 15 places. 5. Xavier Prep, Phoenix, AZ [5] No major meet since last ranking. 6. Grosse Pointe South HS, Grosse Point Farms, MI [12] Wins Spartan Invitational at Michigan State by 45 points over Saline. 7. Unionville HS, Kennett Square, PA [NR] Wins Foundation Invitational by 37 points over Pennsbury as victorious Courtney Smith leads team on tough state meet course in Hershey. Defeated Tatnall (DE) and Voorhees (NJ) at Cherokee Challenge (NJ) the previous week. 8. Academy of Holy Names, Albany, NY [13] Runs 1-2-3 to dominate Ed Springstead Invitational. 9. Fort Collins HS, Fort Collins, CO [8] Wins John Martin Invitational without top runner after defeating Monarch by 10 points to capture multi-state Liberty Bell meet the previous week. 10. Tatnall HS, Wilmington, DE [2] Runs 1-2-3 to dominate Bull Run (MD) but lacks depth after recent transfer of key scorer. 11. Monarch HS, Louisville, CO [7] Second to Fort Collins in Liberty Bell meet. 12. Assumption HS, Louisville, KY [21] All-junior top-five wins Palatine (IL) Invitational by 62 points over Illinois power Lake Park after previous second to Carmel at Trinity (KY) meet. 13. The Woodlands HS, The Woodlands, TX [10] Runs 2-3-4-5-6 to dominate Andy Wells Invitational with 14:13 average on fast 4K course in Kingwood. 14. La Costa Canyon HS, Carlsbad, CA [11] Victories by Kelly Lawson (senior division) and Emma Abrahamson (junior division) lead the Mavericks to best showing at Mt. Carmel meet amid near 100 degree heat. 15. Naperville North HS, Naperville, IL [9] Wins home invitational taking four of the top six places. 16. Carroll HS, Southlake, TX [14] No major meet since last rankings. 17. Glacier Peak HS, Snohomish, WA [15] Victorious Amy Eloise-Neale continues her hot pace to lead team at Bellarmine Invitational win. 18. Davis HS, Kaysville, UT [NR] Wins Firman Invitational in Boise by 43 points over Park City. 19. Voorhees HS, Glen Gardner, NJ [20] Strong showing at Cherokee Challenge set up by class, aiming for this weekend’s Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University (PA). 20. Bronxville HS, Bronxville, NY [NR] National 1500 record-holder Mary Cain wins Warwick Valley Wave Mania as her team triumphs by 59 points. 21. Saline HS, Saline, MI [19] Second to Grosse Pointe South and 65 points ahead of third-place Seaholm in Spartan Invitational at Michigan State. 22. Arrowhead HS, Hartland, WI [NR] Wins Midwest Invitational by 28 points over 2011 Nike Cross Nationals 14th-placer Neenah, the Heartland Regional runner-up. 23. Pennsbury HS, Fairless Hills, PA [NR] Second to Unionville at Foundation Invitational, 50 points ahead of third-place Mount Lebanon. 24. Tesoro HS, Las Flores, CA [NR] Defeats several state powers, including Woodbridge winner Great Oak, at Dana Hills Invitational. Frosh winner Amanda Gehrich leads the team in 16:58 for 3 miles. 25. Hamilton-Wenham HS, Hamilton, MA [24] Extends winning dual meet streak to 89. Girls Top 10 Regional Rankings New York 1. Fayetteville-Manlius 2. Saratoga Springs 3. Holy Names 4. Bronxville 5. Burnt Hills 6. East Aurora 7. Honeoye Falls-Lima 8. Warwick Valley 9. Rush-Henrietta 10. Northport Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont) 1. Unionville (PA) 2. Voorhees (NJ) 3. Pennsbury (PA) 4. Hamilton-Wenham (MA) 5. Rumson-Fair Haven (NJ) 6. Champlain Valley (VT) 7. Whitman-Hansen (MA) 8. La Salle (RI) 9. Barrington (RI) 10. Lenape (NJ) South (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas) 1. The Woodlands (TX) 2. Southlake Carroll (TX) 3. Kingwood (TX) 4. Flower Mound (TX) 5. College Park (TX) 6. Marcus (TX) 7. Cedar Park (TX) 8. Highland Park (TX) 9. Cypress Fairbanks (TX) 10. Rogers (AR) Southeast (Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia) 1. Tatnall (DE) 2. Assumption (KY) 3. Lake Braddock (VA) 4. Oakton (VA) 5. Morristown West (TN) 6. Estero (FL) 7. Marist (GA) 8. Green Hope (NC) 9. Cardinal Gibbons (NC) 10. Osbourn Park (VA) Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio) 1. Carmel (IN) 2. Grosse Pointe So (MI) 3. Naperville No (IL) 4. Saline (MI) 5. Glenbard West (IL) 6. Lake Park (IL) 7. W. Lafayette (IN) 8. New Trier (IL) 9. Palatine (IL) 10. Seaholm (MI) Heartland (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin) 1. Arrowhead (WI) 2. Neenah (WI) 3. Dowling Catholic (IA) 4. Bismarck (ND) 5. Pleasant Valley (IA) 6. Eagan (MN) 7. Wayzata (MN) 8. Rapid City Central (SD) 9. Aquinas (KS) 10. East Ridge (MN) Southwest (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming) 1. Xavier (AZ) 2. Fort Collins (CO) 3. Monarch (CO) 4. Davis (UT) 5. Los Alamos (NM) 6. Pine Creek (CO) 7. Mountain Vista (CO) 8. Park City (UT) 9. Fairview (CO) 10. Mountain View Mesa (AZ) Northwest (Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington) 1. Glacier Peak (WA) 2. Bozeman (MT) 3. Bellarmine (WA) 4. Camas (WA) 5. Grant (OR) 6. Jesuit (OR) 7. Sehome (WA) 8. Punahou (HI) 9. Coeur D’Alene (ID) 10. Rocky Mountain (ID) California 1. Saugus 2. La Costa Canyon 3. Tesoro 4. Rancho Bernardo 5. Great Oak 6. St. Francis 7. Simi Valley 8. Vista del Lago 9. Palos Verdes 10. Capistrano Valley Marc Bloom’s high school cross-country rankings have played an influential role in the sport for more than 20 years and led to the creation of many major events, including Nike Cross Nationals and the Great American Cross Country Festival. He published his cross-country journal, Harrier, for more than two decades. Read the full article at: runningtimes.com
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