The Followers

Low Stick Lifestyle

When your the top returner, not even Foot Locker's call can shake your focus.  For Tanner Anderson of North Central (WA), bronze medalist in 2013, the idea of lining up with his teammates far outweighs the thoughts of a sunny beach in San Diego.  It's a decision others had made differently, allowing their teams (Summit OR, Brea Olinda, CA) to qualify without them.  But for Anderson, while the individual title is on his mind, the team has not been forgotten.  Their team has performed well before, making top ten the year before.  They once again find themselves only a slight improvement out of the top five slots.  And everyone knows, when you are basically only scoring four runners (not counting the #1 point at the top), it is much easier to find success.

 

Undefeated

They are the team nobody is talking about, a fortuitous position their female counterparts took advantage of in 2013.  Wayzata (MN) sits currently undefeated, and not for a lack of trying from their competition.  They have faced some of the top teams at both the Roy Griak Invitational, as well as the NXN-Heartland Regional.  Although there are other teams ranked higher than them who are undefeated as well, it is hard to count out a crew that has never seen below the top of the podium all year.