Andrew Springer (Westerly) and Jenna Riley (Coventry) were two of the many state champions crowned over the weekend. ALL STATE RESULTS NOW POSTED.

Caleb Hoover, sophomore at College Heights Christian School in Joplin, came out of nowhere last season to finish 2nd overall in Class 1 cross country behind teammate Ethan Beaver and helped to lead his team to the title with a Class 1 record of merely 17 points.  As great as that sounds, Caleb looks back upon that day with disappointment.

There are returning champions, and open throwns up for grabs on the hills and thrills of the redesigned Hershey Parkview course – featuring the Aloha Hills of Mile 2 and the newly minted Poop-Out Hill of Mile 3.

Ashley Brasovan, Bobby Nicolls, Doug Smith and Jordan Hasay are four of the best cross country runners in the country this fall, and they've each signed up to share their journey throughout the fall in our seasonal feature.

Each week here at MileSplit we will be giving you a quick look at four of the nation's best runners. Featured this week are Joash Osoro (ND), Alex Dunne (CA), Andrew Springer (RI) and Kaitlin Hanenburg (CO).

On the strength of its record-setting performance in winning the Sweepstakes race at the Mt. SAC Invitational, Saugus (CA) moves past Fayetteville-Manlius into the top spot in the team rankings.

PEARL RIVER – The girls’ chatter flew just above the boys’. Pearl River girls cross country coach Dan Doherty sat in the front and gazed out the window while the yellow school bus merged onto the Palisades Parkway. When the bus pulled into the parking lot, Doherty stepped off first. He stood a few feet from the bus on the edge of the park at Bear Mountain where they would win the Rockland County championship. He stopped before he entered the field and dug the toe of his sneakers in the dirt and waited. Doherty never called a meeting but one by one the girls crowded in front of him and waited for direction.

Tatnall, a small Delaware private school with big aspirations, has positioned itself amongst the nation's best.

    Voyles, whose father is the assistant track coach at White County, has been a force to be reckoned with since she moved to Tennessee from California in time for the 2006 cross country season. She is the possessor of impressive personal records ranging from a 2:17 800m to an 18:50 5k cross country race.  In 2007, she was a double-state champion on the track, winning both the A/AA 1600m and the A/AA 3200m while representing Macon County High School.  She finished tenth overall at the 2007 AAA State Cross Country Championship.

Taylor Lord turned in the fastest time in the nation, a 14:43.96 clocking, at the Douglas County Championships, Thursday. GATFXC.com's Bruce Taylor caught up with Lord after his sizzling performance.

Hasay, Dunbar race to Sweepstakes victories at Mt. SAC. Saugus and Dana Hills claim team wins. Day 1 & 2 recaps, results posted.

Rocky Mountain Reunion: Evan Appel (pictured above, left) topped Bobby Nicolls (right), but Joseph Manilafasha runs best time of the day 15:08, while Allie McLaughlin posts a 17:04 at the Colorado State Meet, one of the many state championships contested this weekend.

Each week here at MileSplit we will be giving you a quick look at four of the nation's best runners in our new feature called MileSplit Fast Four. Featured this week are Katie Flood (IA), Matt Mizereck, (FL), Brooklyne Ridder (OH) and Tim Freriks (AZ).

ArmoryTrack.com wants to give you and inside look at the renovation of the track for the 2008-2009 season. Inside we provide some pictures of the project in Week 2 of construction.

Coming off back-to-back record-setting perfermances, Kodiak, Alaska senior Trevor Dunbar jumps to the top spot in the West. With a showdown at Mt. SAC looming, the question is: can he stay there?

With most of the top teams taking the week off or breezing through conference or regional meets, there are very few changes in the MileSplit team rankings for this week. The boys rankings are nearly identical, while three girls teams jumped a few spots based on strong performances.

  A British citizen, Virginia private school star Anneka Wilson is well traveled. Now as a runner, she has embarked on a new journey: the trip from relative anonymity to the national spotlight.

This week's How They Train features Bronxville's Caitlin Hudson. How They Train is designed to give a in-depth of how runners just like who train around the state. Since there's no uniform formula we decided to find out yours.

Aisling Cuffe decided that she would follow Suffern senior Shelby Greany. Smart plan. Greany is a three-time Foot Locker national finalist. Cuffe, in her rookie cross country season, was on the course for the first time. They zipped across the field at Bowdoin Park and started up the steady, grueling hills when Cuffe thought to herself the very thing that is making her the breakout star of the season.

Wilson, Dejarnette, and Berman post record efforts; Mizereck posts CR at FL Prestate; Winslow and #3 Collins Hill roll at the Coach Wood Invite; Lipari, Springer and #13 Lincoln-Sudbury take Brown. More records, results to come.

MileSplit US #13 Lincoln-Sudbury and #14 Saratoga Springs square off at the Brown Invitational in Warwick, RI to highlight a weekend of action that will include many conference championship meets across the country.

Greater Latrobe senior Natalie Bower clocked a course record 17:58. Appel over Nicolls; Regis Jesuit prevails at Colorado Regionals. Natosha Rogers returns to pick up an indvidual title as well.    

All of the top girls teams remain intact in the latest NSSF XC Regional Rankings. On the boys side, Don Bosco Prep (Northeast) and Buchanan (CA) vault to #1 after impressive performances last weekend.

Each week here at MileSplit we will be giving you a quick look at four of the nation's best runners in our new feature called MileSplit Fast Four. Featured this week are Sarah Andrews (TX), Chris Schwartz (CA), Melanie Thompson (NJ) and Andrew Colley (VA).

Several recent big meets, such as Nike South, Manhattan College and the Great American have helped to bring some clarity to the rankings. North Central boys and Fayetteville-Manlius girls hold the top spots.

Ashley Brasovan, Bobby Nicolls, Doug Smith and Jordan Hasay are four of the best cross country runners in the country this fall, and they've each signed up to share their journey throughout the fall in our seasonal feature.

#10 in a Series: What makes a T&F fan? Fred Carlson AKA sverige55 and known by the teams around Pittsburgh as Mr C, was raised in Connecticut and attended Simsbury High School.  As a HS athlete he ran a 4:27 mile and a 9:47 2-mile.    

Former Belmont Plateau course record holder Steve Hallinan in awe of West Winsor Sophomore Joe Rosa (MaroonNews photo). He added another class record at Vanny on Saturday.

Soloman Haile raced to a Vanny course record. Andrew Colley (pictured above) ran a close second in the Eastern States race. Ashley Brasovan outperformed a strong girls' field at the Great American XC Festival. Pictures, videos, results here.

Winning teams and individuals of all varsity, JV, sophomore, freshman, and middle school races. Winning times and team totals included.

n BOYS AND GIRLS EASTERNS RACE VIDEO POSTED  - Fayetteville-Manilus coach Bill Aris had a curious way of describing the girls Eastern States championship at the Manhattan Invitational. He called the “physiologically illogical.”

No one is saying that the Eastern States races at the Manhattan Invitational Saturday are the be-all, end-all of cross country races. But when you line up some of the best teams in the country, people expect sparks to fly.

Stephanie Morgan (OH) often hits the road in search of top-flight competition. This weekend she travels to Hoover, AL for a showdown with FL Champs Ashley Brasovan and Kathy Kroeger at the Great American XC Festival… (Story coming)

Warwick Valley star Lillian Greibesland underwent successful surgery to repair her ruptured right Achilles’ tendon at New York Hospital for Special Surgery Wednesday. She’ll miss the rest of the cross country season and the entire indoor track season.

Every year it's the race not to miss. Will somebody run under 14 minutes? Will Saratoga or FM win? Will a new star be born? Last year Carly Seymour surprised the whole field by running 13:55. What could possibly top that? Be at VCP on Saturday to find out.

Lots of movement and many newcomers highlight our individual rankings since they were last published, September 17. Ashley Brasovan takes over number one in the south after her electrifying 16:46 in the flrunners.com 9.

For years the boys fans at The Manhattan College Invitational have felt cheated. The girls Eastern States has been held for years, with one huge, deep race deciding bragging rights while the boys talent was spread out over 7 races. This year will be different. For the first time ever, the Boys Eastern States meet will be run at the meet instead of the following weekend. ArmoryTrack.com and the milesplit team has broken it down for you, with state and regional rankings, top runners, team uniform colors, and pictures. So get ready for magic, and weather permitting, perhaps a new VCP 2.5 record.

Emily Sisson will face Ashley Brasovan,  Kathy Kroeger, Stephanie Morgan and Jessica Tonn in a rare mid-season showdown of some of the nation's top harriers this weekend at the Great American XC Festival in Hoover, AL.

PA #1 Emmaus is looking to defend its state crown and advance to NXN in Portland. The Green Hornets were fifth at the NXN Northeast Regional a year ago. Much will depend on rejuvenated senior Melissa Meade as Emmaus takes aim at a lengthy postseason run.

Andrews (pictured above, TXRunners photo) 17:07, Lutz in TX at Nike South | Hasay 17:54 season debut at Atascadero Invite |  A pair of all-time bests at Salesianum, DE | Dunbar, Kodiak, Francis three-peat in Alaska | Brasovan course record 16:46 at flrunners.com | PA Girls #1 Emmaus, Furcht 15:18 @ Paul Short | Doug Smith unchallenged 16:29 debut at Shore Coaches (NJ) | Quick times at Holmdel | Freshmen girls rock Maine FOC |

MileSplit CEO and founder Jason Byrne has named Fran McLaughlin of Glenside, PA as National Editor of MileSplit.US, the U.S. portal of the MileSplit Network.

A battle between the top two girls teams in Pa. at the Paul Short Invitational (Bethlehem, Pa.) highlights another busy weekend of  action throughout the country. MileSplit will be on site at meets in PA, NJ, FL, CO, ME, TX, and NC to provide coverage.

Bromfield's Emily Jones kick started her invitational season with a dominating victory in the Girls Championship Race at the Ocean State Cross Country Invitational in Rhode Island last weekend. It was the first major race for Jones, whom is eyeing a return trip to San Diego in December.

Ashley Brasovan, Bobby Nicolls, Doug Smith and Jordan Hasay are four of the best cross country runners in the country this fall, and they've each signed up to share their journey throughout the fall in our seasonal feature, the MileSplit Cross Country Journals. In the first edition each athlete introduces themselves and talks about their summers. Keep checking back throughout the season as we have much more to come from each athlete.