Pre-Season National Boys XC Team Rankings Countdown


North Central boys

North Central Boys finished 3rd at NXN last year

The North Central boys are looking to roll after a competitive season last year that saw them finish third at NXN. University of Oregon freshman Tanner Anderson helped lead them to their third place team finish last year by individually winning NXN in 15:11. This year the team will look for leadership from rising senior Justin Janke, who finished 50th at NXN last year. Janke ran some solid times on the track this past spring including a 9:07 in the 3200m at the Pasco Invitational and a 4:14.52 1600m at the Greater Spokane League/Mid-Columbia Conference meet. The team has a strong pack in their 2-4 guys with their fifth man Hank Knight only a few seconds back. Their weakness lies in their 1-2 gap, which is 28.83 seconds.

It's hard to argue with the success Coach Knight has had. North Central has not only qualified for the big dance known as NXN eight times - but the boys have finished in the top ten every time.

Top Returnees from 2014 XC Season (5K Times)

1) Justin Janke15:16.60
2) Jacob Christner15:45.43
3) Sam Sjoberg15:48.70
4) Gabriel Meek16:06.19
5) Hank Knight16:13.24
Average Time: 15:50.03 Total Time: 1:19:10.16 1-5 Split: 56.64
6) Micah Jones16:36.00

Top Returning 3200m Times from 2015 Outdoor Season

1) Justin Janke9:07.53
2) Sam Sjoberg9:34.95
3) Jacob Christner9:40.70
4) Gabriel Meek9:43.43
5) Ryan Frostad10:02.15
Average Time: 9:37.75 Total Time: 48:08.76 1-5 Split: 54.62
6) Ash Ruff10:06.84
7) Ben Miller10:10.50

Top Returning 1600m Times from 2015 Outdoor Season

1) Justin Janke4:14.52
2) Gabriel Meek4:31.15
3) Jacob Christner4:31.52
4) Sam Sjoberg4:32.12
5) Micah Jones4:32.24
Average Time: 4:28.31 Total Time: 22:21.55 1-5 Split: 17.72
6) Ryan Frostad4:41.55


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