Fayetteville-Manlius 16 Year Merge: Which Team Was Best?

Nike Cross Nationals 2015

Dec 10, 2015

The Fayetteville-Manlius girls have been a force on the national cross country scene for years. They are one trophy away from forcing us to talk about their national championships in double digits. It was a strong performance for the NY squad in 2015. They scored 55 points to earn their ninth title, though they had sights set on a lower score. So the question that came to mind was how good is this team of national champions compared to the FM teams of the past?

The logical factor to asses for a NY team is speed ratings. The numbers could've been looked at in a number of different ways. I chose to assume that for the FM All Star Invitational, that every athlete from every year would run their best performance at this meet. I pulled the best speed rating for each athlete by season going back to 2002 and scored the meet with each year as a separate team.

Assuming that by time traveling forward/backwards we won't rip apart the fabric of space and time by putting the same individuals in the same place with their past and future selves...see what the FM All Star Invitational would look like.

Place	Team	Score	NXN Place	NXN Score	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1	FM 2010	63	1	27	1	2	8	23	29	43	67
2	FM 2009	68	1	74	10	13	14	15	16	19	48
3	FM 2007	105	1	83	7	18	24	26	30	31	52
4	FM 2008	113	1	66	5	12	28	32	36	40	55
5	FM 2015	123	1	55	4	9	27	39	44	46	54
6	FM 2011	137	1	60	3	25	33	34	42	47	49
7	FM 2012	175	1	54	20	35	37	38	45	66	72
8	FM 2013	230	2	120	17	41	50	51	71	75	76
9	FM 2006	255	1	128	21	22	68	70	74	77	78
10	FM 2014	299	1	70	56	58	59	61	65	84	86
11	FM 2001	320	x	x	6	64	69	88	93	99	100
12	FM 2005	364	x	x	57	60	79	83	85	87	92
13	FM 2000	369	x	x	11	82	89	91	96	104	105
14	FM 2004	425	x	x	63	73	94	97	98	101	103
15	FM 2003	434	x	x	62	80	90	95	107	110	111
16	FM 2002	450	x	x	53	81	102	106	108	109	112

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