Weekly High School X-Country Regional Team Rankings 10/17/2008

By Marc Bloom and Rich Gonzalez

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 the top after impressive performances on opposite coasts last weekend.

 
Last week’s team rankings in parentheses. BT means Bubble Team. NR means no ranking including bubble team.

Boys

Boys New York

1.Shenendehowa [1]                        3rd in Manhattan Inv Eastern States race
2.Shoreham-Wading River [2]            Wins Manhattan Inv Varsity G race with 2nd-best NY team showing
3.Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake [3]            Wins home invite with 26 points in 15-team meet
4.Fayetteville-Manlius [4]                9th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
5.Warwick Valley [BT]                        2nd in Manhattan Varsity C
6.Wantagh [BT]                            Wins Manhattan Inv Varsity D by 20 points
7.Queensbury [6]                            11th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
8.Arlington [7]                            No major meet
9.East Aurora [8]                            Wins Bulldog Stampede taking 7 of top 10
10.North Rockland [9]                    3rd in Manhattan Inv Varsity C
Cut: Suffern [5], Msgr. Farrell [10]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Baldwinsville, Brighton, Brockport, Calhoun, Cicero-No. Syracuse, Chaminade, Honeoye Falls-Lima,  Jamesville-Dewitt, Liverpool, Mckee SI Tech, Monroe-Woodbury, Msgr. Farrell, Newark Valley, Niskayuna, Pittsford-Mendon, Saratoga Springs, Scarsdale, Shaker, Smithtown, St. Anthony’s, Suffern, Walt Whitman, Washingtonville, West Genesee

Boys Northeast
(CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, PA, RI, VT)

1.Don Bosco (NJ) [3]                        Wins Manhattan Inv Eastern States Champs
2.North Penn (PA) [7]                    Wins Manhattan Inv B race sweeping top 4 places
3.Danbury (CT) [5]                        2nd in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
4.W. Windsor-Plainsboro N (NJ) [1]        5th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
5.Christian Bros (NJ) [2]                    6th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
6.No. Allegheny (PA) [4]                    No major meet
7.Henderson (PA) [NR]                    Wins Manhattan Inv Varsity C race over two NY-ranked teams
8.Haddonfield (NJ) [9]                    10th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
9.Bishop Guertin (NH) [10]                No major meet
10.Merrimack (NH) [BT]                    Wins Manhattan Inv Varsity A race by 38 points
Cut: Morris Hills (NJ) [6], West Windsor-Plainsboro So (NJ) [8]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Altoona (PA), Amherst (MA), Bishop Feehan (MA), Bishop Hendricken (RI), Carlisle (PA), Cedar Cliff (PA), Conard (CT), Con-Val (NH), Council Rock No (PA), Cumberland Valley (PA), Essex (VT), Germantown Friends (PA), Greely (ME), Hanover (NH), Holy Ghost (PA), Kingsway (NJ), La Salle (PA), La Salle (RI), Mansfield (MA), Mendham (NJ), Morris Hills (NJ), Newton So (MA), No. Andover (MA), Perkiomen Valley (PA), Pinkerton (NH), Randolph (NJ), Ridgewood (NJ), Seekonk (MA), St. John’s Prep (MA), Upper Dublin (PA), West Windsor-Plainsboro So (NJ), Xavier (CT)
 

Boys South
(AR, LA, MS, OK, TX)

1.The Woodlands (TX) [1]                Holds out varsity at College Park Inv placing 4th
2.Cedar Park (TX) [2]                        Holds out most of varsity at Georgetown Inv placing 3rd
3.Marcus (TX) [3]                            Wins Assault on Eagle Summit over Flower Mound
4.Southlake Carroll (TX) [4]                Holds out most of varsity taking 5th at Eagle Summit meet
5.Seven Lakes (TX) [5]                    No major meet
6.Klein Oak (TX) [6]                        Wins College Park Inv
7.Boerne (TX) [7]                            No major meet
8.Pharr-San Juan-Alamo N (TX) [8]        Wins RGVCCA Meet of Champs by 33 points
9.Strake Jesuit (TX) [9]                    No major meet
10.Cinco Ranch (TX) [10]                    Wins Sam Houston Inv II with 21 points
Bubble teams alphabetically: A&M Consolidated (TX), Baton Rouge Cath (LA), Brother Martin (LA), Clear Lake (TX), Conway (AR), Clovis (TX), College Park (TX), Coppell (TX), Corpus Christi Carroll (TX), Edmond Mem (OK), FEAST (TX), Flower Mound (TX), Fossil Ridge (TX), Houston Mem (TX), Jesuit (LA), Lamar (TX), Lockhart (TX), Moore (OK), Poteet (TX), Rogers (AR), Tupelo (MS)
 

Boys Southeast
(AL, DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

1.Jamestown (VA) [1]                        Outstanding 4th-place in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
2.Oakton (VA) [5]                            7th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
3.Brookwood (GA) [2]                    8th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
4.Robinson (VA) [4]                        Wins Glory Days Grill Inv in 35-team race
5.Broughton (NC) [6]                        Wins Tanglewood Inv by 99 points
6.Daviess County (KY) [9]                Wins Lexington Cath Inv with 5 in top 12 and 38-second spread
7.Montgomery Bell (TN) [BT]                Wins Great American (AL) over broad SE field
8.Potomac Falls (VA) [BT]                Solid 2nd to Robinson at Glory Days meet
9.Belen Prep (FL) [8]                        Wins All-Catholic conference with 5 in top 10
10.NW Guilford (NC) [10]                    No major meet
Cut: Collins Hill (GA) [3], Baylor (TN) [10]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Atlee (VA), Baylor (TN), Bishop Kenny (FL), Blacksburg (VA), Calvert Hall (MD), Chapel Hill (NC), Chiles (FL), Clarke County (VA), Collins Hill (GA), Columbus (FL), Enloe (NC), Gonzaga (VA), Green Hope (NC), Hoover (AL), Houston (TN), Jefferson Sci/Tech (VA), Leon (FL), Louisville Trinity (KY), Marrieta (GA), Melbourne (FL), Mooresville (NC), Mountain Brook (AL), Oak Ridge (TN), St. Xavier (KY), Walton (GA), Wando (SC), Western Branch (VA)
 

Boys Midwest
(IL, IN, MI, MO, OH)

1.Naperville No (IL) [1]                    No major meet
2.Neuqua Valley (IL) [2]                    Wins Sterling Inv by 64 with 36-second spread
3.York (IL) [3]                            No major meet, a week after Peoria Inv win by 100 points
4.Geneva (IL) [4]                            Wins Blackhawk Stampede with 20 points taking 5 of top 7
5.St. Louis Univ (MO) [5]                    Wins MCC Conference taking 7 of top 10
6.Carmel (IN) [6]                            Wins MIC Conference with 22 points
7.Lee’s Summit West (MO) [7]            Wins Mid-6 Conference taking 7 of top 8
8.Pioneer (MI) [8]                        Wins Richard Inv with 21 points and 44-second spread
9.Mason (OH) [9]                            Close 2nd in Greater Miami Conf without top runner
10.Ft. Wayne Carroll (IN) [10]            No major meet
Bubble teams alphabetically: Bay City Western (MI), Centerville (OH), College Hts Christian (MO), Fishers (IN), Heritage (MI), Kickapoo (MO), Lake Orion (MI), Lee’s Summit No (MO), Liberty (MO), Lyons Township (IL), McCutcheon (IN), Medina (OH), Moline (IL), Palatine (IL), Parkway West (MO), Reynoldsburg (OH), Saline (MI), St. Ignatius (OH), St. John Jesuit (OH), West Plains (MO)

Boys Heartland
(IA, KS, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI)

1.Bismarck (ND) [1]                        No major meet
2.Wayzata (MN) [2]                        Wins Classic Lake Conference by 7 over Edina
3.Eden Prairie (MN) [3]                    Wins Lake Conference by 49 with 30-second spread
4.Stevens Point (WI) [4]                    Wins Wisconsin Rapids Inv by 89 points
5.Madison West (WI) [5]                    Wins Madison City Champs by 2 over La Follette
6.Edina (MN) [BT]                        2nd to Wayzata in conference meet
7.Madison La-Follette (WI) [7]            Close 2nd to West in city champs
8.Mulvane (KS) [6]                        Takes 6 of top 8 in Circle Inv to win by 70 points
9.Iowa City High (IA) [10]                Wins MVC Super Meet by 40 with 25-second spread
10.Yankton (SD) [8]                        Wins Eastern SD Conference meet
Cut: Stillwater (MN) [9]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Aquinas (KS), Cedar Rapids Washington (IA), Fremont (NE), Lawrence (KS), Lincoln Pius X (NE), Kearney (NE), Manhattan (KS), Millard West (NE), Moorhead (MN), Shawnee Mission (KS), Stillwater (MN), Valley (IA), White Bear Lake (MN)

Boys Southwest
(AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT, WY)

1.Albuquerque Acad (NM) [1]            Easy winner in Albuquerque Metro Champs
2.Los Alamos (NM) [2]                    Wins Jaguar Inv by 58 points
3.Eldorado (NM) [3]                        Metro Champs runner-up as Palmer twins run 1-2
4.American Fork (UT) [4]                    Wins Region IV with 31 points
5.Timpview (UT) [5]                        No major meet
6.Alta (UT) [6]                            Wins Region II taking 5 of top 7
7.Rio Rico (AZ) [7]                        No major meet
8.Cibola (NM) [8]                            3rd in Albuquerque Metro meet
9.Mingus (AZ) [9]                            No major meet
10.Shadow Mountain (AZ) [10]            No major meet
Bubble teams alphabetically: Carson (NV), Chavez (AZ), Cherry Creek (CO), Dakota Ridge (CO), Davis (UT), Durango (CO), Fairview (CO), Falcon (CO), Galena (NV), Loveland (CO), Mesa Mtn. View (AZ), Rampart (CO), Regis (CO), Reno (NV), Sandia (NM), Timpanogos ((UT), Wheat Ridge (CO)

Boys Northwest
(AK, HI, ID, MT, OR, WA)

1.North Central (WA) [1]                    Wins Richland Inv in state-wide field taking 4 of top 6
2.Jesuit (OR) [2]                            Wins Adidas Classic by 60 over Crater with top 6 finishing within 7 seconds
3.Henry Jackson (WA) [3]                Solid 2nd to North Central in Richland meet
4.Crater (OR) [5]                            2nd to Jesuit at Adidas meet
5.Mead (WA) [8]                            3rd at Richland meet
6.Seattle Prep (WA) 4]                    4th at Richland meet
7.Lindbergh (WA) [7]                        No major meet
8.Burlington-Edison (WA) [9]            No major meet
9.Gig Harbor (WA)                        No major meet
10.Twin Falls (ID) [10]                    No major meet
Cut: Kodiak (AK) [6]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Boise (ID), Bozeman (MT), Campbell County (WY), Hidden Valley (OR), Highland (ID), Iolani (HI), Kodiak (AK), Mountain View (ID), Sehome (WA), Skyline (OR), Tahoma (WA), Tigard (OR)
 

Boys California

1.Buchanan [3]                            4th-fastest Woodward Park time ever (78:01 5k)to win Clovis Inv by 62
2.Loyola-L.A. [1]                            Runs 79:07 at Mt. SAC to win SGV Challenger by over 3 minutes
3.Dana Hills [2]                            6th at Clovis without top two runners away on recruiting trips
4.Vista Murrieta [4]                        Wins Inland Empire Challenge on short course
5.Thousand Oaks [7]                        2nd at Clovis with excellent 79:11 at Woodward Park
6.Arcadia [8]                                3rd at Clovis with excellent 79:23 at Woodward Park
7.Mountain View [BT]                        4th at Clovis with 79:14 performance
8.Trabuco Hills [5]                        2-point loss in league meet with ailing runners, week after 3rd at Nike South (TX)
9.Petaluma [10]                            5th at Clovis with 79:40 performance
10.Rancho Cucamonga [BT]                2nd in 9-team Inland Empire Challenge
Cut: Upland [6], Davis [9]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Barstow, Campolindo, Corona, Davis, Del Campo, El Rancho, El Toro, Foothill-S.A., Granada, Jesuit, Long Beach Poly, North Torrence, Oak Ridge, Palos Verdes, Patrick Henry, Redondo Union, Saugus, St. John Bosco, Upland   

Girls

Girls New York

1.Fayetteville-Manlius [1]                Wins Manhattan Inv Eastern States by 57 over best regular-season field of year
2.Queensbury [4]                            3rd in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
3.Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake [3]            4th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
4.Saratoga Springs [2]                    6th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
5.Shenendehowa [5]                        8th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
6.East Aurora [7]                            Wins Bulldog Stampede with 26 points
7.Arlington [6]                            No major meet
8.Pearl River [9]                            Wins Suffolk Officials meet with 26 points at Sunken Meadow Park
9.North Shore [BT}                        2nd in Manhattan Inv Varsity D race
10.St. John the Baptist [BT]                Wins Manhattan Inv Varsity B race
Cut: Suffern [8], Bronxville [10]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Bay Shore, Bronxville, Canandaigua, Cicero-No. Syracuse, Cornwall, Greenwich, Liverpool, Lourdes, Maine-Endwell, Newark Valley, Pittsford-Mendon, Suffern, Ward Melville, Warwick Valley, West Seneca West

 

Girls Northeast
(CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, PA, RI, VT)

1.Lincoln-Sudbury (MA) [1]                5th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
2.Newton South (MA) [2]                    No major meet
3.Glastonbury (CT) [3]                    Wins Wickham Park Inv without top runner
4.Emmaus (PA) [4]                        No major meet
5.North Penn (PA) [NR]                    Wins Manhattan Inv Varsity D race by 26 points
6.Hanover (NH) [5]                        10th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
7.Haddonfield (NJ) [7]                    11th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
8.Haverhill (MA) [6]                        No major meet
9.Cumberland Valley (PA) [BT]            Wins Mid-Penn Champs by 69 for 3rd straight excellent meet
10.Voorhees (NJ) [8]                        12th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
Cut: Liberty (PA) [9], Lewisburg (PA) [10]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Bishop Guertin (NH), Champlain Valley (VT), Coe-Brown (NH), Colts Neck (NJ), Council Rock No (PA), Coventry (RI), Greater Latrobe (PA), Guilford (CT), Hillsborough (NJ), Lewisburg (PA), Liberty (PA), Manchester Central (NH), Norwich Free (CT), Oyster River (NH), Phillips Andover (MA),  Ridge (NJ), Ridgefield (CT), State College (PA), St. Johnsbury (VT), Toms River No (NJ)

 

Girls South
(AR, LA, MS, OK, TX)

1.The Woodlands (TX) [1]                Wins College Park Inv by 12 over Kingwood and other state powers
2.Kingwood (TX) [2]                        2nd to The Woodlands at College Park Inv
3.Cinco Ranch (TX) [3]                    Wins Sam Houston II Inv with 23 points
4.Southlake Carroll (TX) [5]                2nd in Eagle Summit meet without full line-up
5.Kingwood Park (TX) [7]                Wins Eagle Summit meet over Carroll
6.Vista Ridge (TX) [8]                    3rd at College Park meet
7.A&M Consolidated (TX) [10]            4th at College Park meet
8.College Park (TX) [6]                    5th at College Park meet
9.Clear Lake (TX) [9]                        No major meet
10.Plano West (TX) [BT]                    3rd in Eagle Summit meet
Cut: Keller (TX) [4]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Belton (TX), Coppell (TX), Edmond No (OK), Hereford (TX), Highland Park (TX), Jenks (OK), Lafayette (LA), Marcus (TX), Plainview (OK), St. Joseph’s (LA), Tupelo (MS), Westmoore (OK)

 Girls Southeast
(AL, DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

1.Tatnall (DE) [1]                            Solid 2nd in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
2.Collins Hill (GA) [2]                        Defeats Mountain Brook by 32 to win Great American
3.Mountain Brook (AL) [3]                2nd at Great American
4.Midlothian (VA) [7]                        7th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States
5.Blacksburg (VA) [4]                    Wins Albemarle Inv by 61 at Panorama Farms
6.Jefferson Sci/Tech (VA) [6]            Wins Glory Days Grill Inv by 59 over Lake Braddock
7.Oakton (VA) [BT]                        Wins Manhattan Inv Varsity C race over excellent opposition
8.Chiles (FL) [8]                            No major meet
9.Lake Braddock (VA) [5]                Distant 2nd to Jefferson at Glory Days meet
10.No. Gwinnett (GA) [9]                    No major meet
Cut: Science Hill (TN) [10]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Alpharetta (GA), Assumption (KY), Bartram Trail (FL), Bishop O’Connell (VA), Bishop Kenny (FL), Brentsville (VA), Community of Naples (FL), East Chapel Hill (NC), Green Hope (NC), Hidden Valley (VA), Hurricane (WV), Lourdes (FL), Myers Park (NC), Oak Ridge (TN), River Hill (MD), Roberson (NC), Roosevelt (MD), Science Hill (TN), University (WV), Western Branch (VA), West Potomac (VA), Wilmington Charter (DE), Winter Park (FL)
 

Girls Midwest
(IL, IN, MI, MO, OH)

1.Geneva (IL) [1]                            Wins Blackhawk Stampede by 12 over Sandburg
2.Carmel (IN) [2]                            Wins MIC Conference by 32 points
3.Lee’s Summit West (MO) [3]            Wins Mid-6 Conference taking 5 of top 6
4.Palatine (IL) [4]                            Wins Metamora Inv by 24 points
5.Magnificat (OH) [5]                        Hold out varsity winning Earich Inv by 4 points
6.Sandburg (IL) [NR]                        Excellence showing vs. Geneva at Blackhawk meet
7.Hinsdale (IL) [6]                        No major meet
8.Traverse City Cent (MI) [7]                Holds out varsity taking 2nd in home invite
9.Ft. Wayne Carroll (IN) [8]                No major meet
10.Jefferson City (MO) [10]                No major meet
Cut: Cayuga Valley Christian (OH) [9]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Benet (IL), Buffalo Grove (IL), Cayuga Valley Christian (OH), Columbus No (IN), Eureka (MO), Hoover (OH), Kickapoo (MO), Lafayette (MO), Medina (OH), Minster (OH), Naperville No (IL), Noblesville (IN), North Central (IN), Novi (MI), Oak Hills (OH), Rochester Adams (MI), Rockford (MI), Troy (MI), Washington (MO), Westfield (IN), West Plains (MO)

Girls Heartland
(IA, KS, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI)

1.Sioux Falls Roosevelt (SD) [1]            Wins Greater Dakota Conf taking 5 of top 8
2.Dowling Cath (IA) [2]                    No major meet
3.Eden Prairie (MN) [4]                    Wins Lake Conference by 29 over Lakeville North
4.Lakeville North (MN) [3]                2nd to Eden Prairie in conference meet
5.Iowa City West (IA) [8]                    Defeats rival City High by 3 in MVC Super Meet
6.Iowa City High (IA) [5]                    Close 2nd to West in MVC meet
7.Bismarck (ND) [6]                        No major meet
8.Whitefish Bay (WI) [7]                    No major meet
9.Minnetonka (MN) [10]                    Wins Classic Lake Conf over Hopkins
10.Manhattan (KS) [9]                    4th at Haskell Univ Inv while missing #2, 3 and 4 girls           
Bubble teams alphabetically: Bay Port (WI), Chaska (MN), Fremont (NE), Hopkins (MN), La Crosse Central (WI), Lawrence (KS), Marian (NE), Millard No (NE), Olathe East (KS), Pewaukee (WI), Rapid City Stevens (SD), Seward (NE), Yankton (SD), Waukesha West (WI), White Bear Lake (MN), Woodbury (MN)

 

Girls Southwest
(AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT, WY)

1.Fort Collins (CO) [1]                    Wins Front Range League with 5 in top 10
2.Classical (CO) [2]                        Wins Tri-Peaks League with 5 in top 10
3.Thompson Valley (CO) [3]            No major meet
4.Davis (UT) [4]                            No major meet
5.Park City (UT) [5]                        No major meet
6.Dakota Ridge (CO) [6]                2nd in county meet without 2 scorers
7.Ironwood Ridge (AZ) [7]                Holds out varsity in Rattler Inv
8.Xavier Prep (AZ) [8]                    No major meet
9.Mountain Crest (UT) [9]                No major meet
10.Cheyenne Mountain (CO) [10]    Wins Metro League taking 5 of top 8
Bubble teams alphabetically: Albuquerque Acad (NM), Alta (UT), Bingham (UT), Boulder (CO), Cheyenne Central (WY), Doherty (CO), Eldorado (NM), Gallup (NM), Greeley West (CO), Green Mountain (CO), Highlands Ranch (CO), Jordan (UT), La Cueva (NM), Los Alamos (NM), Mountain View (UT), Mullen (CO), O’Connor (AZ), Rio Rancho (NM), Skyline (UT), South Tahoe (NV), St. Pius (NM)

 

Girls Northwest
(AK, HI, ID, MT, OR, WA)

1.Jesuit (OR) [1]                            Wins Adidas Classic by 48 points
2.Seattle Prep (WA)     [4]                Wins state-wide Richland Inv by 18 over previous #2 Richland
3.Gig Harbor (WA) [3]                    No major meet
4.Richland (WA) [2]                        2nd in Richland meet   
5.Bozeman (MT) [6]                        Wins flighted Capital City meet taking 1st or 2nd in all 7 flights
6.St. Mary’s (OR) [5]                    No major meet
7.Sehome (WA) [7]                        Runs J.V. at Lakewood Inv
8.Eastlake (WA) [8]                        No major meet
9.Summit (OR) [BT]                        2nd to Jesuit at Adidas meet
10.Crescent Valley (OR) [10]            Takes 7 of top 9 in Philomath Forest Run
Cut: Anchorage West (AK) [9]
Bubble teams alphabetically: A.C. Davis (WA), Anchorage West (AK), Billings Sr (MT), Corvallis (OR), Kuna (ID), Mountain View (ID),  Punahou (HI), Sheridan (WY)   

Girls California

1.Saugus [1]                                Split squads at Clovis Inv with combined 91:24 time on state 5k course
2.Dana Hills [2]                            Comfortable league meet winners in mid-week action
3.Great Oak [3]                            9th in Manhattan Inv Eastern States races
4.Trabuco Hills [4]                        Impressive league meet winners in mid-week contest
5.Torrey Pines [5]                        No major meet
6.Mountain View [6]                        Wins Clovis Inv champs race with 94:18 team time
7.Crescenta Valley [7]                    Close 2nd at Clovis meet
8.Redlands [NR]                            Wins Inland Empire Challenge on short course
9.Murrieta Valley [8]                        2nd at Inland Empire meet
10.Canyon-Anaheim [9]                    Wins mid-week league meet in impressive fashion
Cut: Esperanza [10]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Aptos, Buchanan, Carondelet, Chino Hills, Davis, El Toro, Esperanza, Foothill-SA, Fountain Valley, King, Maria Carrillo, Mira Costa, Newport Harbor, Oak Ridge, Orange Lutheran, Rancho Bernardo, St. Ignatius, St. Mary’s-Berkeley, West Ranch