XC 2009: Western US
WA, OR, CA, ID, UT, NV, AZ, NM, CO, WY, MT,
ND, SD, KS, NE, OK, TX, IA, MO, IL, WI, MN
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By: Aron Taylor & Jasen Parks, Western US National Editors
National Team Rankings *fourth edition
National Individual Rankings *third edition
WESTERN US HIGHLIGHTS
Conference, League, Regional, and State action is taking place across the West this weekend and this page will be your ticket to coverage in all of the states listed above. Click on a state abbreviation above to navigate to that states coverage.
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Jesuit @ Aloha (OR): US#5 Jesuit girls again produce a dominant effort in a dual meet with cross town rival Aloha. Finishing with a clean perfect 15 points, Jesuit had an 11 second spread from 1-5. US#11 Annamarie Maag finishes second too teammate Olivia Artaiz 19:15.3 to 19:15.59 with fellow teammate Payton Shutte 19:15.9 and Adrienne Demaree 19:16.09. Meet Page
Mt. SAC Invitational (CA): 
ers against each other. Expect top nationally ranked teams and individuals to challenge for championshipsJessica Tonn came in second. Grabill took the lead going up the switchbacks after the mile. She got a bigger lead up reservoir hill. Jessica finished in around 17:01. Grabill was 9 minutes at halfway. Tonn was 9:03. Grabill's 16:41 ranks as #6 all-time. Individual Placers: 1. Molly Grabill, Rancho Bernardo, 16:41; 2. Jessica Tonn, Xavier Pre, 17:03; 3. Liberty Miller, Simi Valley, 17:13; 4. Jaque Taylor, Casa Grande, 17:32; 5. Saylah Barserian, 17:36.Day I Results: Sweepstakes Race #36: Day one of the Mt SAC Invitational is in the books, Corona Del Mar standout Melanie Powers ran the fastest performance of the day. Leading her team to the race #36 Team Sweepstakes victory Powers clocked 18:01 as Corona Del Mar scored 67 points. Sweepstakes Race #37: Daniel 
Rosales (picture left: courtesy Margot Kelly) of Apple Valley clocked an impressive 15:03 to win the race. His time was the fastest of the day. Golden Valley scores 78 points to claim victory with a 81:13 total team time. Sweepstakes Race #38: Coronado scores 75 points to top Harvard Westlake who scored 87. Sarah Pearson of La Reina wins the individual championship with a 18:27 clocking. Sweepstakes Race #39: McFarland runs an 83:20 total tam time to win the race with 66 points to Salesian, Louisiana 129. Individual championship went to David Abergale of Harvard Westlake who traversed the course in 16:03. Sweepstakes Race #40: Mission Prep junior Annie Mooney runs away from the field to claim the individual championship with an 18:23 winning by 40 seconds. Chadwick wins the girls race with a team score of 67 points. Sweepstakes Race #41: Hopi, Arizona storms to the team championship with 36 team points and an 81:22 total team time. Ronald Laban of Hopi added the individual title with a 15:35 performance. Hopi placed four in the top 10 and five in the top 17 places.
Idaho District Championships (ID): 2A/3A 5th District, 4A District 4, District IV 1A/2A, District VI 1A/2A,
Utah State Championships (UT): US#8 American Fork claims the 5A Championship as well as the overall boys title with a 79
:32 total team time. The team time was almost a minute faster than '08 champion Alta's 80:24 meet record. Led by individual champion Austin West (15:23), the cavemen placed four in the top 15 places. American Fork scores 36 points in 5A team scoring; in combined all-division scoring American Fork still places 4 in the top 15 and wins by over 100 points with 62 points to 4A Champion Mountain Views 151.5! In girls action American Fork finally prevails as the state #1 program winning the 5A team championship and then in combined scoring defeats 4A Champion Mountain View 85-92.5. Meet Preview | Meet Page
Tempe Prep Invitational (AZ): Meet Page
Los Alamos Invitational (NM): US#10 Albuquerque Academy in action. Meet Page
Colorado Regional Action (CO): Regional action kicks off in Colorado this weekend and MileSplit will be there. ColoradotrackXC.com will have on-site coverage for Colorado 3A Region 2, which includes the girls team of The Classical Academy. Other closely watched teams in Colorado should be Fort Collins girls, Evergreen girls, and Regis Jesuit boys. Individuals to watch include Walter Schafer (Cherry Creek), Scott Fauble (Wheat Ridge), Kelsey Lakowske (Boulder), and Eleanor Fulton (Highlands Ranch). Full in-depth previews can be found at the following links. Small-School Girls | Large-School Girls | Small-School Boys | Large-School Boys
Region Championships (CO): 2A Region 4, 3A Region 1, 4A Region 5,
RMAC Championships (CO): Meet Page
Wyoming Championships (WY): 4A Championship: Campbell County boys narrowly edge Laramie 78-84. Campbell County senior Spencer Pecha claims the individual crown with a 16:16.48 performance. He was followed by teammate Trevor Polson in 16:25.65 for second. The girls race feature Cheyenne Central placing all five varsity scorers in the top 20 scoring 59 points. Sheridan senior Dana Morin wins in 18:50.18. 3A Championship: New Castle boys win by two points over Jackson Hole 73-75. Jackson Hole senior Andy Phillips wins in 16:56.86. Jackson Hole would rebound to claim the girls team championship with 51 points over Powell's 61. Buffalo junior Della Lyle claimed the individual championship in 20:07. 2A Championship: This division scores the top 4 runners, Wyoming Indian scores 12 points in this format to claim the boys championship behind the legs of individual champion Caleb Her Many Horses 16:36.52. The girls race was full of drama as Saratoga tops Pine Bluff 20-21. Jordan Wohlleber claims the individual crown for Saratoga in 20:29.32. Meet Page
North Dakota State Championships (ND): In what may be a state record Bismarck boys team placed all varsity scorers in the top 9 places! Scoring 22 team points, Bismarck ran a 16:05 average over 5000 meters. Individual championship goes to Christian Brownotter in 15:38.64. Major statement heading into this weeks Fab-15 national rankings. Like the boys, the Bismarck girls dominate with five scorers in the top 13 places to win with 32 team points. Running a 19 second 1-5 spread it would seem Bismarck is primed for the NXN Heartland Region Championships. Meet Page
South Dakota State Championships (SD): The Yankton boys wint he team championship over Brandon Valley 58-69. Running a 16:51 5k average Yankton placed all five scorers in the top 20. Individual championship goes too Sioux Falls Washington senior Josh Heitkamp who blazed the 5k course in 15:46.42. In girls championship action, Yankton wins narrowly over Sioux Falls Roosevelt 61-69. Sturgis Brown junior Madeleine Takahashi wins the girls championship with a 14:57.59 4k performance. Meet Page
Region Championships (KS): 6A Regional, 5A Regional, 4A Regional, 2A Regional, 1A Regional
Nebraska State Championships (NE): Aubree Worden, Scottsbluff, was the fastest girl on the day, out of the Girls B Race, with a time of 14:45.4. Jarren Heng, Norfolk Catholic, won the Boys C Race with a 16:05.44, the fastest time of the day. Norfolk Catholic won the C Race in dominating fashion, with 27 points for their 4th title in a row. That feat hadn't been accomplished in the C Race since Morrill won 4 in a row from 1979-1982, and despite the history of many dominating teams in the other divisions, it was only the second time ever that a Nebraska boys team has won 4 state championships in a row. Meet Page
Oklahoma 4A, 5A, 6A Regional Championships (OK): Class 6A: Union boys and girls take home the state team championship. Girls Individual Champion: Sarah Daggett, Union, 12:07.83; Boys Individual Champion: Victor Others, Ponca City, 16:41.6. Class 5A: Collinsville claim the girls team championship with 42 points. Individual Champion: Jennie Dyer, Collinsville, 12:20.45; Guthrie claims the title with 28 team points. Individual Champion: Matt White, Bishop Kelly, 17:07.74. Class 4A: Metro Christian girls claim team championship. Individual Champion: Jori Davis, Piedmont, 12:15.0. Metro Christian claims the boys team championship. Individual Champion: Martin Calderon, Blackwell, 16:54.30. Meet Page
Oklahoma 2A/3A State Championships (OK): Class 2A: Watonga girls score 61 points ot claim team championship. Individual Champion: Coriann Hoar, Watonga, 12:26.89. O.B.A. claims the boys team championship with 44 points. Individual Champion: Cord Carter, Haworth, 18:53.37. Class 3A: Jones claims the boys team championship with 77 points. Individual Champion: Lucien Corriveau, Riverside, 16:31.57. Plainview would claim the girls team championship with 33 points. Individual Champion: Regan Ward, Beggs, 12:05.98. Meet Page
District 24-5A Championships (TX): John Cavallo runs a 15:03 3-mile enroute to lading his Lake team tot he Disctrict Championship. Lake scored 45 points to top Brazoswood with 50. The Lake girls score a perfect 15 team points as the varsity sweep the top 6 places and 7 of 8. Individual champion is Brittney Wade who covered the 2-mile course in 11:22. Meet Page
HSA Eagles Invitational (TX): Behind the individual victory of Cameron Lowman, Midlothian tops Red Oak 33-35. Lowman claimed the title in 17:48. Midlothian dominated the girls championship with 19 team points and the top three individual places. Meet Page
District 32-5A Meet (TX): Meet Page
Magnolia ISD Invitational (TX): Meet Page
Round Rock ISD Championships (TX): Over a 2-mile course Mark Pinales claimed the title with a 9:48. In close team scoring where the top three teams were separated by less than 3 points, McNeill would claim the title with 46 points. McNeill would dominate the girls championship with 22 points. Meet Page
District 27-5A Meet (TX): Meet Page
Heartland XC Championship (TX): Meet Page
Lone Star Conference Championships (TX): Meet Page
District Championships (IA): Class 4A; Burlington boys dominate with 35 team points led by individual champion Marshal Moyer in 16:07, Class 3A, Class 2A.
District Championships (MO): With Conference action wrapping up the District meets get under way with Class 4 this Saturday. US#15 Emily Sisson defended her Class 4 District 2 Championship in dominating fashion with a time of 18:07. Sisson beat teammate Diane Robison(19:36) by 89 seconds and looks stronger than ever! More coming... Class 4 District 1 | Class 4 District 2 Milesplit Onsite Coverage | Class 4 District 3 | Class 4 District 4 | Class 4 District 5 | Class 4 District 6 | Class 4 District 7 | Class 4 District 8
Clayton Invitational (MO): Meet Page
GVC Conference Meet (MO): Meet Page
Big 8 Conference Meet (MO): Meet Page
Class 4 District Championships (MO): District 1, District 2, District 3, District 4, District 5, District 6, District 7, District 8
Reed's Spring Invitational (MO): Meet Page
IHSA Class AA Regional Meet (IL): Meet Page
Sectional Championships (WI): Division I, Division II, Division III
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