Team rankings by Marc Bloom and Rich Gonzalez
Boys Midwest
(IL, IN, MI, MO, OH)
1.Geneva (IL) [BT] Surprise Peoria Woodruff Inv winner by 18 over
2.Neuqua Valley (IL) [1] 2nd to
3.York (IL) [2] No major meet, opens up at Palatine Inv 9/27
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5.Carmel (IN) [4] Wins home invite with 5 in top 14
6.Naperville No (IL) [5] Wins Springfield Lanphier Inv taking 6 of top 11
7.Mason (OH) [BT] Wins Alliance Inv by 13 over
8.Centerville (OH) [6] 2nd to Mason at
9.Pioneer (MI) [8] No major meet
10.West Plains (MO) [BT) Wins Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic by 46 points
Cut: Saline (MI) [7],
Bubble teams alphabetically: Ft. Wayne Carroll (IN), Heritage (MI), Kickapoo (MO), Lake Orion (MI), Lee’s Summit West (MO), Lyons Township (IL), McCutcheon (IN), Mentor (OH), North Central (IN), Palatine (IL), Parkway West (MO), St. Francis de Sales (OH), St. John Jesuit (OH), St. Ignatius (OH), Terre Haute No (IN), Twinsburg (OH)
Girls Midwest
(IL, IN, MI, MO, OH)
1.Geneva (IL) [3] Wins Peoria Woodruff Inv by 71 over
2.Carmel (IN) [1] Wins home invite running 1-2-3
3.Lee’s Summit West (MO) [3] Takes 7 of top 11 at Missouri XC Challenge
4.Ft. Wayne Carroll (IN) [5] No major meet
5.Hinsdale Cent (IL) [4] Distant 2nd to
6.Saline (MI) [NR] Wins Spartan Inv (MI) over state powers
7.Rockford (MI) [BT] Close 2nd to Saline at Spartan meet
8.Cayuga Valley Christ (OH) [9] Wins Spartan Inv (OH) taking 4 of top 8 in rain
9.Palatine (IL) [8] No major meet
10.Magnificat (OH) [10] No major meet
Cut:
Bubble teams alphabetically: Benet (IL), Colerain (OH), Eureka (MO), Franklin Central (IN), Gaylord (MI), Grand Haven (MI), Jefferson City (MO), Kickapoo (MO), Lafayette (MO), Lake Central (IN), Lockport IL), Lyons Township (IL), Minster (OH), Naperville No (IL), Neuqua Valley (IL), Parkway Central (MO), Rochester (MI), Rochester Adams (MI), Traverse City Central (MI), Troy (MI), Valparaiso (IN), Washington (MO), West Plains (MO)