October 9th NSSF Rankings

Weekly High School X-Country Regional Rankings 2008 Team rankings by Marc Bloom and Rich Gonzalez Individuals-To-Watch lists by national and state correspondents.

Girls Midwest

(IL, IN, MI, MO, OH)

1.       Geneva (IL) [1]                               Wins Lisle Inv while holding out varsity

2.       Carmel (IN) [2]                               No major meet

3.       Lee’s Summit West (MO) [3]          Wins KC Metro meet by 107 points

4.       Palatine (IL) [4]                              No major meet

5.       Magnificat (OH) [5]                        Wins Medina Festival taking 5 of top

6.       Hinsdale (IL) [7]                             Wins flighted Wheaton No Inv against excellent field

7.       Traverse City Central (MI) [BT]      Wins Portage Inv over Rockford and Saline

8.       Ft. Wayne Carroll (IN) [6]               Wins NE Hoosier conference but not currently at full strength

9.       CVCA (OH) [9]        No major meet

10.   Jefferson City (MO) [10]                 No major meet

Cut: Saline (MI) [8]

Bubble teams alphabetically: Benet (IL), Buffalo Grove (IL), Colerain (OH), Columbus No (IN), Eureka (MO), Franklin Central (IN), Hoover (IN), Hoover (OH), Kickapoo (MO), Lafayette (MO), Lake Central (IN), Medina (OH), Minster (OH), Naperville No (IL), Noblesville (IN), North Central (IN), Rochester Adams (MI), Rockford (MI), Saline (MI), Sandburg (IL), Troy (MI), Valparaiso (IN), Washington (MO), Westfield (IN), West Plains (MO)

 

Midwest Individuals to Watch

Alyssa Allison, SR Festus, MO

Alyssa Schneider, Bartlett, IL,

Audrey Huth, SR Utica, MI

Autumn Beachy, DeKalb, IN

Briana Johnson, Fort Wayne, IN

Brooklyn Ridder, Oak Hills, OH

Cally Macumber, SO Rochester, MI

Chelsea Phoebus, Lee Summit, MO

Christina Blair, Valparaiso, IN

Courtney Callka, SR Rochester, MI

Devan John, JR Allendale, MI

Diane Robison, JR Chesterfield, MO

Emily Gustafson, Peoria, IL

Emily Sisson, JR Chesterfield , MO

Gabrielle Anzalone, SO Grand Blanc, MI

Hannah Neczypor, North Royalton, OH

Janna Mitsos, Lockport, IL

Jennifer Snelgrove, JR Grand Ledge, MI

Jordan Tomecek, JR Milan, MI

Katherine Rehn, Lagrange, IL

Katie Gillespie, Stow, OH

Kelly Whitley, Geneva, IL

Kristina Aubert, Crystal Lake, IL

Lindsey Flanagan, Roselle, IL

Lizzy Hynes, St. Charles, IL

Madeline Chambers, Magnificat, OH

McKinzie Schulz, Lisle, IL

Megan Frigo, Elmhurst, IL

Megan Goethals, JR Rochester, MI

Megan O’Brien, Lockport, IL

Megan Yohe, Liberty, MO

Michelle Thomas, Glen Este, OH

Rebecca Addison, SR Grand Haven, MI

Renee Wellman, Carmel, IN

Sara Kroll, JR Livonia, MI

Sarah Higgins, Greenwood, IN

Sarah McIntosh, Palatine, IL

Shannon Osika, SO Waterford, MI

Taylor Hynes, SO Lees Summit, MO

Veronica Schabbing, SR Cape Girardeau, MO

Waverly Neer, Culver, IN

 

Boys Midwest 

     

(IL, IN, MI, MO, OH)

1.       Naperville No (IL) [8]                  Defeats Neuqua Valley at Locktoberfest Inv

2.       Neuqua Valley (IL) [1]                 2nd to Naperville North in Locktoberfest meet

3.       York (IL) [2]                                No major meet

4.       Geneva (IL) [3]                            Holds out varsity placing 2nd at Lisle Inv

5.       St. Louis Univ (MO) [4]                Splits squad, wins Jorgenson Memorial meet

6.       Carmel (IN) [5]                            No major meet after racing weekly since August

7.       Lee’s Summit West (MO) [7]        Wins KC Metro meet as pack tightens to 45 seconds

8.       Pioneer (MI) [9]                           Wins Portage Inv by 43 over Lyons Township (IL)

9.       Mason (OH) [6]                            No major meet

10.   Ft. Wayne Carroll (IN) [BT]          Wins NE Hoosier conference with 18 pnts and 40sec spread

Cut: West Plains (MO) [10]                                                    

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. Frances de Sales (OH), St. John Jesuit (OH), St. Ignatius (OH), Terre Haute No (IN), West Plains (MO)

 

Midwest Individuals to Watch

Alex Shields, IN

Andrew Larson, Aurora, IL

Anthony Manfrin, Dundee, IL

Ben Miller, SR, Warren, MI

Blake Dircksen, Noblesville, IN

Connor Callahan, SR Creve Coeur, MO

Dan Pawola, Naperville, IL

Danny Thater, JR Kickapoo, MO

David Osburn, Chesterton, IN

Donny Roys, Medina, OH

Drew Shields, Fishers, IN

Dylan Sorenson, Zionsville, IN

Futsom Zeinasellasse, Nora, IN

Jacob Swearingen, SR Potosi, MO

Jeff Thode, Hoffman Estates, IL

Joe Holahan, Bloomington, IN

Jordan Hebert, Elmhurst, IL

Kevin Colon, JR Lee’s Summit, MO

Kevin Oblinger, SR, Mount Pleasant, MI

Kevin Yarnell, Toledo, OH

Kyle Gibson, Naperville, IL

Kyle Stacks, JR Concord, MI

Lucas Verzbicas, New Lenox, IL

Maksim Korolev, JR Harrisonville, MO

Mark Wieferich, Marietta, OH

Max Storms, SR Kansas City, MO

Michael Murphy, SR, Birmingham, MI

Nick Happe, SR St. Charles, MO

Nick Niggeman, SR Potosi, MO

Paul Lewis, JR, Albion, MI

Shawn Roberts, Centerville, OH

Stephen Walker, SR, Midland, MI

Steve Sulkin, Elmhurst, IL

Stuart Edmonds, Twinsburg, OH

Tecumseh Adams, SR, Harbor Springs, MI

Tommy Brin, SR Otsego, MI

Tommy Valade, JR Bedford, MI

Travis Borchard, SR, Saginaw, MI

Travis Hawes, LaSalle, OH

Zach Dahleen, Orland Park, IL

Zach Wills, Mason, OH