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.
Boys Midwest
(IL, IN, MI, MO, OH)
1.Naperville No (IL) [1] Decisive sectional winner over
2.York (IL) [3] Wins sectional by 72 points, state meet Sat
3.Geneva (IL) [4] 2nd to Naperville No in sectional, state meet Sat
4.Neuqua Valley (IL) [2] 3rd in sectional still missing key scorer, state meet Sat
5.Carmel (IN) [5] Wins one-race State final over Carroll with 21 sec. spread
6.St. Louis Univ (MO) [6] Wins sectional holding out varsity, state meet Sat
7.Fort Wayne Carroll (IN) [8] Late-season rally for close 2nd to
8.Pioneer (MI) [9] Wins State Div I by 73 points with 31-second spread
9.Lee’s Summit West (MO) [7] Takes 5 of top 9 in sectional, state meet Sat
10.Mason (OH) [BT} Clutch victory in State Div I led by soph state champ Wills
Cut:
Bubble teams alphabetically: Bay City Western (MI), College Hts Christian (MO), Fishers (IN), Franklin Central (IN), Green (OH), Heritage (MI), Hillard Davidson (OH), Jefferson City (MO), Kickapoo (MO), Lake Orion (MI), Liberty (MO), Linden (MI), Lyons Township (IL), McCutcheon (IN), Mentor (OH), Medina (OH), North Central (IN), Palatine (IL), Parkway West (MO), Reynoldsburg (OH), St. John Jesuit (OH)
Roberts, Shawn,
Roys, Donny,
Wills, Zach,
Yarnell, Kevin,
Girls Midwest
(IL, IN, OH, MI, MO)
1.Geneva (IL) [1] Wins regional by 45 points led by victorious Whitley
2.Carmel (IN) [2] Wins one-race State final by 105 points
3.Magnificat (OH) [4] Wins State Div I by 53 points with all underclassmen
4.Lee’s Summit West (MO) [3] Wins Class 4 Section 4 by 29 points, state meet Sat
5.Sandburg (IL) [5] Wins Reavis Sectional by 6 over
6.Hinsdale Central (IL) [7] Close 2nd to Sandburg in sectional, state meet Sat
7.CVCA (OH) [BT] Previously ranked team wins State Div II by 45
8.Traverse City Cent (MI) [9] Wins State Div I by 19 points with 38-second spread
9.Lake Central (IN) [BT] Distant 2nd to
10.Buffalo Grove (IL) [BT] Wins Schaumburg sectional by 7 over
Cut:
Bubble teams alphabetically: Columbus North (IN), East Kentwood (MI), East Grand Rapids (MI), Eureka (MO), Franklin Central (IN), Grand Haven (MI), Hoffman Estates (IL), Hoover (OH), Jefferson City (MO), Kickapoo (MO), Lafayette (MO), Lyons Township (IL), Minster (OH), Oak Hills (OH), Palatine (IL), Prospect (IL), Rockford (MI), Saline (MI), Schaumburg (IL), Springboro (OH), St. Ursula-Cincinnati (OH), Upper Arlington (OH), Valparaiso (IN), Washington (MO), Westfield (IN), West Plains (MO), York (IL)
Brink, Tori, Hilliard Davidson
Chambers, Madeline,
Gillespie, Katie, CVCA
Hamilton, Carly,
Morgan, Stephanie,
Neczypor, Hannah,
Norman, Samantha,
Ridder, Brooklyne,
Thomas, Michelle, Glen Este