NXN Rankings - Week of 9.18.08
Courtesy: Marc Bloom and Rich GonzalezBoys New York
1.Shenendehowa [1] - “B” team takes 3rd at Shaker Inv, big Bowdoin Classic this Sat on NXN regional course
2.Fayetteville-Manlius [2] - Wins Chittenango Inv on state sectional course with 5 in top 20
3.Queensbury [4] - Wins Shaker Inv taking 3 of top 5 with 44-second spread
4.Arlington [3] - Wins Big Red Inv taking 5 of top 9
5.Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake [6] - Sweeps top 4 to win Guilderland Inv on 2.7-mile course
6.Suffern [BT] - Strong 2nd to Queensbury at Shaker meet
7.Baldwinsville [NR] - Strong 2nd to Fayetteville at Chittenango meet
8.East Aurora [8] - Wins West Seneca West Inv taking 6 of top 8
9.Pittsford-Mendon [9] - Wins league meet with 5-way dual scoring
10.Honeoye Falls-Lima [7] - No major meet
Cut: Shoreham-Wading River (5), Newark Valley (10)
Bubble Teams Alphabetically: Bishop Ford, Brighton, Cicero-No Syracuse, Chaminade, Collegiate, Ithaca, Kellenberg, Liverpool, Massapequa, McKee SI Tech, McQuaid Jesuit, Msgr. Farrell, Newark Valley, No. Rockland, Northport, Penfield, Port Washington, Shoreham-Wading River, Smithtown, St. Anthony’s, Washingtonville, West Genesee
Boys Northeast
(CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, PA, RI, VT)
1.Don Bosco (NJ) [1] - No major meet
2.Morris Hills (NJ) [2] - No major meet
3.W Windsor Plainsboro No (NJ) [3] - Dominates Knights Inv at home on 2-mile course
4.North Penn (PA) [4] - No major meet
5.Danbury (CT) [5] - Easy Wilton Inv winner while holding out some scorers
6.Haddonfield (NJ) [6] - No major meet
7.Holy Ghost (PA) [NR] - Wins Centaur Inv by 19 points over Upper Dublin and 30 over Council Rock North
8.Amherst (MA) [NR] - Wins Hartford Festival Inv by 15 points over La Salle (RI) in strong field
9.No. Allegheny (PA) [10] - Wins Slippery Rock Inv by 20 points with 4 in top 11
10.Upper Dublin (PA) [7] - Second to Holy Ghost at Centaur meet
Cut: Millburn (NJ), La Salle (RI) [9]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Bishop Hendricken (RI), Brookline (MA), Cherokee (NJ), Christian Bros (NJ), Colts Neck (NJ), Council Rock No (PA), Cumberland Valley (PA), Greely (ME), Hanover (NH), La Salle (RI), Mendham (NJ), Millburn (NJ), Newton So (MA), North East (PA), North Hills (PA), Pinkerton (NH), Seneca Valley (PA), Scranton Prep (PA), West Windsor-Plainsboro So (NJ), Whitman-Hanson (MA)
Boys South
(AR, LA, MS, OK, TX)
1.The Woodlands (TX) [1] - Texas A&M meet postponed because of storms, will be held Friday
2.Cinco Ranch (TX) [2] - Entered in Texas A&M meet on Friday
3.Cedar Park (TX) [3] - Entered in Texas A&M meet on Friday
4.Klein Oak (TX) [4] - Entered in Texas A&M meet on Friday
5.Seven Lakes (TX) [5] - Entered in Texas A&M meet on Friday
6.Kingwood (TX) [6] - No major meet, schools closed
7.Poteet (TX) [7] - Wins Richey Inv by 40 points
8.Strake Jesuit (TX) [8] - Entered in Texas A&M meet on Friday
9.Flower Mound (TX) [9] - Wins Guyer Inv with 20 points
10.Del Rio (TX) [10] - Wins ASU Stampede with 16 points
Bubble teams alphabetically: Brother Martin (LA), Clear Lake (TX), Conway (AR), Coppell (TX), Georgetown (TX), Houston Mem (TX), Jesuit (LA), Lamar (TX), Lockhart (TX), Marcus (TX), Mayde Creek (TX), Moore (OK), Rogers (AR), Southlake Carroll (TX), Tulsa Union (OK)
Boys Southeast
(AL, DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
1.Brookwood (GA) [4] - Wins Carrollton Inv by 73 over Collins Hill with 21-second spread
2.Oakton (VA) [1] - Wins Lake Forest (DE) Inv taking 5 of top 11 w/o injured key scorer
3.Green Hope (NC) [2] - Wins adidas Wolfpack Inv by 5 points over Broughton
4.Broughton (NC) [5] - Close 2nd to Green Hope at Wolfpack meet
5.Jamestown (VA) [6] - Wins Lee-Davis Inv taking 4 of top 5
6.Jefferson Sci/Tech (VA) [3] - Wins Knights Crossing Inv by 8 points over Morristown W (TN)
7.Chapel Hill (NC) [8] - Third at Wolfpack, 45 pts ahead of 4th-place Mtn. Brook (AL)
8.Morristown West (TN) [NR] - Close 2nd to Jefferson at Knights Crossing
9.Atlee (VA) [BT] - Brentsville Relays winner by 36 seconds
10.Western Branch (VA) [NR] - Wins Newport News Inv by 26 over Maggie Walker
Cut: Mountain Brook (AL) [7], Northwest (MD) [9], Melbourne (FL) [10]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Albemarle (VA), Atlee (VA), Baylor (TN), Bethesda-Chevy Chase (MD), Brentsville (VA), Churchill (MD), Collins Hill (GA), Columbus (FL), Daviess County (KY), Enloe (NC), Freeman (VA), Good Counsel (MD), Hoover (AL), Houston (TN), JL Mann (SC), Maggie Walker (VA), Marrieta (GA), Melbourne (FL), Midlothian (VA), Mountain Brook (AL), Mountain View (VA), Northwest (MD), Oak Mountain (AL), Oak Ridge (TN), Ocean Lakes (VA), Potomac Falls (VA), Robinson (VA), Sherwood (MD), St. Xavier (KY), Wando (SC), Western Albemarle (VA), Wheeling Park (WV), Winter Park (FL)
Boys Midwest
(IL, IN, MI, MO, OH)
1.Geneva (IL) [BT] - Surprise Peoria Woodruff Inv winner by 18 over Neuqua Valley
2.Neuqua Valley (IL) [1] - 2nd to Geneva at Peoria Woodruff meet
3.York (IL) [2] - No major meet, opens up at Palatine Inv 9/27
4.St. Louis Univ (MO) [3] - Wins Forest Park Inv by 72 over Kickapoo
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 Centerville while led by soph winner Zach Wills
8.Centerville (OH) [6] - 2nd to Mason at Alliance meet
9.Pioneer (MI) [8] - No major meet
10.West Plains (MO) [BT] - Wins Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic by 46 points over Daviess County (KY)
Cut: Saline (MI) [7], Mentor (OH) [9], St. John Jesuit (OH) [10]
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)
Boys Heartland
(IA, KS, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI)
1.Wayzata (MN) [1] - No major meet
2.Bismarck (ND) [2] - Wins Mandan Kiwanis Inv taking 4 of top 8
3.Eden Prairie (MN) [3] - Wins Metro Inv by 35 points with 30-second spread
4.Edina (MN) [5] - Wins Applejack Inv by 53 points over strong field
5.Shawnee Mission NW (KS) [4] - No major meet
6.Stevens Point (WI) [7] - Sweeps top 7 places at home invite
7.Manhattan (KS) [BT] - Defeats Aquinas to win Emporia meet
8.St. Thomas Aquinas (KS) [6] - 2nd to Manhattan at Emporia meet
9.Yankton (SD) [8] - Wins Augustana Meet of Champs with 5 in top 14
10.C Rapids Washington (IA) [10] - No major meet
Cut: Norfolk (NE) [10]
Bubble team alphabetically: Alexandria (MN), Kearney (NE), Madison-La Follette (WI), Moorhead (MN), Norfolk (NE), Owatonna (MN), Pleasant Valley (IA), Sioux Falls Roosevelt (IA), Valley (IA)
Boys Southwest
(AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT, WY)
1.Albuquerque Acad (NM) [1] - Wins Liberty Bell Div I by 42 over Los Alamos with 28-second spread in regional field
2.Los Alamos (NM) [2] - Solid 2nd at Liberty Bell with top two harriers placing 2nd and 5th
3.Timpview (UT) [3] - No major meet, won earlier meets w/o state ’07 4A champ Jon Nelson
4.Cibola (NM) [4] - Wins Albuquerque High Inv by 3 points over Eldorado
5.Eldorado (NM) [6] - Close 2nd to Cibola at Albuquerque meet
6.Desert Vista (AZ) [NR] - Wins Scottsdale Festival by 15 over Mtn. View Mesa
7.Mingus (AZ) [8] - Wins Wherley Inv led by victorious Tim Frericks
8.Alta (UT) [NR] - Wins Murray Inv by 84 with tight pack in big field
9.Mt. View Mesa (AZ) [7] - 2nd to Desert Vista at Scottsdale meet
10.Gallup (NM) [BT] - Wins Durango Inv over Bayfield and Durango (missing 2 scorers)
Cut: Durango (CO) [5], Cherry Creek (CO) [9], Reno (NV) [10]
Bubble teams alphabetically: American Fork (UT), Bayfield (CO), Carson (NV), Cherry Creek (CO), Dakota Ridge (CO), Davis (UT), Durango (CO), Fairview (CO), Falcon (CO), Fort Collins (CO), Galena (NV), Heritage (CO), Loveland (CO), Mountain View (UT), Ogden (UT), Palmer (CO), Pine View (UT), Regis Jesuit (CO), Reno (NV)
Boys Northwest
(AK, HI, ID, MT, OR, WA)
1.North Central (WA) [1] - No major meet
2.Mead (WA) [2] - No major meet
3.Seattle Prep (WA) [3] - No major meet
4.Henry Jackson (WA) [4] - Wins Capital Inv over Gig Harbor in flights of 2 miles
5.Jesuit (OR) [6] - No major meet
6.Gig Harbor (WA) [7] - Close 2nd to Jackson at Capital meet
7.Central Catholic (OR) [5] - Narrow winner over Hermiston and Tigard at New Balance Festival
8.Boise (ID) [8] - Wins Tiger Grizz Inv by 7 over Highland
9.Highland (ID) [9] - Close 2nd to Boise at Tiger Grizz meet
10.Kodiak (AK) [BT] - Edges Service by 1 point in Dimond Lynx Inv with Trevor Dunbar back and winning
Cut: Mountain View (ID) [10]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Ashland (OR), Billings West (MT), Bozeman (MT), Burlington-Edison (WA), Campbell County (WY), Crater (OR), Glacier (MT), Hermiston (OR), Kamiakin (WA), Leilelua (HI), Redmond (WA), Sehome (WA), Service (AK), South Eugene (OR), Tigard (OR), Twin Falls (ID), West Valley (AK)
Boys California
1.Dana Hills [1] - No major meet, top line-up opens up this weekend
2.Buchanan [2] - Top 5 harriers run sub-10:00 2-mile avge for lopsided Kingsburg Inv win
3.Vista Murrieta [5] - Fast times and tight pack while short-handed in Laguna Hills Inv win
4.Loyola-L.A. [3] - Wins Great Cow Run by more than 3 minutes with 57-second spread
5.El Toro [BT] - Runs 37-second spread in by-grade races at Laguna Hills meet
6.Barstow [4] - No major meet
7.Petaluma [6] - Fast times and 30-second spread to win Ed Sias Inv small-schools race
8.Jesuit [10] - No major meet
9.Murrieta Valley [NR] - Takes 3rd on team time whole short-handed at Fastback Shootout
10.Rancho Buena Vista [NR] - Wins Las Vegas Inv by 22 points in tough conditions
Cut: Royal [7], El Rancho [8], Davis [9]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Arcadia, Campolindo, Corona, Davis, El Rancho, Foothill-SA, Mountain View, Rancho Cucamonga, Redondo Union, Royal, Saugus, Thousand Oaks, Trabuco Hills, Upland
