Top Returners from State XC

In yesterday's post, I mentioned how I have re-assessed the state meet ratings from last year. Now, let's take a look at who are the top returners based on those ratings!

Boys Top 10:

1. 186.4 - James Konugres, 11 - Ballard WA - 15:25.00 - WA 3A #4
2. 186.3 - Ahmed Muhumed, 11 - West Salem OR - 15:38.00 - OR 6A #1
3. 185.2 - Zak Kindl, 11 - Lewis and Clark WA - 15:28.80 - WA 4A #4
4. 185.0 - Andy Monroe, 10 - Crater OR - 15:42.00 - OR 5A #3
5. 184.5 - Riley Collins, 11 - Bozeman MT - 15:03.76 - MT 2A #3
6. 184.0 - Tibebu Proctor, 11 - Northwest WA - 15:32.10 - WA 1A #1
7. 184.0 - Hayden Dressel, 11 - Mt Spokane WA - 15:32.30 - WA 3A #7
8. 182.1 - Shane Henderson, 10 - Star Valley WY - 15:59.71 - WY 3A #2
9. 182.0 - James Mwaura, 10 - Lincoln WA - 15:38.00 - WA 3A #8
10. 181.8 - Caleb Armstrong, 9 - Pocatello ID - 16:05.70 - ID 4A #1

Girls Top 10:

1. 154.1 - Annie Hill, 10 - Glacier MT - 16:30.71 - MT 2A #1
2. 144.9 - Ember Stratton, 9 - Sunset OR - 17:42.00 - OR 6A #2
3. 143.5 - Olivia Brooks, 11 - Summit OR - 17:46.00 - OR 5A #1
4. 141.0 - Tiahna Vladic, 9 - Billings Senior MT - 17:08.34 - MT 2A #3
5. 136.1 - Jordan Oakes, 11 - Holy Names Academy WA - 17:53.50 - WA 3A #1
6. 135.3 - Katherine Ruck, 11 - Moscow ID - 18:26.80 - ID 4A #1
7. 135.2 - Taylor Roe, 9 - Kamiak WA - 17:56.10 - WA 4A #1 * transferred to Lake Stevens WA
8. 135.2 - Rachel Morrin, 10 - Madison ID - 18:27.20 - ID 5A #1
9. 134.8 - Bryn Morley, 10 - Bigfork MT - 17:26.15 - MT B #1
10. 134.7 - Piper Meuwissen, 11 - Bozeman MT - 17:26.26 - MT 2A #4

And NXR/NXN/FLW/FLN results that meet or exceed those performances:

Boys =

196.2 - Tibebu Proctor, 11 - Northwest WA - 15:41.3 - FLW Championship #5
194.6 - Andy Monroe, 10 - Crater OR - 15:32.2 - NXR Championship #3
193.1 - Ahmed Muhumed, 11 - West Salem OR - 15:36.8 - NXR Championship #4
189.5 - Tibebu Proctor, 11 - Northwest WA - 15:50.0 - FLN Championship #28
187.4 - Ahmed Muhumed, 11 - West Salem OR - 15:44.3 - NXN Nationals #40
187.1 - Riley Collins, 11 - Bozeman MT - 15:45.3 - NXN Nationals #43
186.6 - Riley Collins, 11 - Bozeman MT - 15:56.5 - NXR Championship #12
185.1 - Zak Kindl, 11 - Lewis and Clark WA - 16:01.1 - NXR Open1 Race #1
184.9 - James Mwaura, 10 - Lincoln WA - 16:16.4 - FLW Championship #23
184.7 - Andy Monroe, 10 - Crater OR - 15:52.6 - NXN Nationals #54
184.7 - Chase Equall, 11 - Bozeman MT - 16:02.5 - NXR Championship #15
182.8 - Riley Moore, 9 - Richland WA - 16:08.3 - NXR Open1 Race #2
182.5 - Amir Ado, 11 - Joel Ferris WA - 16:09.2 - NXR Championship #20

Girls =

155.6 - Annie Hill, 10 - Glacier MT - 17:31.1 - NXR Championship #1
151.3 - Ember Stratton, 9 - Sunset OR - 17:33.4 - NXN Nationals #20
149.7 - Tiahna Vladic, 9 - Billings Senior MT - 17:38.2 - NXN Nationals #23
148.3 - Tiahna Vladic, 9 - Billings Senior MT - 17:53.6 - NXR Championship #4
147.8 - Lexy Halladay, 8 - Mountain View ID - 17:54.9 - NXR Community Race #10
147.4 - Annie Hill, 10 - Glacier MT - 18:12.6 - FLW Championship #1
146.7 - Kristen Garcia, 10 - Unattached WA - 17:58.3 - NXR Championship #5
146.0 - Ember Stratton, 9 - Sunset OR - 18:00.6 - NXR Championship #6
144.4 - Kristen Garcia, 10 - Unattached WA - 18:21.8 - FLW Championship #5
143.1 - Olivia Brooks, 11 - Summit OR - 18:09.2 - NXR Championship #7
143.0 - Jordan Oakes, 11 - Holy Names Academy WA - 18:12.3 - FLN Championship #20
142.2 - Olivia Brooks, 11 - Summit OR - 18:01.0 - NXN Nationals #38
142.1 - Jordan Oakes, 11 - Holy Names Academy WA - 18:29.1 - FLW Championship #10
141.4 - Hannah Tobiason, 10 - Summit OR - 18:14.6 - NXR Championship #8
140.9 - Annie Hill, 10 - Glacier MT - 18:18.9 - FLN Championship #22
137.8 - Hannah Tobiason, 10 - Summit OR - 18:14.3 - NXN Nationals #52
137.3 - Kristen Garcia, 10 - Unattached WA - 18:29.9 - FLN Championship #32
137.2 - Kenenni Wiegand, 11 - Bozeman MT - 18:27.2 - NXR Championship #9
136.5 - Piper Meuwissen, 11 - Bozeman MT - 18:18.2 - NXN Nationals #55
135.5 - Taylor Vandenborn, 10 - Summit OR - 18:32.4 - NXR Championship #10
135.2 - Kenenni Wiegand, 11 - Bozeman MT - 18:22.1 - NXN Nationals #65
134.9 - Piper Meuwissen, 11 - Bozeman MT - 18:34.3 - NXR Championship #11

Note:

FYI, for comparison's sake, the 3k/3200m (sea level) track equivalents for the #10 performances would be 8:44.77/9:23.39 and 10:02.34/10:46.67 ... so there are multiple returning athletes who ran even faster this spring. In other words, this isn't necessarily representative of a Pre-Season Rankings list, it is only a look at which returners had the best State XC races last year.

To that end... here are the 3k/3200m marks from returners this spring (adjusted for altitude when applicable) that met or exceeded those State XC performances

Boys:

197.8 - Joshua Schumacher, 10 - Jesuit OR - 8:58.21 - 2 Mile @ Brooks PR Invitational
193.2 - Ahmed Muhumed, 11 - West Salem OR - 8:25.87 - 3k @ Oregon State Meet
193.0 - James Mwaura, 10 - Lincoln WA - 9:03.50 - 3200m @ Shoreline Invitational
192.9 - Alex Slenning, 10 - Wilson OR - 8:26.41 - 3k @ Oregon State Meet
192.1 - Tibebu Proctor, 11 - Northwest WA - 9:05.21 - 3200m @ Shoreline Invitational
191.2 - Chase Equall, 11 - Bozeman MT - 9:13.40* - 3200m @ Montana State Meet
188.3 - Matthew Watkins, 11 - Henry Jackson WA - 9:11.77 - 3200m @ WA Northwest Regional
186.7 - Joe Waskom, 9 - Mt Si WA - 9:14.76 - 3200m @ WA Northwest Regional
184.3 - Yacine Guermali, 11 - Camas WA - 9:18.87 - 3200m @ Washington State Meet
183.8 - Spencer Tsai, 11 - South Eugene OR - 8:41.36 - 3k @ Jesuit Twilight Relays
183.4 - Shane Henderson, 10 - Star Valley WY - 9:33.12* - 3200m @ BYU Invitational
182.3 - Lance Slichko, 11 - Emerald Ridge WA - 9:22.43 - 3200m @ Washington State Meet
182.1 - Adam Klein, 10 - Tualatin OR - 8:44.21 - 3k @ Jesuit Twilight Relays
181.9 - John Kavulich, 10 - Scappoose OR - 8:44.60 - 3k @ Jesuit Twilight Relays


Girls:

153.1 - Annie Hill, 10 - Glacier MT - 10:14.14 - 3200m @ Arcadia Invitational
149.0 - Taylor Roe, 9 - Lake Stevens WA - 10:21.51 - 3200m @ Washington State Meet
141.4 - Eve Jensen, 9 - Boise ID - 10:40.45* - 3200m @ Idaho State Meet
140.6 - Ember Stratton, 9 - Sunset OR - 9:52.60 - 3k @ Oregon State Meet
139.3 - Makenna Schumacher, 9 - Jesuit OR - 9:54.88 - 3k @ Metro League Championships
138.7 - Olivia Johnson, 11 - Barlow OR - 9:55.77 - 3k @ Oregon State Meet
138.5 - Tiahna Vladic, 9 - Billings Senior MT - 10:47.71* - 3200m @ Montana State Meet
138.3 - Ella Degrandpre, 9 - Hellgate MT - 10:48.12* - 3200m @ Montana State Meet
137.5 - Piper Meuwissen, 11 - Bozeman MT - 10:49.58* - 3200m @ Montana State Meet
135.7 - Erin Mullins, 11 - Cascade (Leavenworth) WA - 10:44.99 - 3200m @ Bellevue Invitational
135.3 - Rachel Kastama, 11 - Puyallup WA - 10:45.63 - 3200m @ Washington State Meet

* denotes that the mark was at altitude, with the ratings adjusted accordingly