Jake Leingang, a US Top-10 finisher at both FLN and NXN last year, claimed his first NXN-HL title and led his Bismarck ND team to victory in a tough field. It was a tight margin, as the Demon XC Club only finished 11 points ahead of runner-up Dowling Catholic IA (113), and the #3/4 teams of Edina MN (131) and Stillwater MN (135) were right behind. The girls race was a different story, as Wayzata MN ran away with the team title with 122 points. Eagan MN secured the second spot to nationals by scoring 206, with Dowling Catholic IA (217) and Arrowhead WI (227) not far behind. Individual qualifiers for the boys were Danny Aldaba (Fremont NE), Obsa Ali (Richfield MN), Eric Colvin (Stillwater MN), Ryan Kromer (Hudson WI), and Connor Olson (Wayzata MN). Girls individual qualifiers were Maria Hauger (Shakopee MN), Clare Flanagan (The Blake School MN), Stephanie Jenks (Linn-Mar IA), Bethany Hasz (Alexandria MN), and Alli Cash (Shawnee Mission West KS).
Ratings for the top 20 individuals and top 4 teams:
(200.0 ~ 15:08)
Boys –
1 - Jake Leingang - 13 - Demon XC Club - 15:16.0 - 197.4
2 - Danny Aldaba - 13 - Team Fremont - 15:30.6 - 192.5
3 - Obsa Ali - 14 - Unattached - 15:31.3 - 192.3
4 - Eric Colvin - 13 - Stillwater RC - 15:32.0 - 192.1
5 - Ryan Kromer - 13 - Unattached - 15:32.3 - 192.0
6 - Connor Olson - 15 - Wayzata XC - 15:36.5 - 190.6
7 - Matthew Welch - 13 - Unattached - 15:37.1 - 190.4
8 - Kevin Docherty - 13 - Unattached - 15:38.6 - 189.9
9 - Joe Harter - 13 - Millard West - 15:45.4 - 187.7
10 - Addison DeHaven - 14 - Unattached - 15:47.1 - 187.1
11 - Charlie Lawrence - 13 - Unattached - 15:50.4 - 186.0
12 - Jason Thomas - 13 - Dowling Catholic XC Club - 15:54.9 - 184.5
13 - Wil Burke - 13 - Edina XC Club - 15:57.4 - 183.7
14 - Stuart McNutt - 15 - Unattached - 15:59.4 - 183.0
15 - Mohamed Hamdan - 13 - Mill Road RC - 16:01.4 - 182.4
16 - Alex Ntagawa - 14 - Unattached - 16:03.3 - 181.7
17 - Jeff DeRocher - 13 - Dowling Catholic XC Club - 16:03.6 - 181.6
18 - Trevor Capra - 13 - Rosemount XC Club - 16:04.0 - 181.5
19 - Nate Roese - 13 - Unattached - 16:06.0 - 180.9
20 - Joe Klecker - 15 - Hopkins - 16:06.5 - 180.7
1 - Jake Leingang - 13 - Demon XC Club - 15:16.0 - 197.4
32 - Preston Lerew - 14 - Demon XC Club - 16:13.6 - 178.4
44 - Brandon Berg - 13 - Demon XC Club - 16:24.1 - 174.9
46 - Lane Kashur - 13 - Demon XC Club - 16:26.4 - 174.1
57 - Matt Gotta - 14 - Demon XC Club - 16:36.7 - 170.7
96 - Dylan Werner - 14 - Demon XC Club - 16:54.9 - 164.7
152 - Logan Fischer - 14 - Demon XC Club - 17:18.9 - 156.8
12 - Jason Thomas - 13 - Dowling Catholic XC Club - 15:54.9 - 184.5
17 - Jeff DeRocher - 13 - Dowling Catholic XC Club - 16:03.6 - 181.6
25 - Spencer Clark - 14 - Dowling Catholic XC Club - 16:09.6 - 179.7
52 - Brian Wahlig - 13 - Dowling Catholic XC Club - 16:30.7 - 172.7
97 - Lukas Steffensmeie - 13 - Dowling Catholic XC Club - 16:55.4 - 164.5
114 - Charlie Jones - 13 - Dowling Catholic XC Club - 17:00.7 - 162.8
132 - Ian McKenzie - 14 - Dowling Catholic XC Club - 17:08.0 - 160.4
13 - Wil Burke - 13 - Edina XC Club - 15:57.4 - 183.7
36 - Logan Ramlet - 15 - Edina XC Club - 16:18.6 - 176.7
45 - Matt Lumbar - 14 - Edina XC Club - 16:24.6 - 174.7
50 - Peter Knoll - 13 - Edina XC Club - 16:29.8 - 173.0
90 - Jonathan Shirley - 16 - Edina XC Club - 16:52.6 - 165.5
120 - Luke Lumbar - 14 - Edina XC Club - 17:01.7 - 162.5
134 - Kyle Staunton - 13 - Edina XC Club - 17:09.7 - 159.8
4 - Eric Colvin - 13 - Stillwater RC - 15:32.0 - 192.1
41 - Sean Bjork - 13 - Stillwater RC - 16:19.8 - 176.3
43 - Wayde Hall - 13 - Stillwater RC - 16:22.4 - 175.4
70 - Baliey Hess-Withrow - 15 - Stillwater RC - 16:40.3 - 169.5
79 - Eli Krahn - 16 - Stillwater RC - 16:45.5 - 167.8
121 - Edoardo Tagliaferri - 14 - Stillwater RC - 17:01.7 - 162.5
216 - Taylor Aarness - 14 - Stillwater RC - 17:42.3 - 149.0
Girls –
1 - Maria Hauger - 13 - Unattached - 17:33.5 - 151.9
2 - Clare Flanagan - 14 - Unattached - 17:50.5 - 146.3
3 - Stephanie Jenks - 16 - Linn-Mar RC - 17:58.6 - 143.6
4 - Anna French - 15 - Wayzata XC - 17:59.0 - 143.5
5 - Bethany Hasz - 16 - Alexandria CC Club - 18:01.0 - 142.9
6 - Alli Cash - 13 - Valkyrie RC - 18:15.3 - 138.1
7 - Jenna Truedson - 15 - Unattached - 18:21.0 - 136.2
8 - Danielle Anderson - 13 - EAGAN - 18:21.9 - 135.9
9 - Megan Hasz - 16 - Alexandria CC Club - 18:25.2 - 134.9
10 - Anna Holdiman - 13 - Unattached - 18:25.9 - 134.6
11 - Emi Trost - 14 - Unattached - 18:26.9 - 134.3
12 - Taylor Perkins - 13 - Unattached - 18:31.4 - 132.8
13 - Brittany Brownotter - 14 - DemonXC - 18:36.6 - 131.1
14 - Kaelyn Balch - 13 - Unattached - 18:40.3 - 129.9
15 - Tamara Gorman - 14 - Rapid City Distance Projec - 18:40.6 - 129.8
16 - Karissa Schweizer - 14 - Ultimate Warriors - 18:42.5 - 129.2
17 - Kayt Larson - 15 - Southside Runners - 18:43.4 - 128.8
18 - Ashlynn Yokom - 14 - Unattached - 18:43.9 - 128.7
19 - Mckenzie Yanek - 16 - PVGXC - 18:47.4 - 127.5
20 - Hannah Jeter - 14 - Run Club - 18:49.1 - 127.0
4 - Anna French - 15 - Wayzata XC - 17:59.0 - 143.5
28 - Annika Halverson - 14 - Wayzata XC - 19:01.0 - 123.0
34 - Michaela Keller-Mille - 16 - Wayzata XC - 19:04.6 - 121.9
46 - Annika Lerdall - 17 - Wayzata XC - 19:21.3 - 116.3
65 - Mary Franke - 14 - Wayzata XC - 19:37.4 - 111.0
79 - Mackenzie Keller-Mille - 14 - Wayzata XC - 19:50.0 - 106.8
146 - McKenna Evans - 14 - Wayzata XC - 20:33.9 - 92.3
8 - Danielle Anderson - 13 - EAGAN - 18:21.9 - 135.9
66 - Kelli Praska - 15 - EAGAN - 19:38.3 - 110.7
67 - Anna Van Wyk - 15 - EAGAN - 19:39.3 - 110.4
73 - Raissa Hansen - 14 - EAGAN - 19:45.0 - 108.5
77 - Karina Johnson - 15 - EAGAN - 19:46.7 - 107.9
105 - Olivia Mitchell - 16 - EAGAN - 20:04.1 - 102.2
118 - Elizabeth Frick - 13 - EAGAN - 20:12.2 - 99.5
16 - Karissa Schweizer - 14 - Ultimate Warriors - 18:42.5 - 129.2
45 - Grace Gibbons - 15 - Ultimate Warriors - 19:21.2 - 116.4
48 - Hannah Thomas - 15 - Ultimate Warriors - 19:27.5 - 114.3
95 - Erin Boggess - 13 - Ultimate Warriors - 19:56.9 - 104.6
100 - Ellen Sullivan - 15 - Ultimate Warriors - 19:59.2 - 103.8
127 - Jenny Luksan - 14 - Ultimate Warriors - 20:21.5 - 96.4
178 - Erin Cahalan - 16 - Ultimate Warriors - 20:57.0 - 84.7
25 - Lea Patek - 14 - Hartland Cross Country - 18:57.8 - 124.1
32 - Natalie Burant - 14 - Hartland Cross Country - 19:03.3 - 122.3
36 - Jackie Dubnicka - 14 - Hartland Cross Country - 19:05.9 - 121.4
107 - Morgan Hobbs - 16 - Hartland Cross Country - 20:05.1 - 101.9
120 - Maggie Dawes - 14 - Hartland Cross Country - 20:12.7 - 99.3
161 - Alyssa Nigh - 15 - Hartland Cross Country - 20:45.5 - 88.5
172 - Gretchen Berg - 13 - Hartland Cross Country - 20:52.8 - 86.1
Any thoughts on at larges after the first weekend?
ReplyDeleteI haven't finished my thorough review yet, but my initial take on it...
ReplyDeleteNew Trier IL girls are looking strong, but the biggest girls regions (NY, CA and SW in particular) are yet to race.
On the boys side, I think Summit has the best case, but an off race by their #1 at NXN-NW makes it questionable... seems like they are a team that should score about 300-310 points at NXN, but their regional race was about 50 points off of that... I don't think St. Xavier OH or Edina MN have been good enough to get in ahead of Summit, but that's just my opinion - I'm sure others who prefer to go more by who-beat-who-in-September will point towards St. Xavier beating Carmel at Culver as reason to put them ahead, even though the teams took different paths throughout the year (Carmel clearly ran their best race at IN State and NXN-Midwest, peaking very nicely, while St. Xavier hasn't seemed to run notably better than they did at Culver in mid September -- a quick and easy comparison, St. Xavier averaged 27 seconds slower at NXN-MW while the five other boys teams that competed at Culver that I could easily identify averaged only 12 seconds slower).
I think the At-Large picture will be a little more clear after the Southwest reigonal, but the real key is what happens the final week... California is always deep, the NY girls should get at least one spot, and you can't count out the NE or SE from making a splash either.