Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Top 25 Girls Ratings: NXR, NXN, FLN

Here's a quick list I came up with... Top 25 Ratings for girls from all of the NXR and NXN meets as well as the FLN meet (plus any secondary performances by those 25 athletes).

Note: Ideally, I would have included all of the Footlocker Regional races as well. I'll try to come up with ratings for Footlocker South and Northeast so that I can include the Footlocker Qualifiers as well, but for now...


Ratings used: 200.0 =

15:36.54 NXN Nationals

14:40.66 NXR Heartland
14:41.67 California State
14:43.50 NXR Midwest
14:44.43 NXR Southeast
15:03.11 NXR South
15:12.47 NXR Southwest
15:14.22 NXR Northwest
15:24.97 NXR Northeast/New York

15:17.95 Footlocker Nationals


Here's your Girls Top 25:

  1. 170.0 - Brie Oakley, 12 - Grandview CO - NXN Nationals #1
    165.9 - Brie Oakley, 12 - Grandview CO - NXR Southwest #1
  2. 165.1 - Claudia Lane, 10 - Malibu CA - Footlocker Nationals #1
  3. 163.9 - Nevada Mareno, 12 - Leesville Road NC - Footlocker Nationals #2
  4. 161.0 - Ember Stratton, 10 - Sunset OR - NXN Nationals #2
  5. 160.5 - Lauren Gregory, 12 - Fort Collins CO - NXN Nationals #3
  6. 160.2 - Anna Gibson, 12 - Jackson Hole WY - NXN Nationals #4
  7. 160.1 - Kelsey Chmiel, 10 - Saratoga Springs NY - NXN Nationals #5
  8. 159.0 - Allie Schadler, 12 - Rio Rico AZ - NXR Southwest #2
    158.1 - Lauren Gregory, 12 - Fort Collins CO - NXR Southwest #3
  9. 158.0 - Annie Hill, 11 - Glacier MT - NXR Northwest #1
  10. 157.8 - Grace Ping, 8 - Unattached UT - NXN Nationals #6
    157.7 - Allie Schadler, 12 - Rio Rico AZ - NXN Nationals #7
    157.5 - Grace Ping, 8 - Unattached UT - NXR Southwest #4
  11. 157.1 - Jessica Lawson, 12 - Corning-Painted Post NY - NXN Nationals #8
  12. 156.8 - Lexy Halladay, 9 - Mountain View ID - NXR Northwest #2
  13. 156.2 - Molly Born, 11 - Shawnee Mission Northwest KS - NXR Heartland #1
  14. 156.1 - India Johnson, 12 - Hilliard Davidson OH - NXN Nationals #9
    155.5 - Ember Stratton, 10 - Sunset OR - NXR Northwest #3
  15. 155.1 - Rebecca Story, 11 - Christian Academy TN - Footlocker Nationals #3
  16. 155.0 - Katherine Lee, 11 - Shoreham Wading River NY - NXN Nationals #10
  17. 154.7 - Whitney Rich, 12 - Bingham UT - NXN Nationals #11
    154.6 - Katherine Lee, 11 - Shoreham Wading River NY - NXR New York #1
  18. 154.6 - London Culbreath, 9 - McKinney North TX - NXN Nationals #12
  19. 154.5 - Katelyn Tuohy, 9 - North Rockland NY - NXN Nationals #13
  20. 154.5 - Anne Forsyth, 11 - Ann Arbor Pioneer MI - NXN Nationals #14
  21. 154.2 - Anna Sophia Keller, 12 - St. Anthony IL - NXN Nationals #15
    153.9 - Lexy Halladay, 9 - Mountain View ID - NXN Nationals #16
  22. 153.9 - Emily Venters, 12 - Lawrence Free State KS - NXR Heartland #2
    153.8 - Anna Gibson, 12 - Jackson Hole WY - NXR Northwest #4
  23. 153.6 - Quinn McConnell, 10 - Peak to Peak CO - NXN Nationals #17
  24. 153.6 - Katelynne Hart, 9 - Glenbard West IL - NXN Nationals #18
  25. 153.5 - Annika Sleenhof, 11 - Ravenwood TN - NXN Nationals #19

Top 25 Boys Ratings: NXR, NXN, FLN

Here's a quick list I came up with... Top 25 Ratings for boys from all of the NXR and NXN meets as well as the FLN meet (plus any secondary performances by those 25 athletes).

Note: Ideally, I would have included all of the Footlocker Regional races as well. I'll try to come up with ratings for Footlocker South and Northeast so that I can include the Footlocker Qualifiers as well, but for now...


Ratings used: 200.0 =

15:45.47 NXN Nationals

14:40.66 NXR Heartland
14:41.67 California State
14:43.50 NXR Midwest
14:44.43 NXR Southeast
15:03.11 NXR South
15:12.47 NXR Southwest
15:14.22 NXR Northwest
15:24.97 NXR Northeast/New York

15:09.13 Footlocker Nationals


Here's your Boys Top 25:


  1. 206.4 - Casey Clinger, 12 - American Fork UT - NXR Southwest #1
    205.4 - Casey Clinger, 12 - American Fork UT - NXN Nationals #1
  2. 203.3 - Sam Worley, 12 - Comal Canyon TX - NXN Nationals #2
  3. 202.7 - Brodey Hasty, 11 - Brentwood TN - NXN Nationals #3
  4. 202.4 - Reed Brown, 12 - Southlake Carroll TX - Footlocker Nationals #1
  5. 202.4 - Seth Hirsch, 12 - Millard West NE - NXN Nationals #4
  6. 202.3 - DJ Principe, 12 - La Salle Academy RI - NXR Northeast #1
  7. 202.1 - Alex Maier, 10 - Flower Mound TX - NXN Nationals #5
  8. 201.7 - McKay Johns, 12 - American Fork UT - NXR Southwest #2
  9. 201.6 - Finn Gessner, 12 - Madison La Follette WI - Footlocker Nationals #2
    201.4 - Seth Hirsch, 12 - Millard West NE - Footlocker Nationals #3
  10. 200.7 - Talon Hull, 12 - Weber UT - Footlocker Nationals #4
    200.4 - Finn Gessner, 12 - Madison La Follette WI - NXR Heartland #1
    200.4 - Seth Hirsch, 12 - Millard West NE - NXR Heartland #2
  11. 200.3 - James Mwaura, 11 - Lincoln WA - NXR Northwest #1
    200.2 - Reed Brown, 12 - Southlake Carroll TX - NXN Nationals #6
  12. 200.1 - Joe Benson, 12 - Timpanogos UT - NXN Nationals #7
  13. 200.1 - Patrick Parker, 12 - American Fork UT - NXR Southwest #3
  14. 199.7 - Tanner Norman, 12 - Classical Academy CO - NXN Nationals #8
    199.6 - Alex Maier, 10 - Flower Mound TX - Footlocker Nationals #5
  15. 199.6 - Noah Affolder, 12 - Carlisle PA - Footlocker Nationals #6
    199.5 - McKay Johns, 12 - American Fork UT - NXN Nationals #9
  16. 199.5 - Tibebu Proctor, 12 - Northwest WA - Footlocker Nationals #7
  17. 199.4 - Daniel Bernal, 12 - El Paso Eastwood TX - NXN Nationals #10
    199.3 - Joe Benson, 12 - Timpanogos UT - NXR Southwest #4
  18. 199.1 - Manny Olivo-Quinones, 12 - Buena AZ - NXN Nationals #11
  19. 198.8 - Steve Schulz, 12 - Liverpool NY - NXN Nationals #12
  20. 198.5 - Connor Lane, 12 - Cardinal Gibbons NC - Footlocker Nationals #8
  21. 198.5 - Chase Equall, 12 - Bozeman MT - NXR Northwest #2
  22. 198.4 - Danny Kilrea, 11 - Lyons Township IL - NXN Nationals #13
  23. 198.4 - Isaac Green, 12 - Monarch CO - NXR Southwest #5
    197.7 - Sam Worley, 12 - Comal Canyon TX - NXR South #1
    197.3 - Reed Brown, 12 - Southlake Carroll TX - NXR South #2
    197.3 - Sam Worley, 12 - Comal Canyon TX - Footlocker Nationals #9
    197.2 - Danny Kilrea, 12 - Lyons Township IL - NXR Midwest #1
    197.2 - Alex Maier, 10 - Flower Mound TX - NXR South #4
  24. 197.1 - Luis Grijalva, 12 - Armijo CA - CA State #1
  25. 197.0 - Jordan Lesansee, 12 - Albuquerque Academy NM - NXR Southwest #6

Finalized NXN Girls Ratings

Here are the finalized NXN Girls Ratings. Team scorers in the top 50 overall are in bold (to highlight the team runners that mix it up with the US Top 100 or so individuals in the nation).
200.0 Rating = 15:36.54

  1. 170.0 - Brie Oakley, 12 - 17:10.1 - Unattached CO
  2. 161.0 - Ember Stratton, 10 - 17:38.2 - Sunset OR
  3. 160.5 - Lauren Gregory, 12 - 17:39.8 - Unattached CO
  4. 160.2 - Anna Gibson, 12 - 17:40.9 - Unattached WY
  5. 160.1 - Kelsey Chmiel, 10 - 17:41.1 - Unattached NY
  6. 157.8 - Grace Ping, 8 - 17:48.3 - Unattached UT
  7. 157.7 - Allie Schadler, 12 - 17:48.6 - Unattached AZ
  8. 157.1 - Jessica Lawson, 12 - 17:50.4 - Unattached NY
  9. 156.1 - India Johnson, 12 - 17:53.6 - Unattached OH
  10. 155.0 - Katherine Lee, 11 - 17:57.1 - Unattached NY
  11. 154.7 - Whitney Rich, 12 - 17:58.1 - Unattached UT
  12. 154.6 - London Culbreath, 9 - 17:58.3 - Unattached TX
  13. 154.5 - Katelyn Tuohy, 9 - 17:58.5 - Unattached NY
  14. 154.5 - Anne Forsyth, 11 - 17:58.6 - Unattached MI
  15. 154.2 - Anna Sophia Keller, 12 - 17:59.4 - Unattached IL
  16. 153.9 - Lexy Halladay, 9 - 18:00.3 - Unattached ID
  17. 153.6 - Quinn Mcconnell, 10 - 18:01.4 - Unattached CO
  18. 153.6 - Katelynne Hart, 9 - 18:01.5 - Unattached IL
  19. 153.5 - Annika Sleenhof, 11 - 18:01.8 - Unattached TN
  20. 152.2 - Claire Walters, 9 - 18:05.7 - Fayetteville-Manlius NY
  21. 152.2 - Tiahna Vladic, 10 - 18:05.9 - Unattached MT
  22. 152.1 - Anna Fenske, 8 - 18:06.0 - Unattached MN
  23. 151.9 - Molly Born, 11 - 18:06.6 - Unattached KS
  24. 150.7 - Lydia Olivere, 11 - 18:10.3 - Unattached DE
  25. 150.6 - Lauren Peurifoy, 10 - 18:10.8 - Unattached CA
  26. 149.4 - Ashton Endsley, 12 - 18:14.4 - Unattached TX
  27. 148.6 - Amanda Vestri, 12 - 18:17.0 - Unattached NY
  28. 148.4 - Glennis Murphy, 12 - 18:17.5 - Unattached CA
  29. 147.9 - Sophia Ryan, 11 - 18:19.3 - Fayetteville-Manlius NY
  30. 146.2 - Lauren Peterson, 10 - 18:24.6 - Unattached MN
  31. 146.0 - Tyler Schwartz, 11 - 18:25.2 - Unattached IN
  32. 145.4 - Emily Venters, 12 - 18:26.9 - Unattached KS
  33. 145.1 - Kate Murphy, 12 - 18:27.9 - Lake Braddock VA
  34. 145.0 - Cheyenne Walden, 12 - 18:28.2 - Unattached OK
  35. 144.7 - Camila Noe, 11 - 18:29.2 - Bozeman MT
  36. 144.6 - Emily Shelton, 11 - 18:29.5 - Minooka IL
  37. 144.4 - Phoebe White, 9 - 18:30.2 - Fayetteville-Manlius NY
  38. 144.1 - Sofia Castiglioni, 12 - 18:31.1 - Davis CA
  39. 143.1 - Tsion Yared, 9 - 18:34.3 - Unattached FL
  40. 141.5 - Christina Geisler, 12 - 18:39.3 - Carmel IN
  41. 140.7 - Annie Hill, 11 - 18:41.7 - Unattached MT
  42. 140.3 - Hannah Reale, 11 - 18:42.9 - Shenendehowa NY
  43. 140.1 - Olivia Brooks, 12 - 18:43.5 - Summit OR
  44. 140.0 - Elizabeth Reneau, 11 - 18:43.8 - Unattached TX
  45. 139.8 - Aislinn Devlin, 12 - 18:44.5 - Unattached PA
  46. 139.8 - Kenenni Wiegand, 12 - 18:44.6 - Bozeman MT
  47. 139.6 - Gillian Mortimer, 12 - 18:45.0 - Southlake Carroll TX
  48. 139.0 - Sara Leonard, 11 - 18:46.9 - Unattached CA
  49. 138.3 - Caroline Fischer, 9 - 18:49.1 - Unattached NH
  50. 138.3 - Erika Adler, 12 - 18:49.1 - Unattached CA
  51. 137.9 - Palmer Madsen, 11 - 18:50.5 - Fayetteville-Manlius NY
  52. 136.7 - Rebecca Walters, 11 - 18:54.2 - Fayetteville-Manlius NY
  53. 136.5 - Sarah Schmitt, 11 - 18:54.7 - Naperville North IL
  54. 136.4 - Keelin Hays, 10 - 18:55.1 - Unattached DE
  55. 136.3 - Lucy Huelskamp, 9 - 18:55.3 - Sunset OR
  56. 136.3 - Nicole Rice, 12 - 18:55.4 - Great Oak CA
  57. 136.2 - Cate Tracht, 11 - 18:55.7 - Southlake Carroll TX
  58. 135.9 - Maddie Mooney, 11 - 18:56.8 - Broomfield CO
  59. 135.8 - Olivia O'Keeffe, 11 - 18:57.0 - Davis CA
  60. 135.6 - Ivy Gonzales, 11 - 18:57.7 - Broomfield CO
  61. 135.4 - Sophie Schmitz, 12 - 18:58.3 - Willmar MN
  62. 135.3 - Sydney Belus, 12 - 18:58.6 - Great Oak CA
  63. 135.2 - Brooklyn Christofis, 9 - 18:58.8 - Desert Vista AZ
  64. 135.1 - Abbey Santoro, 11 - 18:59.2 - Keller TX
  65. 134.9 - Phoebe Bates, 9 - 18:59.8 - Carmel IN
  66. 134.5 - Jessa Hanson, 12 - 19:00.9 - Willmar MN
  67. 134.5 - Baylee Jones, 12 - 19:01.0 - Desert Vista AZ
  68. 134.4 - Jenna Fitzsimmons, 9 - 19:01.2 - Mountain Vista CO
  69. 134.3 - Elena Dimarcello, 10 - 19:01.5 - North Hunterdon NJ
  70. 134.1 - Annie Glodek, 12 - 19:02.4 - Unattached PA
  71. 134.0 - Melia Chittenden, 12 - 19:02.7 - Unattached CA
  72. 133.9 - Madeleine Hunt, 12 - 19:02.9 - Souhegan NH
  73. 133.9 - Kelly Makin, 11 - 19:02.9 - Sunset OR
  74. 133.6 - Rachel Anderson, 12 - 19:03.9 - Carmel IN
  75. 133.1 - Alex Morris, 10 - 19:05.3 - Naperville North IL
  76. 133.0 - Caitlin Collier, 11 - 19:05.7 - Unattached FL
  77. 132.9 - Emily Kompelien, 11 - 19:06.1 - Edina MN
  78. 132.4 - Emily Crall, 12 - 19:07.7 - Desert Vista AZ
  79. 131.3 - Sophie Lodigiani, 10 - 19:11.0 - Davis CA
  80. 130.9 - Amanda Mosborg, 12 - 19:12.2 - Edina MN
  81. 130.4 - Kayla Rudie, 12 - 19:13.8 - Willmar MN
  82. 130.1 - Taylor Roe, 10 - 19:14.6 - Unattached WA
  83. 130.1 - Abbey Fisk, 12 - 19:14.8 - Davis CA
  84. 129.1 - Karly Ackley, 12 - 19:17.9 - Unattached ND
  85. 129.1 - Ailene Edwards, 10 - 19:18.0 - Blacksburg VA
  86. 128.6 - Chloe Wong, 11 - 19:19.4 - Unattached NJ
  87. 128.6 - Katelyn Mitchem, 11 - 19:19.5 - Broomfield CO
  88. 128.5 - Kiyena Beatty, 12 - 19:19.8 - Great Oak CA
  89. 128.1 - Maddie Dalton, 11 - 19:21.1 - Carmel IN
  90. 127.9 - Isabel Van Camp, 10 - 19:21.7 - Keller TX
  91. 127.5 - Evelyn Mandel, 12 - 19:22.8 - Great Oak CA
  92. 127.1 - Hannah Ricci, 11 - 19:24.1 - Naperville North IL
  93. 126.8 - Caitlin Stoner, 12 - 19:24.9 - Palos Verdes CA
  94. 126.7 - Haley Wolf, 11 - 19:25.4 - Desert Vista AZ
  95. 126.3 - Sarah O'Sullivan, 9 - 19:26.5 - Mountain Vista CO
  96. 126.3 - Sandra Pflughoft, 11 - 19:26.7 - Great Oak CA
  97. 126.0 - Mauren Fitzsimmons, 12 - 19:27.6 - Mountain Vista CO
  98. 125.8 - Morgan Richter, 9 - 19:28.1 - Edina MN
  99. 125.5 - Julia Black, 11 - 19:29.1 - Keller TX
  100. 125.2 - Julia Zachgo, 12 - 19:29.9 - Shenendehowa NY
  101. 124.8 - Angela Kearsley, 10 - 19:31.3 - North Hunterdon NJ
  102. 124.8 - Ashley Tutt, 12 - 19:31.4 - Minooka IL
  103. 124.4 - Leah Hansen, 10 - 19:32.6 - Willmar MN
  104. 124.4 - Olivia Lomascolo, 11 - 19:32.7 - Shenendehowa NY
  105. 124.1 - Mackenzie Callahan, 12 - 19:33.6 - Minooka IL
  106. 123.7 - Piper Meuwissen, 12 - 19:34.8 - Bozeman MT
  107. 123.6 - Grace Catena, 11 - 19:35.1 - Palos Verdes CA
  108. 123.5 - Annie Kay Combs, 12 - 19:35.5 - Blacksburg VA
  109. 123.1 - Emma Stevenson, 12 - 19:36.7 - Summit OR
  110. 122.7 - Devin Ito, 9 - 19:37.9 - Great Oak CA
  111. 122.3 - Sofia Santamaria, 10 - 19:39.1 - Southlake Carroll TX
  112. 122.3 - Serena Monson, 11 - 19:39.2 - Willmar MN
  113. 122.2 - Kaitlynn Wolfe, 9 - 19:39.3 - Blacksburg VA
  114. 122.1 - Reilly Madsen, 12 - 19:39.8 - Fayetteville-Manlius NY
  115. 121.7 - Anna Dimarcello, 12 - 19:41.0 - North Hunterdon NJ
  116. 121.5 - Caroline Eck, 10 - 19:41.6 - Mountain Vista CO
  117. 120.2 - Annie Mitchell, 10 - 19:45.7 - Davis CA
  118. 120.0 - Arielle Zlotnick, 10 - 19:46.4 - Souhegan NH
  119. 119.8 - Claire Hamilton, 12 - 19:47.0 - Naperville North IL
  120. 119.6 - Jane Leighton, 11 - 19:47.4 - Souhegan NH
  121. 119.5 - Ali White, 12 - 19:47.8 - Southlake Carroll TX
  122. 119.4 - Phoebe Jacques, 11 - 19:48.1 - Bozeman MT
  123. 119.2 - Sarah Leinheiser, 12 - 19:48.7 - Carmel IN
  124. 119.0 - Charlotte Hartman, 11 - 19:49.5 - Shenendehowa NY
  125. 118.9 - Emily Mitchem, 11 - 19:49.6 - Broomfield CO
  126. 118.8 - Sadie Schreiner, 9 - 19:50.1 - Edina MN
  127. 118.7 - Tate Sweeney, 12 - 19:50.2 - Edina MN
  128. 118.6 - Laura Thompson, 11 - 19:50.6 - Broomfield CO
  129. 118.1 - Angie Riera, 11 - 19:52.1 - Southlake Carroll TX
  130. 118.1 - Mandy Davis, 12 - 19:52.1 - Desert Vista AZ
  131. 117.7 - Heidi Schmitz, 10 - 19:53.4 - Willmar MN
  132. 117.7 - Sarah Daniels, 11 - 19:53.6 - Lake Braddock VA
  133. 117.1 - Halena Rahmaan, 10 - 19:55.2 - Unattached TX
  134. 116.0 - Alex Regan, 12 - 19:58.9 - Palos Verdes CA
  135. 114.9 - Anna Juul, 12 - 20:02.2 - Unattached PA
  136. 114.6 - Kelly Harris, 11 - 20:03.2 - Desert Vista AZ
  137. 114.5 - Taylor Kitchen, 12 - 20:03.4 - Lake Braddock VA
  138. 114.5 - Vivian Van Eck, 10 - 20:03.5 - Minooka IL
  139. 114.4 - Mazzy Genovese, 10 - 20:03.8 - Palos Verdes CA
  140. 114.3 - Vanessa Kort, 11 - 20:04.2 - Broomfield CO
  141. 113.8 - Savannah Anez, 12 - 20:05.5 - Willmar MN
  142. 113.3 - Ruthie Mitchell, 10 - 20:07.3 - Davis CA
  143. 113.2 - Laina Hall, 11 - 20:07.6 - Bozeman MT
  144. 113.0 - Gabby Champion, 12 - 20:08.0 - Naperville North IL
  145. 112.8 - Samantha Marin, 12 - 20:08.8 - Blacksburg VA
  146. 112.5 - Claire Hill, 10 - 20:09.6 - Naperville North IL
  147. 112.4 - Simonne Guenette, 11 - 20:10.0 - Blacksburg VA
  148. 112.4 - Michelle Mcintosh, 12 - 20:10.1 - Great Oak CA
  149. 112.2 - Jolien Deboutte, 11 - 20:10.5 - Sunset OR
  150. 111.7 - Zoe Simmons, 10 - 20:12.3 - Mountain Vista CO
  151. 111.5 - Lucy Wagner, 11 - 20:12.7 - Bozeman MT
  152. 110.2 - Ari Lopez, 12 - 20:17.0 - Southlake Carroll TX
  153. 110.0 - Sydney White, 11 - 20:17.6 - Keller TX
  154. 109.9 - Alex Villalba, 11 - 20:17.8 - Fayetteville-Manlius NY
  155. 109.2 - Emily Fitch, 10 - 20:19.9 - Blacksburg VA
  156. 108.9 - Hannah Mitchell, 12 - 20:20.9 - Edina MN
  157. 108.7 - Savannah Scriven, 9 - 20:21.5 - Palos Verdes CA
  158. 108.5 - Zoe Eberspecher, 11 - 20:22.2 - Bozeman MT
  159. 107.9 - Emily Schiesl, 12 - 20:24.0 - Lake Braddock VA
  160. 107.6 - Sam Schwers, 11 - 20:25.1 - Lake Braddock VA
  161. 107.5 - Hannah Tobiason, 11 - 20:25.2 - Summit OR
  162. 107.3 - Maria Rickman, 10 - 20:25.9 - Edina MN
  163. 107.1 - Olivia Polischeck, 12 - 20:26.6 - Palos Verdes CA
  164. 106.6 - Kayla Glowacki, 12 - 20:28.0 - Naperville North IL
  165. 106.4 - Makenna Pallozzi, 9 - 20:28.8 - Keller TX
  166. 106.2 - Emily Nugent, 10 - 20:29.4 - North Hunterdon NJ
  167. 105.8 - Izza Khurram, 10 - 20:30.7 - Carmel IN
  168. 104.9 - Julia Chambers, 10 - 20:33.3 - Mountain Vista CO
  169. 104.7 - Madi Bucci, 12 - 20:33.9 - Desert Vista AZ
  170. 104.5 - Sophia Link, 10 - 20:34.7 - Blacksburg VA
  171. 103.0 - Marissa Romano, 9 - 20:39.5 - Souhegan NH
  172. 102.4 - Emily Walton, 11 - 20:41.3 - Keller TX
  173. 102.0 - Elizabeth Thompson, 12 - 20:42.4 - Sunset OR
  174. 101.9 - Sarah Mccabe, 11 - 20:42.8 - Southlake Carroll TX
  175. 101.0 - Taylor Vandenborn, 11 - 20:45.5 - Summit OR
  176. 99.5 - Vera Thompson, 9 - 20:50.4 - Keller TX
  177. 97.9 - Kelley Mccarten, 12 - 20:55.3 - North Hunterdon NJ
  178. 97.6 - Shannon Browning, 12 - 20:56.2 - Lake Braddock VA
  179. 97.4 - Elise Maddalone, 11 - 20:56.9 - Shenendehowa NY
  180. 97.2 - Kay Washenberger, 11 - 20:57.4 - Summit OR
  181. 97.1 - Liv Downing, 10 - 20:57.7 - Summit OR
  182. 96.9 - Julia Dames, 9 - 20:58.4 - Minooka IL
  183. 96.6 - Skyler Farrand, 12 - 20:59.4 - North Hunterdon NJ
  184. 96.5 - Tasha Geisler, 11 - 20:59.6 - Carmel IN
  185. 96.1 - Camille Hines, 12 - 21:01.0 - Palos Verdes CA
  186. 96.0 - Autumn Layden, 12 - 21:01.2 - Summit OR
  187. 95.4 - Sarah Weed, 11 - 21:03.2 - Minooka IL
  188. 95.1 - Na'Ama Nevo, 10 - 21:04.0 - Sunset OR
  189. 94.8 - Katelyn Gall, 10 - 21:04.9 - Minooka IL
  190. 94.7 - Sage Taylor, 11 - 21:05.2 - Davis CA
  191. 92.8 - Maddie Mcavoy, 11 - 21:11.2 - Lake Braddock VA
  192. 92.5 - Shannon Earley, 12 - 21:12.0 - Souhegan NH
  193. 90.5 - Emily Dinallo, 11 - 21:18.3 - Shenendehowa NY
  194. 87.6 - Brenna Talamo, 10 - 21:27.5 - North Hunterdon NJ
  195. 87.3 - Taylor Leggett, 11 - 21:28.3 - Shenendehowa NY
  196. 85.9 - Grace Beal, 10 - 21:32.8 - Sunset OR
  197. 84.1 - Madison Easton, 12 - 21:38.3 - Mountain Vista CO
  198. 70.9 - Elise Lambert, 11 - 22:19.5 - Souhegan NH
  199. 60.6 - Emmy Ehrenstein, 12 - 22:51.8 - Souhegan NH

(Dec. 23 EDIT: Reilly and Palmer Madsen from FM were switched in the results, and Reilly was incorrectly listed as a freshman)

Finalized NXN Boys Ratings

Here are the finalized NXN Boys Ratings. Team scorers in the top 50 overall are in bold (to highlight the team runners that mix it up with the US Top 100 or so individuals in the nation).
200.0 Rating = 15:45.47


  1. 205.4 - Casey Clinger, 12 - 15:28.4 - American Fork UT
  2. 203.3 - Sam Worley, 12 - 15:35.1 - Unattached TX
  3. 202.7 - Brodey Hasty, 11 - 15:37.1 - Brentwood TN
  4. 202.4 - Seth Hirsch, 12 - 15:37.9 - Unattached NE
  5. 202.1 - Alex Maier, 10 - 15:38.8 - Unattached TX
  6. 200.2 - Reed Brown, 12 - 15:44.9 - Southlake Carroll TX
  7. 200.1 - Joe Benson, 12 - 15:45.2 - Unattached UT
  8. 199.7 - Tanner Norman, 12 - 15:46.3 - Unattached CO
  9. 199.5 - McKay Johns, 12 - 15:46.9 - American Fork UT
  10. 199.4 - Daniel Bernal, 12 - 15:47.3 - Unattached TX
  11. 199.1 - Manny Olivo-Quinones, 12 - 15:48.4 - Unattached AZ
  12. 198.8 - Steve Schulz, 12 - 15:49.4 - Liverpool NY
  13. 198.4 - Danny Kilrea, 11 - 15:50.5 - Unattached IL
  14. 196.7 - Ty Brownlow, 12 - 15:55.9 - Liverpool NY
  15. 196.6 - Alex Miley, 12 - 15:56.1 - Unattached MN
  16. 196.0 - Cooper Teare, 12 - 15:58.0 - Unattached CA
  17. 195.8 - Jack Aho, 12 - 15:58.6 - Unattached IL
  18. 195.6 - James Mwaura, 11 - 15:59.3 - Unattached WA
  19. 195.4 - Dylan Jacobs, 11 - 16:00.1 - Unattached IL
  20. 195.1 - Patrick Parker, 12 - 16:01.0 - American Fork UT
  21. 194.9 - DJ Principe, 12 - 16:01.5 - Unattached RI
  22. 194.5 - Liam Anderson, 10 - 16:02.9 - Unattached CA
  23. 194.0 - Michael Vernau, 12 - 16:04.3 - Unattached CA
  24. 193.8 - Connor O'Neill, 12 - 16:05.0 - Unattached TX
  25. 193.3 - Jordan Brannan, 12 - 16:06.6 - Unattached NJ
  26. 192.7 - Chase Equall, 12 - 16:08.4 - Bozeman MT
  27. 192.4 - Bryce Quigley, 12 - 16:09.3 - College Park TX
  28. 192.2 - Gabe Fendel, 11 - 16:10.0 - Unattached IN
  29. 192.1 - Khalid Hussein, 11 - 16:10.3 - Wayzata MN
  30. 191.8 - Dustin Horter, 11 - 16:11.3 - Unattached OH
  31. 191.8 - Evert Silva, 12 - 16:11.3 - Unattached CA
  32. 191.6 - Milo Greder, 12 - 16:12.0 - Unattached NE
  33. 191.5 - Camren Todd, 12 - 16:12.2 - Davis UT
  34. 191.2 - Ben Varghese, 12 - 16:13.1 - Unattached TN
  35. 190.9 - Andrew Monroe, 11 - 16:14.1 - Unattached OR
  36. 190.8 - Tyler Marshall, 12 - 16:14.5 - Unattached VT
  37. 190.8 - Seth Eliason, 12 - 16:14.6 - Unattached MN
  38. 190.6 - Patrick Roos, 12 - 16:15.2 - Edina MN
  39. 190.4 - Hayden Tullos, 12 - 16:15.7 - Unattached GA
  40. 190.0 - Nathan Lawler, 11 - 16:17.0 - Unattached NY
  41. 189.9 - Isaac Green, 12 - 16:17.2 - Unattached CO
  42. 189.9 - Taylor Vroon, 12 - 16:17.4 - Brentwood TN
  43. 189.6 - Drew Bosley, 10 - 16:18.1 - Unattached WI
  44. 188.6 - Yacine Guermali, 12 - 16:21.5 - Unattached WA
  45. 187.9 - Jordan Lesansee, 12 - 16:23.5 - Unattached NM
  46. 187.7 - Josh Hickmott, 12 - 16:24.3 - Liverpool NY
  47. 187.6 - Grant Gardner, 10 - 16:24.7 - Springville UT
  48. 187.4 - Willy Hunsdale, 12 - 16:25.1 - The Woodlands TX
  49. 187.4 - Scott Thompson, 11 - 16:25.3 - Brentwood TN
  50. 187.3 - Noah Carey, 12 - 16:25.5 - Unattached NY
  51. 187.1 - Patrick Perry, 12 - 16:26.2 - Fayetteville-Manlius NY
  52. 186.9 - Duncan Hamilton, 11 - 16:26.6 - Bozeman MT
  53. 186.6 - Jackson Vroon, 12 - 16:27.7 - Brentwood TN
  54. 186.6 - Gavin Hoffpauir, 11 - 16:27.8 - The Woodlands TX
  55. 186.5 - Peter Morris, 11 - 16:28.1 - Unattached VA
  56. 186.3 - Riley Collins, 12 - 16:28.5 - Bozeman MT
  57. 185.9 - Brandon Hough, 12 - 16:29.8 - Dana Hills CA
  58. 185.6 - Orrin Clark, 12 - 16:30.9 - Bozeman MT
  59. 185.6 - Scotty Kinkade, 12 - 16:31.0 - Summit OR
  60. 185.3 - Silas Derfel, 11 - 16:31.8 - Unattached NY
  61. 185.2 - Jack Landgraf, 11 - 16:32.1 - Dana Hills CA
  62. 185.1 - Charlie Gardner, 12 - 16:32.4 - Southlake Carroll TX
  63. 184.8 - Dave Melville, 11 - 16:33.3 - Unattached NC
  64. 184.6 - Jacob Korgan, 11 - 16:33.9 - Great Oak CA
  65. 184.5 - Jackson Jett, 12 - 16:34.2 - Neuqua Valley IL
  66. 184.4 - Jacob Ridderhoff, 11 - 16:34.6 - Downers Grove North IL
  67. 184.2 - Zach Kinne, 10 - 16:35.2 - Neuqua Valley IL
  68. 183.8 - Leonard Mccomas, 11 - 16:36.6 - Bozeman MT
  69. 183.6 - Patrick Kilcooley, 10 - 16:37.0 - Christian Brothers NJ
  70. 183.4 - Jake Mceneaney, 12 - 16:37.8 - Neuqua Valley IL
  71. 183.3 - Carlos Carvajal, 11 - 16:38.1 - Great Oak CA
  72. 183.2 - Jacob Vaughan, 12 - 16:38.4 - Davis UT
  73. 183.1 - Brandon Garnica, 11 - 16:38.7 - Springville UT
  74. 183.0 - Solomon Fountain, 12 - 16:39.1 - Great Oak CA
  75. 183.0 - Joaquin Martinez de Pinillos, 11 - 16:39.1 - Cathedral Catholic CA
  76. 182.4 - Matthew Ward, 12 - 16:40.9 - Davis UT
  77. 182.3 - Matt Milostan, 12 - 16:41.2 - Neuqua Valley IL
  78. 182.3 - Noah Wells, 12 - 16:41.3 - The Woodlands TX
  79. 181.8 - Devin Jaster, 12 - 16:42.8 - Davis UT
  80. 181.5 - Justin Eipp, 12 - 16:43.7 - Great Oak CA
  81. 181.3 - Genaro Anzalone, 12 - 16:44.3 - Christian Brothers NJ
  82. 181.3 - Scott Anderson, 12 - 16:44.3 - Neuqua Valley IL
  83. 181.3 - Zane Fodge, 10 - 16:44.4 - Unattached OR
  84. 181.2 - Brian Hill, 11 - 16:44.7 - Christian Brothers NJ
  85. 181.2 - Alessandro Topini, 12 - 16:44.7 - College Park TX
  86. 180.7 - Ryan Guenthner, 12 - 16:46.4 - St. Xavier KY
  87. 180.5 - Kevin Moshier, 12 - 16:46.8 - Unattached NY
  88. 180.5 - Nate Pendleton, 11 - 16:47.0 - Unattached WA
  89. 180.4 - Brigham Halverson, 12 - 16:47.2 - Davis UT
  90. 179.9 - Matt Cavallaro, 12 - 16:48.8 - Christian Brothers NJ
  91. 179.8 - Joseph Walters, 12 - 16:49.1 - Fayetteville-Manlius NY
  92. 179.6 - Daniel Baker, 11 - 16:49.8 - The Woodlands TX
  93. 179.5 - Zachary Larkin, 10 - 16:50.2 - St. Xavier KY
  94. 179.3 - Rohann Asfaw, 12 - 16:50.8 - Unattached MD
  95. 179.2 - Alec Danner, 12 - 16:51.0 - Downers Grove North IL
  96. 179.0 - Hank Tadeusiak, 12 - 16:51.8 - Cathedral Catholic CA
  97. 178.6 - Paul Dellinger, 12 - 16:52.8 - Unattached NY
  98. 178.1 - Josh Peters, 12 - 16:54.5 - Davis UT
  99. 177.7 - Carson Clinger, 10 - 16:55.8 - American Fork UT
  100. 177.6 - Dave Rosas, 12 - 16:56.1 - Unattached NJ
  101. 177.5 - Colin Trigani, 12 - 16:56.3 - Christian Brothers NJ
  102. 177.3 - Maxwell Manley, 10 - 16:57.1 - Edina MN
  103. 177.2 - Joe Boyle, 12 - 16:57.2 - Christian Brothers NJ
  104. 177.2 - Riley Fortune, 11 - 16:57.3 - Mahomet-Seymour IL
  105. 177.0 - Grant Price, 10 - 16:58.0 - Wayzata MN
  106. 177.0 - Ben Otis, 11 - 16:58.0 - Fayetteville-Manlius NY
  107. 177.0 - Josh Mollway, 12 - 16:58.1 - Neuqua Valley IL
  108. 176.9 - Jeremy Gilbertson, 12 - 16:58.2 - Wayzata MN
  109. 176.7 - Grant Matthews, 11 - 16:58.9 - Wayzata MN
  110. 176.6 - Grady Shiflet, 10 - 16:59.3 - St. Xavier KY
  111. 176.6 - Finn Waters, 11 - 16:59.3 - Cathedral Catholic CA
  112. 176.6 - Nick Fernandes, 12 - 16:59.3 - Southlake Carroll TX
  113. 176.4 - Dalton Brems, 10 - 17:00.0 - American Fork UT
  114. 175.9 - Alex Roth, 12 - 17:01.4 - Unattached NJ
  115. 175.8 - Ben Seiple, 11 - 17:01.8 - Staples CT
  116. 175.4 - Ryan Hodge, 11 - 17:02.9 - Mahomet-Seymour IL
  117. 174.9 - Liban Jama, 12 - 17:04.7 - Wayzata MN
  118. 174.6 - Andrew Marek, 12 - 17:05.6 - Downers Grove North IL
  119. 174.4 - Ryan Birkmeier, 11 - 17:06.0 - Downers Grove North IL
  120. 174.3 - Thomas Knepshield, 11 - 17:06.5 - St. Xavier KY
  121. 174.1 - Ben Craw, 12 - 17:07.0 - Mahomet-Seymour IL
  122. 173.7 - Erik Gonzalez, 12 - 17:08.3 - Unattached CA
  123. 173.7 - Gavin Korby, 11 - 17:08.4 - Great Oak CA
  124. 173.4 - Nick Chudzik, 11 - 17:09.3 - Downers Grove North IL
  125. 173.3 - Tom Schoderbek, 12 - 17:09.7 - Summit OR
  126. 173.1 - Gabe Pommier, 12 - 17:10.4 - Mahomet-Seymour IL
  127. 173.1 - Eddie Wagenseller, 10 - 17:10.4 - Dana Hills CA
  128. 172.9 - Patrick Schaefer, 11 - 17:10.9 - St. Xavier KY
  129. 172.8 - Will Landowne, 11 - 17:11.2 - Staples CT
  130. 172.8 - Daniel Robinson, 12 - 17:11.3 - Cathedral Catholic CA
  131. 172.7 - Andrew Walmer, 12 - 17:11.5 - Mahomet-Seymour IL
  132. 172.6 - Haden Penrod, 12 - 17:11.7 - Springville UT
  133. 172.2 - Thomas Schauerman, 12 - 17:13.2 - Edina MN
  134. 172.0 - Seth Stromberg, 11 - 17:13.7 - Davis UT
  135. 171.6 - Sam Mccool, 11 - 17:14.9 - Downers Grove North IL
  136. 171.5 - Gemechu Meskele, 12 - 17:15.3 - Wayzata MN
  137. 171.2 - Mathias Powell, 10 - 17:16.2 - Mahomet-Seymour IL
  138. 170.7 - Jett Ballantyne, 11 - 17:17.9 - Summit OR
  139. 170.0 - Evan Dunkel, 12 - 17:20.0 - Southlake Carroll TX
  140. 169.9 - Zak Ahmad, 12 - 17:20.4 - Staples CT
  141. 169.8 - Sunil Green, 11 - 17:20.8 - Staples CT
  142. 169.5 - Simon Fuller, 10 - 17:21.7 - Dana Hills CA
  143. 169.1 - Nik Sjogren, 12 - 17:22.7 - Summit OR
  144. 169.0 - Blake Buysse, 11 - 17:23.1 - Wayzata MN
  145. 168.9 - Adam Krieger, 10 - 17:23.6 - Springville UT
  146. 168.9 - Connor Rutledge, 11 - 17:23.6 - Southlake Carroll TX
  147. 168.8 - Brian Butcher, 12 - 17:23.7 - Mahomet-Seymour IL
  148. 168.1 - Austin Childree, 11 - 17:25.9 - The Woodlands TX
  149. 168.0 - Ryan Miele, 11 - 17:26.3 - Christian Brothers NJ
  150. 166.8 - Jacob Raiford, 12 - 17:30.0 - The Woodlands TX
  151. 166.8 - Caleb Garnica, 11 - 17:30.2 - Springville UT
  152. 166.5 - Thomas Wilfert, 12 - 17:31.0 - Dana Hills CA
  153. 165.6 - Matt Moravec, 10 - 17:33.9 - Downers Grove North IL
  154. 165.2 - Rob Kraus, 11 - 17:35.0 - College Park TX
  155. 165.2 - Quinn Heithcock, 10 - 17:35.3 - Brentwood TN
  156. 165.1 - Michael Robinson, 12 - 17:35.6 - Cathedral Catholic CA
  157. 164.9 - Jeremy Hayhurst, 12 - 17:36.1 - Neuqua Valley IL
  158. 164.8 - Emil Videman, 11 - 17:36.4 - Liverpool NY
  159. 164.7 - Zac Miller, 12 - 17:36.7 - Edina MN
  160. 164.6 - Carrick Denker, 9 - 17:36.9 - Dana Hills CA
  161. 164.2 - Chad Ford, 11 - 17:38.2 - Summit OR
  162. 163.9 - Owen Smalley, 12 - 17:39.2 - Edina MN
  163. 162.7 - Paul Young, 12 - 17:43.1 - Springville UT
  164. 162.6 - Zack Dalley, 11 - 17:43.4 - Springville UT
  165. 162.5 - Cole Phillippi, 11 - 17:43.8 - American Fork UT
  166. 162.0 - Hayden Stein, 10 - 17:45.1 - Dana Hills CA
  167. 161.5 - Christian Myers, 11 - 17:46.7 - Staples CT
  168. 161.1 - Matthew Tripp, 10 - 17:48.2 - Fayetteville-Manlius NY
  169. 160.8 - Rayaan Bashir, 12 - 17:49.0 - Brentwood TN
  170. 160.1 - Enzo Mortimer, 11 - 17:51.2 - Southlake Carroll TX
  171. 160.1 - Zackery Williams, 11 - 17:51.3 - College Park TX
  172. 159.6 - Camden Hammer, 12 - 17:52.7 - Summit OR
  173. 159.2 - Brian Swartley, 10 - 17:53.9 - College Park TX
  174. 159.2 - Ethan Mercado, 11 - 17:54.1 - The Woodlands TX
  175. 158.9 - Eric Portaro, 11 - 17:54.9 - St. Xavier KY
  176. 157.7 - Simon Rosenzweig, 11 - 17:58.9 - Bozeman MT
  177. 157.2 - Brian Maccordy, 12 - 18:00.5 - Staples CT
  178. 156.6 - Ben Carson, 12 - 18:02.1 - American Fork UT
  179. 155.3 - Byrron Rowell, 12 - 18:06.5 - College Park TX
  180. 155.2 - Cullen Mclaughlin, 11 - 18:06.7 - Liverpool NY
  181. 155.0 - Dawson Newbern, 10 - 18:07.2 - Liverpool NY
  182. 155.0 - Max Kuhs, 12 - 18:07.4 - Edina MN
  183. 154.8 - Anthony Ruiz, 12 - 18:08.0 - Great Oak CA
  184. 154.7 - Connor Teran, 12 - 18:08.3 - Staples CT
  185. 154.1 - Jack Boltman, 12 - 18:10.2 - Fayetteville-Manlius NY
  186. 153.9 - Eli Capri, 10 - 18:10.7 - Fayetteville-Manlius NY
  187. 152.7 - Brad Pease, 11 - 18:14.6 - College Park TX
  188. 152.1 - Tyler Tickner, 10 - 18:16.4 - Great Oak CA
  189. 150.4 - Louis Lefebvre, 12 - 18:21.7 - Edina MN
  190. 149.7 - Juan Arcila, 11 - 18:24.0 - Southlake Carroll TX
  191. 149.5 - Nathan Reeves, 10 - 18:24.5 - Liverpool NY
  192. 149.3 - Max Wilson, 9 - 18:25.2 - Cathedral Catholic CA
  193. 148.8 - Sam Schoderbek, 11 - 18:26.7 - Summit OR
  194. 138.5 - Dominic Catanzaro, 12 - 18:59.3 - Cathedral Catholic CA
  195. 132.0 - Andrew Cate, 12 - 19:19.8 - Brentwood TN

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Yearly Rant - Improving the WIAA, part 5

Previously, I discussed the foundation of the changes to make the WIAA more competitive at the state qualifier and state championship level. In this post, I'll delve into a more concrete example: how this year's Cross Country field might have unfolded. Keep in mind, with the reduction from 6 classes to 4, the closest equivalents will be 4A = Division 1 and 2A = Division 2. I'm not going to simulate the Division 3/4 fields (2 divisions worth will be plenty of reading). Yesterday, I looked at the boys field, so here is the girls comparison.

Important note: all of the following will be using the best performance ratings from the League, District/Regional and State Championship meets only. In order to continue the apples-to-apples comparison as best as I can, I will use the same ratings when referring to the teams and athletes that did qualify this year.

First off, a quick breakdown: these are roughly how the regional team races would have unfolded.

D1 Region 1 (4 to state): 59 Glacier Peak, 80 Edmonds-Woodway, 96 Kamiak, 114 Lake Stevens, 157 Snohomish, 170 Arlington, 178 Shorewood, 179 Monroe, 192 Henry Jackson, 234 Mariner, 264 Mount Vernon, 316 Marysville-Getchell, 363 Cascade-Everett, 404 Meadowdale

D1 Region 2 (6 to state): 55 Issaquah, 135 Redmond, 136 Ballard, 141 Mount Si, 145 Tahoma, 175 Hazen, 215 Eastlake, 225 Interlake, 231 Garfield, 259 Roosevelt, 263 Skyline, 318 Thomas Jefferson, 332 Enumclaw, 351 Kent Meridian, 358 Federal Way, 417 Kennedy Catholic, 462 Auburn Mountainview, 469 Auburn Riverside, 521 Mount Rainier, 538 Kentridge

D1 Region 3 (5 to state): 50 Camas, 121 Bellarmine Prep, 149 Skyview, 163 South Kitsap, 169 Curtis, 187 Union, 205 Stadium, 248 Puyallup, 253 Olympia, 283 Bethel, 295 Emerald Ridge, 343 Rogers-Puyallup, 381 Kelso, 381 Gig Harbor, 382 Lincoln, 384 Mountain View, 423 Fort Vancouver, 430 Sumner, 449 Battle Ground, 556 Timberline

D1 Region 4 (5 to state): 75 Central Valley, 90 Lewis & Clark, 118 Mead, 135 North Central, 167 Hanford, 189 Kamiakin, 200 Eisenhower, 200 Mount Spokane, 274 Gonzaga Prep, 275 A.C. Davis, 315 Joel Ferris, 331 University, 369 Southridge, 382 Richland, 441 Kennewick, 443 Wenatchee, 446 Wall Walla, 451 West Valley-Yakima, 465 Eastmont, 468 Moses Lake

D2 Region 1 (7 to state): 73 Holy Names Academy, 170 Sehome, 171 Liberty-Issaquah, 172 Shorecrest, 199 Bishop Blanchet, 200 Lake Washington, 214 Bainbridge, 227 Ingraham, 254 Mercer Island, 269 Eastside Catholic, 275 Anacortes, 278 Bellingham, 309 Lakeside-Seattle, 313 Mountlake Terrace, 316 Seattle Prep, 320 Stanwood, 402 Oak Harbor, 426 Lynnwood, 449 Squalicum, 527 Sedro-Woolley

D2 Region 2 (6 to state): 60 Peninsula, 63 Central Kitsap, 158 White River, 159 Port Angeles, 178 Lindbergh, 178 Steilacoom, 192 Sequim, 251 Woodrow Wilson, 284 Lakes, 290 Orting, 292 Franklin Pierce, 321 Highline, 333 Eatonville, 355 Renton, 362 Fife, 403 North Kitsap, 417 Bonney Lake, 430 Washington, 436 Kingston, 505 Olympic

D2 Region 3 (4 to state): 60 Capital, 114 Washougal, 119 Ridgefield, 125 Tumwater, 176 Centralia, 188 Prairie, 196 Columbia River, 201 Hockinson, 232 Black Hills, 264 W.F. West, 283 Shelton, 296 Hudson's Bay, 324 R.A. Long, 334 North Thurston, 393 Mark Morris, 411 Aberdeen

D2 Region 4 (3 to state): 48 Selah, 60 Pullman, 76 Ellensburg, 100 West Valley-Spokane, 131 Cheney, 150 East Valley-Spokane, 182 Ephrata, 217 Prosser, 252 Quincy, 271 Wapato, 290 East Valley-Spokane, 362 Othello



Notes: There are in effect 8 less teams than actually qualified to state, and the vast majority of those teams that would no longer qualify were not that competitive at the state level: 4A was pretty competitive, but 2 of the last 3 finishers wouldn't make the cut anymore. Four of the last five teams in 3A wouldn't qualify, and 2 of the last 4 teams in 2A wouldn't qualify. At the Division 2 level, the strongest regions remain the strongest by far, though that is a problem with the other two regions just not being competitive no matter how you change the scene - however, by making their regional races bigger and tougher, perhaps in time they would begin to catch up (increased competition leading to improved results in the long run).

Here is the hypothetical scoring of these two state meets:

Division 1 =
  1. 133 - Issaquah - 19:05.14
  2. 143 - Camas - 19:04.58
  3. 156 - Central Valley - 19:08.61
  4. 162 - Glacier Peak - 19:16.39
  5. 189 - Edmonds-Woodway - 19:13.54
  6. 192 - Lewis and Clark - 19:10.93
  7. 245 - Mead* - 19:33.42
  8. 254 - Kamiak - 19:34.39
  9. 263 - Mt Si - 19:33.32
  10. 282 - North Central* - 19:35.11
  11. 284 - Tahoma - 19:39.74
  12. 289 - Ballard - 19:48.38
  13. 292 - Redmond - 19:49.48
  14. 312 - Bellarmine Prep - 19:48.99
  15. 319 - Hazen - 19:48.39
  16. 322 - Skyview - 19:51.50
  17. 335 - Lake Stevens* - 19:38.21
  18. 350 - Hanford* - 19:59.08
  19. 405 - South Kitsap - 20:09.47
  20. 433 - Curtis - 20:13.56

Division 2 =
  1.   81 - Holy Names Academy - 19:00.40
  2. 173 - Liberty (Issaquah) - 19:45.85
  3. 174 - Sehome - 19:41.72
  4. 174 - Shorecrest - 19:46.02
  5. 176 - Selah - 19:47.70
  6. 195 - Pullman - 19:46.00
  7. 198 - Bishop Blanchet - 19:54.55
  8. 203 - Lake Washington - 19:55.18
  9. 220 - Peninsula - 20:00.18
  10. 224 - Bainbridge - 20:02.80
  11. 227 - Central Kitsap - 20:01.53
  12. 244 - Ellensburg - 20:01.52
  13. 322 - Capital - 20:29.87
  14. 390 - Lindbergh - 21:10.67
  15. 396 - White River - 21:07.36
  16. 399 - Port Angeles - 21:03.62
  17. 430 - Washougal - 21:06.08
  18. 435 - Ridgefield - 21:11.47
  19. 481 - Tumwater - 21:17.38
  20. 529 - Steilacoom - 21:37.45
Asterisk denotes the team did not qualify this fall in the current system.


Looking at how the regional races would be projected to unfold, it would probably be possible to use the exact number of starting boxes as they used at the meet with an individual qualifier factor of 4 (meaning if a region qualifies 5 teams, they send 20 individuals). The four races I looked at would have projected 29-36 individuals to qualify with that ratio (meaning 5-6 individuals per box, as there were 26 starting boxes this year).

Here is a chart similar to one I used earlier, looking at the final qualifiers from each region and comparing that to the actual qualifiers from this year's system. As mentioned before, for both the actual qualifiers and projected qualifiers these are using the best races from the state series (League through State).


Individual - Team - Qualifier (Teams/Individuals) - 3200m Equivalents

104.4 103.0 D1-1 (4/16) 11:48.6 11:51.1
101.3 98.5 D1-2 (6/24) 11:54.1 11:59.1
100.0 91.1 D1-3 (5/20) 11:56.5 12:12.4
104.8 95.9 D1-4 (5/20) 11:47.9 12:03.7

102.6 97.3 D2-1 (7/28) 11:51.8 12:01.3
 80.6 62.8 D2-2 (6/24) 12:31.1 13:03.1
 74.3 69.6 D2-3 (4/16) 12:42.4 12:51.0
 93.1 95.1 D2-4 (3/12) 12:08.7 12:05.2

102.8 104.2 4A-1 (2/14) 11:51.4 11:48.8
 90.3 100.3 4A-2 (2/14) 12:13.8 11:55.9
 86.4 91.0 4A SW (8/56) 12:20.8 12:12.5
 71.6 83.9 4A-6 (2/14) 12:47.3 12:25.3
106.1 112.2 4A ER (2/14) 11:45.5 11:34.7

 84.0 86.3 3A-1 (4/28) 12:25.1 12:20.9
 90.8 94.5 3A-2 (7/49) 12:12.8 12:06.2
 78.4 77.3 3A SW (5/35) 12:35.2 12:37.1

 85.2 92.4 2A NW (3/21) 12:22.9 12:10.0
 41.4 49.8 2A-3 (6/42) 13:41.4 13:26.4
 61.2 69.5 2A-4 (3/21) 13:06.0 12:51.0
 73.6 83.2 2A ER (4/28) 12:43.7 12:26.5


Notes: (in the following, I will be referring to the caliber of performances in 3200m terms instead of performance ratings, because that is generally easier to communicate to those that may not have followed me for very long)

Just like in the boys, the difference between the regions is much less pronounced in the divisional & regional format at the Division 1 level. The girls final individuals are all around 11:45-11:55, whereas in 4A the top two regions are around 11:45-11:50, but the weakest is around 12:45-12:50 and the other two are between 12:10-12:20. WESCO becomes tougher to qualify out of, but still not as tough as the Eastern Regional, while the weakest areas in the state are suddenly on par with the best!

For the teams, again a big improvement, though this time mostly because the toughest region (Eastern Regional) becomes much more manageable. WESCO and KingCo are roughly the same to qualify out of (11:50/12:00 instead of 11:50/11:55), but Eastern Regional takes closer to a 12:05 average instead of 11:35, while the weakest region remains the same as it was before.

Division 2 individuals becomes more equitable, but also significantly more difficult - even for the top regions. The Northwest region took about a 12:23 to qualify this year, but with the realignment it would be about an 11:50 - on par with the Division 1 regions. The Eastern Regional would also be very tough, at 12:09 instead of a 12:44. The Southwest regional didn't really improve that much in comparison, going from a 13:06 to a 12:42, however the District 3 region did as they see the biggest jump of all, going from a 13:41 to a 12:31.

For Division 2 teams, the difference isn't as noticeable as it is with the guys or with Division 1. The toughest regions get tougher, with the Northwest going from a 12:10 average to a 12:01 and Eastern Regional dropping from a 12:26 to a 12:05. One of the weakest regions, the Southwest, remained the same (they got 1 more spot to state, and one of the 3A teams would have won the region), however the weakest region (District 3) did almost catch up to the Southwest, going from a 13:26 to a 13:03. A net positive, but not as extreme as the other situations.



This illustrates one of the main reasons why I would like to see the format change: the girls races are so very watered down, and that becomes very noticeable even on the individual level once you get down to 2A and 1A. By consolidating classes, the fields get more competitive with eachother (obviously), which leads to better races and better results. The disparity in the caliber of teams between the regions would still remain, but the individual side becomes much tougher, and those weakest regions get more competitive within their own region, hopefully enough to help them begin to catch the stronger areas of the state in time.


That's the conclusion of my rant. If you bothered to read it all, thanks! I doubt anything will change, but at least I voiced my thoughts on the matter.

Links to the other parts of this series: Part I - Part II - Part III - Part IV