The Running Times Super 25

Girls high school cross country rankings, Oct. 25, 2012

Boys Rankings

(Previous ranking on Oct. 11 in parentheses. NR=not ranked)

1. Carmel HS, Carmel, IN [2]
Wins semi-state with five runners in the top 15, state meet on Saturday.

2. Xavier Prep, Phoenix, AZ [3]
Wins Mt. SAC individual sweepstakes race by 70 seconds after previous victory in Arizona over Mt. SAC team sweeps winner Great Oak.

3. Assumption HS, Louisville, KY [4]
Uses Lexington Catholic Invitational for training purposes.

4. Tatnall HS, Wilmington, DE [11]
Easy winner at O’Neill Invitational after capturing Manhattan Girls Easterns over previous No. 1 and 6-time national champion Fayetteville-Manlius.

5. Fayetteville-Manlius HS, Manlius, NY [1]
Suffers first loss in six years by nine points to Tatnall in Manhattan meet without top runner Jillian Fanning, nursing an injury.

6. Unionville HS, Kennett Square, PA [7]
Victorious Courtney Smith paces Ches-Mont League championship, team scores 29 points.

7. Great Oak HS, Temecula, CA [14]
Mt. SAC girls team sweepstakes winner over Simi Valley and other state powers.

8. Grosse Pointe South HS, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI [6]
No major meet since last ranking, regionals this weekend.

9. Saratoga Springs HS, Saratoga Springs, NY [10]
No major meet since last ranking, skipped Manhattan Easterns.

10. Fort Collins HS, Fort Collins, CO [9]
Easy regionals winner without No. 1 girl, state meet on Saturday.

11. Simi Valley HS, Simi Valley, CA [NR]
Sarah Baxter’s fantastic course record powers her team to second in the Mt. SAC team sweepstakes with the day’s fastest team time.

12. The Woodlands HS, The Woodlands, TX [13]
No major meet since last ranking, district competition this week.

13. Naperville North HS, Naperville, IL [16]
Wins regional, placing 1-2-3-6-7 for 19 points and 50-second spread.

14. Carroll HS, Southlake, TX [15]
Dominates Chile Pepper (Ark.) Festival with 22 points, as B team places second in field of more than 400 runners.

15. Saugus HS, Santa Clarita, CA [5]
Wins Mt. SAC Div II non-sweeptakes race handily with tradition of rising to the top when it really counts.

16. Monarch HS, Louisville, CO [12]
Easy regional winner, state meet on Saturday.

17. Pennsbury HS, Fairless Hills, PA [21]
Easy conference winner without top girl after third at Manhattan Easterns.

18. Academy of Holy Names, Albany, NY [8]
Fourth at Manhattan Easterns, 9 points behind Pennsbury.

19. Voorhees HS, Glen Gardner, NJ [18]
Decisive tri-country winner, faces improving state rival Hillsborough in conference showdown on Thursday.

20. West Lafayette HS, West Lafayette, IN [NR]
Wins semi-state and regional with exceptional performances, could threaten undefeated national No. 1 Carmel in state finals on Saturday.

21. Seaholm HS, Birmingham, MI [20]
Wins OAA league meet, regional on Saturday.

22. Arrowhead HS, Hartland, WI [23]
Scores 19 points in sectional, defends state Division I title on Saturday.

23. Lake Braddock HS, Burke, VA [24]
Holds out top runners at Glory Days Invitational.

24. Davis HS, Kaysville, UT [25]
Wins state 5A title and leads state in merge of all divisions.

25. Pine Creek HS, Colorado Springs, CO [NR]
Heather Bates’ 17:35 5k win leads team to regional victory in defeat of state power Mountain Vista by 44 points, state meet on Saturday.

Girls Top 10 Regional Rankings

New York
1. Fayetteville-Manlius
2. Saratoga Springs
3. Holy Names
4. Bronxville
5. Warwick Valley
6. Rush-Henrietta
7. East Aurora
8. Burnt Hills
9. Penfield
10. Canandaigua

Northeast
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont)
1. Unionville (PA)
2. Pennsbury (PA)
3. Voorhees (NJ)
4. Coe-Brown (NH)
5. Barrington (RI)
6. Champlain Valley (VT)
7. West Morris Mendham (NJ)
8. Hillsborough (NJ)
9. La Salle (RI)
10. Whitman-Hanson (MA)

South
(Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas)
1. The Woodlands (TX)
2. Southlake Carroll (TX)
3. Kingwood (TX)
4. Flower Mound (TX)
5. Marcus (TX)
6. College Park (TX)
7. Highland Park (TX)
8. Cedar Park (TX)
9. Hebron (TX)
10. Rogers (AR)

Southeast
(Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
1. Assumption (KY)
2. Tatnall (DE)
3. Lake Braddock (VA)
4. Morgantown (WV)
5. Oakton (VA)
6. Morristown West (TN)
7. Estero (FL)
8. Bowling Green (KY)
9. Cardinal Gibbons (NC)
10. Green Hope (NC)

Midwest
(Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio)
1. Carmel (IN)
2. Grosse Pointe So. (MI)
3. Naperville No. (IL)
4. West Lafayette (IN)
5. Seaholm (MI)
6. Lake Park (IL)
7. Glenbard West (IL)
8. New Trier (IL)
9. Saline (MI)
10. Columbus No (IN)

Heartland
(Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin)
1. Arrowhead (WI)
2. Neenah (WI)
3. Eagan (MN)
4. Wayzata (MN)
5. Dowling Catholic (IA)
6. St. Thomas Aquinas (KS)
7. Bishop Carroll (KS)
8. Rapid City Central (SD)
9. East Ridge (MN)
10. Lincoln East (NE)

Southwest
(Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming)
1. Xavier (AZ)
2. Fort Collins (CO)
3. Monarch (CO)
4. Davis (UT)
5. Pine Creek (CO)
6. Mountain Crest (UT)
7. Park City (UT)
8. Cherry Creek (CO)
9. Desert Vista (AZ)
10. Los Alamos (NM)

Northwest
(Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington)
1. Camas (WA)
2. Glacier Peak (WA)
3. Bozeman (MT)
4. South Eugene (OR)
5. Jesuit (OR)
6. Grant (OR)
7. Vallivue (ID)
8. Bellarmine (WA)
9. Richland (WA)
10. Sunset (OR)

California
1. Great Oak
2. Simi Valley
3. Saugus
4. Buchanan
5. St. Francis
6. Redondo Union
7. Serrano
8. Tesoro
9. Palos Verdes
10. Colony

Marc Bloom’s high school cross-country rankings have played an influential role in the sport for more than 20 years and led to the creation of many major events, including Nike Cross Nationals and the Great American Cross Country Festival. He published his cross-country journal, Harrier, for more than two decades.