Projected Scores for NXN-NW

Boys Team Scores –

1.       75 North Central WA

2.       135 Summit OR

3.       145 Kamiakin WA

4.       170 Central Valley WA

5.       185 Nathan Hale WA

6.       185 Seattle Prep WA

7.       190 Central Catholic OR

8.       190 Siuslaw OR

9.       200 Gig Harbor WA

10.   205 Hermiston OR

11.   230 Eisenhower WA

12.   245 Rocky Mountain ID

13.   250 Jesuit OR

14.   355 South Eugene OR

15.   375 Lincoln OR

16.   475 Star Valley WY

 

Girls Team Scores –

1.       70 Coeur D' Alene ID

2.       100 Camas WA

3.       125 St. Mary's Academy OR

4.       130 Jesuit OR

5.       145 Glacier Peak WA

6.       180 South Eugene OR

7.       185 Bellarmine Prep WA

8.       185 Rocky Mountain ID

9.       185 Boise ID

10.   235 Summit OR

11.   255 Bozeman MT

12.   265 Kamiakin WA

13.   340 Star Valley WY

14.   340 Campbell County WY

15.   345 Lincoln OR

Quick thoughts on NXN-MW entries

Quickly browsed the entries for NXN Midwest... here are the ranked teams I noticed (sorry if I missed any):

Boys (38 teams) -
MW#1 York IL (Kroy)
MW#2 Carmel IN (Carmel Distance Alliance)
MW#4 O'Fallon IL (O'Fallon Running Club)
MW#5 Fort Wayne Carroll IN (Blue Flash XC)
MW#6 Lyons Township IL (LTRC)
MW#7 Jones Prep IL (Chicago XC)
MW#8 St. Xavier OH (AMDG TC)
MW#9 Valparaiso IN (VROOM)
MW#12 Lake Zurich IL (Lake Zurich Cross Country Club)
MW#14 St. Louis University MO (St. Louis XC Club)
MW#15 Blue Springs MO (Blue Springs Purple Dragons)
MW#18 Columbus North IN (Columbus Thorn)
MW#21 Plainfield South IL (Cougar Running Club)
MW#22 Mason OH (Mason Running Club)
MW#23 Neuqua Valley IL (Naperville South)
MW#24 Terre Haute South IN (DSP)
MW#25 Barrington IL (The Bronchos of Barrington)


Girls (33 teams) -
MW#1 Naperville North IL
MW#2 Carmel IN
MW#3 Birmingham Seaholm MI
MW#5 Grosse Pointe South MI
MW#6 Mason OH
MW#8 New Trier IL
MW#10 Palatine IL
MW#14 West Lafayette IN
MW#18 Columbus North IN
MW#19 O'Fallon IL
MW#20 Maine South IL
MW#21 St. Vincent-St. Mary's OH


Note that not all teams (including the GPS girls) are going to be running at full strength.

Quick thoughts on NXN Regional entries

NXN-Northwest Championship entries are posted on their website (runnerspace.com/nxnnw) ... quick thoughts:

-Small fields this year (16 teams each)
-Lots of good girls teams missing -- NW#3 Grant OR, NW#6 Sunset OR, NW#8 Tahoma WA, and even NW#9 Vallivue ID...
-Small fields will help teams with strong front runners but weak #4/5 runners. Great news for teams like Gig Harbor and Summit!
-Small fields negate the usual advantage of strong pack teams, like the Kamiakin and Central Valley boys...

Still, glad to see most of the top teams in the region will toe the line, including the top eight boys teams and nine of the top 13 girls teams.



Start lists for the Heartland regional have also been posted, though I haven't looked at those yet aside from noting that they are as big as they have been in the past (so for the first time, the Heartland will be a bigger/better attended meet than the Northwest! yikes...) and the Midwest entries will be posted tomorrow (and very likely to be bigger than the Northwest as well).

Heartland Pre-NXN Regional Rankings

Boys –

1.       Stillwater MN - Minnesota 2A State Champion

2.       Bismarck ND - North Dakota A State Champion

3.       Dowling Catholic IA - Iowa 4A State Champion

4.       Edina MN - Minnesota 2A State Runner-up

5.       Wayzata MN - Minnesota 2A State third place

6.       Madison West WI - Wisconsin Division 1 State Champion

7.       Perham MN - Minnesota 1A State Champion

8.       Madison La Follette WI - Wisconsin Division 1 State Runner-up

9.       Hopkins MN  - third place Minnesota Section 6AA

10.   Shawnee Mission Northwest KS – Kansas 6A State Champion

11.   Stevens Point WI - Wisconsin Division 1 State third place

12.   Arrowhead WI – Wisconsin Division 1 State fourth place

13.   Owatonna MN – Minnesota 2A State fourth place

14.   St. Cloud Cathedral MN – Minnesota 1A State Runner-up

15.   Bishop Carroll KS – Kansas 5A State Champion

16.   Fremont NE – Nebraska A State Champion

17.   Minneapolis Southwest MN – fourth place Minnesota Section 6AA

18.   Eden Prairie MN – fifth place Minnesota Section 6AA

19.   Waukesha South WI – Wisconsin Division 1 State fifth place

20.   Shorewood WI – Wisconsin Division 2 State Champion

21.   Pleasant Valley IA – Iowa 4A State Runner-up

22.   Linn-Mar IA – Iowa 4A State third place

23.   Fargo Davies ND – North Dakota A State Runner-up

24.   Sioux Falls Lincoln SD – South Dakota 2A State Champion

25.   Rosemount MN – Minnesota 2A State fifth place

 

Girls –

1.       Wayzata MN – Minnesota 2A State Champion

2.       Arrowhead WI – Wisconsin Division 1 State Champion

3.       Pleasant Valley IA – Iowa 4A State Champion

4.       Eagan MN – Minnesota 2A State Runner-up

5.       Bismarck ND – North Dakota A State Champion

6.       Neenah WI – Wisconsin Division 1 State Runner-up

7.       Edina MN – Minnesota 2A State third place

8.       Linn-Marr IA – Iowa 4A State Runner-up

9.       Forest Lake MN – Minnesota 2A State fourth place

10.   East Ridge MN – Minnesota 2A State fifth place

11.   Lakeville South MN – Minnesota 2A State sixth place

12.   Bismarck Century ND – North Dakota A State Runner-up

13.   Rapid City Central SD – South Dakota 2A State Champion

14.   St. Thomas Aquinas KS – Kansas 5A State Champion

15.   Bishop Carroll KS – Kansas 5A State Runner-up

16.   Moorhead MN – Minnesota 2A State seventh place

17.   Roseville MN – Minnesota 2A State eighth place

18.   Chanhassen MN – Minnesota 2A State ninth place

19.   Dodgeville/Mineral Point WI – Wisconsin Division 2 State Champion

20.   Fargo Davies ND – North Dakota A State third place

21.   Fargo South ND – North Dakota A State fourth place

22.   Lincoln East NE – Nebraska A State Champion

23.   Willmar MN – Minnesota 2A State tenth place

24.   Johnston IA – Iowa 4A State third place

25.   Cedar Rapids Kennedy IA – Iowa 4A State fourth place

 

I will update this with individuals if I have time late this week.

 

Midwest Pre-NXN Regional Rankings

Boys –

1.       York IL – Illinois 3A State Champion

2.       Carmel IN – Indiana State Champion

3.       Highland Milford MI – Michigan Division 1 State Champion

4.       O’Fallon IL – Illinois 3A State Runner-up

5.       Fort Wayne Carroll IN – Indiana State Runner-up

6.       Lyons Township IL – Illinois 3A State third place

7.       Jones Prep IL – Illinois 2A State Champion

8.       Cincinnati St. Xavier OH – Ohio Division 1 State Champion

9.       Valparaiso IN – Indiana State third place

10.   Warsaw Community IN – Indiana State fourth place

11.   Hamilton Southeastern IN – Indiana State fifth place

12.   Lake Zurich IL – Illinois 3A State fourth place

13.   Maine South IL – Illinois 3A State fifth place

14.   St. Louis University MO – Missouri Class 4 State Champion

15.   Blue Springs MO – Missouri Class 4 State Runner-up

16.   Waterford Mott MI – Michigan Division 1 State Runner-up

17.   Belvidere North IL – Illinois 2A State Runner-up

18.   Columbus North IN – Indiana State sixth place

19.   Westfield IN – Indiana State seventh place

20.   Yorkville IL – Illinois 2A State third place

21.   Plainfield South IL – Illinois 3A State sixth place

22.   Mason OH – Ohio Division 1 State Runner-up

23.   Neuqua Valley IL – Illinois 3A State seventh place

24.   Terre Haute South IN – Indiana State eighth place

25.   Barrington IL – Illinois 3A State eighth place

 

Girls –

1.       Naperville North IL – Illinois 3A State Champion

2.       Carmel IN – Indiana State Champion

3.       Birmingham Seaholm MI – Michigan Division 1 State Champion

4.       Lake Park IL – Illinois 3A State Runner-up

5.       Grosse Pointe South MI – Michigan Division 1 State Runner-up

6.       Mason OH – Ohio Division 1 State Champion

7.       Glenbard West IL – Illinois 3A State third place

8.       New Trier IL – Illinois 3A State fourth place

9.       Saline MI – Michigan Division 1 State third place

10.   Palatine IL – Illinois 3A State fifth place

11.   Yorkville IL – Illinois 2A State Champion

12.   Francis Howell MO – Missouri Class 4 State Champion

13.   Eureka MO – Missouri Class 4 State Runner-up

14.   West Lafayette IN – Indiana State Runner-up

15.   Geneva IL – Illinois 3A State sixth place

16.   Wheaton-Warrenville South IL – Illinois 3A State seventh place

17.   Barrington IL – Illinois 3A State eighth place

18.   Columbus North IN – Indiana State third place

19.   O’Fallon IL – Illinois 3A State ninth place

20.   Maine South IL – Illinois 3A State tenth place

21.   St. Vincent-St. Mary’s OH – Ohio Division 2 State Champion

22.   Normal University IL – Illinois 2A State Runner-up

23.   Hinsdale Central IL – Illinois 3A State eleventh place

24.   St. Teresa’s Academy MO – Missouri Class 4 State third place

25.   St. Teresa’s IL – Illinois 1A State Champion

 

I will update this with individuals if I have time late this week.