Final Girls Subjective Team Rankings of 2015

Girls XC Team Rankings

Season Photos for the 2015 Season

RANKTEAMLAST RESULTCOMMENTS

1

St. Thomas Aquinas High School

1st@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Won regionals with 29 pts w/o #5 runner, took 5A with 30 points and five medalists (1-2-3-12-16

2

Manhattan High School

1st@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Took 6A State in a tiebreaker and nearly a three-way tie; 6th runner was 35th to take the title; strong pack up front helped (went 11-16-17-18)

3

Lawrence Free State High School

2nd@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Earned a higher ranking with a solid, near-win at 6A state; 6th runner was nine spots behind Manhattan's

4

Shawnee Mission North

3rd@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Moves down one spot, but only one point behind being the 6A champ; put three in the top 12 (5-9-12)

5

Olathe East High School

4th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

A solid team was left out of the 6A podium due to the spectacular race by the top three 6A teams above; OE still averaged 19:54 and had two top-ten medalists (2-10)

6

Blue Valley North High School

5th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Yet another solid team left off the 6A podium; but the experience gained could be beneficial to this young team (top five were underclassmen/3 freshmen)

7

Baldwin High School

1st@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 1A/2A/4A

#10 Andover Central gave them a good run, but Baldwin's much superior #5 gave them the relatively easy win; had 3 medalists (5-7-15)

8

Blue Valley Southwest

2nd@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Clearly the next-best 5A team of the day, 28 points ahead of 3rd place; solid 45-second 1-5 spread, with two medalists (13th and 19th)

9

Shawnee Mission Northwest

6th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Right behind Baldwin at Maple Leaf

10

Andover Central High School

2nd@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 1A/2A/4A

Once again a very solid top four (they went 9-12-13-14), but 96-second 4-5 gap wiped out any chances of a 4A victory over #7 Baldwin

11

Dodge City High School

7th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Had a very solid showing at the 6A meet with three in the top 31, though the #5 especially was too far back

12

Lansing High School

3rd@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Took full advantage of lacking St. James Academy and Maize South squads to sneak onto the podium by 1 point; underclassman duo impressed, going 5th and 9th among some good 5A runners

13

St. James Academy

4th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Not quite a top-ten team without Yunger, who seems to have been questionable all season aside from a meet or two; still had a very solid top three, with three 5A medalists (6-7-20)

14

Maize South High School

6th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Fell to 6th place in 5A after Eskridge dropped out about 4k in; without her; had she finished, could have bumped MS up near Lansing/St. James

15

Mill Valley High School

4th@ 5A Regional - KC Turner

Wasn't able to qualify out of the toughest 5A regional with three higher-ranked teams there; but is still a solid team. Top five averaged 20:28 and had a 36 second 1-5 spread

16

Valley Center High School

5th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Bumps up in the rankings after taking 5th in 5A; got one top-15 finish (15th place from Elsner)

17

Shawnee Mission West

8th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Had a solid pack - 20:47 top five average and 32-second spread - but too far back in the pack (top runner was 40th)

18

Trinity Academy

3rd@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 1A/2A/4A

Barely got back on the podium after their 2014 championship due to the rise of Baldwin and Andover Central; but took two top-25 finishes (16 and 25)

19

Atchison High School

4th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 1A/2A/4A

Almost took over the defending champs to get on the 4A podium; also took two top-25 spots (3rd-24th)

20

Wichita Northwest High School

9th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Top four was decent but not quite able to place high enough to beat out some higher-ranked teams (top runner was 22nd);

21

Leavenworth High School

7th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Had somewhat of a breakout performance at 5A State after taking third at their regional; led by 14th place medalist Schoen

22

Wichita North High School

10th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Reyna good up front but Inscho (#2) too far back to get North competing with other ranked 6A teams

23

Blue Valley High School

11th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Was coming together quite well as a team as the season progressed, but just too many good 6A teams for them to place well at State

24

Seaman High School

8th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 3A/5A/6A

Not quite able to duplicate solid regional performance, but two top-25 runners was good (17th-21st)

25

Circle High School

5th@ Kansas State Cross Country Championships 1A/2A/4A

Had an 11th-place medalist lead the pack to a 5th-place 4A finish 26 points behind Atchison