Girls XC Team Rankings
Season Photos for the 2015 Season
RANK | TEAM | LAST RESULT | COMMENTS |
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1 0 | St. Thomas Aquinas High School | Won regionals with 29 pts w/o #5 runner, took 5A with 30 points and five medalists (1-2-3-12-16 | |
2 0 | Manhattan High School | 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 1 | Lawrence Free State High School | Earned a higher ranking with a solid, near-win at 6A state; 6th runner was nine spots behind Manhattan's | |
4 1 | Shawnee Mission North | Moves down one spot, but only one point behind being the 6A champ; put three in the top 12 (5-9-12) | |
5 0 | Olathe East High School | 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 0 | Blue Valley North High School | 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 1 | Baldwin High School | #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 2 | Blue Valley Southwest | 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 0 | Shawnee Mission Northwest | Right behind Baldwin at Maple Leaf | |
10 9 | Andover Central High School | 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 12 | Dodge City High School | Had a very solid showing at the 6A meet with three in the top 31, though the #5 especially was too far back | |
12 6 | Lansing High School | 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 6 | St. James Academy | 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 2 | Maize South High School | 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 3 | Mill Valley High School | 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 5 | Valley Center High School | Bumps up in the rankings after taking 5th in 5A; got one top-15 finish (15th place from Elsner) | |
17 6 | Shawnee Mission West | 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 3 | Trinity Academy | 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 N/R | Atchison High School | Almost took over the defending champs to get on the 4A podium; also took two top-25 spots (3rd-24th) | |
20 2 | Wichita Northwest High School | Top four was decent but not quite able to place high enough to beat out some higher-ranked teams (top runner was 22nd); | |
21 N/R | Leavenworth High School | Had somewhat of a breakout performance at 5A State after taking third at their regional; led by 14th place medalist Schoen | |
22 2 | Wichita North High School | Reyna good up front but Inscho (#2) too far back to get North competing with other ranked 6A teams | |
23 9 | Blue Valley High School | 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 1 | Seaman High School | Not quite able to duplicate solid regional performance, but two top-25 runners was good (17th-21st) | |
25 N/R | Circle High School | Had an 11th-place medalist lead the pack to a 5th-place 4A finish 26 points behind Atchison |