Via Bill Meylan, TullyRunners
Girls - Potential National Contenders
My pre-season projection for National Girls Teams is listed below ... I do this each pre-season for my own interest.
Purpose ... There is one purpose ... Get a general idea where the NY State and other teams rank overall ... I am primarily concerned about teams likely to compete in NXN (teams that have shown interest, have competed or may be expected to compete).
To a large extent, the team listing below is an extension of the 2014 XC season into 2015 with a few modifications ... IF data for 5 runners on each team was not readily available (or guess-able), that team was probably NOT included ... This could exclude some good teams, but it does not matter because actual race results in 2014 will identify those teams ... Once the real season starts, I tend to ignore the pre-season.
My first criteria for this pre-season list is to consider teams that competed in the NXN Regional races ... Performance in NXN (both Regional & National) plus State Meets is the major focus (plus a few other major meets) because I am considering "championship" performance.
Initially, I combined all potential teams in a single race scenario and began eliminating teams with the highest scores in an iterative process until I had 30 teams remaining ... The scores are listed below along with the teams just behind the top 30 scoring teams.
Remember ... this list is just an informational starting point ... Real 2015 race results are what count.
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National GIRLS Teams 2015Pre-Season Projection - Girls National Team Contenders - 2015 School State Score NXN Region -------------------- ----- ----- ---------- 1 Fayetteville-Manlius NY 170 New York 2 Great Oak CA 171 California 3 Saratoga Springs NY 245 New York 4 Carmel IN 285 Midwest 5 Glenbard West IL 290 Midwest 6 Naperville North IL 310 Midwest 7 Shenendehowa NY 320 New York