Following Week of Saturday, September 26
The second week of rankings for the season follows a busy weekend that saw a lot of teams going to out of state meets, while teams from out of state paid a visit to Bowdoin Park to get a preview of the course for NXN Regionals. Among the NY meets where major action was occurring were Baldwinsville, Queensbury, EJ Herrmann, East Aurora, Suffolk Coaches, Victor, Xavier, and Red Raider, while the Six Flags Wild Safari (NJ), Carlisle (PA), and Ocean State (RI) topped the out-of-state meets. The Bowdoin Classic served as a meeting ground for Northeast region teams plus some NY teams who just can't get enough of that hill.
The weekend served as the introduction to a few major teams like Pittsford Mendon, Fairport, and Honeoye Falls-Lima that had yet to lay down any speed ratings, and a group of teams made big climbs up the rankings based on great performances. This week the rankings expand to slots of 25-25-25-20 for classes A-B-C-D. A few teams that are still too shy to run have been moved to the Watching For list, as we are heading into October and teams have to be evaluated on what they have actually accomplished and not on any preseason expectations. A few teams like Fordham Prep that have run with everyone except one key runner have had their speed ratings adjusted a bit to factor in that high-level missing harrier.
Note that speed ratings for teams and runners are based
on season's averages, and not as some coaches seem to believe on just a
runner's best result. Results are very fluid this time of year and teams
change very fast, so a close decision over a rival in an early
September kick-off race may not have a huge amount of relevance as we
enter the autumn weeks. For various reasons, coaches are often resting
some top runners this time of year, so results in meets can't always be
strictly tied to the rankings. Some major races this weekend such as
McQuaid and St. Anthony's will certainly tell us a huge amount more
about where the teams stand.
Cheers to all.
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