End of Season Wrapup
The
final rankings include 50 slots for the Class A teams, 40 for B and C,
and 25 for D. The numbers are based on the huge disparity of teams in
the four classes. 124 full squads competed in Class A races at
Sectionals, 112 in B, 111 in C, and only 80 in D. Overall including the
PSAL, CHSAA, and AIS schools in the cities, approximately 215 A, 130 B,
140 C, and maybe than 82 D schools competed in class or conference
sectional championships. Of those 80 teams competing in Class D sectional races, all but 10 were were from five of the eleven sections.
The Federation meet was cancelled this year, so we have one less post season event
to use for sorting out the ranking order, which falls back mainly to
team performances at sectional and conference championships gauged on
speed ratings and to the order at States for a handful of competitive
teams. The results for NXR-NY beyond the first seven teams have been largely set
aside in place of the order at States and sectional-conference
championships because all of the teams after the first seven were running
anywhere between 7 to 20 TR points below their season standards. Again, teams
should be judged on races they were strongly competing at, not on
lightly run send-offs to the XC season.And yes, this means for instance that the PSAL winner Susan Wagner is ranked ahead of a team that finished 3rd in the PSAL championship even though the Falcons were running with a lot less intensity (13 TR points) at NXR-NY than they did at their conference meet.
After a brief few months for a little action on the track, we'll be back before you know it for another big season of XC in 2019. Cheers!.