BOYS TOP 25
(Final 2008 Harrier Magazine ranking
in parentheses)
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GIRLS TOP 25
(Final 2008 Harrier Magazine
ranking in parentheses)
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1.
(NR)
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Ferris HS,
Spokane, WA - Led by 4:10/9:10 trackman
Adam Thorne, coach Mike Hadway has everyone back—with the Saxons
buoyed by the city’s auspicious running heritage.
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1. (1)
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Fayetteville-Manlius HS,
Manlius, NY - The 3-time NXN defenders return 4 of 5 while
adding an outstanding soph to give the remarkable coaches Bill and
John Aris another national favorite.
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2. (2)
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York HS, Elmhurst, IL -
The Dukes lost state 3A by 1 point and NXN by 17 in ’08, and coach
Joe Newton, now 80, vows to regain both honors with another
blue-chip crew.
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2. (2)
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Saugus HS, Saugus, CA -
The state’s dominant team and NXN runner-up got even better after a
brilliant track season and could break more course records under
coach Rene Paragas.
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3. (17)
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Fayetteville-Manlius HS,
Manlius, NY - Can one team sweep the nationals? Coaches Bill
and John Aris have 4:07 miler Alex Hatz and all the Stotans back in
an attempt to match their girls’ success.
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3. (4)
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Saratoga Springs HS, Saratoga
Springs, NY - The all-time national leader has everyone back
from its NXN 4th-place team and adds to its legend under coaches Art
and Linda Kranick.
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4. (8)
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Cedar Park HS, Cedar Park, TX
- USA junior 10,000 champ Parker Stinson and a deep line-up give
coach Timo Sheard the best team in Texas and a national threat.
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4. (3)
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Tatnall HS, Wilmington, DE
- With a team of only 14 girls, coach Pat Castagno has another
national power and hopes of top-5 again at NXN after a
record-setting track season.
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5. (NR)
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Arcadia HS, Arcadia, CA
- Junior Ammar Moussa, 4:12/9:03 as a soph, has excellent back-up as
coach Jim O’Brien looks to capture the brutally tough state Div I.
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5. (16)
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Shenendehowa HS, Clifton Park,
NY - After a sensational spring, coach Lynne Lindquist’s
squad should be in the thick of the NY hotbed with soph Liz Predmore
leading the way.
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6. (NR)
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Mason HS, Mason, OH -
Ohio’s best team in years is led by NON 2-mile runner-up Zach Wills,
as coach Tom Rapp has 6 of 7 back while searching for a solid 5th
man.
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6. (5)
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Queensbury HS, Queensbury, NY
- Such is the NY depth that the NXN 5th-place team with its top 4
back, led by Danielle Winslow, must work to keep up under coach Bob
Underwood.
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7. (NR)
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Haddonfield HS, Haddonfield, NJ
- With a 4:09-4:14-4:15 1600 trio, coach Nick Baker may have the
best “stat” unit anywhere, but it will take cross-country chops to
emerge as the state’s power.
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7. (13)
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The Woodlands HS, The
Woodlands, TX - Coach Noel Hansen has 6 of 7 back led by Pan
Am Jr 5,000 champ Sarah Andrews, NXN runner-up, and will get an
early look at Saugus in September.
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8. (NR)
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Christian Bros Acad, Lincroft,
NJ - Seeking a 16th Meet of Champs title, coach Tom Heath’s
Colts have great leadership in state 3200 runner-up Mike Mazzaccaro
plus developing depth.
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8. (12)
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Classical Academy, Colorado
Springs, CO - State champ Kaitlin Hanenburg should lead coach
Alan Versaw’s team to a 7th straight state 3A title and into top-10
national contention.
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9. (19)
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Wayzata HS, Plymouth, MN
- Talented and balanced through 8 men, coach Bill Miles’ squad seeks
to improve from the team’s 18th at NXN while handling tough in-state
competition.
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9. (14)
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Lincoln-Sudbury HS, Sudbury, MA
- With plenty of big-game experience, coach Henry Phelan’s NE
regional defenders have the talent to re-load and have an impact on
the national scene.
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10. (11)
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Albuquerque Academy,
Albuquerque, NM - Coach Adam Kedge, who had the
record-breaking decathlete Curtis Beach on his roster last fall, has
towering Pat Zacharias leading the region’s top team.
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10. (NR)
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Torrey Pines HS, San Diego, CA
- With 6 of 7 back led by a pair of state contenders, coach Brent
Thorne’s Div I runner-up team will wage a tough duel with state
defender Dana Hills.
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11. (NR)
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Bishop Guertin HS, Nashua, NH
- With the state’s 2-3-4 finishers from class L, all under 16
minutes at Derryfield Park, coach Scott Singleton has this season’s
prohibitive New England favorite.
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11. (15)
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Jesuit HS, Portland, OR
- State champ Annamarie Maag leads coach Tom Rothenberger’s Lady
Crusaders, who return 7 of 8 in pursuit of a record 8th straight 6A
crown.
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12. (NR)
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Royal HS, Simi Valley, CA
- Coach Ryan Luce’s perennial state power has 5 of 7 back led by Div
I contender Travis Edwards and should duel Arcadia for the top spot.
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12. (17)
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Magnificat HS, Rocky River, OH
- Everyone’s back for coach Anjanette Aarabian’s runaway state Div I
champs led by state 1600 winner Madeline Chambers and twins Abby and
Clare Fischer.
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13. (NR)
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Henry Jackson HS, Mill Creek,
WA - With a deep squad that could be a 4A spoiler for Ferris,
coach Eric Hrushka has a pair of 9:20s trackmen leading a team
hungry to show their stuff.
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13. (10)
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Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie,
MN - While the top runner has graduated the next 6 girls are
back for coach Jeff Lindlief as the Heartland defender seeks another
NXN top-10 finish.
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14. (1)
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North Central HS, Spokane, WA
- The NXN defenders lose key scorers but still have two excellent
harriers back and should win their 4th straight 3A title under coach
Jon Knight.
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14. (11)
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Dana Hills HS, Dana Point, CA
- State Div I champs and 11th at NXN return four ’08 soph scorers
for coach Rex Hall and will tangle with Torrey Pines while looking
for high national placing.
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15. (3)
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Naperville North HS,
Naperville, IL - The state 3A winner over York, and NXN
3rd-placer, has key gaps to fill but loads of top-drawer experience
under coach Dave Racey.
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15. (18)
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Geneva HS, Geneva, IL -
The runaway state 3A winner and Midwest Regional defender is led by
state runner-up Kelly Whitley as coach Bob Thomson has another
stellar squad.
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16. (NR)
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Klein Oak HS, Spring, TX
- Led by the 9:03-9:20 combo of Ryan Dohner and Bill Nation, coach
Andre Andrepont’s boys will have to face Cedar Park and The
Woodlands locally.
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16. (NR)
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Midlothian HS, Midlothian, VA
- Coach Stan Morgan’s dominant 3A champs come off an excellent track
season among a trio of top teams along with 2A powers Hidden Valley
and Blacksburg.
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17. (NR)
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St. Louis University HS, St.
Louis, MO - Caleb Ford and Nick Seckfort return for coach Jim
Linhares after an excellent track season to lead a tight pack of 7
that could surprise.
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17. (7)
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Fort Collins HS, Fort Collins,
CO - This “quiet” power that won state 5A by 93 and the
Southwest Regional while taking 7th at NXN offers lessons in
clutch-ness under coach Chris Suppes.
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18. (NR)
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Henderson HS, West Chester, PA
- State 3A runner-up Will Keller heads a team with 16 of 17 boys
back under coach Kevin Kelly and designs on national contention.
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18. (NR)
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North Shore HS, Glen Head, NY
- The latest in the NY juggernaut is coach Neal Levy’s Long Island
squad, inspired by a great spring and led by soph Sammy Nadel, 17:15
5,000 indoors as a frosh.
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19. (NR)
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Columbus HS, Miami, FL -
State 4A runner-up Armando Del Valle paces the best Florida team in
years in defense of the state title and a shot at an NXN berth under
coach Jorge Fleitas.
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19. (6)
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Newton South HS, Newton Centre,
MA - Coach Steve McChesney’s team, 6th at NXN and battling
Sudbury week after week, has the young talent to replace key losses
with hopes of state contention.
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20. (5)
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West Windsor Plainsboro North
HS, Plainsboro, NJ - Last year’s NXN 5th-placer under coach
Brian Gould returns national-class twins Jim and Joe Rosa but will
have to fill key gaps to approach ’08 levels.
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20. (NR)
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Lee’s Summit West HS, Lee’s
Summit, MO - Coach Jesse Griffin is a math teacher, and for
LSW the numbers add up: state class 4 champs by 64 with two 10:58
3200 runners and four 5:20s milers behind.
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21. (NR)
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Boerne Champion HS, Boerne, TX
- Coach Dave Fulkerson’s state 4A champs led by Travis Barclay have
everyone back and look to challenge the 5A powers for overall state
supremacy.
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21. (NR)
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Chiles HS, Tallahassee, FL
- State 3A winner by 103 with 4 top-10 performers back within 56
seconds, the SE Region’s #7 team from ’08 looks to move up under
coach Scott Gowan.
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22. (16)
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Loyola HS, Los Angeles, CA
- With middle-distance sensation Elias Gedyon, the Div I X-C
champion as a soph, leading a young team, coach Lalo Diaz is looking
ahead toward 2010.
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22. (NR)
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Dowling Catholic HS, W. Des
Moines, IA - National contenders Katie Flood and Ashlie
Decker provide a scintillating 1-2 punch as coach Jim Kirby’s team
fills all varsity spots with impressive talent.
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23. (6)
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Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, NJ
- The NXN 6th-placer and best team in school history under coach
Kevin Kilduff has gaps to fill and can be counted on to come through
down the stretch.
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23. (8)
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Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake HS,
Burnt Hills, NY - Losing 2 of your 3 marquee runners can be
crushing in NY but coach Shaun Zepf’s NXN 8th-placers still have 7
solid performers in a gutty line-up.
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24. (12)
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Carmel HS, Carmel, IN -
With coach Erhard Bell succeeding the great Chuck Koeppen, the
Greyhounds return a trio of top performers with hopes of sustaining
the winning tradition.
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24. (NR)
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Xavier Prep, Phoenix, AZ
- Three-time Foot Locker finalist Jessica Tonn leads a deep team
that adds an all-state transfer (eligible for post-season) under
coach Dave Van Sickle.
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25. (NR)
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Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville,
IL - The 2007 NXN titlist under coach Paul Vandersteen has an
all-senior top 5 with Chris Derrick’s brother competing for a
varsity spot.
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25. (NR)
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Kingwood HS, Kingwood, TX
- Renewed after an off-year, coach Christie Simpson’s squad could
make things tough for The Woodlands with a top 5 clocking 11:07 to
11:47 for 3200.
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