Who is the fastest and deepest state for high school xc?

new jersey coach wrote:

New jersey= Christian Brothers Academy.

All that needs to be said, they're the best, New Jersey produces the best.

^this. CBA wins the MOC virtually every year, they actually won with their JV team in 2012 after the MOC was delayed to the day before NXN regionals. Every year their top 7 is all sub 16:40 (sometimes sub 16:30) at Holmdel, which is WAY harder than California's "cross country" courses. And every year there are a couple of other teams that aren't extremely far behind. And for those who say NJ hasn't produced anyone good: Robby Andrews.

Check out the states with the highest population.

Nobody is going to have better runners that Louisiana and we do it in the heat and humidity. 20 runners sub 15 in 95 degree heat and 90% humidity. Sure yall have better times up north but it is also 60 degrees out

x-man wrote:

New York,

FM

Saratoga

Burnt Hills

East Aurora

And a lot of other really good teams.

Plus, in NY you have to go through a grueling end of the season- Sectionals (for some teams this is tough) States, Feds (if you choose to go), then a 3rd State Championship in Regionals.

This year there are about 10 schools that can get the 2 spots.

Ohio Currently has 45 guys under 16:00 including the nation's fastest (Andrew Jordan) at 14:44 on a legit course.

Not saying Ohio is the best, but it's pretty strong this year.

Flagpole wrote:

Ohio Currently has 45 guys under 16:00 including the nation's fastest (Andrew Jordan) at 14:44 on a legit course.

Not saying Ohio is the best, but it's pretty strong this year.

Ohio is also pretty strong girl wise. I don't think Ohio is the best, but I mean, it is Ohio against the world

The best runners are in Louisiana. They don't have the best times but when they go to schools in the north they kill it.

if any of these kids from NY, Ohio, Delaware, Michigan, etc came down and ran in Louisiana, Mississippi they wouldn't even break 18 minutes. I guarantee you that. I went to HS in NY and ran sub 16 minute 5K. Then when I was visisting New Orleans I ran in a 5K and had to stop and walk. That heat and humidity is tough

x-man wrote:

New York,

FM

Saratoga

Burnt Hills

East Aurora

And a lot of other really good teams.

East aurora is amazing, in the same division as them, they destroy, coming from a near sub 18 peasant, I would even be varsity

you cant handle the heat wrote:

if any of these kids from NY, Ohio, Delaware, Michigan, etc came down and ran in Louisiana, Mississippi they wouldn't even break 18 minutes. I guarantee you that. I went to HS in NY and ran sub 16 minute 5K. Then when I was visisting New Orleans I ran in a 5K and had to stop and walk. That heat and humidity is tough

MAYBE if you were running in said states for a while when it was cool and then ran in high heat and humidity. Here in Ohio, we see 100% humidity often in the summer and kids train through that. The first meet of the season, it was 90 degrees and humid when the gun went off and the winner ran 15:50.

Deep South owns XC wrote:

The best runners are in Louisiana. They don't have the best times but when they go to schools in the north they kill it.

Louisiana runners are about as stupid as they are slow.

California

Colorado. California has the fastest team in the nation, but CO had 4 team in the top 11 at RunningLane.

Utah is up there too. 5 teams in the top 17 at RunningLane.

And Colorado had 3 girls teams in the top 5

I don’t disagree with Colorado as a pick, but Runninglane is an incomplete snapshot to rank states. If anything, it demonstrates the dedication of many Colorado schools and families to spend the money to send so many teams to a hard to get to location across the country.

It of course would also be a great way to rank the teams that went.

just why... it's going to end up a debate about per capita and people are going to get all butthurt again. CA is still the best state though.

Over 2000 kids from 48 states and multiple countries tell me otherwise. It was actually pretty easy to get to.