Northwest XC 2024

So…did Sehome run poorly at State or did Mercer Island run well? Just curious on the explanation of Mercer beating Sehome yesterday. Or did Sehome run well at hole in the wall and Mercer ran poorly?

I think they both ran great. Mercer just has those 2 low sticks so in a big field they might be able to pull ahead of Sehome like we saw in the state merge. Sehome can pack it up really well, and they have a super small spread, but MI's 1+2 are pretty incredible.

NXR boys team predictions

1. CDA

2. Crater

3. Jesuit

4. Rocky Mountain

What do you predict for the girls top 4?

I think that boys top 4 is spot on....teams that could sneak in the 4th spot would be Sehome, Mercer Island (Kamiakin if they didn't lose a couple guys to injury)

Girls:

1. Mount Si

2. Rocky Mountain

3. Lincoln

4. Timberline

Boys:

1. CDA

2. Crater

3. Rocky Mountain

4. Sehome

1. CDA

2. Mercer - Powell wins

3. Crater - Tostenson is not back to himself unfortunately. If he turns it around then switch crater and Mercer.

4. Rocky

5. Jesuit

6. Sehome

7. LC

1. Rocky Mountain ID
2. Crater OR (faster times at the state meet than Lincoln)
3. Lincoln OR
4. Timberline ID

What are the teams that could feasibly qualify on both the boys and girls side?

Rocky Mountain, Crater, and Jesuit? Anyone else? Boise maybe?

Mercer Island boys and girls teams have elite runners but unsure if either of them have good enough depth

Rocky Mountain, Jesuit, and Sehome all had both squads ranked in the top 5 in the last regional rankings.

Very strange for Crater to name their club "Nike Oregon Project" given the history of that team...

Also, I was curious regarding the best team performances accross both genders, since I would consider success on both sides to be the mark of a great coach.

I compiled every team that has gotten in the top 5 in the elite race with both their boys and girls, in the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023, as these are the 5 most recent NXR NW races at full strength.

2017:

Bozeman (4th for boys, 1st for girls)

2018:

No one

2019:

Jesuit (2nd for boys, 3rd for girls)

2022:

Rocky Mountain (3rd for boys, 4th for girls)

Jesuit (2nd for boys, 2nd for girls)

2023:

Rocky Mountain (4th for boys, 4 for girls)

MI 2 low sticks? How about 3. Their 3rd runner placed 11th.

Well, in the girls race at Hole in the wall, Sehome beat MI head to head too. But in this list, both Mercer Island boys and girls teams are listed at the top of the top WA teams. Mercer Island girls team does in fact has two low sticks (sisters).

What Region has the better runners?

HEARTLAND (Times are from NXR)

Juan GONZALEZ
Fremont Track Club
14:34.3

Manny PUTZ
Team Sty-U
14:35.1

Robert MECHURA
Roseville Running Club
14:36.0

NORTHWEST (Times PR 5K)

Tayvon Kitchen
14:23.70
Oregon Distance Project

Josiah Tostenson
14:23.90
Oregon Distance Project

Jack Sheesley
Pending
14:36.80
Boise XC

Owen Powell
Pending
14:40.0
Midlake Herons

Maximus Cervi-Skinner
Pending
14:40.1
CDA Distance

Vincent Recupero
Pending
14:43.00
Green Lake Harriers

Forgot

Nate Stadtlander
14:55.53
Warrior XC

Sorry Nate

(Wish LR had an edit feature)

It does if you dont post anonymously

Boys:

1 Crater

2 Jesuit

3 CDA

4 Boise