Let's talk Ohio HS XC

Using this past weeks rankings (I put 11) and summarized their past weekend and a little bit about them..by no means do I think i am flotrack or super correct..just an opinion

1. Mason: Ran at Trinity/Valkyrie..obviously a good team but this meet seemed fastssttt... across the board a lot of runners at this meet in general PR'd huge..but Mason is Mason and are good

2. H.D: ran at MSU..just like Mason, even on courses that may be "easier"/fast, they are good, especially with their front runners.

3. Perrysburg: State Champs last year with many returners, ran at Dave's in Toledo and do not know much about this meet but regardless they have a strong top 7..prob the strongest of these 11 teams and well, were State Champs last year

4. Avon: Ran at Galion..looked like a super small meet/not very competitive and apparently raced at 330 in the heat so I assume all the times were off..but they have a stud freshman and 2-6 are strong/packed up...id say up there with Perrysburg with their top 6 overall

5. Westlake: ran at Boardman, but looked like they sat out Sarah Peer and a few others..but after #5 they seem nonexistent. but having Peer and a few others in their top 5 who are strong is lethal, especially with their 4x8 from track being elite this past season, can't count them out or doubt them so this week is hard to tell with sitting out a few

6. Loveland: they ran well in Alabama but we obvi do not know anything about this course but reference last year being 2nd at State, they will more than likely keep moving up and keep running well

7 Dub. Jerome: I am not sure if they raced but their top 3 are probably the strongest of these 11 teams, but there 4 and 5 are far back. they are scary with their top 3 and will be even more scary if they get 4-5 up in times and whatnot

8. Shaker: at Boardman they got 3rd behind medina, and were pretty packed up..they seem young so prob will get better as the season goes. Boardman is there regional course i believe and times never seem fast on this course.

9. Centerville: Ran at MSU like H.D did..they seem not as good as they have been but they have a stud front runner and i am sure will figure things out when it matters most (post season). I think a lot of the teams on this list I made are always elite and great teams so cannot count out Centerville. I am not sure if they just did not perform well at MSU or sat a few out

10. Medina: 2nd at Boardman..their top 2 are strong and race together but 3-5 are packed too but are pretty far back from 1-2. Medina always seems to figure it out (boys and girls) and have that culture of going to State and performing well there

11. Lakota West: Troy Twilight..seemingly a very fast or short course as most of their runners had HUGE PRs..some by over a minute but they have a strong front runner and a few others moving up..but Xc is hard to gauge PRS and times unless teams and runners race head to head, so i am not sure what to think of their performance here

I was getting ready to blow this list apart, then I realized you were talking about girls, not guys lmfao. I personally would have perrysburg and Loveland higher, but it's a good list.

I just used the rankings from this past weekend and summarized each team and/or their
performance from this weekend..not my own rankings order ..What is your order of girls teams from this list of top 10-11 teams and why

Was the course the same as the Troy course that is used for the regional meet? If so, it definitely is not a short course. It also is not known to be a fast course. It is not overly difficult and is not like Boardman, but it really should not be considered to be a fast course.

It was run in the evening so temps were down and more than likely it was in better shape and not as wet as it usually is for the regional meet.

I am not sure that the times are that far out of line. I just loked at the top 5 girls. The Northmont girl that won ran 17:30 last year. The Lakota West girl is definitely capable of what she ran. She already ran in the 17:50s a few weeks ago in the heat. The Unioto girl is only a freshman so it is hard to say where she is. The Oak Hills girl in 4th was only 10 seconds faster from last year. The Botkins runner did PR by a minute but she is just a sophomore and big improvements from 9th to 10th grade are not uncommon.

If the course is the same as the regional course, the times are legit. Can some confirm?

It was not on the Regional course. Apparently the last half mile was on the track.

My humble opinon, Cross-Country courses should never step foot on a track.

I was about to do the same thing after seeing HD at #2...hopefully everyone stays healthy because the state meet should be a lot of fun on the girls side this year.

Ackley is committed to The Bowling Green University

Oh lord, I hope not.

No i heard that he committed to YMU

Why would he commit to a school without a track team?

My friend at bowling green told me he’s setting up a track club near that area called the “Ackley Attackers”. He’s supposed to be transforming the bowling green team into a pro team and competing against many of the big names like the OAC and bowerman. Goodluck to his opponents because he’s gonna be creating some beasts in the BG area

The only two programs in Ohio somebody of Ackley's talent should even be considering are Miami and Cincinnati. And even then, I'd be surprised if he landed at either of those schools.

This says as much about Ackley's success as it does the lack of success of the NCAA programs in Ohio.

Drosdak’s previous PR (from last year) was an 18:00 not 17:30

All this Connor Ackley bowling green stuff is bs right?

It’s true I would know. I’m Connor Ackley.

Neither Miami or Cincinnati had the sack to show up at the all-Ohio meet last weekend because they probably would have been beaten by D2 Walsh. Dayton may have also beaten them and D3 John Carrol would give them a run as well.

Someone showed me this. This is bull. I haven't committed anywhere yet, but Bowling Green is a team im interested in. Not a bad idea.

Supertramp is Davidson's coach. Perhaps he can confirm.