Is Boulder now the favorite for that 4th spot? Probably not, because if you’ll recall, Riverton actually beat Herriman in a cross country race this year. But NXR SW is going to be on fire this November.
Note to national editors: it is unacceptably lazy to rank teams like Matilda Torres above Riverton and Maple Mountain.
Matilda Torres wasn’t close to being one of the top two CA teams at Woodbridge
Boulder beat three teams ranked top ten nationally according to Dyestat: Bridgeland, CDA, and Matilda Torres. Dyestat had Matilda Torres 10th in the nation and they got 14th at Woodbridge. So yeah, might need to rethink those rankings.
Anna Prok was in lead pack at 2 mile split but finished 85th. Idk why. scarlett Parks ran 18:51. looks like rest of "varsity" 5 - at least from Centaurus did not run.
look Christiansen(sp?) is a very good coach. 1000 x the coach I ever was but I hope he isnt being "too smart" with his team.
I'm genuinely asking...How does Niwot keep a 1st place rating when they have tempoed a race, sit out some runners(some of which are injured) and then one of their Top runners drops from top 5 to 85th? I just wonder how they keep getting looks in the national spotlight. They have the same girls as last year, and they didn't make NXN. There are some teams that are clearly better than them. (No I'm not saying Vista beating them yesterday means something, but they did do it without their #1-who keeps improving.) What have they done to show that they are number 1? Even number 1 in Colorado? There are better teams in the US and if they want to rank them high, then I think they need to show up.
It has been a decade since i was part of rankings both local & regional so I cant tell you.
best i can maybe guess is its like the Chiefs being 0-2 right now. Everyone knows they are still the team to beat. Based on last years results and who is on their roster & who their coach is most everyone expects Niwot to be Niwot in mid Oct- early Dec.
if it helps rankings literally mean nothing right now in terms of qualifying for anything. So honestly it is nothing to be upset about. if anything its motivation for the "slighted" team.
It has been a decade since i was part of rankings both local & regional so I cant tell you.
best i can maybe guess is its like the Chiefs being 0-2 right now. Everyone knows they are still the team to beat. Based on last years results and who is on their roster & who their coach is most everyone expects Niwot to be Niwot in mid Oct- early Dec.
if it helps rankings literally mean nothing right now in terms of qualifying for anything. So honestly it is nothing to be upset about. if anything its motivation for the "slighted" team.