Best All-Time HS All-Star XC Team by State

Clearly whoever made the NY list knows no results from this century.

Josh McDougal broke the VCP 5k record and set state records on the track. There would be other people you could consider, Tommy Grunewald broke the VCP 2.5 record at Manhattan. Steve Murdock won NXN and placed 3rd at Foot Locker a week later (beating Hassan Mead/Centro). Charles Millione had the Bowdoin record for a while until a bunch of guys started running under 15:40.He finished 4th at Foot Locker to Ritz, Hall and Webb. Nick Ryan has the current Bowdoin record. Lopez Lomong was great but got much better in college.

Girls NYS, I think only Cali can compete with this....

Mary Cain (Many national HS records)

Aisling Cuffe (Dominated FL and set indoor 2mile HSR)

Nicole Blood (4xFLNE Champ/First under 14 at VCP)

Aislinn Ryan (1st and 3rd at FLN)

Erin Davis (Foot Locker Champ)

Molly Huddle

Maybe an FM girl? I'm sure there are people I'm forgetting

Jimmy Herald

Thomas Murley

Bobby Curtis

Rob Shoaf

Mike Wilson

Top-Coach wrote:

Jimmy Herald

Thomas Murley

Bobby Curtis

Rob Shoaf

Mike Wilson

Agree

South Dakota

1. Billy Mills

2. Rod DeHaven

3. Buddy Edelen

4. Mike Dunlap

5. Paul Cummings'

6. Denis Fikes

7. Tony Smoragiewicz

Looks like NY is claiming Dennis Fikes, dual citizen?

I'd put George Watts and maybe Robbie Perkins on the Virginia list.

Eric Hulst and Ralph Serna should be on any California team

Henry Jones ran sub 4:10 in NC in 1974, but not sure what he did in CC.

Ohio girls.....not in order

Katy Radkewich

Claire Durkin

Emily Infeld

Angela Bizzari

Brooklyne Ridder

Bridget Franek

Sunni Olding

Nebraska:

1. Colby Wissel

2. Seth Hirsch

3. Brian Turner

4. Todd Guilizia

5. Nate Nielsen

6. Paul Schultz

7. David Adams

Dexterskeenz wrote:

Eric Hulst and Ralph Serna should be on any California team

Also Terry Williams Lompoc HS

Dexterskeenz wrote:

Eric Hulst and Ralph Serna should be on any California team

Also Terry Williams Lompoc HS

Josh McDougal, of course. When I tossed out the list a couple of days ago, I was expecting I might have missed someone. Thanks for being the first to mention the obvious.

As for the rest, I brought up Gruenewald myself for the "second seven" but I'm not willing to kick anyone out of the top seven for him. The VCP course has changed.

Also consider that I could not find room for John Tuttle, an Olympian, Penn Relays, and multi-time state track champ from the '70s. I would put him ahead of everyone you have named except McDougal,

But, as for Lomong, if did anything significant in HS xc (I'm not aware) please advise.

Arkansas:

Brian Baker 9:09/4:11

Eric Gross 9:20/4:10

Gabe Gonzales 9:18/4:16

Aaron Hamilton 3x XC champ I think

Brendan Taylor 9:12

Will Aenchbacher 9:13

Cameron Efurd 4:14/?

Twenty-three states accounted for. I've made some changes based on various recommendations.

Illinois

1) Lukas Verzbicas

2) Craig Virgin

3) Chris Derrick

4) Donald Sage

5) Matt Withrow

6) Tom Graves

7) Jorge Torres

Oregon

1. Steve Prefontaine

2. Galen Rupp

3. Billy McChesney

4. Matthew Maton

5. Jeff Hess

6. Ian Dobson

7 Lauren Jesperson

California

1. Jeff Nelson

2. Eric Hulst

3. Thom Hunt

4. German Fernandez

5. Terry Williams

6. Ralph Serna

7. Rich Kimball

Colorado:

1. Adam Goucher

2. Jon Sinclair

3. Brent Vaughn

4. Evan Appel

5. Jon Hume

6. Kevin Williams

7. Conner Winter

Michigan

1. Dathan Rtizenheim

2. Grant Fisher

3. Greg Meyer

4. Herb Lindsay

5. Todd Williams

6. Brian Grosso

7. Abdul Alzindani

Minnesota:

1. Garry Bjorkland

2. Rob Finnerty

3. Ben Blankenship

4. Hassan Mead

5. Garret Heath

6. Elliot Heath

7. Obsa Ali

Massachusetts:

1. Abdirizak Mohammed

2. Andy Powell

3. Sanchez

4. Jonathan Riley

5. Salazar

6. Tom McArdle

7. Quigley

OHIO

1 Nicholas

2. Alan Scharsu

3 Scott Fry

4 Bob Kennedy

5 Zach Wills

6 Zishka

7 Bob Mau

Indiana .

1. Rudy Chapa

2. Futsum Zeinasellassie

3. Nef Aria

4. Christian Wagner

5. Ben Veatch

6. Mike Fout

7. De'sean Turner

Alaska

1.Trevor Dunbar

2. Levi Thomet

3. Don Clary

4. Miguel Gomez

5. Doug Herron

New York

1. John Gregorek

2. Luis Ostolozaga

3. John Trautmann

4. Matt Centrowitz

5. Kevin McCarey

6. Dave Dobryznski

7. Josh McDougal

New Jersey

1. Ches

2. Rosa

3. Rosa

4. Liquori

5. Forys

6. DiJoeseph

7. Hudson

Virginia

1. Alan Webb

2. Drew Hunter

3. Bobby Lockhart

4. Sean McGorty

5. Charles Alexander

6. Jim Hill

7. George Watts

Wisconsin

1. Chris Solinsky

2. John Easker

3. Tim Hacker

4. Keith Hanson

5. Steve Lacy

6. Chris Rombough

7. Scott Jenkins

Utah

1. Ed Eyestone

2. Josh Rohatinsky

3. Luke Puskedra

4. Austin West

5. Ben Saarel

6. Connor McMillan

7. Connor Mantz

Mississippi

1. George Kersh

2. Jake Raines

3. Robert Scribner

4. Max Holman

5. Kyle Lewis

6. Brian Pope

North Carolina

1. Bobby Mack

2. Jake Hurysz

3. Ryan Hill

4. Jack Bolas

5. Taylor Gilland

6. Thomas Graham

Connecticut

1. Kevin King

2. JT Burke

3. Ahmed Haji

4. Donn Cabral

5. Alex Ostberg

6. Gavin Coombs

Washington

1. Gerry Lindgren

2. Matt Davis

3. Tanner Anderson

4. Issac Hawkins

5. John Dressel

6. Andrew Gardner

7. Nathan Weitz

South Dakota

1. Billy Mills

2. Rod DeHaven

3. Buddy Edelen

4. Mike Dunlap

5. Paul Cummings'

6. Denis Fikes

7. Tony Smoragiewicz

Nebraska:

1. Colby Wissel

2. Seth Hirsch

3. Brian Turner

4. Todd Guilizia

5. Nate Nielsen

6. Paul Schultz

7. David Adams

Arkansas

1. Brian Baker

2. Eric Gross

3. Gabe Gonzales

4. Aaron Hamilton

5. Brendan Taylor

6. Will Aenchbacher

7. Cameron Efurd

Kentucky

1. Jimmy Herald

2. Thomas Murley

3. Bobby Curtis

4. Rob Shoaf

5. Mike Wilson

Lopez won a State Federation championship. Question with all of these names in all states is what is the basis. Is it their HS careers or what happened afterwards. In NYS, a HS career brings a two time winner such as Dalpiaz into the mix over guys such as Tuttle, who won a sectional but had a much better post HS career.

Odis Sanders is another name from the past who should be considered.

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Lopez won a State Federation championship. Question with all of these names in all states is what is the basis. Is it their HS careers or what happened afterwards. In NYS, a HS career brings a two time winner such as Dalpiaz into the mix over guys such as Tuttle, who won a sectional but had a much better post HS career.

Odis Sanders is another name from the past who should be considered.[/quote]

My own slant is that this list takes into account larger (and confirming) achievement on the track, in NCAA, or post-collegiate. E.g., I respect what Steve Murdock did, but I'm not going to put him in the top seven New York all time without that.

I saw Odis S compete on our cinder track in a dual meet. He did not finish first that day. But he did get better.

Ladies First wrote:

Ohio girls.....not in order

Katy Radkewich

Claire Durkin

Emily Infeld

Angela Bizzari

Brooklyne Ridder

Bridget Franek

Sunni Olding

Great list

Kristi Orre ran a 16:51.

!kristy-orre/c3dh

Kansas

Boys

1. Jim Ryun

2. Brent Steiner

3. Steve Fein

4. Billy Mills

5. Lane Boyer

6. Kevin Newkirk

7. Chris Williams

Girls

1. Amy Mortimer

2. Amanda Pape

3. Trisha Nicoley

4. Alyson Deckert

5. Jill Woods

6. Amy Hastings

7. Laura Roxberg