Let's talk Ohio HS XC

Oh, I didn’t realize that. Well, looking at their times, it does seem like they had a solid performance anyway. Celtic Clash and Lancaster will be exciting next week.

It's hard to really measure out these teams because they are running on super fast courses, downhill course, and/or a true XC course with hills.

It should be interesting to see who all goes to Nike Twilight and how they do. No one should be resting athletes, on recruiting visits, etc. We should have a pretty good idea after that weekend.

Next week @ Lancaster:

Coffman, Westerville N, Kilbourne, Scioto, and Lancaster.

Let's get this thread rolling again!

So where should Kilbourne be ranked based on their performance?

Richard Spring speed ratings
http://www.tullyrunners.com/XC2023/Ratings_Sept%2016.htm#Richard

It's hard to tell because they had such weak competition at the Central Ohio Invitational, but this upcoming weekend at Lancaster will be very good for telling where Kilbourne, Coffman, Westerville North and Lancaster are ranked against each other.

I'd say right about where they are. Until they beat Westerville North - with Gabelman - it doesn't really matter how fast they run. You gotta beat other teams.

Trinity / Valkyrie Speed ratings

http://www.tullyrunners.com/XC2023/Ratings_Sept%2016.htm#Trinity

Flashrock Invitational Speed Ratings:

http://www.tullyrunners.com/XC2023/Ratings_Sept%2016.htm#Flashrock

MSU Spartan Invitational

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MSU Spartan Invitational 2023 - Spartan Elite (Top 10 at 22 Stat

MileSplits official Spartan Elite (Top 10 at 22 Stat formatted results for the 2023 MSU Spartan Invitational in East Lansing MI.

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You're only 4 days late on this one. Maybe scroll back a page?

Let's talk predictions for Saturday.

I say WN makes a claim for the #2 rating at Lancaster, beating Coffman fairly easily.

Maybe a hot take: Kilbourne easily destroys both Coffman and Westerville north AND Lancaster to take the top 5 places with a clean sweep. Thoughts? Please tell me if I may be mistaken.

Not destroy.

But I can see them winning, especially if Miller is in postseason form and they can put two (Miller and Smith) in the top four (with Gabelman and Day). But if WN or DC puts 5 or 6 guys in front of Kilbourne's 4th, it probably won't matter. It'll come down to those 3-5 guys, like it usually does. Until now, WN has dominated in this area. Look no further than Tiffin.

What I'd really like to see is Fairfield Union running with those D1 powerhouses. I not only think they'd be able to hang, they might be able to knock off a few of them. They looked incredible last weekend, easily going 1-2-3 on some decent Big Walnut guys. And I'd love to see Walton try to hang with Gabelman and Smith. He looks like the real deal.

My understanding is the Fairfield Union will be racing with the DI teams.

It's going to be a good one. I'm curious to see how Taylor and the Schorr brothers match up with those guys I mentioned before. If it comes down to the final 150, it'd be hard not to go with the sub-50 guy Taylor.

I am taking Westerville North this weekend. They are being criminally slept on.

Who's sleeping? This forum knows how good they are. Consensus here seems to be that they're a clear #2 (Mason) until someone knocks them off. They've beaten Kilbourne, Coffman, Orange, Scioto, etc, etc, etc., and sometimes even done so without Gabelman.

Maybe pollsters? I mean, the are #4...

The pollsters don’t know what they are doing. they put Coffman ahead of Mason once