Let's talk Ohio HS XC

I was indeed referring to the pollsters.

This should be a great indicator so far this season (as long as Kilbourne decides to race and not run as a pack!) :)
Are there any other good match-ups this weekend? It sounds like Mason varsity are off this weekend.

Well I suppose all is right in the world now. Mason #1 with 10 1st place votes. You can rest easy.

As far as this weekend... in addition to Lancaster's big showdown, there is the Celtic Clash (maybe a full 3.1 this year?), a big invite in Strongsville (Lakewood, Solon, Perrysburg, Mt. Gilead, Copley), and the Catholic school showdown at Cedarville (St X, Desales, St. Eds, Moeller, etc).

Speaking of criminal sleeping, Weston Day. You heard it hear first, I’m telling you.

Gabelman, Smith, McMahon... he'll have his hands full.

ST X is staying home and running in their own Invitational this week.

Will it be their entire varsity? Including Trapp? At last year's St X meet, it seemed everyone ran BUT the top 7.

Rankings this week

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MCZI5VNFvJZ7wHMsUlwr9SOunpd7rOXukVlkSiW-hZA/htmlview#

All of their team. Including Trapp.

Lancaster Predictions:

Indiv:

1. Gabelman

2. Smith

3. McMahon

4. Day

5. Walton (F. Union)

6. Miller

7. Bolton

8. Taylor

9. Ozbun

10. Schorr (either brother)

Could crack the top 10... Johnson (WC), Schorr #2, Hawkins, DellaSanta, Phillips (FU), Mazak

Team:

1. Westerville N

2. Kilbourne / Coffman (can't decide)

3. Coffman / Kilbourne

4. Lancaster

5. F. Union

6. Scioto

7. Westerville Central

Just got out of prison, how's my OLENTANGY ORANGE looking this year??

I doubt it was inadvertent. it’s obvious the coach who picked Coffman #1 didn’t even include Mason in his top 20. Is the Coffman coach one of the 12 pollsters?

Gabelman 14:49 FTW at Lancaster! Smith 14:54, Walton 14:57. McMahon didn’t run.

WN gets strong team win over Coffman and Kilbourne.

Derrick Trimble from Lancaster listed as 9th place.
His PR is over 22 minutes. Wes Taylor must have worn his chip

WN - 68

Coffman - 95

Kilbourne - 101

Lancaster - 105

Scioto - 118

F. Union - 139

1. Gabelman 14:49

2. Smith 14:54

3. Walton 14:57

4. Temple 15:19

5. Bolton 15:20

6. Day 15:22

7. Miller 15:38

8. Taylor 15:39

9. Ozbun 15:40

10. Rutgers 15:41

Incredible race and atmosphere. WN proves this forum correct... for now.

Updated teams scores from Lancaster...

WN - 71

Coffman - 98

Kilbourne - 103

Lancaster - 108

Scioto - 122

Here is what I see in the tabulated results now

1 APSEY, Connor FR 1485 Wester. North 1 14:49.4

https://onthemarktiming.com/past_results/results.2023/lancasterXc23/hsbt1.pdf

Columbus is strong this year. Only 6 weeks from the State meet!

Confirmed that the pollsters were sleeping on WN!
I think that I'd put them as #1 in the state at this point just ahead of Mason who needs to figure out their #5 runner but it should be a fun post season!
The state individual title will also be interesting to see how it plays out and if/how it affects the team race. Does someone go after it and blows up and hurt their team?