NXR Southwest predictions

Here are mine.
Boys
1. Corner Canyon UT
2. Niwot CO
3. Cherokee Trail CO
4. Riverton UT
5. Herriman UT
6. Mountain View UT
7. Highland AZ
8. Mountain Vista CO
9. American Fork UT
10. Skyridge UT
11. Valor Christian CO
12. Lone Peak UT
13. Orem UT
14. Desert Hills UT
15. Rock Canyon CO

Girls teams

1. Niwot
2. Araprahoe
3. Valor Christian
4. Mountain Vista
5. Highland
6. Desert Vista
7. Springville
8. Mountain View
9. Corner Canyon
10. Timpview
11. Cherry Creek
12. American Fork
13. Mountain Ridge
14. Timpanogos
15. Lone Peak

Individual picks:

Tayson Echohawk, UT

Rendon Kuykendall, NM

Danny Simmons, UT

Jaron Hartshorn, UT

Someone from CO, maybe Groendyk

Drew Costelnow is another candidate from CO.

Kaden Levings of Cheyenne Mtn has the fastest CO 5k times going into this season, but things could change.

Danny Simmons is from Idaho, so he’ll be in the northwest.

He transferred to American Fork.

Girls Individuals:
1. Bethany Michalak - Air Academy a fastest 3200 in the region, also highest SW finisher at RunningLane. DNR at NXR.
2. Jane Hedengren - Timpview - ran a 10:17 3200. DNR at NXR.
3. Lauren Ping - Desert Vista - 4:48 in the 1600. Also won the NXR.
4. Keeghan Edwards - Valor Christian - 4:49 in the 1600. Second at NXR
5. Brooke Wilson - Valor Christian - 2nd SW finisher at RunningLane.
6. Mia Hall AZ - has a 10:28 3200 PR.
7. Emily Lamontange - Arapahoe - 3rd highest finisher at RunningLane. DNR @ NXR.
8. Mia Prok - Niwot - ran a 10:16 at RunningLane Track championships.
9. Emma Stutzman - Pomona - 16:56 at RunningLane XC
10. Avalon Mecham. 4th @ Regionals last year but track times weren’t as great as the others I’ve mentioned.

There might also be some guy from Niwot to really step up and take the leadership role and sneak in the top 5 after Zane Bergen leaves.

Tyler Downs from Mountain Vista might step up too.

Boys Individuals:
1. Tayson Echohawk UT - 14:47 at SW NXR
2. Rendon Kuykendall NM - 15:01 at SW NXR
3. Jaron Hartshorn UT - 15:19 at SW NXR. Also 8:52 2-mile.
4. Daniel Simmons UT - 9:05 in the 3200. Used to be in Idaho.
5. Liam Heninger UT - 15:09 at SW NXR
6. Kaden Levings CO - was right behind Heninger at RunningLane
7. Jojo Jourdon UT - 9:07 in the 3200
8. Jake Seegmiller - Riverton UT - 14:56 at RunningLane. Also a 9:11 in the 3200.
9. Christian Groendyk CO - 9:12 in the 3200. 15:09 in the 5K.
10. Sam Hansen UT - 9:11 in the 3200.

I don't think Corner Canyon is in contention for top 4 because Carter Cutting is transferring. Now they'll need a 4 and 5 to step up and drop some serious time to be competitive. And personally, I think Mountain View is the #1 team in Utah, and in such a big race like this, they're a team with a lower pack spread, and have good times for their #4 and #5, which will boost them up.

Is there a good reason to call this “transferring” and not “moving.” (Assuming that this is straight based on moving).

Transferring makes it sounds like he was recruited to a private school.

That’s true, I’m fairly sure it is just moving, so not transferring as in being recruited, but leaving the school. Sorry for the confusion. I think he is moving to oregon, so that doesn’t add to any other teams in the SW

Corner Canyon will win if Easton Allred rejoins the team and they find a #5.

He somehow got more HS eligibility and for whatever reason he chose Lehi of all the schools. He is graduating in 2023.

athletic.net

Easton Allred

Easton Allred - UT Cross Country results and photos on Athletic.net

Link:www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Athlete....

I hope this is satire, that is a completely different Easton Allred, you can see he’s been running for them since 2019. Just a coincidence they have the same name

Looks like Valor Christian and Corner Canyon boys are in the same situation. Both teams went from needing a #5 to needing a 4 and 5

Herriman might shock a lot of people. they are now coached by former Great Oak coach Doug Soles and they are not graduating anybody

Herriman time trial results:

Great Oak time trial results:

Herriman’s times converted to a 5K (from 2.5 miles)
15:43
16:05
16:36
16:46
16:53

Great Oak’s times converted to a 5K (from 2.75 miles)
15:53
16:05
16:18
16:23
16:24

I used this website for conversion:

Great Oak’s new coach has never been a XC coach until last year. And they still got 7th in the nation with only 3 seniors on varsity.

Great Oak’s 2021 time trial results converted to 5K:
16:25 - ran at nationals
16:42 - ran at nationals
16:54 - ran at nationals
17:03 - ran at nationals
17:06 - ran at nationals
17:07
17:18 - ran at nationals
17:19 - ran at nationals