Is there any major ones currently injured?
Is there any major ones currently injured?
Last years fastest sophomore Jimmy Wichusen from Union Catholic is apparently injured and out for the season.
Sadie Engelhardt (Ventura, CA Soph) Woodbridge Inv champ and one of nation's best skipped Clovis Inv and Mt SAC Inv in the last 3 weeks. I don't know if she is injured or being held out for another reason.
Nathan Cumberbatch from Wisconsin
Hector Martinez from Newbury Park
Luke Athay from Idaho
Taylor Flowers from Round Rock Stony Point (TX). Ran a sub-16 5K in September or august
Can they still autoqualify for NXN?
or is there any other team besides obviously CBA that will beat them?
they got a lot of transfers this year which will help. They only lose 2 guys so next year they will be really good especially if they keep getting transfers
German Fernandez is the main one I can think of.
Athay from Idaho
top sophomore at eastbay and in the country last year but hasn’t raced, hopefully will be back soon he was insane
I hope he will be back at least next year. His team (Idaho falls) is keeping a lot of varsity guys so next year they could be really good. Rocky Mountain is losing 3 scorers but should still be pretty good. Coeur D’Alene could be dangerous next year if they minimize the 4-5 gap that they currently have
Will Schneider from Bishop Blanchet (the team that got so much preseason hype but is now mediocre). he was supposed to be their #1.
Wonder what happened to these people from MN:
- Emmett Wolf from St Thomas Academy. Was #1 for their team last year. 1 race only this year.
- Wayzata’s senior Zak Hussein. Scored for them at RunningLane, but no results since this particular race. Even track results.
- Edina’s Andrew Defor. Ran a 16:14 at Gale Woods earlier in the season. Would have helped his team make state but no results since Alexandria.
- Junior Thomas Simmonds from Prior Lake. Made state as an individual last year but nothing this year.
I think Jacob Laney from NC is injured hasn't raced since September 4:07 Mile last year and a top returner for footlocker south if that's even a thing anymore
What about these other Wayzata guys?
Hayes McMillan - Wayzata- one of their scorers. Sat out at sections.
Alex Haag - Wayzata - ran in the 16:30s once. Maybe would have barely gotten the 7th spot even with McMillan still on the team. Might be done for the season? If not, coach can still put him in the lineup at NXR even if he is not an alternate, especially if McMillan doesn’t return
Still not a bad team without them but currently they are only 5 deep like many other top MN teams are
Logan Drevlow - Hopkins 8th grader - not sure why he wasn’t racing. But team still wouldn’t have made state
Also, Woodbury has a solid freshman Colton Christenson. Ran a 16:47 last year but nothing on him all season. Team Still made state for the first time since 2000.
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Ty Getz from Arrowhead Wi. Thought they would get maybe top 3 at state with him back.
I hope he gets healthy for track. They have a chance to win the 4x800 this year
Defor back running here. Was part of the 4x800
Simmonds was running here
Have seen nothing on Colby King (NXN qualifier from Kansas) since Xc season. He is going to run for Iowa State though
Also Jacob Hobson from Wichita Trinity - saw nothing on him since April. He will be a key runner to this school next fall
Hobson is back but rumor has it W Ferguson from Wichita Trinity is out for the rest of the season. With that we can write off Wichita Trinity from an NXN bid.
They will have a big 4-5 gap and it will be hard for them to take down Wayzata, Stevens Point, and Cedar Falls
Landon Heemeyer from Rocky Mountain ID (heard he will be back by Bob Firman)
Luke Athay from Idaho Falls ID
Nick DeGeorge (Ventura CA)
Parker Dietrick (Wayzata MN). With this guy out, Wayzata has a large 4-5 gap. They can still win state without him, but his absence could be a red flag for the postseason (Nike)
Hootie Hage (Prior Lake MN)
Maddie Gullickson (Wayzata MN).
Haven’t seen anything on Daphne Grobstein from Hopkins MN
Parker Dewey (Eau Claire Memorial WI)
Bryce Faith (Oconomowoc WI)
John Melloy (Saint Anthony’s NY)
Regan MacPherson (Saint Anthony’s NY). Should be back in October