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2017 boys preseason rankings:

http://highschoolharrier.com/post/163022994708/terrific-22-boys-rankings-pre-season-this-is-the

2017 girls preseason rankings:

http://highschoolharrier.com/post/163065325933/terrific-22-girls-rankings-pre-season

Thanks! Is the dude anonymous or do we know who he is?

Thanks for noticing. I have an about section on the page, but my name is Chaz Caiado and I have been covering HS running since 2003 for Louisiana Running/Milesplit/HSH at various points. I know that Tumblr isn't the most isn't the most visually appeasing site but it's very easy to use.

As far as accuracy, I did a look back at my preview, Tully's, Dyestat and Milesplit last year for both the pre-season and for NXN. Accuracy was very similar (except for Milesplit for their NXN preview, which was way off).

I'm hoping for more content this year as there are some writers from various parts of the country helping with some articles. If you have any questions feel free to email me at

highschoolharrier@gmail.com

.

We appreciate your work! Thanks for everything!

Chaz,

Thanks for sharing your insight and passion. Your logic and analysis help us to follow an underappreciated sport. Good luck - it's impossible to prognosticate without getting flak on this forum, especially, and good for you for continuing to do so in the public eye.

HighSchoolHarrier wrote:

Thanks for noticing. I have an about section on the page, but my name is Chaz Caiado and I have been covering HS running since 2003 for Louisiana Running/Milesplit/HSH at various points. I know that Tumblr isn't the most isn't the most visually appeasing site but it's very easy to use.

As far as accuracy, I did a look back at my preview, Tully's, Dyestat and Milesplit last year for both the pre-season and for NXN. Accuracy was very similar (except for Milesplit for their NXN preview, which was way off).

I'm hoping for more content this year as there are some writers from various parts of the country helping with some articles. If you have any questions feel free to email me at

highschoolharrier@gmail.com

.

This is great! Here is what MS has for the best returning teams:

1 St. Francis Mountain View (CC) (CA) 316

1) Colton Colonna 15:26.10 27

2) Juan Pablo Garcia 15:31.30 41

3) Eric Eng 15:37.40 63

4) Daniel Skahill 15:42.40 79

5) Mason Elefant 15:48.80 106

Average Time: 15:37.20 Total Time: 1:18:06.00 1-5 Split: 22.70

6) Aiden Maddison 16:00.30 183

7) Spencer Schwarz 16:28.90 471

2 Loudoun Valley (VA) 492

1) Sam Affolder 14:58.10 2

2) Jacob Hunter 15:30.50 39

3) Kevin Carlson 15:47.50 103

4) Jacob Windle 15:55.10 155

5) Connor Wells 16:01.40 193

Average Time: 15:38.52 Total Time: 1:18:12.60 1-5 Split: 1:03.30

6) Kellen Hasle 16:10.00 260

7) Brayden Cassidy 16:23.80 399

3 Smithson Valley (TX) 618 (some have said this was on a short course)

1) Andres Engle 15:07.00 7

2) Clayton Wilkerson 15:10.00 9

3) Mason Garner 15:32.00 44

4) Kirk Zuber 16:07.00 234

5) Joe Wesloh 16:16.00 324

Average Time: 15:38.40 Total Time: 1:18:12.00 1-5 Split: 1:09.00

6) Luke Yocum 16:23.00 390

7) Joe Weeks 16:31.00 489

4 Christian Brothers Academy (NJ) 673

1) Luke Reid 15:11.00 10

2) Troy Hill 15:19.00 21

3) Mike Morris 15:49.00 108

4) Tanner Crochet 16:06.19 227

5) Tim Cahill 16:14.00 307

Average Time: 15:43.84 Total Time: 1:18:39.19 1-5 Split: 1:03.00

6) Michael Dora 16:22.00 379

7) Tim McInerney 16:22.00 380

5 Great Oak High School (SS) (CA) 709

1) Gabriel Abbes 15:31.30 43

2) Chris Verdugo 15:35.50 53

3) Tyler Tickner 15:40.50 72

4) Ryan Shields 15:54.80 152

5) Cameron Hylton 16:23.00 389

Average Time: 15:49.02 Total Time: 1:19:05.10 1-5 Split: 51.70

6) Grayson Boyce 16:30.20 484

7) Joshua Abrenica 16:46.00 682

6 Central Valley Senior High School (WA) 860

1) Ryan Kline 15:11.30 11

2) Evan Peters 15:35.70 54

3) Sheamus Mahoney 16:07.75 239

4) Joey Nicholls 16:10.20 262

5) Tyler Hunter 16:12.90 294

Average Time: 15:51.57 Total Time: 1:19:17.85 1-5 Split: 1:01.60

6) Calvin Whybrew 16:39.99 606

7 Dana Hills High School (SS) (CA) 871

1) Caleb Niednagel 15:26.50 30

2) Simon Fuller 15:30.60 40

3) Eddie Wagenseller 15:38.90 69

4) Carrick Denker 16:13.80 304

5) Hayden Stein 16:25.60 428

Average Time: 15:51.08 Total Time: 1:19:15.40 1-5 Split: 59.10

6) Cole Andrew 16:32.60 514

7) Garrett Hough 16:34.60 547

8 Kamiakin High School (WA) 884

1) Ryan Child 15:28.00 33

2) Porter Grigg 15:46.10 97

3) Stanford Smith 15:54.80 151

4) Andrew Holladay 16:07.90 242

5) Peyton Hill 16:19.60 361

Average Time: 15:55.28 Total Time: 1:19:36.40 1-5 Split: 51.60

6) Cameron Gutierrez 16:41.60 629

9 Jesuit (OR) 888

1) Will Sheaffer 15:28.48 34

2) Shaw Powell 15:43.37 83

3) Declan O'scannlain 15:49.61 115

4) Maxwell Scott 16:15.11 316

5) Jack Bennett 16:17.52 340

Average Time: 15:54.82 Total Time: 1:19:34.09 1-5 Split: 49.04

6) Ryan Schumacher 16:34.33 544

7) Eric Belden 16:40.79 615

10 Haddonfield Mem. HS (NJ) 899

1) Martin Riddell 15:49.00 109

2) Derek Gess 15:53.00 141

3) Greg Eisenhower 15:58.00 170

4) Sean Campiglia 16:04.00 209

5) Ethan Spellmeyer 16:11.00 270

Average Time: 15:59.00 Total Time: 1:19:55.00 1-5 Split: 22.00

6) Stephen Kasko 16:17.00 333

7) Griffin Weiner 16:31.00 490

11 Wayzata High School (MN) 931

1) Grant Price 15:45.50 94

2) Andrew Brandt 15:46.63 99

3) Zachary Miller 15:58.21 173

4) Patrick Leonard 16:11.28 273

5) Cameron Arkesteyn 16:12.80 292

Average Time: 15:58.88 Total Time: 1:19:54.42 1-5 Split: 27.30

6) Luke Sharpe 16:14.71 311

7) Luke Maly 16:22.97 387

Using times to rank teams in XC is completely silly. First, Utah and Illinois teams won't be ranked well considering most their races are 3 miles, as well as several big CA races. Secondly, the courses are freaking different. Milesplit doubles down on their time rankings for XC every year, then they added FLO 50, only to also release a ranking in tandem with Tully the last couple years. They have no clue what they are doing so they are just trying everything.

HighSchoolHarrier wrote:

I'm hoping for more content this year as there are some writers from various parts of the country helping with some articles. If you have any questions feel free to email me at

highschoolharrier@gmail.com

.

Are you looking for more writers? Specifically are you looking for someone to write about the northeast?

Lost in the trails wrote:

HighSchoolHarrier wrote:

I'm hoping for more content this year as there are some writers from various parts of the country helping with some articles. If you have any questions feel free to email me at

highschoolharrier@gmail.com

.

Are you looking for more writers? Specifically are you looking for someone to write about the northeast?

We're looking in most areas of the country still, so send me an email with you info and I'll let you know where we stand in that state/region.

I had the displeasure of meeting the editor at some summer meets and he has some disturbingly juvenile political views. He would fit in well with Jamin et al here.

Agree 100% with MileSplit rankings being a joke. My major frustration is their use of times only for their previews. It’s lazy “journalism” if it can be called that.

Frumtr had a comment on why all of a sudden Smithson Valley has an amazing team based on last years times. The district 5K they ran was short of 3 miles. My team ran it two weeks earlier and it measured just about 40m over three miles from two coaches who wheeled it. That course has never been a 5K. On top of that, they eliminated a hill from each lap shortening the course by roughly 100-150m.

So, two weeks prior, it’s a 3M; then you remove a section and it gets longer. Umm, no.

That’s why SVHS (and that entire district) has insane PRs from last year. They ran a short 5K on a course that has never been a 5K.

They’re good for our area, but nationally, no way.

My frustration with MS is not that they get things wrong, and they do, it’s that there is no good way to inform them so they can make corrections. The comments section is worthless as they don’t seem to ever check them. At least on Athletic.net they have button for corrections and every time I have used it, they have made the correction. It’s about accountability not perfection.

I wonder if HighSchoolHarrier will be doing the rankings for this fall.

Yes there will be fall rankings but they will be different than previous years. They won't be an attempt to predict NXN like previous years though. Thanks for your interest.

South region boys HS Harrier rankings

1. Southlake Carroll TX

2. Jesuit LA

3. Austin Vandegrift TX

4. Bentonville AR