XC state championship streaks

Champlain Valley girls in VT have won 10 in a row and 15 of the past 16.

The national record is 27 by Hopi High School in AZ. They lost in 2017. Episcopal in Louisiana currently has a streak of 23.

The New Jersey Meet of Champions has been held for 46 years, of which Christian Brothers Academy has won 23, the same amount as the rest of the state combined. The colts have also won 359 dual meets in a row. They have not lost since 1973. Their recipe for success is largely shrouded in mystery. We do know that they run winter workouts inside a horse barn with dirt imported from Europe and a circumference of roughly 300 meters.

The collection of the snobbiest boys under 120 lbs. in the tri-state area known as CBA is a program that puts success over everything else. They take the massive amounts of boys on the team and put them through the ringer running in many cases well over 100 miles per week. The small percent that survive form the varsity top 7 and they will most likely burn out by the time next xc season rolls around. College coaches will see the handful of fast times these boys throw down and drool but the colts have no record of even moderate success in the NCAA. The massive training volume during a developmental stage of life proves to be too much and they do not see much if any improvement on the collegiate level.

P N W wrote:

North Central in Spokane, Washington had an 11-year winning streak for the 3A classification. They had their streak ended last year, 2017.

Mead in Spokane, Washington had a 10-year winning streak at one mount in the 4A classification, I think?

Mead's streak was in 3A as well, but before 4A existed, so when the 3A and 4A schools were in the same classification. I believe the year things went to 4A - but when all of the GSL schools still competed in 4A - is the year University - now a 3A school - broke Mead's streak. I think it was also the year Mt. Spokane opened (and Mead lost a low stick in 4A champion Tommy Becker).

The longest streak in North Dakota for boys is Bismarck High School. They won 11 straight Class A state titles from 2005-2015.

The longest streak in North Dakota for girls is Bowman County High School. They won 12 straight Class B state titles from 1979-1990, and 25 in 27 years from 1979-2005.

Seems that CBA has come up with a recipe for success and you have come up with a recipe for lemonade! Congrats!

C-B-Gay wrote:

The collection of the snobbiest boys under 120 lbs. in the tri-state area known as CBA is a program that puts success over everything else. They take the massive amounts of boys on the team and put them through the ringer running in many cases well over 100 miles per week. The small percent that survive form the varsity top 7 and they will most likely burn out by the time next xc season rolls around. College coaches will see the handful of fast times these boys throw down and drool but the colts have no record of even moderate success in the NCAA. The massive training volume during a developmental stage of life proves to be too much and they do not see much if any improvement on the collegiate level.

From 1994 to 2007, the Shawnee Mission Northwest boys' cross-country team won 14 consecutive state titles in Kansas.

CBA does have as many titles as the rest of the state combined, but to say you win every year is simply incorrect, the new streak is only 2 years long, and you weren't even runner-up in 2016.

C-B-Gay wrote:

The collection of the snobbiest boys under 120 lbs. in the tri-state area known as CBA is a program that puts success over everything else. They take the massive amounts of boys on the team and put them through the ringer running in many cases well over 100 miles per week. The small percent that survive form the varsity top 7 and they will most likely burn out by the time next xc season rolls around. College coaches will see the handful of fast times these boys throw down and drool but the colts have no record of even moderate success in the NCAA. The massive training volume during a developmental stage of life proves to be too much and they do not see much if any improvement on the collegiate level.

This is fake news and far from the truth. While they run more than most high school teams they don't get anywhere near 100 miles per week, and there are usually 3-4 returners after every season who make it on the top seven again the next year and often improve. The reason why they are successful as a team is because they focus the entire track season on preparing for the next cross country season. While this doesn't always produce the fastest track times for individuals, it does help the team reload every year for cross country. As for success on the NCAA level, CBA grad Blaise Ferro just finished 26th at NCAAs as key member of NAU's national championship team.

Mead actually won 9 in a row (88-96) and 15 overall titles in Washington. And finished no lower than 3rd for 21 straight years (1988-2008).

In Oregon, some that come to mind are

Bend girls (6 in the 90s including a #1 ranked national team)

Jesuit girls (9 in 2000s including NXN qualifying teams)

Summit girls (10, current streak. Amazing program. Streak enhanced some by being in 5A up until this year. Top ranked nationally in 2018)

South Eugene boys (8 in the 70s)

Siuslaw girls and Central Catholic boys both had streaks of 5.

Bozeman just won their 11th boys title in a row.

Bozeman girls had the streak of 11 ended this year.

So in Montana, Bozeman with 11 in a row on both the boys and girls sides.

In NC, Durham Academy Boys won the Indep. School meet 13 years in a row. I believe it's the longer streak ever in NC.

Summit - Bend Oregon = 11 ( 1 -6A and 10 -5A)

same team next year!!!!

Soda Springs HS has won 13 straight titles in the Idaho 2A division. They don’t show signs of stopping soon.

Tfrrsftw wrote:

From 1994 to 2007, the Shawnee Mission Northwest boys' cross-country team won 14 consecutive state titles in Kansas.

Not only that, but from 1989 to 2007, SMNW's boys were defeated at state just twice. That's sixteen championship wins out of eighteen.

Wait, isn't CBA a private school that can recruit runners, yet runs agains schools that can't recruit runners? Maybe CBA in NJ is different, but CBA in NY has that advantage against public schools.

Still Running wrote:

Summit - Bend Oregon = 11 ( 1 -6A and 10 -5A)

same team next year!!!!

That's right. I realized I left this year out in my post above. Looking forward to seeing what they do at NXN.