Girls High School XC Mid-Season Updates and Analysis

Other freshmen: Karrie Baloga, Carly McNatt

Beavercreek team incredible

Tori Gaitan patient and will be back better this year than last

All of this has been discussed in detail in this thread you started.

Do you not read your own threads?

https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=9588514

read your own thread wrote:

All of this has been discussed in detail in this thread you started.

Do you not read your own threads?

https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=9588514

agreed, there is also an existing thread on Teams

I think it kind of makes sense to start a new thread when the first one begins to wander and gets into other topics

I'm not complaining, first thread was interesting

But anyway I just figured there hasn't been much discussion on individual highlights and individual girls who are having some great performances. And also unfortunately a couple of injuries

Yeah I was just looking for more of a discussion on top performers on the individual side of the discussion became a involved expose of the historic accuracy of speed ratings

No mention of the girl who beat Ping and Culbreath at Woodbridge? Do we only talk about the 2nd and 3rd placed finishers? Or you just prefer not to mention runners from CA?

Brynn Brown is injured? Seriously?

That's a huge shame. She is probably the greatest high school female distance runner in the history of Texas. There was no other girl that could compete with her in Texas or make it close. She has ran 9:57 for 2-miles, after all. It's a huge shame we're not getting to see her compete against the best.

Colleen Steegman lost to her by 48 seconds & 1:01 in two different races... and she is a girl that's ran 4:55 / 10:30.

Natalie Cook lost by 49 seconds (same race as Colleen) & 1:25 in another... and she has run 4:50 / 10:24.

Brynn was definitely a top 5 girl, and this is one of the deepest fields we have ever seen on the girl's side. She's also carrying a 9:57 2-mile PR from last spring, after all.

Sucks we are not getting to see her race Tuohy or Hart...

Sydney Thorvaldson, the junior from Rawlins, Wyoming, who is the regining NXR NW champ and finished 13th at NXN last year.

Of course, dominating the competition in Wyoming and when she travels to Colorado (32 second win at Liberty Bell last month).

All of this at altitude. So, it'll be interesting when she drops down in elevation.

Jesus Take It Easy!

I was actually going to mention her but I didn't want to write a book and have people complain that I'm going on and on

Yeah I thought it was really cool that she seemed to have a nice jump in progress during her senior year.

Corie Smith out of California. Anyway that's the whole point of the thread so people can add their two cents I mean I wasn't writing the final Testament of high school cross-country success

Yeah that's what I thought. She's an awesome Runner. And the way she was progressing kind of reminded me of Touhy because they both made a big jump their sophomore year. Anyway hopefully she makes a full recovery and we get to see some great performances in the future

Yes Sydney thorvaldson is a great Runner

I didn't realize she trains at altitude that can really help

Alright so we have the two Sydney's and two Kaitlyn's as top runners...

They go by Katelynne and Katelyn

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Jesus Take It Easy!

I was actually going to mention her but I didn't want to write a book and have people complain that I'm going on and on

Yeah I thought it was really cool that she seemed to have a nice jump in progress during her senior year.

Corie Smith out of California. Anyway that's the whole point of the thread so people can add their two cents I mean I wasn't writing the final Testament of high school cross-country success

Who had a nice jump in progress their senior year?

Corie Smith wins Clovis 16:54 which likely puts her in with the crowd at 150-155 SR. Last year Tori Gaitan won in 17:10, with Smith 3rd in 17:19

Touhy wins Manhattan 13:33 I believe, Claire Walters 13:43ish, Brooke Rauber in 3rd well below 14. Team race appears to be close just based on viewing. They will announce results soon.

FM won Manhattan a little more easily than I thought. Bednar 4th just over 14 min, Rauber was 13:52, Walter 13:45. Liverpool was 3rd team, N Rockland 6th. Not looking so good so far for N Rockland getting to Portland.

Toga and Shen averaged 18:04 and 18:18 at Spa Park. Ella Kurto won in 17:19.

Doesn't Tuohy usually win by a larger margin? There were a couple of people close to her today.

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Doesn't Tuohy usually win by a larger margin? There were a couple of people close to her today.

her speed rating has been 10 to 15 lower this year. that translates to 30-45 seconds.