With the second full week of the cross country season complete and in the books, many of the top athletes around the country have now had a chance to compete in some sort of competition. Each week we'll rank the top 12 athletes in each region, and now things start to get exciting as the big meets start to crank up with the season swinging into full gear.
Midwest / Northeast / South / West
MileSplit Top 12 Individual Rankings (9/09)
Midwest
Boys
1. Bobby Nicolls (Sr., Regis, CO)
2. Evan Appel (Sr., Dakota Ridge, CO)
3. Drew Shields (Sr., Fishers, IN)
4. Danny Pawola (Sr., Neuqua Valley, IL)
5. Kyle Gibson (Sr., Naperville North, IL)
6. Joseph Manilafasha (Sr., Denver North, CO)
7. Wes Rickman (Sr., Falcon, CO)
8. Steve Sulkin (Sr., York, IL)
9. Zach Wills (So., Mason, OH)
10. Joash Osoro (Sr., Bismarck, ND)
11. Stuart Edmonds (Sr., Twinsburg, OH)
12. Donny Roys (Sr., Medina, OH)
Girls
1. Katie Flood (Jr., Dowling Catholic, IA)
2. Emily Sisson (Jr., Parkway Central, MO)
3. Stephanie Morgan (Sr., Barnesville, OH)
4. Brooklyne Ridder (Sr., Oak Hills, OH)
5. Lindsay Flanagan (Sr., Lake Park, IL)
6. Shannon Osika (So., Waterford Mott, MI)
7. Kelly Whitley (So., Geneva, IL)
8. Rebecca Addison (Sr., Grand Haven, MI)
9. Meggan Freeland (Sr., Parma Western, MI)
10. Chelsea Oswald (Sr., Walsh Jesuit, OH)
11. Elizabeth Hynes (Sr., St. Charles East, IL)
12. Allie McLaughlin (Sr., Air Academy, CO)
Northeast
Boys
1. Doug Smith (Sr., Gill-St. Bernard's, NJ)
2. Brett Johnson (Sr., Ocean City, NJ)
3. Solomon Haile (Sr., Sherwood, MD)
4. Tyler Udland (Jr., Millburn, NJ)
5. Joe Whalen (Sr., Hamburg, NY)
6. Graham Bazell (Sr., Atholton, MD)
7. Robby Andrews (Sr., Manalapan, NJ)
8. Demetri Goutos (Sr., Saratoga Springs, NY)
9. Drew Perilli (Jr., Lockport, NY)
10. Francis Hernandez (Jr., Bishop Guertin, NH)
11. Chris Stogsdill (Sr., Marcellos, NY)
12. Alex Hatz (Jr., Fayetteville-Manlius, NY)
Girls
1. Emily Lipari (Jr., Roslyn, NY)
2. Emily Jones (Sr., Bromfield, MA)
3. Melanie Thompson (Sr., Voorhees, NJ)
4. Shelby Greany (Sr., Suffern, NY)
5. Jillian Smith (Sr., Southern Regional, NJ)
6. Sam Roecker (Sr., Burnt-Hills, NY)
7. Chelsea Ley (Jr., Kingsway, NJ)
8. Kristen Kasper (Sr., North Andover, MA)
9. Courtney Chapman (So., Fayetteville-Manlius, NY)
10. Sarah Pagano (Sr., Immaculate Heart Academy, NY)
11. Natalie Bower (Sr., Latrobe, PA)
12. Lillian Greibesland (Sr., Warwick Valley, NY)
South
Boys
1. Craig Lutz (So., Marcus, TX)
2. C.J. Brown (Sr., Soutlake Carroll, TX)
3. Patrick McGregor (Sr., Hoover, AL)
4. Reed Connor (Sr., The Woodlands, TX)
5. Thomas Porter (Sr., Mountain View, VA)
6. Alex De La Garza (Sr., Mercedes, TX)
7. Matt Sonnenfeldt (Sr., Knoxville West, TN)
8. Zachary Ornelas (Sr., Vista Ridge, TX)
9. Taylor Gilland (Sr., Chapel Hill, NC)
10. Ben DeJarnette (Sr., Atlee, VA)
11. Andrew Colley (Sr., Jamestown, VA)
12. Taylor Lord (Sr., Chapel Hill, GA)
Girls
1. Ashley Brasovan (Sr., Wellington, FL)
2. Kathy Kroeger (Sr., Independence, TN)
3. Madeline Morgan (Sr., Mountain Brook, AL)
4. Kayla Hale (Sr., Holy Trinity, FL)
5. Chelsey Sveinsson (So., Greenhill, TX)
6. Amanda Winslow (Sr., Collins Hill, GA)
7. Cory McGee (Jr., Pass Christian, MS)
8. Brittany Koziara (Sr., Boone, FL)
9. Kacey Nobert (So., St. Agnes, TN)
10. Lauren Smith (Jr., Brazoswood, TX)
11. Kathleen Lautzenheiser (Sr., Midlothian, VA)
12. Adrianne Soo (Sr., Durham Academy, NC)
West
Boys
1. Chris Schwartz (Sr., Foothill, CA)
2. Elliot Jantzer (Sr., Phoenix, OR)
3. Trevor Dunbar (Sr., Kodiak, AK)
4. Bryan Tibaduiza (Sr., Geneva, NV)
5. Kevin Rosaaen (Sr., Wilson, WA)
6. Tyler Valdes (Sr., Dana Hills, CA)
7. Mac Fleet (Sr., University, CA)
8. Jonathan Sanchez (Sr., Buchanan, CA)
9. Eric Fitzpatick (Jr., Boise, ID)
10. Jose Lezama (Sr., Leuzinger, CA)
11. Dominick Robinson (Sr., Campbell County, WY)
12. Bryce Palmer (Sr., Eldorado, NM)
Girls
1. Jordan Hasay (Sr., Mission Prep, CA)
2. Jessica Tonn (Jr., Xavier Prep, AZ)
3. Taylor Wallace (Sr., Henley, OR)
4. Nicole Nielsen (Sr., Borah, ID)
5. Jacque Taylor (Jr., Casa Grande, CA)
6. Meghan Marvin (Sr., Clovis, CA)
7. Leah Francis (Jr., Juneau-Douglas, AK)
8. Kaylin Mahoney (So., Saugus, CA)
9. Alex Dunne (Jr., San Clemente, CA)
10. Shalaya Kipp (So., Skyline, UT)
11. Andrea Nelson (Jr., Shadle Park, WA)
12. Danielle Menlove (Fr., Jordan, UT)
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