25.
Team: Cardinal Gibbons (NC)
Analysis: The North Carolina squad was the strongest team out of NXR Southeast in 2017 and it should remain that way this fall. The squad brings back five of its top seven, including its top runner, senior Sloan Walter. The veteran set the tone at NXN last year in Portland, scoring the team's top finish in 63rd place.
But this Gibbons team has depth behind Walter. Its top five runners all have career best times under 18:50 for 5K and its top seven is all under 19:06. The one-to-five split remains just 35 seconds and the team's average time, on a great day, is around 18:30.
Cardinal Gibbons could be a team that could easily move up the national rankings.
| MILESPLIT50 TEAM RANKINGS COUNTDOWN | |
|---|---|
| Aug. 14 -- Cardinal Gibbons (NC) | |
| Aug. 14 -- Bozeman (MT) | |
| Aug. 14 -- Mountain View (ID) | |
| Aug. 14 -- Fort Wayne Carroll (IN) | |
| Aug. 14 -- Farmington (MN) | |
| Aug. 15 -- North Central (WA) | |
| Aug. 16 -- Saratoga Springs (NY) | |
| Aug. 17 -- Bishop Guertin (NH) | |
| Aug. 18 -- Muskego (WI) | |
| Aug. 19 -- Blacksburg (VA) | |
| Aug. 20 -- Pine Crest (FL) | |
| Aug. 21 -- Buchanan (CA) | |
| Aug. 22 -- Liverpool (NY) | |
| Aug. 23 -- Battle Mountain (CO) | |
| Aug. 24 -- Yorkville (IL) | |
| Aug. 25 -- Edina (MN) | |
| Aug. 26 -- Lone Peak (UT) | |
| Aug. 27 -- Claremont (CA) | |
| Aug. 28 -- Centerville (OH) | |
| Aug. 29 -- Jesuit (OR) | |
| Aug. 30 | 5 |
| Aug. 30 | 4 |
| Aug. 30 | 3 |
| Aug. 30 | 2 |
| Aug. 30 | 1 |
| Aug. 31 | Final Rankings |