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Analysis: St. Charles East (IL) could potentially make its first NXN meet this year but it will have to fend off a deep Midwest field. The team returns three of its top five and five of its top seven. Leading the way for the Fighting Saints is rising senior Aidan King. King finished 26th at last year's Class 3A IHSA Cross Country State Championships and 56th at the Nike Cross Nationals Midwest Regional Championships. The team as a whole was fifth at the 2018 IHSA Class 3A state meet and will look to build on that with a relatively young squad, all of whom have experience at the state and regional level. Another key runner to watch for the Fighting Saints will be rising sophomore Micah Wilson. Last year as a freshman, Wilson finished 40th at the state meet, running 14:59.02 for 3 miles. He was the top freshman in Class 3A. The team returns with speed ratings of 179, 175, 173, 168, and 163.
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MileSplit50 Boys Team National Rankings Countdown
| RANK | DATE -- TEAM |
|---|---|
25 | Aug. 20 -- Farmington (UT) |
24 | Aug. 20 -- Loan Peak (UT) |
23 | Aug. 20 -- Kamiakin (WA) |
22 | Aug. 20 -- Hersey (IL) |
21 | Aug. 20 -- Davis (UT) |
| 20 | Aug. 21 -- Jesuit (OR) |
| 19 | Aug. 22 -- Clovis North (CA) |
| 18 | Aug. 23 -- Bishop Hendricken (RI) |
| 17 | Aug. 24 -- Southlake Carroll (TX) |
| 16 | Aug. 25 -- La Salle Academy (RI) |
| 15 | Aug. 26 -- El Paso Eastwood (TX) |
| 14 | Aug. 27 -- Lewis And Clark (WA) |
| 13 | Aug. 28 -- Dublin (CA) |
| 12 | Aug. 29 -- St. Charles East (IL) |
| 11 | Aug. 30 -- Tahoma Senior (WA) |
| 10 | Aug. 31 -- Christian Brothers (NJ) |
| 9 | Sept. 1 -- Wheaton Warrenville South (IL) |
| 8 | Sept. 2 -- Corner Canyon (UT) |
| 7 | Sept. 3 -- Dakota Ridge (CO) |
| 6 | Sept. 4 -- The Woodlands (TX) |
| 5 | Sept. 6 -- York (IL) |
| 4 | Sept. 6 -- FM (NY) |
| 3 | Sept. 6 -- Newbury Park (CA) |
| 2 | Sept. 6 -- Great Oak (CA) |
| 1 | Sept. 6 -- Loudoun Valley (VA) |