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7. Dakota Ridge (CO)
Analysis: The guys from Dakota Ridge had arguably one of the best non-winning team performances in the last five years at last year's NXN meet. The team placed third overall, scoring 115 points, only one point behind second-place Great Oak. They had been a strong team before that as well, but their podium finish really put them on the map. The team won the NXN Southwest Regional, scoring 107 points, and before that, they won the Class 5A Colorado State Cross Country Championships, scoring 47 points. The team graduated two seniors from last year's squad, including front-runner Austin Vancil who was third at both the state and the regional meet. This year, their top returner will be senior Connor Ohlson, who was second at last year's state meet, fourth at NXN Southwest, and 10th at NXN. The team will look for guys like Jacob White to step up and run with Ohlson, as well as their fourth and fifth guys in Ben Morrin and Ben Piegat to close the gap between them all.
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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) |