2009 MileSplit Fab-15 Cross Country Rankings
*Fifth Edition
Pre-Season (8/29)
1st ed. (9/12)
2nd ed. (9/21)
3rd ed. (9/30)
4th ed. (10/13)
US#1 Henry Jackson WA pounds top Oregon teams at the Concordia/ Puma XC Classic with another 20 second 1-5 spread; then dominated Conference Championships with a 16:04 5K average and a perfect 15 team points. It would seem Jackson is destined for a state meet collision with US#9 Ferris. US#9 Ferris WA & US#10 North Central WA have waged a two-week war in which they have been separated by a combined 3 points over the two meets. US#2 Royal is one meet away from the California sweep as they add a Mt SAC team championship to a resume which includes Stanford and Clovis victories, next stop CIF. Finally healthy, US#15 Tatnall DE breaks back into the rankings with sights set squarely on a NXN Southeast repeat. After the conclusion of the California supermeet Mt SAC Invitational Great Oak CA jumps to #9 with a defeat of US#11 Torrey Pines while Mira Costa CA makes their debut at #6 as the three teams fell to US#2 Saugus CA.
Numbers in parentheses represent prior ranking
Boys Fab-15 National Rankings |
Girls Fab-15 National Rankings |
1. Henry Jackson, WA (1) |
1. Fayetteville Manlius, NY (1) |
Claimed victory at the Puma Classic in Oregon in dominating fashion with five in the top 15 with a 24 second spread. Dominated Conference meet with perfect 15 points and 16:04 avg. |
Destroys the competition in Eastern States Championship @ Manhattan Invitational with a meet record 14:35 team average over the 2.5 mile course. Places all five varsity scorers in the top 10 as F-M makes a national statement. |
2. Royal, CA (2) |
2. Saugus, CA (2) |
Have won all the big meets of the season, Stanford, Clovis, and now Mt. SAC with a #3 all-time 76:53 total team time. |
Wins the Mt SAC Invitational with a 90:12 team average, #5 all-time. Heading into the CIF State Championships where a new course record could be established. |
3. Christian Bros. Acad., NJ (3) |
3. Shadle Park, WA (3) |
Wins the Eastern States Championship @ Manhattan Invitational over US#7 Haddonfield and US#5 Fayetteville Manlius with a 13:01.9 team average over the famed 2.5 mile course |
Win the GSL Championships with 34 points as the team continues to prepare for the WIAA State Championships and a showdown with top 25 Glacier Peak. |
4. Arcadia, CA (4) |
4. Jesuit, OR (5) |
Did not run complete varsity @ Mt SAC, meets prior have consistently finished second to US#1 Royal all season. |
Claimed victory @ Aloha dual with 15 team points and an 11 second 1-5 spread. Prior week dominated Puma Classic with 21 points. |
5. Fayetteville Manlius, NY (5) |
5. Saratoga Springs, NY (6) |
Places second in Eastern States Championship @ Manhattan to US#3 Christian Brothers Academy by 10 points, but render an impressive 13:03.22 average over the 2.5 mile course. |
Finishes second to US#1 Fayetteville Manlius with 80 team points, a 40 second 1-5 spread and a 15:04 team average in Eastern States Championship @ Manhattan Invitational. |
6. Boerne Champion, TX (6) |
6. Mira Costa, CA (NR) |
Wins the Nike South Invitational under inclement conditions with a 29 second 1-5 spread and a 0.7 second 3-5 spread |
Finished second to Saugus @ Mt SAC in a #8 all-time 90:36 total team time performance; prior week won the Cal Poly Inv with 35 points. |
7. Haddonfield, NJ (7) |
7. Classical Academy, CO (7) |
Places 3rd in the Eastern States Championship @ Manhattan to US#3 Christian Brothers Academy and US#5 Fayetteville Manlius with a 13:03.19 average over the 2.5 mile course; team average was superior to US#5 F-M’s. |
Dominate Region Championship with 20 team points in 5 man scoring and 12 team points in top 4 team scoring. Averaging 18:58 over the 5K course look strong heading into state meet. |
8. American Fork, UT (8) |
8. Magnificat, OH (9) |
Dominated the Utah State meet in a course record 79:32 almost a full minute faster than the previous record and a slew of national championship Mountain View teams. |
Score 22 team points to win District Championships; prior week score a perfect 15 points to win Medina XC Festival. |
9. Ferris, WA (NR) |
9. Great Oak, CA (15) |
Won GSL Championships in a 56-56 tie-breaker over US#10 North Central; previous week broke the ’08 North Central Audubon course record with a 15:52 average. |
Wins the Division I Team Championship over previously ranked US#4 Torrey Pines with the #3 total team time of the day 90:51 (10th all-time). |
10. Albuquerque Acad., NM (10) |
10. Queensbury, NY (11) |
Continue undefeated season scoring 38 points to win Los Alamos Inv. Placing five in the top 15; week prior won the Rio Rancho Inv with a 15:42 team average. |
Rest several varsity members @ Burnt-Hills Inv; top three do compete and take top three positions with a 17:39 5k average. Prior week finished 3rd @ Manhattan Inv to US#1 Fayetteville and US#5 Saratoga. |
10. North Central, WA (NR) |
11. Torrey Pines, CA (4) |
Finished second to US#9 Ferris @ Audubon 30-33 in #3 all-time 15:57 average; then @ GSL Championships lose in a 56-56 tie breaker to Ferris. |
After dominating Stanford, Clovis, Torrey Pines would meet their match @ Mt SAC and fall to US#2 Saugus, US#6 Mira Costa, and US#8 Great Oak. Regroup for CIF State meet. |
12. Cedar Park, TX (9) |
12. College Park, TX (14) |
Rested Varsity @ Nike South, preparing for a run at the state championship. |
Hovered most of the season in the top 5 nationally, heads back into the elite rankings with a victory @ Puma College Park Inv. |
13. Loyola Academy, IL (11) |
13. Blacksburg, VA (8) |
Win the Catholic League Championships with 15:25 3-mile average and 21 team points. |
Places second to US#5 Saratoga Springs, NY at Great American XC Festival with an 18:43 team average behind the Stevens sisters’ fast sub 18 minute 5K’s. |
14. Germantown Friends, PA (14) |
14. Fort Collins, CO (10) |
Score a perfect 15 team points to win League Championship; consistently within single digit points of US#7 Haddonfield. Looking towards NXN Northeast. |
Claim Region Championship with 31 points and a 18:50 5k average, place all varsity scorers in the top 12 places. |
15. Bismarck, ND (NR) |
15. Tatnall, DE (NR) |
Undefeated on the season; scored a low 21 team points with a 16:05 team average to claim the State Championship. All seven varsity scorers in the top nine places. Top team in Heartland Region. |
Finally getting healthy, the ’08 National #3 claimed victory at the Joe O’Neill Inv with an 18:32 5K average scoring 24 points. More impressively was the 22 second 2-5 spread. It would seem Tatnall is back! |
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