Girls Rankings
This week is the story of the newcomers as 4 new harriers ran their way into the rankings this week. Sarah Baxter, a diminuitive frosh from Simi Valley CA, rocketed to #10 after her impressive 16:41 clocking to win the Mt. SAC Invitational. The time bests Jordan Hasay's freshmen record of 16:48. Additionally, frosh Emma Abrahamson, La Costa Canyon CA, debuts at #20 after her 17:05 at Mt. SAC for 2nd fastest time behind Baxter.
From Missouri hails Colleen Quigley, Nerinx Hall MO, who has been lighting up MO all fall but most recently won her District meet by nearly 90 seconds with a time of 18:21 for 5000 meters. And in Ohio Carly Hamilton, Springboro OH, rolled to a 17:54.10 to win her District champs.
And Molly Seidel, University Lake WI, who runs an unorthodox distance to most of the US, moved up 3 spots after setting a new PR at 4k with a time of 13:42.40.
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| Current Rank | Athlete Name | State | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Aisling Cuffe - Idle. |
NY |
1 |
| 2 | Megan Venables - Idle. | NJ | 2 |
| 3 | Molly Grabill - Won her 2nd Mt. SAC title with an uncontested 17:07 in the Individual Sweeps race. | CA |
3 |
| 4 | Eleanor Fulton - Won the Colorado 5A Region 5 champs at altitude with a season best time of 17:50. | CO |
4 |
| 5 |
Kathryn Fluehr -
Cruised to 2nd with her sister on her heels at the Lely Invite. |
FL | 6 |
| 6 | Maddie Meyers - Cruised to an 18:26 to win the Emerald City League Champs. | WA | 10 |
| 7 | Alli Billmeyer - Finished 3rd at Mt. SAC in the Team Sweeps race with the 4th fastest time (17:08), but her consistency at the top will keep her ranked high. | CA | 7 |
| 8 | Molly Seidel - Won the WIAA Division 3 Kenosha St. Joseph Sectionals with a new 4k PR of 13:42.40. |
WI | 11 |
| 9 | Rachel Johnson - Idle. |
TX | 9 |
| 10 | Sarah Baxter - The tiny frosh won the Mt. SAC invitational Team Sweeps race with a 3-mile time of 16:41, the fastest time of the day and a new frosh record, breaking Jorday Hasay's 16:48. |
CA | NR |
| 11 | Abbey Leonardi - Won the Western Maine Class A Regional Champs with a time of 18:26.66. |
ME | 12 |
| 12 | Megan Lacy - Continues to roll to impressive victories with a 17:35 clocking at the Olympic Conference Champs. | NJ | 14 |
| 13 | Jillian Fanning - Idle. | NY | 13 |
| 14 | Emma Brink - Won the Kentucky Academy meet with a time of 18:22.30 to win by 50 seconds. |
KY | 15 |
| 15 | Gabrielle Anzalone - Blasted a 17:34 to win the KLAA Lakes Conference Champs meet. |
MI | 16 |
| 16 | Kelsey Margey - Idle. | NY | 17 |
| 17 | Hannah Neczypor - Won the OHSAA District XC Edgewater Park meet with a 5k time of 18:22.50. | OH | 18 |
| 18 | Kelsey Lakowske - Won the Colorado 5A Region 3 XC meet with an at altitude time of 18:05 for 5k. | CO | 20 |
| 19 | Carly Hamilton - Won the OHSAA District XC Miami Valley meet with a 17:54.10 5k time. | OH | NR |
| 20 | Emma Abrahamson - Another stellar frosh finished 2nd behind Sarah Baxter at the Mt. SAC invite with a 17:05 clocking, 2nd fastest on the day. | CA | NR |
| 21 | Haley Pierce - Idle. | DE | 21 |
| 22 | Colleen Quigley - Won the Class 4 District 3 meet in 18:21, more than 90 seconds up on 2nd place, on a difficult MO course. | MO | NR |
| 23 | Catrina McAlister - Will remain in the rankings in spite of a difficult finish at Mt. SAC due to her season-long consistency. | CA | 8 |
| 24 | Lindsay Crevoiserat - Won the Central CT Conference Divisional Champs with a time of 18:25.53. | CT | 24 |
| 25 |
Julia Foster - Idle
|
NM | 25 |
Boys Rankings
The top of the rankings couldn't be any closer with each harrier firing on all cylinders as we enter the post-season. Futsum Zeinasellassie, North Central IN, rolled in his Semi-State champs to a winning time of 14:51, and will remain #1 for another week. Ammar Moussa, Arcadia CA, moves into the 2nd spot after tieing the Mt. SAC course record with a blazing time of 14:24 in the Team Sweeps race. However, the margin is by the slimmest of threads, as Elias Gedyon, Loyola CA, won the Individual Sweeps race in a more tactical fashion for a winning time of 14:26.
There were also a few newcomers in the boys rankings with Samuel Pons, South Pasadena CA, debuting at #7 after finished just behind Gedyon with a time of 14:30. And from the tiny state of Rhode Island came a big performance from Robert Allen, Cranston West RI, who took down Andrew Springers 15:31 course record at the Bronco Invite with a time of 15:27.79.
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| Current Rank | Athlete Name | State | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Futsum Zeinasellassie - Won his Semi-State Champs race with a time of 14:51. |
IN | 1 |
| 2 | Ammar Moussa - Won the Team Sweeps race at Mt. SAC with a time of 14:24, a tie of the course record. | CA | 3 |
| 3 | Elias Gedyon - Won the Individual Sweeps race at Mt. SAC with a time of 14:26. | CA | 2 |
| 4 | Lukas Verzbicas - Idle. | IL | 4 |
| 5 | Craig Lutz - Idle. | TX | 5 |
| 6 | Jim Rosa - Idle. | NJ | 6 |
| 7 | Samuel Pons - Second to Gedyon in the Individual Sweeps race at Mt. SAC with a time of 14:30. |
CA | NR |
| 8 | Michael Brajdic - Won his District meet with a time of 15:45.51. | OH | 8 |
| 9 | Jeramy Elkaim - Idle. |
NJ | 10 |
| 10 | Lane Werley - 3rd in the Individual Sweeps race at Mt. SAC with a time of 14:35. |
CA | 7 |
| 11 | Edward Cheserek - Idle. | NJ | 10 |
| 12 | John Mascari - Won his Semi-State race with a time of 14:59.10. | IN | 12 |
| 13 | Robert Allen - Broke Andrew Springers CR of 15:31 with a quick 15:27.79 to win the Bronco Invite. | RI | NR |
| 14 | Billy Orman - Won the Holbrook Invite by 30 seconds with a time of 16:24.70. | AZ | 13 |
| 15 |
Andrew Gardner - Won GSL league meet with a time of 15:54 over Bierig. |
WA | 14 |
| 16 | Zach Wills - Won his District meet with a time of 15:34. | OH | 15 |
| 17 | Kenji Bierig - Finished 2nd to Gardner at a GSL league meet with a time of 16:05. | WA | 16 |
| 18 | Armando Del Valle - Idle. | FL | 18 |
| 19 | Jimmy Clark - Won the Middleburg Invite with a time of 15:31.4. |
FL | 19 |
| 20 | Ryan Pickering - Won the Westminster Academy Invite with a time of 15:37.6. | FL | 20 |
| 21 | Jack Driggs - Won his Regional champs by blasting a 14:31 3-mile. | IL | 21 |
| 22 | Chris Walden - Finished 10th in the Semi-State race won by Mascari, but his consistent top-performances will keep him in the rankings for another week. |
IN | 11 |
| 23 | John Murray - Idle. |
CT | 22 |
| 24 | Jacob Burcham - Won his Regional Champs by over a minute with a time of 16:11.8. | WV | 23 |
| 25 | Miles Schoedler - Idle. | NJ | 25 |
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