By Aaron Rich and Margot Kelly
Girls Rankings
Many athletes were idle, but there were a few big changes in the rankings this week. US#1 Julie Macedo (DE) continues to assert her dominance as she won the Joe O'Neill Invite by 42 seconds over US#9 Haley Pierce (DE) with a time of 16:55.26. US#19 Kelsey Braithwaite (UT) moves into the rankings with her course record setting performance to win the 4A title in 17:36.4. Also in the rankings for the first time is US#20 Amanda Fox (IL) who ran 16:35.8 for 3 miles at her conference meet. A lot is going on this weekend with 5 state championships taking place and the big Mt. Sac Invite in CA. Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below. Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.
Click on an athlete's name for detailed stats
| Current Rank | Athlete Name | State | Weekly results |
| 1 |
DE |
Blew the doors off with a 16:55.26 to win the Joe O'Neill Invitational by 42 seconds over US#9 Haley Pierce. |
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| 2 | NY |
Idle |
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| 3 | Carrie Verdon | WI |
Idle |
| 4 | GA |
Idle |
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| 5 | NY |
Idle |
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| 6 | Erin Finn | MI | Idle |
| 7 | Camille Chapus | CA |
Idle |
| 8 |
NC |
Idle |
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| 9 | Haley Pierce | DE | Finished 2nd to US#1 Julie Macedo at the Joe O'Neill Invite. |
| 10 | ME |
Idle |
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| 11 | Amy-Eloise Neale | WA |
Idle |
| 12 | WA |
Idle |
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| 13 | WA | Idle | |
| 14 | Kendra Weitz | WA |
Idle
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| 15 | Jordyn Colter | CO |
Won the Centennial League 3 mile with a time of 17:30. |
| 16 | Samantha Nightingale | MO |
Idle |
| 17 | Karlie Garcia | CA |
Idle |
| 18 | Megan Lacy | NJ |
Won the Burlington County Open with a time of 18:53. |
| 19 | UT |
Won the UT 4A state title with a state meet course record time of 17:36.4, breaking a 12 year old record. |
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| 20 |
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IL
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Ran a quick 16:35.8 3 mile to win her conference meet. |
| 21 | Mary Cain | NY |
Idle |
| 22 | Brianna Nerud | NY |
Idle |
| 23 | Angel Piccirillo | PT | Idle |
| 24 | Sarah Fakler | AZ |
Idle |
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25 |
Alana Hadley | NC |
Idle |
| Watch list: Caroline Kellner (NJ); Heather Martin (NY); Emily Nist (ID); Catarina Rocha (MA); Sara Sargent (PA); Brooke Wolfe (IL); Anna Maxwell (CA); Amy Weissenbach (CA); Clare Carrol (CA); Sarah Baxter (CA); Samantha Nadel (NY); Erin Hooker CO); Hannah Meier (MI); Rolonda Jumbo (AZ); Allie Ostrander (AK); Shelby Davidson (FL); Emma Abrahamson (CA); Kelly Lawson (CA); Laura Leff (NY); Kelsey Margey (NY); Darby Middlebrook (NC); Madi McLellan (TX); Hagen Reedy (CA); Xochi Navarette (CA); Jordan McPhee (WA); Eliza Decker (NC); Megan Fristoe (OR); Christie Rutledge (NY); Lily Williams (FL); Cali Roper (TX); Maggie Montoya (TX); Rachael Sollman (IN); Amanda Fox (IN); Bridget Blake (FL); Julie Wollrath (FL); Karis Frankian (CA); Tori Gerlach (PA); Meghan McGovern (PA);Maria Hauger (MN); Sophie Chase (VA); Julia Bos (MI) |
Boys Rankings
The US#1 slot still belongs to Edward Cheserek (St. Benedict's Prep, NJ), who set his 4th course record in as many weeks with a mind-blowing 14:34.6 clocking at the Brown Invitational in RI. It is difficult to imagine anyone defeating Cheserek for the remainder of the season. US#2 Futsum Zeinasellassie (IN) won his 3rd straight regional championship with a time of 15:04.6 and is the clear favorite to win the IN state title. Also, winning streaks continue for US#12 Daniel Moore (FL) and US#15 Josh Brickell (GA). New to the rankings this week at US#21 is Tim Ball (NJ) who ran 15:31 to win by nearly a minute at the XC Fall Classic. Also, at US#22 is MacKenzie Morrison (UT) who won the 5A state title with a time of 15:22.4, and Brad Nye (UT) who is at US#23 after his runner-up finish in 5A with a time of 15:23.1. A lot is going on this weekend with 5 state championships taking place and the big Mt. Sac Invite in CA. Full updates on each athletes recent accomplishments are below. Be sure to click on each athletes name to see times, articles, photos and interviews of each athlete if available.
Click on an athlete's name for detailed stats
| Current Rank | Athlete Name | State | Weekly results |
| 1 | Edward Cheserek | NJ |
Set his 4th course record in as many races with an amazing 14:34.6 clocking at the Brown Invitational! |
| 2 | Futsum Zeinasellassie | IN |
15:04.6 to win his Regional Championship for the 3rd straight year. |
| 3 | Anthony Armstrong | WA | Idle |
| 4 |
WA |
Idle |
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| 5 | ND |
Idle |
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| 6 | Darren Fahy | CA | Idle |
| 7 | Jacob Burcham | WV |
Idle |
| 8 | Daniel Vertiz | TX |
Idle |
| 9 | Thomas Graham | NC |
Idle |
| 10 |
CA |
Idle |
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| 11 |
TN |
Won the MSCCA Champs with a time of 15:20.08. |
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| 12 | Daniel Moore | FL | 15:49.63 to win the Holy Trinity Fall Classic. |
| 13 | Bryan Guijarro | CA |
Idle |
| 14 | ID |
Idle |
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| 15 | GA |
Won the Nike/Fleet Feet Coach Wood Invite with a time of 15:57.50. |
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| 16 | AZ |
Idle |
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| 17 | WA |
Idle |
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| 18 | KS | Idle | |
| 19 | Luis Luna | CA |
Idle |
| 20 | Danny Carney | CO |
15:35 clocking to win his County League meet by 45 seconds. |
| 21 | Tim Ball | NJ | Ran a swift 15:31 to win the XC Fall Classic by nearly a minute. |
| 22 | MacKenzie Morrison | UT | Won the UT state championships with a time of 15:22.4. |
| 23 | Brad Nye | UT |
Runner-up at the UT state champs with a time of 15:23.1 |
| 24 | Nick Hartle | NV | Won the Santa Clarita Valley Invite with a quick time of 15:00.9. |
| 25 |
CT VA |
Idle Recorded a time of 15:57 to win the Quad States Invite. |
| Watch list: Michael Clevenger (IL); Christian Delgado (NY); Jonah Diaz (CA); Kevin Durham (CA); Silvester Harrison (TX); Christopher Kelsey (IN); Daniel Martinez (CA); Nick Ryan (NY); Jacob Thomson (KY); Korey Krotzer (WA) Sergio Gonzalez (CA); Ahmed Bile (VA); Sam Hibbs (PA); Zach Herriott (MO); Luke Brahm (IN); Carl Smith (IN); Kevin Hoyos (TX); Tseyahye Hiluf (OH); Elliot Clemente (FL); Clayton Young (UT); Jason Crist (IN); Luke Brahm (IN); Jacob Smith (WA); Dustin Wilson (PA); Travis Neuman (OR); Santo Vargas (WA); Mike Marsella (RI); Andres Arroyo (FL); Cale Wallace (TX); Russ Sandvold (WI); Dan Magaha (PA); Clayton Young (UT) |