Weekly High School X-Country Regional Team Rankings
Team rankings by Marc Bloom and Rich Gonzalez
Individuals-To-Watch lists by national and state correspondents

Note: Hurricane-related storms cancelled many meets in the Southeast and South and some in the Northeast. In certain cases, schools were closed and teams were unable to compete or travel.

Girls New York Teams
1.Fayetteville-Manlius                 No major meet yet, top girls’ first invite is 9/27
2.Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake            Easy winner at Niskyuna Ekiden meet
3.Saratoga Springs                    No major meet yet
4.Queensbury                            No major meet yet
5.Shenedehowa                        No major meet yet
6.Warwick Valley                    No major meet yet
7.Arlington                            No major meet yet
8.Pittsford Mendon                    Triple dual winner in 4-way meet taking 4 of top 5 places
9.East Aurora                            Wins JFK Invite taking 5 of top 11
10.Northport                            No major meet yet
Bubble teams alphabetically: Bay Shore, Brighton, Bronxville, Colonie, Greenwich, Guilderland, Honeoye Falls-Lima, North Rockland, Pearl River, Rush-Henrietta, Suffern, Ward Melville, West Seneca West

New York Girls To Watch:
Mackenzie Carter-11             Fayetteville
Erin Cawley-12                 Newark Valley
Courtney Chapman-10         Fayetteville
Mckenna Coughlin-10            Johnson City
Shelby Greany-12                 Suffern
Cassie Goutos-11                Saratoga
Meghan Gregory-12             Burnt Hills
Lillian Griebesland-11         Warwick
Cara Jancezko-11                 Shenendehowa
Emily Lipari-11                 Roslyn
Hannah Luber-12                 Fayetteville
Molly Pezzulo-10                 Burnt Hills
Lizzie Predmore-9             Shenendehowa
Sam Roecker-12                 Burnt Hills
Danielle Winslow-10             Queensbury


Girls Northeast Teams
(CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, PA, RI, VT)
1.Lincoln-Sudbury (MA)            No major meet yet
2.Newton South (MA)                No major meet yet
3.Emmaus (PA)                         Earlier win at Viking Inv taking 5 of top 14
4.Voorhees (NJ)                        No major meet yet
5.Phillips Andover (MA)            No major meet yet
6.Toms River No (NJ)                No major meet yet
7.Liberty (PA)                        Earlier win at Robbins Inv with tight pack behind state runner-up Jess Cygan
8.Bromfield (MA)                    No major meet yet
9.Great Latrobe (PA)                    Wins Gettysburg Inv over Cumberland Valley
10.Ridgefield (CT)                    No major meet yet
Cut: Central Cambria (PA), Red Bank Cath (NJ)
Bubble teams alphabetically: Barrington (RI), Cape Elizabeth (ME), Cardinal O’Hara (PA), Central Cambria (PA), Champlain Valley (VT), Colts Neck (NJ), Coventry (RI), Cumberland Valley (PA), Glastonbury (CT), Haddonfield (NJ), Hanover (NH), Immaculate Heart (NJ), Keene (NH), La Salle (RI), Manchester Central (NH), No. Allegheny (PA), Red Bank Cath (NJ), Ridge (NJ), Roxbury (NJ), Southern Reg (NJ), St. Johnsbury (VT)

Connecticut Girls To Watch:
Moira Kenny                  12        New Canaan
Caroline McDonough     12        Darien
Irene Kalbian                   12        Cheshire
Erica Hines                    12        Hartford
Lindsay Crevoiserat       10         Glastonbury
Jackie Nicholas                10        Nonnewaug
Rosa Moriello                   11        Naugatuck
Jeanne Theleen                 12        Pomperaug
Isabella F Corso               10        Ridgefield
Anna Shields                    12        Lyme

Maine Girls To Watch:
Adele Espy             Waynflete
Marita Stressenger        Cape Elizabeth
Silver Hunt             Belfast
Heather Spurling         Mount Desert
Amelia Lundkvist         Cheverus
Emily Atwood             Cape Elizabeth
Victoria Hewey         Sanford
Kim Spencer             Lewiston
Molly Susla             Freeport
Hannah Saunders         Caribou
Lauren Dudley         Portland
Kelsey Barton             Cape Elizabeth
Meghan McDonough         Brunswick
Erin Morris             Falmouth
Hannah Pierce             Massabesic

Massachusetts Girls To Watch:
Barry Megan             JR         Dennis     Yarmouth
D'Agostino Abbey     JR         Masconomet
Dahlburg Bridget     SR     Newton
Davidner Jenna         JR         Oliver - Brocton
Jones Emily             SR     Bromfield
Kasper Kristen         SR     North Andover
Keklak Andrea         SO      Sudbury
Lacombe Micaela     SO     Groton - Dunstable
Lanois Emily             SR     Hamilton - Wenham
McNiff Shauna         SR     Hingham
Poretta Alanna         JR         Pentucket
Reed Madeleine         JR         Brocton
Thomas Jen              JR         Boston
Walsh Lindsay         JR         Swampscott
White Rebecca         SR         Natick

New Jersey Girls To Watch:
Melanie                 Thompson Voorhees
Jill Smith                 Southern
Chelsea Ley             Kingsway
Sarah Pagano             Belmar
Casey Doyle             Shawnee
Katherine Petruzellis Voorhees
Molly McNamara     Red Bank
Joelle Amaral         Randolph
Megan Venables         Highlands

Pennsylvania Girls To Watch:
Leigha Anderson      Cumberland Valley           
Natalie Bower            Greater Latrobe
Jess Cygan               Liberty
Margaret Diacont         Nazareth
Amanda Faust           Emmaus
Kelyn Freedman         Radnor
Lindsey Graybill        Emmaus
Jordan Jenkins            New Oxford
Leslie Kovach            Norwin
Emily Martin            Garden Grove
Lindsay Rheiner            Harrisburg
Elizabeth Simpson        Boyertown
Chelsea    Sumney        Haverford
Lauren Zarger            Harbor Creek
Sophia Ziemian            Lewisburg

Rhode Island Girls To Watch:
Jean Christensen         Providence
Abigail Jones             Barrington
Hope Nelson             Kingston
Allison Stadiuk         North Kingston
Stephenie Beaudetter Bayview
Alyssa DeQuattro     Cranson
Arianna Colella         Cranston
Kaitlyn Grimshaw     Coventry
Victoria Lima         Westerly
Michon Dinwoodie     Westerly
Rebecca Morley         Kingston
Katherine Meinertz     Smithfield
Amanda Hallworth      East Greenwich
Tasi Rattling             Cumberland
Victoria Beardwood     Providence
Aileen Cole             Scituate
Daria Braboy             Bayview
Jenna Riley             Coventry
Colleen McKenna     Providence

Vermont Girls To Watch:
1. Hannah Rowe         St. Johnsbury
2. Caroline Weaver     South Burlington
3. Hayley Gray         St. Johnsbury
4. Anna Guthrie         Essex Junction
5. Sarah Lange         Brattleboro
6. Annie Penfield     White River
7. Chelsea Evans      White River
8. Maddie Christian     Champlain Valley
9. Kelsey Kelleher     Montpelier
10. Bianca Calkins     St. Johnsbury


Girls South Teams
(AR, LA, MS, OK, TX)
1.The Woodlands (TX)            Earlier Friday Night Lights winner by 48 points in 2-miler
2.Kingwood (TX)                    Wins Andy Wells Inv taking 5 of top 11 at 4k
3.Vista Ridge (TX)                    Wins Lockhart Inv at 2 miles with 2 girls now running like state contenders
4.Keller (TX)                            Wins Marcus I Invite by 35 points at 2 miles
5.Cinco Ranch (TX)                    2nd to Kingwood at Wells meet
6.Kingwood Park (TX)                2nd to The Woodlands at Fri Night Lights, then close 3rd at Wells
7.Mount Carmel (LA)                No major meet yet
8.Bentonville (AR)                    Wins Bentonville Inv taking top 4 places at 4k
9.Westmoore (OK)                    Wins Edmond Santa Fe Inv at 2M led by state runner-up Katelin Cherry in 3rd
10.Clear Lake (TX)                    Earlier 3rd at Fri Night Lights with 33-second spread
Cut: Southlake Carroll (TX), Tupelo (MS), Rogers (AR), Edmond No (OK)
Bubble teams alphabetically: College Park (TX), Coppell (TX), Edmond Mem (OK), Edmond No (OK), Flower Mound (TX), Hereford (TX), Jenks (OK), Seven Lakes (TX), Southlake Carroll (TX), St. Joseph’s (LA), Tulsa Union (OK)

Arkansas Girls To Watch:
Grace Heymsfield    Elkins
Erika Setzler            Conway
Courtney Efurd        Rogers
MacKenzie Bloom    Bentonville
Ashley Miess            Pulaski Academy
Katie Dalton            Bentonville

Louisiana Girls To Watch:
Malia Cali                St. Thomas Aquinas
Kaitlin Flattmann        Benton
Rebecca Blubaugh    Airline

Mississippi Girls To Watch:
Cory McGee            Pass Christian
Kaitlin Will            Corinth
Kat Steinman            Tupelo
Catherine Holman    Tupelo
Anne Threlkeld         Oxford
Lauren Foropoulos     Corinth
Haley Brown            Pearl

Oklahoma Girls To Watch:
Katelin Cherry        Westmoore
Rani Melvin            Enid
Andrea Lewis            Bishop Kelley
Kadie Peoples            Madill
Amber Harper        Plainview
Kevi Luper             Adair
Jori Davis                Piedmont
Casady Ashcraft        Seminole

Texas Girls To Watch:
Lauren Smith            Brazoswood
Regan Tindell            Belton
Tricia Terry            Memorial
Jordan Hopper        Cypress Falss
Tara Upshaw            Carroll
Sara Sutherland        Highland Park
Ashley Isham            Vista Ridge
Carly Kitts            Midlothian
Bailey Belvis            Prosper
Colbea Harris            Argyle
Julia Holub            Seymour
Sarah Andrews        The Woodlands
Alyssa Nielson        Heritage
Chelsey Sveinsson    Greenhill


Girls Southeast Teams
(AL, DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
1.Mountain Brook (AL)                Wins Berry Inv by 142 points taking 5 of top 15 places
2.Collins Hill (GA)                    Earlier win in 2-mile Stage Races with near-perfect score while holding out top girl
3.Tatnall (DE)                        No major meet yet
4.Midlothian (VA)                    No major meet yet
5.Episcopal (FL)                        No major meet yet
6.Oak Ridge (TN)                    No major meet yet
7.Oakton (VA)                        No major meet yet
8.Satellite (FL)                        Ran partial team at earlier Space Coast Jamboree
9.Assumption (KY)                    No major meet yet
10.St. Agnes (TN)                    No major meet yet
Bubble teams alphabetically: Alpharetta (GA), Archmere (DE), Bartram Trail (FL), Blacksburg (VA), Brentsville (VA), Cabell Midland (WV), Cardinal Gibbons (NC), Dunbar (KY), Green Hope (NC), Herndon (VA), Lake Braddock (VA), Lake Highland Prep (FL), Lourdes (FL), Maggie Walker (VA), Meade County (KY), Morgantown (WV), N. Gwinnett (GA), Padua (DE), Roberson (NC), Roosevelt (MD), Sacred Heart (KY), Scottsboro (AL), University (WV), Western Branch (VA)

Note: Southeast Girls To Watch list starts next week


Girls Midwest Teams
(IL, IN, MI, MO, OH)
1.Carmel (IN)                            Continues unbeaten with State Preview win over Carroll
2.Lee’s Summit West (MO)            Wins Craddock Inv taking first 4 places at 2 miles
3.Geneva (IL)                            No major meet yet
4.Hinsdale (IL)                        Wins Hornet-Red Devil Inv taking 4 of top 10 to defeat Palatine
5.Ft. Wayne Carroll (IN)                Solid 2nd to #1 Carmel in State Preview meet
6.Traverse City Central (MI)        Earlier Rochester Adams Inv winner over host school in close race
7.Rochester Adams (MI)                Wins W. Bloomfield/Bro Rice Inv by 66 after earlier 2nd to Traverse City in home invite
8.Palatine (IL)                        2nd to Hinsdale in Hornet-Red Devil meet
9.Cayuga Valley Christian (OH)    Tiffin Carnival 2-A winner with top team performance of meet
10.Magnificat (OH)                    Tiffin 1-A winner by 76 over Hoover
Cut: Brecksview-Broadview Hts (OH), Hoover (OH), Grand Haven (MI)
Bubble teams alphabetically: Benet (IL), Colerain (OH), Eureka (MO), Franklin Central (IN), Gaylord (MI), Grand Haven (MI), Hoover (OH), Jefferson City (MO), Lafayette (MO), Lake Central (IN), Lindbergh (MO), Lyons Township (IL), Minster (OH), Naperville No (IL), Neuqua Valley (IL), Parkway Central (MO), Rochester (MI), Rockford (MI), Troy (MI), Valparaiso (IN), Washington (MO)

Indiana Girls To Watch:
Briana Johnson (Fort Wayne) TM
Waverly Neer (Culver) TM
Sarah Higgens (Greenwood) TM
Christina Blair (Valparaiso) TM
Autumn Beachy (Waterloo) TM

Ohio Girls To Watch:
Katie Gillsepie (Cuyahoga Valley) FR/MS
Hannah Neczypor (Royalton) FR/MS
Michelle Thomas (Glen Este) FR/MS
Brooklyne Ridder (Oak Hills) FR/MS
Brittany Stockmaster (Seneca) FR/MS
Abbie Clifford (Perry) FR/MS
Kaitlin Smith (Canal Winchester) FR/MS
Tori Brink (Hilliard) FR/MS
Chelsea Oswald (Walsh Jesuit) FR/MS

Illinois Girls To Watch:
Lindsay Flannagan Sr. Lake Park
Lizzy Hynes Sr. St. Charles
Heather Olson Sr. Gurnee
Kelly Whitley So. Geneva
Sarah McIntosh So. Palatine
McKinzie Schulz Jr. Lisle
Kristina Aubert Jr. Crystal Lake
Marie O'Leary Jr. Normal
Elaine Kuckertz Sr. Hinsdale
Michelle Stratton Sr. Naperville

Missouri Girls To Watch:
Emily Sisson Jr., St. Louis (Former FL #3 in 2006- transfers from Nebraska)
Diane Robison Jr., St. Louis
Alyssa Allison Sr., Festus
Natalie Todd Sr., Ladue
Chelsea Crisman Jr., Eureka
Sarah White, So., Potosi


Girls Heartland Teams
(IA, KS, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI)
1.Dowling Catholic (IA)                Takes 6 of top 7 in 14-team Urbandale meet as Katie Flood runs 13:42 for 4k
2.Lakeville South (MN)                Wins Hopkins Inv by 20 over Minnetonka and 39 over Eden Prairie
3.Bismarck (ND)                        Wins Becky Wells Inv by 39 over a strong Minot squad
4.Lakeville North (MN)                Wins Faribault Inv after earlier Irish Inv win on tie-breaker over Minnetonka
5.Yankton (SD)                        Strong top 4 in dual win but injury creates need for 5th girl
6.Minnetonka (MN)                    2nd to Lakeville So at Hopkins after tie-breaker loss to Lakeville No
7.Sioux Falls Roosevelt (SD)        No major meet yet
8.Manhattan (KS)                    No major meet yet
9.Eden Prairie (MN)                    3rd at Hopkins meet while not at full strength
10.Whitefish Bay (WI)                Earlier win at Marshfield Columbus Inv sweeping first 4 places     Cut: Marian (NE)
Bubble teams alphabetically: Bay Port (WI), Blue Valley NW (KS), Chaska (MN), Dickinson (ND), Fargo South (ND), Iowa City (IA), Iowa City West (IA), Lincoln Pius X (NE), Marian (NE), Millard No (NE), Minot (ND), Olathe East (KS), Omaha Westside (NE), Urbandale (IA), West Fargo (ND)

Iowa Girls to Watch:
Katie           Flood              Des Moines
Ashlie        Decker         Des Moinse
Shelby     Houlihan        Sioux City
Madie      Hubbell         Des Moines
Tenelle     Berard         Des Moines
Kelsey      Regan             Davenport
Kaia         Miller              Decorah
Steph         Wibben           George
Morgan     Casey            NE GL

Kansas Girls To Watch:
Kyra         Kilwein         Lawrence
Marley     Crusch            Manhattan
Allie          Marquis         Shawnee
Kristin     Strecker         Topeka
Lisa          Imgrund         Shawnee
Ellie         Mohr             Blue Valley
Anna         Roxberg         Blue Valley
Darci         Miller             Olathe
Casey         Epps             Olathe
Mackenzie Mackey         Wichita
       
Minnesota Girls To Watch:
Laura           Hughes         Mankato
Caitlin         Hewes          Stillwater
Jamie       Piepenburg      Alexandria
Hannah       Kellerman        Sartell
Kaylea     Brase             Centennial
Ann         Ferguson        Eastview
Rachel         Drake             White Bear Lake 
Julia            Harrison         Mound Westonka
Laura       Docherty       Cretin
Alissa         Retterrath       Hutchinson 

Nebraska Girls To Watch:
Kelli         Budd            Omaha
Brittany     Phillips        Omaha
Megan     Oddo            Omaha
Ali         Tewes            Lincoln
Destiny     Burt            La Vista
Jena         Schwalenberg    Columbus
Erin         Statz            Lincoln
Andrea     Weeder        Lindsey
Ali         Gress            Bellevue
Holly         Bussa            Fremont

North Dakota Girls To Watch:
Alissa         Mears             Fargo
Brecca     Wahlund        Minot
Steph         Greer             Minot
Tarin        Lachowitzer    Fargo
Laura        Roesler         Fargo
Taylor     Pintar             Bismarck
Shanice    Lambert        Bismarck
Dakota    Wolf             Dickinson
Alexa         Wachter        Bismarck
Brooklyn     Beehler        Bismarck
       
South Dakota Girls to Watch:
Bailey         Breems         Sioux Falls
Mariah     Hofer            Yankton
Annie         Pfeifle            Rapid City
Megan     Hilson         Yankton
Jenifer     Richards        Rapid City
Madeleine Takahashi     Sturgis
Megan     Brown            Sioux Falls
Kelsey     Barrett         Britton
Jordan     Barrett         Eagle Butte
Erin         Hargens         Sioux Falls
       
Wisconsin Girls To Watch:
Samantha    Bluske            Pardeeville
Breanna     Tinney            Osceola
Morgan    Sickels        Waukesha
Emily        Bachhuber    Shorewood
Megan        Palmer            Whitefish Bay
Ashley        Schoenoff        Baraboo
Maggie    Bollig            Middleton
Kiah        Enrke            Stoughton
Gabby        Levac            Arrowhead
Annie        Talajkowski    Whitefish Bay
Hannah    Trasser        Brookfield


Girls Southwest Teams
(AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT, WY)
1.Fort Collins (CO)                    Wins Cherry Creek Inv by 53 taking 4 of top 8 in deep field
2.Classical (CO)                        Runs 1-2-6-7-8 at St. Vrain Inv with strong pack behind 3A state champ Kait. Hanenburg
3.Xavier Prep (AZ)                    No major meet yet
4.Dakota Ridge (CO)                    3rd at Cherry Creek with top runner Kaitie Vanatta still missing from line-up
5.Davis (UT)                            2nd at BYU Autumn Classic with top girl Candace Eddy sitting out
6.Mountain Crest (UT)                Wins Autumn Classic by 9 over Davis
7.Card. Doherty (CO)                Distant 2nd to Fort Collins at Cherry Creek meet
8.Cheyenne Mtn (CO)                Earlier 1-point winner at Pre-State over Thompson Valley
9.Thompson Valley (CO)            Wins home invite for 2nd straight triumph over 4A rival Greeley West
10.La Cueva (NM)                    Wins Lobo Inv by 14 points over several state powers
Cut: Belen (NM)
Bubble teams alphabetically: Albuquerque Acad (NM), Campbell County (WY), Galena (NV), Greeley West (CO), Ironwood Ridge (AZ), Los Alamos (NM), Marana Mtn. View (AZ), Mesa Mtn. View (AZ), Park City (UT), Rio Rancho (NM), South Tahoe (NV), Timpanogos (UT)

New Mexico Girls To Watch:
Clara Milne             11     Academy
Elba Holguin             12     Albuquerque
Kate Norskog         10     St. Michael's
Erica Firebaugh         11    La Cueva
Aleona Reyes             11     Belen
Anna Olesinski         9     Roswell
Julia Foster             10     Academy
Holly Walker             11     Los Alamos
Allison Bedonie         12     Eldorado
Jordan Brown         12     Gallup
 
Utah Girls To Watch:
Shalaya Kipp             10     Skyview
Candace Eddy         12     Davis
 
Arizona Girls To Watch:
Jessica Tonn             11     Xavier
Cami Jackson         12     Mountain View
Sarah Penney             12     Xavier
Sara Beth Miville     10     Ironwood Ridge
Stephanie Ledgerwood 12     Kofi


Girls Northwest Teams
(AK, HI, ID, MT, OR, WA)
1.St. Mary’s (OR)                    Takes 6 of top 8 in MHC Relays at 1-mile distance
2.Jesuit (OR)                            Takes 8 of top 10 spots in Chapman Inv
3.Eastlake (WA)                        No major meet yet
4.Bozeman (MT)                        Wins Billings Inv by 40 over state powers
5.Crater (OR)                            Wins Yreka (CA) Inv taking 4 of top 12
6.Redmond (WA)                    No major meet yet
7.Sehome (WA)                        No major meet yet
8.Bishop Kelly (ID)                    Frosh winner sparks team to Caldwell Inv win by 48 points
9.Mountain View (ID)                Wins Cardinal Classic by 21 points
10.Anchorage West (AK)            Wins Palmer Inv by 20 with 40-second spread
Cut: Boise (ID)
Bubble teams alphabetically: Billings Sr (MT), Billings West (MT), Boise (ID), Crescent Valley (OR), Gig Harbor (WA), Grace Christian (AK), Kuna (ID), Punahou (HI), Richland (WA), Seabury Hall (HI), Twin Falls (ID)

Note: Northwest Girls To Watch list starts next week.


Girls California Teams
1.Saugus                                    No major meet yet
2.Dana Hills                                No major meet yet
3.Trabuco Hills                            No major meet yet
4.Torrey Pines                            Team time winner in by-grade Wolfpack Inv with fine frosh additions
5.Fountain Valley                        No major meet yet
6.Chino Hills                                No major meet yet
7.Esperanza                                No major meet yet
8.Foothill (Santa Ana)                    No major meet yet
9.Carlmont                                3rd on team time in by-grade Early Bird meet while shorthanded
10.Rancho Buena Vista                    2nd on team time at Wolfpack meet
Bubble teams alphabetically: Campolindo, Carondelet, Clovis, Mira Costa, Mountain View, Murrieta Valley, Newport Harbor, Royal, Serrano, Simi Valley, South Hills, St. Ignatius

California Girls To Watch:
Jordan Hasay        Sr.         Mission College Prep
Alex Dunne        Sr.         San Clemente
Molly Grabill        So.     Rancho Bernardo
Kaylin Mahoney    So.     Saugus
Meghan Marvin    Jr.         Clovis
Jacque Taylor        Jr.         Casa Grande
Hayley Scott        Jr.         Oak Ridge
Jennifer Bergman    Sr.         Valley Christian
Hillary Hayes     Sr.         Edison-HB
1Katy Daly        Sr.         St. Ignatius