Final NHSCA/XCNation.com High School Cross Country Rankings

Boys Cross Country Power Rankings (Final)

1. Gig Harbor (Washington)
2. Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey)
3. Brentwood (Tennessee)
4. Fayetteville-Manlius (New York)
5. Carmel (Indiana)
6. St. Xavier (Ohio)
7. American Fork (Utah)
8. North Central (Washington)
9. Arcadia (California)
10. Edina (Minnesota)

Click here to view entire Top 25.

Girls Cross Country Power Rankings (Final)

1. Wayzata (Minnesota)
2. Fayetteville-Manlius (New York)
3. Davis (Utah)
4. Carmel (Indiana)
5. Monarch (Colorado)
6. Fort Collins (Colorado)
7. Unionville (Pennsylvania)
8. Great Oak (California)
9. Simi Valley (California)
10. Glenbard West (Illinois)

Click here to view entire Top 25.

Latest XCnation.com high school cross country ratings

by Jeff Fisher
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We're coming down the home stretch in the 2013 high school cross country season and all eyes are on seven-time girls' national champs Fayetteville-Manlius (New York).  The big  question about F-M - can they make it eight straight?

Early in the season after some not so usual loses, many thought that the end of the streak was on the horizon.  However, now as we approach the 2013 Nike Cross Nationals, it looks like F-M is ready to defend, as you can read from XCnation.com Editor-in-Chief David Taylor.  Recently, F-M won another New York state championship and currently it's ranked #2 in the latest XCnation.com rankings.

XCnation.com Boys' High School Cross Country Rankings
…through November 17, 2013

1. Arcadia (California)
2. Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey)
3. Gig Harbor (Michigan)
4. North Central (Washington)
5. American Fork (Utah)
6. Madera South (California)
7. Fayetteville-Manlius (New York)
8. Brea Olinda (California)
9. Carmel (Indiana)
10. Brentwood (Tennessee)


XCnation.com Girls' High School Cross Country Rankings
…through November 17, 2013

1. Wayzata (Minnesota)
2. Fayetteville-Manlius (New York)
3. Carmel (Indiana)
4. Unionville (Pennsylvania)
5. Davis (Utah)
6. Simi Valley (California)
7. Great Oak (California)
8. Glenbard West (Illinois)
9. Monarch (Colorado)
10. Pennsbury (Pennsylvania)

New #1 in lastest XCnation.com Girls' High School Cross Country Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour
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One week after the Unionville girls (Pennsylvania) took over the #1 spot in the XCnation.com Girls' Top 25 Power Rankings, there's a new numero uno.  Wayzata (Minnesota) is now on the top team in the latest rankings.

On the boys' side of the equation, Arcadia from California is still #1

XCnation.com Boys' Cross Country Rankings
as of November 2, 2013

1. Arcadia (CA)
2. American Fork (UT)
3. Gig Harbor (MI)
4. Christian Brothers Academy (NJ)
5. York (IL)
6. Fayetteville-Manlius (NY)
7. Madera-South (CA)
8. Carmel (IN)
9. Hinsdale Central (IL)
10. Wayzata (MN)

Click here to see entire boys' and girls' Top 25.

XCnation.com Girls' Cross Country Rankings
as of November 2, 2013

1. Wayzata (MN)
2. Unionville (PA)
3. Davis (UT)
4. Fayetteville-Manlius (NY)
5. Simi Valley (CA)
6. Naperville North (IL)
7. Carmel (IN)
8. Monarch (CO)
9. Northville (NY)
10. Pennsbury (PA)

Great story about blind high school cross country runner

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour
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This is just one of those stories that makes you smile.  USA Today's website posted a story about 13-year old  Luke Fortner, who is blind and runs cross country for his Fairport High School (New York) team.

Unionville (PA) moves to the top spot in XCNation.com Girls' Cross Country National Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour
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There's a new #1 in high school girls' cross country, according to the latest XCNation.com/ NHSCA Power Rankings.

Unionville (Pennsylvania) ascended to the top spot after an incredible regular season that saw the Indians defeat seven-time national champion Fayetteville-Manlius (New York) twice, plus easily capture the PIAA District I championship.  Last week's top team, Seaholm (Michigan) falls to #2.

XCNation.com Girls' National Cross Country Rankings
...rankings through October 26, 2013

1. Unionville (Pennsylvania)
2. Seaholm (Michigan)
3. Davis (Utah)
4. Simi Valley (California)
5. Fayetteville-Manlius (New York)
6. Wayzata (Minnesota)
7. Carmel (Indiana)
8. Northville (Michigan)
9. Bozeman (Montana)
10. Pennsbury (Pennsylvania)

Click here to see the entire Top 25.

Click here to listen to last week's NHSCA Sports Hour radio show with XCNation.com co-founder David Taylor.

Listen to October 24th NHSCA Sports Hour on-demand

by Jeff Fisher

Host, NHSCA Sports Hour

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If you missed last night's radio show, don't fear, it's right here.  Just click here and you can listen whenever the time is right for you.

Guests on the show are: Austyn Cuneo of Eastern High School (New Jersey), America's all-time leading goal scorer in field hockey and David Taylor of XCNation.com, discussing boys' and girls' cross country.

New XCNation.com Boys' High School Cross Country Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour
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XCNation.com has released its new high school boys' cross country rankings, and once again, there's a new #1...or should I say and old #1.

Arcadia (California) has returned to the top spot after York (Illinois) held the top perch for the last two Top 25 polls.  York falls to #4 this week.

Here's the Top 10...

XCNation.com Boys' Cross Country Rankings
released October 20, 2013

1. Arcadia (California)
2. American Fork (Utah)
3. Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey)
4. York (Illinois)
5. Madera South (California)
6. Brentwood (Tennessee)
7. North Allegheny (Pennsylvania)
8. Gig Harbor (Michigan)
9. Ogden (Utah)
10. Hinsdale Central (Illinois)

Click here to view the entire Top 25.

The girls' rankings will be released on Thursday.  Also on Thursday, XCNation.com editor David Taylor will join me on the NHSCA Sports Hour to discuss what should be an exciting finish to the 2013 high school cross country season.

You can learn what goes into the XCNation.com Power Rankings, by clicking here.

Latest XCnation.com National Boys' & Girls' Cross Country Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour
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For a while it looked like no team wanted to hang-on to the top spot in the the XCNation.com Boys' High School Cross Country Top 25, but that all changed this week as York High School (Illinois) was able to hold-on to the top spot.

York, coached by legendary cross country coach Joe Newton, remained #1 in the latest Power Rankings that are released every two weeks.  For those of you don't know about Coach Newton - he's 84 years old and has led York to 28 Illinois state cross country championships.  

Several years ago, a documentary about Coach Newton and his program was made.  You can view the trailer to The Long Green Mile above.

Newton was been named the NHSCA's National Boys' Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2003.

Arcadia from California moves up a notch to #2, while preseason #1 Christian Brothers Academy from New Jersey dropped a spot to #3.

On the girls side, Seaholm High School from Michigan, which shared the XCNation.com 2012 national championship with seven-time national champ Fayetteville Manlius from New York moves into the top spot.  Seaholm climbed from #4 in the last poll to overtake former #1 Carmel from Indiana.


XCNation.com Boys' Cross Country Top 25
Rankings as of October 12, 2013

1. York (Illinois)
2. Arcadia (California)
3. Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey)
4. Gig Harbor (Michigan)
5. American Fork (Utah)
6. Carmel (Indiana)
7. North Allegheny (Pennsylvania)
8. Fayetteville Manlius (New York)
9. Hinsdale Central (Illinois)
10. Brentwood (Tennessee)

Click here to view entire Top 25.

XCNation.com Girls' Cross Country Top 25
Rankings as of October 12, 2013

1. Seaholm (Michigan)
2. Carmel (Indiana)
3. Davis (Utah)
4. Wayzata (Minnesota)
5. Unionville (Pennsylvania)
6. Fayetteville Manlius (New York)
7 Simi Valley (California)
8. Northville (Illinois)
9. Naperville North (Illinois)
10. Monarch (Colorado)

Click here to view entire Top 25.

XCNation.com High School Cross County Team Rankings

XCnation.com's Boys' Cross Country Top 25 

as of September 28, 2013

1. York (Illinois)

2. Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey)

3. Arcadia (California)

4. American Fork (Utah)

5. Gig Harbor (Michigan)

6. North Allegheny (Pennsylvania)

7. Hinsdale Central (Illinois)

8. West Chester Henderson (Pennsylvania)

9. Carmel (Indiana)

10. Brentwood (Tennessee)

XCnation.com's Girls' Cross Country Top 25

as of September 28, 2013

1. Carmel (Indiana)

2. Wayzata (Minnesota)

3. Unionville (Pennsylvania)

4. Seaholm (Michigan)

5. Fayetteville Manlius (New York)

6. Saline (Michigan)

7. Northville (Michigan)

8. Naperville North (Illinois)

9. Davis (Utah)

10. Simi Valley (California)

Click here to see the entire Top 25 for boys and girls.

New #1 in XCNation's Boys Cross Country Power Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour
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It's been a great start to the 2013 boys' high school cross country season.  The race for #1 in the nation appears to be a multi-team race if the first few XCNation.com Top 25 is any indication.

Christian Brothers out of the New Jersey, who the preseason #1 team according to XCNation.com.  When the first in-season rankings were released, American Fork from Utah hopped to the top spot.  This week, there's a new #1 in Arcadia High School in California.

Here's the the latest boys' and girls' cross country rankings...

Boys

(National Rank; Team Name; Head Coach)

  1. .9963 Arcadia HS, Arcadia, California - Head Coach Michael Feraco-Eberle

  2. .9825 Christian Brothers Academy HS, Lincroft, New Jersey - Head Coach Tom Heath

  3. .9694 American Fork HS, American Fork, Utah - Head Coach Timo Mostert

  4. .9679 York HS, Elhurst, Illinois - Head Coach Joe Newton

  5. .9482 Gig Harbor HS, Gig Harbor, WA - Head Coach Mark Wieczorek
  6. .9170 Henderson HS, West Chester, Pennsylvania - Head Coach Kevin Kelly

  7. .9114 Carmel HS, Carmel, Indiana - Head Coach Erhard Bell

  8. .9026 Brentwood HS, Brentwood, Tennessee - Head Coach Derek Youel

  9. .9013 Needham Broughton HS, Raleigh, North Carolina - Head Coach David Christian

10. .8842 St. Xavier HS, Cincinnati, Ohio - Head Coach Michael Dehring

11. .8637 Don Bosco Preparatory HS, Ramsey, New Jersey - Head Coach Kevin Kilduff

12. .8462 North Central HS, Spokane, Washington - Head Coach Jonathon Knight
13. .8293 Southlake Carroll HS, Southlake, Texas - Head Coach Justin Leonard
14. .8165 Wayzata HS, Plymouth, Minnesota - Head Coach Bill Miles

15. .8095 Dana Hills HS, Dana Pointe, California - Head Coach Tim Butler

16. .7699 Liverpool HS, Liverpool, New York - Head Coach Tracy Vannatta

17. .7470 Stillwater HS, Stillwater, Minnesota - Head Coach Scott Christensen

18. .7437 Tatnall HS, Wilmington, Delaware - Head Coach Patrick Castagno DII US#1

19. .7433 Fayetteville Manlius HS, Manlius, New York - Head Coach Bill Aris

20. .7413 Central Catholic HS, Portland, Oregon - Head Coach Dave Frank21. .7395 St. Anthony's HS, South Huntington, New York - Head Coach Tim Dearie

22. .7392 Cardinal O'Hara HS, Springfield, Pennsylvania - Head Coach Tom Kennedy

23. .7306 Perham HS, Perham, Minnesota - Head Coach Jeff Morris DII US#2

24. .7232 Saratoga Springs HS, Saratoga, New York - Head Coach Art Kranick

25. .7140 O'Fallon HS, O'Fallon, Illinois - Head Coach Jon Burnett

Girls

(National Rank; Team Name; Head Coach)

  1. .9675 Fayetteville Manlius HS, Manlius, New York - Head Coach Bill Aris

  2. .9506 Carmel HS, Carmel, Indiana - Head Coach Mark Ellington

  3. .9487 Naperville North HS, Naperville, Illinois - Head Coach Dan Iverson

  4. .9091 Unionville HS, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania - Head Coach Mark Lacianca

  5. .8978 Saline HS, Saline, Michigan - Head Coach Mike Smith

  6. .8959 Northville HS, Northville, Michigan - Head Coach Nancy Smith

  7. .8697 Davis HS, Kaysville, Utah - Head Coach Corbin Talley

  8. .8388 Simi Valley HS, Simi Valley, California - Head Coach Roger Evans

  9. .8347 Palatine HS, Palatine, Illinois - Head Coach Joe Parks

10. .8288 Assumption HS, Louisville, Kentucky - Head Coach Barry Haworth

11. .8456 Monarch HS, Louisville, Colorado - Head Coach Kent Reider

12. .7890 Wayzata HS, Plymouth, Minnesota - Head Coach Dave Emmans

13. .7596 Ernest W. Seaholm HS, Birmingham, Michigan - Head Coach Jeff Devantier

14. .7436 Saugus HS, Santa Clarita, California - Head Coach Rene Paragas

15. .7337 Capistrano Valley HS, Mission Viejo, California - Head Coach Ken Sayles

16. .7282 New Trier HS, Winnetka, Illinois - Head Coach John Burnside

17. .7209 Pennsbury HS, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania - Head Coach Don Little

18. .6990 Fort Collins HS, Fort Collins, Colorado - Head Coach Chris Suppes

19. .6935 Freehold Township HS, Freehold, New Jersey - Head Coach Brian Golub

20. .6741 St. Francis HS, Sacramento, California - Head Coach John DuCray

21. .6735 Academy of the Holy Names HS, Albany, New York - Head Coach Carlo Cherubino *DII US#1

22. .6616 Bozeman HS, Bozeman, Montana - Head Coach Clint May

23. .6447 Glenbard West HS, Glen Ellyn, Illinois - Head Coach Kyle Nugent

24. .6435 Buchanan HS, Buchanan, California - Head Coach Brian Weaver

25. .6418 Park City HS, Park City, Utah - Head Coach Jeff Wyant

XCNation.com 2013 Preseason High School Cross Country Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour
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Courtesy: XCnation.com

Today marks the start of the 2013-14 school year in many states across the country open their fall camps in cross country, field hockey, football and soccer.  The opening of camps means numerous national media outlets will be releasing their national rankings in each sport.

Today, we take a look at the boys' and girls' cross country rankings from XCnation.com.

Below are the preseason rankings that include many of the top teams from last season, including defending boys' national champ Arcardia (California) and Fayetteville Manlius (New York), which has won seven straight national championships.

XCNation.com 2013 Preseason Boys' Cross County Rankings

1. Christian Brothers Academy HS, Lincroft, NJ
 2. Henderson HS, West Chester, PA
 3. Arcadia HS, Arcadia, CA
 4. Saratoga Springs HS, Saratoga, NY
 5. Northport HS, Northport, NY
 6. North Central HS, Spokane, WA
 7. American Fork HS, American Fork, UT
 8. Brentwood HS, Brentwood, TN
 9. Don Bosco Prepartory HS, Ramsey, NJ
10. Broughton HS, Raleigh, NC
11. Southlake Carroll HS, Southlake, TX
12. Dana Hills HS, Dana Pointe, CA
13. Wayzata HS, Wayzata, MN
14. Kamiakin HS, Kennewick, WA
15. Central Catholic HS, Portland, OR
16. York HS, Elmhurst, IL
17. Carmel HS, Carmel, IN
18. Highland HS, Milford, MI
19. Long Beach Poly (Polytechnic) HS, Long Beach, CA
20. Central Valley HS, Spokane, WA
21. The Woodlands College Park HS, The Woodlands, TX
22. Belen Jesuit Preparatory HS, Miami, FL
23. Fayetteville Manlius HS, Manlius, NY
24. WW Plainsboro-South HS, Princeton Junction, NJ
25. Perham HS, Perham, MN 

XCNation.com 2013 Preseason Girls' Cross County Rankings

 1. Fayetteville Manlius HS, Manlius, NY
 2. Saline HS, Saline, MI
 3. Monarch HS, Louisville, CO
 4. Carmel HS, Carmel, IN
 5. Great Oak HS, Temecula, CA
 6. Unionville HS, Kennett Square, PA
 7. Assumption HS, Louisville, KY
 8. Davis HS, Kaysville, UT
 9. Seaholm HS, Birmingham, MI
10. Wayzata HS, Plymouth, MN
11. St. Francis HS, Sacramento, CA
12. Simi Valley HS, Simi Valley, CA
13. Freehold Township HS, Freehold, NJ
14. Xavier College Prep HS, Phoenix, AZ
15. Naperville North HS, Naperville, IL
16. Fort Collins HS, Fort Collins, CO
17. Buchanan HS, Clovis, CA
18. Pennsbury HS, Fairless Hills, PA
19. Dowling Catholic HS, Des Moines, IA
20. Traverse City Central HS, Traverse City, MI
21. Northville HS, Northville, MI
22. Coeur D'Alene HS, Coeur D'Alene, ID
23. Arrowhead HS, Hartland, WI
24. Grosse Pointe South HS, Grosse Pointe, MI
25. Eagan HS, Eagan, MN

XCnation.com 2012 Team and Individual Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
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If you listened to our interviews with XCnation.com co-founder David Taylor throughout the 2012 season, you know that it was one of the best ever.

Today we take a look at the final team and individual rankings from XCnation.  

Arcadia High (California) is the boys' Division I national champs while Perham High School (Minnesota) takes the Division II title.

On the girls' side of the equation, we have a split title with Fayetteville Manlius (New York) grabbing a share of the Division I title with Birmingham Seaholm (Michigan).  Fayetteville Manlius has now won or shared seven straight national championships.  Another New York school, East Aurora, wins the Division II national championship.

XCNation.com Boys' National Team Top 10 (Division I & II)

1. Arcadia (California)
2. American Fork (Utah)
3. Highland Milford (Michigan)
4. North Central (Washington)
5. Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey)
6. Southlake Carroll (Texas)
7. Chantilly (Virginia)
8. Cardinal O'Hara (Pennsylvania)
9. York (Illinois)
10. Kamiakin (Washington)

Boys' Division II Team Top 10

1. Perham (Minnesota)
2. Monticello (Iowa)
3. Tatnall (Delaware)
4. Cathedral (Minnesota)
5. Luling (Texas)
6. Notre Dame (New York)
7. Crean Lutheran (California)
8. Salesian (California)
9. St. Joseph's Notre Dame (California)
10. Flintridge Prep (California)

Girls' National Team Top 10 (Division I & II)

1. (tie) Birmingham Seaholm (Michigan)
1. (tie) Fayetteville Manlius (New York)
3. Grosse Point South (Michigan)
4. Southlake Carroll (Texas)
5. Saline (Michigan)
6. Carmel (Indiana)
7. Great Oak (California)
8. East Aurora (New York)
9. Saratoga Springs (New York)
10. Tatnall (Delaware)

Girls' Division II Team Top 10

1. East Aurora (New York)
2. Tatnall (Delaware)
3. Academy of Holy Names (New York)
4. The Classical Academy (Colorado)
5. Decatur St. Teresa (Illinois)
6. Liberty Center (Ohio)
7. Esko (Minnesota)
8. Mt. Saint Dominic (New Jersey)
9. Mount Saint Mary's Academy (New Jersey)
10. Maple Grove (New York)

Go to XCnation.com to see the entire rankings.

On the individual side: Edward Cheserek of St. Benedict's Prep (New Jersey) finished the season ranked #1 in nation, while junior Sarah Baxter of Simi Valley (California) is the girls' individual champ.

Click here to see the Top 25 individual rankings.

XCnation.com Boys & Girls Cross Country Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
Host 
NHSCA Sports Hour
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We're coming down the home stretch of the high school cross country season, but there's still a lot of running to take place with nationals down the road.

All season long, XCnation.com's David Taylor has been keeping us up-to-date with the ever-changing XC landscape in what is probably been the best ever high school cross country season.

The biggest changes to XCnation.com's Super 50 is on the girls' side where there's a new #1.

Birmingham Seaholm takes-over the top spot with a perfect power ranking after beating former #1 Grosse Pointe South in the Michigan Division 1 championship. 

With Seaholm's move to the top and six-time defending national champ Fayetteville-Manlius falling to #4, it's possible the Hornets streak of national titles may be coming to an end.

Below are the Top 10 teams for boys and girls, but please go to XCnation.com for the entire Super 50, plus individual rankings.

XCnation.com's Super 50

Boys' Top 10

1T. Christian Brothers Academy (NJ)
1T. North Central (WA)
3. Highland Milford (MI)
4. Arcadia (CA)
5. American Ford (UT)
6. Southlake Carroll (TX)
7. York (IL)
8. St. Xavier (KY)
9. The Woodlands (TX)
10. Stillwater (MN)

 Girls' Top 10

1. Birmingham Seaholm (MI)
2. Grosse Point (MI)
3. Great Oak (CA)
4. Fayetteville Manlius (NY)
5. Carmel (IN)
6. Suthlake Carroll (TX)
7. Assumption (KY)
8. Saratoga Springs (NY)
9. Saline (MI)
10. The Woodlands (TX)

Finally, tonight on the NHSCA Sports Hour, I'll be talking with Jeff Morris, head coach of Perham High School in Minnesota.  Perham has been crowned as the Boys' Division II national champs by XCnation.

Click here to listen LIVE at 6 P.M. Eastern.

XCnation.com Cross Country Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
Host
NHSCA Sports Hour
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XCnation.com

There are no changes at the very top of the latest XCnation.com high school boys' and girls' cross country team rankings.

Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey) continues to dominate on the boys' side, having just completed another unbeaten dual meet season with a perfect 8-0 record that stretched their win streak to 323 straight.  CBA won seven of its eight meets by a perfect 15-50 margin.

Grosse Pointe South (Michigan) is still #1 on the girls' side.

Last week, Steve Zaranek, who started the sports at GPS team back in 1979-80, joined me on the NHSCA Sports Hour to discuss his girls' success this year. Click here to listen to that interview.

Below are the Top 10 teams.  If you want to see the entire Super 50, please click here to go to XCNation.com's rankings page.

Boys' Team Rankings (through October 18, 2012)

1. Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey)
2. North Central (Washington)
3. American Fork (Utah)
4. Southlake Carroll (Texas)
5. Arcadia (California)
6. St. Xavier (Kentucky)
7. York (Illinois
8. Cardinal O'Hara (Pennsylvania)
9. Sue Cleveland (New Mexico)
10. Los Alamos (New Mexico)

Girls' Team Rankings (through October 18, 2012)

1. Grosse Pointe South (Michigan)
2. Fayetteville Manlius (New York)
3. Carmel (Indiana)
4. Assumption (Kentucky)
5. Unionville (Pennsylvania)
6. Xavier College Prep (Arizona)
7. Saratoga Springs (New York)
8. Tatnall (Delaware)
9. Great Oak (California)
10. West Lafayette (IN)

Boys' Individual Rankings

1. Bryan Fernandez, Dos Pueblos (California)
2. Andrew Gardner, Mead (Washington)
3. Edward Cheserek, St. Benedict's Prep (New Jersey)
4. Bernie Montoya, Cibola (Arizona)
5. Adam Peterman, Hellgate (Montana)

Girls' Individual Rankings

1. Sarah Baxter, Simi Valley (California)
2. Hagen Reedy, Buchanan (California)
3. Alana Hadley, Ardrey Kell (North Carolina)
4. Julia Bos, Grand Rapids Christian (Michigan)
5. Sophie Chase, Lake Braddock (Virginia)

Click here to go to the entire individual rankings' page.

October GTM Sportswear Athlete of the Month

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour

Edward Cheserek, a junior cross country runner at St. Benedict's Prep in New Jersey, is the October GTM Sportswear Athlete of the Month.

At the Passaic Coaches Invitational on September 24th, Cheserek not only won the boys 5K race, he won by nearly two minutes.  With a time of 14 minutes, 53 seconds, Cheserek not only broke the Garret Mountain course record, he shattered it by 22 seconds.

Ranked No. 1 nationally in the preseason by xcnation.com, Cheserek finished second in the Nike Cross Nationals last year, two seconds behind last year’s NHSCA National High School Senior Athlete of the Year, Lukas Verzbicas.

Cheserek came to the United States 15 months ago after spending most of his formative years at the Stadi Za Maisha orphanage in his native Kenya.

#1 Southlake Carroll (TX) Cross Country Coach Justin Leonard on Thursday NHSCA Sports Hour

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour

Southlake Carroll (Texas) High School's boys' and girls' cross country teams grabbed gold medals last weekend at the Texas 5A state championship meet.

Tomorrow night, head coach Justin Leonard will join me on the NHSCA Sports Hour at 6PM Eastern Time to talk about the incredible year that the Dragon runners have had this season.  The boys' team is currently ranked #1 in the nation; the girls are ranked #15, according to XCnation.com.

The boys state title was the first-ever for Southlake Carroll, while the girls snapped a string of three-straight runner-up finishes.  The boys set a record by scoring 20 points; 15 points is a perfect score in cross country.  The Dragons place five runners in the top 10, beating second place Houston Strake Jesuit by 90 points.



XCnation.com National Rankings

Boys
1. Southlake Carroll (TX)
2. Christian Brothers Academy (NJ)
3. Fayetteville Manlius (NY)
4. American Fork (UT)
5. Stillwater (MN)
6. Lexington (SC)
7. Davis (UT)
8. Rush Henrietta (NY)
9. Columbus North (IN)
10. Calvin Christian (MI)

Girls
1. Fayetteville Manlius (NY)
2. Saratoga Springs (NY)
3. North Shore (NY)
4. Tatnall (DE)
5. Monticello (MN)
6. Carmel (IN)
7. New Trier (IL)
8. Fort Collins (CO)
9. Simi Valley (CA)
10. Xavier Prep (AZ)

To see the entire Top 50, click here.

To listen to the show LIVE tomorrow night, click here.

XCnation.com National Cross Country Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour

There's no change at the top of the latest XCnation.com/NHSCA National Team Rankings.

On the boys' side of the equation, defending national champion Arcadia (California) remains #1 after a strong showing at the Surf City Huntington Beach Central Park Invitational.  The Apaches placed five runners in the top 10.

Arcadia is trying to become the first boys' team ton win back-to-back national titles since Mead High School (Washington) did it in 1992 and 1993.  Click here to read a story from XCnation.com on the Apaches.

Only four schools in all have been able to reign as national champs in back-to-back years.  Carmel (Indiana) did it in 1981 and 1982; Deerfield (Illinois) did it in 1976 and 1977; and South Eugene (Oregon) had a three-peat from 1973 through 1975.

Here's a look at the latest Boys' Top 50 Rankings from XCnation.com:

1. Arcadia, CA
2. Bismarck, ND
3. Christian Brothers Academy, NJ
4. Southlake Carroll, TX
5. Davis, UT
6. Calvin Christian, MI
7. Fayetteville Manlius, NY
8. Arlington, NY
9. Fort Collins, CO
10. American Fork, UT
11. Carmel, IN
12. Palos Verdes, CA
13. Columbus North, IN
14. Palatine, IL
15. Rock Bridge, MO
16. Shaker, NY
17. Stillwater, MN
18. Cardinal O'Hara, PA
19. Arrowhead, WI
20. North Allegheny, PA
21. Great Oak, CA
22. Rush Henrietta Sperry, NY
23. Don Bosco Prep, NJ
24. Rancho Cucamonga, CA
25. York, IL
26. North Central, WA
27. Belen Jesuit Preparatory, FL
28. Belvidere North, IL
29. Mount Lebanon, PA
30. Trabuco Hills, CA
31. Hamilton Southeastern, IN
32. Loyola, CA
33. Brookwood, GA
34. Brentwood, TN
35. Eisenhower, WA
36. Bishop Hendricken, RI
37. Campolindo, CA
38. Gig Harbor, WA
39. Piner, CA
40. St. Xavier, KY
41. Saint Anthony's, NY
42. Fairview, CO
43. The Woodlands, TX
44. West Windsor Plainsboro South, NJ
45. Westfield, NJ
46. Bellarmine Prep, CA
47. Kamiakin, WA
48. Holy Trinity, FL
49. Mountain Vista, CO
50. Midlothian, VA

On the girls' side, Fayetteville Manlius is rolling toward its sixth straight national championship after an impressive day at the 39th Annual Manhattan Invitational Girls Eastern Championship Race.  F-M topped #5 Tatnall (Delaware), #7 North Shore (New York) and #27 Champlain Valley (Vermont).

Here's the latest Girls' Top 50 Rankings from XCnation.com:

1. Fayetteville Manlius, NY
2. Carmel, IN
3. Saratoga Springs, NY
4. La Costa Canyon, CA
5. Tatnall, DE
6. Xavier College Preparatory, AZ
7. North Shore, NY
8. Monarch, CO
9. New Trier, IL
10. Assumption, KY
11. Southlake Carroll, TX
12. Dowling Catholic, IA
13. Monticello, MN
14. Kingwood, TX
15. Green Hope, NC
16. Great Oak, CA
17. Saugus, CA
18. Classical Academy, CO
19. Bozeman, MT
20. Simi Valley, CA
21. Burnt Hills-Balston Lake, NY
22. Voorhees, NJ
23. Summit, OR
24. Wheaton Warrenville South, IL
25. Pennsbury, PA
26. Bronxville, NY
27. Champlain Valley, VT
28. Saline, MI
29. Fort Collins, CO
30. Mountain View, ID
31. Campolindo, CA
32. Redondo Union, CA
33. Midlothian, VA
34. Skyline, UT
35. Lake Park, IL
36. Cherry Creek, CO
37. Palatine, IL
38. West Chester Henderson, PA
39. Colonial Forge, VA
40. Fairview, CO
41. Ogden, UT
42. The Woodlands, TX
43. Canandaigua, NY
44. Grosse Pointe South, MI
45. Mountain Vista, CO
46. Glacier Peak, WA
47. Wasilla, AK
48. Tesoro, CA
49. Boulder, CO
50. North Rockland, NY

Click here to listen to XCnation.com co-founder Aron Taylor talk about the rankings on the October 13th NHSCA Sports Hour.