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DyeStat pre-season rankings - Southwest
8/15/2007

Albuquerque sweeps top spots
with Academy boys, Eldorado girls


Boys

rank Club(School) state comment
1 Academy XC Club (Albuquerque Academy) NM State 4A champ, #1 SW and 7th NTN returns 13 of 14 led by NTN runner-up Ben Johnson
2 Los Alamos XC Club (Los Alamos) NM State 4A runner-up by 4 pts to AA, #2 SW and 13th NTN returns 14 of 15
3 Wheat Ridge XC Club (Wheat Ridge) CO #4 SW team returns its top 5
4 Timpview XC Club (Timpview) UT State 4A champ has 6 of 7 back
5 Cheyenne XC Club (Cheyenne Central) WY State 4A champ and #3 SW has 3 state top-10 harriers back
6 Mountain View XC Club (Mountain View) UT State 5A runner-up has proven performers plus newcomers in molding another contender
7 Vista XC Club (Desert Vista) AZ State 5A-1 winners have excellent front 4 with developing depth
8 Crest XC Club (Mountain Crest) UT State 5A runner-up loses top man but next 5 return
9 Greenwood XC Club (Cherry Creek) CO State power boosted by blue-chip transfer from NY, Charles White
10 Gallup XC Club (Gallup) NM For State 5A champs, 3rd-best in NM is pretty good this season

Southwest boys bubble teams alphabetically:
Battle Mountain (CO), Campbell County (WY), Carson (NV), Dakota Ridge (CO), Fort Collins (CO), Hopi (AZ), Mingus (AZ), Regis (CO), Reno (NV), Rio Rico (AZ).

Girls

rank Club(School) state comment
1 Albuquerque XC Club (Eldorado) NM State 5A champ, #2 SW and 9th at NTN has everyone back in bid for national title
2 Dakota XC Club (Dakota Ridge) CO Rocky Mtn champ and #4 SW returns 5 of 7 plus super transfer Kaitie Vanatta, 4th at FL Natls
3 Phoenix XC Club (O'Connor) AZ State 5A-II champ, #1 SW and 13th NTN returns 5 of 7 led by state champ Lindsay Prescott
4 Park City XC Club (Park City) UT State 3A champ and #5 SW has 5 of 7 back, with front 4 placing in state top-20
5 Sandy XC Club (Jordan) UT State 5A champ has all 7 back with 40-sec spread
6 Los Alamos XC Club (Los Alamos) NM State 4A champ returns 13 of top 15 girls
7 Greenwood XC Club (Cherry Creek) CO State 5A champ and #3 SW loses #1 and #4 but has 5 back and 100 girls to draw from
8 Fort Collins XC Club (Fort Collins) CO ’06 regional power that faltered at state meet returns 5 of 7 plus up-and-coming talent
9 Page XC Club (Page) AZ State 4A-II champ returns strong team seeking overall state supremacy
10 Academy XC Club (Albuquerque Academy) NM State 4A runner-up returns 5 all-state track performers

Southwest girls bubble teams alphabetically:
Cheyenne Central (WY), Classical (CO), Davis (UT), Gallup (NM), Heritage (CO), Mountain View (UT), Reno (NV), Rock Springs (WY), South Tahoe (NV), St. Michael’s (NM), Xavier Prep (AZ).



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