2004 South Region Cross Country Review
week of September 4

Scoreboard of ranked teams

Highland Park TX girls top SO#1 US#6 Carroll Southlake TX and SO#3 Marcus Flower Mound TX. SO#1 US#2 The Woodlands boys roll.

by John Sullivan, NTN South region editor

Here is how NTN South region top 10 teams fared this week:

Boys - Girls

Boys

#1 The Woodlands TX and #2 Kingwood TX at Andy Wells (Kingwood) Invite.
The Woodlands dominated with 16 points. Only a Friendswood runner in 5th broke up the perfect score. Kingwood’s top 2 returners from last year went 7-8 to lead them to 2nd place with 64. Their #3 returner decided not to run this year.

#3 Cedar Park TX won its home invite with 25 points (1,4,5,7,8) over 3 solid teams. Very tight pack with 1-5 split of 6 seconds over 2 miles last week & 30 secs over 5K this week. Big challenge will be Sept 25 at Nike South Invite vs. host The Woodlands plus other ranked teams.

#4 PSJA North TX was 2nd at Edinburg North this week behind unranked Edinburgh North. Will get more details. This team is known for coming on strong late in the season.

#5 Carroll (Southlake) TX & #8 Marcus (Flower Mound) TX at Marcus I Invite. Marcus won over a strong field including #5 Carroll (didn’t run full team) and teams from Oklahoma. Will be at the Nike South Invite. Carroll didn’t run a full team & it showed with an 8th place finish. Coach told me earlier that they would train during/through this one. They have a week off then strong tests at Texas A&M on the 18th vs ranked & other tough teams followed by the Nike South Invite.

#6 Rogers AR hasn’t run a meet yet. They open in Missouri next week.

#7 Jenks OK ran the Hurricane Invite at U of Tulsa. This is a race by grade over 2 miles. They looked good.

#9 Cinco Ranch TX won the Cougar Classic at the U of Houston. This is a race by grade over 2 miles. They looked good. Have a strong soph and freshman to fill in for grads.

#10.Edmond Memorial OK – not sure yet.

Girls

#1 Carroll (Southlake) TX & #3 Marcus (Flower Mound) TX ran at Marcus I Invite. In a tight battle 4A powerhouse Highland Park won with 63 followed by Carroll with 63 also & Marcus with 66. These 3 teams will meet again during the season. Carroll coach told me earlier that they would train during/through this one. They have a week off then strong tests at Texas A&M on the 18th vs ranked & other tough teams followed by the Nike South Invite. Marcus will also be at Nike South.

#2 Kingwood TX, #7 Klein TX & #8 The Woodlands TX met at Andy Wells (Kingwood) Invite. Kingwood won easily with 33 pts followed by The Woodlands with 53 & Klein with 90. Klein has 2 good returners, but not much depth. Will be tested in the coming weeks.

#4 Tupelo MS hasn’t raced yet. 1st meet coming up.

#5 Mustang OK – not sure yet.

#6 Cedar Park TX & #10 Georgetown TX met at the Cedar Park Invite. Cedar Park won 30 to 85 for Georgetown. Cedar Park will be tested over 5K (TX girls run 3200m) at Texas A&M vs #1 Carroll on Swept 18 and at Nike South.

#9 Rogers AR hasn’t raced yet. Opens next week in Missouri.

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