Two teams and five individuals will qualify for NXN national finals December 6, 2008 at Portland OR
Southwest Team Rankings - September 25 Rankings by Marc Bloom and Rich Gonzalez; distributed by NSSF No change at top -- Albuquerque Academy NM boys, Fort Collins CO girls
Last week's ranking in parenthesis. BT=bubble team. NR=not ranked
BOYS
GIRLS
1.Albuquerque Acad (NM) [1] Wins Manzano Inv by 42 over La Cueva with mixed line-up 2.Los Alamos (NM) [2} No major meet 3.Timpview (UT) [3] 2nd to North Central at multi-state Firman (ID) meet 4.Alta (UT) [8] Continues hot streak with 3rd at Firman, close behind Timpview 5.Cibola (NM) [4] Sweeps West Mesa Inv on hilly course with 15 points 6.Eldorado (NM) [5] 2nd at Gardner Classic without 2 scorers including top man 7.Desert Vista (AZ) [6] 13th against Calif powers in Sweepstakes race at Woodbridge Inv 8.Mingus (AZ) [7] Wins Four Corners Inv by 77 points in Flagstaff 9.Mt. View Mesa (AZ) [9] Wins George Young Inv by 17 over Alhambra 10.Gallup (NM) [10] Wins Pagosa Springs Inv taking 5 of top 8
Bubble teams alphabetically: Alhambra (AZ), American Fork (UT), Bayfield (CO), Carson (NV), Cherry Creek (CO), Dakota Ridge (CO), Davis (UT), Durango (CO), Fairview (CO), Falcon (CO), Galena (NV), Heritage (CO), Loveland (CO), Palmer (CO), Regis Jesuit (CO), Reno (NV), Timpanogos (UT)
1.Fort Collins (CO [1] Loses John Martin Inv on tie-breaker with Thompson Valley while short-handed 2.Classical (CO) [2] No major meet 3.Xavier Prep (AZ) [3] No major meet, running state-wide Conley Inv on Sat 4.Thompson Valley (CO) [6] 2nd on tie-breaker to short-handed Fort Collins at Martin meet 5.Davis (UT) [7] Wins Firman (ID) Inv over top Utah-Idaho field 6.Park City (UT) [BT] Wins Wasatch Rendevous over Mtn. Crest by almost 2 minutes in team time 7.Doherty (CO) [5] Wins Cougar Classic by 35 points 8.Mountain Crest (UT) [4] 2nd to Park City at Wasatch meet 9.Mullen (CO) [8] No major meet 10.La Cueva (NM) [10] Wins Manzano Inv over Academy on ultra-hilly course
Cut: Dakota Ridge (CO) [9]
Bubble teams alphabetically: Albuquerque Acad (NM), Boulder (CO), Cherry Creek (CO), Cheyenne Central (WY), Cheyenne Mtn (CO), Dakota Ridge (CO), Eldorado (NM), Flagstaff (AZ), Galena (NV), Gallup (NM), Greeley West (CO), Highlands Ranch (CO), Ironwood Ridge (AZ), Los Alamos (NM), Marana Mtn. View (AZ), Mountain View (UT), Rio Rancho (NM), Sheridan (WY), Skyline (UT), South Tahoe (NV), Timpanogos (UT), Vista (NV)
