Two teams and five individuals will qualify for NXN national finals December 6, 2008 at Portland OR
Southwest Team Rankings - September 18 Rankings by Marc Bloom and Rich Gonzalez; distributed by NSSF Liberty Bell wins confirm #1 rankings of Albuquerque Academy NM boys and Fort Collins CO girls.
Last week's ranking in parenthesis. BT=bubble team. NR=not ranked
BOYS
GIRLS
1.Albuquerque Acad (NM) [1]Wins Liberty Bell Div I by 42 over Los Alamos with 28-second spread in regional field
2.Los Alamos (NM) [2]Solid 2nd at Liberty Bell with top two harriers placing 2nd and 5th
3.Timpview (UT) [3]No major meet
4.Cibola (NM) [4] Wins Albuquerque High Inv by 3 points over Eldorado
5.Eldorado (NM) [6]Close 2nd to Cibola at Albuquerque meet
6.Desert Vista (AZ) [NR]Wins Scottsdale Festival by 15 over Mtn. View Mesa
7.Mingus (AZ) [8]Wins Wherley Inv led by victorious Tim Frericks
8.Alta (UT) [NR]Wins Murray Inv by 84 with tight pack in big field
9.Mt. View Mesa (AZ) [7]2nd to Desert Vista at Scottsdale meet
10.Gallup (NM) [BT]Wins Durango Inv over Bayfield and Durango (missing 2 scorers)