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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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