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| SteveU's DyeStat Girls XC Top 25
2008 Individual XC Rankings
By Steve Underwood
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The annual DyeStat XC Top 25 series (formerly Foot Locker Favorites and renamed given additional options available now) are national and regional rankings of cross-country runners based on distance-running accomplishments to date, with an emphasis on XC and 3200/2M track results, rather than a projection of how the Foot Locker Finals or NXN Finals will turn out (predictions run later in the season). Early season rankings have significant basis in top returnees from last fall and those who made significant progress as distance runners in track. As the season progresses, this season's XC results weigh continually heavier.
November 20, 2008 (rank through meets of Nov. 15) Big three showdown gaining steam
NXN champs get a boost; Thompson over Ley in NJ showdown- The anticipation mounts for the expected Foot Locker Finals showdown of “Big Three” stars Ashley Brasovan, Jordan Hasay, and Kathy Kroeger. Brasovan and Hasay continued their marches to state championship “four-peats” with regional and sectional victories, while Kroeger wrapped up her regular season by winning her state meet by a minute and a half. It’s noteworthy that Kroeger’s winning 17:09 for 5K in TN was just 10 seconds off (on a tougher day) her 2006 state meet time that prefaced her Foot Locker victory. It was announced that all three had registered for Foot Locker.
- Another NXN Heartland champ, along with Zivec on the boys side, entered the rankings. Ashlie Decker IA made it two straight Dowling Catholic champs in Sioux Falls, with 2007 champ and teammate Katie Flood 2nd. They may be the best 1-2 combination in the country.
- Two other NXN regional champs saw their ranking rise, as Alyssa Andrews WA entered the list after her Northwest win, while Stephanie Morgan OH rose a few spots after taking the Midwest race.
- One of the best battles of the season took place at last weekend’s NJ Group 3 meet, as top-ten stars Lanie Thompson and Chelsea Ley met at last, with Thompson getting the victory on the kick at the end. They'll meet again this week in the NJ MOC.
- Emily Lipari, a pre-season top 10 choice after her Foot Locker 6th in 2007, is back on the radar. A very low-key regular season has been followed by New York Class A and Federation titles the past two weeks. Class AA NY champ Courtney Chapman had the best time of all the first weekend, then her team passed up Feds to rest and train for NXN New York.
November 20 - Top 25 Girls
Athlete
Nov. 20 Rank (previous Oct. 31 rank)
| 1. (1) Ashley Brasovan, 2009, Wellington HS, FL
| 2. (2) Jordan Hasay, 2009, Mission Prep HS, CA
| 3. (3) Kathy Kroeger, 2009, Independence HS, TN
| | 4. (4) Allie McLaughlin, 2009, Air Academy HS, CO | | 5. (7) Melanie Thompson, 2009, Voorhees HS, NJ | | 6. (5) Sarah Andrews, 2010, The Woodlands HS, TX | | 7. (8) Alex Dunne, 2009, San Clemente HS, CA | | 8. (9) Emily Jones, 2009, Bromfield HS, MA | | 9. (6) Chelsea Ley, 2009, Kingsway Regional HS, NJ | 10. (10) Emily Sisson, 2010, Parkway Central HS, MO
| | 11. (11) Megan Marisco, 2010, Glenvar HS, VA | | 12. (12) Courtney Chapman, 2011, Fayetteville-Manlius HS, NY | | 13. (HM) Ashlie Decker, 2010, Dowling Catholic HS, IA | | 14. (16) Stephanie Morgan, 2009, Barnesville HS, OH | 15. (HM) Alyssa Andrews, 2009, Gig Harbor HS, WA
| | 16. (17) Amanda Winslow, 2009, Collins Hill HS, GA | | 17. (18) Megan Goethals, 2010, Rochester HS, MI | | 18. (13) Katie Flood, 2010, Dowling Catholic HS, IA | | 19. (20) Jessica Tonn, 2010, Xavier Prep HS, AZ | 20. (HM) Emily Lipari, 2010, Roslyn HS, NY
| 21. (HM) Brooklyne Ridder, 2009, Cincinnati Oak Hills HS, OH
| 22. (15) Molly Grabill, 2011, Rancho Bernardo HS, CA
| | 23. (19) Danielle Menlove, 2012, Jordan HS, UT | | 24. (21) Chelsey Sveinsson, 2011, Greenhill HS, TX | | 25. (22) Kim Spano, 2009, North Mecklenburg HS, NC |
| Honorable mention | Teeny Adams CA, Rebecca Addison MI, Gabrielle Anzalone MI, Elizabeth Apgar CA, Carolyn Baskir NC, Miranda Benzel CO, Jennifer Bergman CA, Kate Borowicz SC,
Juliet Bottorff DE,
Natalie Bower PA,
Liz Brandon ID,
Kelli Budd NE,
Heidi Caldwell NH
Malia Cali LA,
Nicole Carpio FL, Mackenzie Carter NY,
Erin Cawley NY,
Madeline Chambers OH, Aisling Cuffe NY,
Jessica Cygan PA, Jennifer Davidner MA,
Emily Durgin ME,
Lindsay Flanagan IL, Leah Francis AK,
Katie Gillespie OH, Kinsey Gomez ID,
Shelby Greany NY,
Kayla Hale FL,
Kaitin Hanenburg CO, Sarah Heuer IL,
| Katie Huston AL,
Ashley Isham TX,
Bri Jackucewicz NJ, Brianna Jauregui CA, Rolonda Jumbo AZ, Kristin Kasper MA,
Katie Kellner NJ,
Moira Kenny CT,
Shalaya Kipp UT,
Brittany Koziara FL,
Kat Lautzenheiser VA,
Abbey Leonardi ME, Hannah Luber NY, Annamarie Maag OR, Kaitlin Mahoney CA, Sandra Martinez WA,
Cory McGee MS,
Clare Milne NM,
Madeline Morgan AL, Lauren Mullins NY, Hannah Neczypor OH, Andrea Nelson WA, Alyssa Nielson TX,
Nicole Nielsen ID,
Emily Nist ID,
Stacey Nobles VA,
Kate Norskog NM,
Cassie Opitz MN, Shannon Osika MI, Chelsea Oswald OH, Sarah Pagano NJ,
| Kristin Parry CA,
Jamie Piepenburg MN, Haley Pierce DE,
Lizzie Predmore NY, Letitia Propst WV,
Valerie Reina AR,
Diane Robison MO, Samantha Roecker NY, Natosha Rogers CO, Amanda Russell TX, Payton Schutte OR, Morgan Sickels WI,
Katie Sischo NY,
Melissa Skiba CA,
Jillian Smith NJ,
Lauren Smith TX,
Kelsey Smith NV,
Kristin Smith MI,
Kaitlin Snapp KY,
Jacque Taylor CA, Michelle Thomas OH, Regan Tindell TX,
Jordan Tomecek MI,
Tara Upshaw TX,
Kaitie Vanatta CO,
Taylor Wallace OR,
Kelly Whitley IL,
Danielle Winslow NY, Megan Yohe MO,
Sophia Ziemian PA
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