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Kansas pre-season Cross Country coaches poll

from Tony Bozarth, Heartland regional editor

Here are the Kansas State Cross Country and Track Coaches Association pre-season polls.

6A Boys
1. Shawnee Mission Northwest (74) - also 5th in NTN Heartland regional rankings..
2. Emporia (58)
3. Lawrence Free State (42)
4. Maize (35)
5. Overland Park Aquinas (24)
6. Shawnee Mission East (18)
7. Hutchinson (7)
8. Junction City (6)
8. Blue Valley North (6)
Others: Lawrence (5), Olathe East (5), Blue Valley West (4), Leavenworth (4), Manhattan (1), Wichita East (1), Olathe South (1)

6A Girls
1. Overland Park Aquinas (62)
2. Olathe East (59)
3. Shawnee Mission Northwest (52)
4. Blue Vallley North (48)
5. WIchita East (15)
6. Lawrence (14)
7. Emporia (10)
7. Topeka Washburn Rural (10)
Others: Lawrence Free State (6), Blue Valley Northwest (4), Derby (2), Blue Valley West (2), Manhattan (2), Shawnee Mission West (1)

5A Boys
1. Gardner-Edgerton (50)
2. Wichita Bishop Carroll (48)
3. Topeka Seaman (35)
4. Shawnee Mission Bishop Miege (26)
5. Great Bend (14)
6. Liberal (12)
7. Blue Valley (11)
8. Wichita Kaupan Mt. Carmel (10)
8. Newton (10)
Others: Hays (3), Salina South (3), Arkansas City (1)

5A Girls
1. Wichita Kaupan Mt. Carmel (56)
2. Hays (40)
3. Shawnee Mission Bishop Miege (35)
4. Great Bend (31)
5. Newton (23)
6. Liberal (11)
6. Wichita West (11)
8. Topeka Seaman (9)
Others: Gardner-Edgerton (5), Paola (1)

4A Boys
1. Baldwin (83)
2. Wamego (63)
3. Abilene (42)
4. Clearwater (40)
5. Buhler (36)
6. El Dorado (32)
7. Hugoton (14)
8. Clay Center (5)
Others: Iola (4), Tonganoxie (4), Anderson County (4), Topeka Hayden (2), Independence (2), DeSoto (1), Andover (10)

4A Girls
1. Baldwin (83)
2. Clay Center (56)
3. Clearwater (54)
4. El Dorado (40)
5. Hugoton (34)
6. Colby (31)
7. Eudora (17)
8. Wamego (9)
Others: Concordia (5), Larned (2), Buhler (1), Iola (1)

3A Boys
1. Kansas City Christian (59)
2. Ellsworth (56)
3. Hillsboro (26)
4. Sabetha (22)
5. Northern Heights (17)
6. Hutchinson Trinity(12)
7. Southeast of Saline (7)
Others: Belleville (5), Shawnee Maranatha Academy (4), Riley County (4), Mission Valley (1), Hesston (1)

3A Girls
1. Beloit (59)
2. Ellsworth (50)
3. Sabetha (39)
4. Garden Plain (25)
5. Holcomb(24)
6. Riley County (16)
7. Halstead (10)
8. Shawnee Maranatha Academy (6)
8. Wellsville (6)
Others: Kansas City Christian (5), Lakin (4), Northern Heights (3), Pomona (3), Oakley (2)

2A Boys
1. Stanton County (30)
2. Meade (23)
3. Salina Sacred Heart (12)
4. Remington (11)
5. Quinter (6)
6. Hill City (5)
7. McLouth (4)
8. Jefferson County North (3)
8. Lebo (3)
8. Central-Burden (3)
Others: Valley Heights (1)

2A Girls
1. Stanton County (23)
2. Olpe (21)
3. Salina Sacred Heart (20)
4. Jackson Heights (16)
5. Horton (8)
6. Meade (6)
7. Peabody (4)
8. Remington (2)
Others: Central-Burden (1)

1A Boys
1. Pike Valley (22)
2. Deefield (21)
3. Tribune (16)
3. South Gray (16)
5. Lebo (10)
6. Grinnell (5)
7. Wheatland (3)
7. Brewster (3)
Others: Mankato (1), Pawnee Heights (1)

1A Girls
1. Tribune (20)
2. Pike Valley (14)
3. South Gray (12)
4. Wheatland (10)
5. Mankato (6)
5. Macksville (6)
7. Natoma (5)
8. Highland (3)
8. Lebo (3)

Note: Official enrollment classifications are not finalized until October, accounting for Lebo being ranked in both 1A and 2A. They received votes in both classes.

 

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