NTN Heartland Rankings - Oct 1, 2004
The NTN regional rankings are the basis of the NTN team selection process. The top two teams in each region at the end of the season will be invited to compete in the Nike Team Nationals in Portland Dec. 4. The third and fourth place teams in each region are considered for the four national at-large selections.
NTN HEARTLAND REGION RANKINGS
October 1
based on results through Sep 25
(Sep 24 ranking in parenthesis) |
BOYS |
1 Liberty MO (2) - wins multi-state Griak meet by 42
over Marshall
2 West Plains MO (3) - wins Hancock meet by 65 with
16:44 5k avg on very hilly course
3 Marshall MN (1) - 2nd to Liberty at Griak with 16:33 5k avg
4 Lakeville (NR) - 3rd at Griak meet
5 Shawnee Mission NW KS (5) - 4th at Griak meet
6 Hopkins MN (4) - 5th at Griak meet
7 Stevens Rapid City SD (6) - 2nd to Campbell County
(WY) by 14 in home invite, 16:44 5k avg, fast course
8 Kearney NE (10) - U-Nebraska-Kearney meet cancelled
9 Fremont NE (9) - U-Nebraska-Kearney meet cancelled
10 St. Joseph's Central MO (NR) - 2nd to West Plains at Hancock ahead of previous #7 St. Louis Univ. |
| GIRLS |
1 West Plains MO (1) - wins Hancock meet by 62 over
Lees Sum N with 19:32 5k avg on hilly course
2 Yankton SD (3) - dominates home invite as #2 girl
now running close to natl. contender Ramsey Kavan
3 Iowa City West IA (2) - dominates home invite with
15:08 4k avg on fast course
4 Lakeville MN (9) - wins Griak meet by 4 over SF
Roos. with 19:53 5k avg
5 Roosevelt Sioux Falls SD (10) - 2nd by 4 to Lakeville at Griak, in big multi-state meet
6 Hopkins MN (NR) - 3rd by 13 at Griak meet
7 Marquette MO (NR) - wins Fox meet by 2, missing one
runner, with 20:04 5k avg on fast course
8 Lees Summit N. MO (6) - 2nd to West Plains at Hancock
on hilly course
9 Minnetonka MN (5) - 4th at Griak meet
10 Liberty MO (NR) - 7th at Griak meet |
Prior Heartland Rankings
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