Nike Team Nationals - Heartland region
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NTN Heartland Rankings - Oct 29, 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 29
based on results through Oct 23
(Oct 22 ranking in parenthesis)
BOYS
1 Liberty MO (1) wins section with 30 points over #6 St. Joseph
2 Marshall MN (2) no meet
3 Shawnee Mission NW KS (3) wins regional by 60 points on hilly 5k course - state meet Saturday
4 West Plains MO (4) no meet
5 Emporia KS (5) wins regional with 4 of top 7
6 St. Joseph's Central MO (9) 2nd to #1 Liberty in sectional
7 Stevens Rapid City SD (7) wins state 2A title by 77 points in rain
8 Hopkins MN (6) no meet
9 Fremont NE (8) wins state A title by 23 over previously-ranked Kearney
10 Roosevelt DesMoines IA (NR) wins district by 30 points, steady improvement after uneven start, state meet Saturday
GIRLS
1 1 West Plains MO (1) no meet
2 Yankton SD (2) wins state 2A by 4 over SF Roosevelt in rain
3 Iowa City West IA (3) wins district meet by 46 points, state meet Saturday
4 Roosevelt Sioux Falls SD (8) 2nd by 4 in state to #2 Yankton
5 Minnetonka MN (4) no meet
6 Hopkins MN (5) no meet
7 Lakeville MN (6) no meet
8 Stevens Rapid City SD (NR) 3rd to #2 Yankton and #4 SFR in state 2A
9 Dickinson ND (NR) wins state A with 5 in top 15 and 15:38 4k avge
10 Lees Summit N. MO (7) wins district by 6 over previously-ranked Blue Springs

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