Nike Team Nationals 2005 - Southwest region
Arizona - Colorado - Nevada - New Mexico - Utah - Wyoming
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NTN SOUTHWEST REGION RANKINGS
Pre-Season
by the NTN rankings committee 8/8/05
The Nike Team National 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. 3. The third and fourth place teams in each region are considered for the four national at-large selections.
BOYS
1.Denver South (CO): state 4A winner by 100 and #5 SW has 6 of 7 back led by national threat Mo Ige.
2.Albuquerque Academy (NM): state winner and #2 SW has 4 top-15 finishers back.
3.American Fork (UT): 8 of 11 back for #7 SW team.
4.Page (AZ): 5 of 7 back plus promising newcomers for state winner and #6 SW.
5.Cherry Creek (CO): 6 of 7 back for #10 SW team.
6.Judge Memorial (UT): state 3A winner by 60 and #8 SW has 4 top-15 finishers back.
7.Mountain View (UT): #1 SW and perennial national power loses 4 of 5 and is rebuilding.
8.Los Alamos (NM): 3 key scorers plus emerging new talent.
9.Gallup (NM): 5 of 7 back with hopes of regaining 5A title.
10.Rock Springs (WY): 5 of 7 back with 24-sec spread for state 4A winner.
GIRLS

1.Fremont (UT): state 5A winner, #2 SW and 5th NTN team has everyone back.
2.South Tahoe (CA)* : NV state 4A winner and #4 SW has 5 of 6 back plus new talent.
3.Reno (NV): all back plus top frosh as 2-time FL runner-up Marie Lawrence paces team.
4.Park City (UT): state 3A winner and #6 SW returns 4 that placed in state top-11.
5.Fairview (CO): top 3 back plus excellent depth for #8 SW team.
6.Flowing Wells (AZ): 4 of 5 back for state 5A winner and #7 SW team.
7.Rocky Mountain (CO): all 7 back for #10 SW team.
8.Mountain Pointe (AZ): #9 SW team has 1-8-17 state 5A finishers back.
9.Smoky Hill (CO): #1 SW team and NTN runner-up suffers key losses and rebuilds around 2 key returnees.
10.Mountain View (UT): state 4A winner moving to 5A with 6 of 7 back and developing talent

*South Tahoe is in California, but competes in Nevada state meet.

Southwest Region 2004

Bold faced teams competed at NTN nationals
BOYS GIRLS
1. Mountain View XC Club UT - 5th
2. Albuquerque Academy NM - 10th
3. Los Alamos XC Club NM
4. Fort Collins XC Club CO
1. Los Alamos XC Club NM - 6th
2. South Tahoe XC Club CA - 17th
3. Smoky Hill XC Club Aurora CO - 2nd
4. Fremont XC Club Plain City UT - 5th

Prior Southwest Rankings in 2005

 

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