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NTN SOUTH REGION RANKINGS
2006 Pre-season
Prior ranking is the 2005 end of season ranking
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. 2. The third and fourth place teams in each region are considered for the four national at-large selections.
BOYS
Rank
 Club(School)
ST
 Comment
Prior
1
 Carroll XC Club (Carroll)
TX
 State 5A 3rd-place team is loaded with Foot Locker finalist Colby Lowe up front
3
2
 A&M XC Club (A&M Consolidated)
TX
 Defending state champ Duncan Phillips leads squad with 6 of 7 back
4
3
 Woodlands XC Club (The Woodlands)
TX
 Revitalized squad has strong 7 with 1600 times from 4:21 to 4:33, and 3200 9:24 to 9:52
6
4
 Kingwood XC Club (Kingwood)
TX
 Balanced team but long-time state power lacks star quality of past, looking for front-runner
9
5
 Cinco XC Club (Cinco Ranch)
TX
 Regional champ Kyle Goldsmith lead squad counting on developing young talent
5
6
 Fort Worth area XC Club (Northside)
TX
 State 4A champ has 3 of top 4 back plus excellent J.V. runners moving up
7
7
 Tupelo XC Club (Tupelo)
MS
 Dominant state 5A champ returns 5 runners from top-8 finishers
8
8
 Flower Mound XC Club (Flower Mound)
TX
 State 5A runner-up in tie-breaker loses top 3 and next 4 back must make big strides
2
9
 Jesuit XC Club (Jesuit)
LA
 State 5A champ is led by twins Chad and Cory Guidry, 11th and 15th at state
0
10
 Rogers XC Club (Rogers)
AR
 State 5A champ has 4 runners from top-15 while in need of 5th man
0
GIRLS
Rank
 Club(School)
ST
 Comment
Prior
1
 Carroll XC Club (Carroll)
TX
 5A champ, SO#1 in ’05 and NTN 3rd-placer returns 4 of 7
1
2
 Kingwood XC Club (Kingwood)
TX
 State 5A runner-up and SO#2 has 5 of 7 back with all-junior and soph squad
2
3
 Clear Lake XC Club (Clear Lake)
TX
 Everyone back on team that goes 12 deep and has top-7 at 5:12-5:25 in 1600 and 11:20-11:47 for 3200
9
4
 Tupelo XC Club (Tupelo)
MS
 State 5A champ returns the same 5 girls who placed 1-through-5 at state in a perfect score
5
5
 Hereford XC Club (Hereford)
TX
 State 4A champ has 6 of 7 back
6
6
 Woodlands XC Club (The Woodlands)
TX
 An all-stater leads 5 returnees from state 5A 3rd-place team
3
7
 Cinco XC Club (Cinco Ranch)
TX
 Pair of scorers among returnees from state 5A 5th-place squad
7
8
 Barbe XC Club (Barbe)
LA
 State 5A champ by 30 is led by Lydia Woodward, state runner-up and state 3200 champ
10
9
 Bentonville XC Club (Bentonville)
AR
 State 5A champ returns girls who ran 1-4-5 at state
0
10
 Marcus XC Club (Marcus)
TX
 State 5A 4th-placer looking to fill key gaps
4

 

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