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NTN NORTHWEST 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
 Mead XC Club (Mead)
WA
 NTN 4th-place team has 5 of 7 back includinsub 9:20s
3
2
 Spokane XC Club (Ferris)
WA
 Clutch state 3A winner over Mead has 6 of 7 back after excellent track season
2
3
 Central Catholic XC Club (Central Catholic)
OR
 State 4A winner by 92 had 9 of 10 back including 4 runners from top-16
1
4
 Kalispell XC Club (Flathead)
MT
 State 2A champ has 4 of 5 back
5
5
 Seattle Prep XC Club (Seattle Prep)
WA
 Returns state 3A champ and good back-up to rate as regional power
0
6
 Lake Stevens XC Club (Lake Stevens)
WA
 Young team led by Joey Bywater, 21st at state and improved to 9:03 3200 in soph track season
0
7
 Portland Harriers (Jesuit)
OR
 Developing young squad with 3 sub-9:00 3k runners and other improving talent
0
8
 Borah XC Club (Borah)
ID
 State 5A runner returns headliners Sawyer Bosch and Sean Huey, 1-2 at state, and good back-up
10
9
 Big Sky XC Club (Big Sky)
MT
 Had 3 men run 4:25, 4:25 and 4:28 at state meet, needs 5th man to threaten Flathead
0
10
 Hermiston XC Club (Hermiston)
OR
 Key returning varsity runners make this Oregon 3rd-best going into season
0
GIRLS
Rank
 Club(School)
ST
 Comment
Prior
1
 Gig XC Club (Gig Harbor)
WA
 State 4A champ, NW #1 ’05 and NTN 7th has 5 of 7 back after excellent track season
2
2
 Fairbanks XC Club (West Valley)
AK
 State 4A champ and NW #2 ’05 has 6 of 7 back with 3 girls running 1-2-3 in state 3200
4
3
 Portland Harriers (Jesuit)
OR
 State 4A champ by 95 has deep team with a dozen excellent runners
1
4
 Billings XC Club (Billings)
MT
 State 2A champ has top 6 back with first 3 girls close to 5-flat for 1600
5
5
 Boise Striders (Boise)
ID
 State 5A champ and NTN team loses top girl but has next 6 back with better balance
3
6
 Bozeman XC Club (Bozeman)
MT
 State 2A runner-up has 5 accomplished runners, 4 juniors and a soph
6
7
 Mount XC Club (Mount Spokane)
WA
 State 4A runner-up returns 4 of its top 5.
7
8
 Siuslaw XC Club (Siuslaw)
OR
 State 3A champ has top 5 runners back
0
9
 Jefferson XC Club (Jefferson)
WA
 State 4A 3rd-place team returns 4 of 6
10
10
 Borah XC Club (Borah)
ID
 State 4A runner-up returns top 3 that placed 2-14-17 at state, with big gap to rest of varsity
0

 

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