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DyeStat Cross Country 2000
2000 Cross Country Preview
The season will soon be upon us - ranging from steamy Indian Summer meets
through cold, wet state championships and climaxing in sunny Orlando's
Disney World for the Foot Locker nationals in December. Here is
plenty of fodder for discussion of who will be best this autumn:
2000
XC Overview - who are the old faithful, the challengers and
the upstarts - teams and individuals?
Detailed
Boys Preview
Top Teams: Flathead, Klamath Union,
Mountain View, Novi, the Woodlands, Rockford and York
Top Individuals: Stephen
Haas, Ryan Hall,
Erik Heinonen, Dathan Ritzenhein, Bobby Lockhart, Seth Pilkington, Nick
Schneider, Chris Toloff, and Alan Webb
Detailed
Girls Preview
Top Teams:
Bingham, Bowman, Campbell
County, Colonie Central, Rockford, San Lorenzo Valley and Saratoga
Springs.
Top Individuals:
Alejandra Barrientos, Sara Bei, Anita Siraki, Felicia Guliford, Laura
Zeigle, Alicia
Craig, Erin Donohue, Michelle dela Vina, and Kalin Toedebusch.
About
XC Rankings - with differing courses and not enough
head-to-head competition, how do you do national rankings anyway?
Calendar
- all the meets we know about
Returning
Runners -
Foot Locker finals and regionals
Finals
- Defending boys champion Dathan Ritzenhein and Alicia
Craig, 3rd in 1999, head the lists. Six of nine boys returning are from
the South.
Northeast - Brian McGovern 6th, Melissa Donais 1st.
South
- Alan Webb 1st, Jessa Vacek 2nd
Midwest
- Dathan Ritzenhein 1st, Kalin Toedebusch 4th
West - Erik Heinonen 10th, Alicia Craig 1st
State Previews -
New
York girls - Dan Doherty's top 25 teams and top
97 returning individuals
New
York boys - Tom Cuffe's top 30 teams and
top 43 individuals
Wisconsin
- 2-time defending champ Waukesha West girls may be better than
ever
Idaho Team Rankings - coaches
poll
New
Jersey Preview - Michael Grabell tabs the top teams and the top 50
individuals. Cherokee boys, Moorestown girls, Mike Myers, Erin Donohue
lead the lists.
Pennsylvania
Preview - Aaron and Don Rich, of DyeStatPA,
predict the state champion teams and individuals.
Arkansas
Preview - by Clint Pevril
Missouri Preview
- Aaron
Gundel tabs 1A-2A favorites, Brandon Daniels 3A-4A.
Indiana Preview -
Coaches
pick Valparaiso girls, Portage boys number 1; IndianaRunner.com
picks Valparaiso girls and Penn boys.
Nevada Preview -
Phil
Lawton's rundown sees wide open 4A boys for first time in years; Green
Valley girls without Abby Miller will still be strong; Las Vegas gains in new
state meet alignment.
