District Regional State Reprsenation to State Cross Country

[billrodgers]

When will it be known on District and Regional qualifier numbers for next fall?

[CC Track Fan]

My guess would be late July/early August.

[billrodgers]

Any news now that divisions are set?

[ccrunner609]

I thought divisions were set. My guess is that DIII in troy will lose a spot and DII will get one on the boys side

[Lancermania]

I was surprised last year when 20 teams qualified to state with 8, 2, 5, 5 advancing to state from the four DI regionals.

[Mr. Slippery]

Read your OHSAA board meeting minutes:

Boys Cross Country
Division I, 199 teams (311 males or more from October 2016 enrollments)
Division II, 201 teams (161 to 310 males)
Division III, 200 teams (160 or less males)
Total Teams: 600
Representation from the district to the regional tournaments (64 total) for 2017 and 2018 would be:
Division I: Combined Central, East and Southeast 16 (Pickerington); Northeast 23 (Boardman); Northwest 8 (Tiffin), and Southwest 17 (Troy);
Division II: Central 7 (Pickerington); East 6 (Pickerington); Northeast 19 (Boardman); Northwest 10 (Tiffin); Southeast 9 (Pickerington), and Southwest 13 (Troy);
Division III: Central 7 (Pickerington); East 3 (Pickerington); Northeast 12 (Boardman); Northwest 23 (Tiffin); Southeast 6 (Pickerington), and Southwest 13 (Troy).

Representation from the regional to the state tournament (20 total) for 2017 and 2018 would be:
Division I: Pickerington 5; Boardman 7; Tiffin 3, and Troy 5;
Division II: Pickerington 7; Boardman 6; Tiffin 3, and Troy 4;
Division III: Pickerington 5; Boardman 4; Tiffin 7, and Troy 4.


Girls Cross Country
Division I, 167 teams (325 females or more from October 2016 enrollments)
Division II, 167 teams (163 to 324 females)
Division III, 167 teams (162 or less females) Total Teams: 501

Representation from the district to the regional tournaments (64 total) for 2017 and 2018 would be:
Division I: Combined Central, East and Southeast 17 (Pickerington); Northeast 24 (Boardman); Northwest 5
(Tiffin), and Southwest 18 (Troy);
Division II: Central 5 (Pickerington); East 7 (Pickerington); Northeast 20
(Boardman); Northwest 13 (Tiffin); Southeast 7 (Pickerington), and Southwest 12 (Troy);
Division III: Central 8 (Pickerington); East 2 (Pickerington); Northeast 11 (Boardman); Northwest 24 (Tiffin); Southeast 7 (Pickerington), and Southwest 12 (Troy).

Representation from the regional to the state tournament (20 total) for 2017 and 2018 would be:
Division I: Pickerington 5; Boardman 7; Tiffin 2, and Troy 6;
Division II: Pickerington 6; Boardman 6; Tiffin 4, and Troy 4;
Division III: Pickerington 5; Boardman 3; Tiffin 8, and Troy 4.

http://www.ohsaa.org/Portals/0/Board...S-04062017.pdf


Changes from regional to state:
In DI boys, Boardman lost 1, Tiffin gained 1
In DII boys, Tiffin lost 1, Pickerington gained 1
In DIII boys, everything stayed the same
In DI girls, Boardman lost 1, Troy gained 1
In DII girls, everything stayed the same
In DIII girls, Boardman lost 1, Tiffin gained 1

Only 3 DIII girls teams will be advancing out of Boardman - OUCH! That's what happens when so many schools fail to put 5 on the line at districts. A few teams will be fighting for 1 spot as I believe McDonald and Gilmour are rather likely to advance.

[CC Track Fan]

Thanks Mr. Slippery.

So NW D1 gets one more team to state but only 1 more team to regional with Defiance moving up will take those spots. I was hoping with 6 more D1 schools that it would go up two teams to 9. I guess the math didn't work out. Have to assume there will be two district races at Findlay and will seed the teams.

On girls side the regional race at Tiffin will be even smaller this year with just 5 teams.

[Mr. Slippery]

Originally Posted by CC Track Fan

Thanks Mr. Slippery.

So NW D1 gets one more team to state but only 1 more team to regional with Defiance moving up will take those spots. I was hoping with 6 more D1 schools that it would go up two teams to 9. I guess the math didn't work out. Have to assume there will be two district races at Findlay and will seed the teams.

On girls side the regional race at Tiffin will be even smaller this year with just 5 teams.

5 teams to the regional, but if you're 1 of those 5, you have to love the fact that 2 will go to state. That race won't have more than 40-45 runners in it.

[ccrunner609]

Not sure how Troy DII didnt get another spot. 4 of the top 7 DIII teams in boys are moving up to DII and without doing any more math than that only DII Carroll moves to DI

[Altor]

Originally Posted by CC Track Fan

Have to assume there will be two district races at Findlay and will seed the teams.

Why would you assume that? They didn't split them up this year. Qualified 6 girls and 7 boys teams from 1 race each. Those teams raced each other (and only each other) again at Tiffin.

[CC Track Fan]

Originally Posted by Altor

Why would you assume that? They didn't split them up this year. Qualified 6 girls and 7 boys teams from 1 race each. Those teams raced each other (and only each other) again at Tiffin.

For many years when had 8 qualify to tiffin they ran two seeded races up in Oregon. Plus 27 to 29 schools is a lot for that course in Findlay. It was really maxed out last year with the 22 or 23.

Maybe I am wrong but it would be much nice for runners to not have to deal with all those runner on a course with way too may turns. Plus it just makes more sense to not race against the exact same teams two weeks in a row.

I am sure the girls will still be just one race.