oncearunner
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Seems to be pretty much right off of Milesplit team rankings for returners, as flawed as that can be. D1 boys, anyway. A fair number of teams are ranked that didn't get out of regionals last year.
You wouldn't know anything about Woodridge boys getting a first place vote, would you?Cross Country Coaches Poll
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I am very confident that it did not come from the Woodridge coach. Carroll should be #2, but I question anyone not ranking Marlington #1.You wouldn't know anything about Woodridge boys getting a first place vote, would you?
At Pickerington North... Coffman, Kilbourne, Jerome, Westerville N, and Pick N, among others. Should be a battle up front.New rankings should be out today but not sure much could have changed after the Preseason meet and a hand full of meets to start the week.
Any big meets to keep an eye on this weekend?
I know up North we have Riverside under the lights, Kenston, Billy Goat, Claymont, Salem, Seneca East, Solon, GlenOak.
Rankings are out, Mason boys and girls at #1. Springboro boys got a first place vote, the Moeller Invitational will be one to watch tomorrow. Lots of good individuals on the boys side with Agnew, Allwein, Rudraraju and Trapp, and #3 Springboro will match up with #2 St. X in the team race. Mason will be there too but it looks like they’re not running any of their top guys, their highest seeded runner is at 17:00.New rankings should be out today but not sure much could have changed after the Preseason meet and a hand full of meets to start the week.
Any big meets to keep an eye on this weekend?
I know up North we have Riverside under the lights, Kenston, Billy Goat, Claymont, Salem, Seneca East, Solon, GlenOak.
Where can I find updated rankings? All i can find on OATCCC site are 8/18/22 rankings. Thanks.Rankings are out,
Tabs across the bottom of the page... took me a minute too!Where can I find updated rankings? All i can find on OATCCC site are 8/18/22 rankings. Thanks.
Thank you. The way I have my computer set up to do multiple things at once, the bottom of the page was not visible. I would have never found it on my own. I appreciate your help.Tabs across the bottom of the page... took me a minute too!
Well Solon went from unranked in the preseason poll to 8th currently after finishing 3rd at the Early Season Invite, so at least some voters are looking at results. But it certainly doesn't look like there's a lot of consistency based on your examples.Are voters actually looking at results?
Correct & rightfully so - Solon ran really well and got rewarded. And, Howell looked strong with that charge he made late in the race to finish 6th. He almost caught Gianni.Well Solon went from unranked in the preseason poll to 8th currently after finishing 3rd at the Early Season Invite, so at least some voters are looking at results. But it certainly doesn't look like there's a lot of consistency based on your examples.
Did any of the teams split their teams into two different races? I do not go in too deep for D1 or D3, but could it be that a Medina ran some varsity guys in the open race and if you combine them, they are much better than their actual team place?Correct & rightfully so - Solon ran really well and got rewarded. And, Howell looked strong with that charge he made late in the race to finish 6th. He almost caught Gianni.
I just yearn for more of the same attention top to bottom in the rankings. Seems like there's a lot of "ah these guys are usually good" going on. It's lazy.
Medina won at GlenOak this morning, maybe the voters deserve more credit than we gave them. They returned a lot from last year’s team and I thought they’d be pretty good, I didn’t look to see who they ran last weekend but now that I checked it out it was their JV.Did any of the teams split their teams into two different races? I do not go in too deep for D1 or D3, but could it be that a Medina ran some varsity guys in the open race and if you combine them, they are much better than their actual team place?
Thanks for the Intel on Medina. That's what I was missing on them. Results from Pick N:Medina won at GlenOak this morning, maybe the voters deserve more credit than we gave them. They returned a lot from last year’s team and I thought they’d be pretty good, I didn’t look to see who they ran last weekend but now that I checked it out it was their JV.
Springboro will be at least #2 based on their win last night, it looks like St. X ran their full team or something pretty close to it. Some similarities to Lakota West 2020 although I think they’re probably a notch below Mason.
I was thinking the same thing. They have a lot of determination, desire and maturity.Some similarities to Lakota West 2020
It’s entirely impossible for Marlington to be the best team in Division 1.It’s entirely possible Marlington is the best team in Division 1.
Haha, I see what you did there.It’s entirely impossible for Marlington to be the best team in Division 1.
It’s entirely possible for Marlington to be better than all of the Division 1 teams.
Springboro placed 14th at State last year and had a tight 1-5.Medina won at GlenOak this morning, maybe the voters deserve more credit than we gave them. They returned a lot from last year’s team and I thought they’d be pretty good, I didn’t look to see who they ran last weekend but now that I checked it out it was their JV.
Springboro will be at least #2 based on their win last night, it looks like St. X ran their full team or something pretty close to it. Some similarities to Lakota West 2020 although I think they’re probably a notch below Mason.
Must be a really fast course lots of PR's in that race.It’s entirely impossible for Marlington to be the best team in Division 1.
It’s entirely possible for Marlington to be better than all of the Division 1 teams.
The conditions were ripe for running fast. The sun was down, the course is firm and relatively flat, etc.Must be a really fast course lots of PR's in that race.
Mile 1: completely wide open with 400m on the trackThe conditions were ripe for running fast. The sun was down, the course is firm and relatively flat, etc.
My gut says there's something not quite right when I look at their splits. There were a top of the very top runners in the regional, if not the state. Going out in 4:43 and then slowing by 0:30/mi is not something I would typically expect of that caliber of runner unless there was a major hill the 2nd mile. I suspect either the starting line changed or the mile mark wasn't in the right place - the first mile was short, or the 2nd mile was long.
Kudos to the Riverside program for creating a great event!
The dry summer made the course a race track with short grass. Add in about 6,500 people in attendance with cool temperatures and the fast times happened. Not sure what else to say... I wheeled the course about 10 times the last 2 years (same course as last year). Unsure of my wheel, I measured 100 yards the other day on the football field and the wheel was dead on.Mile 1: completely wide open with 400m on the track
Mile 2: about 5 sharp turns, almost U-turns, that slow them down