<p>
<span style="font-size:14px;">NCRunners is counting down the top 25 girls teams heading into the fall season. The full rankings will be released on the first day of official practice: Friday, August 1st. These are subjective rankings (not computer generated); they take into account returning team rankings, returning team averages, team rankings in the 1600 and 3200 from indoor and outdoor track, and a school's "Improvement Rating." Improvement Rating is a custom metric developed by researching the improvement in a team's 5-person average from year to year, in comparison to that same team's ranking. Improvement Rating numbers and methodology will be released on the weekend of August 2nd.</span></p>
A young but experienced West Forsyth team has the opportunity to seize power in the graduation-depleted Midwest 4A.
| West Forsyth (NC) | ||||
| 1) Ellen Spencer | 18:48.00 | 36 | ||
| 2) Ashley Smith | 18:51.30 | 39 | ||
| 3) Mackenzie Newsome | 19:55.59 | 129 | ||
| 4) Savannah Goodin | 20:36.39 | 249 | ||
| 5) Jenna Cartwright | 21:21.24 | 387 | ||
| Average Time: 19:54.50 Total Time: 1:39:32.52 1-5 Split: 2:33.24 | ||||
| 6) Lizzy Glontz | 21:54.12 | 490 | ||
| 7) Sarah Timberlake | 21:54.50 | 491 | ||