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<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>
Anna Vess and her teammates took a big step forward during the spring, and that experience could pay off in a crowded 3A field.
| A.C. Reynolds (NC) | ||||
| 1) Anna Vess | 18:14.37 | 12 | ||
| 2) Kenzie Himelein-Wachowiak | 19:16.16 | 63 | ||
| 3) Samantha Boeshore | 20:01.40 | 142 | ||
| 4) Lana Reeves | 20:46.16 | 280 | ||
| 5) Christen Ray | 21:14.16 | 362 | ||
| Average Time: 19:54.45 Total Time: 1:39:32.25 1-5 Split: 2:59.79 | ||||
| 6) Olivia Pistor | 22:04.33 | 525 | ||
| 7) Sophie Pruett | 22:05.80 | 532 | ||