Boys Pre-Season Cross Country Rankings Start Wednesday

When the top three teams are revealed on August 1st, the 2013 cross country season wil be off and running.

 

As we have the last two years, NCRunners will release a Pre-Season Cross Country Top 25 this month.  One team will be released every day, starting with #25 Wednesday and ending with the top 3 teams on August 1st (the official start of cross country practice).  These are subjective rankings, reflecting my opinion only, based on several factors.  I began with statistical rankings, dividing the teams into tiers according to their points (separating where there were large gaps or where the entire tier represented more than a 20% change).  Then, I adjusted for depth, development, strong front-runners, potential for pack-running (as evidenced by the returning 1-5 split), and program strength in recent years.  There were also some other factors for individual schools, such as coaching changes or the addition of known talent (I do not attempt to predict the strength of an incoming freshman class, but where there are individuals that have posted results they can be factored in).  The decisions have been made, the rankings are set on paper, and the only thing left is to reveal them.  When the season starts, we can see how well I did!

 

Before we start the Boys Top 25, take a look at some of the teams that narrowly missed the cut, or that stood out for their improvement even though they did not make the list.  All of these teams should be contenders to make the state meet, and should factor into the rankings for their classification:

 

Honorable Mention (Considered for the Top 25):

 

Hoggard  
  1) Ben Schmidt   16:43.00 96
  2) Andrew Irrera   17:11.00 185
  3) Graham Parker   17:19.40 227
  4) Nathan Sudduth   17:25.00 259
  5) Robinson Snider   17:33.00 302
  Average Time: 17:14.28 -- Total Time: 1:26:11.40 -- 1-5 Split: 50.00
  6) August Andrews   17:47.04 379
  7) Sydney Wiegman   18:16.00 563

 

 

Cedar Ridge  
  1) Jared Buddington   16:28.91 57
  2) Noah Hanley   16:55.76 124
  3) Patrick Fallon   17:21.61 241
  4) Nathaniel Bunner   17:34.66 312
  5) Jackson Carver   17:45.26 370
  Average Time: 17:13.24 -- Total Time: 1:26:06.20 -- 1-5 Split: 1:16.35
  6) Henry Mandeville   17:45.47 371
  7) Ben Smith   17:52.27 410

 

 

West Forsyth  
  1) Garrett Farrimond   16:27.00 53
  2) Nelson Russ   17:04.00 154
  3) Vernon Espinosa   17:05.00 157
  4) Blake Koeval   17:27.00 272
  5) Andrew Hiatt   18:14.90 552
  Average Time: 17:15.58 -- Total Time: 1:26:17.90 -- 1-5 Split: 1:47.90
  6) Jared Tousley   18:49.00 787
  7) Parker Cecil   19:05.00 895

 

 

Lake Norman  
  1) Patrick Sheehan   15:36.00 8
  2) Wyatt Fedorka   17:15.00 200
  3) Collin Emerson   17:27.04 275
  4) Ian Cook   17:42.00 358
  5) Kevin Craig   17:44.50 366
  Average Time: 17:08.91 -- Total Time: 1:25:44.54 -- 1-5 Split: 2:08.50
  6) Bradley Bocker   17:54.00 417
  7) Wes Anderson   18:04.00 476

 

Off The Radar (Could be better than their ranking):

 

Myers Park  
  1) Joe Harbacevich   16:56.00 125
  2) Michael Gacevich   17:23.00 248
  3) Trent Besancon   17:26.00 263
  4) Robbie Whittle   17:35.00 316
  5) Zach Huffstetler   17:41.00 356
  Average Time: 17:24.20 -- Total Time: 1:27:01.00 -- 1-5 Split: 45.00
  6) Yusuf Maow   17:58.43 449
  7) Tucker Smith   18:11.83 535

 

 

Reagan, Ronald W  
  1) Jay Spieler   16:54.00 119
  2) Miles Cabean   16:59.00 132
  3) Alexander Zimmermann   17:21.24 240
  4) Christopher Marsh   17:31.00 291
  5) Alexander Saylor   18:14.00 549
  Average Time: 17:23.85 -- Total Time: 1:26:59.24 -- 1-5 Split: 1:20.00
  6) Mason Marsh   18:29.00 654
  7) Riley Oakes   18:33.00 679

 

 

Southern Alamance  
  1) Collin Loy   16:09.17 23
  2) Jose Gonzales   17:29.40 279
  3) Ryan Allshouse   17:38.39 341
  4) Teddy Frisk   17:55.86 429
  5) Tristen Isley   18:36.27 700
  Average Time: 17:33.82 -- Total Time: 1:27:49.09 -- 1-5 Split: 2:27.10
  6) Spencer Loy   18:42.10 741
  7) Griffen Ellis   20:00.67 1233