Boys XC Preseason Rankings: #8

<p> <span style="font-size: 13.63636302947998px;">NCRunners is counting down the top 25 boys teams heading into the fall season. &nbsp;The full rankings will be released on the first day of official practice: Friday, August 1st. &nbsp;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&#39;s &quot;Improvement Rating.&quot; &nbsp;Improvement Rating is a custom metric developed by researching the improvement in a team&#39;s 5-person average from year to year, in comparison to that same team&#39;s ranking. &nbsp;Improvement Rating numbers and methodology will be released on the weekend of August 2nd.</span></p>

The Tiger machine rolled on in 2013, and with a year of transition behind them you can expect more excellence in 2014.

 

	Chapel Hill (NC)
	1) Drew Roeber		15:58.10	26
	2) Peter Williams		16:23.59	70
	3) Jeffrey Williams		16:31.90	96
	4) Max Blackburn		16:41.40	123
	5) Jonathan Timothy		16:45.00	132
	Average Time: 16:28.00 Total Time: 1:22:19.99 1-5 Split: 46.90
	6) Daniel Kleissler		16:59.00	173
	7) Zach Allen		18:04.00	512

If you were wondering how Chapel Hill would fare in Year 1 Post-Olsen, things went pretty darn well.  The program continued to click right along in much the same way as it always has, although there was clearly more emphasis on competition during indoor and outdoor track than in the past.  With the new coaching staff settled and a year under their collective belt, expect even further progress this year.  The returning talent is very strong - strong enough for the database to project the Tigers as the #3 team in 3A and a contender for a podium finish.  The team's top 3 returning runners are seniors, so leadership and motivation should be no problem - this is the year to make it happen before the class of 2015 heads off into the sunset.  Chapel Hill always seeks out top competition during the season, and the Tigers have another top-ranked team in their region, so by the time the 3A state meet rolls around this team will be battle-tested and ready to contend for a title - just like they always are.

Important Data:

• 2013 XC Returning Ranking: 5th

• 2014 Outdoor Returning Team 1600: 30th

• 2014 Outdoor Returning Team 3200: 20th

• 5-Year Improvement Rating: 9.169 (11th)

• 3-Year Improvement Rating: 8.981 (13th)