This weekend officially begins the '08 XC season in North Carolina. Many athletes have worked hard all summer for the upcoming season and there will be many surprises. The NCRunners.com Coaches Poll will be released every other Tuesday/Wednesday beginning with today's Preseason Poll.
Any coach in the state may participate, heads & assistants. Just vote for the top 10 teams in your classification and send your votes to me at ben.hovis@providenceday.org. If you'd like, you may also vote for any other classification that you feel comfortable voting for.
Thanks to all the coaches that voted in the 1st poll of the 2008 XC season. This season should be a great one. Best of luck to all the athletes and coaches around the state.
There are many familiar names at the top of each classification. 7 of the 10 teams ranked #1 won state titles last year in their respective classes.
We’ll start with the smaller classifications first.
NOTE: The * denotes the team received at least one first place vote.
1A/2A/3A Girls
1) Charlotte Latin (3A) *
2) Forsyth Country Day (3A)
3) Providence Day (3A)*
4) Cannon School (3A)
5) Cary Academy (3A)
6) Caldwell Academy (2A)
7) Durham Academy (3A)
8) Asheville School (3A)
9) Westchester Country Day (2A)
10) Fayetteville Academy (2A)
Also receiving votes: Asheville Christian(2A), Southlake Christian(2A), Village Christian Academy(2A)
1A/2A/3A Boys
1) Durham Academy (3A) *
2) Providence Day (3A)
3) Cary Academy (3A)
4) Charlotte Country Day (3A)
5) Fayetteville Academy (2A)
6) Greensboro Day (3A)
7) Fayetteville Christian (2A)
8) Cary Christian (2A)
9) Charlotte Latin (3A)
10) Forsyth Country Day (3A)
Also receiving votes: Wesleyan Christian(3A), North Raleigh Christian Academy(3A)
1A Girls
1) Bishop McGuinness *
2) Topsail *
3) Hendersonville
4) Hayesville
5) East Wilkes
6) Robbinsville
7) Avery County
8) North Moore
9) NC School of Science & Math
10) Jordan-Matthews
Also receiving votes: Northside, North Stokes, West Wilkes
1A Boys
1) Gray Stone Day *
2) East Wilkes
3) Murphy
4) Polk County
5) Hayesville
6) Hendersonville
7) Robbinsville
8) Bishop McGuinness
9) NC School of Science & Math
10) South Stokes
Also receiving votes: South Stanly, Raleigh Charter, Topsail, East Montgomery
2A Girls
1) Cardinal Gibbons *
2) Durham School of the Arts
3) Orange
4) West Henderson
5) North Henderson
6) East Henderson
7) Croaton
8) East Lincoln
9) Cedar Ridge
10) Salisbury
Also receiving votes: Northside, Wilkes Central
2A Boys
1) Owen *
2) West Henderson
3) Orange
4) West Stanly
5) Cardinal Gibbons
6) Cedar Ridge
7) Central Davidson
8) First Flight
9) Wilkes Central
10) Northwood
Also receiving votes: Swansboro, Brevard
3A Girls
1) TC Roberson *
2) Reagan *
3) Asheville
4) Lake Norman
5) Marvin Ridge
6) Sun Valley
7) Charlotte Catholic
8) Jacksonville
9) Mooresville
10) White Oak
Also receiving votes: West Carteret, Williams, Hickory Ridge, Triton, Glenn
3A Boys
1) Mooresville *
2) Nash Central
3) Reagan
4) Asheville
5) TC Roberson
6) Charlotte Catholic
7) NW Cabarrus
8) Marvin Ridge
9) Lake Norman
10) Ragsdale
Also receiving votes: Forestview, Western Alamance, West Carteret, East Rowan, Williams, Jacksonville
4A Girls
1) Myers Park *
2) Chapel Hill
3) Providence
4) West Johnston
5) East Chapel Hill
6) Terry Sanford *
7) Pinecrest
8) Green Hope
9) Watauga
10) Clayton
Also receiving votes: Mt. Tabor, North Mecklenburg, Weddington, Cary, NW Guilford, Athens Drive, Hoggard, Broughton
4A Boys
1) Broughton *
2) Green Hope *
3) Chapel Hill
4) Enloe
5) South View
6) NW Guilford
7) Ardrey Kell
8) Myers Park
9) West Johnston
10) Pinecrest
Also receiving votes: Athens Drive, Leesville Road, East Forsyth, Cary, Watauga