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NCS Rankings (D1 and D2) as of Oct 1st
Monday, October 01, 2007
NCS Rankings #3
Here is the 3rd edition of the NCS Rankings following this weekend's meets. Some great divisional battles are shaping up, which will lead to a very exciting and competitive NCS meet at Hayward. Feel free to comment on the list below.
Division I Boys (Top 2 teams qualify to state meet)
1) Amador Valley-Maintained their #1 ranking with their victorious effort at the Stanford Invitational in the Division I race.
2) Monte Vista-Finally ran their full compliment of runners at Stanford. Nice team effort with 18 second gap between 1st. through 6th. runner.
3) College Park-Defending NCS champions with lots of returning runners and history. Can they put it together again for another state meet run?
Here is my order for the following six teams in the incredibly deep Div. I field: Castro Valley, Granada, Deer Valley, San Ramon Valley, Liberty and Foothill.
Division I Girls (Top 2 teams qualify to state meet) Edited 10/2
1) Castro Valley-Finished 2nd. at the Ram Invitational with 2 of their top 5 not racing in the Varsity race.
2) College Park-Only lost by a point to the suddenly potent Campolindo group in their league clash.
3) California-Ran in the seeded race at Stanford finishing 16th and was highest Division I placer overall.
On the cusp: Granada-Finished 8th at Stanford Division I race, claiming highest NCS placing in that race.
Division II Boys (Top 3 teams qualify to state meet)
1) Petaluma-They finished 9th overall at Stanford and were the 2nd. highest Norcal placer behind Woodcreek.
2) De La Salle-2nd. place finish at Stanford in Division II race to an always strong Galena team. One of the best team in NCS regardless of division.
3) Montgomery-Gets the edge over Santa Rosa with sub. 1 minute 1-5 gap at their last league race.
Division II Girls (Top 3 teams qualify to state meet)
1) Carondelet-Winning effort at the Nike Pre-National meet. Ranked #9 in latest Harrier National Rankings.
2) Casa Grande-Dominique Taylor gives CG a strong #2 behind Taylor. 6th runner ran 21:16 at Stanford which means good depth.
3) Santa Rosa-Top 10 finish at Stanford with two strong runners (Eva Stuart and Emmy Cozine) leading the way.
