MileStat.com's pre-season cross country rankings will be released by Wednesday, August 27th. This will be the first year that the cross country rankings will also include regional rankings with the top 5 teams and top 10 individuals ranked for each region in Group AAA and Group AA. We are selecting a panel of coaches to be in charge of rankings in their respective regions and classifications.
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Who will be ranked preseason #1 in Virginia? Do the Midlothian girls start the season in the same spot as they have finished the past three years on top as Group AAA champions? Thomas Porter has qualified twice for Foot Locker Nationals, but is it enough to keep away others including a large group of talented runners in Group AA from the #1 ranking? With traditional powers Midlothian, Brentsville, and Thomas Jefferson expected to undergo "down years", who will emerge as the new powers in 2008?