9/18 Southeast Region Team Rankings: 9 VA squads represented

Five Virginia boys teams and four Virginia girls teams are featured in the latest cross country regional team rankings by Marc Bloom and Rich Gonzalez for the Southeast Region. Oakton boys dropped from #1 to #2 in the region, while Jamestown gained a spot from #6 to #5. Thomas Jefferson boys fell 3 spots as well from #3 to #6. Two new Virginia squads are ranked though with Atlee in the #9 spot and Western Branch rounding out the top 10 with the #10 ranking.

SE #4 Midlothian and SE #7 Oakton girls maintain their rankings from the previous week, while the Lake Braddock and Blacksburg girls make their first appearances in the rankings this fall as the #8 and #9 ranked squads in the Southeast region respectively.

The state is certainly represented well in the latest regional rankings with 9 of the 20 ranked teams in the entire region from the Commonwealth of Virginia. These schools will be tested in the coming weeks with big showdowns looming at Oatlands and Maymont, while Manhattan on October 11th again appears to be the meet which will give a clearer picture if Nike Cross Nationals is a reachable goal.

 

What big meets are the regionally ranked teams from Virginia going to this season?

SE #4 Midlothian girls - Maymont (9/27), Manhattan (10/11)

SE #7 Oakton girls - Oatlands (9/20), Wendy's (10/4), Manhattan (10/11)

SE #8 Lake Braddock girls - Ocean State Invite-RI (9/27), Glory Days (10/11)

SE #9 Blacksburg girls - VMI (9/20), Maymont (9/27), Albemarle (10/11)

SE #2 Oakton boys - Oatlands (9/20), Wendy's (10/4), Manhattan (10/11)

SE #5 Jamestown boys - William & Mary (9/20), Maymont (9/27), Manhattan (10/11)

SE #6 Thomas Jefferson boys - Oatlands (9/20), Carlisle (9/27), Glory Days (10/11)

SE #9 Atlee boys - Oatlands (9/20), Maymont (9/27), Manhattan (10/11)

SE #10 Western Branch boys - William & Mary (9/20), Chesapeake Invite (9/27) , Octoberfest (10/4)

 

So potential head to head matchups?

September 20th

Oatlands
Boys - SE #2 Oakton, SE #6 Thomas Jefferson, SE #9 Atlee
Girls - NY #3 Saratoga Springs, SE #7 Oakton

William & Mary
Boys - SE #5 Jamestown, SE #10 Western Branch

September 27th

Maymont
Boys - SE #3 Green Hope NC, SE #4 Broughton NC, SE #5 Jamestown, SE #7 Chapel Hill, SE #9 Atlee
Girls - SE #1 Collins Hill GA, SE #3 Tatnall DE, SE #4 Midlothian, SE #6 Oak Ridge, SE #9 Blacksburg

October 11th

Manhattan
Boys - SE #2 Oakton, SE #5 Jamestown, SE #9 Atlee, and many more NY/NE ranked teams
Girls - SE #4 Midlothian, SE #7 Oakton, and many more NY/NE ranked teams
 

 

Weekly High School X-Country Regional Team Rankings
By Marc Bloom and Rich Gonzalez
 
 

Southeast Region Boys

  1. Brookwood (GA) [4] - Wins Carrollton Inv by 73 over Collins Hill with 21-second spread
  2. Oakton (VA) [1] - Wins Lake Forest (DE) Inv taking 5 of top 11 w/o injured key scorer
  3. Green Hope (NC) [2] - Wins adidas Wolfpack Inv by 5 points over Broughton
  4. Broughton (NC) [5] - Close 2nd to Green Hope at Wolfpack meet
  5. Jamestown (VA) [6] - Wins Lee-Davis Inv taking 4 of top 5
  6. Jefferson Sci/Tech (VA) [3] - Wins Knights Crossing Inv by 8 points over Morristown W (TN)
  7. Chapel Hill (NC) [8] - Third at Wolfpack, 45 pts ahead of 4th-place Mtn. Brook (AL)
  8. Morristown West (TN) [NR) - Close 2nd to Jefferson at Knights Crossing
  9. Atlee (VA) [BT] - Brentsville Relays winner by 36 seconds
  10. Western Branch (VA) [NR] - Wins Newport News Inv by 26 over Maggie Walker


Cut: Mountain Brook (AL) [7], Northwest (MD) [9], Melbourne (FL) [10]

Bubble teams alphabetically: Albemarle (VA), Atlee (VA), Baylor (TN), Bethesda-Chevy Chase (MD), Brentsville (VA), Churchill (MD), Collins Hill (GA), Columbus (FL), Daviess County (KY), Enloe (NC), Freeman (VA), Good Counsel (MD), Hoover (AL), Houston (TN), JL Mann (SC), Maggie Walker (VA), Marrieta (GA), Melbourne (FL), Midlothian (VA), Mountain Brook (AL), Mountain View (VA), Northwest (MD), Oak Mountain (AL), Oak Ridge (TN), Ocean Lakes (VA), Potomac Falls (VA), Robinson (VA), Sherwood (MD), St. Xavier (KY), Wando (SC), Western Albemarle (VA), Wheeling Park (WV), Winter Park (FL)


Southeast Region Girls

 

  1. Collins Hill (GA) [2]  - Sweeps top 4 within 28 seconds, and 5 of top 6, at Carrollton Inv on state meet course
  2. Mountain Brook (AL) [1] - Wins adidas Wolfpack Inv by 82 points
  3. Tatnall (DE) [3] - No major meet
  4. Midlothian (VA) [4] - Wins Brentsville Relays at 2,500-meter distance
  5. Episcopal (FL) [5] - No major meet
  6. Oak Ridge (TN) [6] - No major meet
  7. Oakton (VA) [7]  - Wins Lake Forest (DE) Inv taking 5 of top 15
  8. Lake Braddock (VA) [BT] - 2nd to Midlothian at Brentsville Relays
  9. Blacksburg (VA) [BT] - Wins Knights Crossing Inv over excellent field
  10. Assumption (KY) [9] - Wins Rumble in the Jungle by 38 over other state powers

 

Cut: Satellite (FL) [8], St. Agnes (TN) [10]

Bubble teams alphabetically: Albemarle (VA), Alpharetta (GA), Archmere (DE), Bartram Trail (FL), Brentsville (VA), Cabell Midland (WV), Cardinal Gibbons (NC), Dunbar (KY), East Chapel Hill (NC), Green Hope (NC), Herndon (VA), Jefferson Sci/Tech (VA), Lake Highland Prep (FL), Lourdes (FL), Maggie Walker (VA), Meade County (KY), N. Gwinnett (GA), Padua (DE), Roberson (NC), Satellite (FL), Scottsboro (AL), University (WV), Western Branch (VA), Wilmington Charter (DE)