Private school girls pre-season cross country rankings with 10 deep in teams and 25 deep in individuals. The Bishop O'Connell girls have no plans on stopping their dynasty and streak of Virginia Independent Schools state titles with their entire top seven back from a year ago, which won the state crown by a margin of 30 points. Last year's runners-up from St. Catherine's should be even stronger than a year ago and the Episcopal girls will make for formidable challengers to O'Connell while also making it tough for other teams to break into the top 3 come November at Woodberry Forest.
Three of the top four finishers from last year's Division I state race including Julia Sroba of Collegiate and Emily Blagg of O'Connell (both pictured above by Brandon Miles) who had a spirited battle for second place. While always known primarily as a middle distance runner. the success and state titles by Taylor Clevinger of St. Catherine's this past indoor and outdoor season includi...