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MichiganCrossCountry.com Cross Country Prep Ranking - Week 7 - 2009

PORTAGE, Mich, October 27, 2009 — Attached is the week seven MichiganCrossCountry.com Prep Ranking. This is the only ranking of both boy’s and girl’s prep cross country teams that covers both the Lower and Upper Peninsula for all schools by division. The rankings are released weekly during the high school season.

The MichiganCrossCountry.com Prep Ranking is compiled for each high school division by a vote of 28 high school coaches or officials who review all available meet results in an effort to provide the most accurate ranking possible. A complete list of our panelists is at the end of this release.

The criteria utilized for ranking by the panel is projected finish at either:

* the MHSAA Lower Peninsula Finals scheduled for November 7, 2009 at Michigan International Speedway in Brookyln, MI

- or -

* the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Finals scheduled for Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Ludington Park, Escanaba, MI. (completed).

We include numerical scores reflecting the relative strength of teams in the opinion of the rankers. One hundred points signals a unanimous decision by all rankers that a particular team is number one.

MichiganCrossCountry.com Prep Ranking
(Lower Peninsula)
Week of October 26, 2009

MichiganCrossCountry.com Lower Peninsula Prep Rankings
D1 LP Boys
1 Ann Arbor-Pioneer 100
2 Pinckney 94
3 Novi-Detroit Catholic Central 89
4 Saline 81
5 Troy 75
6T Rockford 71
6T Saginaw-Heritage 71
8 Temperance-Bedford 53
9T Canton-Plymouth 29
9T Lake Orion 29

D1 LP Girls
1 Rockford 98
2 Pinckney 91
3 Grosse Pointe South 86
4 Saline 84
5 Traverse City Central 79
6T Grand Haven 62
6T Troy 62
8 East Kentwood 54
9 Ann Arbor-Pioneer 49
10 Brighton 37
HM Birmingham-Seaholm 36
HM Livonia-Churchill 29

D2 LP Boys
1 Ionia 100
2 Vicksburg 92
3 Linden 84
4 Grand Rapids-Forest Hills Northern 83
5 Ada-Forest Hills Eastern 78
6 Grand Rapids-West Catholic 74
7 Flint-Luke M Powers Catholic 65
8 Williamston 58
9 Dexter 52
10 Fremont 20
HM Alma 19
HM Haslett 19

D2 LP Girls
1 East Grand Rapids 100
2 Grand Rapids-Christian 95
3T Hamilton 86
3T Williamston 86
5T Ada-Forest Hills Eastern 72
5T Dexter 72
7 Milan 69
8 Cedar Springs 68
9 East Lansing 56
10 Dearborn-Divine Child 37
HM Otsego 23

D3 LP Boys
1 Grandville-Calvin Christian 98
2 Hillsdale 95
3 Benzonia-Benzie Central 92
4 Kent City 81
5 Jackson-Lumen Christi 79
6 Chesaning 75
7T Albion 67
7T Scottville-Mason County Central 67
9 Durand Area 53
10 Freeland 48
HM Whitmore Lake 20

D3 LP Girls
1 Hanover-Horton 100
2 Leslie 93
3 Benzonia-Benzie Central 92
4 Allendale 86
5 Jackson-Lumen Christi 80
6 Kent City 75
7 Schoolcraft 69
8 Caro 61
9 Lansing-Catholic Central 41
10 Macomb-Lutheran North 38
HM Stockbridge 32

D4 LP Boys
1 Concord 100
2 Bridgman 93
3T North Muskegon 86
3T Potterville 86
5 Harbor Springs 80
6 Hesperia Community 74
7 Saranac 63
8 Bear Lake (Onekama ) 54
9 Suttons Bay 36
10 Ann Arbor-Greenhills 31
HM Hillsdale Academy 26

D4 LP Girls
1 Manton 99
2 Harbor Springs 96
3 Hesperia Community 91
4 Battle Creek-St Philip Catholic Central (Battle Creek-Calhoun Christian School) 80
5 Saugatuck 76
6 Mt Pleasant-Sacred Heart Academy 69
7 Mt Pleasant-Beal City 65
8 Traverse City-Grand Traverse Academy 50
9 Royal Oak-Shrine Catholic 36
10 North Muskegon 32
HM Concord 29
HM Saranac 15

MichiganCrossCountry.com Upper Peninsula Prep Rankings (completed for 2009)

Regional Races for this weekend (results expected to be posted at or before 5:00 on Saturday from most regionals):
DIVISION 1
No. 1-1 Auburn-Bay City Western
No. 2-1 Carson City-Crystal
No. 3-1 Buchanan (at Portage West MS)
No. 4-1 Brownstown-Woodhaven
No. 5-1 Ann Arbor-Huron
No. 6-1 Brighton
No. 7-1 Holly
No. 8-1 Grosse Pointe South
No. 9-1 Algonac and Marysville

DIVISION 2
No. 10-2 Benzonia-Benzie Central
No. 11-2 Auburn-Bay City Western
No. 12-2 Grand Rapids-Christian
No. 13-2 Carson City-Crystal
No. 14-2 Buchanan (at Portage West MS)
No. 15-2 Hudson Area
No. 16-2 Brownstown-Woodhaven
No. 17-2 Holly
No. 18-2 Algonac and Marysville

DIVISION 3
No. 19-3 Benzonia-Benzie Central
No. 20-3 Auburn-Bay City Western
No. 21-3 Grand Rapids-Christian
No. 22-3 Carson City-Crystal
No. 23-3 Buchanan (at Portage West MS)
No. 24-3 Jackson-Vandercook Lake
No. 25-3 Ann Arbor-Huron
No. 26-3 Holly
No. 27-3 Algonac and Marysville

DIVISION 4
No. 28-4 Ellsworth Community
No. 29-4 Benzonia-Benzie Central
No. 30-4 Hesperia
No. 31-4 Buchanan (at Portage West MS)
No. 32-4 Carson City-Crystal
No. 33-4 Hudson Area
No. 34-4 Brownstown-Woodhaven
No. 35-4 Holly
No. 36-4 Auburn-Bay City Western

Results will be posted here:
http://michigancrosscountry.com/michigan_track_cross_country_forum/showthread.php?tid=1199

Now in our third year, MichiganCrossCountry.com was formed in 2007 by Dan Wytko and Don Passenger to bring recognition to the sport by accurately ranking Michigan teams and to provide a venue for discussion of cross country and track and field issues.

Dan Wytko has coached track & field and cross country at Portage Central High School since 1994. Don Passenger has been involved in Michigan track and field since the mid-1970s when he competed at Caledonia High School and from 2003 to present Passenger has coached the Grand Rapids West Catholic girls cross country team and the girls distance program in track and field.

Ranking Panel as of this release:
Ray Antel East Kentwood
Scott Banghart Mattawan
John Carlson Belding
Amy Coughlin Waterford Mott
Jill Evers Kent City
Rudy Godefroidt Hemlock
Jeff Harding Manton
Mike Holik Chelsea
Fred Hutchinson Grand Ledge
Doug Jager Grand Rapids Christian
David Jordan Concord
Mike Jurasek Albion
Asa Kelley Benzie Central
Grant Lofdahl Allendale
Steve Long Otsego
Gary Loubert Saginaw Heritage
Kyle McKown Clare High School
Mike Nesbitt Bay City Western
Mike Northhuis Portage Central
John Osler Ishpeming
Brian Salyers Milford
Joe Shay Central Lake
Tim Simpson Lansing Catholic Central
Mark Smith Suttons Bay
Cliff Somers Fremont
Ben Watson Rockford
Scott Werner Pewamo-Westphalia Track
Dan Wytko Portage Central

On the web: http://michigancrosscountry.com

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4 Responses to “MichiganCrossCountry.com Cross Country Prep Ranking - Week 7 - 2009”

1. bassman Says:
October 28th, 2009 at 6:07 am

Ridiculous !!!
How can you rank Troy Girls ahead of Birmingham Seaholm when Seaholm girls have beaten Troy 2 out of the past 3 meetings (Jamboree #2 and the League Meet. Seaholm was OAA Div. I Overall League Champions AHEAD of Troy. In fact for some unexplainable reason Seaholm has DROPPED OUT of the top ten to an honorable mention!!!!
Absolutely Ridiculous!!!
2. bassman Says:
October 28th, 2009 at 6:08 am

Ridiculous !!!
How can you rank Troy Girls ahead of Birmingham Seaholm when Seaholm girls have beaten Troy 2 out of the past 3 meetings (Jamboree #2 and the League Meet. Seaholm was OAA Div. I Overall League Champions AHEAD of Troy. In fact for some unexplainable reason Seaholm has DROPPED OUT of the top ten to an honorable mention!!!!
Absolutely Ridiculous!!!
3. Don Says:
October 28th, 2009 at 8:01 am

Hmm, I heard you the first time. I don’t know your answer.
4. Dan Says:
October 28th, 2009 at 8:29 am

bassman,

The rankings are based upon what the coaches see out there in the results. Often results are hard to find for some coaches when a team does not go out and run in the larger meets. The main meets that Seaholm has run are Oakland Cty where they were 2nd to Troy by 2 points and MSU, where they finished 14th, behind many top 10 D1 teams. The Oakland Cty meet had only 2 top ten ranked teams (Troy and Seaholm), while most of the other top ranked teams were competing at Portage. So it is hard to see where those two teams fit into the scheme, when the courses provide different times. Usually head to head is the best, as you have indicated. The larger the meet, the better the indicator of how the team would fair at the MHSAA LP Finals.

It is not unheard of to see a team go hidden until the regoinals and finally show up at the state finals. Prime example would be Otsego boys. They did not run one large meet the entire year, in 2008. They ended up third in D2 men last year.

We thank you for your interest, and questioning the rankings. For your sake, maybe Seaholm will surprise the rankings panel.