DyeStatCAL Pre-Season Rankings - Boys by Division

You can find the complete list at this link courtesy of Scott Joerger and www.dyestatcal.com.  We will continue to update all the divisions throughout the season.  If you have any information that you think may be helpful in ranking the following divisions, please use the comment section below or email me at albertjcaruana@gmail.com or Scott Joerger at scott.joerger@gmail.com.

Boys Division 1
# Team Sec
1 Arcadia SS
2 Long Beach Poly SS
3 Dana Hills SS
4 De La Salle NCS
5 Madera South CS
6 Warren SS
7 Loyola SS
8 California (Whittier) SS
9 Rancho Buena Vista SDS
10 Torrey Pines SDS
 
Boys Division 2
# Team Sec
1 Westlake SS
2 Redondo Union SS
3 Glendora SS
4 Canyon (Anaheim) SS
5 Del Campo SJS
6 Saugus SS
7 Carlsbad SDS
8 Dos Pueblos SS
9 Simi Valley SS
10 Tesoro SS
 
Boys Division 3
# Team Sec
1 Brea Olinda SS
2 Jurupa Hills SS
3 St. John Bosco SS
4 Palos Verdes SS
5 Cathedral SS
6 San Marcos SS
7 Campolindo NCS
8 Bishop O'Dowd NCS
9 El Modena SS
10 Bonita SS
 
Boys Division 4
# Team Sec
1 Salesian SS
2 Harvard Westlake SS
3 JSerra SS
4 Yreka NS
5 Don Bosco Tech SS
6 Laguna Beach SS
7 Crean Lutheran SS
8 Scotts Valley CCS
9 Morro Bay SS
10 Crespi SS
 
Boys Division 5
# Team Sec
1 St. Joseph Notre Dame NCS
2 Marin Academy NCS
3 La Jolla Country Day SDS
4 Flintridge Prep SS
5 Thacher SS
6 St. Margaret SS
7 Lick Wilmerding NCS
8 Athenian NCS
9 Sonoma Academy NCS
10 Priory CCS

DyeStatCAL Pre-Season Rankings - Girls by Division

You can find the complete top 10 lists from Division I through Division V at this link (please note that SJS divisions have not been posted so possible changes may take place).

Thank you to Scott Joerger at www.dyestatcal.com for all his hard work with all the top 50 rankings as well as the Division I though Division III rankings you see below.  Comments are encouraged.  Who did we miss?  Who is under ranked?  Who is over ranked?  Who is going to be the best team overall?  Feel free to post your own rankings for any division you feel strongly about at this point.

Girls Division 1
# Team Sec
1 Great Oak SS
2 St Francis (Sacramento) SJS
3 Buchanan CS
4 Capistrano Valley SS
5 Davis Senior SJS
6 Yucaipa SS
7 Trabuco Hills SS
8 San Clemente SS
9 Clovis North CS
10 Rancho Buena Vista SDS
 
Girls Division 2
# Team Sec
1 Simi Valley SS
2 Saugus SS
3 Rancho Bernardo SDS
4 La Costa Canyon SDS
5 Serrano SS
6 Mira Costa SS
7 Bella Vista SJS
8 Arroyo Grande SS
9 South Torrance SS
10 Claremont SS
 
Girls Division 3
# Team Sec
1 Campolindo NCS
2 Bonita SS
3 Aptos CCS
4 Northwood SS
5 Palos Verdes SS
6 Cathedral Catholic SDS
7 Las Lomas NCS
8 Vista Del Lago SJS
9 Redwood NCS
10 Laguna Hills SS
 
Girls Division 4
# Team Sec
1 J Serra Catholic SS
2 Arcata NCS
3 San Lorenzo Valley CCS
4 Harvard Westlake SS
5 La Reina SS
6 Crean Lutheran SS
7 Laguna Beach SS
8 San Marino SS
9 St. Mary's Berkeley NCS
10 Piedmont NCS
 
Girls Division 5
# Team Sec
1 Branson NCS
2 Lick Wilmerding NCS
3 University NCS
4 Convent NCS
5 Flintridge Prep SS
6 Lancaster Desert Christian SS
7 Crystal Springs Uplands CCS
8 Thacher SS
9 Marin Academy NCS
10 Pacific Ridge SDS

DyeStatCAL Top 50 Countdown - Girls 1 to 5

http://www.dyestatcal.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44789&do=news&news_id=170873

The best of the best in California.  As many of you figured out, St. Francis, Sacramento is one of the top 5 teams in California.  They are ranked #3 along with 4 Division I schools.

DyeStatCAL Top 50 Countdown - Girls 6 to 10

http://www.dyestatcal.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44789&do=news&news_id=170631

Two NorCal teams make this group of teams.  The #2 ranked SJS girls' team (Davis HS) on my SJS pre-season rankings makes this list at #8.  The #1 ranked team in NCS, the Campolindo girls, are ranked #10 on the California Cross Country pre-season list.

Only 5 teams remain.  Can you guess all five?

DyeStatCAL Top 50 Countdown - Boys 11 to 20

http://www.dyestatcal.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44789&do=news&news_id=170481

One NorCal team made the list at #20 and that is the top ranked team in the SJS, the Del Campo Cougars.  Only ten teams remain and I believe one NorCal team will make that list.

DyeStatCAL Top 50 Countdown - Girls 11 to 20

http://www.dyestatcal.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44789&do=news&news_id=170348

One NorCal team makes this list and it's a SJS school.  The Bella Vista girls are the #16th ranked team in the pre-season according to www.dyestatcal.com.  Only 10 teams remain.  Who are the NorCal teams will crack the top 10 list.  2 have been mentioned already and another should make the list as well.  

20-11 boys will be posted tomorrow.  

DyeStatCAL Top 50 Countdown - Boys 21 to 31

http://www.dyestatcal.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44789&do=news&news_id=170222

3 NorCal teams make the list here:
#29-St. Joseph Notre Dame NCS Division V
#27-Bellarmine HS CCS Division I
#22-Carlmont HS CCS Division I (they are still listing Lucas Matison although he is now attending Palo Alto HS)

DyeStatCAL Top 50 Countdown - Girls 21 to 30

http://www.dyestatcal.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44789&do=news&news_id=170081

Only one NorCal team ranked between 30 and 21 and that is Aptos HS at #22.  I have them as the best team in CCS so my best guess is that Davis HS and St. Francis (Sac) are the two lone teams remaining that will be ranked in the top 20.

We'll see.

National Rankings (www.tullyrunners.com)

Courtesy of tullyrunners.com:
Boys:  http://tullyrunners.com/XC2013/PreSeasonNatBoys2013.htm
Girls:  http://tullyrunners.com/XC2013/PreSeasonNatGirls2013.htm

De La Salle is the lone NorCal team mentioned as they make the 2nd list which consists teams that were not listed in the top 30.

Two Sac-Joaquin Section girl's teams make the list with St. Francis (Sac.) coming in at 15th and Davis HS mentioned in the second tier group.

DyeStatCAL Top 50 Countdown - Boys 31 to 40

http://www.dyestatcal.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44789&do=news&news_id=169995

Two more NorCal teams ranked in the latest rankings:
#36-Livermore HS-NCS Division II
#34-Davis HS-SJS Division I

So far, here are the other NorCal teams ranked in the top 50:
#47-Marin Academy-NCS Division V
#45-Los Altos-CCS Division II
#42-Bishop O'Dowd-NCS Division III
#41-Campolindo-NCS Division III

DyeStatCAL Top 50 Countdown - Girls 31 to 40

http://www.dyestatcal.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44789&do=news&news_id=169904

NorCal teams ranked:
36-Granada HS-NCS Division I
35-Las Lomas HS-NCS Division III

What NorCal teams are left that will be ranked in the top 30?

DyeStatCAL Top 50 Countdown - Boys 41 to 50

http://www.dyestatcal.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44789&do=news&news_id=169711

4 NorCal teams ranked so far:
47-Marin Academy-NCS Division V
45-Los Altos-CCS Division II
42-Bishop O'Dowd-NCS Division III
41-Campolindo-NCS Division III

Also thanks to a sharp eyed reader, the following schools were deemed bubble teams:
Casa Grande-NCS Division II
Maria Carrillo-NCS Division II
Redwood-NCS Division III
St Francis (Mountain View)-CCS Division II

Woodcreek-SJS Division I

Who else is going to be ranked in the top 50 in state?

DyeStatCAL Top 50 Countdown - Girls 41 to 50

Two NorCal teams ranked:
49 Arcata-NCS Division IV
45 Branson-NCS Division V

http://www.dyestatcal.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44789&do=news&news_id=169523

Also, the following teams are on the bubble team list:
Redwood HS-NCS Division III
San Lorenzo Valley-CCS Division IV
Vista Del Lago-SJS Division III

Boys 41-50 will be posted tomorrow.

2013 North Coast Section Pre-Season Top 10 Rankings (Teams)

BOYS
1)  De La Salle HS Division I
2)  St. Joe's Notre Dame HS Division V
3)  Bishop O'Dowd HS Division III
4)  Maria Carrillo HS Division II
5)  Amador Valley HS Division I
6)  San Ramon Valley HS Division I
7)  Livermore HS Division II
8)  Campolindo HS Division III
9)  College Park HS Division II
10)  Dublin HS Division II
Also considered:  Miramonte HS (Div. III), Marin Academy (Div. V), Santa Rosa HS (Div. II) and St. Mary's Berkeley (Division IV)

GIRLS
1)  Campolindo HS Division III
2)  Granada HS Division I
3)  Monte Vista HS Division I
4)  Las Lomas HS Division III
5)  Arcata HS Division IV
6)  Maria Carrillo HS Division II
7)  Bishop O'Dowd HS Division III
8)  Branson HS Division V
9)  Amador Valley HS Division I
10)  San Ramon Valley HS Division I
Also considered:  Lick Wilmerding HS (Div. V),St. Mary's Berkeley (Div. IV) and University HS (Div. V).

Feel free to comment on the above rankings.  This is very preliminary and many teams are very close at this point.

2013 Sac-Joaquin Pre-Season Top 10 Rankings (Team)

The SJS divisions for this year will be posted late August so until then, here are my picks for the top 10 teams in SJS regardless of division.

BOYS (Last year's Division)
1)  Del Campo HS (Division II)
2)  Davis Sr. HS (Division I)
3)  Jesuit HS (Division II)
4)  El Dorado HS (Division III)
5)  Granite Bay HS (Division II)
6)  Placer HS (Division III)
7)  Woodcreek HS (Division I)
8)  Bella Vista HS (Division II)
9)  Rocklin HS (Division II)
10)  Whitney HS (Division II)

GIRLS (Last year's Division)
1)  St. Francis, Sac. HS (Division I)
2)  Davis Sr. HS (Division I)
3)  Bella Vista HS (Division II)
4)  Oak Ridge HS (Division I)
5)  Vista Del Lago HS (Division III)
6)  Del Oro HS (Division III)
7)  Woodcreek HS (Division I)
8)  Del Campo HS (Division II)
9)  Whitney HS (Division II)
10)  Granite Bay HS (Division II)

Pre-Season NorCal Rankings (Individuals)

Overall #1 individuals in Northern California

Boys:  Aidan Goltra Campolindo HS (NCS) Division III

Girls:  Julia Maxwell Branson HS (NCS) Division V

BEST INDIVIDUALS IN EACH SECTION

Northern Section

Boys:  Landon Woollard Shasta HS/Clayton Bunn Yreka HS Both Division IV

Girls:  Jenna Storms West Valley HS Division IV

Sac-Joaquin Section

Boys:  George Miao Rocklin HS Division II

Girls:  Maggie Bell Granite Bay HS Division II

North Coast Section

Boys:  Aidan Goltra Campolindo HS Division III

Girls:  Julia Maxwell Branson HS Division V

Central Coast Section

Boys:  Steven Sum Saratoga HS Division III

Girls:  Anna Maxwell San Lorenzo Valley HS Division IV

San Francisco Section

Boys:  John Hogan Lowell HS Division I

Girls:  Kristen Leung Lowell HS Division I

Oakland Section

Boys:  Adam Gardere Oakland Tech HS Division I

Girls:  Kelly Navarro Kipp King HS Division I

Feel free to comment on the above rankings.  Did I miss anybody?

CCS Pre-Season Time Comparisons

http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2013/comparsn.htm

Pre-Season NorCal Rankings (Teams)

Overall #1 teams in Northern California

Boys:  De La Salle HS (NCS) Division I

Girls:  St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS) Division I

BEST TEAMS IN EACH SECTION

Northern Section

Boys:  Yreka HS Division IV

Girls:  West Valley HS Division Division IV

Sac-Joaquin Section

Boys:  Davis HS Division I

Girls:  St. Francis, Sacramento Division I

North Coast Section

Boys:  De La Salle HS Division I

Girls:  Granada HS Division I

Central Coast Section

Boys:  Bellarmine HS Division I

Girls:  Aptos HS Division III

San Francisco Section

Boys:  Lowell HS Division I

Girls:  Lowell HS Division I

Oakland Section

Boys:  Oakland Tech HS Division I

Girls:  Oakland Tech HS Division I

Individuals will be up next...

2013 Northern Section Pre-Season Cross Country Rankings

From a Northern Section Coach
Boys:
Teams -
1.  Yreka - top 4 return from last year's section runner up team
2.  Shasta - returns #1, 4, 5, 6, 7 from last year's section champion team
3.  Chico
4.  Pleasant Valley
5.  West Valley

Individuals -
1.  Landon Woollard - Shasta (12)  3rd in last year's section final
2.  Clayton Bunn - Yreka (12)
3.  Matt Jochim - Yreka (11)
4.  Damon Young - Durham (12)
5.  David Neill - Yreka (12)

Girls:
Teams -
1.  West Valley - returns top 5 from last year's section championship team (actually loses #2, but gains a stronger #2 in Hinkle)
2.  University Prep - returns top 4 from last year's section runner up team
3.  Chico
4.  Yreka
5.  Enterprise

Individuals -
1.  Jenna Storms - West Valley (11)  returning section champion in XC and 1600
2.  Belle Moran - Redding Christian (10)  returning runner up in XC
3.  Jenna Hinkle - West Valley (12)
4.  Helen Mino Faukner - University Prep (12)
5.  Alyson Lacko - Chico (11)

NCS Pre-Season Division IV Rankings...

BOYS
1.     St. Mary’s Berkeley-Most consistent team in this division.  Last year's 4th place finish was their worst since 2004.
2.     Arcata-Jose Lopez, who ran 1:55.28 to finish 4th at the NCS MOC, will lead the way for the Tigers.  He will be an individual favorite and could give Arcata two teams champions with a probably girl's title.
3.     Piner-They have their own individual favorte in Efren Reyes who finished 6th last year in the NCS Division IV race.  Piner is another team who has proven to be a contender in whatever division they compete in each year.
4.     Sir Francis Drake-They lose quite a punch with the graduation of John Lawson and Clayton Hutchins but the cupboard is not quite bare.  They return four runners from last year's 2nd place team including two rising sophomores.
5.     San Rafael-Another perennial contender in this division including a state championship in 2010.  They won this division last year over favored Sir Francis Drake but will need to reload after losing 4 out of their top 5 runners.

Top 5 individual runners returning from last year's NCS MOC XC meet:
6)  Efren Reyes Piner HS 16:32
8)  Jose Lopez Arcata HS 16:55
10)  Nassim Kabbara San Rafael HS 17:01
13)  Josh Dull St. Mary's Berkeley HS 17:16
14)  Graham Dean Piedmont HS 17:17
17)  Jake Yandle Marin Catholic HS 17:19

GIRLS
1.     Arcata-They will be as much of a favorite as any team in NCS in any division.  They are two time defending NCS champions, finished 2nd in state last season and return their top 5 runners.  Last year's NCS individual champion, Chloe Pigg, will lead the way.
2.     St. Mary’s Berkeley-Senior Spencer Moore will lead the way once again for this team.  They finished 2nd here last year and have been a consistent state meet competitor for many years.
3.     Piedmont-They finished 3rd here last year and return 6 of their top 7 runners.  Junior to be, Sophia Mills, was impressive on the track running 2:25.73 and 5:09.34.
4.     Sir Francis Drake-Another consistent state meet contender in this division, Drake will be led by rising junior, Sophia Noto, who ran 11:48.33 at the NCS MOC meet.
5.     Piner-This team has only recently joined the Division IV ranks (in 2012) but they have the program that will be competitive in both team races.  They finished 5th here last year and return 6 of their top 7 runners.

Top 5 individual runners returning from last year's NCS MOC XC meet:
1)  Chloe Pigg Arcata HS 18:23
2)  Elisa Ford Arcata HS 19:31
3)  Spencer Moore St. Mary's Berkeley HS 19:31
4)  Morgin Coonfield McKinleyville HS 19:36
5)  Zoe Ziegler Arcata HS 19:45