Big River Rankings #3 - 9.19.06
TEAM RANKINGS
( last week's ranking in parenthesis)
TOP 10 GIRLS TEAMS
#1) JEFFERSON CITY (7)– Dominated at the Paul Enke Invitational on the hilly Sioux Passage course. We had these ladies seventh last week but their strength up front puts them number one this week.
#2) LIBERTY (1) - Won big at the Roosevelt Invitational ( Iowa ) over several solid teams from Iowa and Nebraska . Lee's Summit North was third.
#3) ROCK BRIDGE (2) – Didn't have a huge day at the Stampede but their performance at Forest Park was too good to drop them down.
#4) MARQUETTE (3) – Did not run their top seven this week. We'll see them at Fox this coming Friday.
#5) EUREKA (6) – The Wildcats have a very strong squad and looked good at the Southern Stampede, finishing third behind good teams from Kansas and Arkansas .
#6) LINDBERGH (NR) – A great pack race led them to a win over Rockwood Summit at Parkway Central.
#7) ROCKWOOD SUMMIT (4) – Second to Jeff City at Paul Enke Invite.
#8) LEBANON (NR)– We missed this team in our first two rankings. Their fourth place at the Southern Stampede puts them ninth here.
#9) LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH (NR)– Third at the Roosevelt Invitational ( Iowa ) showing a big 1-2 punch.
#10) STE. GENEVIEVE (10) – Impressive 24 point win at the Bowles Invite.
***HONORABLE MENTION: We don't always do this but the girls are so deep this year which meant things got shuffled this week and the decisions were really tough so we thought there were a few other teams that deserved a mention:
Blue Springs (9), West Plains (5), Lee's Summit West (8), Herculaneum
TOP 10 BOYS TEAMS
#1) POTOSI (1) – Another big win, this time at the Southern Stampede and with some smoking fast times.
#2) FORT ZUMWALT SOUTH (2) - Big win at the Paul Enke Invitational.
#3) SLUH (3)– Notched their first win of the season at the Midwest Jesuit Invitational.
#4) LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH (8) – Finished first at the Roosevelt Invitational ( Iowa ) with a good 1-5 spread of only 55 seconds.
#5) OAK PARK (6) – Up a notch to number five.
#6) BLUE SPRINGS (NR) – Finished second to Potosi at the Stampede with a sub 17 average.
#7) MARQUETTE (7) – Off week for the top seven.
#9) LEE'S SUMMIT (NR) - Just six points back of Blue Springs at the Stampede.
#10) ROCK BRIDGE (4) – Not sure what happened at the Stampede, they will most likely climb back up next time out.
*** HONORABLE MENTION: The boys rankings were a little easier than the girls this week but there were a couple of teams who got a lot of consideration:
CBC (10), Parkway South (NR), Liberty (5)
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
All season long (though maybe not as often as the team rankings) we will try to keep an eye out for the top 15 runners in the State. Again, these are the top 15 regardless of Class. It is a lot easier to miss a runner or two so we apologize if we shorted you or your teammate. Feel free to email us at info@bigriverrunning.com if you know someone who should be on the Big River Top 15. Enjoy!!
TOP 15 GIRLS
#1) Brittani Johnson, JR, West Plains - Still #1.
#2) Hilary Orf, JR, Marquette – Off this week after a huge win at Forest Park .
#3) Lauren Borduin, JR, Rock Bridge – Top MO finisher at the Southern Stampede.
#4) Lydia Newland, JR, Liberty – Fifth at the Roosevelt Invitational.
#5) Brianna Ragains, Lebanon – Ten seconds back of Borduin at the Stampede.
#6) Asenath Naaman, Jeff City – Got the win at Paul Enke.
#7) Aimee Bonte, JR, Rockwood Summit – Second at Paul Enke after a busy week of racing.
#8) Codi Fritchie, FR, Lee's Summit North – Freshman phenom; big run at Roosevelt .
#9) Ashley Mark, JR, Lee's Summit North – A tick behind her teammate this week.
#10) Sierra Jenkins, Clinton – Missed her the first couple weeks but she beat Tate at the Bob Craddock and also notched a win at the Linn Invite.
#11) Brittany Tate, SO, Lee's Summit West - Nice time at the Stampede.
#12) Elizabeth Keaveny, JR, St. Teresa's Academy - Finished third at Paul Enke.
#13) Katie Leinert, Eureka – Two seconds back of Tate at the Stampede.
#14) Elise Hall, Hillsboro – Won the Bowles Invite over Bollinger from Ste. Gen.
#15) Ali Klooster, U.City – Notched another win, this time at Lutheran North.
*** Special Note; The girls side is deep this year so expect things to continue to change often. Thanks to those who emailed and alerted us of some great performances.
TOP 15 BOYS
#1) Josh Mathis, SR, Potosi - Individual Champion at the Southern Stampede over a great field.
#2) Josh Thebeau, SR, Potosi – Flip flops places with his teammate after a second place finish at the Stampede.
#3) Kyle Rood, SR, Fort Zumwalt South – Individual Champ at Paul Enke.
#4) Dan Quigley, SR, CBC - Has yet to race due to a foot problem but is back training and should be fine.
#5) Rick Elliot, JR, Kickapoo – Third at the Stampede.
#6) Phillip King, SR, Rock Bridge – Another fourth place finish in another deep race.
#7) Eric Fernandez, JR, Parkway West – Continued his winning streak at Parkway Central.
#8) Matt Lawder, SR, SLUH – Rested this week after big runs at First Capitol and Forest Park .
#9) Brad Jochems, Lee's Summit - Fast run at the Stampede.
#10) Jacob Swearingen, SO, Potosi - Continues to be the State's top Sophomore.
#11) Kevin Denny, Lee's Summit North – Individual Champ at the Roosevelt Invite ( Iowa ).
#12) Tommy McNabb, Francis Howell North – Runner-up at Paul Enke.
#13) Pat Cole, SR, Fort Zumwalt South – Third at Paul Enke.
#14) Steven Ardoin, Lee's Summit – Seventh at the Stampede.
#14) Adam Behnke, JR, Lutheran South - Big win at Lutheran North Invite.
#15) Will Hansen, Oak Park -. No results this week.