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Introducing the second rendition of our 2024 Team Rankings. With a few weeks of competition under the belt, it was a good time to re-evaluate our preseason rankings.
A lot of teams on the girl's side are close to each other. This has made it incredibly difficult to compare teams. However with PIAA Foundation set for tomorrow, we'll get a great first look at how teams stack up with each other in bulk.
Girls Top 20 Teams - Rankings #2
RANK (PREV) | TEAM | RATIONALE & NOTES |
1 (1) |
| North Allegheny won the Red, White and Blue Classic (3A) race with a 19:44 average and a 53-second compression. The team then finished third at the Boardman Spartan XC Invitational (beat by two out-of-state teams). They were without Wren Kucler on both occasions. |
2 (2) | Haverford Township was without Olivia Cieslak at the Unionville Two Mile Bash. Still, they posted a second place finish (behind OJR) with a 12:23 average and 1:33 compression. They were five points back from Owen J. Roberts but would in theory have more to gain from shifting their No. 4 runner to the No. 5 spot. The team then won the Penncrest Invitational on 9/14. | |
3 (3) |
| Similarly, OJR was without Jane Kratz at this past weekend's Unionville Two Mile Bash, but that didn't stop the team from taking the Overall Win. In the merged results, OJR posted a 12:27 two mile average (top-five runners). With Kratz in the line-up, that average becomes much quicker. |
4 (6) |
| Conestoga finished third in the meet merge at the Cherokee Challenge (NJ) with a 12:14 average over 3200m. The team's compression of 43-seconds was one of the best splits in the field. They were third to NJ No. 18 Ocean City and NJ No. 2 Pingry School. Conestoga then went one-through-five at the Central Athletic League Meet #2 on September 11th. |
5 (4) |
| Won the Lions Invitational on August 23rd with a 20:41 average. The team posted a 3:05 1-6 compression with Anna Pucilowski finishing runner-up in 18:44. Last week, the team won the Valley View XC Cluster #1 with a 20:02 average time and a 2:22 1-5 compression. |
6 (12) |
| Norwin finished second to North Allegheny at the Red, White and Blue Classic last weekend. The squad posted a 19:45 average and were just thirteen points behind North Allegheny. They logged a 1:28 1-5 compression. |
7 (13) | Easton won the Northampton Invitational on August 31st, beating several ranked teams in the process; Downingtown West, Emmaus, and Pennridge. Their 1-5 split of 26 seconds got the job done. The team averaged 19:54 over the 5k course. Their top five runners all finished inside the top 30. | |
8 (5) | Manheim Township finished second to Great Valley at PTXC 15 on September 7th. Manheim Township was beat out 86-89. Manheim Township averaged 20:51 and had a 1-5 split of 2:47. Notably, they were without Lexie Kauffman who is one of the team's top three runners. | |
9 (NR) | Great Valley won PTXC 15 on September 7th. The squad defeated several notable teams... including Manheim Township, Downingtown East and Chambersburg. The team notched a 20:57 average. | |
10 (11) |
| State College had a convincing victory at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational on September 13th. The team posted a 19:57 average and had four runners in the top 15. |
11 (16) | The addition of Julia Kelly has been a welcomed boost for Downingtown West. The team finished second to Easton at the Northampton Invitational on August 31st with a 19:41 average. They then finished third to Owen J. Roberts and Haverford at the Unionville Two Mile Bash. | |
12 (20) | Penn Charter won the George School Invitational with eighth grader Mackenzie Skelly leading the line-up. She ran 17:44 over the challenging 5k course. Behind her, middle distance stars Alli DeLisi, Gwen Hamilton and Marlie Klein all finished in the Top 8. The team averaged a 19:20 and had a 3:36 compression. They could probably be higher in these rankings, and Skelly will be able to compete with her team at NXR. | |
13 (NR) | Central Bucks West finished second to Penn Charter at the George School Invitational on September 14th. The team averaged 20:08 with a 55-second compression. | |
14 (8) | Mount Saint Joseph won the Lansdale Invitational on August 30th win a 20:36 average. They place their top five runners in the top ten and beat out PA No. 20 Upper Dublin. The team then conquered a challenging course at the DeSales Centaur Invitational to narrowly win the meet over Central Bucks West. The team then finished third to Penn Charter and Central Bucks West at the George School Invitational. | |
15 (NR) | Cathderal Prep won the Walsh Jesuit Pat Ritchie XC Invitational in Ohio on September 7th. The team defeated several tough Ohio teams and logged a 20:11 averaged with a 1:06 compression. | |
16 (17) |
| Emmaus finished third at the Northampton Cross Country Invitational behind Easton and Downingtown West. The team logged a 19:54 average and managed a 2:16 compression. Madelyn McCartney and Payton Campbell both finished in the top four. |
17 (NR) |
| South Fayette finished fourth at the Red, White and Blue Classic behind North Allegheny, Norwin and Morgantown (WV). South Fayette notched a 20:21 average. |
18 (7) |
| The Unionville girls finished fourth at the Unionville Two Mile Bash behind Owen J. Roberts, Haverford Township and Downingtown West. Their top five runners posted a 12:26 average. |
19 (14) |
| Downingtown East finished third to Great Valley and Manheim Township at PTXC 15. The team averaged 21:23 and had a 1:18 1-5 split. |
20 (18) |  | Chambersburg finished fourth to Great valley, Manheim Township, and Downingtown East at PTXC 15. They avaeaged 21:27 over the challenging 5K course. |
NR | Teams on the Bubble (NR) | Pennridge, Upper Dublin, Greater Latrobe, Dallastown, St Marys Area, Hampton, Central Cambria, Danville |
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