CROSS COUNTRY RANKINGS

Today, we release the boys and girls cross country rankings. Also, be sure to check out this week's Score Publication below.

In This Issue

Trivia

Boys XC Rankings

Girls XC Rankings

Score Publication

Boys Rankings Rundown

Girls Rankings Rundown

Score Poll

Trivia

Question:

How many consecutive cross country state titles have the St. Pius boys won?

Today's answer can be found in the newsletter!

Wednesday's Answer:

Marist volleyball has won seven state championships.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY RANKINGS

Class AAAAAA

1. Marietta

2. Mill Creek

3. Brookwood

4. Milton

5. Walton

6. Etowah

7. Peachtree Ridge

8. Lambert

9. Harrison

10. Parkview

Class AAAAA

1. Flowery Branch

2. Clarkston

3. Creekview

4. Starr's Mill

5. Forsyth Central

6. Alexander

7. Union Grove

8. McIntosh

9. Greenbrier

10. Allatoona

Class AAAA

1. St. Pius X

2. North Oconee

3. Whitewater

4. Marist

5. North Hall

6. Johnson

7. Pickens County

8. Buford

9. Chestatee

10. Woodward Academy

Class AAA

1. Blessed Trinity

2. Westminster

3. Oconee County

4. East Jackson

5. Savannah Arts

6. Coahulla Creek

7. Dawson County

8. West Hall

9. Banks County

10. Jefferson

Class AA

1. Wesleyan

2. Pace Academy

3. Bleckley County

4. Lovett

5. Holy Innocents'

6. Darlington

7. Union County

8. Berrien County

9. Social Circle

10. Vidalia

Class A-Private

1. Landmark Christian

2. Paideia

3. Providence Christian

4. Athens Academy

5. Galloway

6. First Presbyterian Day

7. Whitefield Academy

8. Hebron Christian Academy

9. Athens Christian

10. Lakeview Academy

Class A-Public

1. Towns County

2. Jenkins County

3. Trion

4. Commerce

5. Lincoln County

6. Claxton

7. Montgomery County

8. Hawkinsville

9. Telfair County

10. Baconton Charter

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY RANKINGS

Class AAAAAA

1. Northview

2. South Forsyth

3. Milton

4. West Forsyth

5. Harrison

6. Mill Creek

7. Collins Hill

8. North Gwinnett

9. Marietta

10. Brookwood

Class AAAAA

1. Dunwoody

2. Starr's Mill

3. Creekview

4. Northgate

5. Columbus

6. Cambridge

7. McIntosh

8. Flowery Branch

9. Richmond Hill

10. Lakeside-Evans

Class AAAA

1. Marist

2. St. Pius X

3. Heritage-Catoosa

4. Woodward Academy

5. North Oconee

6. White County

7. Buford

8. Whitewater

9. Johnson

10. Chestatee

Class AAA

1. Westminster

2. Blessed Trinity

3. Hart County

4. Dawson County

5. Savannah Arts

6. Coahulla Creek

7. Morgan County

8. East Jackson

9. Decatur

10. Jefferson

Class AA

1. Lovett

2. Darlington

3. Wesleyan

4. Holy Innocents'

5. Pace Academy

6. St. Vincent's Academy

7. Bleckley County

8. Bremen

9. Model

10. Lamar County

Class A-Private

1. Landmark Christian

2. Hebron Christian Academy

3. Providence Christian

4. Athens Academy

5. Galloway

6. Paideia

7. Mount De Sales

8. Walker

9. Athens Christian

10. Savannah Christian

Class A-Public

1. Towns County

2. Commerce

3. Trion

4. Marion County

5. Claxton

6. Jenkins County

7. Atkinson County

8. Hawkinsville

9. Johnson County

10. Baconton Charter

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY RANKINGS

By Tyler Andrews

Four defending state champs debut at No. 1

Marietta ran away with last year's AAAAAA state championship winning by 94 points and posting an impressive average time of 17:00.68. The Blue Devils start the year at No. 1, returning their top four runners and five of their top six (Carlos Torres, Ben Patterson, KhayVonn Benson, Hayden Tullos, and David Savic). Torres placed third overall at the state meet last year. They kick off their season this weekend at the Fleet Feet Savannah Kickoff. The 2014 individual champion Davis Stockwell from Lakeside Dekalb will seek to win his second title in his final season.

In Class AAAAA, Flowery Branch tops the poll after placing second at last year's state meet. The Falcons finished just seven points behind state champion Clarkston, who starts 2015

Photo by Walter Pinion

ranked No. 2. Flowery Branch brings back their top two runners from a year ago Jake Shewbert and Grant O'Callaghan. Shewbert finished fourth in the state in 2014. The team had an impressive opening meet last weekend placing first in the Pickens Preview with an average time of 17:17.

A familiar team sits at No. 1 in Class AAAA. St. Pius is coming off of their fifth straight state title last season and their eighth overall. This was their first title in Class AAAA after making the jump from Class AAA. Although they lost their top three runners from a year ago, they look to retool as they have in the past. They will look to George Meyer and Daniel Grosch to lead the team. Both place in the top 20 individually at the state meet last year. St. Pius will start their season this weekend at the Battle of Atlanta in Hampton, Georgia.

The AAA defending state champion Blessed Trinity opens the season at No. 1. The Titans return their top three runners Ben McCoy, Robby Gipson, and Leo Pryor. Each of them finished in the top 15 individually at the state meet. In their opening meet of this year's season, they placed first at the Mercy Invitational with an average time of 18:33. East Jackson's Chase and Chandler Kennedy both return for their junior seasons. They placed first and second respectively at the state meet last year.

Fresh off of their state title a season ago and ninth since 2000, Wesleyan debuts as the No. 1 team in Class AA. The team returns all five of their top runners from 2014, including Henry Collins, Bailey Renfroe, Joey Gaddis, Mikey Olson, and Clay Patrick. Collins placed third individually at the state meet. The Wolves begin their season this weekend on their home turf at the Wesleyan Invitational.

In Class A-Private, Landmark Christian begins the season at No. 1. The team finished in fifth place at last year's state meet and return all six of their top runners, including Austin Taylor, Seth Cruver, Kermit Jackson, Mark Humphries, Micah Burdette, and Daniel Wilson. Defending state champion Hebron Christian Academy debuts at No. 8.

Last season's state runner-up Towns County starts the season at No. 1 in Class A-Public. The Indians finished just four points behind Jenkins County, which begins the 2015 season ranked No. 2. Towns returns all seven of their top runners, including Tyler Grimsley, Marshall Ledford, Thomas Mitchell, Gavin Langelier, Kaine Hoffman, Austin Watson, and Alejandro Lemus. Grimsley placed ninth overall at last year's state meet. Irving Rendon from Morris Innovative High School, last year's individual state champion, will be back to defend his title.

SEE LEFT PANEL FOR RANKINGS

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY RANKINGS

By Tyler Andrews

All seven defending champs debut at No. 1

Northview won the 2014 AAAAAA state title with an average time of 20:05.50. Their 102 points beat out second place finisher South Forsyth who posted a score of 114. The Titans and the War Eagles start the 2015 season ranked No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. Northview returns their top five runners in Lindsey Billings, Anna Barefield,

Photo by Tami McQueen

Sarika Temme-Bapat, Tiffany Yue, and Shannon Marsha. Billings won the individual state meet a season ago by an impressive 27 seconds, and is looking to do it again in her senior season. The team started their season last weekend placing second at the Pickens Preview in Jasper, Georgia. Billings looked in mid-season form by winning the girls meet.

In Class AAAAA, the defending state champion Dunwoody Wildcats sit atop the poll to begin the season. This was their second title in the last three years. Returning for the Wildcats are their top four and five of their top six runners, including Kelly May Sheehan, Ansley Heavern, Samantha Cameron, Ann-Marie Sills, and Alexandra Womble. Sheehan finished fifth individually at the state meet in 2014. They begin their season this weekend at the Battle of Atlanta in Hampton, Georgia. Last year's runner-up Starr's Mill starts the season ranked No. 2. Junior Alyssa Hooker from Lakeside-Evans will look to defend her individual state championship this season.

Marist won their seventh state title in a row posting a 97-point victory at the 2014 state meet. This was their 16th championship overall. The War Eagles begin the season ranked No. 1 in the Class AAAA poll. The team starts the 2015 campaign having lost five of their top seven runners, including two-time defending state champion Morgan Ilse. But, the team does bring back Josie Wirtz and Kendall Nelson who placed second and seventh respectively in last year's state meet.

Another familiar school raised the championship trophy in 2014. Westminster won their 27th state title and 19th in the last 23 years. They begin the season at No. 1 in Class AAA. Their top seven runners a season ago all finished in the top 17 at the state meet, and every single one of them returns for the 2015 season. The squad is highlight by Delaney Graham who finished third in the state last year and also includes Margaret Maxwell, Gabby Bunnell, Carson Simon, Lexi Elliott, Annie Bernot, and Maddie Turner. Blessed Trinity finished runner-up to the Wildcats last season and start this year at No. 2. Junior Audrey Honiotes of Hart County, ranked No. 3, will look to defend her individual state title.

Lovett starts the season ranked No. 1 in Class AA, and will look to defend their state title in 2015. The Lions return defending state champion Serena Tripodi, who is only a junior. In addition, four of their other top seven runners from last year will be back including Elizabeth Beveridge, Emma Sidman, Carolyn Bland, and Wendy Harrison. Lovett opened their season last weekend in Atlanta by winning the Kosh Klassic. Tripodi started right where she left off from last year by winning the meet by 36 seconds over the second-place-finisher and fellow-Lion Haley Hooper.

Class A holds the only two schools that start the 2015 season ranked No. 1 in both the boys and girls poll. Defending Class A-Private champions Landmark Christian began their title quest last weekend at the Sandy Creek XC Kickoff in Tyrone, Georgia. They finished second in the meet and also finished with the top three individual times from their three best runners, including Kathryn Foreman (first), Nicole Fegans (second), and Sarah Foreman (third). Fegans looks to build on last year's second place finish at the state meet. Along with these three returners, the team also brings back the rest of their top six runners from last year, including Mary-Kellison Thorne, Lindsey Biggar, and Taylor Biggar. Senior Emma Grace Hurley from Fellowship Christian will be back to defend her individual state title.

The other school featured atop the poll in both the boys and girls rankings is Towns County. Individual state champion Hannah Whitehead led the defending Class A-Public state champions last year. Not only is Whitehead returning, but the Indians also bring back every single one of their top seven runners. Tara Lee Arrowood, Alana Calhoun, Madison Stroud, Emma Kate Ledford, Lydia Moss, and Hayley Stower all finished in the top 28 at the state meet along with Whitehead.

SEE LEFT PANEL FOR RANKINGS