The 2009 season is well underway now and we have been busy climbing the rankings with strong performances at major Invitationals. We started the season in relative obscurity both regionally and nationally, but we have quickly shown that we are a force to be reckoned with. Milesplit.com (http://usa.milesplit.us/articles/28219) has us ranked at 12th in the country and Dyestat.com (http://www.dyestat.com/?pg=us-2009-XC-National-Team-Rankings) has us at 15th. Although we do not run for rankings and I put very little emphasis on looking at them, it is nice to be recognized.
Rankings are also one of the only measurements used to select teams for the national championships in Portland after the state meet. If our team finishes as one of the top two teams at the state meet, we will receive an automatic entry into the nationals. However, if we finish outside of the top two, the selection comitee has four at-large entries that are awarded based on rankings and head to head race performance over the course of the season. That is why our win over Mt. View (once ranked as high as #2 nationally) and Ferris of WA (once ranked #1 nationally) was so key to our season.
In the end, it is the state meet that matters most and that has been and will remain our focus for the season. We are moving up on our competition and if practice is any indicator, we may have done better than that. I encourage everyone to check out running websites for videos, pictures, and in-depth articles about the sport we love. I have listed some of my favorites at the bottom of this post.
www.dyestatcal.com
www.flotrack.com
www.ca.milesplit.us
www.runnerspace.com
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Northern California Track and Field Invitationals results...
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