{"comments":{"1746859":{"pb_id":"93325","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"1746859","comment_id":"1746859","member_id":"93325","comment":"Runcaleb:  All very good reasons.  Timpanogos is a team that has a great profile for an at-large, hurt only by their 4th place regional finish.  However, that 4th place finish is going to be difficult to overcome.<br \/>\r\nWith the upsets in the South and in California (Cathedral Catholic!??!) I think The Woodlands and Dana Hills are shoe-ins.  That leaves 2 spots for the rest of the country.  Mahomet-Seymour has a very good portfolio and obviously Springville is a clear favorite for one of those spots.  Those are my 4 picks.    Timpanogos and Council Rock PA are also teams that are deserving but I think they could be the last two teams left out.  If  any other teams besides those 6 gets one of the 4 spots I would be very surprised.    If M-S doesn&#039;t get picked the Midwest has reason to be disappointing but  I could see that spot going to Timp. but it would not be my choice if I had a vote - Which I don&#039;t!","date_added":"Nov 27th 2016, 12:35am","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":450021,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"Paul_Schmitz","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=93325","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/Paul-Schmitz.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1781658"},"1746832":{"pb_id":"142563","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"1746832","comment_id":"1746832","member_id":"142563","comment":"Just trying to sway the committee for an at-large bid, so...Here are my 14 Reasons (and counting) as to why Timpanogos (and subsequently Springville) are obvious at-large picks for NXN:<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe Southwest Regional is arguably the toughest Regional in the Nation. 5 teams ranked in the top 25 (Milesplit)<br \/>\r\n\t6 Teams ranked in the top 28 (Dyestat)<br \/>\r\n2016 Southwest Regional beating currently ranked #10 Olympus, #11 Lone Peak and #23 Palmer Ridge<br \/>\r\nWe\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve been consistently ranked nationally throughout the 2016 season<br \/>\r\n1st at Portland XC Invite beating Summit (Northwest Qualifier) by 124 points.<br \/>\r\n1st at Portland XC Invite beating Roosevelt (CA State 3rd place) by 76 points.<br \/>\r\nWin over #1 Ranked American Fork (21 points) at the Wasatch Invite, Soldier Hollow 2016 (American Fork missing top 2, Timpanogos missing top 1)<br \/>\r\nFaster combined State time than Davis HS at Utah State Championships 2016<br \/>\r\nAt large pick 2014 placing 12th at NXN: And our team this year is faster than that team.<br \/>\r\n2nd place Southwest 2015<br \/>\r\n5th place Nationals 2015<br \/>\r\nWin over Olympus and Springville at Highland Invite 2016<br \/>\r\nWe\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve exceeded our national rankings at NXN for the past 2 years<br \/>\r\nAt Southwest Regionals we beat all the Colorado State Champion Teams and runner-ups who are currently ranked or who have been ranked: Monarch (5A Champs), Mountain Vista (5A runner-up), and Palmer Ridge (4A Champs.)<br \/>\r\nLast years(2015) 4th place at SWR, American Fork, took 2nd at Nationals.","date_added":"Nov 26th 2016, 10:21pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":450021,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"Runcaleb","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=142563","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/Runcaleb.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1945786"}},"last_id":"1746832","url":"comments.php?item_type=news&item_id=450021&item_url=gprofile.php?mgroup_id=46052"}