F-M vaults to No. 1 with Eastern States win 

By Adam Kopet for DyeStat

There is a new team at the top.  The Hornets of Fayettevile-Manlius NY have overtaken the Wolfpack of Great Oak CA with their dominating performance in the East States Championship at the Manhattan Invitational to become the No. 1 team in the country.  F-M's win has been compared to its 2009 victory in a season that saw them go on to dominate Nike Cross Nationals.  However, Great Oak, led by senior Destiny Collins, has the deepest squad in America and stands in the way of another F-M coronatoin. The margin between these two teams may be two points. Essentially, it's nearly 50-50 at this point.

The big movers this week are Shenendehowa NY at No. 15, after winning the McQuaid Invitational, Marcus TX at No. 17, after their win over Kingwood TX at the McNeil Invitational, and both North Rockland NY and La Salle Academy RI at Nos. 21 and 22 respectively, after their performances at the Manhattan Invitational.  All four teams were unranked two weeks ago.

The regular season action is still going strong in some states, while others are approaching championship meets. The Midwest and New York regions both have five teams in the Top 30  The Southwest and California regions both have four.

The Top 30, 10/15

1. Fayetteville-Manlius NY

2. Great Oak CA

3. Saratoga Springs NY

4. Naperville North IL

5. Sunset OR

6. Carmel IN

7. American Fork UT

8. Davis UT

9. Pennsbury PA

10. Desert Vista AZ

11. Yorkville IL

12. Saugus CA

13. Arcadia CA

14. Edina MN

15. Shenendehowa NY

16. Riverside SC

17. Marcus TX

18. Davis Senior CA

19. Cherry Creek CO

20. Centerville OH

21. North Rockland NY

22. La Salle Academy RI

23. Lake Braddock VA

24. Marshall MN

25. Southlake Carroll TX

26. Batavia IL

27. Camas WA

28. Kingwood TX

29. East Aurora NY

30. Blacksburg VA