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Early Season Boys Top 40 XC Teams 2022

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DyeStat.com   Sep 15th 2022, 4:09pm
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Dominant Newbury Park Offers A Glimpse Of What's To Come With Controlled Effort At Marmonte League Meet

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

2022 Boys Early Season National Rankings

Newbury Park concluded the 2021 season as high school cross country rock stars. Led by an incredible quartet and two sets of brothers, the Salhmans and the Youngs, the Panthers rolled through California and the RunningLane Championships demonstrated unprecedented performance and depth. 

The 2022 edition is the same, of course. Colin Sahlman, last year's top runner in the U.S., has graduated. And coach Sean Brosnan left the program over the summer to take a college job at UCLA.

Two major components, now missing. And yet, Newbury Park may not skip a beat this season. The return of twin brothers and Stanford commits Leo and Lex Young, and Aaron Sahlman, gives this team a top-three that rivals any team in history. The improvement of Dev Doshi and incoming transfer Braden Seymour from Florida could possibly make this team as good, or better, than last year.   

Last week in a small season-opening effort at the Peppertree Playfields in Newbury Park, the top five covered three miles between 14:48 and 15:20 in a relaxed setting. 

The first full effort will arrive for Newbury Park on Oct. 8 at the Clovis Invitational. 

The remainder of the top 40 involves a mixture of speculation and also some early season efforts that begun to reveal the personnel of teams that are aiming to contend for a berth at the first Nike Cross Nationals since 2019. 

The upcoming weekend will reveal more, as the 41st Woodbridge Cross Country Classic brings together No. 4 Southlake Carroll and No. 24 The Woodlands from Texas, No. 5 Crater from Oregon, No. 7 Herriman from Utah, and No. 12 Great Oak and No. 14 Granada from California. 

Top New Jersey schools, No. 6 Christian Brothers and No. 10 Union Catholic, will be part of the fields at the Bowdoin Park XC Classic in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Both teams will get a chance to race on the NXR course and one of New York's top teams, No. 28 Corning-Painted Post, will be there as well. The top teams are typically divided into two evenly weighted races. 

At No. 2, Niwot of Boulder has not stepped on the gas yet but has a talented roster that includes five members of last year's varsity back, including Carlos Kipkorir CheruiyotJeremy Gillett, Frederick Ambrose, Stefan HaugGavin Engtrakul. The addition of freshman Rocco Culpepper only adds to the depth. 

Jesuit of Portland got its first race in last weekend under smoky skies at Western Oregon University, but standout senior Jacob Nenow and junior Eric Schumacher sat out with illness. With a full lineup, the Crusaders should be every bit as strong as last year's team, which was third at RunningLane. 

Southlake Carroll, always a relevant program in Texas and the South, returns nearly everyone this fall and has a deep pack led by senior Logan Cantu

Crater of Central Point, Ore. looks incredible on paper, with senior Tyrone Gorze, a U.S. U20 team member, leading the way and sophomore Josiah Tostenson an elite No. 2. With a bit more experience down the line, this group could move up from No. 5 and challenge Jesuit as the top team in Oregon. 

Somewhat like Southlake Carroll, the historic program at CBA in Lincroft, N.J. brings back all but one runner from last year's team and could be ready to do big things this fall. 

Coach Doug Soles, formerly of Great Oak, has wasted no time turning Herriman into one of Utah's elite programs. The team's recent victory at the Timpanogos Invitational erases any lingering doubts about whether this team is ready to contend for Utah and Southwest regional titles. 

Carmel of Indiana, led by senior Kole Mathison, is also out of the gate hot. The Greyhounds won last week's Eagle Classic and beat strong teams from Zionsville and Center Grove. 

Cherokee Trail of Aurora, Colo. won the Liberty Bell Invitational sweepstakes title last weekend with 88 points, led by senior Hunter Strand, and gives Colorado a second top-10 team. Colorado has four teams in this week's Top 25. The state may add even more as the season progresses.

The Top 40

1. Newbury Park CA

2. Niwot CO

3. Jesuit OR

4. Southlake Carroll TX

5. Crater OR 

6. Christian Brothers Academy NJ

7. Herriman UT

8. Carmel IN  

9. Cherokee Trail CO

10. Union Catholic NJ

11. Jesuit LA

12. Great Oak CA

13. Hinsdale Central IL

14. Granada CA

15. Mountain View UT

16. Zionsville IN

17. Riverton UT

18. Plainfield (South) IL  

19. Valor Christian CO

20. Belen Jesuit FL

21. San Clemente CA

22. Westfield NJ

23. American Fork UT

24. The Woodlands TX

25. Fort Collins CO

26. Farragut TN

27. St. Anthony's NY

28. Corning-Painted Post NY 

29. North Allegheny PA

30. Bishop Blanchet WA  

31. Minnetonka MN

32. Mason OH

33. Haddonfield Memorial NJ

34. Cheyenne Mountain CO 

35. Lincoln OR

36. Campolindo CA 

37. Lakeville North MN

38. Liberty North MO

39. Central Catholic OR

40. Brentwood TN

 

Top 40 Teams By Region

Southwest: 9

Midwest: 6

California: 5

Northwest: 5

Northeast: 5

South: 3 

Southeast: 3

Heartland: 2

New York: 2

 

Top 10 Teams By Region

Southwest: 3

Northwest: 2

Northeast: 2

California: 1

Midwest: 1

South: 1

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2 comment(s)
RockAndRoll
Southlake Carroll and Woodlands are not the only Texas teams that should be on here.

Atascocita and Austin Vandegrift (Kevin Sanchez's school) almost beat the Woodlands in their first meet.

Coppell seems to get closer to Southlake Carroll than people know.

Creekside FL is making a case to be a team that could challenge Belen Jesuit Prep.
Greenmelon123
Ohio's Alliance Marlington has the fastest team average in the state and it isn't close. Needs a much closer look as far as the Ohio teams go.
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