Michigan ... Mariner Invitational - 2012-08-25
 ... East China Park, Marine City, MI
 ... results at: http://mi.milesplit.com/meets/123088-mariner-invitational 

Grosse Point South (#6 in my Girls Pre-season National rankings) opened their 2012 season with
a partial team (missing some top runners), but I can use this to explain some inquiries I've
had about Grosse Point South MI and their ranking.

One of their runners, Christina Firl, finished 20th at the 2010 Michigan State Meet while running
for Grosse Point South ... In 2011, Christina Firl transferred to Potsdam HS in Potsdam, NY in NY
Section 10 ... Christina Firl is now back running at Grosse Point South MI ... While at Potsdam,
Christina ran three invitational races as follows:
    Manhattan-Var A     10/9/2011    65   17:57.0   72
    McQuaid Inv-A Sd    10/1/2011    8    18:49.0   116
    VVS Invite-3        9/17/2011    7    19:54.4   114
  .... no XC performances after Manhattan (injury??)
Some of Christina's Track performances at Potsdam:
    NY State Champ       6/9/2012    1500m   27   4:54.70
    Section 10 Champ     5/31/2012   800m    3    2:21.42
    Section 10 Champ     5/30/2012   1500m   3    4:57.18
    Van Dusen Inv        5/19/2012   1500m   1    5:04.2
    NY State Champ       3/3/2012    1000m   27   3:13.67
    Sec 10-St Qual       2/17/2012   1000m   1    3:10.6

Mariner Invitational (Aug 25, 2012):
  1 Kelsie Schwartz     11  Gross Pointe South    19:09.0  136.0    136
  7 Christina Firl      12  Gross Pointe South    20:57.0  100.0    100  **
  9 Mary Spencer        10  Gross Pointe South    21:44.0  84.3     84
 18 Ncole Keller        12  Gross Pointe South    22:34.0  67.7     68
 19 Alex Dulworth       10  Gross Pointe South    22:35.0  67.3     67
 21 Elizabeth Sullivan  10  Gross Pointe South    22:46.0  63.7     64
 31 Megan Sklarski      10  Gross Pointe South    23:50.0  42.3     42

At the Mariner Invitational, Grosse Point South was missing Hannah & Haley Meier and Ersula
Farrow .... Here are Grosse Point South's speed ratings from the 2011 Michigan State Meet:
             3  Hannah Meier     11    17:24.1    150.0    150
            10  Kelsie Schwartz  10    18:21.2    130.9    131
            12  Haley Meier      11    18:24.1    130.0    130
            21  Ersula Farrow     9    18:41.7    124.1    124
           102  Megan Sklarski    9    19:41.7    104.1    104
           221  Nicole Keller    11    21:27.1    69.0     69
 ... assuming Christina Firl returns to the rating level of the 2011 McQuaid & VVS Invites,
 Grosse Point South would have 5 very good scorers.

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Michigan ... Honor Bank Pete Moss Invitational - 2012-08-25
  ... Benzie Central High School, Benzonia, MI
  ... results at: http://mi.milesplit.com/meets/123076-honor-bank-pete-moss-invitational 

Julia Bos (10th at Footlocker Finals 2011 and Michigan D2 XC champion) opens her season:

  1 Julia Bos     Grand Rapids Christian  17:26.70   143.1    143
     
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Indiana ... Purdue High School Invitational - 2012-08-25
  ... Varsity Cross Country Course, West Lafayette, IN
  ... results at: http://in.milesplit.com/meets/121662-purdue-high-school-invitational 

Carmel Girls (#8 Pre-season ranking and 5th at NXN 2011)...

          Girls 5000 Meter Run
  1 Bobbie Burgess        12 West Lafayet     18:31.9    131.4    131
  2 Haley Harris          10 Carmel           18:43.8    127.4    127
  3 Kelcy Welch           11 Carmel           18:45.0    127.0    127
  4 Gina Genco            11 Carmel           19:11.2    118.3    118
  5 Ellen Schmitz         12 Carmel           19:20.9    115.0    115
  6 Emma MacAnally        12 Indianapolis     19:35.4    110.2    110
  7 Cailey Daluga         12 West Lafayet     19:40.0    108.7    109
  8 Delaney Barber        10 West Lafayet     19:43.6    107.5    107
  9 Lauren Johnson         9 West Lafayet     19:47.7    106.1    106
 10 Nikki Thiede          11 Terre Haute      19:49.5    105.5    106
 11 Kristen Johnson        9 West Lafayet     19:49.9    105.4    105
 13 Stacy Morozov          9 Carmel           19:55.4    103.5    104
 14 Rachael Weesner       11 Carmel           20:00.8    101.7    102
 20 Anna Schmitz          10 Carmel           20:19.9    95.4     95
 21 Megan Kress            9 Carmel           20:21.7    94.8     95
 24 Samantha B Miller     12 Carmel           20:32.4    91.2     91
 26 Samantha Dauby        11 Carmel           20:36.4    89.9     90
 28 Gabrielle Stephens    12 Carmel           20:41.6    88.1     88
 29 Diana Gorin           10 Carmel           20:47.3    86.2     86
 30 Cami Trachtman        12 Carmel           20:49.9    85.4     85
  
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Utah ... American Fork UT Grass Relays
 ... August 25th, 2012 ... American Fork High School

Nationally ranked teams Davis UT (#5) and American Fork (#9) competed in grass relay
races (2 mile legs).

The following speed ratings are courtesy of Ron Monroe (watchout) from his new site
at: http://watchoutxcrankings.blogspot.com/ (go there for additional info on this).

  10:07 - Connor McMillan   - American Fork - 182 - Varsity
  10:15 - Brayden McLelland - American Fork - 178 - Varsity
  10:25 - Zac Jacklin       - American Fork - 173 - Varsity
  10:25 - Caleb Thompson    - American Fork - 173 - Varsity
  10:32 - Tyson Green       - American Fork - 169 - Varsity
  10:39 - Spencer Herzog    - American Fork - 165 - JR/SR
  10:43 - Hunter Wilson     - American Fork - 163 - JR/SR

  10:20 - Alex Hedquist     - Davis -         175 - Varsity
  10:25 - Skyler Williams   - Davis -         173 - Varsity
  10:32 - Brayden Cromar    - Davis -         169 - Varsity
  10:34 - Jackson Sagers    - Davis -         168 - JR/SR
  10:37 - Andrew Aposhian   - Davis -         166 - Varsity
  10:39 - Hayden Hansen     - Davis -         165 - Varsity
  10:44 - Seth Thompson     - Davis -         163 - JR/SR