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Pre-Season ... National GIRLS Individual Profiles/Ranks - Cross Country 2022

by Bill Meylan ... July 16, 2022

Below are Abbreviated Performance Profiles for 30 top national high school female runners entering the 2022 cross country season ... I find it interesting to examine profiles of the top national girls and also compare them to the top NY girls (Profiles for the 2022 New York Girls) ... Performance data helps evaluation ... and knowing the performance level of the best national runners is always interesting ..... Opinions will differ on the ranking position of individual runners, but that's a good thing ... It's also a "necessary thing" for serious handicappers ... The order of the runners below is my current pre-season watch-list.

 

How To Read the Table Information: The number following the name is the school grade for the 2022 XC season.  The XC data begins with the speed rating for that race (higher is faster).  Selected track data are also shown.

 

Note ... These profiles provide information for those viewers who are interested in these types of stats ... Speed ratings were one major factor in runner selection and ranking ... I started with my Highest National Speed Rating List from 2021  ... Track data was also considered with handicapping opinion ... Again - the order of the runners below is my current pre-season watch-list.

 

Top National Girls - Abbreviated Profiles & Ranking - 2022 XC Pre-Season
Rank   Runner Grade

School

State

 Abbreviated Selected Performances
 
... XC (Speed Rating - Place - Time - Race)
#1 Ellie Shea 11 Emerging Elites Club MA 2021 XC
DNF - - - 00:00.0 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
146 - 6 - 17:55.3 - Eastbay Northeast - 11/27/2021
154 - 2 - 17:12.0 - Boston Mayors Cup - 10/24/2021


Track 2022
1-Mile (4:41) - The Brooklyn Mile (4th, Aug 7)
2-Mile (9:56.11) - Nike Outdoor Nats (2nd)
1500m (4:14.35) - Battle Road TC Twi #3 (1st)

1500m (4:16.04) - ToM: Track Night NYC (2nd)
800m (2:12.3) - Battle Road Twilight Series
1-Mile (4:43.66) - BAA Road Pro Mile (9th)
1-Mile (4:41.00) - New Bal Indoor Nats (4th)
5000m (15:49.47) - New Bal Indoor Nats (1st)
2-Mile (9:52.35) - New Bal Indoor Nats (2nd)

800m (2:08.59) - BU Last Chance Meet (7th)
3000m (9:08.54) - BU Last Chance Meet (2nd)
1-Mile (4:40.01) - BU Valentine Invite (24th)

... Ellie Shea ran only three XC races last fall including a 154 speed rating at the Boston Mayors Cup Champ where she ran the 3rd fastest high school girl's time ever at Franklin Field (behind Sydney Masciarelli and Shalane Flanagan) ... she then qualified easily at Eastbay Northeast before running at Eastbay Nationals (DNF result).

Ellie had some outstanding indoor & outdoor track results ... she set the Sophomore Indoor National Record at 2-Miles (9:52.35) at New Balance Nationals and the following day won a solo 5000 meter race in 15:49.47 (6th fastest ever by a high school girl indoors + outdoors ... It approximates to an XC speed rating of 166, and that gets her my #1 ranking) ..... During outdoor track, Ellie ran a 1500m race in 4:14.35 which ranks in top 10 individual HS girls all-time.
 

#2 Kate Peters 12 Lake Oswego OR 2021 XC
155 - 6 - 17:34.0 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
152 - 1 - 17:19.2 - Eastbay West Reg - 12/4/2021

144 - 1 - 17:28.7 - Oregon State Champ - 11/6/2021
152 - 1 - 16:40.9 - Nike Portland - 9/25/2021

2022 Track
2-Mile (9:51.48) - Nike Outdoor Nats (1st)
1500m (4:17.80) - Portland High Perf (28th)

1500m (4:28.51) - Oregon State 6A Champ (5th)
3000m (9:25.15) - Oregon State 6A Champ (1st)
1500m (4:28.25) - Three-Riv League Champ (1st)
3200m (10:11.14) - Arcadia Invite (3rd)
800m (2:15.68) - West Linn Dual Mt (1st)
1-Mile (4:49.42) - Millrose Indoor Games (4th)
3000m (9:17.97) - Washington Husky Inv (16th)

... Kate Peters won the Eastbay XC Regional and then finished 6th at Eastbay Nationals (she was the #2 underclassmen) ... had three speed ratings in the 150s ..... Kate had some exceptional track performances including a 2-Mile win at Nike Outdoor Nationals in 9:51.48 just missing the National Outdoor Record (and she beat Ellie Shea) ... Ran a fast 1500m (4:17.80) at the Portland Track Fest High Performance Meet ... Kate Peters is a contender to win a National XC Championship.
 
#3 Tatum David 12 Olney (Richland County) IL 2021 XC
 No data - injured
2020 XC
146 - 8 - 17:43.9 - XC Town USA MOC
153 - 1 - 16:41.41 - Desert Twilight Fest
2019 XC
151 - 10 - 17:37.8 - Foot Locker Nationals
149 - 17 - 18:01.5 - NXN Nationals
145 - 7 - 18:04.4 - Foot Locker Midwest
152 - 4 - 17:11.6 - NXR Midwest Champ
153 - 1 - 16:04.0 - Illinois States


2022 Track
1-Mile (4:42.15) - HOKA Fest of Miles (1st)
1600m (4:47.52) - Illinois State Champ (1st)
3200m (10:04.02) - Illinois State Champ (1st)
800m (2:12.43) - Newton Invitational (1st)

... Tatum David has returned to Olney IL after spending some time at IMG Academy in Florida ... she did not race XC last year due to injury ... she finished 10th at Foot Locker Nationals as a freshman in 2019 ... and ran a 153 speed rating at the Desert Twilight Festival Arizona in 2020 when attending IMG Academy ..... Tatum's 2022 outdoor track performances indicate she is back to elite national XC status ... won the High School HOKA Festival of Miles race with an impressive performance (4:42.15) after winning the Illinois State Champ 3200m (10:04.02).
 
#4 Sadie Engelhardt 10 Ventura CA 2021 XC
149 - 15 - 17:51.5 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
150 - 2 - 17:24.6 - Eastbay West Regional - 12/4/2021
151 - 2 - 16:58.7 - California State Meet - 11/27/2021

137 - 3 - 17:21.1 - CIF-SS Div Finals - 11/20/2021
149 - 2 - 17:02.3 - Asics Clovis Invite - 10/9/2021
148 - 7 - 16:04.6 - Woodbridge Classic - 9/18/2021
147 - 1 - 15:59.9 - Cool Breeze Invite - 9/3/2021

2022 Track
1-Mile (4:38.40) - Nike Outdoor Nats (1st)
1-Mile (4:36.50) - Brooks PR Invite (2nd)
1500m (4:11.79) - Portland Track Fest (20th)

1600m (4:36.67) - CIF State Champ (1st)
3200m (9:50.69) - Ventura Co Champ (1st)
1-Mile (4:35.16) - Arcadia Invitational (1st)
800m (2:05.56) - West Coat Relays (1st)
3200m (10:00.26) - Don Green Invite (1st)
1-Mile (4:36.63) - APU Meet of Champ (2nd)
1-Mile (4:37.40) - New Bal Indoor Nats (2nd)

... Sadie Engelhardt performed very consistently throughout XC season (speed ratings around 150) ... finished 15th at Eastbay Nationals with a performance she called "a learning experience" (so I expect she will improve this coming XC season) ..... The freshman absolutely excelled during track with National Class Records at multiple distances ... and this suggests improved XC performance ... Obviously a top national runner to watch.
 
#5 Karrie Baloga 12 Cornwall NY 2021 XC
156 - 4 - 17:29.1 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
146 - 5 - 17:53.2 - Eastbay Northeast - 11/27/2021
150 - 1 - 17:54.7 - NY Federation - 11/20/2021
146 - 3 - 17:55.6 - NY States-Class A - 11/13/2021
140 - 1 - 17:40.2 - Section 9-Class A - 11/4/2021
147 - 1 - 17:16.3 - OCIAA Championship - 10/27/2021
148 - 1 - 18:26.6 - Sec 1 Coaches-V1 - 10/16/2021
148 - 1 - 14:11.0 - Manhattan Invite - 10/9/2021
151 - 1 - 16:52.0 - Six Flags Wild Saf - 9/25/2021
2020 XC
144 - 5 - 17:49.3 - Northeast XC Champ - 11/28/2020
148 - 1 - 17:40.4 - 12th Rock Fall #5 - 11/21/2020
2019 XC
151 - 11 - 17:40.3 - Foot Locker Nationals - 12/14/2019
152 - 3 - 17:36.8 - Foot Locker Northeast - 11/30/2019


2022 Track
3K-Steeple (10:27.13) - USATF U20 Champ (2nd)
Steeple (6:32.58) - NY State Champ (2nd)
3000m (9:37.50) - NY State Champ (1st)

1-Mile (4:48.77) - Loucks Games (2nd)
Steeple (6:32.82) - Cornwall Steeplefest (2nd)
3000m (9:31.87) - Penn Relays (2nd)
1-Mile (4:43.35) - New Bal Indoor Nats (6th)
2-Mile (10:15.62) - New Bal Indoor Nats (5th)


... Karrie Baloga is the top returner from Eastbay XC Nationals (formerly Foot Locker Nationals) where she finished 4th with a speed rating PR of 156 ... was also the NY XC Federation Champ ..... many good track performances and PRs.
#6 Irene Riggs 12 Morgantown WV 2021 XC
150 - 14 - 17:48.5 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
146 - 8 - 17:21.95 - Eastbay South Region - 11/27/2021

138 - 1 - 18:24.88 - West Virginia States - 10/30/2021
145 - 1 - 17:18.82 - Cal Pokas OVAC Chm - 10/9/2021
144 - 4 - 17:17.1 - Great American Fest - 10/2/2021
136 - 1 - 18:33.4 - Boardman Spartan - 9/18/2021
144 - 2 - 17:29.0 - Red-White-Blue Inv - 9/11/2021

2022 Track
2-Mile (9:50.72) - Brooks PR Invite (2nd)
1600m (4:51.25) - WV State AAA Champ (1st)
1600m (4:47.55) - OVAC Championship (1st)
1-Mile (4:49.37) - Morgantown Invite (1st)
800m (2:12.46) - Mountaineer Showcase (2nd)
3200m (9:54.69) - Mountaineer Showcase (1st)
1-Mile (4:48.95) - New Bal Indoor Nats (8th)

... Irene Riggs finished 14th at Eastbay Nationals (150 speed rating) ..... Had some excellent track performances, including an outstanding 2-Miles at Brooks PR Invite (9:50.72) ... Looks primed for an exceptional XC season!
 
#7 Sophia Kennedy 12 Park Tudor IN 2021 XC
154 - 7 - 17:34.7 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
148 - 3 - 17:18.4 - Eastbay Midwest Reg - 11/27/2021

132 - 14 - 18:53.2 - NXR Midwest Region - 11/14/2021
140 - 3 - 18:06.5 - Indiana State Champ - 10/30/2021
136 - 3 - 17:52.3 - Indiana Semi-State 2 - 10/23/2021
128 - 3 - 18:15.3 - IHSAA Regional 10 - 10/16/2021

2022 Track
2-Mile (10:20.13) - Brooks PR Invite (8th)
3200m (10:25.02) - Indiana State Meet (2nd)
1-Mile (4:56.74) - New Bal Indoor Nats (31st)
3200m (10:12.32) - MITS- GVSU Indoor #5 (3rd)

... Sophia Kennedy finished 7th at Eastbay Nationals with a 154 speed rating (3# underclassmen) ..... Set some track PRs during track.
 
#8 Zariel Macchia 10 William Floyd NY 2021 XC
------ 1 - 22:50.0 - USATF U20 Champ 6K - 1/8/2022
152 - 12- 17:43.3 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
150 - 2 - 17:42.7 - Eastbay Northeast Champ - 11/27/2021

140 - 9 - 18:15.3 - NY States-Class A - 11/13/2021
129 - 1 - 19:13.2 - Section 11-Class A - 11/5/2021
126 - 1 - 15:11.6 - Suffolk Fr/So Invite - 11/2/2021
136 - 1 - 18:52.4 - Sec 11 Divisional - 10/28/2021
139 - 2 - 14:33.6 - Manhattan Invite - 10/9/2021
122 - 1 - 18:19.0 - Six Flags Wild Saf - 9/25/2021

2022 Track
2-Mile (10:08.50) - New Bal Outdoor Nats (2nd)
1500m (4:31.97) - NY State Champ (6th, after falling)
800m (2:12.54) - NY State Champ (7th)
1500m (4:31.85) - Section 11 St Qual (1st)
800m (2:11.02) - Section 11 St Qual (2nd)
3200m (10:17.92) - Loucks Games (1st)
3000m (9:45.52) - Loucks Games (1st)-enroute

Steeple(7:01.05) - Port Jeff Steeple (1st)
1-Mile (4:48.64) - New Bal Indoor Nats (7th)
2-Mile (10:17.09) - Nike Indoor Nats (1st)

... Zariel Macchia finished 2nd at Eastbay Northeast and 12th at Eastbay XC Nationals (#4 returner) ... then won the USATF U20 XC Champ ... Excellent track results and many PRs.
 
#9  Arianne Olson 12 Holland West Ottawa MI 2021 XC
152 - 13 - 17:43.4 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
148 - 4 - 17:19.5 - Eastbay Midwest Reg - 11/27/2021

134 - 13 - 18:49.2 - NXR Midwest Region - 11/14/2021
142 - 3 - 17:36.8 - Michigan State Champ - 11/6/2021
148 - 1 - 17:04.0 - OK Red Conference - 10/21/2021
147 - 1 - 17:12.8 - Portage Invitational - 10/9/2021
153 - 1 - 16:45.0 - Otsego Bulldog Inv - 10/2/2021
148 - 1 - 17:28.5 - MSU Spartan Inv - 9/17/2021

141 - 1 - 17:40.8 - West Ottawa Bredeweg - 9/11/2021
148 - 1 - 17:21.4 - Under The Lights Inv - 8/27/2021
141 - 1 - 17:43.7 - Portage Early Bird - 8/20/2021

2022 Track
2-Mile (10:15.17) - Brooks PR Invite (7th)
1600m (4:44.52) - Michigan D1 Finals (2nd)
3200m (10:12.43) - Michigan D1 Finals (1st)

1-Mile (4:52.61) - Barnyard Elite Show (1st)
800m (2:15.66) - GVSU Laker Challenge (1st)

... Arianne Olson had an excellent XC season last year ... she finished 13th at Eastbay Nationals (152 speed rating) ..... Set PRs at all distances in track ... A true national elite runner.
 
#10 Lily Cridge 12 Bishop Chatard IN 2021 XC
158 - 2 - 16:22.81 - RunningLane Champ - 12/4/2021
145 - 3 - 18:14.3 - NXR Midwest Region - 11/14/2021
151 - 1 - 17:32.7 - Indiana State Champ - 10/30/2021
151 - 1 - 17:04.6 - Indiana Semi-State 2 - 10/23/2021

147 - 1 - 17:17.1 - IHSAA Regional 10 - 10/16/2021
148 - 1 - 17:17.3 - Culver Academies Inv - 9/25/2021
148 - 1 - 17:27.3 - CCC Joe Harvey - 8/21/2021

2022 Track
800m R (2:29.80) - Indiana State 4x800 Relay
800m R (2:31.9) - Indianapolis Alliance Relay
3200m (11:26.57) - Indianapolis Alliance (1st)

... Lily Cridge's best XC race came at the RunningLane Championship (a 158 speed rating) where she finished 2nd to winner Natalie Cook ... she had three seasonal speed ratings in the 150s ..... After XC, she stopped running altogether for three weeks and said she has gone through just one hard workout in 2022 (before running a 3200m outdoor track race in 11:26.57) ... I do not know her current status with respect to the upcoming XC season which makes her ranking problematic ... otherwise, I would rank her higher on my watch list.
 
#11 Rachel Forsyth 11 Ann Arbor Pioneer MI 2021 XC
132 - 33 - 18:41.2 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
144 - 7 - 17:31.3 - Eastbay Midwest Reg - 11/27/2021
151 - 1 - 17:58.5 - NXR Midwest Region - 11/14/2021
151 - 1 - 17:09.32 - Michigan State Champ - 11/6/2021

142 - 2 - 17:26.0 - Portage Invitational - 10/9/2021
145 - 1 - 17:20.6 - Saturday Night Lights OH - 10/2/2021
141 - 2 - 17:48.3 - MSU Spartan Inv - 9/17/2021
134 - 2 - 17:45.0 - Pete Moss Benzie Inv - 8/28/2021

2022 Track
800m (2:06.30) - IL Indoor Meet of Champ (1st)
1600m (4:45.80) - Kent St HS Mt #3 (1st)
3200m (10:02.12) - MITS - GVSU #5 (1st)
1-Mile (4:44.20) - MITS - GVSU #4 (1st)
1600m R (4:38.7) - SVSU Fest DMR Relay

800m (2:08.62) - SPIRE Showcase (1st)

... Rachel Forsyth won both the NXR Midwest Regional and the Michigan State D1 Champ with speed ratings of 151, and then qualified for Eastbay Nationals ..... Rachel had some outstanding indoor track performances including a DMR 1600m split of 4:38.7 ..... I did not find any outdoor track data.
 
#12 Olivia Williams 11 Acalanes (NC) CA 2021 XC
148 - 17 - 17:55.1 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
149 - 3 - 17:26.6 - Eastbay West Regional - 12/4/2021
152 - 2 - 16:56.2 - California State Meet - 11/27/2021


2022 Track
3200m (10:30.98) - DAL Championship Final (1st)
1600m (4:55.41) - Acalanes vs Campolindo (1st)
3200m (10:30.45) - Arcadia Invitational (18th)
3200m (10:24.85) - Marsh Creek Invite (1st)


... Olivia Williams finished 3rd at Eastbay West and then 17th at Eastbay Nationals ... she previously finished 2nd in the California XC State Meet Division 4 with a 152 speed rating ... Not only did Olivia compete at XC during the fall season, she also excelled simultaneously at water polo ... From the Acalanes HS Newspaper, "After running in the CIF Cross Country Championship, Williams’ parents drove her four hours that day to Arroyo Grande High School for the CIF Water Polo Championship. She played an impressive game for the Acalanes varsity water polo team with a goal and an assist." ..... She ran some very decent outdoor track races.
 
#13 Izzie Sullivan 10 Fayetteville-Manlius NY 2021XC
148 - 2 - 17:59.4 - NY Federation - 11/20/2021
151 - 1 - 17:40.8 - NY States-Class A - 11/13/2021
151 - 1 - 18:12.0 - Section 3-Class A - 11/6/2021

145 - 2 - 17:44.5 - SCAC Championship - 10/20/2021
148 - 2 - 18:12.3 - Chittenango Inv - 10/8/2021
140 - 2 - 18:19.3 - Pre-State McDan-Bax - 9/18/2021
138 - 2 - 18:42.4 - VVS Invitational-1 - 9/10/2021
2020XC
114 - 4 - 20:08.6 - FM-CNS Dual Meet - 11/7/2020
113 - 4 - 20:01.9 - FM - Liverpool Dual - 10/31/2020

2022 Track
3000m (9:49.54) - NY State Champ (2nd)
800m R (2:20.12) - Sec 3 State Qual (relay)
3000m (9:43.24) - Section 3 Class AA Champ (1st)
1500m (4:40.77) - SCAC Metro Champ (3rd)
1-Mile (4:59.42) - Chittenango Inv (2nd)
3000m (9:50.20) - Sec 3 State Qual (2nd)

... Izzie Sullivan showed major XC improvement from 2020 to the 2021 season ... she was the NY State XC Class A Champ (beating Karrie Baloga) and then finished 2nd to Baloga at Federations ... had good track performances.
#14 Hannah Kaercher 12 Fayetteville-Manlius NY 2021XC
142 - 5 - 18:17.4 - NY Federation - 11/20/2021
144 - 6 - 18:04.0 - NY States-Class A - 11/13/2021
143 - 3 - 18:37.1 - Section 3-Class A - 11/6/2021
150 - 1 - 17:31.3 - SCAC Championship - 10/20/2021
153 - 1 - 17:57.8 - Chittenango Inv - 10/8/2021

144 - 1 - 18:05.9 - Pre-State McDan-Bax - 9/18/2021
138 - 1 - 18:41.3 - VVS Invitational-1 - 9/10/2021
2020XC
132 - 2 - 19:14.0 - FM-CNS Dual Meet - 11/7/2020
131 - 1 - 19:08.1 - FM - Liverpool Dual - 10/31/2020

2022 Track
1500m (4:28.63) - NY State Champ (4th)
3000m (9:51.31) - NY State Champ (4th)
1500m (4:30.25) - Section 3 Class AA Champ (2nd)
3000m (9:44.44) - Arcaro Co-Ed Classic (1st)
1-Mile (4:56.95) - Chittenango Inv (1st)
2-Mile (10:39.91) - Nike Indoor Nats (3rd)
3000m (9:50.86) - NY State Indoor Champ (4th)
3000m (9:45.10) - Sec 3 Class Indoor Champ (2nd)
1000m (2:55.25) - SCAC Champ (2nd)

... Hannah Kaercher finished 5th at NY XC Federations and had two speed ratings in the 150s ... set some good track PRs including the 1500m (4:28.63) at Outdoor States.
#15 Abbey Nechanicky 12 Wayzata MN 2021 XC
131 - 3 - 18:09.6 - St. Olaf Showcase - 9/2/2021
2020 XC
148 - 6 - 17:40.1 - XC Town USA MOC
150 - 1 - 17:31.5 - Minnesota Section 6AA
148 - 1 - 17:29.4 - Lake Conference Champ

146 - 1 - 17:25.7 - Lake Conference STMA
137 - 2 - 17:46.1 - Lake Confer Jamboree
138 - 1 - 17:52.9 - Lake Conference Tri

2022 Track
2-Mile (10:10.07) - New Bal Outdoor Nats (3rd)
1600m (4:54.34) - Minnesota State Champ (3rd)
3200m (10:09.50) - Minnesota State Champ (1st)
1600m (4:57.37) - Class Section 6AAA (3rd)
3200m (10:22.00) - Class Section 6AAA (1st)

... Abbey Nechanicky ran only one XC race last year ... in the season’s first meet, the St. Olaf  Showcase, she suffered a sacral stress fracture ... she did not resume training until February ... Abbey's 2020 XC performances were excellent ..... Her 2022 track performances indicate she is better than ever, and could be a force at the national level.
 
#16 Isabel Conde De Frankenberg 11 Cedar Park TX 2021 XC
132 - 25 - 18:03.64 - Eastbay South Region - 11/27/2021
142 - 3 - 17:26.3 - Texas State Champ - 11/5/2021
147 - 1 - 17:07.6 - McNeil-Hoka One Inv - 9/25/2021
150 - 4 - 15:59.5 - Woodbridge Classic - 9/18/2021


2022 Track
800m (2:05.61) - New Bal Outdoor Nats (1st)
1-Mile (4:38.55) - Brooks PR Invite (6th)

1600m (4:45.95) - Texas State Meet 5A (1st)
800m (2:06.59) - Texas State Meet 5A (2nd)
3200m (10:34.13) - Texas State Meet 5A (1st)
400m (0:57.11) - Viper Relays

... Isabel Conde De Frankenberg ran a 150 speed rating when finishing 4th at the Woodbridge Classic in California (behind Dalia Frias, Sam DcDonnell and Natalie Cook, but ahead of Sadie Engelhardt) ..... Isabel demonstrated excellent speed during track with fast performances at 400m, 800m and 1-Mile.
 
#17 Bethany Michalak 11 Air Academy CO 2021 XC
149 - 10 - 16:49.53 - RunningLane Champ - 12/4/2021
147 - 2 - 16:54.8 - Desert Twilight Fest - 9/24/2021

146 - 1 - 17:00.4 - Liberty Bell Inv - 9/11/2021
143 - 1 - 17:55.3 - Cheyenne Mt Stampede - 9/3/2021
2020 XC
149 - 4 - 17:14.84 - AAU National Champ
144 - 1 - 17:48.0 - Kokopelli Invite
140 - 1 - 17:59.1 - Colorado State Champ
151 - 1 - 17:27.5 - Cheyenne Mt Stamp

2022 Track
2-Mile (10:05.25) - Brooks PR Invite (4th)
1-Mile (4:44.46) - RunningLane Champ (1st)

1600m (4:52.10) - Colorado State Champ (2nd)
3200m (10:35.54) - Colorado State Champ (2nd)
3200m (10:14.70) - Arcadia Invitational (7th)
800m (2:15.12) - Air Force Indoor Open (1st)

... Bethany Michalak has achieved speed ratings in the upper 140s to 151 during the last two XC seasons ... Last year she raced on the three of the fastest 5K XC courses in the nation (RunningLane course, the Desert Twilight course and the Liberty Bell CO course) ..... Bethany had some excellent track performances including a fast 2-Mile at Brooks PR (10:05.25).
 
#18 Hanne Thomsen 10 Montgomery CA 2021 XC
138 - 1 - 17:38.0 - California State Div 3 - 11/27/2021
137 - 7 - 17:39.9 - Asics Clovis Invite - 10/9/2021

2022 Track
3200m (10:06.89) - California State Champ (1st)
1600m (4:46.80) - NC Section Finals (1st)
1600m (4:45.51) - NBL Championship (1st)
800m (2:15.83) - Viking Track Classic (1st)
3200m (10:12.03) - Acadia Invitational (4th)
1600m (4:49.02) Dublin Dist Fiesta (2nd)
3200m (10:14.46) Dublin Dist Fiesta (1st)

... Hanne Thomsen was the California State Division 3 Champ as a freshman ..... Outstanding track performances including a fast CA State 3200m win (10:06.89) ... A definite runner to watch this coming fall.
 
#19 Lauren Ping 12 Desert Vista AZ 2021 XC
143 - 22 - 18:08.9 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
144 - 5 - 17:42.0 - Eastbay West Regional - 12/4/2021
144 - 1 - 17:15.3 - NXR Southwest - 11/20/2021
149 - 1 - 17:39.4 - Arizona State Champ - 11/13/2021
152 - 1 - 16:40.4 - Desert Twilight Fest - 9/24/2021
149 - 6 - 16:04.5 - Woodbridge Classic - 9/18/2021
157 - 1 - 18:10.9 - The Peaks Invite - 9/4/2021

2020 XC
147 - 6 - 17:20.62 - AAU National Champ
148 - 1 - 17:13.4 - Arizona States D1D3
148 - 2 - 16:57.20 - Desert Twilight Fest

2022 Track
1-Mile (5:03.01) - Brooks PR Invite (12th)
3200m (11:05.54) - Arizona State Champ (3rd)
1600m (4:48.55) - Thunder Invite (1st)
3200m (10:49.73) - Thunder Invite (1st)

... Lauren Ping had two speed ratings in the 150s last year - a 152 speed rating winning the Desert Twilight Fest and 157 at high altitude (The Peaks Inv) ... Track schedule was abbreviated.
 
#20 Brooke Wilson 12 Valor Christian CO 2021 XC
149 - 12 - 16:50.75 - RunningLane Champ - 12/4/2021
139 - 3 - 17:29.2 - NXR Southwest - 11/20/2021
146 - 2 - 17:47.9 - Colorado State Champ - 10/30/2021
129 - 4 - 18:12.3 - Rim Rock Farm - 9/25/2021
138 - 3 - 17:24.9 - Liberty Bell Inv - 9/11/2021
138 - 1 - 11:28.0 - Vista Nation 2-Miler - 8/27/2021

2022 Track
800m (2:14.32) - Mullen Invitational (1st)
1600m (4:59.12) - Mullen Invitational (2nd)
1-Mile (4:55.98) - Chandler Rotary Inv (2nd)
3200m (10:22.58) - Texas Distance Fest (1st)

... Brooke Wilson finished 12th at RunningLane XC Championships ... Good track performances.
 
#21 Emily Bush 12 Saratoga Springs NY 2021 XC
148 - 1 - 18:09.3 - NXR New York Champ - 11/27/2021
147 - 3 - 18:04.3 - NY Federation - 11/20/2021
148 - 2 - 17:50.2 - NY States-Class A - 11/13/2021

142 - 2 - 17:17.93 - Section 2-Class A - 11/5/2021
144 - 1 - 17:19.0 - Suburban Council - 10/30/2021
143 - 1 - 17:23.0 - Burnt Hills Inv-V3 - 10/16/2021
144 - 1 - 16:34.77 - Guilderland-Lg - 10/2/2021
141 - 1 - 17:43.64 - Queensbury-V1 - 9/18/2021

2022 Track
1-Mile (4:49.34) - New Bal Outdoor Nats (7th)
1500m (4:28.37) - NY State Champ (3rd)
3000m (9:49.31) - Suburban Council Champ (1st)
3200m (10:21.74) - Loucks Games (2nd)

1500m (4:33.23) - NY State Indoor Champ (2nd)
1000m (2:55.78) - Boston Hol Challenge (1st)
1-Mile (4:52.48) - Hall of Fame Invite (1st)

... Emily Bush had her best XC speed ratings during the championship portion of the season (upper 140s) ... Very good track performances.
 
#22 Sydney Sundgren

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Buchanan CA 2021 XC
146 - 20 - 16:59.99 - RunningLane Champ - 12/4/2021
141 - 3 - 17:30.4 - California State Meet - 11/27/2021
140 - 1 - 17:35.12 - CIF-Central Div Finals - 11/18/2021
138 - 6 - 17:36.5 - Asics Clovis Invite - 10/9/2021
149 - 5 - 16:03.3 - Woodbridge Classic - 9/18/2021

2022 Track
3200m (10:39.15) - California State Meet (10th)
1-Mile (4:51.77) - Oregon Relays (5th)
3200m (10:21.73) - Arcadia Invitational (13th)
1600m (4:53.13) - West Coast Relays (1st)
3200m (10:30.50) - APU Meet of Champ (1st)
800m (2:16.69) - Gateway TF Invite (5th)

... Sydney Sundgren led the Buchanan Girls to a 2nd-place finish at the RunnigLane Championships (146 speed rating) ..... Ran some very good track performances.
 
#23 Ciara O'Shea 12 Madison Central KY 2021 XC
140 - 26 - 18:17.0 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
149 - 2 - 17:13.20 - Eastbay South Region - 11/27/2021
142 - 1 - 18:25.42 - Kentucky State Champ - 10/30/2021
147 - 1 - 17:08.9 - Great American Fest - 10/2/2021

137 - 1 - 17:51.43 - Trinity-Valkyrie Inv - 9/18/2021
133 - 1 - 18:17.04 - Rumble Thru Jungle - 9/11/2021
139 - 1 - 17:47.99 - Memphis Twilight - 9/4/2021
141 - 1 - 17:45.3 - Central KY Run Gold - 8/21/2021

2022 Track
1-Mile (4:46.07) - New Bal Outdoor Nats (5th)
2-Mile (10:17.43) - New Bal Outdoor Nats (6th)

1600m (4:52.67) - Kentucky State 3A Champ (1st)
1-Mile (4:49.90) - Kentucky Dream Mile (2nd)
800m (2:18.23) - Tyson & Trinity Gay Inv (1st)
3200m (10:25.05) - adidas Raleigh Relays (1st)
1-Mile (4:54.87) - New Bal Indoor Nats (21st)
2-Mile (10:27.45) - New Bal Indoor Nats (17th)

... Ciara O'Shea was consistently good in XC and finished 2nd to Natalie Cook at Eastbay South ..... Ciara had many excellent track performances.
 
#24 Emily Lamontagne 12 Arapahoe CO 2021 XC
148 - 15 - 16:53.85 - RunningLane Champ - 12/4/2021
142 - 3 - 18:01.3 - Colorado State Champ - 10/30/2021
137 - 2 - 17:49.61 - Pat Amato Classic - 10/8/2021
142 - 4 - 17:09.2 - Desert Twilight Fest - 9/24/2021
130 - 6 - 17:48.2 - Liberty Bell Inv - 9/11/2021
135 - 1 - 17:37.9 - Arapahoe Warrior - 9/3/2021
133 - 1 - 17:50.8 - CC Steve Lohman - 8/28/2021

2022 Track
1-Mile (4:50.04) - Nike Outdoor Nats (5th)
2-Mile (10:19.68) - Nike Outdoor Nats (7th)
1600m (4:53.03) - Colorado State Champ (2nd)
800m (2:14.61) - Colorado State Champ (7th)
3000m (10:42.82) - Colorado State Champ (2nd)
800m (2:13.95) - Cherry Creek Invite (1st)
3200m (10:40.67) - Lions Classic Invite (1st)

... Emily Lamontagne finished 15th at RunningLane Champ (148 speed rating) ..... Had some decent track performances at altitude, plus two good performances at Nike Outdoor Nationals.
 
#25 Anna McNatt 12 McClatchy CA 2021 XC
140 - 27 - 18:18.8 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
142 - 8 - 17:47.7 - Eastbay West Regional - 12/4/2021
149 - 1 - 17:07.5 - California State Meet - 11/27/2021

139 - 5 - 17:33.6 - Asics Clovis Invite - 10/9/2021
138 - 9 - 16:35.3 - Woodbridge Classic - 9/18/2021
138 - 1 - 18:07.76 - John Ruff Invite - 9/11/2021

2022 Track
1600m (5:00.81) - Dublin Distance Fest (14th)
1600m (4:57.20) - Sac State Classic (1st)
800m (2:22.84) - Glenn Poole Invite (1st)

... Anna McNatt won the California State Division 1 XC title last year (149 speed rating) and then qualified for Eastbay Nationals ..... Track results seemed abbreviated.
 
#26 Samantha Humphries 11 Flower Mound TX 2021 XC
133 - 68 - 17:39.98 - RunningLane Champ - 12/4/2021
139 - 4 - 18:02.9 - NXR South Regional - 11/20/2021
127 - 12 - 18:11.2 - Texas State Champ - 11/6/2021
129 - 4 - 18:13.8 - TX UIL Reg 1 Champ - 10/25/2021
123 - 3 - 16:39.4 - Nike South Invite - 10/2/2021
128 - 29 - 17:06.8 - Woodbridge Classic - 9/18/2021
134 - 3 - 18:07.2 - Marcus Coach T Inv - 9/4/2021

2022 XC
800m (2:07.71) - Brooks PR Invite (4th)
1-Mile (4:45.11) - HOKA Fest of Miles (2nd)
3200m (10:23.68) - Texas State 6A Meet (2nd)

800m (2:07.68) - Texas State 6A Meet (1st)
1600m (4:44.90) -TX Clyde Littlefield (1st)
5000m (16:50.21) - Texas Distance Fest (2nd)
2-Mile (10:19.85) - New Bal Indoor Nats (11th)


... Samantha Humphries is being profiled because her track performances indicate potential major improvement in XC ... her 5000m track time at the Texas Distance Festival (16:50.21) is key (it approximates to an XC speed rating of 146).
 
#27 Gretchen Farley 12 Park Tudor IN 2021 XC
146 - 20 - 17:59.8 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
142 - 9 - 17:36.8 - Eastbay Midwest Reg - 11/27/2021

137 - 7 - 18:38.5 - NXR Midwest Region - 11/14/2021
137 - 4 - 18:15.1 - Indiana State Champ - 10/30/2021
137 - 2 - 17:46.6 - Indiana Semi-State 2 - 10/23/2021
128 - 2 - 18:15.1 - IHSAA Regional 10 - 10/16/2021
129 - 1 - 18:03.69 - Riverview Health Inv - 9/18/2021

2022 Track
800m (2:10.83) - New Bal Outdoor Nats (13th)
1600m (4:50.35) - Indiana State Meet (3rd)
800m (2:09.89) - Indiana State Meet (2nd)

400m (0:57.07) - Pioneer AA Conference (1st)
3200m (10:55.27) - Brebeuf Invite 3 (1st)
1-Mile (4:53.33) - New Bal Indoor Nats (16th)
800m (2:09.52) - New Bal Indoor Nats (6th)

... Gretchen Farley finished 20th at Eastbay Nationals (146 speed rating) ..... Has shown excellent speed in track at 400m, 800m and 1600m ... Runs on the same team as Sophia Kennedy above (#7).
 
#28 Abby Faith Cheeseman 10 The Webb School TN 2021 XC
138 - 31 - 18:22.7 - Eastbay Nationals - 12/11/2021
148 - 4 - 17:13.97 - Eastbay South Region - 11/27/2021
147 - 1 - 17:26.9 - Tennessee States - 11/5/2021
145 - 3 - 17:15.2 - Great American Fest - 10/2/2021

140 - 1 - 17:19.43 - Southern Showcase - 9/18/2021
141 - 1 - 17:16.79 - Meet In The Middle - 9/9/2021

2022 Track
1600m (5:10.29) - TN State Champ D2-A&AA (1st)
3200m (11:13.80) - TN State Champ D2-A&AA (2nd)
800m (2:24.76) - TSSAA -DII-A Mid-Reg (2nd)
5000m (16:53.64) - Texas Distance Fest (3rd)

... Abby Faith Cheeseman finished 4th at Eastbay South as a freshman (148 speed rating) ..... Ran a very nice 5000m on the track at the Texas Distance Festival (16:53.64).
 
#29 Emma Stutzman 12 Pomona CO 2021 XC
147 - 18 - 16:56.37 - RunningLane Champ - 12/4/2021
132 - 9 - 18:31.4 - Colorado State Champ - 10/30/2021
129 - 2 - 18:23.9 - Pat Patten Invite - 10/2/2021
138 - 1 - 18:24.9 - St. Vrain Invite - 9/18/2021
138 - 2 - 17:24.6 - Liberty Bell Inv - 9/11/2021
132 - 2 - 11:40.0 - Vista Nation 2-Miler - 8/27/2021

2022 Track
1-Mile (4:55.39) - Nike Outdoor Nats (17th)
2-Mile (10:17.32) - Nike Outdoor Nats (6th)

160m (4:55.10) - Colorado State Champ (4th)
800m (2:13.60) - Colorado State Champ (4th)
320m (10:47.58) - Colorado State Champ (4th)

... Emma Stutzman finished 18th RunningLane (147 speed rating) ..... Ran a very nice 2-Mile race at Nike Outdoor Nationals (10:17.32).
 
#30 Jolena Quarzo 12 Brownsville Area PA 2021 XC
130 - 2 - 18:50.7 - Pennsylvania St Champ - 11/6/2021
144 - 5 - 17:17.1 - Great American Fest - 10/2/2021
137 - 1 - 17:50.0 - Red-White-Blue Inv - 9/11/2021

2022 Track
5000m (16:57.85) - New Bal Outdoor Nats (2nd)
1600m (4:54.08) - PA State 2A Champ (1st)
3200m (10:19.41) - PA State 2A Champ (1st)

800m (2:20.43) - Fayette Co Champ (1st)
3000m (9:48.80) - Penn Relays (8th)
3200m (10:27.97) - adidas Raleigh Relays (3rd)
2-Mile (10:32.48) - VA Indoor Showcase (2nd)

... Jolena Quarzo appears to be an improving runner and a runner to watch this upcoming XC season ... Ran a very nice 5000m at New Balance Outdoor Nationals after winning PA State track titles at 1600m and 3200m ... the 5000m track time approximates to a speed rating of 144.
 
             

Note - Many other closely rated runners not included above, but could be.