Gig Harbor Takes Over the Top Spot, CBA Falls to Second

The Running Times Top 10, Oct. 23

October 23, 2013
CBA Boys Rankings


1. Gig Harbor HS, Gig Harbor, Wash. (2) 
Gig Harbor hasn’t raced since their jaw-dropping performance at Nike Pre-Nationals on Sept. 28, where a pack of five runners all finished in 16:42 to score 50 points for the win. It’s that kind of dominance that jumps them ahead of CBA, who looked solid, but not invincible, in their win at Manhattan.

2. Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, N.J. (1)  
Not many teams are disappointed with a win at the Manhattan Invitational (especially when they break a course record), but CBA was. Said assistant coach Chris Bennett: “We have a ton of things we can be very, very critical about.”

3. Arcadia HS, Arcadia, Calif. (3)  
Arcadia held off Madera South 80-95 to win the Clovis Invite on Oct. 12. Sophomore Phillip Rocha stepped up to take third place in 15:13 over 5K, taking the top spot away from trustworthy senior Estevan De La Rosa.

The American Fork boys easily held off Westlake, 30-73, to advance to the Utah state meet. Connor McMillan and Zac Jacklin went 1-2 in 14:32 and 14:42 over the 3-mile course to set the tone for American Fork.

5. York HS, Elmhurst, Ill. (6)  
York put together an impressive 26-second split between their one and five runners to score a 38-50 win over Hinsdale Central at the West Suburban Silver Conference meet on Oct. 19.

6. Wayzata HS, Plymouth, Minn. (7) 
In yet another battle with Edina, Wayzata came out on top. This time, they won 25-40 at the Lake Conference Championship on Oct. 10. The Minnesota state meet should be a fantastic showdown on Nov. 2.

7. Brentwood HS, Brentwood, Tenn. (8) 
The talented top four of Brentwood continued to win, this time at the Midstate Championships on Oct. 12. They went 1-2-3-4 with only a two-second gap and their fifth runner was 10th to cap off a 20-63 victory over Brentwood Academy.

8. North Central HS, Spokane, Wash. (9)  
Top runner Kai Wilmot led the way with a third place finish for North Central at the Richland Invitational on Oct. 12. They won the meet 69-96 over Nathan Hale.

9. Fayetteville-Manlius HS, Manlius, N.Y. (NR) 
The F-M boys join their girls’ team in the Top 10 after giving CBA a scare at the Manhattan Invite on Oct. 12, coming in only 24 points behind the top ranked team in the East.

10. Carmel HS, Carmel, Ind. (10)  
Like their No. 1-ranked girls team, they won their regional meet on Oct. 19, but they had to sweat it out a little more, winning 62-104 over Lawrence North H.S. with an impressive 28-second split between their one and five runner.


Boys Top 5 Regional Rankings

New York   
1. Fayetteville-Manlius 
2. Liverpool
3. Saratoga Springs   
4. Northport    
5. St. Anthony’s   

1. Christian Brothers Academy (NJ)   
2. West Chester Henderson (PA)   
3. North Allegheny (PA)  
4. Don Bosco Prep (NJ)  
5. La Salle Academy (RI) 

(Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas)  
1. College Park (TX)   
2. Strake Jesuit (TX)
3. Southlake Carroll (TX)   
4. The Woodlands (TX)  
5. Rogers (AR)  

1. Brentwood HS (TN) 
2. Needham Broughton (NC)   
3. The Tatnall School (DE)   
4. Belen Jesuit Prep (FL)   
5. St. Xavier (KY)

(Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio)   
1. York (IL)   
2. Carmel (IN)   
3. St. Xavier (OH)  
4. Columbus North (IN) 
5. Lawrence North (IN)

1. Wayzata (MN)   
2. Edina (MN)   
3. Bismarck (ND)   
4. Stillwater (MN)  
5. Scottsbluff (NE)

1. American Fork (UT)   
2. Bingham (UT)   
3. Mountain Vista (CO)  
4. Ogden (UT)   
5. Albuquerque Academy (NM) 

1. Gig Harbor (WA)  
2. North Central (WA)   
3. Central Catholic (OR)   
4. Bozeman (MT)   
5. Kamiakan (WA)

1. Arcadia   
2. Madera South    
3. Loyola    
4. De La Salle
5. Dana Hills

Be sure to check out the girls rankings here!