High school cross country: State meets feature supreme talent

Six teams from the Beehive State are ranked in the national top 50; three of them are 4A girls squads

Published: Monday, Oct. 17 2011 11:03 p.m. MDT

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This year's state cross country meet will have half a dozen teams fighting for more than the traditional prizes of individual honors or a team state title.

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RD1025

Springville, UT

Looks like a little research needed to be done on boys 4A. Mt View is the team to beat, but Maple Mtn and Westlake won't even be in the top ten. Orem, Bonneville, and Herriman will likely be the challengers. Though the number two team in 4A didn't More..

8:30 a.m. Oct. 18, 2011
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RED23

Head in the Clouds, UT

Re: RD1025
We all would love a system that was more like the Track State qualifying system, but every way you look at it there is no "fair" way. Every Cross Country course is so vastly different that you can't possibly set a state More..

9:13 a.m. Oct. 18, 2011
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RD1025

Springville, UT

From what I understand the coaches have suggested a ranking system based on team performance or placement at the meets they run in. Times wouldn't have anything to do with it, because the courses are all different. But it wouldn't take much to rank More..

11:19 a.m. Oct. 18, 2011
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Amy Donaldson covers high school sports, winter and Olympic sports, as well as outdoor and recreation. She contributes to the Deseret News' Reasons to Run blog, as well as a twice-a-month fitness column. She also writes a more ..

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