IndianaRunner

[Jones]

For entertainment purposes, here is how the four semi-states played out based on my preseason rankings.

Carmel:
1. North Central (Indianapolis)
2. Carmel
3. Columbus North
4. Noblesville
5. Zionsville
6. Fishers

Brown County:
1. Terre Haute North
2. New Albany
3. Bloomington South
4. Perry Central
5. Martinsville
6. North Harrison

New Haven:
1. Huntington North
2. Concord
3. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
4. Fort Wayne Snider
5. West Noble
6. Wawasee

New Prairie:
1. Chesterton
2. Valparaiso
3. LaPorte
4. West Lafayette
5. Lake Central
6. Culver Academies

It will be interesting to see how it looks after this weekend.

[Jones]

Carmel:
1. North Central (Indianapolis)
2. Carmel
3. Columbus North
4. Noblesville
5. Zionsville
6. Fishers

Brown County:
1. Terre Haute North
2. New Albany
3. Bloomington South
4. Perry Central
5. Martinsville
6. North Harrison

New Haven:
1. Huntington North
2. Concord
3. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
4. Fort Wayne Snider
5. West Noble
6. Wawasee

New Prairie:
1. Chesterton
2. Valparaiso
3. LaPorte
4. West Lafayette
5. Lake Central
6. Culver Academies

Looks like I picked 21 of 24 of the state finals teams in JULY. Not bad. Usually I am closer to 18-20.

[OldSteepler]

Who knew XC was so predictable(lots of sarcasm)? Great job announcing today at the Carmel Semi-state. It makes the atmosphere that much better with someone announcing that knows their stuff.

[Jones]

Hey thanks, but I have a lot of work to do.

I completely dropped the ball on St. Joseph's and overrated Wawasee by quite a bit. I also had NO clue that North Harrison would be as legitimate as they are.

Good luck to all next weekend.

[Colin]

21 of 24 is ridiculous. I got 18, which I would think is pretty good since I averaged 4.5 correct per semistate in July. I can admit defeat to a superior, however.

I was five of six in semistates that I have covered in the past. Not bad, I suppose.

Brown County
1. Bloomington South
2. Heritage Hills
3. Madison
4. Bloomington North
5. Terre Haute North
6. Edgewood

Carmel
1. Carmel
2. Noblesville
3. Westfield
4. Franklin Central
5. Columbus North
6. Brownsburg

New Haven
1. FW Carroll
2. Huntington North
3. FW Northrop
4. West Noble
5. Northridge
6. DeKalb

New Prairie
1. Valparaiso
2. Lake Central
3. Portage
4. Crown Point
5. Kankakee Valley
6. Munster

[Jones]

21 of 24 is ridiculous. I got 18, which I would think is pretty good since I averaged 4.5 correct per semistate in July. I can admit defeat to a superior, however.

I was five of six in semistates that I have covered in the past. Not bad, I suppose.

Brown County
1. Bloomington South
2. Heritage Hills
3. Madison
4. Bloomington North
5. Terre Haute North
6. Edgewood

Carmel
1. Carmel
2. Noblesville
3. Westfield
4. Franklin Central
5. Columbus North
6. Brownsburg

New Haven
1. FW Carroll
2. Huntington North
3. FW Northrop
4. West Noble
5. Northridge
6. DeKalb

New Prairie
1. Valparaiso
2. Lake Central
3. Portage
4. Crown Point
5. Kankakee Valley
6. Munster

Thanks for the kinds words. But admitedly, girls rankings are MUCH more difficult that guys ESPECIALLY in July.

[bwca426]

Hey thanks, but I have a lot of work to do.

I completely dropped the ball on St. Joseph's and overrated Wawasee by quite a bit. I also had NO clue that North Harrison would be as legitimate as they are.

I do remember saying when the preseason ranking had st. joe at #49 saying that they should be much higher, I never thought top 10 high, but maybe top 20.

[lifesgood]

Here was the preseason top 10:
1. Huntington North
2. North Central
3. Carmel
4. Chesterton
5. Terre Haute North
6. Columbus North
7. Noblesville
8. Zionsville
9. Concord
10. Fishers

the top 9 are still remaining, i think 8 of those teams will be top ten, with either concord or HN being left out

[CoachPotter]

Who could have predicted Flu being the biggest factor in many teams season outcomes. Word from many team camps were that runners on most teams weren't 100% healthy. If any teams like HN or Concord were among those, then they will be in the top 10. Also, you can't take a whole lot from semi state times going into this weekend. I have heard how the conditions were at Brown County and I know how they were at New Haven and there is now way that anyone in those races ran near what they could have on a dry course.