Oct. 4 Statewide Girls Cross-Country Coaches Polls
OSAAtoday presents its twice-monthly weekly statewide Girls Cross-Country Coaches Polls in all classifications. Thanks to all the coaches who took the time and had the expertise to contribute their opinions to this endeavor.
6A
1. Summit (12) [1] 129
2. Jesuit [2] 116
3. St. Mary’s (1) [3] 94
4. South Eugene [5] 80
5. Lincoln [4] 64
6. Sunset [8] 50
6. Wilson [6] 50
8. Franklin [nr] 27
9. Tualatin [7] 24
10. Sheldon [nr] 12
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Others receiving significant votes: Central Catholic (11)
Notes: Lincoln senior Kyla Becker, the state leader for all classifications, finished second in the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 29 with a PR of 17:25.4. ... Summit has six runners ranked among the top 16, led by junior Fiona Max (second, 17:31.3).
5A
1. Hood River Valley (10) [1] 100
2. Wilsonville [3] 82
3. North Salem [2] 71
4. Crater [6] 67
5. Crescent Valley [4] 56
6. Ashland [5] 31
7. Corvallis [7] 27
8. Churchill [9] 23
9. The Dalles [7] 17
10. La Salle Prep [nr] 10
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Others receiving significant votes: None
Notes: Hood River Valley has four runners ranked among the top 10 in junior Frances Dickinson (first, 18:26.1), Brinna Weiseth (fourth), Evelyn Nunez (seventh) and Lottie Bromham (10th). ... Wilsonville junior Samantha Prusse has the No. 2 time (18:39.5).
4A
1. Marist Catholic (6) [2] 78
2. Tillamook (2) [1] 74
3. Philomath [5] 53
4. Siuslaw [3] 50
5. Marshfield [4] 37
6. Stayton [9] 34
7. Henley [6] 25
7. La Grande [nr] 25
9. Valley Catholic [7] 12
9. Astoria [10] 12
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Others receiving significant votes: Sisters (11)
Notes: Tillamook junior Solace Bergeron, last year's champion, leads with a time of 18:07.2, which is 34 seconds faster than her PR from 2017. ... Marist junior McKenna Priske, a former volleyball player competing in her first season of cross country, is No. 2 at 18:18.9.
3A/2A/1A
1. Burns (7) [1] 88
2. Catlin Gabel [3] 69
3. Oregon Episcopal School (2) [5] 66
4. Union / Cove [2] 61
5. Enterprise [6] 58
6. Lakeview [4] 42
7. Bandon [10] 30
8. St. Mary’s, Medford [nr] 23
9. Oak Hill [8] 14
10. Neah-Kah-Nie [7] 12
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Others receiving significant votes: None
Notes: Oregon Episcopal senior Stephanie Finley (18:39.6) and Kennedy senior Alejandra Lopez (18:47.6) have the top two times. Both were recorded Sept. 8 at the Saxon Invite, where they finished fourth and fifth.
