Oct. 25 Final Statewide Boys Cross Country Coaches Polls
OSAAtoday presents its final statewide Boys 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.
Best of luck at State!
6A
1. Franklin (7) [2] 106
2. Jesuit (4) [1] 103
3. Sunset [3] 85
4. Central Catholic [4] 73
5. South Eugene [5] 60
6. West Linn [6] 50
7. South Medford [7] 32
8. Sheldon [10] 19
9. Summit [8] 18
10. Wilson [9] 15
First-place votes in parenthesesLast ranking in brackets
Others receiving significant votes: None
Notes: Franklin had three of the top five finishers in winning the Portland Interscholastic League district meet: Aidan Palmer (first), Charlie Robertson (third) and Solomon Duke (fifth). ... Jesuit outscored Sunset 26-37 to win the Metro League district meet. Sunset's Ethan Reese won the title.
5A
1. Crater (7) [1] 70
2. Ashland [2] 63
3. The Dalles [3] 49
4. Crook County [4] 46
5. Crescent Valley [8] 40
6. Churchill [5] 38
7. Dallas [7] 25
8. Silverton [10] 20
9. Hood River Valley [9] 14
10. Wilsonville [6] 13
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Others receiving significant votes: None
Notes: Ashland's Evan Holland won the Midwestern League district meet by 34 seconds over Crater's Jantz Tostenson. Crater beat Ashland 31-41 for the team title. ... Led by champion Cade Catterson, Crook County (28) beat Hood River Valley (50) and The Dalles (51) for the Intermountain Conference district title.
4A
1. Marist Catholic (8) [1] 96
2. Tillamook [2] 88
3. Newport (2) [6] 76
4. Klamath Union [3] 74
5. Marshfield [4] 56
6. Siuslaw [5] 46
7. Philomath [8] 34
8. Valley Catholic [7] 32
9. Stayton [9] 22
10. Baker [nr] 8
First-place votes in parenthesesLast ranking in brackets
Others receiving significant votes: None
Notes: Klamath Union had four of the top seven finishers to win the Skyline Conference district meet, led by runner-up Ben Blake. Mazama's Ben Wallace won the individual title. ... Gladstone (26) outraced Molalla (51) and Estacada (51) for the Tri-Valley League championship, behind champion Jack Brown.
3A
Insufficient participation to publish poll; only two ballots received
2A/1A
1. Union / Cove (7) [1] 70
2. East Linn Christian [3] 59
3. Heppner / Ione [2] 58
4. St. Stephens [4] 50
5. Bandon [7] 41
6. Stanfield / Echo [6] 33
7. Lakeview [5] 31
8. Kennedy [9] 19
9. Southwest Christian [8] 17
10. Chemawa [nr] 5
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Others receiving significant votes: None
Notes: Union / Cove senior Tim Stevens has the top time at 15:08.6, which is second for all classifications behind Ashland's Evan Holland (14:53.2). ... Union / Cove has four runners ranked among the top 17 in 2A/1A.
