OSAAtoday - Girls cross country coaches polls: Sept. 6

Sept. 6 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.

1. Summit (7) [2] 113

1. Jesuit (5) [1] 113

3. St. Mary’s Acad. [3] 83

4. Lincoln [5] 67

5. Sunset [4] 48

6. South Eugene [nr] 36

7. Wilson [6] 33

8. Tualatin [9] 30

8. Aloha [nr] 30

10. Franklin [7] 23

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Others receiving significant votes: Grant (21), Sheldon (21)

Notes: Lincoln senior Kyla Becker owns the best time in all classifications at 17:34.4, a 15-second PR. ... Summit has posted three of the five fastest times in all classifications with junior Fiona Max (second), freshman Teaghan Knox (third) and junior Kelsey Gripekoven (fifth), a transfer from Jesuit. Summit has six of the top 14 in all classifications.

1. Hood River Valley (6) [1] 74

2. Wilsonville (1) [5] 51

3. Crater (1) [3] 49

4. Crescent Valley [2] 44

5. The Dalles [6] 35

6. North Salem [7] 32

7. Ashland [4] 27

8. La Salle Prep [nr] 16

9. Scappoose [nr] 9

10. Putnam [nr] 7

10. Silverton [nr] 7

10. St. Helens [nr] 7

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Others receiving significant votes: none

Notes: Hood River Valley junior Frances Dickinson has the best 5A time at 19:16.1, which is 16th overall. Hood River Valley has four of the top 10 times in 5A with Dickinson, freshman Brinna Weiseth (third), senior Evelyn Nunez (eighth) and sophomore Chloe Bullock (10th). ... Wilsonville junior Samantha Prusse is No. 2 at 19:55.6.

No poll possible this time due to lack of participation!

3A/2A/1A

1. Catlin Gabel (2) [2] 65

2. Union / Cove [1] 56

3. St. Mary’s, Medford (1) [5] 49

4. Oregon Episcopal School [4] 42

5. Enterprise (2) [2] 36

5. Burns (2) [nr] 36

7. Neah-Kah-Nie [nr] 30

8. Pleasant Hill [nr] 20

9. Oak Hill [8] 15

10. Kennedy [5] 14

10. Heppner / Ione [nr] 14

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Others receiving significant votes: Bandon (11; 1 first-place vote), Central Linn (11)

Notes: Kennedy senior Alejandra Lopez has the top time in 3A/2A/1A at 20:21.0. Catlin Gabel junior Lillian Fenner (20:38.4) and St. Mary's sophomore Sophia Dobry (20:52.2) are second and third, respectively.