NXN NORTHWEST
CHAMPIONSHIPS
BY: David "Hawaiian Five-Oh" Taylor
***GIRLS PREVIEW***
***NATIONAL HARRIER HEADLINES***
Hold the phone, this race is not over yet…
Many across the Northwest and nation have followed the amazing season of US#4
Additionally, in every meet they have competed they have produced some of the top team performances of all-time. When analyzing the total season this team may be the greatest ever; they broke meet records in the Greater Spokane League which were established by amazing teams from Mead and Ferris 20 years ago. Teams widely considered the best ever from Washington. Their one hiccup, in relation to those teams, came at state where the results were based more on strategy and less on capability due to a late hitting flu. However, their strategy worked and they won. In our estimation Shadle Park of 2009 produced the greatest season, as a team, than has ever come out of the state of Washington. On 14 November, 2009 they collide head on with the greatest to potentially ever come out of Oregon. Ironically, they are both tied at 4th in the nation in the latest Milesplit National Rankings.
On the individual side, look for the freshman trio of Kendra Weitz (
It is difficult to remain undefeated in any sport, however two have completed this task for the regular season. Below are the results for these two outstanding programs.
US #4 JESUIT, OREGON (undefeated)
Jackson Jamboree-1st 25points
Bill Chapman Invitational-1st 15points
Westview-1st 16 points
Nike Pre-Nationals-1st 65 points
Sunfair Invitational-1st (combined results: 104 points)
League Tri-Meet-1st 17 points
Southridge Dual-1st 17 points
Puma Classic-1st 27 points
Aloha Duel-1st 15 points
Metro League Championship-1st 21 points
US#4
Tracy Walters Invitational-1st 35 points
Highlander Invitational-1st 34 points
Mountain West Classic-1st 56 points
GSL League Meet-1st 18 points
GSL League Meet-1st 20 points
GSL Championships-1st 34 points
Regionals-1st 45 points (without Kendra Weitz)
State-1st 59 points (5k 19:11 avg)
PREDICTIONS
The Jesuit girls are the defending NXN Northwest Champions and will be the favorites to repeat. However, expect this to be a very close outcome as a slew of Washington Schools are capable of an upset, namely the Shadle Park girls who seek to remain undefeated.
TEAM PREDICTION
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INDIVIDUAL CONTENDERS LIST (NO PARTICULAR ORDER) |
? US#4 JESUIT, OR (DEFENDING CHAMPIONS) |
ANNEMARIE MAAG, JESUIT |
? US#4 SHADLE PARK, WA |
RUBY ROBERTS, KINGSTON |
3 US#13 GLACIER PEAK, WA | KENDRA WEITZ, SHADLE PARK |
4 EASTLAKE, WA | AMY-ELOISE NEAL, GLACIER PEAK |
5 TAHOMA, WA | KATIE KNIGHT, NORTH CENTRAL |
ANDREA NELSON, SHADLE PARK | |
PAYTON SHUTTE, JESUIT | |
EMILY NIST, BISHOP KELLY | |
MEGAN FRISTOE, SUMMIT | |
KATIE MORRIS, SHADLE PARK | |
ADRIENNE DEMAREE, JESUIT |
Editors Note:
Good luck B.I., A.N., S.D., K.W., K.M., C.C., M.I., and E.S.! Believe in each other and make it happen! Stand ready, stand committed, stand united, and claim this opportunity!