Texas 6A Cross Country Predictions?

Texas HS Coach wrote:

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3.07 on GPS watch means it is close to 3 mile. 5ks will register 3.2 almost.

McNeil2022WasShort wrote:

Yeah, Google Earth and online measurement tools (if used well... ie zoom in all the way) are better than just about every other method (like using GPS measurements from a watch or phone). But, the McNeil course was short. I know the park and course extremely well. They cut a significant corner at the 0.65 mile mark that made it ~3.01 instead of 3.1. The course they ran was different from the course map they published. Nevertheless, the kids ran well, and yes, it's the place that counts in XC. It still pisses me off, though, that coaches and meet producers seemingly can't be bothered to get the distance right. Or, if not lazy or inept, perhaps they intentionally make them short trying to get "fast times".

Toofast wrote:

Indians wrote:

It is simply a fast fast course. Perfectly flat and only one turn more than 90 degrees. Those fields are hard too. Varsity had perfect no wind and less than 50 degrees. JV had more wind and 63 degrees.

I find it a little strange that every single one of those varsity athletes ran a personal record, with some going from 15:30 to 15:12. That stuff doesn’t just happen.

it’s also interesting that it’s southlake that happens to be hosting the meet. I believe Fishers 15:06 from last year was also from district.

Indians wrote:

three mile wrote:

Link:tx.milesplit.com/meets/473190-uil-6a-d...

Looks like the Southlake meet was actually a three mile. Times don’t seem impressive at all in that regard

It was a 5k, but MileSplit has designated it a 3.0, just like they did McNeil this year and Region 1A-6A last year.

I just did a Google path on the exact course and it came in at 3.07. It honestly doesn't matter much, what will matter is placement at State. Coaches recruiting will always want to see the complete body of work a runner has and Southlake does its runners good by having the track 5000 Spring Break so you take the distance/hard course/easy course variables out from the usual XC time analysis.

Htert wrote:

Toofast wrote:

I find it a little strange that every single one of those varsity athletes ran a personal record, with some going from 15:30 to 15:12. That stuff doesn’t just happen.

it’s also interesting that it’s southlake that happens to be hosting the meet. I believe Fishers 15:06 from last year was also from district.

How did Fisher get from #1 on the team last year (15:06 in this meet) to 9th on the team?

Letsrunuser wrote:

Indians wrote:

It was a 5k, but MileSplit has designated it a 3.0, just like they did McNeil this year and Region 1A-6A last year.

I just did a Google path on the exact course and it came in at 3.07. It honestly doesn't matter much, what will matter is placement at State. Coaches recruiting will always want to see the complete body of work a runner has and Southlake does its runners good by having the track 5000 Spring Break so you take the distance/hard course/easy course variables out from the usual XC time analysis.

Strange that southlake usually doesn’t have any good runners in college.

also… it seems a little strange that the southlake course from earlier in the season measured out to a complete 5k… I wonder why the district course is always shorter every year…

Letsrunuser wrote:

Indians wrote:

It was a 5k, but MileSplit has designated it a 3.0, just like they did McNeil this year and Region 1A-6A last year.

I just did a Google path on the exact course and it came in at 3.07. It honestly doesn't matter much, what will matter is placement at State. Coaches recruiting will always want to see the complete body of work a runner has and Southlake does its runners good by having the track 5000 Spring Break so you take the distance/hard course/easy course variables out from the usual XC time analysis.

Strange that southlake usually doesn’t have any good runners in college.

also… it seems a little strange that the southlake course from earlier in the season measured out to a complete 5k… I wonder why the district course is always shorter every year…

Indians wrote:

Letsrunuser wrote:

Strange that southlake usually doesn’t have any good runners in college.

also… it seems a little strange that the southlake course from earlier in the season measured out to a complete 5k… I wonder why the district course is always shorter every year…

Not true. last year Southlake invite, last year Districts, this year Southlake invite, and Districts have all been the exact same course. I don’t think anyone measured it, I just think Milesplit looked at the times and made their own choice.

they aren’t all that consistent or just a Texas thing, there was a short course in Kansas this year like 5 slower boys under 15, Milesplit left those up as 5k times.

Indians wrote:

Flower Mound Girls at Districts.

Solid runs by Humphries. No Alexandra Fox. #3 18:49, #4 19:09, and #5 19:40.

Link:my.raceresult.com/222509/

WatchOit wrote:

Indians wrote:

Flower Mound Girls at Districts.

Solid runs by Humphries. No Alexandra Fox. #3 18:49, #4 19:09, and #5 19:40.

Link:my.raceresult.com/222509/

Spangher and Cole are solid 4/5 for Flower mound

Letsrunuser wrote:

Strange that southlake usually doesn’t have any good runners in college.

Indians wrote:

Letsrunuser wrote:

Strange that southlake usually doesn’t have any good runners in college.

Southlake has produced a solid group of Division I talent. Just a quick search.

Courtney Kriegshauser 2013 Vanderbilt
Tatum Foreman 2019 Samford
Cate Tracht 2016 Mississippi
Gillian Mortimer 2016 Vanderbilt
Alison Esparza 2016 SMU
Grace Williamson 2019 University of Oklahoma
Shelby Chapin 2013 Arkansas
Tig Archer 2014 West Virginia University
Katherine McElaney 2019 Texas A&M
Jenna Holland 2019 Vanderbilt

Kaylie Cox 2021 Arkansas

Reed Brown 2017 Oregon
Neal Smith 2010 OSU
Connor Hendrickson 2013 University of Texas
Joe Sansone 2013 UNC
Charlie Gardner 2017 Yale
Jack Myers 2019 University of Texas
Trevor Gilley 2013 Mississippi
Nicholas Fernandes 2016 Houston
Eli Canal 2015 Texas A&M

Htert wrote:

What’s interesting is that Antonio Florcruz (who has been varsity since SOPHOMORE year) goes to the university of Oklahoma. One of the worst d1 programs I can think of. He’s the only person that’s under 25 minutes for an 8k there