NXN 2023 Way too early preview: Dawn of a new Era

Calvert Hall appeared to be missing some guys this week.
Rei Nettey - 15:22 at the Adidas challenge
Luke Doetschman - 16:15 at the Adidas Challenge (has a PR of 16:10 which he ran last year).
Stephen Gonzalez - 15:58 at NXR last year but nowhere to be found this year
Caleb Mincey - 16:38 at the Paul Short run
Ryan Warner ran a 15:56 at the Adidas challenge but only a 17:29 this week.

Austin Vandergrift boys team won and has only one senior. This is a team to watch out for next year

I thought Vandergrift races tomorrow morning? They are 6A. They are one of the most overlooked teams in the nation

Oh sorry, I meant Lucas Lovejoy not Austin Vandegrift

No Engelhardt to be found

I think they need their old coach back. He took a few teams up to NXN before and placed well there.

Ventura 2022 - 14:53 (grossman), 14:59 (fasthorse), 15:10 (degeorge), 15:10 (hammell), 15:33 (costa). - 6th at California State Merge.

According to an article,
“It was the first time in 25 years it felt like work,” Cruz said. “It was my passion always.”
That’s why Cruz, who coached Ventura boys cross country to a state championship in 2014, decided to resign as the school’s boys and girls cross country coach.

Wow…did this guy not realize that for EVERY coach (not just him) it feels like work, if they want a team to make, let alone win, NXN?
Every team that wants to make or win NXN needs hard work from the athletes AND the coaches.

I think that the best time for him to quit would be after Sadie Engelhardt graduates. Not before this season.

vcstar.com

Tyree Cruz, who coached Ventura to 2014 state boys cross country title, steps down

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Tyree Cruz, who coached Ventura High to the 2014 state boys cross country title, has stepped down after 22 years as head coach.

Link:www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-schoo...

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DyeStat.com - Videos - Dev Doshi 1st Place Boys 3-Mile Race - Marmonte League Cross Country Finals 2023

Dev Doshi, a UCLA-bound senior at Newbury Park High in California, won the Marmonte League title by covering the 3-mile layout at Agoura High in 15:13.98 to lead the Panthers to their seventh consecutive boys team championshi...

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Sounds like Newbury Park guys are a bit discouraged but Doshi assures everyone that these early rankings don't matter. All that matters is State. Now that's a good team leader right there.

Flower Mound dominates Southlake Carroll, and both Humphries sisters are back

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Vandegrift boys team only 21 points behind SLC

And their #5 was a freshman who ran a 15:48

Vandegrift is insanely good. They were put in the rated race at Woodbridge. If they were in the sweepstakes race, they would have finished ahead of San Clemente. they are a really strong team.

Now at the state championships they continue to get better. They are now only 21 point point behind southlake carroll, a team that is arguably the 3-4th best team in the nation.

Nalley 14:05.

And Their #6 guy didn’t finish the race. I think they might be better than all out-of-state teams in the region

It was completely obvious to me that they were 2nd in south region after Woodbridge. It’s never obvious to ranking sites though. If they don’t fumble it at nxr, there should be quite a gap between 2nd and 3rd place nxr.

I heard cba destroyed union catholic.

Bentonville boys are good. Think it will be a close race for second at NXN South.