COLUMBUS – The Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches released its pre-regional poll, which includes no Darke County teams.
The Versailles girls, who are the lone Darke County cross country team to qualify for regionals, were ranked No. 18 in the Division II pre-season rankings and then were ranked No. 22 in the first poll of the regular season. However, no Darke County teams have been ranked the past eight weeks. The Versailles girls were the lone Darke County team to be ranked in the OATCCC state rankings this season.
Other teams with local connections in the poll include the Beavercreek boys from the Greater Western Ohio being ranked No. 23 in Division I, Centerville girls from the GWOC being ranked No. 1 in Division I, the Troy girls from the GWOC being ranked No. 5 in Division I, the Beavercreek girls from the GWOC being ranked No. 6 in Division I, the Miamisburg girls from the GWOC being ranked No. 25 in Division I, the Minster boys from the Midwest Athletic Conference being ranked No. 11 in Division III, the New Bremen boys from the MAC being ranked No. 22 in Division III, the Minster girls from the MAC being ranked No. 1 in Division III, the Covington girls from the Cross County Conference being ranked No. 8 in Division III, the St. Henry girls from the MAC being ranked No. 13 in Division III and the Miami East girls from the CCC being ranked No. 23 in Division III.
For more information on the OATCCC and its state rankings, visit its website at www.oatccc.com.
OATCCC state rankings
Division I boys
1 St. Ignatius 180(12)
2 Mason 162
3 Thomas Worthington 153
4 Solon 118
5 Louisville 107
6 Hudson 104
7 Dublin Coffman 90
8 Hilliard Darby 87
9 Medina 86
10 St. Xavier 81
11 Hilliard Bradley 73
12 Watkins Memorial 56
13 Sycamore 35
14 Olentangy Orange 32
15 (Massillon) Jackson 14
16 La Salle 13
17 Olentangy Liberty 10
18 Pickerington High Schoool Central 9
19 Mentor 7
20 Twinsburg 6
21t Ashland 4
21t Lancaster 4
23 Beavercreek 3
24t Kenston 2
24t (Toledo) St. John’s Jesuit 2
24t Wadsworth 2
Division I girls
1 Centerville 179(11)
2 Mason 160
3 Olentangy Liberty 156(1)
4 Hilliard Davidson 146
5 Troy 99
6 Beavercreek 80
7 Thomas Worthington 79
8 Dublin Jerome 68
9 Watkins Memorial 63
10 Perrysburg 58
11 Medina 55
12 Brunswick 54
13 Granville 51
14 Chardon 50
15 Solon 40
16 (Massillon) Jackson 20
17 Shaker Heights 17
18 Upper Arlington 13
19 Lakota West 10
20t Kings 8
20t North Royalton 8
20t Notre Dame Academy 8
23t Hudson 7
23t Turpin 7
25 Miamisburg 2
26t Magnificat 1
26t Mentor 1
Division II boys
1 Sheridan 175(7)
2 Tippecanoe 164(4)
3 Lexington 148
4 Woodridge 138
5 Defiance 119
6 Bay 103
7 St. Vincent-St. Mary 100
8 (Springfield) Shawnee 96
9 Unioto 89(1)
10 Perkins 82
11 Carroll 54
12 Otsego 36
13 Gilmour Academy 31
14 Bowling Green 25
15 Badin 20
16 Indian Valley 14
17 Heath 12
18 Eaton 10
19t Napoleon 6
19t Tuslaw 6
21t Indian Hill 4
21t (Springfield) Northwestern 4
23 Valley View 2
24t Martins Ferry 1
24t Van Wert 1
Division II girls
1 Lexington 180(12)
2 Archbishop Alter 147
3 Tippecanoe 142
4 Gilmour Academy 137
5 Woodridge 132
6 St. Vincent-St. Mary 117
7 Unioto 98
8 Chagrin Falls 92
9 Oakwood 89
10 (Springfield) Shawnee 78
11 Cloverleaf 66
12 Athens 33
13 Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 29
14 Minerva 28
15 Bellevue 21
16 Morgan 10
17 Sheridan 9
18 Mariemont 8
19 (Toledo) Central Catholic 5
20 South Range 4
21t Fairfield Union 2
21t Huron 2
21t Napoleon 2
24t Bexley 1
24t Marlington 1
Division III boys
1 Maplewood 180 (12)
2 St. Thomas Aquinas 166
3 McDonald 150
4 Colonel Crawford 140
5 Liberty Center 124
6 Anna 115
7 Fredericktown 112
8 (Leesburg) Fairfield 95
9 Carey 69
10 Fort Loramie 53
11 Minster 42
12 Mapleton 39
13 Garaway 38
14 Milton-Union 32
15 Smithville 23
16 Lincolnview 22
17t Summit Country Day 10
17t Trinity 10
19 Botkins 9
20 Columbus Academy 5
21 Cardington-Lincoln 4
22 New Bremen 2
Division III girls
1 Minster 170(6)
2 McDonald 168(4)
3 St. Thomas Aquinas 166(2)
4 Garaway 140
5 Russia 126
6 Liberty Center 113
7 Xenia Christian 102
8 Covington 90
9 Canton Central Catholic 80
10 (Reedsville) Eastern 64
11 Fredericktown 41
12 Northmor 38
13 St. Henry 32
14 Columbus School for Girls 27
15 Black River 26
16 Pettisville 11
17 St. Mary Central Catholic 10
18t Berkshire 9
18t Lincolnview 9
20 East Canton 5
21t Fairfield Christian Academy 4
21t New London 4
23 Miami East 3
24 Botkins 2