Columbus – Versailles’ girls cross country team dropped three spots to No. 14 in the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches’ eighth weekly state poll of the 2017 season.
Coldwater, Garaway and Maplewood moved ahead of the Versailles girls in the Division III rankings. The Lady Tigers also are ranked behind Minster, McDonald, Mt. Gilead, West Liberty-Salem, Gilmour Academy, Columbus Grove, Fort Loramie, Fredericktown, St. Henry and Russia.
Versailles has been ranked in all seven state polls this season, ranging from eighth to 14th in Division III.
Versailles’ girls cross country team is the only Darke County squad ranked in the OATCCC state poll this season.
Other teams with local connections in the poll include the Centerville boys from the Greater Western Ohio Conference being ranked sixth in Division I, the Centerville girls from the GWOC being ranked first in Division I, the Beavercreek girls from the GWOC being ranked fourth in Division I, the Springboro girls from the GWOC being ranked fourth in Division I, the Troy girls from the GWOC being ranked 12th in Division I, the Tippecanoe boys from the GWOC being ranked 13th in Division II, the Tippecanoe girls from the GWOC being ranked second in Division II, the Minster boys from the Midwest Athletic Conference being ranked ninth in Division III, the St. Henry boys from the MAC being ranked 20th in Division III, the Minster girls from the MAC being ranked first in Division III, the St. Henry girls from the MAC being ranked ninth in Division III, the Coldwater girls from the MAC being ranked 10th in Division III and the Covington girls from the Cross County Conference being ranked 16th in Division III.
OATCCC state rankings
Division I boys
1. St Xavier 231 (6) poll champion
2. Hudson 230 (6)
3. Mason 214
4. Medina 195
5. Hilliard Davidson 183
6. Centerville 176
7. Massillon Jackson 174
8. St. Ignatius 162
9. Pickerington North 140
10. Perrysburg 116
11. Olentangy Liberty 109
12. Pickerington Central 97
13. Lancaster 87
14. Kenston 75
15. Carroll 71
16. St. Edward 56
17. Thomas Worthington 54
18. Mentor 40
19. Dublin Jerome 26
20. Defiance 20
Division I girls
1. Centerville 240 (12) poll champion
2. Hilliard Davidson 217
3. Olentangy Liberty 183
4. Beavercreek 181
4. Springboro 181
6. Ursuline Academy 179
7. Granville 167
8. Brunswick 149
9. Hudson 135
10. Mason 126
11. Gahanna Lincoln 116
12. Troy 112
13. Thomas Worthington 102
14. Lakota East 98
15. Medina Highlands 86
16. Medina 59
17. Shaker Heights 57
18. Kings 55
19. Turpin 25
20. Magnificat 12
Division II boys
1. Lexington 231 (6) poll co-champion
1. Rocky River 231 (6) poll co-champion
3. Heath 199
4. Unioto 194
5. NDCL 175
6. Akron St. Vincent St. Mary 174
7. Sheridan 163
8. Bay 162
8. Woodridge 162
10. Shelby 140
11. Buckeye Valley 97
12. Indian Hill 95
13. Tippecanoe 93
14.Fairview 89
15. Milan Edison 64
16. Maderia 58
17. Jonathan Alder 56
18. Tuslaw 43
19. Springfield Shawnee 25
20. Wauseon 23
Division II girls
1. Lexington 240 (12) poll champion
2. Tippecanoe 197
3. Akron St. Vincent St. Mary 214
4. Fairfield Union 194
5. Hawken 193
6. Defiance 166
7. Ashtabula Edgewood 162
8. Chagrin Falls 131
9. Dover 121
10. Minerva 110
11. Buckeye Valley 90
12. Tusky Valley 83
13. Woodridge 81
14. Bellbrook 80
15. CVCA 74
16. Wyoming 65
17. Springfield Shawnee 56
18. Padua Franciscan 50
19. Beaumont 45
20. Athens 40
Division III boys
1. East Canton 239 (11) poll champion
2. Leesburg Fairfield 227 (1)
3. Fort Loramie 215
4. Mount Gilead 205
5. Smithville 189
6. McDonald 171
7. Maplewood 166
8. Columbus Academy 162
9. Minster 129
10. Liberty Center 124
11. Fredericktown 112
12. Houston 108
13. Mapleton 84
14. New London 81
15. Sherwood Fairview 63
16. Summit Country Day 50
17. Caldwell 46
18. Colonel Crawford 39
19. Lincolnview 37
20. St. Henry 27
Division III girls
1. Minster 240 (12) poll champion
2. McDonald 226
3. Mt. Gilead 215
4. West Liberty-Salem 194
5. Gilmour Academy 191
6. Columbus Grove 185
7. Fort Loramie 176
8. Fredericktown 144
9. St. Henry 138
10. Coldwater 124
11. Russia 116
12. Garaway 100
13. Maplewood 90
14. Versailles 76
15. Pettisville 59
16. Covington 42
17. Lincolnview 39
18. Hopewell Loudon 34
19. Galion Northmor 33
20. Centerburg 28
