COLUMBUS – The Versailles girls cross country team moved up two spots to No. 12 in the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches’ ninth weekly state poll of the 2017 season.
Versailles moved ahead of Coldwater and Russia in this week’s Division III rankings. The Lady Tigers are ranked behind Minster, McDonald, Mt. Gilead, West Liberty-Salem, Gilmour Academy, Fort Loramie, Columbus Grove, Fredericktown, St. Henry, Maplewood and Garaway.
Versailles has been ranked in all nine 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 seventh in Division I, the Centerville girls from the GWOC being ranked first in Division I, the Springboro girls from the GWOC being ranked fifth in Division I, the Beavercreek girls from the GWOC being ranked seventh in Division I, the Troy girls from the GWOC being ranked 11th in Division I, the Tippecanoe boys from the GWOC being ranked 17th in Division II, the Tippecanoe girls from the GWOC being ranked seventh in Division II, the Minster boys from the Midwest Athletic Conference being ranked 11th 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 13th in Division III and the Covington girls from the Cross County Conference being ranked 17th in Division III.
OATCCC state rankings
Division I boys
1. Hudson 239 (11)
2. St Xavier 218 (1)
2. Mason 218
4. Medina 195
5. Hilliard Davidson 190
6. Massillon Jackson 174
7. Centerville 172
8. St. Ignatius 164
9. Pickerington North 140
10. Perrysburg 119
11. Olentangy Liberty 112
12. Pickerington Central 92
13. Lancaster 90
14. Kenston 81
15. Carroll 68
16. St. Edwards 57
17. Thomas Worthington 54
18. Mentor 41
19. Dublin Jerome 28
20. Defiance 17
Division I girls
1. Centerville 240 (12)
2. Hilliard Davidson 221
3. Olentangy Liberty 198
4. Ursuline 192
5. Springboro 191
6. Granville 174
7. Beavercreek 173
8. Hudson 147
9. Mason 132
10. Gahanna Lincoln 116
11. Troy 114
12. Medina 113
13. Medina Highland 94
14. Thomas Worthington 87
15. Lakota East 77
16. Shaker Heights 62
17. Brunswick 56
18. Kings 53
19. Lancaster 9
20. Twinsburg 8
20. Turpin 8
Division II boys
1. Rocky River 226 (7)
2. Sheridan 213 (3)
2. Lexington 213
4. Shelby 211 (2)
5. Unioto 179
6. Akron St. Vincent St. Mary’s 172
7. Heath 170
8.Woodridge 161
9. Buckeye Valley 155
10. NDCL 126
11. Bay 113
12. Indian Hill 102
13. Madeira 95
14. Jonathan Alder 73
15. Eaton 51
16. Hamilton Badin 36
17. Tippicanoe 35
18. Milan Edison 31
19. Wauseon 20
20. Brookville 18
Division II girls
1. Lexington 236 (11)
2. Hawken 213
3. Fairfield Union 207
4. Akron St. Vincent St. Mary’s 201
5. Chagrin Falls 182
6. Defiance 179 (1)
7. Tippecanoe 160
8. Ashtabula Edgewood 114
8. Minerva 114
10. Tusky Valley 101
11. Bellbrook 90
12. Wyoming 89
13. Dover 88
14. Jonathan Alder 78
15. Poland Seminary 76
16. Woodridge 74
17. Buckeye Valley 71
18. Bexley 51
19. Padua Franciscan 36
20. Springfield Shawnee 26
Division III boys
1. East Canton 238 (10)
2. Leesburg Fairfield 226 (1)
3. Fort Loramie 213 (1)
4. Mt. Gilead 205
5. McDonald 182
6. Columbus Academy 181
7. Maplewood 166
8. Fredericktown 145
9. Liberty Center 140
10. Gilmour Academy 115
11. Minster 101
12. Mapleton 90
13. Houston 79
14. Smithville 73
15. Summit Country Day 72
16. Fairview 62
17. New London 56
18. Colonel Crawford 40
19. Garaway 39
20. Lincolnview 33
Division III girls
1. Minster 240 (12)
2. McDonald 228
3. Mt. Gilead 214
4. West Liberty-Salem 200
5. Gilmour Academy 188
6. Fort Loramie 174
7. Columbus Grove 167
8. Fredericktown 164
9. St. Henry 123
10. Maplewood 108
11. Garaway 103
12. Versailles 99
13. Coldwater 95
14. Centerburg 72
15. Pettisville 71
16. Archbold 64
17. Covington 46
18. Galion Northmor 31
19. Kinsman Badger 30
20. Hopewell Loudon 29
