COLUMBUS – Versailles’ girls cross country team remained No. 12 in the final Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches state rankings prior to the Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships.
Versailles is 12th in the Division III girls cross country rankings behind Minster, McDonald, Mt. Gilead, West Liberty-Salem, Gilmour Academy, Pettisville, Fort Loramie, Columbus Grove, Fredericktown, St. Henry and Archbold. Pettisville and Archbold moved ahead of Versailles in the state rankings while the Tigers moved ahead of Maplewood and Garaway.
Versailles has been ranked in all 10 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 fifth in Division I, the Lebanon boys from the GWOC being ranked 19th in Division I, the Centerville girls from the GWOC being ranked first in Division I, the Springboro girls from the GWOC being ranked sixth in Division I, the Beavercreek girls from the GWOC being ranked eighth in Division I, the Troy girls from the GWOC being ranked 14th in Division I, the Tippecanoe girls from the GWOC being ranked seventh in Division II, the Minster boys from the Midwest Athletic Conference being ranked 13th in Division III, the St. Henry boys from the MAC being ranked 16th in Division III, the Minster girls from the MAC being ranked first in Division III and the St. Henry girls from the MAC being ranked ninth in Division III.
OATCCC state rankings
Division I boys
1. Hudson 240 (12)
2. Mason 221
3. Hilliard Davidson 207
4. Medina 191
5. Centerville 186
6. St. Xavier 181
7. St. Ignatius 161
8. Thomas Worthington 142
9. Toledo Whitmer 131
10. Pickerington North 125
11. Olentangy Liberty 121
12. Massilon Jackson 113
13. Kenston 110
14. Perrysburg 83
15. Defiance 78
16. Lancaster 71
17. Mentor 65
18. St. Edwards 49
19. Lebanon 28
20. Kings 17
Division I girls
1. Centerville 237 (9)
2. Granville 219 (3)
3. Ursuline 208
3. Hilliard Davidson 208
5. Olentangy Liberty 183
6. Springboro 169
6. Hudson 169
8. Beavercreek 150
9. Medina 124
10. Gahanna Lincoln 116
11. Medina Highland 114
12. Shaker Heights 113
13. Lakota East 112
14. Troy 104
15. Brunswick 95
16. Olentangy Orange 64
17. St. Joseph 48
18. Sylvania Northview 35
19. Perry 34
20. Notre Dame Academy 18
Division II boys
1. Lexington 232 (5)
2. Rocky River 226 (5)
3. Sheridan 219 (2)
4. Unioto 195
5. Woodridge 193
6. Shelby 178
7. Akron St. Vincent St. Mary 168
8. Heath 164
9. Buckeye Valley 135
10. Maderia 130
11. Bay 128
12. NDCL 110
13. Eaton 88
14. Jonathan Alder 83
15. Van Wert 82
16. Springfield Shawnee 56
17. Lake Catholic 47
18. Brookville 43
19. Bishop Watterson 26
20. Riverview 17
Division II girls
1. Hawken 234 (6)
2. Lexington 224 (5)
3. Fairfield Union 221 (1)
4. Chagrin Falls 206
5. Akron St. Vincent St. Mary 180
6. Tusky Valley 179
7. Tippecanoe 167
8. Minerva 159
9. Woodridge 138
10. Defiance 125
11. Wyoming 112
12. Ashtabula Edgewood 106
13. Bexley 86
14. Bellebrook 77
15. Dover 76
16. Marlington 66
17. Buckeye Valley 53
18. Springfield Shawnee 45
19. Milan Edison 41
20. St. Ursula 23
Division III boys
1. East Canton 239 (11)
2. Leesburg Fairfield 224 (1)
3. McDonald 206
4. Fort Loramie 196
5. Columbus Academy 194
6. Mt. Gilead 181
7. Liberty Center 177
8. Smithville 150
9. New London 133
10. Gilmour Academy 129
11. Grandview Heights 126
12. Summit Country Day 106
13. Minster 93
14. Fredericktown 77
15. Lincolnview 72
16. St. Henry 59
17. Houston 58
18. Colonel Crawford 52
19. Sandusky St. Marys 25
20. Greenon 23
Division III girls
1. Minster 238 (10)
2. McDonald 229 (2)
3. Mt. Gilead 217
4. West Liberty-Salem 198
5. Gilmour Academy 196
6. Pettisville 175
7. Fort Loramie 170
8. Columbus Grove 148
9. Fredericktown 135
9. St. Henry 135
11. Archbold 121
12. Versailles 92
13. Zane Trace 87
14. Maplewood 86
15. Garaway 74
16. Liberty Center 63
17. Russia 47
18. Lincolnview 43
19. Centerburg 37
20. New London 29