-- 2022 XC--
10/13/22 - Highest statewide Burns Scores as of Oct. 13
Individual Rankings (Top 125 girls and top 125 boys)
+ New divisional rankings! The top individuals in D1, D2, and D3. Again this week the distributions are practically the same on the girls and boys side of things: for D1:D2:D3 girls it's 66:40:19, and for the boys it's 67:39:19. Some people may not, but I find this very cool.
Team Rankings (Top 9 girls teams and top 9 boys teams)
These have not yet been updated but I will post them on Friday (Oct. 14th).
10/11/22 - Rutland SVL #2
Notes: Erin Geisler (89.3) and Zed McNaughton (89.1) win, Stratton Mountain debuts with some decent Top-100 performances
Also: I omitted the Tuesday meets at Hartford and Lamoille as I deemed them unworthy of speed-rating due to a lack of significant results
10/8/22 - Saratoga (NY) Invitational (Burlington)
Notes: Avi Yagoda runs 16:12 - the second-best time in VT this year - for a Burns Score of 94.2**
10/8/22 - Ponaganset Covered Bridge Classic
Notes: Essex girls and Craftsbury boys scope out the New Englands course as Scarlet Stimson (93.7**) and Charlie Kehler (93.6**) earn two stars each
10/8/22 - Manhattan Invitational
Notes: Alice Kredell runs 15:06 to earn a new Burns Scores #1 Ranking: 97.3***, Matthew Servin (98.6****) churns out yet another 98+ performance, CVU girls (4th in Eastern States!) and St. J boys (led by ATS's 95.4***) continue to prove their #1 ranking
10/8/22 - Harwood Invitational
Notes: Winners Julia Thurston (89.7) and Noah Rivera (89.9) miss "star-rated" performances by the skin of their teeth. I evaluated this course as slightly faster (3-5 seconds) than Thetford.
10/4/22 - Rice Meet
Notes: Jack Kelley (86.7) and Virginia Cobb (85.3) win comfortably on one of the faster courses in the state
10/4/22 - St. J Meet
Notes: A very large weekday meet but Andrew Thornton-Sherman (90.2*) is the lone elite performer
10/1/22 - Maine XC Festival of Champions (Harwood)
Notes: Charlie Flint (89.6) leads a good team performance for the Highlander girls and Indy Metcalf runs an 88.9 on the boys side
10/1/22 - Woods Trail Run
Notes: 608 802 runners race the hilly Thetford course, and Matthew Servin (98.4****) and Tess Drury (97.2***) stand above the rest by 20+ seconds each, with the latter earning a new Burns Scores #1 statewide ranking. 10 girls (4 from CVU) and 21 boys (4 from St. J and 4 from CVU) achieve elite performances on a nice day at Vermont's Oldest Secondary School
9/29/22 - Highest statewide Burns Scores as of Sep. 29
Individual Rankings (Top 100 girls and top 100 boys)
Team Rankings (Top 9 girls teams and top 9 boys teams)
Notes: The Manchester Invitational shook things up quite a bit, and I expect Woods Trail on Saturday to do the same!
9/26/22 - Danville Meet
Notes: Nothing notable
9/24/22 - Stowe Meet
Notes: 2/3 of all racers PR on the flat and fast (and a bit long) course, St. J girls put 5 under 23 and Stowe boys put 5 under 20
9/24/22 - Manchester Invitational
Notes: Avery Smart 96.6*** (16:16) and ATS 95.1*** (16:32) join the three-star club and Cyrus Hansen (94.96**) nearly does the same, Alice Kredell 96.0*** (19:08) finishes 2nd and now has some closer company atop the rankings in Tess Drury (94.9**) and Scarlet Stimson (94.4**), CVU girls dominate as their pack continues to improve.
Also: I added a column of Woods Trail Projections which are the times I would expect each athlete to run at Thetford on Saturday assuming they perform at exactly the same level that they did at Manchester. Since runners are improving a lot right now, I expect that the actual times will be slightly faster than the projections.
9/24/22 - Choiniere Family Farm Meet
Notes: John Viens defends his title and extends his win streak to three with a 90.9* in windy conditions
9/22/22 - Highest statewide Burns Scores as of Sep. 22
Individual Rankings (Top 100 girls and top 100 boys)
Team Rankings (Top 9 girls teams and top 8 boys teams)
Notes: With the U-32 Invitational and the Queensbury Invitational causing big shifts in both the individual and team rankings, the stage is set for Manchester on Saturday!
9/20/22 - Mt. Abe Meet
Notes: Small meet, Middlebury girls and boys teams sweep
9/17/22 - Queensbury Invitational
Notes: Wanted to keep my ratings local but the results were too fast to ignore: 18:37 for Alice Kredell who updates her VT #1 score to 96.3***, 15:44 for Matthew Servin (97.8****), and CVU girls display incredible depth with 19:52 average and 7 under 21. I didn't know much about the Queensbury course (just that it was fast), but I was able to use the Tully scores as a very useful guide.
9/17/22 - U-32 Invitational
Notes: Amy Felice 91.1* wins, followed closely by Kaitlyn Lumbra 90.8*, and Beth McIntosh 90.7*- these three are now ranked #6, #7, and #8 in VT. On the boys side, John Viens 92.4* just misses a two-star rating but jumps to VT #6, U-32 boys pack it up nicely
9/16/22 - St. J @ MMU
Notes: Tess Drury 93.7** (VT #3) leads impressive MMU trio, Andrew Thornton-Sherman 92.9** and St. J boys (89.7 avg) with another good performance
9/13/22 - Highest statewide Burns Scores as of Sep. 13
Individual Rankings (Top 75 girls and top 75 boys)
Team Rankings (Top 7 girls teams and top 7 Boys teams)
9/10/22 - Burlington Invitational (@ Hard'ack)
Notes: Matthew Servin runs 15:37 (98.8**** rating) for the fastest Vermont 5k since Tyler Marshall (15:24) in 2016! Alice Kredell 95.1*** and CVU girls dominate, ATS 93.3** helps St. J boys edge out CVU in the Hilltoppers' impressive season debut, and both the CVU girls and Essex boys absolutely crush the JV competition
9/7/22 - Lyndon Home Meet
Notes: Charlotte Young 77.8 and AJ Esposito 82.7 win on the slow Lyndon course
9/6/22 - Rutland SVL Meet
Notes: Erin Geisler 84.7, Samuel Kay 88.9 win small races. These ratings have been updated, they were originally too high.
9/3/22 - Essex Invitationalā”Scores out now!
Notes: Alice Kredell 93.0** leads CVU girls, Matthew Servin 96.4*** defends title and U-32 boys win on a relatively slow and unimpressive day all around