Boys
Kyle's Crystal Ball
13. Caleb Phillips - Macks Creek
12. Cade Nold - Dora
11. Peter Roth - Valle Catholic
10. Ronan Hardwicke - Christian
9. Jaxson Houf - Van Buren
8. Colton Ellingsworth - Galena
7. Kip Atteberry - Thomas Jefferson Independent
6. Caleb Ricker - Van Buren
5. Bennett Mantooth - Hermitage
4. Landon Duchscherer - Marion C. Early
3. Justus Yates - Hermitage
2. Justin Horn - Hermitage
1. Riley Blay - South Nodaway
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It's Riley Blay's race to lose at this point. The most interesting races will take place behind him, though, as we have some questions about the next few spots. Will Hermitage go 2-3-4? Or will someone break them up? How many individual qualifiers will shake up the team points situation through the top 25? I think Hermitage goes 2-3-5 with Duchscherer breaking them up. Look for some experienced athletes to sneak back into the top 15 after it seems like many who were behind them last year have stepped up their game in 2022.
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Teams
5. Bernie
4. McAuley Catholic
3. Van Buren
2. Oak Ridge
1. Hermitage
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Hermitage is going to score low on Saturday, there's hardly much doubt in my mind about that. The first three teams are pretty well separated from the field according to our virtual meet, but the fight for fourth is going to be the most interesting aspect of the team race. I like McAuley Catholic to sneak into fourth this year, setting them up for even more success in 2023.