I did not include your placement, because I frankly don't care. Tyngsborough had only a small number of kids today - some schools we run against are going to have bigger teams than us. I don't want you to be discouraged with running a great race against a bigger team because your place was worse. Places can be deceiving, but the stopwatch NEVER lies.
I've also included an average mile pace - this will provide you with a rough comparison between races of different lengths and terrain. Today was a challenging course, so your time may be slightly slower than normal. Keep this in mind.
If anyone is curious how cross country meets are scored, I have posted the process below the results.
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Course: 1.8mi - Cloudy, Muggy, 70s
NAME - TIME - AVG MILE
BOYS - won 15-44 (Season Record: 1-0)
Adams, Alex - 17:52 - 9:56
Anderson, Jeremiah - 32:11 - 17:53
Collins, Freddy - 12:36 - 7:00
Gjeltema, Jesse - 19:55 - 11:04
Gross, Dylan - 14:50 - 8:14
Hatlevig, Caleb - 13:57 - 7:45
Mast, Tucker - 15:51 - 8:48
Oberlies, Ailin - 11:39 - 6:28
Randolph, Zach - 18:27 - 10:15
Rocca, Jonathan - 19:58 - 11:06
Rodstrom, Mark - 12:35 - 6:59
Ross, Jack - 12:42 - 7:03
Rothenberg, Sam - 16:59 - 9:26
Saart, Jack - 16:35 - 9:13
Seith, Dayton - 16:35 - 9:13
Shilhanek, Logan - 14:15 - 7:55
Vasquez, Alec - 12:41 - 7:03
GIRLS - won 15-47 (Season Record: 1-0)
Anderson, Ali - 16:26 - 9:08
Barrett, Lauren - 17:58 - 9:59
Charest, Sofia - 16:03 - 8:55
Collins, Caroline - 14:04 - 7:49
Gonsalves, Maya - 13:57 - 7:45
Hanley, Grace - 23:23 - 12:59
Hatcher, Ella - 20:34 - 11:26
Honig, Davita - 18:39 - 10:22
Jones, Allie - 13:57 - 7:45
Lynch, Allie - 18:50 - 10:28
McBride, Kate - 14:14 - 7:54
McIsaac, Zenna - 14:13 - 7:54
Morgan, Willow - 23:23 - 12:59
Moulton, Tori - 18:05 - 10:03
Piotte, Jessica - 23:58 - 13:19
Rodstrom, Sarah - 16:11 - 8:59
Tadmor, Maia - 14:48 - 8:13
Varnerin, Ella - 15:10 - 8:26***
Cross country meets are scored using the top 7 runners from each team. The top 5 runners get points for their team, while #6 and #7 (if they finish ahead of the opposing team's 5th runner) are used to displace the opposition.
Each runner is awarded a point value for the place they finish: 1st place gets 1 point, 2nd place gets 2 points, and so on. Once a team has it's top 7 runners in, any remaining places go to the opposing team.
The points for the top 5 runners from each team are added up, and the team with the lowest total wins.
For today's girls race, the top 12 went like this:
1) Hale
2) Hale
3) Hale
4) Hale
5) Hale
6) Tyngsborough
7) Hale
8) Tyngsborough
9) Hale
10) Hale
11) Tyngsborough
12) Hale
So, Hale gets 1+2+3+4+5 = 15 points, the best possible score for a cross country meet. Because our 6th and 7th runners finished ahead of Tyngsborough's 3rd, 4th, and 5th, we displace their runners, making it harder for them to win.
Tyngsborough finishes with 6+8+10+11+12 = 47. Remember, once our 7th runner finished, the remaining places go to the opposing team, so Tyngsborough automatically get 10th, 11th, and 12th, even though we actually finished in two of those places during the race today.
For the top 12 in the boys race:
1) Hale
2) Hale
3) Hale
4) Hale
5) Hale
6) Tyngsborough
7) Tyngsborough
8) Tyngsborough
9) Hale
10) Hale
11) Tyngsborough
12) Tyngsborough
Hale gets 1+2+3+4+5 = 15 points. Our 6th & 7th runners displace Tyngsborough's 4th and 5th.
Tyngsborough gets 6+7+8+11+12 = 44 points. Because our 7th runner finished in 10th places, they automatically got points for 11th and 12th, even though their runners actually finished in those positions.
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