These are subjective rankings (not computer generated) they take into account returning team rankings, team rankings in the 1600 and 3200 from outdoor track, and a school's "Improvement Rating." Improvement Rating is a metric developed by researching the improvement in a team's final place at State from 2011-2013. Each category is given rank points and added up coming to a final point total. Some squads made up for high point totals, getting ranked higher by virtue of number of returners (top 7) and by fastest returning XC team average. Not all XC runners do Track (Soccer mostly) which can affect Outdoor team rankings, but generally not the top 5-7 teams)
5A Girls Pre-SeasonRankings #4 Lakeside Evans
The Panthers join their male comrades as a top 5 pre-season pick and has to be something other than the water in Evans. Lakeside got a low rating in Outdoor track for 2014, but they are one of these squads where not many of the returning girls ran Track. Although losing their 2/3 to graduation, it certainly helps your ranking when a team has a runner that can throw down a low place like soph Alyssa Hooker is capable of as she's a contender for the Individual title having placed 6th at 2013 State with a pr of 18:38 at Asics. Hannah Marionneaux should start the season at #2 after placing 36th at State with a season best of 20:02 at Asics. (pic by newstimeaugusta.com)
| Lakeside, Evans (GA) | 229 | |||
| 1) Alyssa Hooker | 18:38.21 | 2 | ||
| 2) Hannah Marionneaux | 20:02.45 | 15 | ||
| 3) Grace Huber | 20:53.20 | 51 | ||
| 4) Sydney Spratt | 21:13.96 | 67 | ||
| 5) Caleigh Cox | 21:45.47 | 94 | ||
| Average Time: 20:30.66 Total Time: 1:42:33.29 1-5 Split: 3:07.26 | ||||
| 6) Emily Clark | 22:39.97 | 169 | ||
| 7) Maggie Bembry | 22:43.45 | 173 | ||
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