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)
4A Girls Pre-Season Rankings #3- Woodward
Woodward's prospects this Fall look bright after returning their top 6 runners. They had a tight split at the 2013 State meet of :29, but North Oconee's top 3 crossed the line before their #1 which sealed their fate. Once again they will have to contend with St.Pius X in Region. The Cardinals rated 3rd overall thanks to a strong 2014 Outdoor season. Like Pius X, nearly all their runners pr'd at the Region meet (Clinton Farms) Lexi Hecht returns as the top runner with a pr of 20:05 followed by Molly Elizabeth Cooper, Molly Echols and Darby Cease.
| Woodward Academy (GA) | 167 | |||
| 1) Lexi Hecht | 20:05.24 | 22 | ||
| 2) Mary Elizabeth Cooper | 20:17.21 | 26 | ||
| 3) Molly Echols | 20:31.42 | 34 | ||
| 4) Darby Cease | 20:46.46 | 38 | ||
| 5) Haley Dunson | 21:16.40 | 47 | ||
| Average Time: 20:35.35 Total Time: 1:42:56.73 1-5 Split: 1:11.16 | ||||
| 6) Neena Edupuganti | 21:20.12 | 48 | ||
| 7) Kallie Wynens | 21:30.47 | 59 | ||