2A Boys Pre-Season Top 5 Teams

Bruce Taylor

                           2A Boys Pre-Season Top 5 Teams

#1- Wesleyan- After a strong 2013 campaign finishing just 23 points behind Westmonster, the Wolves are primed to win the 2A State title and it will take a herculean effort for any school to best them.  They return 5 of the top 7 including a trio of junior runners that ran well at State including All-Stater Henry Collins (5th), Benji Johnson (11th) and Mikey Olson.(12th) Their returning XC rank is scewed because Wesleyan typically runs no 'Speedways' 

 
Wesleyan School (GA) 98
  1) Henry Collins   17:24.69 9
  2) Benji Johnson   17:36.20 14
  3) Austin Leath   17:42.00 17
  4) William Lee   17:53.24 25
  5) Mikey Olson   18:09.65 33
  Average Time: 17:45.16 Total Time: 1:28:45.78 1-5 Split: 44.96
  6) Joseph Gaddis   18:24.00 42
  7) Alex Turner   18:27.85 45

 

Important Data:
 
2013 XC Returning Ranking: 3rd
 
2014 Outdoor Returning Team 1600 Ranking: 3rd
 
2014 Outdoor Returning Team 3200 Ranking: 4th
 
Returns 5 of top 7
 
 
#2 Bleckley County-  The Royals are another top AA program that normally shuns fast courses ( I bet their runners would love Westover only 45 minutes away ) Last season at State Bleckley ran out of their minds or were very prepared placing 3rd finishing ahead of Lovett. The Royals return 6 of 7 and could be led by jr  Logan Bridges who was 13th at State. Soph Dayton Cannon has the fastest returning pr in 17:43.
 
Bleckley County High School (GA) 134
  1) Dayton Cannon   17:34.73 13
  2) Austin Cook   17:47.94 24
  3) Logan Bridges   17:57.00 26
  4) Anuj Patel   18:12.00 34
  5) Carl Ellis Corley   18:16.09 37
  Average Time: 17:57.55 Total Time: 1:29:47.76 1-5 Split: 41.36
  6) Hayden Belflower   19:03.46 60
  7) Clay Blanton   19:04.00 61