Wednesday, August 22, 2012

2A Preseason Polls


2A Boys

1          Squalicum – bring everyone back from last year's team, including defending champion Patrick Gibson.  Dubuque back healthy after injuries curtailed his 2011 season. 
2          Sehome – 5 back from last year’s state team.  Led by Seniors Conner Johnsen and Reed Henderson.  Look for sophomore Kirby Overman to make a big jump. 
3          Bellingham – Didn’t make it to state last year for same reason as Burlington Girls above – really slow first mile and a half threw them off and they didn’t react well. Led by seniors Joe Charbenneau (9:28 3200m) and Paris Speidel (1:55 800m).
4          Deer Park – Good depth but won’t have the same powerful 1-2 punch as last year.  Led by senior Daniel Amann – 6th place in 2011.
5          Cedarcrest – same as Deer Park, losing one of their strong top 2 will be hard to make up for.  Led by Junior Logan Orndorg.
6          Selah
7          Mark Morris
8          Lindberg
9          Tumwater
10        WF West
           
Others: Cheney, Colville, Lakewood



2A Girls

1          Cheney – Bring back 5 from State.  With incoming freshmen, Sehome may be ahead of them  - thus the difference in the All Classification Power Poll.  But as defending champs and things being close they deserve the #1 ranking in the 2A poll until there are freshmen performances to look at.  Led by 2A title contender Sanne Holland.
2          Sehome – 5 back from 2nd place team. A very strong freshmen class. Led by defending individual champion Emily Pittis and Senior Kate Hannah.
3          Burlington – missed state last year after an off meet at Districts when the race went out at a crawl, causing some chaos. A very good team led by Sophomore Olivia Capron.  Looking to earn their first state birth in the history of the program. 
4          Bellingham – were better last year than post season performance showed as they had excessive injuries last year.  Led by Junior Bekah Jensen.
5          North Kitsap – led by last year’s 2nd place state finisher and multi-time state hurdle champion Reagan Colyer.
6          Cedarcrest
7          Mark Morris
8          Kingston
9          Deer Park
10        Ephrata

Others: Lakewood, Hockinson, Sumner



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