Boys Northeast
(CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, PA, RI, VT)
1. Don Bosco (NJ) - NXN 10th-place team returns solid 7 led by two 9:10-9:23 3200 men
2. Morris Hills (NJ) - Former NXN team may have best team ever with outstanding top 5
3. W Windsor Plainsboro No (NJ) - Super-soph twins Jim and Joe Rosa lead deep squad with national potential
4. North Penn (PA) - Manhattan meet winners and state 3A champs return strong nucleus
5. Danbury (CT) - NXN 5th-place team has 3 of 7 back and young talent moving up
6. Haddonfield (NJ) - State 3rd-place team has 6 of 7 back led by group champion
7. Upper Dublin (PA) - State 5th-place team has 6 of 7 back led by 4:17 miler on all-senior squad
8. Millburn (NJ) - State 4th-place team returns solid top 4 led by state 3200 champ
9. La Salle (RI) - State winner returns 4 harriers from state’s top-31 finishers
10. Christian Bros (NJ) - Perennial power has tight pack seeking 16th state title with upset in mind
Bubble teams alphabetically: Brookline (MA), Cherokee (NJ), Colts Neck (NJ), Council Rock No (PA) Greely (ME), Hanover (NH), Newton South (MA), Northeast (PA), Seneca Valley (PA),
West Windsor-Plainsboro So (NJ), Whitman-Hanson (MA)
Girls Northeast
(CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, PA, RI, VT)
1. Lincoln-Sudbury (MA) - Regional winner and 8th NXN returns key scorers under new coach from Bromfield
2. Newton South (MA) - State Div I runner-up has everyone back, adds 4:51 miler from soccer
3. Emmaus (PA) - State 3A champ and regional 5th-placer returns all including Faust triplets
4. Voorhees (NJ) - All-American Melanie Thompson leads reg’l runner-up; may lack ’07 depth
5. Phillips Andover (MA) - Regional 4th-placer loses top girl, returns key scorers after excellent spring
6. Toms River No (NJ) - State 5th-placer returns all 7 on squad that predicts mid-19 avg on hilly state course
7. Central Cambria (PA) - State 2A winner loses all-American Carly Seymour but returns next 6
8. Bromfield (MA) - Nat’l contender Emily Jones leads state Div II titlist relying on newcomers
9. Ridgefield (CT) - A trio of all-state track performers leads team seeking to regain state title
10. Red Bank Cath (NJ) - Top 4 return on resurgent team with chance to recapture old glory
Bubble teams alphabetically: Barrington (RI), Cape Elizabeth (ME), Cardinal O’Hara (PA), Champlain Valley (VT), Colts Neck (NJ), Coventry (RI), Cumberland Valley (PA), Glastonbury (CT), Guilford (CT), Haddonfield (NJ), Hanover (NH), Immaculate Heart (NJ), Keene (NH), La Salle (RI), Manchester Central (NH), Northern York (PA), Ridge (NJ), Roxbury (NJ), Southern Reg (NJ), St. Johnsbury (VT), Unionville (PA)