New state cross country coaches’ polls

Published 12:15 pm Thursday, November 3, 2011

After the district meet, the new state cross country coaches’ polls are out. The state meets are Saturday at Sun Willows Golf Cours in Pasco.

Stanwood is a new entrant to the Class 4A girls poll and Oak Harbor’s boys and girls teams move into top 10 after both had great showings at the 3A district meet.

Here is the new state cross country coaches’ poll, released by Phil English on Sunday.

Boys 4A

1. Gig Harbor

2. Eisenhower

3. Wenatchee

4. Jackson

5. Central Valley

6. Skyline

7. Puyallup

8. Kamiak

9. Tahoma

10. Bellermine Prep

Others: Garfield, Kentwood and Todd Beamer

Girls 4A

1. Redmond

2. Bellarmine Prep

3. Eisenhower

4. Tahoma

5. Snohomish

6. Jackson

7. Issaquah

8. Lewis &Clark

9. Central Valley

10. Stanwood

Others: Puyallup, Thomas Jefferson and South Kitsap

Boys 3A

1. North Central

2. Kamiakin

3. Bellevue

4. Seattle Prep

5. Mt. Spokane

6. Camas

7. Bishop Blanchet

8. Nathan Hale

9. Oak Harbor

10. Columbia River

Others: Capital, Glacier Peak and Lakes

Girls 3A

1. Glacier Peak

2. Camas

3. Peninsula

4. Kamiakin

5. Prairie

6. Liberthy-Issaquah

7. Mercer Island

8. Lakeside

9. Oak Harbor

10. Shadle Park

Others: Columbia River, Mt. Spokane and Capital

Boys 2A

1. Lindbergh

2. Sehome

3. Interlake

4. White River

5. Mark Morris

6. Cedarcrest

7. Squalicum

8. Selah

9. Cheney

10. Renton

Others: Deer Park, Ellensburg and Tumwater

Girls 2A

1. Interlake

2. Sehome

3. Kingston

4. Cheney

5. North Kitsap

6. Bellingham

7. Mark Morris

8. Cedarcrest

9. Lindbergh

10. Hockinson

Others: East Valley-Spokane, Pullman and Centralia