Week Six Rankings: Seven Kern Teams in the Top 20

After a successful weekend for some at the Clovis Invite, most of the local squads did not move much in the rankings. Kern squads are ranked 3rd, 5th and 6th in the valley and all are expected to compete at the Kern Invite on Halloween.

Until then, most teams will be running a few invites and gearing up for their league finals in early November.

Week #6 (October 12)
Varsity Boys
Overall score last week
1. Buchanan 84 1
2. Clovis West 196 3
3. McFarland 213 2 - Had a nice division win at the Clovis Invite
4. Madera South 215 4
5. Ridgeview 217 5 - Beat Stockdale to be the only undefeated SWYL team
6. Stockdale 247 6 - First Bakersfield team in recent memory to go sub 85 on Woodward 5k course at the Clovis Invite.
7. Clovis 323 10
8. Madera 407 9
9. Roosevelt 435 8
10. Highland 493 7 - Nice showing at Clovis Invite, undefeated in SEYL action
11. Clovis North 513 11
12. Avenal 527 12
13. East Bakersfield 550 14 - Been MIA in invites but went 5 and 1 in SEYL duels
14. Shafter 552 15 - Been laying low and training lately
15. Parlier 589 19
16. Wasco 605 18
17. Golden West 623 NR
18. Tulare Western 631 20
19. Bullard 646 16
20. Sanger 693 NR

-compiled by Larry Lung,
Central California
Cross Country Chair
Central California Rankings

Divison I
1. Buchanan 32 1
3. Stockdale 72 3 - Good showing at Clovis Invite and has a shot at being first D1 Bakersfield tea to make state in recent memory
9. Centennial 276 9 - Been having a rough time lately


Division II
1. Highland 109 1 - Undefeated in SEYL action
2. East Bakersfield 120 3 - Ended season 5 and 1
8. North Bakersfield 180 8 - Getting better as the season goes on
9. Liberty (Bakersfield) 213 9 - 3 and 2 in SEYL action
10. Garces 242 10

Division III
1. Madera South 89 1
2. Ridgeview 90 2 - Super close between them and Madera South. Hopes their fifth gets them to state this year.
5. Shafter 215 5
6. Wasco 235 6
8. Foothill 320 7 - 4 and 2 in SEYL action
10. Frontier 396 NR - Had a good week last week in duels

Division IV
1. McFarland 59 1 - Every year they get 5 or more athletes under 17 minutes at Woodward, when most Bakersfield squads are lucky to have one.
9. Taft 314 9