Nike Cross Regionals Northwest: By The Numbers

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States in the Northwest Region: Seven

Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming    

 

BOYS 

States represented at NTN/NXN: 

Washington 20 times

Oregon 9 times

Montana 2 times

Wyoming 2 times

Alaska, Hawaii and Idaho have never qualified a team for Nike.

 

States with the longest streak, current: 

Oregon, 5 years, 2012-16.    

 

Longest consecutive state streak all time:

11 - Washington, 2004-14  

 

Number of at-large bids by the region: 

2012 Summit OR

2013 Central Catholic OR

*The Northwest received three bids in 2004 and four bids in 2005 and 2006.     

 

Current number of nationally ranked teams in the Northwest as of (11/9/17): five

No. 8 Jesuit OR

No. 13 Crater OR

No. 30 Central Valley WA, Kamiakin WA, Lewis and Clark WA

 

Number of different teams to qualify for NTN/NXN from the Northwest: 15

 

Teams with the most NTN/NXN appearances:

North Central WA 8 times

Summit OR 4 times

Joel Ferris WA 4 times

Central Catholic OR 3 times

Bozeman MT 2 times

Gig Harbor WA 2 times

Jesuit OR 2 times

Kamiakin WA, Cheyenne Central WY, Rock Springs WY and Eisenhower WA have qualified once.  

 

Longest team streak appearances:

8 - North Central WA 2007-14   

 

Longest current team streak of appearances:

3 - Summit OR  2014-16

 

NXN/NTN Championships or highest finish: 

2008 North Central WA 1st place

2013 Gig Harbor WA 1st place

2016 Bozeman MT 1st place

2009 Ferris WA 2nd place

2004 Mead WA 3rd place

2006 Ferris WA 3rd place

2012 North Central WA 3rd place

2014 North Central WA 3rd place

 

DyeStat preseason picks to qualify for NXN:

Crater OR

Jesuit OR

 

Current Prediction:

Jesuit OR

Crater OR

 

Notes: Bozeman MT surprised the running world in 2016 with peak performances from its entire team and claimed an NXN crown. This was not only the first championship or podium finish for Bozeman, it was the first time a team from the Northwest NOT from Washington brought home hardware. An NXN podium team from the Northwest is again a long shot, but as of late, it does not appear out of the question. Jesuit OR and Crater OR are both rounding into form and will be running for a championship at NXR Northwest with different approaches. Crater is beginning to run to its potential with a healthy low stick in Andy Monroe. The pick in the Northwest is 6A Oregon champion Jesuit, led by Josh Schumacher. Jesuit relies on a tight running pack and finished with a 20-second 1-5 split at state. The large regional field should help teams with strong fours and fives, and that favors Jesuit. Even though there are five Northwest teams ranked in the Dyestat Top 30, it does not appear likely that the region will have an at-large selection. It is always possible that a team can surprise and finish third right behind the top two teams in a region and claim one of the extra spots. Those likely candidates all hail from Washington in Lewis and Clark, Central Valley and Kamiakin. These teams are in virtual tie after the Washington state meet where they ran very similar races. Unranked Bozeman is still in the picture as well. Given their tremendous NXN race in 2016 and solid win at the Montana state meet in October, the Hawks could race to third in the region and snag one of the wild-card spots.  

 

GIRLS

States represented at NTN/NXN:

Oregon 11 times

Washington 7 times

Montana 5 times

Idaho 4 times

Alaska 2 times

Hawaii and Wyoming never qualified a team for Nike.

 

States with the longest streak, current:

Oregon, 2 years. 2015-16

Montana, 2 years. 2015-16

 

Longest consecutive state streak all time:

5 - Oregon 2007-11

  

Number of at-large bids by the region:

2016 Sunset OR

*The Northwest received four bids in 2005.

 

Current number of nationally ranked teams in the Northwest as of 11/9/17: six

No. 7 Bozeman MT

No. 8 Jesuit OR

No. 20 Eagle ID

No. 22 Summit OR

No. 24 Mountain View

No. 26 Sunset OR

 

Number of different teams to qualify for NTN/NXN from the Northwest: 15

 

Teams with the most NTN/NXN appearances:

Jesuit OR 6 times

Bozeman MT 4 times

Bellarmine Prep WA 2 times

Camas WA 2 times

Coeur d'Alene ID 2 times

Summit OR 2 times

Sunset OR 2 times

West Valley AK 2 times

Billings MT, Bishop Kelley ID, Boise ID, Eastlake WA, Gig Harbor WA, Glacier Peak WA and St. Mary's Academy OR have qualified once.

  

Longest team streak appearances:

4 – Jesuit OR 2007-10

 

Longest current team streak of appearances: 

2 – Bozeman MT 2015-16

2 – Sunset OR 2015-16

 

NXN/NTN Championships or highest finish:

2004 Bellarmine Prep WA 4th place

2008 Jesuit OR 4th place

  

DyeStat preseason picks to qualify for NXN:

Jesuit OR

Sunset OR

 

Current Prediction:

Bozeman MT

Jesuit OR

 

Notes: The Northwest is one of the deepest regions in the country this fall. Bozeman MT led two Oregon teams (Sunset and Summit) at NXN in 2016, finishing a program-best eighth. However, it was Jesuit OR that started out the season as not only as the favorite in the Northwest, but a potential podium team at NXN. While that is still possible, it now seems more likely that Bozeman, led by Camila Noe, will lead the region. Jesuit has the best overall history in the Northwest at NXN, but the Crusaders have not competed at nationals since 2010. Sunset has been the stronger Oregon team the past two years. However, junior Ember Stratton, the 2016 NXN runner-up, has not raced since Sept. 30. She is not listed on this week's entry list. After the first two teams in the Northwest, there has been a constant back-and-forth battle among teams filling out the top five. Both Mountain View ID and Issaquah WA stumbled at their state meets, making the race for third in the region closer, but also making it less likely the region will be awarded an at-large bid.