GXC RANKINGS: Next-to-last girls poll shows Carmel at the top

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

The Indiana Association of Track and Cross County Coaches has released its seventh poll of the 2012 Indiana high school girls cross country season (we missed the sixth one last week – sorry!), and your leader one week ahead of sectional competition is Carmel.

The two-time defending state champion Greyhounds lead a first five of West Lafayette, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Hamilton Southeastern, and two-time defending state runner-up Columbus North. The Top 10 is rounded out by Eastern (Greentown), Terre Haute North, Franklin Central, Northridge, and Center Grove.

The IATCCC Top 25 from Oct. 1:

1. Carmel
2. West Lafayette
3. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
4. Hamilton Southeastern
5. Columbus North
6. Eastern (Greentown)
7. Terre Haute North
8. Franklin Central
9. Northridge
10. Center Grove
11. Fishers
12. Westfield
13. Valparaiso
14. Avon
15. Warsaw
16. Chesterton
17. Bloomington South
18. North Central (Indianapolis)
19. Noblesville
20. Zionsville
21. LaPorte
22. Brebeuf Jesuit
23. Homestead
24. Fort Wayne Snider
25. Indianapolis Cathedral