The 2012 XC is officially open! See where everyone is going..

Sep 07, 2012

With the exception of a few teams that were unaffected by Hurricane Isaac this past weekend, most schools will be opening up their XC seasons on Saturday morning.

The largest and most pertinent to Louisiana will be that of the Bayou Boogie Invitational in Baton Rouge. On the boy’s side, preseason #1 Catholic, #3 St. Paul’s , #5 Episcopal as well as girl’s #2 St. Joseph’s, #6 Sacred Heart, #9 Menard, and #10 Episcopal will be clashing to do injustices to our ranking systems.

In Hammond the St. Thomas Aquinas Invitational will showcase the boy’s #8 in St. Thomas Aquinas and girl’s #5 in Mandeville as well as the number #1 retuning individual in First Baptist’s Gabrielle Jennings who is rumored to be making a push for sub 18 minutes.

In Mobile, Brother Martin, seeded LA #6, will be making a go to defend their title at the prestigious Challenge of Cahmpions. This meet will also feature the girl’s #3 Mt. Carmel, #4 Fontainebleau, and #8 Parkway.

In St. Francisville, the boys #7 (Walker) and #9 (St. Thomas More) will be taking it to the hills near West Feliciana high school.

Finally, in New Orleans #2 Jesuit will be trying to make an argument for the #1 spot, while the girls current #1 (Dominican) will be trying to prove that they deserve to be top of the poll.

For more info on where everyone is going this weekend check the entry lists for the meets below:

St. Michael Bayou Boogie (Baton Rouge)

Alexandria Country Day School

Ascension Catholic

Assumption High

Baker High

Baton Rouge High

Belaire High

Catholic High of BR

Cedar Creek School

Central Catholic of Morgan City

Central High School

Christian Life Academy

Destrehan High School

East Ascension High

E D White

Episcopal School of Acadiana

Episcopal School of Baton Rouge

Holy Family

Isidore Newman Middle

Menard

Most Blessed Sacrament

Northwestern Middle School

Notre Dame High School

Our Lady of Mercy

Parkview Baptist

Plaquemine HIgh

Runnels

Sacred Heart

St. Aloysious

St. Amant High School

St. George

St. Jean Vianney

St. John of Plaquemine

St. Joseph's Acadmey

St. Joseph Catholic - Pontchatoula

St. Jude

St. Mary's

St. Michael's

St. Paul

Mobile’s Challenge of Champions:

Invite Girls

1 - Fontainebleau - Mandeville,LA. - 2nd 5A State / Nicole Durham 5A State Champs

2 - TR Miller -Brewton,AL.- Pre season Rank# 3 in 3A / Karrisa Nelson 3x 3A State Champ

3 - Opelika - Opelika,AL. - Emma Garner 6A All State

4 - Metairie Park Country Day - Metairie,LA. - 1A State Champs

5 - McGill Toolen Catholic - Mobile,AL. - Preseason Ranked # 3 in 6A / Carmen Carlos All Am.

6 - Spanish Ft. - Spanish Ft.,AL. - Pre season #8 in 5A / Baldwin County Champs

7 - St.Paul's Episcopal - Mobile,AL, - Pre season ranked #2 / 5A All Staters - Alana Babington and Anna Braswell

8 - Mt Carmel - New Orleans,LA. -5th 5A State 2011

9 - UMS - Wright - Mobile,AL. - 4A sate Champs / 4A State Champ Katherine Lazarchick

10 - Ocean Springs - Ocean Springs,MS. - 5th 6A State / Jade Kindsvater 6A All State

11 - Parkway - Shrevport,LA. - Allison Ringle 2nd 5A State Track Meet 3200

12 - Murphy - Mobile,AL -= 6A Sectional Champs

13 - Faith Academy - Mobile,AL. - 10th 5A State Meet

Invite Boys

1 - Alma Bryant - Irvington,AL. - Competed 6A State Meet in 2011

2 - Baker - Mobile,AL - 6A Sectional Champions

3 - Opelika - Opelika,AL. - 9th in 6A 2011

4 - Metairie Country Day - Metairie,LA. - 2nd 1A State

5 - McGill Toolen Catholic - Mobile,AL. - Pre season ranked #3 in 6A

6 - Spanish Ft. - Spanish Ft.,AL. - Pre season #7 in 5A

7 - Brother Martin - New Orleans , LA - Defending Champions / 2nd 5A State

8 - St.Stanislaus - Bay St.Louis,MS. - 2nd 4A State/ 4A All Staters Bingham Wikoff and Wyatt Scott

9 - UMS - Wright - Mobile,AL. - Pre season ranked #2 in 4A / All state 4A Robert Hope and Chase Tan

10 - Ocean Springs - Ocean Springs,MS. - 2nd 6A State / 6A All Stater Chance Garner

11 - Fontainebleau - Mandeville,LA. - Brett Oliver competed 5A State 2011

12 - Murphy - Mobile,AL.

13 - Mary G. Montgomery - Semmes,AL. - Competed 6A State 2011

14 - Cottage Hill Christian - Mobile,AL. - 1A/2A State Champions

15 - Fairhope - Fairhope,AL - Baldwin County Champs / Competed 6A State

16 - Mobile Christian - Mobile,AL - Anthony Hall -Open Division Champion 2011

West Feliciana Relays:

Confirmed Entries: West Feliciana, Walker, Live Oak, Denham Springs, University, Holy Rosary, Baton Rouge, Dutchtown, Cathedral Catholic (Natchez, MS), Albany, Belle Chase, St. Thomas More, Catholic NI, Catholic PC, Choudrant, and Broadmoor. Several other schools are expect to just show up on Saturday.

Loyola Invitational

Archbishop Rummel

Archbishop Shaw

Belhaven University

Brother Martin

Cabrini

Dillard University

Haynes Academy

Holy Cross

Jesuit

John Curtis

Louise S. McGehee