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Wood Report: NCAA Cross Country Championship Women’s Individual Projections & All-Americans

By Debajo Dos

November 16, 2017

The 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships are here. It’s been a long time coming. I can think back upon opening Excel in the summer to start up on crunching the numbers for this but it’s finally real. In the very first rankings, I left out BYU because I didn’t want to show any bias and didn’t want it to have an impact on the team seeing the numbers but word gets around and the team showed how good it was so it would be silly not to include them. For those curious on the method to the madness, here is the introductory post on how I’ve devised my rankings and ratings from back in September. We’ll see how right and how wrong I am on Saturday. Regardless of my personal results, we are in for a thrilling race and one of the best in years on both the individual and team levels.

You’ll hear from me again after the NCAA cross country championships when we wrap up all the action but if this is one of the last things that you read from me, thank you for following along all season. You can reach me at @Wood_Report on Twitter. If you’re in Louisville, say what’s up. I’ll be the tall guy in BYU apparel.

Here are the official Wood Report pre-NCAA National Championship Individual Rankings:

Place First Last School
255 Jordan Welborn Texas
254 Maggie Toczko Syracuse
253 Ansley Heavern Georgia
252 Rachel Fledderman Wisconsin
251 Chelsie Pennello Syracuse
250 Stacy Morozov Indiana
249 Kelsey Harris Indiana
248 Courtney Alama Minnesota
247 Alex DeCicco Providence
246 Kristlin Gear Furman
245 Victoria Crawford Penn State
244 Riley Burr Furman
243 Eva Scott Syracuse
242 Chloe Hansel California
241 Anna Aldrich Eastern Michigan
240 Allie Knoll Eastern Michigan
239 Marissa Dobry California
238 Jenna Wyns Eastern Michigan
237 Tavia Dutson Utah State
236 Megan Schott Iowa State
235 Abigail Hirst Texas
234 Erin Wagner Wisconsin
233 Mary Beth Hamilton Texas
232 Elyse Prescott Minnesota
231 Lillian Anderson Dartmouth
230 Libby Kokes Columbia
229 Evelyne Guay Iowa State
228 Lisa Bennatan Penn State
227 Sinclaire Johnson Oklahoma State
226 Bethany Neeley North Carolina State
225 Meghan Lloyd Texas
224 Kat MacNeal Ole Miss
223 Michelle Magnani Oklahoma State
222 Karly Ackley Iowa State
221 Yanely Gomez Georgia
220 Abigail McLaughlin Columbia
219 Annie Boos California
218 Anna Long Samford- South
217 Grace Dwyer Furman
216 Bridget O’Neill Dartmouth
215 Mackenzie Barry Providence
214 Kelsey Yamauchi Utah State
213 Isabel Zimmerman North Carolina State
212 Nicole Rice Ole Miss
211 Lindsey Rudden Michigan State
210 Sophie Linn Michigan
209 Addy Lippitt Georgia
208 Meggan Grams Eastern Kentucky
207 Leigh Moffett Dartmouth
206 Maria Coffin Providence
205 Emma Grace Hurley Furman
204 Nicole Zielinski Washington
203 Alex Cruz Texas
202 Rachel Bonner Syracuse
201 Abby Kohut-Jackson Minnesota
200 Natalie Cizmas Eastern Michigan

Below you can find who I project will finish from 199th to 100th place at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country National Championship. Questions? Criticisms? Direct them my way at @Wood_Report

199 Gladys Cheruiyot Eastern Kentucky
198 Maria Seykora Villanova
197 Gintare Zenkeviciute Oklahoma State
196 Glendora Murphy Dartmouth
195 Bailey Ness Minnesota
194 Kelly Naumann Iowa State
193 Allie Schadler Washington
192 Abby Guidry Texas
191 Grace Walther Indiana
190 Bianca Alonzo Columbia
189 Anna Braswell Ole Miss
188 Madeleine Davison Syracuse
187 Sarah Hardie Columbia
186 Cierra Simmons Utah State
185 Kaylee Dodd Oklahoma State
184 Sydney Meyers Eastern Michigan
183 Haley Yost Eastern Kentucky
182 Ella Ketchum Dartmouth
181 Jordyn Colter California
180 Sara Musselman BYU
179 Grace McConnochie Boise State
178 Clio Ozanne-Jaques Ole Miss
177 Alissa Niggemann Wisconsin
176 Bridget Blake Michigan State
175 Hailey Branch Georgia
174 Erin Melly Columbia
173 Grace Tavani Georgia
172 Jessica Lawson Stanford
171 Lea Meyer San Francisco
170 Danae Rivers Penn State
169 Cheyenne Walden Oklahoma State
168 Haley Meier Michigan
167 Egle Morenaite Iona- Northeast
166 Ciara Scott Eastern Kentucky
165 Erin Gregoire Columbia
164 Anna Maxwell Washington
163 Katie Fisher Villanova
162 Tori Parkinson Utah State
161 Ryen Frazier North Carolina State
160 Haley Harris Indiana
159 Martha McDonald Georgetown- Mid-Atlantic
158 Lilian Kiborus Eastern Kentucky
157 Alexis Fuller Boise State
156 Shaelyn Sorensen Wisconsin
155 Hannah Christen Ole Miss
154 Emily Hamlin Washington
153 Emily Bean Ole Miss
152 Christine Frederick Ohio State- Great Lakes
151 Kaitlyn Neal Washington
150 Greta Lindsley Penn State
149 Shelby Brown Ole Miss
148 Kieran Casey New Mexico
147 Brenda Kigen Auburn- South
146 Julia Stevenson Dartmouth
145 Anna McDonald Boise State
144 Clare O’Brien Boise State
143 Emma Benner Purdue- Great Lakes
142 Judy Pendergast Oregon
141 Kelsie Schwartz Michigan State
140 Olivia Lantz Dartmouth
139 Madeline Britton Xavier- Great Lakes
138 Alondra Negron New Mexico
137 Sydney Brown Arkansas
136 Purity Sanga Tennessee Tech- South
135 Tatjana Schulte San Francisco
134 Lynsie Gram Michigan State
133 Christine Bendzinski Bucknell- Mid-Atlantic
132 Ashton Endsley Arkansas
131 Erin McDonald Michigan State
130 Tylee Newman Utah State
129 Elise Cranny Stanford
128 Alex Buck New Mexico
127 Kristi Rush BYU
126 Emily Venters Boise State
125 Andrea Masterson Yale- Northeast
124 Lauren Ryan Villanova
123 Ella Donaghu Stanford
122 Elizabeth Bird San Francisco
121 Amanda Vestri Iowa State
120 Isobel Batt-Doyle Washington
119 Karisa Nelson Samford- South
118 Amy Davis Wisconsin
117 Rachel McArthur Villanova
116 Madeline Trevisan Michigan
115 Brenna Calder Indiana
114 Nell Crosby Columbia
113 Marissa Williams California
112 Whittni Orton BYU
111 Heather MacLean Umass-Amherst- Northeast
110 Hannah Miller SMU- South Central
109 Emily Martin Creighton- Midwest
108 Lauren Gregory Arkansas
107 Molly Sughroue Oklahoma State
106 Luisa Boschan Eastern Kentucky
105 Claire Green Arizona- West
104 Destiny Collins Texas
103 Abbey Wheeler Providence
102 Kaytlyn Larson Oklahoma State
101 Avery Evenson Michigan
100 Kaley Ciluffo Villanova

Below you can find who I project will finish from 99th to 50th place at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country National Championship. Questions? Criticisms? Direct them my way at @Wood_Report

99 Kashley Carter Utah State
98 Kathryn Munks Penn State
97 Ashleigh Warner BYU
96 Alexandria Hackett Abilene Christian- South Central
95 Carina Viljoen Arkansas
94 Nicole Hutchinson Villanova
93 Shannon Malone Syracuse
92 Alsu Bogdanova Eastern Michigan
91 Alicia Monson Wisconsin
90 Paige Gilchrist Northern Arizona- Mountain
89 Margaret Allen Indiana
88 Minttu Hukka Boise State
87 Olivia Hoj BYU
86 Frances Schmiede Virginia- Southeast
85 Abbie McNulty Stanford
84 Taryn Rawlings Portland- West
83 Alli Cash Oregon
82 Michaela Hackett Abilene Christian- South Central
81 Gabrielle Jennings Furman
80 Alison Willingmyre Penn State
79 Emma Abrahamson Oregon
78 Marie Bouchard San Francisco
77 Claire Borchers Michigan
76 Bethlehem Taye North Carolina State
75 Anne Frisbie Iowa State
74 Savannah Carnahan Furman
73 Brianna Schwartz Colorado
72 Courtney Wayment BYU
71 Madison Boreman Colorado
70 Eden Meyer North Florida- South
69 Maggie Farrell Michigan State
68 Tabor Scholl Colorado
67 Anna West Baylor- South Central
66 Danielle Shanahan Loyola Marymount- West
65 Jaci Smith Air Force- Mountain
64 Christina Aragon Stanford
63 Alexandra Lucki Maryland- Mid-Atlantic
62 Aubrey Roberts Northwestern- Midwest
61 Bethany Hasz Minnesota
60 Kaitlyn Benner Colorado
59 Therese Haiss Arkansas
58 Jeralyn Poe Michigan State
57 Paige Stoner Syracuse
56 Katy Kunc Kentucky- Southeast
55 Laura Young BYU
54 Hanne Christensen Western Michigan- Great Lakes
53 Rachel Koon North Carolina State
52 Megan Hasz Minnesota
51 Makena Morley Colorado
50 Vallery Korir Washington State- West
49 Jessica Hull Oregon
48 Elly Henes North Carolina State
47 Brianna Ilarda Providence
46 Madeline Strandemo Minnesota
45 Brie Oakley California
44 Dorcas Wasike Louisville- Southeast
43 Cailie Logue Iowa State
42 Jordann McDermitt Eastern Michigan
41 Sage Hurta Colorado

Below you can find who I project will finish from 40th to 1st place at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country National Championship. Questions? Criticisms? Direct them my way at @Wood_Report

THE CITIUS MAG & WOOD REPORT ALL-AMERICANS

40 Millie Paladino Providence
39 Carmela Cardama Baez Oregon
38 Jessica Drop Georgia
37 Dominique Clairmonte North Carolina State
36 Samantha Drop Georgia
35 Gabrielle Forrest Princeton-Mid-Atlantic
34 Lindsey Bradley Baylor- South Central
33 Taylor Werner Arkansas
32 Sarah Disanza Wisconsin
31 Jillian Hunsberger Penn State
30 Vanessa Fraser Stanford
29 Bethan Knights California
28 Nikki Hiltz Arkansas
27 Catarina Rocha Providence
26 Winny Koech UTEP- Mountain
25 Alyssa Snyder Utah State
24 Isabelle Brauer San Francisco
23 Gina Sereno Michigan
22 Jamie Morrissey Michigan
21 Fiona O’Keeffe Stanford
20 Bella Burda Villanova
19 Lilli Burdon Oregon
18 Charlotte Imer Eastern Kentucky
17 Amy Eloise-Neale Washington
16 Weini Kelati New Mexico
15 Charlotte Prouse New Mexico
14 Weronika Pyzik San Francisco
13 Caroline Sang Charlotte-Southeast
12 Grayson Murphy Utah- Mountain
11 Alice Wright New Mexico
10 Katherine Receveur Indiana
9 Dani Jones Colorado
8 Allie Buchalski Furman
7 Katie Rainsberger Oregon
6 Allie Ostrander Boise State
5 Elinor Purrier New Hampshire- Northeast
4 Sharon Lokedi Kansas- Midwest
3 Charlotte Taylor San Francisco
2 Karissa Schweizer Missouri- Midwest
1 Ednah Kurgat New Mexico