2007 Boys Class A Team Rankings

Week 2 Rankings

1. Winnebago – Winnebago looked down right impressive this weekend at the Peoria Woodruff Invitational.  With some of the top teams in Class A running against them, they posted a fantastic score and ran away with the meet. 
2. Paxton/Buckley/Loda – They ran the PBL Invitational this weekend in Paxton and finished second behind Bishop MacNamara.  They seemed to run in a good pack of runners and could really surprise some people. 
3. Ottawa Marquette – They ran at the Princeton Invitational and finished a surprising second behind Dixon.  This team looks to be the real deal and could be a team that could run well at state.  This is definitely a team to watch this year. 
4. Oregon – Oregon ran at the Princeton Invitational and finished third behind Dixon and Ottawa Marquette.  This senior heavy team is running extremely well and looks to be in great form already.
5. Rockford Christian – Rockford Christian surprised a lot of people this week with their performance at the Peoria Woodruff meet on Saturday. 
6. Knoxville – No information on this team this week.
7. Rochester – Rochester ran a phenomenal race this weekend at the Porta Invitational to win it easily.  They put three runners in the top four and looked dominant. 
8. Monticello – They ran very well to finish third at the Peoria Woodruff Invitational.  If Rockford Christian had not run such a great race, this team would have surprised a lot of people.  A very impressive race by Monticello this weekend.
9. Sherrard – Sherrard was a team that many people said I should be watching in the next few weeks and they didn’t disappoint with a fourth place finish against a very good field at the Princeton Invitational.  They could make some noise around the post-season races. 
10. Elmwood/Brimfield – E/B had a very poor performance over the weekend.  Even though they were missing three of their top seven runners, a deep team like this should have done much better than eleventh at Woodruff.
11. Illini Central – They finished second at the Porta Invitational and have a great front runner in sophomore Mitchell List. 
12. Tolono Unity – Behind coaching veterans, Dike Stierett and Gary Wieneke, this team is running extremely well at the start of the year and could be a team to watch late in the year.  They finished third at the PBL Invitational.
13. Beecher – They finished a strong fourth at the Peoria Woodruff Invitational.
14. Henry/Midland – They finished fifth at the Princeton Invitational. 
15. Cumberland – Cumberland beat Robinson in a triangular meet with Paris on Tuesday.  They ran with a great pack of runners and looked to be in great form early.  They run at the Olney Invitational on Saturday.

2007 Boys Class A Individual Rankings

Week 2 Rankings

1. Matt Feldhake – Effingham St. Anthony (Sr.) – He won the Chrisman Cowchip Classic with a time of 16:12.2.  He looks strong and ready to defend his individual state crown.
2. Parker Thompson – Tremont (Jr.) – He easily won the Peoria Woodruff Invitational against some great competition.  He beat both of Winnebago’s top two by almost 15 seconds. 
3. Trenton Tedrick – Winnebago (Sr.) – He finished second at the Peoria Woodruff meet behind Parker Thompson.  He looks to be in great shape already this year. 
4. Trace Carlson – Oregon (Sr.) – He finished 5^th against some very good AA competition at the Princeton Invitational.  He continues to run exceptionally well early in the season. 
5. Sean Smith – Winnebago (Jr.) – He looked good again finishing behind his teammate in the Peoria Woodruff meet.  It will be interesting to watch who will be the better runner on the team by the end of the year. 
6. Brian Peterson – Fieldcrest (Sr.) – He finished 4^th at the Peoria Woodruff meet. 
7. Justin Rehfedlt – Rockford Christian (Fr.) – He surprised a lot of people this weekend by placing 5^th at the Peoria Woodruff Invitational.  It is surprising to see a freshman running so well so early in the year.  He will be one to watch this year at state.
8. Graham Morris – Lawrenceville (Jr.) – No information on him this week.
9. Kody Nelson – Delavan (Jr.) – He finished 6^th at the Peoria Woodruff meet. 
10. David Ulrich – Robinson – He won a triangular meet against Paris, Robinson, and Cumberland in easy fashion.  He runs at the Olney Invitational on Saturday.  
11. Jordan Patterson – Williamsville (Sr.) – He won the Porta Invitational with a time almost 30 seconds faster than the second place runner.  He could be a dark horse to watch on the way to state. 
12. Justin Jones – Oakwood (r.) – He won the PBL invitational and seems to be running very well early. 
13. Jeff Camp – Delavan (Sr.)
14. Buck Hill – Ottawa Marquette (Sr.)
15. Dustin Emerick – Elmwood/Brimfield (Sr.) – He ran a disappointing race at the Peoria Woodruff Invitational.  It could be a long year for Elmwood if Emerick continues to run this way for the rest of the year.

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