Here's the first of several polls for girls this cross-country season with votes compiled by 14 coaches statewiide.Tolland High, the 2013 state titlists, sits atop the rankings with the maximum 140 points based on a perfect 14-for-14 in first-place votes. Glastonbury comes in at No.2 with 120 points and Staples is at No. 3 with 107 points.
Connecticut X-Country Poll Pre-Season Results
Girls' Teams
PLACE |
TEAMS |
VOTES |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tolland | 140 | 14 |
| 2 | Glastonbury | 120 | |
| 3 | Staples | 107 | |
| 4 | Ridgefield | 98 | |
| 5 | Wilton | 46 | |
| 6 | Pomperaug | 42 | |
| 7 | E.O. Smith | 39 | |
| 8 | New Fairfield | 25 | |
| 8 | Suffield | 25 | |
| 10 | Conard | 20 | |
| 10 | Mercy | 20 |
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES |
VOTES |
VOTING COACHES |
SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simsbury | 19 | Amanda Morgan | Staples |
| Branford | 14 (1 First Place) | Steve Norris | Darien |
| Cheshire | 13 | Judi Lafontaine | Tolland |
| Darien/Fairfield Warde | 12 | Brian Collins | Glastonbury |
| Amity | 10 | Matt Diglio | HK |
| Avon/Immaculate | 9 | John Goetz | Ridgefield |
| Guilford | 8 | Ed Lucas | Oxford |
| Griswold/Shelton | 6 | Giles Vaughan | New Milford |
| New Milford | 5 | Katelyn Tucker | Shelton |
| Jonathan Law /Daniel Hand | 4 | Mike Flynn | Griswold |
| Berlin/Hamden | 3 | Aaron Flamino | Ellington |
| North Haven/Weston | 2 | Rob Schaefer | Cheshire |
| NFA | 1 | Kevin Connell | Branford |
| Jeff Gee | Wilton | ||
| Jorge Guerra | E.O. Smith |