Boys Southeast
(AL, DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Oakton (VA) - Hendricks twins lead deep regional 4th-placer hoping for late-season pop
- Green Hope (NC) - Reg’l 8th-placer returns 6 of 7 after top 5 ran 4:21-4:33 for 1600 last spring
- Baylor (TN) - Regional 3rd-placer returns 3 top runners while quickly filling graduation gaps
- Jefferson Sci/Tech (VA) - State 3A champ, regional runner-up returns 4 of 7 while losing top scorers
- Broughton (NC) - State 4A champs return 4 all-staters with 18-second spread plus key transfer
- Jamestown (VA) - State 2A 3rd-place team has a pair of all-staters pacing division favorite
- Brookwood (GA) - State 5A runner-up has top 7 back and is the team to beat in Georgia
- Northwest (MD) - State 4A runner-up has top 5 back with 37-second spread
- Melbourne (FL) - State 4A champs return 3 top-13 finishers led by winner Brian Atkinson
- Hoover (AL) - Regional 5th-placer led by all-American Pat McGregor but needs more experience
Girls Southeast
(AL, DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Mountain Brook (AL) - NXN 6th-placer returns 6 of 7 led by NXN indiv. champ Madeline Morgan
- Collins Hill (GA) - Regional winner has top 5 back led by state champ Amanda Winslow
- Tatnall (DE) - State champ Julie Bottorff leads reg’l runner-up w/ 4:52-5:22 1600 times
- Midlothian (VA) - State 3A champs stronger with healthy Lautzenheiser twins in solid 7
- Episcopal (FL) - Returns 5 of 7 from state 2A champs and regional 4th-place team
- Oak Ridge (TN) - State 3A winners return 5 girls from top-20 finishers
- Oakton (VA) - State 3A runner-up loses 2 key scorers but still has plenty of talent
- Satellite (FL) - State 3A titlist led by state XC and mile champ Ashley Shiver
- Assumption (KY) - State 3A winner by 50 has top 4 back that placed in first 14 finishers
- St. Agnes (TN) - Under-the-radar state Div II-2A champ led by state champ and may more