A preview of Nebraska high school cross country, with class rankings, schedules and returning state qualifiers:

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PRESEASON RATINGS

By the Nebraska Cross Country Coaches Association:
Class A boys: 1, Fremont. 2, Kearney. 3, Lincoln Southeast. 4, Papillion-LV. 5, Lincoln East. 6, North Platte. 7, Millard West. 8, Omaha Creighton Prep. 9, Omaha Burke. 10, tie, Lincoln Southwest, Papio South and Millard South.
Class A girls: 1, Norfolk. 2, Millard West. 3, Papillion-La Vista South. 4, Lincoln Southwest. 5, Omaha Burke. 6, Millard North. 7, Omaha Westside. 8, Omaha Marian. 9, Lincoln East. 10, Fremont.
Class B boys: 1, Lexington. 2, Lincoln Pius X. 3, Elkhorn Mount Michael. 4, Blair. 5, York. 6, tie, Grand Island NW; Plattsmouth. 8, Gering. 9, Seward. 10, Beatrice.
Class B girls: 1, Seward. 2, Lincoln Pius X. 3, Gretna. 4, Scottsbluff. 5, McCook. 6, York. 7, Gering. 8, Omaha Skutt. 9, Plattsmouth. 10, Omaha Duchesne.
Class C boys: 1, Gothenburg. 2, Wayne. 3, Ogallala. 4, Norfolk Catholic. 5, Milford. 6, Broken Bow. 7, Arlington. 8, Boone Central. 9, Lincoln Lutheran. 10, Boys Town.
Class C girls: 1, Fort Calhoun. 2, Broken Bow. 3, Milford. 4, Pierce. 5, Lincoln Lutheran. 6, Wayne. 7, Columbus Scotus. 8, Minden. 9, Wahoo Neumann. 10, Sidney.
Class D boys: 1, Ainsworth. 2, Hastings SC. 3, Gibbon. 4, Tri County. 5, Malcolm. 6, Lindsay HF/Newman Grove. 7, Paxton. 8, Ord. 9, McCool Junction. 10, Crofton.
Class D girls: 1, Lindsay HF/Newman Grove. 2, Crofton. 3, Bertrand/Loomis. 4, Ainsworth. 5, DC Aquinas. 6, West Holt. 7, Lincoln Christian. 8, Tri County. 9, Kearney Catholic. 10, tie, Hastings SC and Eustis-Farnam.

TEAM CAPSULES

CLASS A BOYS
Notes: Coaches listed in parentheses; *—2009 state qualifier. Schools not listed failed to return a season preview.

Bellevue East (Jill Bakewell): Tylor Abbott, jr.
Bellevue West (Craig Christians): Jared Beyerdorf, sr.; Tony McDill, jr.; Jake Boro, sr.
Columbus (Dave Licari): Kyle Rieger, sr.
Fremont (Sean McMahon): *Britt Jensen, sr.; *Cory Poehling, sr.; *Steven Wilson, sr.; Blake Peterson, jr.; Danny Aldaba, so.; Tyler Soderberg, sr.; Trevor Wiegert, so.
Grand Island (Kevin Pfefferle): *Seth Meharg, sr.; Austin Appel, jr.; Jaden Hesman, sr.;p Tanner McClaren, jr.; Alex Hart, jr.
Kearney (Luke Garringer): *Matthias Wollberg, sr.; Jacob Olson, jr.; Nolan Zimmer, jr.; Andrew Armstrong, sr.; Tim Smith, so.
Lincoln High (Jon Dawson): Thoung La, sr.; Connor Goodwin, sr.; Charlie Neibel, sr.
Lincoln North Star (Matt Musiel): *James Tang, jr.; *Mohammad Hamden, so.; *Matt Keeshan, sr.; *Josh Newman, sr.
Lincoln Southeast (David Nebel): *John Jones, sr.; *LaRohn Latimer, sr.; *Steve Doskey, sr.; *Mason Christensen, sr.; *Carlos Servan, jr.; *Josh Whyrick, jr.
Lincoln Southwest (Ryan Salem): *Drew Willis, sr.; *Connor Marshall, sr.; *Scott Ingham, sr.; *Zach Gokie, sr.; *Lucas Keifer, so.
Millard North (Terry Thielen): *Ryan Cox, jr.; Chanse Shirley, sr.; Ethan Bennett, sr.; Drew Morrison, jr.; Kelson McCollum, so.
Millard South (Dustin Llewellyn): *Jimmy Olson, sr.; *Dave Prchal, sr.; Rob Bestenlehner, sr.; Randy Jacobsen, sr.; Nate Kanellis, sr.; Nick Simmonds, sr.
Millard West (Max Kurz): *Tom McClenahan, jr.
Omaha Benson (Mark Meier): *Mach Dojiok, jr.
Omaha Bryan (John Kaup): Colin Johnston, jr.; Luis Ramirez, jr.; Victoriano Aquino, jr.; Dylan Ramos, jr.
Omaha Burke (Mike Mingo): *Robert Frick, sr.; Garyth Barnes, sr.; Geoff Getzschman, so.; Sam Kohll, jr.
Omaha Creighton Prep (Fr. Bob Tillman, S.J.): *Eddie Walters, sr.; *Paul Floersch, sr.
Omaha North (Steve Steinbruck): Johnny Harley, jr.
Omaha South (John Tripp): none.
Omaha Westside (Derek Fey): Andrew McVea, so.
Papillion-La Vista (Brian Hansen): *Marshall Andersen, jr.; *PJ Andersen, jr.; *Gus Burnette, sr.; *Andrew Bro, sr.; *Connor McLaughlin, so.
Papillion-La Vista South (Bob Williams): *Spencer Granville, sr.; *Eric Weers, jr.

CLASS B BOYS

Aurora (Ron Haden): *Joel Ratzlaff, sr.; Joel Hope, sr.; Trent Werner, sr.
Blair (Erin Field): *Charlie Bloomfield, sr.; *Andrew Drey, sr.; *Tanner Dunn, so.; *Dylan Rogers, so.
Crete (Kyle Royuk): *Jon Wollam, sr.; *Jacob Wollam, sr.; Carlos Arita, so.; Chander Hartzell, jr.; Will Veguilla, sr.; Felipe Lopez, so.
Elkhorn (Bob Wolf): Kevin Wood, sr.
Elkhorn Mount Michael (John Gathje): *Thomas Feichtinger, jr.; *Lukas Buehler, jr.; *Ryan Fuxa, sr.; *Zach Murphy, jr.
Elkhorn South (Tim Ebers): Jake Sesker, so.; Jon Foss, jr.; Brock Thompson, jr. (all ran at Elkhorn High).
Gretna (Joe Marik): *Tim Grundmayer, so.; Spencer Lachnit, sr.; Dan Fibich, jr.; Joey Roxburgh, sr.; Kory Hurtz, sr.
Holdrege (Jena Deaver, Stephanie Fueher): *Jerod Schoneman, sr.
Lexington (Sam Jilka): *Matt Van Pelt, sr.; *Franklin Ibarra, jr.; *Mauricio Calmo, jr.
Lincoln Pius X (George O'Boyle): *Mark Edwards, sr.; *Steve Byers, jr.; Nolan Border, sr.
Norris (John Votta): *Rudy Mignon, sr.; Kody Pritschau, sr.; Taylor Adams, sr.
Omaha Gross (Rich Carey): John Kolbo, sr.; Joe Blankman, jr.
Omaha Roncalli/Brownell-Talbot (Jim McClurkin): Matt Ramsgard, sr. ; Nate Abbott, sr.; Matt Ramsgard, jr.
Omaha Skutt (Steve Schumacher): *Chase Gorham, jr.; *Todd Leutzinger, so.
Ralston (Trevor O'Reilly): Greg Shanahan, sr.; Brian O'Reilly, sr.
Seward (Kurt Holliday): *John Cahoon, sr.; *J.P. Rech, jr.; *Shane Sloup, jr.; *Ethan Damman, jr.
Sidney (James McGowan): *Dillon Dodson, sr.; *Chase Frerichs, jr.; *Sam Arterburn, so.
South Sioux City (Steve Shadle): Michael Carson, so.; Zach Mahon
Waverly (Ken Adkisson): Zac Stading, sr.; TJ Stading, jr.; John Bevans, sr.; Brady Thompson, sr.
York (Eric Rasmussen): *Alex Obermier, jr.; *Chris Mauer, jr..

OTHER OMAHA-AREA BOYS

Douglas County West (Gib Hall): Spencer Hartman, jr.
Fort Calhoun (Jim Meyer): Tyler Genovisi, jr.; Kellon Johnson, so.; Joe Mapes, so.; Lucas Lazure, so.
Yutan (Rod Henkel): *Tyler Christiansen, sr.; Jacob Peitzmeier, so.; Luke Janecek, so.; Matt Callahan, so.

CLASS A GIRLS

Bellevue East (Jill Bakewell): KC Ramsell, sr.; Teddi Serna, sr.; *Jackie Mezick, jr.; Molly Kingsley, jr.; Sarah Doolan, so.; Ally Pilmaier, jr.
Bellevue West (Craig Christians): *Kaitlyn Klein, sr.; Sarah Kohl, jr.; Jamie Heatley, jr.; Amanda Gangwish, jr.; Marissa Hernandez, jr.; Brianna Hessler, sr.; Jessica Wright, sr.
Columbus (Dave Licari): *Gabby Goc, sr.; *Kara Garcia, jr.; *Nicole Hoge, jr.; *Nikki Preston, so.
Fremont (Beth McMahon): *Hannah Schroeder, sr.; *Brooke Fenske, so.; *Lisa Poppe, sr.; *Karen Graves, jr.; *Erika Wolfe.
Grand Island (Kevin Pfefferle): *Hailey Schmidt, so.; Kateri Hiatt, sr.; Chelsea Reeh, sr.; Bailee Glade, sr.; Tera McVicker, so.
Lincoln High (Jon Dawson): Hikari Yoshino, sr.; Marina Blum, jr.; Bree Drda, jr.; Hannah Higgins, so.
Lincoln North Star (Matt Musiel): Treza Koung, jr.; Janice Wienhold, sr.
Lincoln Southeast (David Nebel): *Maddie Monohon, sr.; *Samantha Gallegos, jr.; *Chloe Gustafson, sr.
Lincoln Southwest (Ryan Salem): *Mary Hillis, jr.; *Emma Burk, sr.; *Kylie Gokie, so.; Sydney Stauffer, sr.
Millard North (Terry Thielen): *Emily Guthrie, sr.; *Maddie Cloonan, so.; *Jessia Levinger, jr.; *Elizabeth Ternent, jr.
Millard South (Dustin Llewellyn): *Ashley Kildow, sr.; *Becca Cover, sr.; *Lauren Krska, jr.; *Emily Lander, sr.; *KYlie Comba, so.
Millard West (Max Kurz): *Melissa Heinert, sr.; *Sidney Hirsch, so.; Jessica Drelicharz, jr.; *Frazier Krugerud, sr.; *Kristine Osbourne, jr.; *Emma Dubas, so.; *Taylor Parr, jr.
Omaha Bryan (Charles Suddy): *Yoselin DeLeon, jr.; Stephanie Colby, sr.; Jackie Perez, so.; Christian Martinez, so.
Omaha Burke (Danny Gray): *Jordan Hobza, sr.; *Emily Moore, jr.; *Kelcea Barnes, so.; *Elise O'Connor, so.; *Cassidy Tinsley, so.
Omaha Central (Trent Lodge): none listed.
Omaha Marian (Roger Wright): *Kelly O'Brien, sr.; *Megan Han, so.; *Sammy Salerno, sr.; *Allison McLeay, so.; *Emily Johanek, so.; *Annie McClure, sr.
Omaha North (Steve Steinbruck): Emily Griffin, jr.
Omaha Northwest (Paul Wilson): Loren Wilson, sr.; Elizabeth Bergin, jr.
Omaha South (John Tripp): Perla Gutierrez, Bernice Gutierrez.
Omaha Westside (Theresa Gosnell): *Sophie Cemaj, jr.; *Kaitlyn Kueny, jr.; *Madeline McCann, jr.; *Molly Novoa, so.; *Marissa Eltiste, jr.
Papillion-La Vista (Dean Cudly): *Destiney Burt, sr.; *Kristen Schubert, sr.; *Molly Sutter, jr.; *Karolyn Cahill, so.; *Aubrey Birkel, sr.; *Erandi Herndon, sr.
Papillion-La Vista South (Jeremy Haselhorst): *Kelsey Green, sr.; *MiKayla Peck, sr.; *Sydney Gress, jr.;* Tiffanie Vampola, jr.; *Haden Mikesell, jr.; *Jordan Bledsoe, sr.; *Lizzy Stanton, so.

CLASS B GIRLS

Aurora (Ron Haden): Abby Cerveny, so.
Blair (Erin Field): Sam Anderson, jr.; Mariah Van Waes, jr.; *Hayden Bateman, jr.; *Nicole Borchardt, sr.; *Haley Bledsoe, so.
Crete (Kyle Royuk): Logan Sieck, so.; Lydia Magnuson, sr.
Elkhorn (Bob Wolf): *Mikayla Nordin, so.; Nikki Palmer, sr.; Jenny Watson, jr.; Hannah Shreve, sr.
Elkhorn South (Tim Ebers): *Sarah Stirling, jr.; Kaleigh Heng, jr. (both from Elkhorn High)
Gering (Caleigh Barker): *Erin Kautz, sr.; *Damaris Martinez, so.; *Dakota Gellner, so.; *Megan Upp, so.
Gretna (Joe Marik): *Sam Soupir, sr.; *Katie Allen, sr.; *Emily Roll, so.; *Maddy Paskevic, so.
Holdrege (Jean Deaver, Stephanie Fuehrer): *Miranda Karn, jr.; Megan Kreutzer, so.
Lexington (Sam Jilka): *Vanessa Ambriz, so.; Daisy Lopez, so.
Lincoln Pius X (George O'Boyle): *Megan Drozda, so.; *Megan Asselin, so.; *Sarah Nickman, so.; *Kelli Rice, sr.
Norris (John Votta): *Sophia Sonenberg, so.; Meradith Ganow, sr.; Chelsi Marolf, jr.
Omaha Duchesne (Dan Haske): *Cecelia Campbell, sr. *Catie Finkenbiner, sr.; *Maddie Meyer, so.; *Anna Petrow, so.; *Emily Carmody, so.; *Clara Hageman, sr.
Omaha Gross (Rich Carey): *Ali Schrack, sr.; Megan Chilton, jr.; *Clara Kolbo, jr.
Omaha Mercy (Scot Rainbolt): Erin Artz, so.; Alicia States, so.
Omaha Roncalli/Brownell-Talbot (Jim McClurkin): Kristie Mullen, sr.; Laura Lehn, jr.; Tanzi Propst, jr.; Katie Mullen, sr.
Omaha Skutt (Steve Schumacher): *Rachel Platz, sr.; *Jolene Dreier, sr.; *Maggie Moore, so.; *Taylor Hough, sr.; Jessica Checkal, sr.
Ralston (Trevor O'Reilly): *Taylor Brockhaus, so.; *Meghan Brockhaus, jr.; Isamu Tsubaki, sr.
Scottsbluff (Tanya Vaughn): *Aubree Worden, sr.; *Allie Brisco, sr.; *Hattie Guzman, sr.; *Chelsea Wickard, jr.; *Ashley Hall, so.
Seward (Kurt Holliday): *Kelsey Christensen, sr.; *Hanah Tvrdy, so.; *Taylor Seaman, so.; *McKenzie Christensen, so.
Sidney (James McGown): *Juli Smith, jr.; *Kaitlyn Wells, sr.
Waverly (Ken Adkisson): *Madeline Kasra, jr.; Lexi Fudge, sr.; Berlin Merlyn, jr.; Holly Eliker, sr.; Kelsey McGill, jr.
York (Eric Rasmussen): *Rebekah Spader, jr.; *Taylor Wiens, jr.; *Alicia Miller, sr.; *Taylor Lucas, sr.; *Micah Lucas, so.

OTHER OMAHA-AREA GIRLS

Douglas County West (Gib Hall): *Calla Denker, sr.; Morgan Walker, jr., Jasmine Poehling, Jessie Shepherd, Callie Randal, Taylor Vencil.
Fort Calhoun (Jim Meyer): *Christine Keenan, sr.; *Brooke Linnenbrink, so.
Yutan (Rod Henkel): Abby Schnoes, sr.; Hannah Pogue, so.; Alyssa Ranard, so.

SEASON SCHEDULE

Thursday: Papillion-La Vista South Invitational at Walnut Creek (Papillion)
Thursday: Charlie Thorell Invitational at Seward
Friday: Gering Invitational
Friday: Boone Central Invitational
Friday: Johnson County Invitational at Tecumseh
Saturday: Omaha Burke Invitational at Chili Greens (Omaha)
Saturday: Wesleyan Invitational at Pioneers Park (Lincoln)
Saturday: Crete Invitational
Sept. 7: Arlington Invitational
Sept. 8: Fremont Invitational
Sept. 9: Wahoo Invitational
Sept. 10: Millard South Invitational at Walnut Grove (Omaha)
Sept. 10: Omaha Central Invitational at Chili Greens (Omaha)
Sept. 10: Aurora Invitational
Sept. 10: Fremont Bergan Invitational
Sept. 11: Chadron Invitational
Sept. 13: Class of the Metro at Seymour Smith (Omaha)
Sept. 13: McConnell Invitational at Pioneers Park
Sept. 13: Logan View Invitational
Sept. 13: Yutan Invitational
Sept. 16: Harold Scott Invitational at Pioneers Park
Sept. 16: Blair Invitational
Sept. 16: Bennington Invitational
Sept. 17: Norfolk Invitational
Sept. 17: Central City Invitational
Sept. 17: Columbus Scotus Invitational
Sept. 18: Alliance Invitational
Sept. 21: Omaha Creighton Prep Invitational at Elmwood Park (Omaha)
Sept. 21: Panhandle Classic at Scottsbluff
Sept. 21: Malcolm Invitational
Sept. 23: Grand Island Invitational
Sept. 23: Ogallala Invitational
Sept. 23: Nebraska City Invitational
Sept. 23: North Bend Invitational
Sept. 23: Fort Calhoun Invitational
Sept. 24: Crofton Invitational
Sept. 25: Omaha Bryan Invitational
Sept. 25: Minden Invitational
Sept. 25: Norris Invitational
Sept. 27: UNK Invitational, Kearney CC
Sept. 30: South Sioux City Invitational
Sept. 30: Boys Town Invitational
Sept. 30: Gothenburg Invitational
Sept. 30: York Invitational
Sept. 30: David City Aquinas Invitational
Sept. 30: Raymond Central Invitational
Sept. 30: Lincoln Lutheran Invitational
Oct. 1: Millard West Invitational at Walnut Grove
Oct. 1: Columbus Invitational
Oct. 1: Western Conference at Alliance
Oct. 1: Syracuse Invitational
Oct. 1: LPS Championship at Pioneers Park (Lincoln)
Oct. 4: Platteview Invitational
Oct. 5: East Central Nebraska Conference at Tecumseh
Oct. 7: Metro Conference at Walnut Creek
Oct. 7: Heartland Conference at Pioneers Park
Oct. 7: Sidney Invitational
Oct. 7: Central Conference at Columbus
Oct. 7: Eastern Midlands Conference at Elkhorn
Oct. 7: River Cities Conference at Omaha Skutt
Oct. 7: Last Chance Invitational at Pioneers Park (Lincoln)
Oct. 7: Capitol Conference at Syracuse
Oct. 8: Greater Nebraska Conference at Norfolk
Oct. 14: Districts
Oct. 22: State at Kearney CC

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