Capitals Teams Ranked

For Immediate Release - August 31, 2006

Coaches rank Capital High cross country teams among state’s top 3A

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Cross Country Coaches Association pre season poll places Capital High School girls and boys teams 4th and 6th, respectively, among 3A high schools in the state. The poll, released today, is available at http://www.watfxc.com/XC/XCPoll.htm.
“The final poll— not the first — is the most important, but it's fun being considered a major player,” said Capital’s cross country head coach, Jerry Miller.
Capital High School was one of only four Western Washington schools named among the top-ten boys and girls 3A in the coaches’ poll. Capital girls coach, Kevin Wright said that puts pressure on the teams to show that they are among the best in the state.
“We’re excited about our placement in the coaches’ poll, but we know there’s a lot of hard work ahead,” said girls coach Kevin Wright.
On Sept. 9 Capital High School cross country teams will compete for the first time in the 3A, Western Cascade Conference at the Capital Invitational in Olympia. Schools in 3A athletic conferences are those whose student populations for grades 10 – 12 number between 919 and 1280 students. Capital competed in the 4A Narrows League last year. The Western Cascade Conference includes Capital, Clover Park, Lakes, North Thurston, Shelton, Timberline, and Yelm high schools.
The poll ranks North Central top in the boys division; Squalicum is ranked first among girls 3A teams.

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For more information please contact Jerry Miller, 360-709-0572 or jlmiller@osd.wednet.edu.