Jesuit, Parkview Baptist, St. Joseph, Episcopal top Louisiana Cross Country rankings

Jesuit is in a solid position as the top-ranked team among Boys Large schools in the new Louisiana Track & Field Coaches Association poll released Monday.

The Blue Jays received all 10 first-place votes while rival Brother Martin is second. Catholic of Baton Rouge is third with Ruston fourth and Parkway fifth. Holy Cross is sixth, Mandeville is ninth and Belle Chasse is No. 10.

St. Joseph tops the Girls Large schools rankings, receiving all 10 first place votes with Mount Carmel Academy second. Ruston is third with Vandebilt Catholic fourth and Byrd fifth. Dominican is sixth with St. Scholastica seventh.

Parkview Baptist leads the way in the Boys Small school rankings. The Eagles received seven first-place votes and edged out St. Michael by two points for the top spot. Episcopal is third with Newman fourth and E.D. White Catholic fifth. St. Martin’s Episcopal is tenth.

Among the Girls Small schools, Episcopal is the unanimous No. 1 team with E.D. White Catholic second and St. Thomas Aquinas third. Newman is fourth with St. Martin’s Episcopal fifth and Country Day sixth.

Here are your LTFCA Top 10 rankings for Monday, October 10:

Here’s the latest coaches poll for cross country. This is a large school/small school rankings with D1 and 2 in large schools and the other 3 divisions in small schools.

Boys Small School Rankings
Rank Team Points
1 Parkview Baptist (7) 95
2 St. Michael (3) 93
3 Episcopal 82
4 Newman 52
5 E.D. White Catholic 48
6 D’Arbonne Woods Charter 44
7 Episcopal Acadiana 40
8 Erath 33
9 University Lab 29
10 St. Martin’s Episcopal 13

Others receiving votes: Country Day, Curtis, Dunham

Boys Large School Rankings
Rank Team Points
1 Jesuit (10) 100
2 Brother Martin 90
3 Catholic (BR) 75
4 Ruston 74
5 Parkway 61
6 Holy Cross 48
7 Zachary 37
8 Teurlings Catholic 31
9 Mandeville 21
10 Belle Chasse 6

Others receiving votes: Walker, Vandebilt Catholic

Girls Small School Rankings
Rank Team Points
1 Episcopal (10) 100
2 E.D. White Catholic 90
3 St. Thomas Aquinas 78
4 Newman 69
5 St. Martin’s Episcopal 59
6 Country Day 40
7 University Lab 31
8 Cedar Creek 20
9 Parkview Baptist 18
10 ARCA 11

Others receiving votes: Ascension Episcopal, Sacred Heart-VP, St. Michael, Hannan

Girls Large School Rankings
Rank Team Points
1 St. Joseph (10) 100
2 Mount Carmel Academy 87
3 Ruston 83
4 Vandebilt Catholic 70
5 Byrd 63
6 Dominican 46
7 St. Scholastica 29
8 Lafayette 26
9 Teurlings Catholic 24
10 Parkway 16

Others receiving votes: Walker, Sacred Heart-NO, St. Thomas More