NovaRunners

VIRGINIA CROSS COUNTRY

NovaRunners

Each runner’s season best, adjusted for how fast the race ran and shown as a Statistical Rating.

Latest updates

New this week, : The VA XC Showcase 2026 (Oct 17).

  1. Meet ratings VHSL Region 4D Championship 2026 rated
  2. Meet ratings VHSL Region 4A Championship 2026 rated
  3. Meet ratings VHSL Region 1C XC Championship 2026 rated
  4. Meet ratings WCAC Cross Country Championships 2026 rated

All updates

What is this? New here? See how to read the rankings, with one example.

NovaRunners publishes independent statistical ratings of Virginia high school cross country: every rated run gets one number, comparable whatever the course or the day. The rankings below list each runner’s season best. Here is one row, for an invented runner, and what each part means.

EXAMPLE An invented runner and school, laid out as on the board. Each part is numbered to its note below.

An example ranking row for an invented runner, with one example race line; each part is numbered to its note below.
RankRunner / schoolStatistical RatingAdjusted timeAdj. SE · gradeReliable racesSeason best from
12 up 3 places since the previous boardAlex ExampleEXAMPLEExample High School168.6+1.215:58.8± 2.5 sB3 of 4Example Invitational · Sep 19

One race line, as a runner’s [+] list shows it:

An example race line for the invented runner; the season best is marked.
DateMeetRaceTimeAdjustedStat. ratingGrade
Sep 19Example InvitationalVarsity Boys 5KSeason best16:20.415:58.8168.6B
  1. Rank. The runner’s place on this board, among Virginia runners of the same sex and season. Searching or filtering never changes it.
  2. Movement. Places gained (▲) or lost (▼) since the previous board; NEW means the runner was not in its top 20. It appears after an update.
  3. Runner / school. The athlete, and the school recorded with the season best.
  4. Statistical Rating. One number for how fast the season-best run was, with the course and the conditions taken out, so runs on different courses compare. Higher is faster; 1 point is 3 seconds.
  5. Rating change. Points gained or lost since the previous board. Each update recalculates every race, so a runner who has not raced since can still move a little; ◦ marks them.
  6. Adjusted time. The same run as a time on one yardstick for every course; the rating comes from it. Lower is faster. It is not a predicted time.
  7. ± seconds. How precisely the race was adjusted, in seconds at this runner’s time. Smaller is surer. It is not a range for the next race.
  8. Grade. The season-best race’s adjustment grade, from A (most precise) to E. It describes the race, not the runner; races graded A–C count as reliable.
  9. Reliable races. Varsity races graded A–C, out of every rated race this season. A runner needs two to be ranked (one in a season still in progress).
  10. Season best from. The meet and date of the run behind the rating. On the board, a linked meet name opens that meet’s results.
  11. Season best. The marked race is the one the board ranks. Each runner’s [+] opens every rated race of the season.
  12. Time. The finish time in the meet’s results, before any adjustment. Here the race ran slow, so the adjusted time is faster.

How it works explains how each rating is built, step by step.

THE LEADERBOARD

Girls · 2026

Data through · Updated

This week, , The VA XC Showcase 2026 joined the meets that set the girls’ scale, which moved every girls rating by −1.6 points; the season scale moved every girls rating by +1.8 points; the changes shown leave that out.

Copy link to the 2026 girls’ leaderboard
20 of 20 rows · 297 eligible athlete-seasonsRegular season · Statistical Rating: higher is faster · adjusted time: lower is faster
2026 girls rankings: the first 20 eligible athlete-seasons. Each runner row is followed by a list of every rated 2026 race.
RankRunner / schoolStatistical RatingAdjusted timeAdj. SE · gradeReliable racesSeason best from
01 same place since the previous board, rating −0.9Abigail MesfinOakton150.1 no new race since the previous board17:07.8± 1.7 sA3 of 3Great American XC Festival 2026 · Oct 3
All 3 rated 2026 races for Abigail Mesfin
Every rated 2026 race for Abigail Mesfin; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 12Knights Crossing XC Invitational 2026Red Girls 5000 Meter Run17:22.717:56.9133.7Race grade A
Oct 3Great American XC Festival 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best17:12.917:07.8150.1Race grade A
Oct 10Third Battle Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter Run17:20.017:33.4141.6Race grade A
02 same place since the previous board, rating −0.3Allie HornerWest Springfield146.6 no new race since the previous board17:18.2± 2.3 sA3 of 3Third Battle Invitational 2026 · Oct 10
All 3 rated 2026 races for Allie Horner
Every rated 2026 race for Allie Horner; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 19Adidas XC Challenge 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter Run17:28.017:25.2144.3Race grade A
Sep 26VTCA Fall Classic 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter Run17:59.317:38.8139.7Race grade B
Oct 10Third Battle Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best17:05.017:18.2146.6Race grade A
03 up 2 places since the previous board, rating +2.1River SmithHanover146.317:19.1± 2.0 sA3 of 3The VA XC Showcase 2026 · Oct 17
All 3 rated 2026 races for River Smith
Every rated 2026 race for River Smith; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Oct 3Great American XC Festival 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter Run17:33.617:28.4143.2Race grade A
Oct 10Runnin' with the Wolves 2026Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run17:58.417:48.9136.4Race grade B
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best17:09.617:19.1146.3Race grade A
04 down 1 place since the previous board, rating −0.9Macy DodsonGrafton145.617:21.3± 1.7 sA3 of 3Great American XC Festival 2026 · Oct 3
All 3 rated 2026 races for Macy Dodson
Every rated 2026 race for Macy Dodson; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 12Knights Crossing XC Invitational 2026Red Girls 5000 Meter Run17:28.718:03.1131.7Race grade A
Oct 3Great American XC Festival 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best17:26.417:21.3145.6Race grade A
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter Run17:18.317:27.9143.4Race grade A
05 down 1 place since the previous board, rating −0.7Samantha NitzscheWilliam Monroe144.917:23.5± 1.7 sA4 of 4Oatlands Invitational 2026 · Sep 26
All 4 rated 2026 races for Samantha Nitzsche
Every rated 2026 race for Samantha Nitzsche; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 19Fork Union Cross Country Invitational 2026Colonial Girls 5000 Meter Run17:43.617:25.8144.1Race grade A
Sep 26Oatlands Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best18:01.917:23.5144.9Race grade A
Oct 10Albemarle Invitational 2026Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run17:28.017:37.5140.2Race grade A
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter Run17:14.517:24.0144.7Race grade A
06 same place since the previous board, rating −1.0Jaidyn BudayMcLean141.5 no new race since the previous board17:33.5± 1.7 sA3 of 3Great American XC Festival 2026 · Oct 3
All 3 rated 2026 races for Jaidyn Buday
Every rated 2026 race for Jaidyn Buday; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 4Trials of Miles XC Opening Night presented by New Balance 2026Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run18:43.018:35.3120.9Race grade A
Oct 3Great American XC Festival 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best17:38.717:33.5141.5Race grade A
Oct 10Third Battle Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter Run17:52.018:05.8130.8Race grade A
07 same place since the previous board, rating −0.1Brooke SaundersHarrisonburg136.617:48.2± 2.6 sA2 of 2Knights Crossing XC Invitational 2026 · Sep 12
All 2 rated 2026 races for Brooke Saunders
Every rated 2026 race for Brooke Saunders; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 12Knights Crossing XC Invitational 2026Red Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best17:14.317:48.2136.6Race grade A
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter Run17:47.117:56.9133.7Race grade A
08 same place since the previous board, rating −0.6Molly HardwickYorktown133.8 no new race since the previous board17:56.8± 1.7 sA2 of 2Oatlands Invitational 2026 · Sep 26
All 2 rated 2026 races for Molly Hardwick
Every rated 2026 race for Molly Hardwick; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 26Oatlands Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best18:36.417:56.8133.8Race grade A
Oct 10Third Battle Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter Run17:45.317:59.0133.0Race grade A
09 same place since the previous board, rating −0.9Avery WhitsonBlacksburg133.117:58.7± 1.7 sA5 of 5Great American XC Festival 2026 · Oct 3
All 5 rated 2026 races for Avery Whitson
Every rated 2026 race for Avery Whitson; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 12Knights Crossing XC Invitational 2026Red Girls 5000 Meter Run17:49.718:24.7124.4Race grade A
Sep 19Trinity / Valkyrie Invitational 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter Run18:00.418:27.5123.5Race grade B
Sep 26Oatlands Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter Run20:20.919:37.6100.1Race grade A
Oct 3Great American XC Festival 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best18:04.017:58.7133.1Race grade A
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter Run17:56.418:06.3130.6Race grade A
10 up 5 places since the previous board, rating +3.7Petra GruendelJames Robinson133.017:59.2± 2.1 sA4 of 4The VA XC Showcase 2026 · Oct 17
All 4 rated 2026 races for Petra Gruendel
Every rated 2026 race for Petra Gruendel; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 19Wolverine XC Invitational 2026Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run18:51.619:06.4110.5Race grade A
Sep 26Oatlands Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter Run18:52.218:12.0128.7Race grade A
Oct 3Great American XC Festival 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter Run18:30.518:25.0124.3Race grade A
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best17:49.317:59.2133.0Race grade A
11 down 1 place since the previous board, rating −0.9Alexandra BirdJames Robinson132.917:59.5± 1.7 sA4 of 4Great American XC Festival 2026 · Oct 3
All 4 rated 2026 races for Alexandra Bird
Every rated 2026 race for Alexandra Bird; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 19Wolverine XC Invitational 2026Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run18:16.918:31.3122.3Race grade A
Sep 26Oatlands Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter Run18:46.918:06.9130.4Race grade A
Oct 3Great American XC Festival 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best18:04.817:59.5132.9Race grade A
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter Run18:17.418:27.5123.5Race grade A
12 down 1 place since the previous board, rating −0.9Karina BirdJames Robinson132.218:01.4± 1.7 sA4 of 4Oatlands Invitational 2026 · Sep 26
All 4 rated 2026 races for Karina Bird
Every rated 2026 race for Karina Bird; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 19Wolverine XC Invitational 2026Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run18:12.918:27.2123.6Race grade A
Sep 26Oatlands Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best18:41.118:01.4132.2Race grade A
Oct 3Great American XC Festival 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter Run18:06.818:01.5132.2Race grade A
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter Run18:45.218:55.6114.2Race grade A
13 up 1 place since the previous board, rating +1.5Carissa AmbroseAtlee131.318:04.1± 2.1 sA5 of 5The VA XC Showcase 2026 · Oct 17
All 5 rated 2026 races for Carissa Ambrose
Every rated 2026 race for Carissa Ambrose; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 12Pole Green XC Classic 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter Run18:54.118:35.8120.7Race grade A
Sep 26Oatlands Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter Run19:18.818:37.7120.1Race grade A
Oct 3Great American XC Festival 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter Run18:34.318:28.8123.1Race grade A
Oct 10Runnin' with the Wolves 2026Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run18:17.518:07.8130.1Race grade B
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best17:54.218:04.1131.3Race grade A
14 down 2 places since the previous board, rating −1.0Lola OlsenBlacksburg130.718:05.8± 1.8 sA5 of 5Great American XC Festival 2026 · Oct 3
All 5 rated 2026 races for Lola Olsen
Every rated 2026 race for Lola Olsen; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 12Knights Crossing XC Invitational 2026Red Girls 5000 Meter Run18:01.618:37.0120.3Race grade A
Sep 19Trinity / Valkyrie Invitational 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter Run18:50.919:19.1106.3Race grade B
Sep 26Oatlands Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter Run20:21.119:37.8100.1Race grade A
Oct 3Great American XC Festival 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best18:11.218:05.8130.7Race grade A
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter Run18:30.018:40.2119.3Race grade A
15 new: not on the previous boardReilly ThomasBlacksburg129.718:08.9± 2.1 sA5 of 5The VA XC Showcase 2026 · Oct 17
All 5 rated 2026 races for Reilly Thomas
Every rated 2026 race for Reilly Thomas; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 12Knights Crossing XC Invitational 2026Red Girls 5000 Meter Run18:41.919:18.7106.5Race grade A
Sep 19Trinity / Valkyrie Invitational 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter Run18:09.918:37.1120.3Race grade B
Sep 26Oatlands Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter Run20:21.019:37.7100.1Race grade A
Oct 3Great American XC Festival 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter Run19:08.519:02.9111.7Race grade A
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best17:59.018:08.9129.7Race grade A
16 down 3 places since the previous board, rating −0.6Emma SteinGlen Allen129.418:10.0± 1.7 sA4 of 4Oatlands Invitational 2026 · Sep 26
All 4 rated 2026 races for Emma Stein
Every rated 2026 race for Emma Stein; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 12Pole Green XC Classic 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter Run19:05.718:47.3116.9Race grade A
Sep 26Oatlands Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best18:50.118:10.0129.4Race grade A
Oct 10Albemarle Invitational 2026Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run18:21.618:31.6122.2Race grade A
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter Run18:18.718:28.8123.1Race grade A
17 up 2 places since the previous board, rating +4.2Alexandra ShoppellHanover128.418:12.8± 2.1 sA3 of 3The VA XC Showcase 2026 · Oct 17
All 3 rated 2026 races for Alexandra Shoppell
Every rated 2026 race for Alexandra Shoppell; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Oct 3Great American XC Festival 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter Run18:33.518:28.0123.3Race grade A
Oct 10Runnin' with the Wolves 2026Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run19:02.318:52.2115.3Race grade B
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best18:02.818:12.8128.4Race grade A
18 new: not on the previous boardChiara LoSchiavoBriar Woods128.418:12.8± 2.1 sA3 of 3The VA XC Showcase 2026 · Oct 17
All 3 rated 2026 races for Chiara LoSchiavo
Every rated 2026 race for Chiara LoSchiavo; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 4Trials of Miles XC Opening Night presented by New Balance 2026Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run18:56.218:48.4116.5Race grade A
Sep 26Oatlands Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter Run19:38.718:56.9113.7Race grade A
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best18:02.818:12.8128.4Race grade A
19 down 3 places since the previous board, rating −1.0Annie PrzydzialC.G. Woodson128.4 no new race since the previous board18:13.0± 1.8 sA3 of 3Great American XC Festival 2026 · Oct 3
All 3 rated 2026 races for Annie Przydzial
Every rated 2026 race for Annie Przydzial; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 19Wolverine XC Invitational 2026Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run18:21.718:36.1120.6Race grade A
Sep 26Oatlands Invitational 2026Varsity A Girls 5000 Meter Run18:53.618:13.4128.2Race grade A
Oct 3Great American XC Festival 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best18:18.418:13.0128.4Race grade A
20 new: not on the previous boardRuthie DelappBlacksburg128.218:13.5± 2.1 sA3 of 3The VA XC Showcase 2026 · Oct 17
All 3 rated 2026 races for Ruthie Delapp
Every rated 2026 race for Ruthie Delapp; the season best is marked. The Date, Time, Adjusted, Stat. rating and Grade headings sort the list.
MeetRace
Sep 12Knights Crossing XC Invitational 2026Red Girls 5000 Meter Run18:17.118:53.0115.0Race grade A
Oct 3Great American XC Festival 2026Championship Girls 5000 Meter Run19:55.819:49.996.0Race grade A
Oct 17The VA XC Showcase 2026Showcase Girls 5000 Meter RunSeason best18:03.518:13.5128.2Race grade A

In each runner’s race list, Time is the finish time, Adjusted is the finish time on one yardstick across courses (not a predicted time), and Grade is the race’s adjustment grade; underlined headings sort the list.

Movement since the previous board (data through Oct 10, 2026 · updated Oct 11, 2026): ▲ places gained, ▼ places lost, – same place; NEW not on that board’s top 20. A signed number beside the rating is its change in points since that board, leaving out this week’s scale move stated above. ◦ No new race since that board. 3 runners from that board’s top 20 are not on this one.

Statistical Rating = 492.687 − adjusted seconds ÷ 3, shown to 0.1 point (1 point = 3 s). Each season has its own K (K by season). Ranks use unrounded adjusted times, so runners with the same shown rating stay in unrounded order. Filtering keeps each runner’s original rank. To qualify, a runner needs a verified Virginia profile and one reliable varsity race; a runner with one rated race so far is marked “1R”. Out-of-state runners appear on meet pages only. These are observed season bests, not predictions of a runner’s next race. 2,524 athlete-seasons in this sex and season would otherwise qualify but are left out because their affiliation is unresolved. How the rating is built

Provisional: the 2026 level can move as later meets are added. Partial 2026 season: 18 meets from Sep 4 to Oct 17, as of Oct 18, 2026. Lower-tier races stay in the fit but give no mark (a meet's boys races when no boy there rated above 170, its girls races when no girl rated above 100): all races of 4 more meets, and the boys races of 2 of the 18. Eligibility is a verified Virginia profile. Not statewide coverage: a Virginia runner who ran none of these meets, or whose profile is not verified, is not on the board. See the 18 meets counted on the 2026 meets page. Missing a meet? Tell us.

Statistical Rating. Higher is faster: points = K − adjusted seconds ÷ 3, so 1 point = 3 s; shown to 0.1 point, with a dash below 0. K is set for each sex and season so that our ratings sit on TullyRunners’ scale at meets both systems rated.Adjusted time. The finish time with the race adjustment taken out, then moved by half of a typical runner’s fitness gain or shortfall for its date, counted from late September. Lower is faster; it puts every course on one yardstick and is not a predicted time.Time. The finish time in the source results, before any adjustment.Date. The day the race or meet was run, from the source results.Meet. The meet’s name in the source results. It links to a meet page when we have one.Rank. Place among this sex and season’s verified runners, from unrounded adjusted times. Filtering keeps each runner’s original rank.Runner / school. The runner, and the school listed with their season best. The school does not decide Virginia eligibility.Adj. SE · grade. The ± is the typical error in the season-best race’s adjustment, scaled to this runner’s time; it is not a range for their next race. The grade rates that race on its ± at 20:00, not on the runner’s: A under 3 s, B 3 to under 6 s, C 6 to under 12 s, D 12 to under 25 s, E 25 s or more, unavailable or unidentified.Reliable races. Varsity races graded A–C, out of all rated races this season. A runner needs at least two to qualify (one in a season still in progress).Season best from. Where and when the season best was run: the lowest adjusted time from any identified varsity race. A best from a D or E race is flagged.Race. The race title as recorded; it can differ from the modeled distance. A JV race is rated only when its meet has a varsity race of the same sex and distance, and never counts as a season best; open races are not rated, and Varsity B races, a JV variant, are left out.Grade. How sure we are of the race’s adjustment, from its ± at 20:00: A under 3 s, B 3 to under 6 s, C 6 to under 12 s, D 12 to under 25 s, E 25 s or more, unavailable or unidentified. It grades the race, not the runner.