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VHSL Class 1 State Championship 2026

VHSL Class 1 State Championship, Sat Nov 7, 2026, Salem. Team standings projected from ratings, with each rating’s basis in view where it rests on a meet.

PROJECTION · UNOFFICIAL

Calculated Oct 30.

A deterministic projection, not a result. Each qualifying team’s seven highest-rated runners and the individual qualifiers are placed in rating order in one combined field per sex; the teams are then scored like a cross-country meet, with individuals taking no team place. It predicts no times and gives no probabilities.

COVERAGE

Who is rated, and from what.

Each runner’s rating is their best 2026 Statistical Rating on the day among their rated district and regional championship races, not their season best: varsity races only, middle-school runners left out, lower-tier races dropped. The field comes from the regional championships the coverage notes name, matched to that rating by athlete ID; a runner without a rated 2026 district or regional race is counted but not listed. How on-the-day ratings work

Class 1 State 2026 qualifying teams, individual qualifiers, rated runners and ranked teams, by sex
CoverageBoysGirls
Qualifying teams1212
Individual qualifiers2020
Rated runners in the field100102
Rated district or regional races (one · two or more)100100 · 0102102 · 0
Teams ranked (five or more rated)12 of 1212 of 12
Teams unranked00
Statistical Rating K (2026 scale)487.341489.861

Ratings are each runner’s best 2026 on-the-day rating among their rated district and regional championship races (v16, as of 2026-10-30), not their season best. Field: the top 3 teams from the Region 1A, Region 1B, Region 1C and Region 1D championships (Oct 27, Oct 28 and Oct 29) and from each, the first 5 finishers not on a qualifying team, who run as individuals. Each qualifying team runs its 7 highest-rated runners among those who ran for it at its regional championship; the rest of its regional squad is not in the field. Individuals take no team place, so they never score or displace. Rated district and regional races per runner, over every runner the qualifying rule gives (each qualifying team’s squad and the individual qualifiers), boys: 0 with two or more, 100 with one, 0 with none; girls: 0 with two or more, 102 with one, 0 with none. A runner with none is not listed. The meet’s team list was not yet posted, so the field follows the qualifying rule alone. Regular-season races are not used; the 33 rated district and regional championships are on the meets page.

TEAM STANDINGS · COMBINED HYPOTHETICAL FIELD

Boys · Class 1 State 2026 projection

Scoring order in timing-sheet notation: the first five places add up to the score; the sixth and seventh, in parentheses, can displace other teams’ runners.Lower score is better
Projected boys team standings; each team is followed by a disclosure listing its seven runners
RankTeamScoreScoring orderRunners by basis
01Auburn533-7-11-15-17 (61)(64)2026: 7
7 runners for Auburn
Auburn: the seven highest-rated regional runners, in rating order, with team-scoring places
Team placeRunnerStat. ratingBasisEvidence
3Blake Brown157.22026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
7Jameson Funk138.42026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
11Landon Miller125.12026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
15Wyatt Price118.82026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
17Caiden Richards115.62026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
(61)Samuel Zhu65.92026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
(64)Henry Light63.72026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
02Parry McCluer541-2-9-19-23 (78)(79)2026: 7
7 runners for Parry McCluer
Parry McCluer: the seven highest-rated regional runners, in rating order, with team-scoring places
Team placeRunnerStat. ratingBasisEvidence
1Kebryl Chandler178.92026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
2Caleb Cooper158.22026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
9Sebastian George128.92026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
19Samuel Carpenter113.42026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
23Mathew Cooper104.22026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
(78)Victor Poluikis2.72026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
(79)Seven Medina1.12026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
03Galileo705-6-12-22-25 (52)(56)2026: 7
7 runners for Galileo
Galileo: the seven highest-rated regional runners, in rating order, with team-scoring places
Team placeRunnerStat. ratingBasisEvidence
5Barak Tahirkhali139.02026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
6Luke Bryant138.92026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
12Xavier Johnson124.62026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
22James Kemp105.52026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
25Parson Lutz103.72026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
(52)Koy McGee78.42026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
(56)Kolby Morris74.92026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
04Rappahannock County15014-16-33-37-50 (80)2026: 6
6 runners for Rappahannock County
Rappahannock County: the seven highest-rated regional runners, in rating order, with team-scoring places
Team placeRunnerStat. ratingBasisEvidence
14Drew Robinson122.12026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
16Aiden Robinson117.42026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
33Nicholas Burfield96.32026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
37Benjamin King93.42026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
50Mateo Canales80.52026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
(80)Kailo Smith—2026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
05Mathews15820-24-30-36-48 (54)(55)2026: 7
7 runners for Mathews
Mathews: the seven highest-rated regional runners, in rating order, with team-scoring places
Team placeRunnerStat. ratingBasisEvidence
20Adam Greve110.72026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
24Ivar Golden104.22026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
30Kris Diggs97.32026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
36Greyson Clements94.82026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
48Elton Hudgins83.42026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
(54)Cole Christensen77.22026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
(55)Bryce Larson76.92026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
06Altavista Combined School1634-32-38-42-47 (53)(75)2026: 7
7 runners for Altavista Combined School
Altavista Combined School: the seven highest-rated regional runners, in rating order, with team-scoring places
Team placeRunnerStat. ratingBasisEvidence
4Obadiah Crews145.12026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
32Antonio Tucker96.52026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
38Ben Woodruff92.42026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
42Breyden Milam89.42026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
47Mason Hart85.52026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
(53)Jason Dowdy78.22026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
(75)Draygon Smith23.22026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Group 1A Region B XC Championships, Oct 28
07George Wythe (Wytheville)1748-31-34-39-62 (71)2026: 6
6 runners for George Wythe (Wytheville)
George Wythe (Wytheville): the seven highest-rated regional runners, in rating order, with team-scoring places
Team placeRunnerStat. ratingBasisEvidence
8Courtland Jones137.72026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
31Jeremiah Shrestha96.72026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
34Ethan Russell95.72026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
39Knox Dalton91.32026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
62Silas Phillips65.32026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
(71)Andrew Schmidt32.52026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL Region 1C XC Championship, Oct 27
08West Point17410-27-35-44-58 (72)(73)2026: 7
7 runners for West Point
West Point: the seven highest-rated regional runners, in rating order, with team-scoring places
Team placeRunnerStat. ratingBasisEvidence
10Quinn Agnew125.22026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
27Andrew Seeterlin100.42026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
35Bill Lohr95.52026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
44Cole Rudd88.32026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
58Thomas Seeterlin70.72026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
(72)Axel Lopez29.22026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
(73)Charles Dowdy28.62026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
09Honaker21218-21-51-59-63 (68)(69)2026: 7
7 runners for Honaker
Honaker: the seven highest-rated regional runners, in rating order, with team-scoring places
Team placeRunnerStat. ratingBasisEvidence
18Hunter Dye114.62026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
21Lincoln Combs107.72026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
51Tyler Boyd80.22026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
59Keaton Cook70.62026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
63Joseph Musick64.82026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
(68)Colton Blakenship35.62026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
(69)Silas Harris35.02026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
10Castlewood22113-26-45-67-70 (74)(76)2026: 7
7 runners for Castlewood
Castlewood: the seven highest-rated regional runners, in rating order, with team-scoring places
Team placeRunnerStat. ratingBasisEvidence
13Isac Cooper124.52026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
26Parker King103.22026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
45Dalten Keith87.72026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
67Salem Hall54.42026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
70Brayden Stone32.82026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
(74)Carter Dishman26.02026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
(76)Joseph Skeen22.72026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
11Eastside23029-40-41-43-772026: 5
5 runners for Eastside
Eastside: the seven highest-rated regional runners, in rating order, with team-scoring places
Team placeRunnerStat. ratingBasisEvidence
29Easton Phelps98.72026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
40Jason Correa90.82026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
41Evan McReynolds89.82026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
43Brandon Edwards89.22026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
77Bronston Williams21.72026 · 1 meetBest: Region 1D Cross Country Championships, Oct 28
12Northampton24028-46-49-57-60 (65)(66)2026: 7
7 runners for Northampton
Northampton: the seven highest-rated regional runners, in rating order, with team-scoring places
Team placeRunnerStat. ratingBasisEvidence
28Santino Seckers99.72026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
46Hudson Taylor87.22026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
49Jayden Talbott81.02026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
57Carter Fox72.12026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
60Aaiden-Lee Bowman68.92026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
(65)Jacob Duffman60.32026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29
(66)Walker Taylor58.62026 · 1 meetBest: VHSL 1A Region A Championships, Oct 29

A score adds the first five team places. Team places count only runners on ranked teams, so they can be lower than the overall rating order. Tied scores are broken by the sixth runner’s place, and a team with a sixth runner ranks ahead of one without.

TOP INDIVIDUALS · RATING ORDER · NOT A FINISH PREDICTION

Boys · top 100 rated runners

Boys top rated runners, 1 to 25
OrderRunner / teamStatistical RatingRating basisTeam status
01Kebryl ChandlerParry McCluer178.92026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
02Grayson WelcherEastern Montgomery167.02026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
03Caleb CooperParry McCluer158.22026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
04Blake BrownAuburn157.22026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
05Obadiah CrewsAltavista Combined School145.12026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
06Barak TahirkhaliGalileo139.02026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
07Luke BryantGalileo138.92026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
08Jameson FunkAuburn138.42026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
09Courtland JonesGeorge Wythe (Wytheville)137.72026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
10Darius JonesMiddlesex137.02026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
11Sam AshbyRiverheads131.52026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
12Ty HoodRye Cove129.52026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
13Sebastian GeorgeParry McCluer128.92026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
14Evan ReedyGrayson County126.32026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
15Quinn AgnewWest Point125.22026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
16Landon MillerAuburn125.12026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
17Xavier JohnsonGalileo124.62026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
18Calan ParksBland County124.52026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
19Isac CooperCastlewood124.52026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
20Drew RobinsonRappahannock County122.12026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
21Braxdyn HavensBland County122.12026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
22Wyatt PriceAuburn118.82026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
23Jaxon MayerGiles117.42026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
24Aiden RobinsonRappahannock County117.42026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
25Braydon McCrackenPatrick Henry (G. Spring)117.32026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
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Boys top rated runners, 26 to 100
OrderRunner / teamStatistical RatingRating basisTeam status
26Caiden RichardsAuburn115.62026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
27Hunter DyeHonaker114.62026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
28Samuel CarpenterParry McCluer113.42026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
29Cooper BoydRiverheads113.02026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
30Ryan PattersonLuray111.92026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
31Kurt CollinsChilhowie110.82026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
32Adam GreveMathews110.72026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
33Jack YoungRiverheads110.42026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
34Ayden O'BerryAppomattox Governor's School109.42026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
35Lincoln CombsHonaker107.72026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
36Colten JohnsonTwin Springs107.02026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
37James KempGalileo105.52026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
38Mathew CooperParry McCluer104.22026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
39Ivar GoldenMathews104.22026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
40Parson LutzGalileo103.72026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
41Chris MartinezNorthumberland103.52026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
42Parker KingCastlewood103.22026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
43Mason WestChilhowie101.52026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
44Dae’Veon WashingtonLancaster101.42026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
45Andrew SeeterlinWest Point100.42026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
46Santino SeckersNorthampton99.72026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
47Easton PhelpsEastside98.72026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
48Kris DiggsMathews97.32026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
49Jeremiah ShresthaGeorge Wythe (Wytheville)96.72026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
50Antonio TuckerAltavista Combined School96.52026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
51Nicholas BurfieldRappahannock County96.32026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
52Ethan RussellGeorge Wythe (Wytheville)95.72026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
53Bill LohrWest Point95.52026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
54Greyson ClementsMathews94.82026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
55Jayden TangMiddlesex94.52026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
56Benjamin KingRappahannock County93.42026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
57Ben WoodruffAltavista Combined School92.42026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
58Knox DaltonGeorge Wythe (Wytheville)91.32026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
59Jason CorreaEastside90.82026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
60Evan McReynoldsEastside89.82026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
61Breyden MilamAltavista Combined School89.42026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
62Brandon EdwardsEastside89.22026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
63Cole RuddWest Point88.32026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
64Dalten KeithCastlewood87.72026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
65Hudson TaylorNorthampton87.22026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
66Mason HartAltavista Combined School85.52026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
67Elton HudginsMathews83.42026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
68Parker ShirillaNorthumberland81.72026 · 1 meetIndividual qualifier (no team)
69Jayden TalbottNorthampton81.02026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
70Mateo CanalesRappahannock County80.52026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
71Tyler BoydHonaker80.22026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
72Koy McGeeGalileo78.42026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
73Jason DowdyAltavista Combined School78.22026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
74Cole ChristensenMathews77.22026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
75Bryce LarsonMathews76.92026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
76Kolby MorrisGalileo74.92026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
77Carter FoxNorthampton72.12026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
78Thomas SeeterlinWest Point70.72026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
79Keaton CookHonaker70.62026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
80Aaiden-Lee BowmanNorthampton68.92026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
81Samuel ZhuAuburn65.92026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
82Silas PhillipsGeorge Wythe (Wytheville)65.32026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
83Joseph MusickHonaker64.82026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
84Henry LightAuburn63.72026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
85Jacob DuffmanNorthampton60.32026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
86Walker TaylorNorthampton58.62026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
87Salem HallCastlewood54.42026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
88Colton BlakenshipHonaker35.62026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
89Silas HarrisHonaker35.02026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
90Brayden StoneCastlewood32.82026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
91Andrew SchmidtGeorge Wythe (Wytheville)32.52026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
92Axel LopezWest Point29.22026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
93Charles DowdyWest Point28.62026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
94Carter DishmanCastlewood26.02026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
95Draygon SmithAltavista Combined School23.22026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
96Joseph SkeenCastlewood22.72026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
97Bronston WilliamsEastside21.72026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
98Victor PoluikisParry McCluer2.72026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
99Seven MedinaParry McCluer1.12026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven
100Kailo SmithRappahannock County—2026 · 1 meetIn team’s seven

Order is by Statistical Rating among every rated runner in the field: each qualifying team’s seven and the individual qualifiers, who score for no team. A rating is the runner’s best district or regional race. The coverage notes describe the field. Runners with the same shown rating stay in unrounded order.

UNRANKED TEAMS · BOYS

0 qualifying teams with fewer than five rated runners

Unranked means not scored, not last. Their rated runners still appear in the individual order.

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What this projection is not.

Rank. Projected team order, lowest score first. Tied scores are broken by the sixth runner’s place.Score. The sum of the team’s first five team-scoring places. Lower is better.Scoring order. Team places as on a timing sheet: the first five add up to the score. The sixth and seventh, in parentheses, can displace other teams’ runners.Team place. Place counting only runners on ranked teams, so it can be lower than the overall rating order. Places in parentheses can displace other teams’ runners.Statistical Rating. The runner’s rating on the meet season’s points scale, not a predicted time on this course. Shown to 0.1 point (1 point = 3 s), with a dash below 0.Evidence. The meet and date behind the rating, and any other current-season meets.Coverage. The meet’s qualifiers by sex: how many qualifying teams and individual qualifiers there are, how many rated runners the field holds, how many district or regional races those ratings rest on, and how many teams can be scored.Boys. Counts for the boys’ qualifiers.Girls. Counts for the girls’ qualifiers.Team. A qualifying team with at least five rated runners. Teams with fewer are not scored, rather than ranked last.Runners by basis. How many of the team’s listed runners are rated from this season’s district and regional races. Every rating on this page is a runner’s best of those races; none is a season best from another meet or carried over from an earlier season.Runner. A runner on a qualifying team, one of the team’s seven highest-rated runners at the championship that qualified it.Rating basis. What the rating rests on: the runner’s best rated district or regional race this season. Every rating on this page rests on this.Order. Position by Statistical Rating among rated runners in this projection’s field: each qualifying team’s seven and the individual qualifiers. The coverage notes describe the field. Not a finish prediction.Runner / team. The runner and the qualifying team they ran for at the championship that qualified it, or the school of an individual qualifier.Team status. Whether the runner is in a qualifying team’s scoring seven, on a qualifying team with fewer than five rated runners, or an individual qualifier who scores for no team and takes no team place.