Other Sports 2023 Cross Country Classifications

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The NSAA has released cross country classifications for 2023

CLASS A
1. Grand Island - 2,050
2. Omaha Central - 1,952
3. Millard South - 1,932
4. Millard North - 1,882
5. Omaha South - 1,859
6. Millard West - 1,708
7. Lincoln East - 1,631
8. Lincoln Southwest - 1,581
9. Omaha Westside - 1,555
10. Lincoln High - 1,528
11. Lincoln North Star - 1,488
12. Papillion-LaVista South - 1,445
13. Omaha Creighton Prep - 1,430
14. Papillion-LaVista - 1,407
15. Lincoln Southeast - 1,382
16. Lincoln Northeast - 1,357
17. Gretna - 1,345
18. Omaha Burke - 1,304
19. Omaha North - 1,273
20. Kearney - 1,245
21. Fremont - 1,230
22. Omaha Benson - 1,153
23. Bellevue West - 1,148
24. Omaha Bryan - 1,129
25. Omaha Northwest - 1,085
26. Elkhorn South - 1,050
27. Bellevue East - 1,024
28. Norfolk - 988
29. Columbus - 961
30. North Platte - 892
31. Omaha Marian - 888
32. Lincoln Pius X - 810 (opt up)
33. Omaha Westview - 743 (opt up)
34. Omaha Buena Vista - 721 (opt up)

 

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CLASS B
1. South Sioux City - 839
2. Scottsbluff - 817
3. Hastings - 761
4. Bennington - 760
5. Ralston - 755
6. Elkhorn North - 741
7. Lexington - 681
8. Gretna East - 600
9. Norris - 583
10. Elkhorn - 544
11. Blair - 533
12. Crete - 530
12. Omaha Skutt - 530
14. Beatrice - 507
15. Grand Island Northwest - 506
16. Lincoln Standing Bear - 500
17. Lincoln Northwest - 499
18. Waverly - 498
19. Omaha Duchesne - 482
20. Nebraska City/Nebraska City Lourdes/Johnson-Brock - 463
20. Schuyler - 463
22. Omaha Mercy - 424
23. Gering - 409
24. York - 397
25. Plattsmouth - 376
26. Seward - 373

 

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CLASS C
1. Elkhorn Mt. Michael - 368
2. Alliance/Hyannis - 353
3. McCook - 334
4. Platteview - 292
5. Omaha Gross - 272
6. Omaha Roncalli - 269
7. Aurora - 263
8. Sidney - 256
8. Wahoo - 256
10. Columbus Lakeview - 234
11. O'Neill/O'Neill St. Mary's - 232
12. Douglas County West - 227
13. Ogallala - 226
14. Omaha Concordia - 224
15. Wayne - 223
16. Holdrege - 222
17. Ashland-Greenwood - 218
18. Adams Central - 207
19. Chadron - 198
20. Lincoln Christian - 194
20. Minden - 194
22. Fort Calhoun - 191
23. Fairbury - 190
24. Columbus Scotus - 188
25. Gothenburg - 187
26. Cozad - 186
27. Boys Town - 184
28. Broken Bow - 182
29. Boone Central/Newman Grove - 180
29. Pierce - 180
31. Auburn - 178
32. Raymond Central - 176
33. Milford - 175
33. West Point-Beemer - 175
33. Yutan/Mead - 175
36. Central City - 173
37. Falls City - 170
38. Arlington - 169
39. Hartington-Newcastle/Hartington Cedar Catholic - 166
39. Kearney Catholic - 166
41. Syracuse - 164
42. Chase County - 159
42. Conestoga - 159
44. Malcolm - 156
45. St. Paul - 154
46. Wilber-Clatonia - 150
47. Louisville - 145
48. Logan View - 144
49. David City - 142
50. Winnebago - 141
51. Fillmore Central - 140
51. Mitchell - 140
53. Battle Creek - 136
54. Ord - 134
55. North Bend Central - 131
56. Hershey - 127
57. Bloomfield/Wausa - 125
57. Palmyra - 125
59. Wahoo Neumann - 124
60. Madison - 121

 

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CLASS D
1. Bridgeport - 119
1. Grand Island Central Catholic - 119
3. Omaha Nation - 115
4. Gibbon - 114
4. Wood River - 114
6. Bertrand/Loomis - 112
6. Gordon-Rushville - 112
6. Johnson County Central - 112
9. Centennial - 111
9. Valentine - 111
11. Norfolk Catholic - 109
12. Doniphan-Trumbull - 107
13. Cornerstone Christian - 106
14. Centura - 105
15. Lutheran High Northeast - 104
15. Tri County - 104
17. Elkhorn Valley - 103
17. Oakland-Craig - 103
19. Atkinson West Holt - 102
19. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 102
21. Omaha Brownell-Talbot - 101
22. Thayer Central - 100
23. Stanton - 99
24. Crofton - 97
25. Ponca - 96
26. Amherst - 94
26. Wisner-Pilger - 94
28. Freeman - 93
29. Lincoln Lutheran - 91
29. Perkins County - 91
31. Arcadia/Loup City - 90
31. David City Aquinas - 90
31. Fremont Bergan - 90
31. Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family - 90
31. Twin River - 90
36. Homer - 89
36. Tri County Northeast - 89
38. Superior - 88
39. Ainsworth - 87
40. South Loup - 85
41. Exeter-Milligan/Friend - 84
41. Ravenna - 84
43. Bayard - 83
43. Elmwood-Murdock - 83
43. Hastings St. Cecilia - 83
43. Morrill - 83
43. Summerland - 83
48. Cedar Bluffs - 82
48. Hemingford - 82
50. North Platte St. Patrick's - 81
51. Boyd County - 80
51. Hi-Line - 80
51. Sandy Creek - 80
54. Alma - 79
54. Kimball - 79
54. Weeping Water - 79
57. Guardian Angels Central Catholic - 78
57. Maxwell - 78
57. Niobrara/Verdigre - 78
57. Southern Valley - 78
61. Arapahoe - 77
62. Pender - 76
62. Sutherland - 76
64. Axtell - 75
65. Bancroft-Rosalie - 73
65. Nebraska Christian - 73
67. Riverside/Spalding Academy - 72
68. Elgin/Elgin Pope John - 71
69. North Central - 70
69. Twin Loup - 70
71. Dundy County-Stratton - 69
72. Neligh-Oakdale - 68
72. Pleasanton - 68
74. Kenesaw - 67
74. Lyons-Decatur Northeast - 67
74. Sandhills Valley - 67
74. Walthill - 67
78. Elm Creek - 65
79. Blue Hill - 64
79. Burwell - 64
79. Franklin - 64
79. Hitchcock County - 64
79. Southwest - 64
84. Deshler - 63
84. East Butler - 63
86. Omaha Christian - 62
87. Plainview - 61
88. Fullerton - 60
88. Maywood/Hayes Center - 60
88. McCool Junction - 60
88. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller - 60
92. South Platte - 59
93. Cambridge - 58
93. Red Cloud - 58
95. Central Valley - 57
95. Pawnee City - 57
97. Ansley/Litchfield - 56
97. Palmer - 56
99. Overton - 55
99. Silver Lake - 55
101. Creighton - 54
101. Paxton - 54
103. Winside - 53
104. College View Academy - 52
105. Heartland Lutheran - 51
105. Wilcox-Hildreth - 51
107. Brady - 50
107. Randolph - 50
109. Lawrence-Nelson - 47
110. Crawford - 46
110. Shelton - 46
112. Sandhills/Thedford - 44
112. St. Edward - 44
112. Stuart - 44
115. Hay Springs - 43
116. Garden County - 42
116. Humphrey St. Francis - 42
116. Leyton - 42
116. Mullen - 42
116. Osmond - 42
121. Creek Valley - 40
122. Medicine Valley - 38
123. Chambers/Wheeler Central - 37
123. Santee - 37
123. Wallace - 37
126. Harvard - 34

 

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How do they come up with these splits, A has 34 schools, B has 26 schools, C has 60 schools and D has 125 schools, to me why not bump up some of those schools to make numbers more evenly distributed

 

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How do they come up with these splits, A has 34 schools, B has 26 schools, C has 60 schools and D has 125 schools, to me why not bump up some of those schools to make numbers more evenly distributed

I'm guessing for XC, they look more at individual participation numbers than team numbers. A lot of D schools don't have full teams.

That's just my hunch.

The manual says that the top 60 schools in the state in enrollment are split into Classes A and B, and of those top 60, schools with enrollment of 850 and above will be Class A, and the rest will be Class B. The next 60 largest schools are Class C, and then the remaining schools that sponsor XC are put into Class D.