GT&F RANKINGS: Four CI teams among state's Top 21

It’s time for the fifth round of rankings for the 2008 girls track
& field season from our Davyd Cash, and it appears we’re largely
looking at the set o’ teams that’s gonna take us into the postseason.
That’s because there are but two slight changes in the Top 10 –
Westfield going from third to fourth, and Carroll (Fort Wayne) moving
from 11th to 10th.

Otherwise,
everybody stays the same up top just eight days before girls sectionals
take place. That would be North Central (Indianapolis) and Warren
Central at 1-2, with Lawrence North and Penn rounding out the first 5
ahead of Carmel, Merrillville, West Lafayette, and Munster.

Meanwhile, four Conference Indiana teams dot the landscape among the state’s Top 21. They are Columbus North (11th), Bloomington South (14th), Perry Meridian (16th), and Bloomington North (21st).

Mr. Cash’s next-to-last Top 31 for the girls outdoor season from May 5 (CI teams appear in italics):

1. North Central (Indianapolis)
2. Warren Central
3. Westfield
4. Lawrence North
5. Penn
6. Carmel
7. Merrillville
8. West Lafayette
9. Munster
10. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
11. Columbus North
12. Roncalli
13. Indianapolis Chatard
14. Bloomington South
15. Lake Central
16. Perry Meridian
17. Ben Davis
18. Crown Point
19. Hamilton Southeastern
20. Chesterton
21. Bloomington North
22. Fort Wayne Northrop
23. Fort Wayne Snider
24. East Central
25. Center Grove
26. Valparaiso
27. Zionsville
28. Terre Haute North
29. Mishawaka
30. Gary West
31. Brownsburg