First of all, you have DyeStatIL expert Mike Newman with his 2014 Pre-season team rankings. He's got our Sandburg boys at number2! Mike does a great job writing about Illinois High School cross country & has some in-depth analysis of all the top 3A competition. If you love cross country, this is required reading. Here is a link to Mike's article:
http://www.dyestatil.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44774&do=news&news_id=276526
He also ranks the 3A individuals - look for our very own Tom Brennan here:
http://www.dyestatil.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44774&do=news&news_id=276525
Here's a nice season preview article by Tim Tierney in the Southtown Star. You'll find some quotes from our very own Coach O'Malley, as well as several of our boys:
http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/sports/29522790-419/boys-cross-country-bolstered-by-returning-standouts-sandburg-aims-for-top-three-finish-at-state.html#.VAOS32K9KK1
Next up we have Tony Jones at Milesplit Illinois. Tony also does an awesome job covering our sport. Here he ranks his top 30 class 3A boys teams. You'll find the Eagles at number 3. Some more great reading here:
http://il.milesplit.com/articles/133258-class-3a-boys-super-30-pre-season-preview
Finally, on a national level, Rob Monroe (aka Watchout) has Sandburg ranked # 66 in the USA. Here is a link to his 2014 DyeStat National pre-season rankings:
http://dyestatxcrankings.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=46052&do=news&news_id=278367
It's going to be a fun season! Stay tuned for more.