Section III High School Girls Cross Country Speed Rating Leaderboard Published
A leaderboard ranking Section III high school girls cross country runners by speed rating for October 29th has been published for the Syracuse area.
Syracuse, NY, October 30, 2026 — A performance metric for local high school athletes has been released, offering insight into the top-performing girls cross country runners in Section III. The leaderboard, detailing speed ratings as of October 29th, covers athletes within the Syracuse area.
The publication of such rankings is a customary practice in scholastic sports, providing a quantitative measure of runner efficiency and performance throughout the season. Speed ratings are a common analytical tool used by coaches, media, and fans to gauge the relative speed of athletes, often calculated based on race times and course difficulty.
The specific details of the leaderboard, including the names of the ranked runners, their respective schools, and their individual speed ratings, were not provided in the summary. Similarly, the entity or organization responsible for compiling and publishing this ranking was not specified. Information regarding the context of the October 29th date, such as whether it corresponds to a specific race event or a general update point for the season, is also not available.
Cross country season typically involves a series of meets leading up to sectional and state championships. Leaderboards like this one serve as a reference point for tracking progress and identifying contenders. Section III represents a specific geographic and administrative division within New York State’s high school athletic association, encompassing numerous school districts in the central New York region.
Further details regarding the methodology used to calculate the speed ratings, the number of athletes featured on the list, or any notable movements or trends within the rankings are not currently available. The summary indicates the leaderboard is specific to the Syracuse area, suggesting a focus on athletes competing in schools within that particular geographical and athletic purview.
Story summarized from the original created by Pat Spadafore on www.syracuse.com, see more information here.
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