The 2018 Cross Country season is about to start but it will look very different from last year.
The Old NBL & SCL have been dissected, a new league has been added along with three Napa County schools.
Here is a very rough look at who is back from last year and who the new league leaders might be.
Possible league leaders in alphabetical order.
NBL Oak division
Aimee Armstrong, Senior, Maria Carrillo
2017: 2nd NBL, 14th State III, 8th NCS III
Nicole Morris, Sophomore, Maria Carrillo
2017: 59th State III, 13th NCS III, 3rd NBL
Gabrielle Peterson, Senior, Healdsburg
2017: NCS IV Champion, SCL Champion
NBL Redwood division
Nataleigh Johnson, Sophomore, Windsor
2017: 27th NBL
Grace Moussa, Senior, Analy
2017: 8th SCL
Erin O’Mara, Junior, Windsor
2017: 19th NBL
Vine Valley Athletic League
Emma Baswell, Junior, Casa Grande
2017: 12th NBL, 45th NCS III
Celeste Chavez, Senior, Casa Grande
2017: 16th NBL
Mary Deeik, Sophomore, Vintage
2017: Sac-Joaquin Section Division 2 state qualifier
Coastal Mountain Conference
Caroline Chambers, Senior, Rincon Valley Christian
2017: 7th CMC
Julie Edwards, Senior, Cloverdale
2017: 11th CMC
Grace Southern, Senior, Middletown
2017: 6th CMC
Short meet schedule, Complete meet schedule
First meet of the year
Aug. 31, 2018, Friday
Rancho Invitational 4 pm
First CMC meets
SEPT. 12, 2018, Wednesday
ROSELAND UNIVER, ROSELAND COLL, RINCON VALLEY, ST VINCENT POINT ARENA, TECH, UPPER LAKE, CALISTOGA (Hosted by SONOMA ACD)
KELSEYVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, CLEAR LAKE, LOWER LAKE at Cashe Creek Winery
First VVAL meet
SEPT. 26, 2018, Wednesday
1st VVAL Center Meet at Maxwell Park (Sonoma Valley Hosts)
First of new NBL meets
OCT. 10, 2018, Wednesday
Montgomery, Maria Carrillo, Santa Rosa at Spring Lake
Ukiah, Piner at Healdsburg
Analy, Elsie Allen at Rancho Cotate
Cardinal Newman, Windsor at El Molino
NOV. 7, 2018, Wednesday
CMC CHAMPIONSHIP (HOST WILLITS)
NOV. 9, 2018, Friday
NBL/Redwood Championship Meet at Spring Lake
NOV. 10, 2018, Saturday
NBL/Oak Championship Meet at Ukiah
VVAL Championship Meet at Spring Lake Park (Casa Grande Hosts)
2017 All-Redwood Empire Running
2017 League Finals returners with 2018 leagues moving to listed
2017 NBL Spring Lake 3.05 mile 2 Armstrong, Aimee Maria Carrillo 18:52 6:11.0 JR, Oak 3 Morris, Nicole Maria Carrillo 19:08 6:16.3 FR, Oak 4 Haley, Leah Montgomery 19:21 6:20.6 JR, Oak 5 Hirth, Jasmin Maria Carrillo 19:24 6:21.6 SO, Oak 8 Briceno, Mariah Montgomery 19:48 6:29.3 SO, Oak 9 Duffy, Caroline Santa Rosa 19:58 6:32.6 JR, Oak 10 Leano, Talia Maria Carrillo 20:10 6:36.7 JR, Oak 11 Field, Meghan Maria Carrillo 20:13 6:37.7 JR, Oak 12 Baswell, Emma Casa Grande 20:22 6:40.4 SO, Vine Valley 13 Swoboda, Alexis Ukiah 20:24 6:41.2 JR, Oak JV1 Damron, Avery Maria Carrillo 20:28 6:42.4 SO, Oak 15 Howell, Moreya Santa Rosa 20:29 6:43.0 FR, Oak 16 Chavez, Celeste Casa Grande 20:42 6:47.2 JR, Vine Valley 18 Holmes, Isabel Montgomery 20:46 6:48.3 FR, Oak 19 O'Mara, Erin Windsor 20:48 6:49.1 SO, Redwood 20 Joerger, Haley Maria Carrillo 20:53 6:50.7 SO, Oak 21 Hale, Jacqueline Santa Rosa 20:56 6:51.5 JR, Oak JV2 Civello, Ellie Maria Carrillo 21:01 6:53.2 JR, Oak 24 Keelty, Bria Santa Rosa 21:12 6:56.8 JR, Oak JV3 Huntsinger, Emma Maria Carrillo 21:16 6:58.3 SO, Oak JV4 Moessing, Audrey Maria Carrillo 21:17 6:58.5 SO, Oak JV5 Cohen-Sandler, Hannah Maria Carrillo 21:35 7:04.3 SO, Oak JV6 Joseph, Lael Santa Rosa 21:36 7:04.6 FR, Oak 25 Sheeks, Alexandra Casa Grande 21:36 7:04.7 JR, Vine Valley 26 L'Heurex, Amaris Ukiah 21:38 7:05.5 JR, Oak 27 Johnson, Nataleigh Windsor 21:39 7:05.6 FR, Redwood 28 Pride, Jordan Santa Rosa 21:43 7:07.1 SO, Oak 29 Howell, Sedona Santa Rosa 21:44 7:07.4 JR, Oak JV7 Lu, Jamie Maria Carrillo 21:53 7:10.2 SO, Oak 30 Llapitan, Taya Casa Grande 21:53 7:10.4 JR, Vine Valley 31 Garay, Lucia Casa Grande 21:57 7:11.6 SO, Vine Valley 2017 SCL Spring Lake 3.05 mile 1 Peterson, Gabrielle 11 Healdsburg 17:53, Oak 3 Rosales, Cynthia 11 Piner 20:14, Oak 5 Rodriguez, Veronica 10 Piner 20:34, Oak 6 Olivares, Fatima 11 Piner 20:37, Oak 8 Moussa, Grace 11 Analy 20:49, Redwood 11 Bozeman, Natalie 11 Healdsburg 21:18, Oak 12 Cashel, Malia 11 Sonoma Valley 21:23, Vine Valley 14 Flynn, Camille 11 Petaluma 21:31, Vine Valley 2017 MCAL 5k College Of Marin Indian Valley Campus, Novato 27. Mia Vlaming 11 Justin-Siena 21:54, Vine Valley Napa at Sac-Joaquin Section Sub Section Cross Country Championships Division 2 100. 10 Jada Dunn 23:05 3 Miles, Vine Valley 2017 MEL no results available, Napa and Vintage Vintage at Sac-Joaquin Section Division 2 Championships, 3 Mile 6th Mary Deeik 9 19:23 22 state qualifier, Vine Valley Michaela Kreps 11 20:31 63, Vine Valley Gabby Herrera 11 21:57 151, Vine Valley Chloe Solis 11 24:05 251, Vine Valley Bailey Stone 11 25:02 (284), Vine Valley Malia Sittler 11 25:36 (296), Vine Valley 2017 Coastal Mountain Conference Finals Grace Southern 11 Middletown 21:05 Caroline Chambers 11 Rincon Valley Chris 21:14 Ava Petersen 9 Point Arena 21:45 Haley Hutchinson 11 Fort Bragg 21:47 Julie Edwards 11 Cloverdale 21:51