Opening weekend inevitably wreaks havoc on any set of preseason rankings, but it's somehow just not right to start the season without a preseason poll. Since the 2010 competitive season beings tomorrow (Thursday), we present the Colorado Track XC Coaches' Poll:

5A Boys ... 1. Monarch, 62; 2. Ft. Collins, 47; 3. Dakota Ridge, 46

5A Girls ... T-1. Ft. Collins, 64; T-1. Boulder, 64; 3. Pine Creek, 50

4A Boys ... 1. Cheyenne Mountain, 60; 2. Thompson Valley, 50; 3. Coronado, 45

4A Girls ... 1. Evergreen, 57; 2. Cheyenne Mountain, 46; 3. Thompson Valley, 42

3A Boys ... 1. Salida, 76; 2. The Classical Academy, 75; 3. Alamosa, 57

3A Girls ... 1. The Classical Academy, 80; 2. Estes Park, 67; 3. Alamosa, 64

2A Boys ... 1. Nederland, 55; 2. Del Norte, 46; 3. Lyons, 42

2A Girls ... 1. Nederland, 64; 2. Mancos, 49; 3. Fountain Valley, 38

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