Saucony announced the launch of SauconyFlo50, the most comprehensive high school and collegiate cross country ranking platform to date. SauconyFlo50, a partnership between Saucony and Flotrack, the leading source for premium track and field and cross country content, ranks the top college and high school teams and individuals from across the nation. Rankings on all levels are updated weekly throughout the season, culminating in the announcement of the nations top cross country teams and athletes.
Cross country running is an incredibly passionate sport, said Mark Bossardet, vice president of sports marketing for Saucony. These athletes inspire us, running through heat, mud and snow in search of personal and team success. Ultimately, runners love to measure their progression throughout the season, comparing themselves and their team against the competition, both regionally and nationally. SauconyFlo50 is a unique, first-of-its kind platform that acknowledges cross country performance with the most accurate and comprehensive ranking system to date.
The SauconyFlo50s comprehensive program features rankings of the top 25 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I mens and womens teams and individuals as well as the top 10 NCAA Division II and Division III mens and womens teams and individuals. The rankings for the top 25 high school boys and girls teams and individuals are posted on MileSplit, Flotracks premier high school cross country network.
Flo50 college rankings are compiled by Flotrack’s staff, which collectively has nearly three decades of experience in collegiate running and coverage experience. MileSplit’s unparalleled network of authorities features experts on the ground in all 50 states, making for the most comprehensive compiling of scholastic rankings data in the nation.
The sport of cross country is part of the fabric of Flotrack as it was the first event we ever covered over seven years ago, said Flotrack co-founder Mark Floreani. We are proud to partner with Saucony, who holds the sport in the same regard. The SauconyFlo50 is the most in-depth rankings the sport has ever seen and has quickly become the standard for the sport.
Cross country running is one of the fastest growing scholastic sports in the U.S., with more than 460,000 high school boys and girls participating, according to data from the National Federation of State High School Associations (2012-2013). At the collegiate level, nearly 30,000 students run cross country as reported by the National Collegiate Athletic Association Sports Sponsorship and Participation Rates Report (2012-2013).
