1/30 State Qualifying Rankings - 3,000m

Entrant	Rank	Name		School	Time	Convert	Date	Scratch
1	1	Rusty	Kujdych	Neshaminy	8:39.51'	8:38.71'	01/06/2018
2	2	Noah	Beveridge	Butler	8:44.75B	8:44.75'	01/26/2018	N*
3	3	Brenden	Miller	Upper Dauphin	8:49.95B	8:49.95'	01/06/2018
4	4	Spencer	Smucker	WC Henderson	8:51.10B	8:51.10'	01/19/2018
5	5	Jason	Cornelison	Cheltenham	9:33.95B^	8:55.95'	01/27/2018
	6	Jacob	McKenna	Spring Ford	8:56.88'	8:56.08'	01/27/2018	Y
6	7	Mitchell	Etter	State College	8:57.10'	8:56.30'	01/27/2018	N*
7	8	Sam	Snodgrass	South Fayette	8:56.47B	8:56.47'	01/19/2018
8	9	Ian	Miller	Manheim Township	8:58.22'	8:57.42'	01/27/2018	N*
9	10	Jacob	Underwood	Wilson	9:36.62B^	8:58.62'	01/27/2018
10	11	Matt	Maiale	Wissahickon	9:37.64B^	8:59.64'	01/27/2018
11	12	Morgan	Cupp	Mechanicsburg	9:00.50'	8:59.70'	01/27/2018
12	13	Patrick	Theveny	Penncrest	9:37.88B^	8:59.88'	01/27/2018	N*
	14	Tyler	Rollins	DT West	9:38.06B^	9:00.06'	01/27/2018	Y
	15	Peter	Borger	Malvern Prep	9:38.88B^	9:00.88'	01/27/2018
	16	Joe	Cullen	Wyomissing	9:02.66'	9:01.86'	12/23/2017	Y
	17	Avery	Lederer	Penncrest	9:41.18B^	9:03.18'	01/06/2018	N*
	18	Chayce	Macknair	Mifflin County	9:04.15'	9:03.35'	01/27/2018
	19	Ryan	Campbell	CR North	9:41.75B^	9:03.75'	01/27/2018	Y
	20	Carlos	Shultz	Phoenixville	9:04.63B	9:04.63'	01/06/2018
	21	Christian	Fitch	Fox Chapel	9:06.59B	9:06.59'	01/26/2018
	22	Ethan	Koza	CR North	9:44.93B^	9:06.93'	01/27/2018	Y
	23	Josh	Lewis	North East	9:08.92B	9:08.92'	01/26/2018

The dreaded two mile conversion is rearing it's ugly head. Ocean Breeze provided us with a huge amount of fast two mile results and, as a result, we had to use the 38 second conversion from 2 mile to 3k to give these guys a ranking. I don't love that conversion strategy, but it is the way it is. 

Jacob McKenna is the only guy I've got scratching from this event. Patrick Theveny of Penncrest is actually my last guy in as of now based on his latest two mile time. He heads a pretty surprising group of bubble guys that also includes Matt Maiale of Wissahickon, Jacob Underwood of Wilson and Ian Miller of Manheim Township. Those guys are having terrific seasons and I would be happy to see some new blood in the state championship. 

Lots of guys are lurking near by, especially some of those WPIAL guys like Fitch and McGoey that I still think will be dangerous in the final week or so of qualifying. I doubt we've heard the last of Lederer (Penncrest also has to sneak in a DMR I'd guess) or Borger. We will see on the CRN guys. 

Rusty is the big favorite at the top, but the two guys right behind him are no slouches. If he tries the double, this race becomes very, very fun.