etrain Stock Exchange

Etrain puts out a Top 50 List each week on his blog as a fun way to honor some of the season's best performers thus far, combining times from different courses into a completely subjective system. The list will be updating on a weekly basis and runners will jump all across the rankings. Think you can predict which runners will rise up? Which sleepers will emerge?

Well then the etrain Stock Exchange is for you!

Here's how this works, take a look at the Top 50 list. Each runner has a "monetary" (we only use imaginary money here) value as follows,

Not Ranked- $1
50th- $5
49th- $10
48th- $15
...
1st- $250

Say I see someone in the 48 spot that I think is underrated. If I pay $15 dollars, I get one "share" of that runner's stock. If the next week, the runner does well and moves up to 40th, that stock is now worth $55 dollars. I can then either sell the stock back and profit $40 or I can hold onto it if I believe the stock will continue to go up (but if the runner goes down the next week, so does the value of your stock and your profit if you choose to sell). Keep in mind, you can buy as many "shares" as you like in each runner and multiple buyers can each own shares of the same runner.

There will be a final rankings after the state championship at which time all stock will be cashed in at final market value. Whoever has made the most money off their investments will win!

So if you want to play along, comment below with your purchases and a code name so we know who you are. You can make purchases or sales any time you like prior to the state championship meet!

Current Top 50 as of 10/8

1. Jake Brophy, Senior CB East (1 AAA)
2. Jaxson Hoey, Senior DT West (1 AAA)
3. Dominic Hockenbury, Senior Lake Lehman (2 AA)
4. Nick Dahl, Junior GFS (Independent)
5. Nathan Henderson, Junior JP McCaskey (3 AAA)
6. Josh Hoey, Sophomore DT West (1 AAA)
7. Nick Wolk, Senior Peter's Township (7 AAA)
8. Matt Kravitz, Senior North Pocono (2 AA)
9. Zach Skolnekovich, Junior Quaker Valley (7 AA)
10. Griffin Mackey, Junior Sewickley Academy (7 A)
11. Henry Sappey, Senior DT West (1 AAA)
12. Zach Seiger, Senior Red Land (3 AAA)
13. Jeff Kirshenbaum, Senior Methacton (1 AAA)
14. Domenic Peretta, Senior Beaver Falls (7 A)
15. Zach Lefever, Junior Ephrata (3 AAA)
16. Will Kachman, Senior Bedford (5 AA)
17. Marc Migliozzi, Senior North Allegheny (7 AAA)
18. Alex Milligan, Senior State College (6 AAA)
19. Kent Hall, Senior Unionville (1 AAA)
20. Kyler Shea, Junior Lower Dauphin (3 AAA)
21. Rob Morro, Senior O'Hara (12 AAA)
22. Spencer Smucker, Sophomore WC Henderson (1 AAA)
23. Ryan James, Junior O'Hara (12 AAA)
24. Kevin Lapsansky, Senior Easton (11 AAA)
25. Rock Fortna, Senior CB West (1 AAA)
26. Jacob Stupak, Senior North Allegheny (7 AAA)
27. Sean McGinnis, Senior Phoenixville (1 AAA)
28. Dan Filler, Senior Gettysburg (3 AA)
29. Connor McMenamin, Junior Souderton (1 AAA)
30. Liam Conway, Sophomore Owen J Roberts (1 AAA)
31. Jack DiCintio, Senior Wyomissing (3 AAA)
32. Joe Previdi, Senior Masterman (12 A)
33. Lukas Marcelis, Senior Wissahickon (1 AAA)
34. Eric Kennedy, Junior Kiski (7 AAA)
35. Matt D'Aquila, Junior Lower Merion (1 AAA)
36. Bryce Descavisch, Senior Central Cambria (6 AA)
37. Nick Feffer, Junior State College (6 AAA)
38. Brian Mass, Junior CB West (1 AAA)
39. Ben Clouse, Junior Sewickley Academy (7 A)
40. Mike Kolor, Senior Seneca Valley (7 AAA)
41. Jake Ilgenfritz, Senior Avon Grove (1 AAA)
42. Sam Signor, Senior East Pennsboro (3 AA)
43. Joe Maguire, Senior CR South (1 AAA)
44. Tucker Desko, Senior Pennridge (1 AAA)
45. James Abrahams, Junior Haverford (1 AAA)
46. Justin Yurchak, Senior Hempfield (3 AAA)
47. Gabriel Allgayer, Senior Mercersburg Academy (Indpendent)
48. Ben Bumgarner, Junior Waynesburg Central (7 AA)
49. Casey Conboy, Junior Baldwin (7 AAA)
50. Dan Quigley, Senior Freedom (11 AAA)

CURRENT STANDINGS AS OF 10/8
Seahorse
Funds: +286
2x Bixler: 0
Walsh: 0
Grant: 0
Current Portfolio Value: 0

Buckeye Fan
Funds: -5
5x Bumgarner: 75
Current Portfolio Value: 75

D6 Legend
Funds: -20
10x Higgins: 0
5x PJ Murray: 0
5x Kersten: 0
4x Delaney: 0
10x Maxwell: 0
10x Baker: 0
Currently Portfolio Value: 0

BlueBird
Funds: -1,625
10x Desko: 350
10x Barton: 0
5x Feffer: 350
1x Shea: 155
Current Portfolio Value: 855