The source for this hypothetical matchup is speed ratings from the four 2A regional meets held across Texas last week. (View the results from Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, and Region 4.) The speed ratings standardize each of the raw times from those meets to better see how the times from the relatively fast Region 2 and Region 3 races compare with the slower times from Regions 1 and 4. Let's see how the UIL 2A boys state qualifiers stack up in a virtual meet!
Last year's top two teams at the state meet will not be running (at least in 2A) this year, so it is no surprise that Port Aransas, who returns 6 runners from a 3rd-place finish in 2019, leads the speed rating merge 69-81 over Poolville. The team race, however, will not be a simple one for Port Aransas. Poolville returns 6 runners from their own 9th-place finish at state. Their leader is Henry Fierro (4th last year), who will hope to start a team-championship score with a 1; he leads the regional merge with a 158 speed rating. Anot...
