wiaa xc changes (conf, sectionals, division)

[Zen Miler]

The sectional alignment and division changes are usually discussed passively in the other threads. I was observing the 2011 cross country sectional assigments and decided to record the division changes and also entries/exits of cross country programs eligible for WIAA competion.

Any comments on division,conference and/or sectional re-alignments would bemuch appreciated!

391 xc programs to 390 xc programs, not so simply explained:

In 2010, there were 391 cross country programs in the WIAA and now 390 are listed in the 2011 sectional assignments. The simple reduction of one school, however, does not reflect all that happened :
Mount Horeb/Barneveld splits, Barneveld joins Wisconsin Heights (0)
Frederic and The Hope School are no longer listed(-2)
Milwaukee Marshall and its children schools join Milwaukee Vincent and its children schools (-1)
Eastbrook Academy & Madison Country Day School join the WIAA (+2)Division News:

School (2011 enrollment / 2010-2011 change in enrollment)
**data came from the WIAA school directories of each year

d1

Moving up from D2: Onalaska (885/-22), Sauk Prairie (842/-37) and West De Pere (807/+8)

d2

Moving down from D1: Grafton (825/-12) and New Berlin Eisenhower (802/-65)
Moving up from D3: Arcadia (343/+22), Howards Grove (326/-5), Oostburg (340/+19), Peshtigo (353/+22) and Westby(341/-12)

d3

Moving down from D2: Dominican (303/-84), Ladysmith (323/-12), Mondovi (322/-37), Neillsville (311/-51), Oconto (299/-95) and Random Lake (315/-17)
Additions to D3: Madison Country Day (31) & Eastbrook Academy (52)

Looking at the division news, only two things really pop out from the competition standpoint. The first, Onalaska, only because it is a storied distance running program on the girls side. The second, Ladysmith, because of superstar junior, Andi Ostenso (PRs: 4:54/10:35/14:01) . This change means that she and Molly Seidel will race at state in D3! Possibly the two best individuals in the state next year?

The only other intriguing findings were Oconto's and New Berlin Eisenhower's purported enrollment shifts. Oconto lost approximately 1/4 of their student body!

[portcc]

I'm not 100% sure of how the WIAA determines enrollment, but I've been told that they look at the schools attendence on the 3rd monday of the school year. Maybe Oconto had a bad virus spreading around their school that day?

[DialItUp]

yeah really on oconto, how do you lose 95 kids that quick?

[gun lap]

The count is taken on the 3rd Friday of September, however, I believe it's the enrollment on the 3rd Friday, not the attendance on that day; i.e. if you're home sick that day you still count.

[shawtown jumper]

I believe it's the enrollment on the 3rd Friday, not the attendance on that day; i.e. if you're home sick that day you still count.

That would make a lot more sense! lol

[iRunAgain]

Enrollment is a headcount of students who are physically attending schools or receiving homebound instruction as of the third Friday in September.
http://dpi.wi.gov/lbstat/pubdata2.html

That is why they usually plan parties or giveaways that day so the kids show up.

[Zen Miler]

Badger North Conference:


Baraboo
DeForest
Mount Horeb
Portage
Reedsburg Area
Sauk Prairie
WaunakeeBadger South Conference:


Fort Atkinson
Madison Edgewood
Milton
Monona Grove
Monroe
Oregon
StoughtonBay Conference:


Denmark
Hortonville
Luxemburg-Casco
Marinette
New London
Oconto Falls
Seymour
Shawano Community
West De PereBig Eight Conference:


Beloit Memorial
Janesville Craig
Janesville Parker
Madison East
Madison La Follette
Madison Memorial
Madison West
Middleton
Sun Prairie
Verona AreaBig Rivers Conference:


Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire Memorial
Eau Claire North
Hudson
Menomonie
Rice Lake
River FallsCapitol North Conference:


Columbus
Lake Mills
Lakeside Lutheran
Lodi
Poynette
Watertown Luther PrepCapitol South Conference:


Belleville
Marshall
New Glarus/Monticello
Waterloo
Wisconsin Heights/BarneveldCentral Lakeshore Conference:


Cedar Grove-Belgium
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah
Howards Grove
Oostburg
Ozaukee
Random Lake
Sheboygan Area LutheranCentral Wisconsin Conference:


Amherst
Bonduel
Iola-Scandinavia
Marion
Menominee Indian
Pacelli
Rosholt
Weyauwega-Fremont
Wittenberg-BirnamwoodClassic Eight Conference:


Arrowhead
Catholic Memorial
Kettle Moraine
Mukwonago
Pius XI
Waukesha North
Waukesha South
Waukesha WestCloverbelt Conference:


Altoona
Augusta
Cadott
Colby/Abbotsford
Columbus Catholic
Fall Creek
Gilman/Cornell
Granton
Loyal/Greenwood
McDonell Central
Neillsville
Osseo-Fairchild
Owen-Withee
Regis
Spencer
Stanley-BoydCoulee Conference:


Arcadia
Black River Falls
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau
Luther
Viroqua
West Salem
WestbyDairyland Conference:


Blair-Taylor
Cochrane-Fountain City
Eleva-Strum
Gilmanton/Independence
Immanuel Lutheran
Lincoln
Melrose-Mindoro
WhitehallDunn-St. Croix Conference:


Boyceville
Colfax
Elk Mound
Elmwood
Glenwood City
Mondovi
Saint Croix Central
Spring ValleyEastern Valley Conference:


Berlin
Clintonville
Fox Valley Lutheran
Freedom
Little Chute
Ripon
Waupaca
Winneconne
XavierEastern Wisconsin Conference:


Campbellsport
Kewaskum
Kiel
New Holstein
Plymouth
Sheboygan Falls
Two Rivers
WaupunFox River Classic Conference:


Ashwaubenon
Bay Port
De Pere
Green Bay East
Green Bay Preble
Green Bay Southwest
Green Bay West
Manitowoc Lincoln
Notre Dame
Pulaski
Sheboygan North
Sheboygan SouthFVA Conference:


Appleton East
Appleton North
Appleton West
Fond du Lac
Kaukauna
Kimberly
Menasha
Neenah
Oshkosh North
Oshkosh WestGreat Northern Conference:


Antigo
Lakeland Union
Medford Area
Mosinee
Northland Pines
Rhinelander
TomahawkGreater Metro Conference:


Brookfield Central
Brookfield East
Divine Savior Holy Angels
Hamilton
Marquette
Menomonee Falls
Wauwatosa East
West Allis Central
West Allis HaleHeart O'North Conference:


Barron
Bloomer
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser
Cumberland/Turtle Lake
Hayward
Ladysmith
Northwestern
SpoonerIndian Trails Conference:


Eastbrook Academy
University Lake SchoolIndianhead Conference:


Bayfield
Butternut
Drummond
Hurley
Mellen
Mercer
Solon Springs/Northwood
South Shore
WashburnLake Superior Conference:


Ashland
Superior
Cloquet (MN)
Duluth East (MN)
Duluth Denefeld (MN)
Hermantown (MN)
Proctor (MN)Lakeland Conference:


Bruce
Cameron
Flambeau
Grantsburg
Lake Holcombe
New Auburn
Saint Croix Falls
Shell Lake
Unity/Luck
Webster
WinterMarawood Conference:


Assumption
Athens
Auburndale
Chequamegon
Edgar
Marathon
Phillips
Pittsville
Prentice/Rib Lake
StratfordMarinette & Oconto Conference:


Gillett
Lena/Saint Thomas Academy
PeshtigoMiddle Border Conference:


Amery
Baldwin-Woodville
Durand
Ellsworth
New Richmond
Osceola
Prescott
SomersetMidwest Classic Conference:


Brookfield Academy
Catholic Central
Dominican
Heritage Christian
Kenosha Christian Life/Faith Christian
Kenosha Saint Joseph
Lake Country Lutheran
Living Word Lutheran
Martin Luther
Messmer
Racine Saint Catherines
Saint Joan Antida
Saint Johns NW MA
Shoreland Lutheran
The Prairie School
University School of Milwaukee
Wayland AcademyMilwaukee City Conference:


Milwaukee Bradley Tech
Milwaukee King
Milwaukee School of the Arts
Milwaukee Vincent
Ronald Reagan PrepMississippi Valley Conference:


Aquinas
Holmen
La Crosse Central
La Crosse Logan
Onalaska
Sparta
TomahNorth Shore Conference:


Cedarburg
Germantown
Grafton
Homestead
Milwaukee Lutheran
Nicolet
Port Washington
Whitefish BayNorthern Lakes Conference:


Crandon
Florence
Goodman
Laona/Wabeno
Three LakesOlympian Conference:


Brillion
Chilton
Hilbert
Manitowoc Lutheran
Mishicot
Reedsville
Roncalli
Saint Mary Central
Valders
WrightstownPackerland Conference:


Algoma
Gibraltar
Kewaunee
Oconto
Sevastopol
Southern Door
Sturgeon BayRidge & Valley Conference:


Kickapoo/La Farge
North CrawfordRock Valley Conference:


Big Foot
Brodhead/Juda
Clinton
East Troy
Edgerton
Evansville
Jefferson
McFarland
Palmyra-Eagle
Parkview
Turner
WhitewaterScenic Bluffs Conference:


Bangor
Brookwood
Cashton
Hillsboro
New LisbonSix Rivers Conference:


Albany
Cassville
Iowa-Grant/Highland
Pecatonica/ArgyleSouth Central Conference:


Adams-Friendship
Mauston
Nekoosa/Port Edwards
Wautoma
Westfield Area/Montello
Wisconsin DellsSoutheast Conference:


Franklin
Kenosha Bradford
Kenosha Tremper
Muskego
Oak Creek
Racine Case
Racine Horlick
Racine ParkSouthern Lakes Conference:


Badger
Burlington
Delavan-Darien
Elkhorn Area
Union Grove
Waterford Union
Westosha Central
Wilmot UnionSouthwest Wisconsin Conference:


Dodgeville/Mineral Point
Lancaster
Platteville
Prairie du Chien
Richland Center/Ithaca
River ValleySWAL Conference:


Boscobel
Darlington
Fennimore
Riverdale
Southwestern/Cuba CityTrailways Conference:


Central Wisconsin Christian
Deerfield/Cambridge
Dodgeland
Green Lake
Markesan
Oshkosh Lourdes
Pardeeville
Princeton
Rio/Fall River
Valley Christian
Williams BayWisconsin Little Ten Conference:


Beaver Dam
Hartford Union
Oconomowoc
Slinger
Watertown
West Bend East
West Bend West
Wisconsin LutheranWisconsin Valley Conference:


D. C. Everest
Marshfield
Merrill
Stevens Point
Wausau East
Wausau West
Wisconsin Rapids LincolnWisconsn Flyway Conference:


Horicon
Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Laconia
Lomira
Mayville
North Fond du Lac/Oakfield
Omro
Saint Lawrence Seminary
Saint Marys Springs
Winnebago Lutheran AcademyWoodland Conference:


Brown Deer
Cudahy/Saint Francis
Greendale
Greenfield
New Berlin Eisenhower
New Berlin West
Pewaukee
Saint Thomas More
Shorewood
South Milwaukee
Wauwatosa West
WhitnallNo Affiliation Conference:


Green Bay NEW Lutheran
Madison Country Day
Providence Academy
Saint Anthonys
Salam

[Zen Miler]

The above is last year's conference layout. I tried writing to the WIAA to see if there were any "shifts" compared to last year's settings. I just got bounced around between people. If anyone spots an error let me know!

[Zen Miler]

Largest D1 Schools:

school/enrollment
Kenosha Tremper 2300
Arrowhead 2278
Stevens Point 2251
Green Bay Preble 2211
Madison West 2166* single sex schools = enrollment multiplied by 2
Marquette 2134*
Divine Savior Holy Angels 1316*** co-op programs with multiple school enrollments summed together:
Milwaukee Bradley Tech 6095 (4 schools: Milwaukee Bradley Tech/Hamilton/Riverside/South)
Milwaukee Marshall 4629 (6 schools: Milwaukee Vincent/Custer/Madison/Samuel Morse. Marshall/Languages/Washington)
Milwaukee School of the Arts 4361 (6 schools: Milwaukee Arts/Bay View/Carmen/Juneau/Lifelong Learning/Pulaski)
Smallest D1 Schools:

school/enrollment
New London 866
Sauk Prairie 842
New Richmond 841
Reedsburg Area 836
West De Pere 807Largest D2 Schools:

school/enrollment
Grafton 825
Plymouth 817
Lakeland Union 813
Waupaca 812
Port Washington 805* single sex schools = enrollment multiplied by 2
Saint Joan Antida 578
Saint Johns NW MA 416
Saint Lawrence Seminary 394 Smallest D2 Schools:

school/enrollment
Parkview 327
Howards Grove 326
Iowa-Grant/Highland 326
Mishicot 326
Poynette 326Largest D3 Schools:

school/enrollment
Ladysmith 323
Kenosha Christian Life/Faith Christian 322
Mondovi 322
Elk Mound 318
Martin Luther 316Smallest D3 Schools:

school/enrollment
Eastbrook Academy 52
South Shore 43
Mercer 35
Madison Country Day 31
Providence Academy 16

[Zen Miler]

http://www.livinglakecountry.com/kettlemoraineindex/sports/127936648.html

So...:


New high school, Indian Trail Academy (a Kenosha public high school), would join the Southeastern Conference;
Muskego would go to the Classic 8;
Pius XI would go to the Woodland;
Saint Thomas More is headed to "a new conference" which includes Midwest Classic Conference South schools (Racine and Kenosha County private schools, Whitefish Bay Dominican, Martin Luther and Burlington Catholic Central);

[Zen Miler]

A year ago, the cross country programs recognized by the WIAA dropped from 391 to 390. Even though we add eight new programs to the mix this year and drop only the Winter cross country program (no one came out for xc), the 2012 season will have a total 395 cross country programs competing in its three divisions.

The biggest headlines come from the changes within D2. First, D2 has gotten smaller. Thirteen programs dropped to D3 and two schools moved up to D1 with only four programs moving into the division. There's 112 programs opposed to 123 in 2011. Second, D2 gains the recently expanded Kenosha Indian Trails high school which now, after several referendums, houses more students and a true athletic program. Third, Loyal/Greenwood picks up conference foe Granton and becomes a D2 school which may not bode well for the former mediocre D3 programs.


Moves from D2 to D1:

New Berlin Eisenhower
Port Washington


Moves from D1 to D2:

Pius XI
Sauk Prairie
Wilmot Union


Moves from D3 to D2:

Loyal/Granton/Greenwood


Moves from D2 to D3:

Arcadia
Brillion
Chetek-Weyerhauser
Howards Grove
Iowa-Grant/Highland
Kewaunee
Mischicot
Oostburg
Palmyra-Eagle
Parkview
Poynette
Westby
Weyauwega-Fremont


Additions:

Frederic
Johnson Creek
Kenosha Indian Trail
Necedah
Saint Ambrose
Tenor
Trinity
Wolf River Lutheran


Subtractions:

Winter


Odds and ends:

Granton joins Loyal/Greenwood and becomes a D2 school
Kenosha Indian Trail becomes D2 school
Kickapoo becomes parent school of Kickapoo/La Farge program
Green Lake and Princeton rejoin
Madison Country Day picks up Abundant Life Christian School
Goodman picks up Pembine
Gilman drops Cornell and Cornell joins with Lake Holcombe
Elmwood picks up Plum City
Wautoma picks up Faith Christian Academy

[aubbierunner]

what had happened to frederic? why did they not have it for a year?

[Zen Miler]

I dont think anyone was showing interest in the Fredric cross country program so they were forced to drop it.

[aubbierunner]

I dont think anyone was showing interest in the Fredric cross country program so they were forced to drop it.

sad, one of the more historic teams in d3, and they were always tough, and they had to drop it? that's terrible

[Zen Miler]

Muskego moves to Classic Eight
Pius moves to Woodland
Kenosha Indian Trails HS joins SEC

[psyched4track2011]

Muskego moves to Classic Eight
Pius moves to Woodland
Kenosha Indian Trails HS joins SEC
Thomas More moves into what used to be the Midwest Classic Conference with St. Joes. The conference split for football reasons....big surprise.

[XCTF runner]

Albany and Pecatonica/Argyle move into SWAL.......both teams didn't have a conference/conference meet for cross country before

[Zen Miler]

Albany and Pecatonica/Argyle move into SWAL.......both teams didn't have a conference/conference meet for cross country before

Didnt they have an unofficial conference conglomerate called the Scenic Ridge and Rivers Conference?

Ridge & Valley Conference:

Kickapoo/La Farge
North Crawford


Scenic Bluffs Conference:

Bangor
Brookwood
Cashton
Hillsboro
New Lisbon


Six Rivers Conference:

Albany
Cassville
Iowa-Grant/Highland
Pecatonica/Argyle

[XCTF runner]

Yeah you're right. The conference last year was just Albany, Pecatonica/Argyle, and, Cassville, but their conference was so small as far as the number of runners on those teams. On the girls side Pecatonica/Argyle was the only complete team so they automatically won. Pec/Argyle and Albany were looking for a competitive meet so they didn't have to go two weeks without a meet leading into sectionals so they asked to join the SWAL and it passed.