All records based on scores reported to the Globe.
The Globe poll as of Oct. 12, 2024. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
Wellesley remains atop the Globe Top 20 girls' cross-country poll, after keeping its unbeaten record alive with a 27-28 victory over No. 10 Newton North on Wednesday despite the absence of top runner Charlotte Tuxbury.
No. 2 Weymouth returned to the win column with a 20-38 victory over No. 15 Braintree, and 27-28 triumph over No. 4 Needham in a tri-meet on Wednesday. In a battle of the top two teams in the Dual County League Wednesday, Westford outdueled Cambridge, 27-29. The Ghosts climbed three spots to No. 3 following that big victory and their runner-up finish the previous weekend at the Ocean State Invitational.
Holliston dropped to No. 18 after suffering its second consecutive loss, 21-37 to Hopkinton, which moved up to No. 16. No. 17 Milton continues to climb the rankings after notching victories over Brookline and Natick on Wednesday, led by a dominant win from freshman Grace Danielson. Dover-Sherborn fell, 21-37, to Medfield, which improved to 3-0 on the season and enters the poll at No. 20.
Records based on scores reported to the Globe.