WARSAW – The Warsaw girls cross country team checks in at No. 6 this week in the IATCCC (Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches) poll.

Scott Erba’s team opened its season with a second-place finish Saturday in the Huntington Invitational. No. 5 Carroll (Fort Wayne) won the team title with a score of 48 and Warsaw was second at 59.

The Tigers return all seven runners this fall from last year’s team that placed 16th at the State Finals.

Warsaw, both the girls and boys teams, will host the Tiger Invitational today at 5 p.m. at the course at WCHS.

The area is well represented in the girls poll with Penn at No. 11, Northridge at No. 13, LaPorte at No. 16 and New Prairie at No. 25.

The LaPorte boys team is No. 16 in the coaches boys poll.

Both Carmel teams are ranked No. 1 in the state.

IATCCC Girls Cross Country Poll

1. Carmel; 2. Columbus North; 3. Zionsville; 4. Floyd Central; 5. Carroll (Fort Wayne); 6. Warsaw; 7. Pendleton Heights; 8. Avon; 9. Valparaiso; 10. Cathedral; 11. Penn; 12, Lake Central; 13. Northridge; 14. Homestead; 15. Seymour; 16. LaPorte; 17. Hamilton Southeastern; 18. West Lafayette; 19. Bloomington South; 20. Terre Haute North; 21. Portage; 22. Warren Central; 23. Center Grove; 24. Jasper; 25. New Prairie.

IATCC Boys Cross Country Poll

1. Carmel; 2. West Lafayette; 3. Hamilton Southeastern; 4. Fishers; 5. Carroll (Fort Wayne); 6. Valparaiso; 7. Lake Central; 8. Avon; 9. Columbus North; 10. Crown Point; 11. Terre Haute South; 12. Noblesville; 13. Bloomington South; 14. Brebeuf; 15. Mt. Vernon (Fortville); 16. LaPorte; 17. Westfield; 18. Munster; 19. Zionsville; 20. Fort Wayne Northrop; 21. North Central; 22. Tell City; 23. Lawrence North; 24. Fort Wayne Concordia; 25. Homestead.