Another post for you numbers people out there!!! Like Manchester Invite, having all divisions compete on the same day and the same course reveals a plethora of data. While the course can slow over the period of 6 races, this is the closest we can get to see how the best teams stack up against each other across divisions at Derryfield. Now, one might wonder how this correlates to Meet of Champions held on a very flat and fast course, opposed the hilly and challenging Derryfield. In 2013, the Merge predicted 5 of the 6 qualifiers in both races. In 2014, the Merge successfully predicted 5 of the 6 qualifiers in the girls race and 4 of the 6 qualifiers in the boys race. In 2015, the Merge was a perfect 6 for 6 in the girls race and predicted 5 of 6 in the boys race. Will the 2016 Merge have the same success? For the past three years, the Merge is roughly averaging predicting 5 out of 6 teams. Who will be the surprises this year??
2016 Girls Divisional Merge 2016 Girls MOC Qualifiers (LancerTiming)
2016 Boys Divisional Merge 2016 Boys MOC Qualifiers (LancerTiming)
2015 Girls Merge: Pinkerton, Coe-Brown, Bishop Guertin, Hanover, Souhegan, Alvirne
2015 Girls Actual Qualifiers for New Englands: Coe-Brown, Pinkerton, Souhegan, Bishop Guertin, Alvirne, Hanover
2015 Boys Merge: Pinkerton, Londonderry, Coe-Brown, Oyster River, Nashua South, Nashua North
2015 Boys Actual Qualifiers for New Englands: Pinkerton, Londonderry, Nashua North, Oyster River, Coe-Brown, Alvirne
2014 Girls Merge – Coe-Brown, Bishop Guertin, Concord, Winnacunnet, Pinkerton, and White Mountains
2014 Girls Actual Qualifiers for New Englands: Coe-Brown, Bishop Guertin, Concord, Winnacunnet, Pinkerton, Souhegan
2014 Boys Merge – Pinkerton, Timberlane, Alvirne, Coe-Brown, Concord, South/Central
2014 Boys Actual Qualifiers for New Englands: Pinkerton, Timberlane, Alvirne, Oyster River, Londonderry, Coe-Brown
2013 Girls Merge– Coe-Brown, Winnacunnet, Guertin, Pinkerton, Hollis/Brookline, and Concord
2013 Girls Actual Qualifiers for New Englands: Coe-Brown, Pinkerton, Guertin, Winnacunnet, Concord, Nashua North
2013 Boys Merge– Oyster River, Souhegan, Pinkerton, Coe-Brown, Nashua South, Timberlane
2013 Boys Actual Qualifiers for New Englands: Oyster River, Pinkerton, Souhegan, Coe-Brown, Portsmouth, Nashua South