Title ranking · 2017–2026
Ranked by championship titles · 22 schools · 35 titles · data 2018–2024
The top cross country school in Nebraska for 2017–2026 is Lincoln East with 6 championship titles. Not a power ranking or scholarship guarantee.
Families searching for the best cross country high schools in Nebraska usually want one clear answer: who actually wins championships? Below we rank programs by place-1 titles in our sourced data for 2017–2026.
The top cross country school in Nebraska for 2017–2026 is Lincoln East with 6 championship titles. The full table lists every school with enough verified titles in this window — public, private, and prep programs when the association published a champion.
The top cross country school in Nebraska for 2017–2026 is Lincoln East with 6 championship titles.
| Rank | School | Titles | Years | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln East · NE | 6 | 2018–2023 | 6 yrs |
| 2 | Omaha Skutt Catholic · NE | 4 | 2018–2023 | 6 yrs |
| 3 | Holdrege · NE | 2 | 2018–2024 | 7 yrs |
| 4 | McCool Junction · NE | 2 | 2020–2024 | 5 yrs |
| 5 | Hemingford · NE | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2 yrs |
| 6 | Lexington · NE | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2 yrs |
| 7 | Ainsworth · NE | 2 | 2018–2019 | 2 yrs |
| 8 | Lincoln Pius X · NE | 1 | 2024 | 1 yr |
| 9 | Millard West · NE | 1 | 2024 | 1 yr |
| 10 | Perkins County · NE | 1 | 2024 | 1 yr |
| 11 | Kearney Catholic · NE | 1 | 2023 | 1 yr |
| 12 | North Platte St. Patricks · NE | 1 | 2023 | 1 yr |
| 13 | Cornerstone Christian · NE | 1 | 2022 | 1 yr |
| 14 | Gothenburg · NE | 1 | 2022 | 1 yr |
| 15 | Crofton · NE | 1 | 2021 | 1 yr |
| 16 | Norfolk Catholic · NE | 1 | 2021 | 1 yr |
| 17 | Sidney · NE | 1 | 2021 | 1 yr |
| 18 | Aquinas Catholic · NE | 1 | 2020 | 1 yr |
| 19 | Boone Central · NE | 1 | 2020 | 1 yr |
| 20 | Axtell · NE | 1 | 2019 | 1 yr |
| 21 | Boone Central/Newman Grove · NE | 1 | 2019 | 1 yr |
| 22 | Malcolm · NE | 1 | 2018 | 1 yr |
Ranked by place-1 championship titles in Cross Country Nebraska (2017–2026) in our sourced dataset — not a power ranking or recruiting list.
Ranking method: count place-1 rows in hs_championship_results for cross country in Nebraska with season years in 2017–2026. Private and public programs share the list when both have sourced titles. We do not weight division size or invent cancelled seasons. Compare with association sites for the current year.
The top cross country school in Nebraska for 2017–2026 is Lincoln East with 6 championship titles.
Schools are ordered by place-1 championship titles in our sourced dataset for Nebraska cross country during 2017–2026. Divisions are counted when the association crowned a champion. This is not a power ranking or poll.
Not automatically. NCAA athletic scholarships are rare and mostly partial. Title history signals a competitive environment; coaches still evaluate film, academics, and roster need.
Open the Nebraska Cross Country championship page for chronological results with source links, or filter the HS Sports hub by year.
Data sources: Nebraska high school athletic association · Private leagues when published · Source URL on every underlying championship row. Figures are the most recent values published in each federal dataset; cells with no published value are shown as “—” and never estimated. CertiHomes Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.