I was looking over past state meet results and thought this might be a good discussion to get going. I've listed some teams and basic stats below as background data. Personally, I think it's tough to argue against Regina as, relative to its competition, the best program of the last ten years, but would love to hear input from others. I'm especially interested in hearing what people think about comparing teams in absolute terms--for example, are Regina's accomplishments in 1A and 2A equivalent to, say, Cedar Falls' in 4A?
10 State XC appearances
Iowa City Regina (5 state titles, 1 runner-up, 3 third-place)
Monticello (2 state titles, 2 runner-up, 2 third-place)
Cedar Falls (2/1/3)
South Winneshiek (2/2/0)
Ankeny (0/0/1)
9 State XC appearances
Dubuque Wahlert (3/2/0)
Iowa City High (0/2/1)
Pleasant Valley (3/0/1)
Council Bluffs St. Albert (1/0/0)
Mount Vernon-Lisbon (1/2/0)
Spirit Lake Park (2/1/0)
West Des Moines Valley (0/1/0)
8 State XC Appearances
Decorah (0/1/0)
Marshalltown (0/1/1)
Tipton (0/0/1)
BCLUW (0/1/1)
Ames (0/0/0)
Other programs of note
Western Christian (7 app.; 2/1/0)
Pella (7 app.; 2/2/0)
Des Moines Roosevelt (6 app.; 2/2/0)
Wapsie Valley (4 app.; 2/0/1)
Cedar Rapids Xavier (4 app.; 2/0/0)
10 State XC appearances
Iowa City Regina (5 state titles, 1 runner-up, 3 third-place)
Monticello (2 state titles, 2 runner-up, 2 third-place)
Cedar Falls (2/1/3)
South Winneshiek (2/2/0)
Ankeny (0/0/1)
9 State XC appearances
Dubuque Wahlert (3/2/0)
Iowa City High (0/2/1)
Pleasant Valley (3/0/1)
Council Bluffs St. Albert (1/0/0)
Mount Vernon-Lisbon (1/2/0)
Spirit Lake Park (2/1/0)
West Des Moines Valley (0/1/0)
8 State XC Appearances
Decorah (0/1/0)
Marshalltown (0/1/1)
Tipton (0/0/1)
BCLUW (0/1/1)
Ames (0/0/0)
Other programs of note
Western Christian (7 app.; 2/1/0)
Pella (7 app.; 2/2/0)
Des Moines Roosevelt (6 app.; 2/2/0)
Wapsie Valley (4 app.; 2/0/1)
Cedar Rapids Xavier (4 app.; 2/0/0)