Today I’ve listed the all-time rankings based on percentage behind the winner. I find this an interesting number, sometimes more interesting than overall place. A deep field could knock someone well back in the finish ranking but not show how close he or she finished to the winner. Of course in contrast a “weak” or “strong” winner (whatever that might mean) could alter the results. I like the math and we also use this system to score the mountain series and the New England Trail Series. As you can see below, Brandon’s % back ranks second (although he has the best place) and Megan ranks first all-time in the Junior women’s category.

Rank
% of leader
 First Last
Time
Place
Year
Type
 Location
1
101.97
 Tim Smith
0:43:02
5
2008
JM
 Crans Montana
2
103.69
 Brandon Lord
0:39:51
4
2009
JM
 Campodolcino
3
104.27
 Levi Grandt
0:44:00
13
2008
JM
 Crans Montana
4
108.18
 Jon Stevens
0:45:39
31
2008
JM
 Crans Montana
5
109.13
 Eduardo Pasko
0:55:23
22
2002
JM
 Innsbruck
6
112.6
 Paul Petersen
0:47:31
50
2008
JM
 Crans Montana
7
112.74
 Andrew Benford
0:46:36
12
2006
JM
 Bursa
8
113.36
 Andrew Payton
0:40:27
35
2003
JM
 Girwood, Alaska
9
113.86
 Eduardo Pasko
0:40:38
38
2003
JM
 Girwood, Alaska
10
114.96
 Dan Nafziger
0:44:11
39
2009
JM
 Campodolcino
11
115.14
 Christian Thompson
0:38:25
17
2007
JM
 Ovronnaz
12
115.48
 Brian Rooney
0:44:23
41
2009
JM
 Campodolcino
13
115.53
 Christian Thompson
0:42:31
28
2005
JM
 Wellington
14
116.8
 Rory Egelus
0:42:59
33
2005
JM
 Wellington
15
117.05
 Rory Egelus
0:41:46
40
2003
JM
 Girwood, Alaska
16
117.34
 Trevor Hanlin
0:59:33
42
2002
JM
 Innsbruck
17
117.93
 Matt Winter
0:59:51
45
2002
JM
 Innsbruck
18
119.24
 Brett Wilson
0:42:33
47
2003
JM
 Girwood, Alaska
19
119.48
 John Ricardi
0:54:05
51
2004
JM
 Sauze d’Oulx
20
119.93
 Jonny Stevens
0:41:19
44
2007
JM
 Ovronnaz
21
120.12
 Tim Smith
0:46:10
55
2009
JM
 Campodolcino
22
120.74
 Jonny Stevens
0:44:26
41
2005
JM
 Wellington
23
121.83
 Rory Egelus
0:55:09
60
2004
JM
 Sauze d’Oulx
24
123.87
 Jon Horn
0:45:35
47
2005
JM
 Wellington
25
124.84
 Zach Rivers
0:51:36
43
2006
JM
 Bursa
26
125.11
 Alex Jodidio
0:43:06
59
2007
JM
 Ovronnaz
27
125.16
 Rory Egelus
0:51:44
47
2006
JM
 Bursa
28
126.58
 Todd Skelton
0:57:18
67
2004
JM
 Sauze d’Oulx
29
128.69
 Zach Rivers
0:44:20
63
2007
JM
 Ovronnaz
30
129.31
 Jon Horn
0:53:27
57
2006
JM
 Bursa
31
129.71
 Andrew Payton
0:58:43
68
2004
JM
 Sauze d’Oulx
Rank
% of leader
 First Last
Time
Place
Year
Type
 Location
1
101.27
 Megan Morgan
0:22:35
2
2009
JW
 Campodolcino
2
102.8
 Anna Lieb
0:21:23
4
2007
JW
 Ovronnaz
3
104.36
 Alex Dunne
0:23:33
3
2008
JW
 Crans Montana
4
104.8
 Maria Dalzot
0:21:48
8
2007
JW
 Ovronnaz
5
114.18
 Kathryn Helmerick
0:23:45
30
2007
JW
 Ovronnaz
6
115.02
 Robyn Arnold
0:25:39
23
2009
JW
 Campodolcino
7
117.33
 Kathryn Helmerick
0:25:37
24
2005
JW
 Wellington
8
117.7
 Jessica Pitzer
0:24:43
35
2002
JW
 Innsbruck
9
117.86
 Nicole Hodgso
n
0:24:45
36
2002
JW
 Innsbruck
10
122.38
 Melissa Marts
0:25:42
42
2002
JW
 Innsbruck
11
122.63
 Dominique Colberg
0:32:42
19
2004
JW
 Sauze d’Oulx
12
123.36
 Maggie McNanigal
0:21:28
30
2003
JW
 Girwood, Alaska
13
123.49
 Yasmine White
0:27:52
38
2008
JW
 Crans Montana
14
126.5
 Caitlin Zeigle
0:33:44
25
2004
JW
 Sauze d’Oulx
15
127.49
 Jessica Pitzer
0:22:11
32
2003
JW
 Girwood, Alaska
16
128.44
 Jennifer Hockman
0:34:15
26
2004
JW
 Sauze d’Oulx
17
130.99
 Mary Hallissey
0:28:36
29
2005
JW
 Wellington
18
180.97
 Hilary Verrington
0:39:47
33
1997
JW
 Upice
19
181.96
 Sarah Verrington
0:40:00
34
1997
JW
 Upice