Perham Boys, Adrian Girls Top Class A; Lachowitzer and Keller Lead Individuals

Familiar names grace the tops of the latest Class A cross country polls, released yesterday. Defending team champions Perham (boys) and Adrian (girls) are perched atop the small school team rankings. Defending individual boys champ Kevin Lachowitzer of Perham leads the boys' individual ratings; top-returnee on the girls' side, Linda Keller of Paynesville Area tops girls' individuals.

The full listings are below ...

Boys' Teams:
1. Perham
2. Minnehaha Academy
3. Pine City
4. Mora
5. USC/AC
6. Warroad
7. Adrian
8. Rochester Lourdes
9. St. James
10. Staples-Motley
11. Byron
12. Long Prairie/Grey Eagle

Boys' Individuals:
1. Kevin Lachowitzer, Perham
2. Donny Wasinger, Winona Cotter
3. Moses Heppner, Warroad
4. Eddie Stenger, Perham
5. Kenny Fillbrandt, Glencoe-Silver Lake
6. Connor Gjevre, Annandale
7. Justin Tellinhuisen, Perham
8. Brett Ausmus, Hinckley-Finlayson
9. J P Cartier, Mora
10. Ryan Swenson, Lac Qui Parle Valley/DB
11. Doug Liebsch, Long Prairie/GE
12. Tom Pesch, Plainview-E-M

Girls' Teams:
1. Adrian
2. Staples-Motley
3. Fairmont
4. Providence Academy
5. Rochester Lourdes
6. Perham
7. Mountain Lake/B.O
8. Mora
9. LaCrescent
10. Blue Earth Area
11. Paynesville Area
12. Blake

Girls' Individuals:
1. Linda Keller, Paynesville Area
2. Naomi Landecker, Staples-Motley
3. Lexi Jo Heitkamp, Luverne
4. Morgan Lynn, Adrian
5. Abby Anderson, Perham
6. Marissa Janning, Watertown-Mayer
7. Kaycee Knutson, Esko
8. Taylor Rather, Fairmont
9. Leslie Stover, Adrian
10. Annie Hart, St. Paul Academy
11. Dani Stack, Mankato Loyola
12. Kristin Ostrem, Lewiston-Altura/RP