Rosemount, Finnerty Stay Atop Class AA Ratings

In the latest Class AA Boys Cross Country Ratings, released September 3, Rosemount retains its top ranking, as expected. #2 Wayzata changes places with #3 Stillwater after beating the Ponies in Marshfield, Wisconsin over the weekend. #8 Edina and #9 Eastview join the top-12 after not making the grade in the pre-season ratings.

Here's how the Class AA Teams stack up ...

1 Rosemount (3) ... were 1st in pre-season ratings
2 Wayzata (Section 6) ... were 3rd
3 Stillwater (4) ... were 2nd
4 Brainerd (8) ... were 4th
5 Robbinsdale Armstrong (6) ... were 6th
6 Willmar (2) ... were 5th
7 Roseville (4) ... were 8th
8 Edina (6) ... were un-ranked
9 Eastview (3) ... were un-ranked
10 Eden Prairie (6) ... were 10th
11 Moorhead (8) ... were 9th
12 Andover (5) ... were unranked.

Also receiving consideration: Lakeville North (1), Winona (1), Lakeville South (1), Owatonna (1), Hutchinson (2), Chaska (2), Mounds View (5), Minneapolis South (6), Hopkins (6), Minnetonka (6), St. Michael-Albertville (8).

Individually, Burnsville's Rob Finnerty retains his pre-season top-rating after his big win in Marshfield. Rosemount's Obai Hussein is the big mover -- jumping from #11 to #4 after his runner-up finish at the Irish Invite. Half-miler extraordinaire Andy Richardson officially joins the cross country fold with a #11 ranking.

1 Rob Finnerty (12), Burnsville ... was 1st
2 Jordan Carlson (12), Rosemount ... was 3rd
3 Mahad Hassan (11)Willmar ... was 4th
4 Obai Hussein (12), Rosemount ... was 11th
5 Tyler King (12), Lakeville North ... was 2nd
6 Travis Beniak (12), ZMKW ... was 5th
7 Pieter Gagnon (12), Mpls Washburn ... was 6th
8 John Holt (11), Roseville ... was 7th
9 Kyle Schmidt (12), Hutchinson ... was 9th
10 Robel Kebede (11), Mpls South ... was 10th
11 Andy Richardson (12), Irondale ... was un-ranked
12 Drew Paradis (11), Alexandria .... was 12th.

Also receiving consideration (not in order) Shane Steele (12) Roch Century, Nick Nygaard (12) St. Michael-Alb., Travis Burkstrand (12) Eastview, Zach Mellon (11) Buffalo, Danny Docherty (12) Cretin DH, Ellis Richardson (12) Roseville, Danny Ducharme (11) Wayzata, Jon-Michael Brandt (10) Winona, Besufekead Shannon (11) Hopkins.

Look to DtB for the Class AA girls and the Class A ratings as they are released.