Eden Prairie Tops Pre-Season Class AA Girls Poll

Defending champion Eden Prairie is ranked first in the Class AA Girls' pre-season coaches poll for the 2009 season. Coon Rapids – 7th in the 2008 State Meet – is ranked second.

Alexandria Sophomore Jamie Piepenburg is ranked as the top individual. Piepenburg was third in last year's Cross Country Championships and won the 3200 meters at the MSHSL Track and Field Championships this past spring. Maria Hauger of Shakopee is ranked second.

Class AA Girls' Pre-Season Rankings

Teams:
1. Eden Prairie
2. Coon Rapids
3. Elk River
4. Grand Rapids
5. Chaska
6. Lakeville North
7. Shakopee
8. Winona
9. Centennial
10. Moorhead
11. Prior Lake
12. Hopkins

Individuals:
1. Jamie Piepenburg, 10, Alexandria
2. Maria Hauger, 9, Shakopee
3. Claire Guidinger, 12, Winona
4. Caitlin Hewes, 11, Stillwater
5. Laura Lawton, 11, Eden Prairie
6. Emma Bates, 12, Elk River
7. Julia Harrison, 11, Mound Westonka
8. Alexandra Rudin, 11, Eden Prairie
9. Erica Seidenkranz, 10, Monticello
10. Megan Platner, 11, Eden Prairie
11. Sharmila Ahmed, 11, Burnsville
12. Slaine Kelly, 12, Academy of Holy Angels