New Teams Top Latest Class AA Polls

A pair of new teams top the boys' and girls' MSHSL Class AA cross country polls released yesterday.

The Eden Prairie boys, winners over two-time defending Class AA champs Wayzata at Hopkins over the weekend, take over the #1 ranking from the Trojans, who drop to #2. Edina keeps its #3 ranking; Stillwater, winners at Faribault move to #4.

In girls' Class AA, undefeated Prior Lake ascends to the Class AA pinnacle, after Lakeville South's shock win over former #1 Eden Prairie. The Cougars are #2, Eden Prairie falls to #3, Roseville remains #4.

The Class AA individual leaders -- Lukas Gemar of Moorhead and Jamie Piepenburg of Alexandria -- remain unchanged as do the top teams -- Perham's boys and girls -- and individuals -- Paul Koullick of Blake and Maddie McClellan of Perham -- in Class A.

Find the latest Class AA polls below; find the Class A polls HERE.

Class AA Girls

Teams:
1 Prior Lake
2 Lakeville South
3 Eden Prairie
4 Roseville
5 Hopkins
6 Shakopee
7 Elk River
8 Monticello
9 Moorhead
10 Lakeville North
11 Andover
12 Grand Rapids

Individuals:
1 Jamie Piepenburg, 10 Alexandria
2 Maria Hauger, 9 Shakopee
3 Emma Bates, 12 Elk River
4 Becca Dyson, 10, Roseville
5 Alissa Retterrath, 10, Hutchinson
6 Abbi Aspengren, 11, Elk River
7 Erica Seidenkranz, 10 Monticello
8 Sharmila Armed, 11, Burnsville
9 Kaila Urick, 11, Chaska
10 Kaelyn Williams, 10, Cooper
11 Darby Baranick, 10, Woodbury
12 Madeline Mckeefry, 8, Andover

Class AA Boys

Teams:
1 Eden Prairie
2 Wayzata
3 Edina
4 Stillwater
5 Moorhead
6 Burnsville
7 White Bear Lake
8 Alexandria
9 St. Thomas Academy
10 Bloomington Jefferson
11 Totino Grace
12 Eastview

Also receiving consideration ...
Lakeville North, Red Wing, Rosemount, St. Paul Central, Andover, Osseo, Coon Rapids.

Individuals:
1 Lukas Gemar, 11, Moorhead
2 Aaron Bartnik, 11, Eden Prairie
3 Besufekad Shannon-Tamrat, 12, Hopkins
4 Bryant Blahnik, 11, Red Wing
5 Jake Autio, 12, St. Michael-Alb.
6 Josh Thorson, 10, Wayzata
7 Jon-Michael Brandt, 12, Winona
8 Michael Ellenberger, 12, Edina
9 Jake Sandry, 12, Bloomington Jefferson
10, Mohamed Mohamed, 12, Eden Prairie
11 Marty Joyce, 12, Woodbury
12 Kemal Jarso, 12, St. Paul Central

Also receiving consideration ...
Blayne Dulian,12, Coon Rapids; Steven Dado,11, Totino Grace; Alec Schultz,12, Orono; Brian Anderson,12, St. Thomas Academy; Adam Zutz,11, St. Francis; Christian Ryan Nichols,12, Stillwater; Skaret,11, Minnetonka; Trent Lusignan,11, Shakopee; Aldis Inde,11, Edina; Micheal Tessema,12, Burnsville.