New Individuals Tops Class AA Polls

As Minnesota's high school cross country teams point to conference competition this week, two new names top the Class AA individual polls, while the top teams in the state -- according to the pollsters, anyway - remain the same.

In the updated polls released yesterday, Eden Prairie junior Aaron Bartnik and Shakopee ninth-grader Maria Hauger occupy the #1 spot in the rankings. Last week's #1s -- Adam Zutz of St. Francis and Jamie Piepenburg of Alexandria -- both suffered defeats during the last seven days.

Eden Prairie still tops both Class AA team rankings. Perham does likewise in Class A.

The top-ranked Class A individuals remains unchanged as well -- Paul Koullick of Blake tops the boys, Maddie McClellan of Perham tops the girls.

Find the Class A rankings HERE.

Find the Class AA rankings below ...

Teams:
1 Eden Prairie
2 Wayzata
3 White Bear Lake
4 Stillwater
5 Edina
6 Moorhead
7 Burnsville
8 Lakeville North
9 Rosemount
10 Eastview
11 Totino Grace
12 Willmar

Individuals
1 Aaron Bartnik, 11, Eden Prairie
2 Jake Sandry, 12, Bloomington Jefferson
3 Marty Joyce, 12, Woodbury
4 Chris Mueller, 12, Eden Prairie
5 Jon-Michael Brandt, 12, Winona
6 Adam Zutz, 11, St. Francis
7 Trent Lusignan, 11, Shakopee
8 Bryant Blahnik, 11, Redwing
9 Alex Johnson, 11, Maple Grove
10 Lukas Gemar, 11, Moorhead
11 Blayne Dulian, 12, Coon Rapids
12 Landon Lozano, 12, Wayzata

Teams:
1 Eden Prairie
2 Andover
3 Shakopee
4 Lakeville South
5 Prior Lake
6 Roseville
7 Elk River
8 Hopkins
9 Wayzata
10 Moorhead
11 Minnetonka
12 Rosemount

Individuals:
1 Maria Hauger, 9, Shakopee
2 Cassidy Soli, 9, Champlin Park
3 Heidi Peterson, 11, Sartell
4 Jamie Piepenburg, 10, Alexandria
5 Emma Bates, 12, Elk River
6 Abbi Asprengren, 11, Elk River
7 Megan Platner, 11, Eden Prairie
8 Sharmila Amed, 11, Burnsville
9 Erica Seidenkranz, 10, Monticello
10 Julia Harrison, 11, Mound Westonka
11 Carrie Donohue, 12, Kennedy
12 Hannah Kellerman, 12, Sartell