Rankings Steady as Section Competition Arrives

The top spots in the state's high school cross country rankings remained the same as prep harriers prepare for this week's Section competition.

While the pollsters think Eden Prairie and Perham are the top boys' and girls' teams in the state in Class AA and Class A respectively, competition will verify or refute the proposition in the next two weeks.

Likewise, for the top-ranked individuals in the state -- Aaron Bartnik of Eden Prairie and Maria Hauger of Shakopee in Class AA and Paul Koullick of Blake and Maddie McClellan of Perham in Class A -- it will be their legs deciding their final position, not a panel of coaches.

Find the date and location of this week's MSHSL Section meets HERE.

The State Meet, of course, takes place on November 7 at St. Olaf College in Northfield.

Find the complete Class AA rankings below.

Find the complete Class A rankings HERE.

Class AA Girls

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

Individuals:
1 Maria Hauger, 9, Shakopee
2 Emma Bates, 12, Elk River
3 Jamie Piepenburg, 10, Alexandria
4 Heidi Peterson, 11, Sartell
5 Megan Platner, 11, Eden Prairie
6 Abbi Asprengren, 11, Elk River
7 Erica Seidenkranz, 10, Monticello
8 Julia Harrison, 11, Mound Westonka
9 Carrie Donohue, 12, Kennedy
10 Nicole Heitzman, 9, Andover
11 Allison Cordes, 9, Roseville Area
12 Chrissy Monson, 9, Albert Lea


Class AA Boys

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

Also receiving consideration …
Owatonna (1), Redwing (1), St. Thomas Academy (3), St. Paul Central (4)
Andover (5), Osseo (5), Coon Rapids (5), Hopkins (6), Alexandria (8)

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 Josh Thorson, 10, Wayzata

Also receiving consideration …
Landon Lozano,12, Wayzata; Oliver Haugland,12, Wayzata; Mohamed Mohamed,12, Eden Prairie; Andy Fenske,12, Park Center; Steven Dado,11, Totino Grace; Christian Skaret,11, Minnetonka; Ryan Nichols,12, Stillwater; Michael VanVoorhis,12, St. Paul Central; Micheal Tessema,12, Burnsville; Kemal Jarso,12, St. Paul Central; Joel Reichow,10, White Bear Lake