St. Francis' Zutz Tops Class AA Boys' Poll

Adam Zutz, the top-finishing Minnesotan in the Gold Division of the Griak Inviational two weekends ago, is the new #1-ranked Class AA boys harrier in Minnesota.

The St. Francis junior (pictured) assumed the top spot in the latest coaches poll, replacing Red Wing's Bryant Blahnik, who fell to #9 after a third place finish at his home invitational last week.
Eden Prairie junior Aaron Bartnik and Bloomington Jefferson senior Jake Sandry round out the top-three.

The top spots in the rankings remained unchanged this week: Eden Prairie's boys and girls' squads top Class AA; the Perham teams top Class A; and Jamie Piepenburg of Alexandria (Class AA girls), Paul Koullick of Blake (Class A boys), and Maddie McClellan of Perham (Class A girls), still rule their respective divisions.

Full Class A rankings are HERE.

Full Class AA rankings are below.

Boys

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

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


Girls

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

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

Photo by Gene Niemi.