Eden Prairie's Bartnik Wins Class AA Title

Eden Prairie junior Aaron Bartnik, the #1-ranked individual in Class AA won a close-fought victory over Woodbury senior Marty Joyce to win the MSHSL Class AA boys' cross country title this morning in Northfield.

Bartnik, only 29th in last year's Class race, outran Joyce over a fleet final 800m. Bartnik clocked 15:56 for the win; Joyce crossed the finish line in 15:58.

Defending champion Lukas Gemar of Moorhead finished 31st.

Bartnik's post-race interview:



Joyce's post-race comments:



Official results are HERE.