Final Harrier Rankings Preview State Meet

The final high school cross country rankings of the 2011 season, released yesterday, serve to preview the top teams and individuals heading to Northfield on Saturday for the MSHSL State Cross Country Meet.

The Stillwater boys and Monticello girls continue their season-long lordship over the Class AA polls, while St. Cloud Cathedral tops the Class A rankings for both genders.

Individually, Josh Thorson of Wayzata and two-time Class AA champ Maria Hauger of Shakopee remain the top-ranked individuals in Class AA, while Blake's Brandon Clark and Clare Flanagan topping the Class A rankings.

Find the full final rankings below.

Class AA

Boys' Teams:
1 Stillwater
2 Edina
3 Eden Prairie
4 Wayzata
5 Rosemount
6 Burnsville
7 Andover
8 Moorhead
9 Eastview
10 Hopkins
11 White Bear Lake
12 Owatonna

Others receiving votes: Rochester Mayo

Boys' Individuals:
1 Josh Thorson, Wayzata
2 Cole O'Brien, Burnsville
3 Jan Ketterson, Jefferson
4 Glen Ellingson, Moorhead
5 Connor Olson, Wayzata
6 Riley Macon, Rochester Mayo
7 Joey Duerr, Chaska
8 Jensen Orlow, Holy Family
9 John Klecker, Hopkins
10 Mubarik Musa, Worthington
11 Will Burke, Edina
12 Tom Linner, Stillwater

Others receiving votes: Luke McKenzie, Chisago Lakes Area; Joel Reichow, White Bear Lake; Nick Oelke, Eastview

Girls' Teams:
1. Monticello
2. Lakeville South
3. Eagan
4. Shakopee
5. Wayzata
6. Edina
7. Roseville
8. East Ridge
9. Alexandria
10. Prior Lake
11. Forest Lake
12. Eden Prairie

Girls' Individuals:
1. Maria Hauger, 11, Shakopee
2. Jamie Piepenburg, 12, Alexandria
3. Danielle Anderson, 11, Eagan
4. Jenna Truedson, 9, Bemidji
5. Megan Hasz, 8 Alexandria
6. Kaytlyn Larson, 9, Lakeville South
7. Bethany Hasz, 8, Alexandria
8. Vivian Hett, 10, Burnsville
9. Nicole Heitzman, 11, Andover
10. Anna French, 9, Wayzata
11. Erin Baker, 10, Grand Rapids
12. Taylor Perkins, 11, Lakeville North

Class A

Boys' Teams:
1. St. Cloud Cathedral
2. Perham
3. Blake
4. Minnehaha Academy
5. Mesabi East
6. Waseca
7 Winona Cotter
8. Plainview-Elgin-Millville
9. Crosby Ironton
10. Redwood Valley Area
11. Luverne Area
12 Albany

Boys' Individuals:
1. Brandon Clark, Blake
2. Charlie Lawrence, Foley
3. Shane Streich, Waseca
4. Romeo Benish, Proctor
5. Matt Welch, Proctor
6. Nick Stoks, Canby-Minneota/LinHi
7 Byron Schuldt, Nevis
8. Nick Golebiowski, St. Cloud Cathedral
9. Pat Reinschmidt, Plainview-E-M
10. Mike Destache, St. Paul Academy
11. Jacob Gerhartz, Sauk Centre
12 Dan Borash, Royalton

Girls' Teams:
1. St. Cloud Cathedral
2. Blake
3. Esko
4. LaCrescent
5. Waseca
6. United South Central
7. Annandale
8. Trinity of River Ridge
9. Adrian
10. Park Rapids
11. Rochester Lourdes
12. Perham

Girls' Individuals:
1. Clare Flanagan Blake
2. McKenzie Holt St. Cloud Christian
3. Marissa Shady Esko
4. Emi Trost Cannon Falls
5. Elena Danielson St. Cloud Cathedral
6. Kayla Woltz Chatfield
7. Lydia Lutz Park Rapids
8. Meghan Henriksen Mankato Loyola
9. Jenessa Meuleners Belle Plaine
10. Jordan Chancellor Blake
11. Tierney Winter WEMJWP
12. Austyn Their Adrian