Minnesota Coaches Association Boys AA Cross Country Rankings

PRESEASON (released 8/22/2018)

  

Teams

1          Wayzata

2          Edina

3          Stillwater

4          Mounds View

5          Red Wing

6          Buffalo

7          Rosemount

8          Willmar

9          St Paul Central

10        Winona

11        Eden Prairie

12        Minnetonka

Other Teams receiving votes:

Hopkins, Roseville, Sartell, St. Michael-Albertville

Individuals

1          Max Manley, Edina

2          Acer Iverson, Roseville

3          Luke Labatte, Rosemount

4          Nicholas Scheller, Chanhassen

5          Isaac Basten, Buffalo

6          Addison Stansbury, Stillwater

7          Austin Streit, Mounds View

8          Caleb Haugland, Minneapolis Washburn

9          Andrew Brandt, Wayzata

10        Torin Christianson, Chanhassen

11        Grant Price, Wayzata

12        Jake Derouin, Eden Prairie

Other Athletes receiving votes:

Charlie Babcock, Forrest Lake; Carter Knaus, St. Michael-Albertville

the Gopher Men’s and Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country programs will be combined under a single coaching and support staff

"As we looked at ways we could more effectively support our track & field and cross country programs ... we realized our current structure of having the two programs operate separately was outdated and inefficient," said Athletics Director Mark Coyle.

Matt Bingle, who has served as the director of women's track & field and cross country for the past eight years and has led the women's track & field program for the last 11, will oversee the combined program going forward. Steve Plasencia, who has been the director of men's track & field and cross country since 2008, will stay on staff to oversee men's cross country and distance runners for the track & field program.

Gopher Track & Field and Cross Country is preparing to move into a new era. The state-of-the-art University of Minnesota Track & Field Stadium is scheduled to open this coming fall. In addition, the University's Field House, which the Gophers use for indoor competition, will undergo a significant renovation in the coming year to modernize both the interior and exterior of the facility. The programs will begin their next chapter together as the women come off a season in which they swept the Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championships for the first time in program history

2018 Preseason Girls AA Cross Country Rankings

 Teams

1 Wayzata                                                                  

2 Edina                                   

3 St Michael Albertville                     

4 Forest Lake  

5 Minnetonka                                     

6 Willmar

7 Marshall      

8 Farmington                                                 

9 Eden Prairie                                    

10 Shakopee                                                                           

11 Lakeville South

12 Rosemount                                                                        

 Honorable Mention: Mpls Washburn, Andover, Visitation, White Bear Lake, East Ridge

Individuals

1       Emily Covert, 12, Mpls Washburn                                           

2       Anna Fenske, 10, Farmington                                                   

3       Emma Atkinson, 11 ,Wayzata                                                  

4       Lauren Peterson, 12, Farmington                        

5       Grace Dickel, 12, Mpls Washburn

6       Caroline Sasson, 11, Wayzata    

7       Brianne Brewster, 7, Lakeville South

8       Ali Weimer, 9, St Michael Albertville        

9       Molly Moening, 9, St Paul Highland Park                                                

10     Heidi Schmitz, 12, Willmar

11     Liesl Paulsen 11, Eden Prairie High School

12     Sadie Schreiner, 11, Edina

8/17/2018

Hassan Mead Wins NACAC Men's 5K

 In a tactical race, OTC Elite's Hassan Mead ran the last 400 meters in 54 seconds to win the NACAC Senior 5K 

STATE CROSS COUNTRY COACHES’ ASSOCIATION GIRLS' CLASS A RANKINGS

                               PRESEASON POLL

GIRLS’ TEAMS                          

1.       Perham                                      

2.       Cotter                               .          

3.        Luverne                                    

4.       Annandale                                

5.       Maple Lake                              

6.       Stewartville                         

7.       Belle Plaine                           

8.       Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball         

9.       Lake City                                  

10      West Central Area                    

11.     Howard Lake-Waverly-W         

12.     Fairmont     

 INDIVIDUALS  
 1.      Tierney Wolfgram    Math&Science Acad

2.       Lauren Ping                             Cotter

3.        Grace Ping                                Cotter

4.       Morgan Gehl     Murray County Cent.

5.       Tenley Nelson                       Luverne

6.       Makenna Thurston Lake CyrstralWM/N

7.       Marissa Whitehead Martin County West

8.       Ava Hill                         Mesabi East      

9.        Kayla Christopherson   Austin Pacelli

10      Emma Fashant                  Annandale

11.     Natasha Sortland                  ZMKW

12.     Kailee Malone                Stewartville                          

STATE CROSS COUNTRY COACHES’ ASSOCIATION BOYS' CLASS A RANKINGS

PRESEASON POLL 

1.       Geno Uhrbom  Greenway/NK

2.       Emmett Anderson      Staples-Motley

3.       Cooper Lennox                        Mora

4.       Jacob Bright           West Central Area

5.       Harris Anderson  Math&Science Acad

6.      Mitchell Johnstone    Mankato Loyola/C

7        Hunter Gowin           Breckenridge/W

8.       Luke Olson                                  Ely   

9.       Hugo Ruiz                  Tri City United

10.    Symon Keiser                          Jordan

11.     Zach Haire              Breckenridge/ W

12      Mike Kvaal                      LQPV/DB

1.       Perham                                    

2.       St. James Area                         

3.       Mankato Loyola/Cleveland      

4.       West Central Area                    

5.       Staples-Motley                         

6.       Lac Qui Parle Valley/DB       

7        Greenway/NK                          

8.       North Shore                                 

9.       Mora                                       

10.    Jordan                                      

11.     Plainview-Elgin-Millville         

12      Minnehaha Academy