Boy's HS XC Class AA Rankings

Boys AA Cross Country Rankings

Minnesota Coach’s Association

Week 2 (released 9/8/2014)

Teams

1              Wayzata

2              Edina

3              Stillwater

4              Hopkins

5              Minneapolis Washburn

6              Eden Prairie

7              White Bear Lake

8              Rosemount

9              Shakopee

10           Bemidji

11           Chaska

T12         Chanhassen

T12         Alexandria

Other Teams receiving votes: None

Individuals 

1              Connor Olson, Wayzata

2              Joe Klecker, Hopkins

3              Eli Krahn, Stillwater

4              Chase Cayo, Stma

5              Alec Anderson, Chaska

6              Jaret Carpenter, Wayzata

7              Ian Eklin, Wayzata

8              Bailey Hesse-Withbro, Stillwater

9              Logan Ramlet, Edina

10           Alex Berhe, Rosemount

11           Justin Hytinnen,  Farmington

12           Ashenafi Hatte, Washington Technology

Other Athletes receiving votes: Micah Mather, Highland Park; Nathaniel Souther, Big Lake​

Girl's HS XC Class AA Rankings

Girls Class AA Cross Country Rankings – Sept 8

Teams

1 Wayzata                           

2 Willmar                          

3 Eden Prairie

4 Minnetonka

5 Edina

6 Forest Lake                

7 Eagan                                 

8 East Ridge     

9 Bemidji          

10 St Michael Albertville            

11 Lakeville South       

12 Marshall                       

Others receiving votes:  Chaska, Mpls Washburn

Individuals

1    Megan Hasz, 11                          Alexandria                    

2    Bethany Hasz, 11                      Alexandria               
3    Anna French, 12                        Wayzata                   

4    Jenna Truedson, 12                 Bemidji                
5    Rachel King, 11                           St Michael-Albertville 

6    Tess Misgen, 10                         Shakopee                           

7    Maria Berg, 11                           New Prague                      

8    Emily Covert, 8                         Mpls Washburn             

9    Anastasia Korzenowski, 10  Chanhassen

10   Samantha Hanson, 12       Willmar                  
11   Emma Benner,                         Forest Lake                       

12  Jasmyn Armstrong , 8            Red Wing                           

Others receiving votes: Claire Boersma, 10  Marshall; Jane Baue, 10  North St Paul;  Lizzy Heil, 10 St Michael-Albertville; Lauren Peterson, 8  Farmington; Emily Betz, 12 East Ridge; Elizabeth Klecker, 10 Hopkins                              

Jeff Winter City of Lakes Half Marathon Results

Jeff Winter City of Lakes Half Marathon men's results HERE, women HERE.

Minnesota Mile; Reiti/Grunewald, Leer; Great North Run/Bersagel

Team USA Minnesota's "Three Musketeers" at the
Minnesota Mile(from L to R: Eric Finan, Heather Kampf,
and Jon Peterson

Team USA Minnesota's Heather Kampf won the Minnesota Mile women's race in Duluth on Sunday in 4:29.9.  Results are HERE.  In the men's race her teammate Jon Peterson was second in 4:04.0 with  Eric Finan  eighth in 4:10.9.  Rob Finnerty finished sixth in 4:08.3.

Gabe Grunewald finished second in Rieti in the 800 in 2:02.01. Results are HERE. Will Leer finished fifth in his heat of the men's 800 in 1:49.25.  Results HERE.

Anneie Bersagel finished eleventh in the Great North Run Half Marathon in 1:13.19.  Results are HERE.(click on tab for elite women and go to page 2)  "Some days everything clicks and some days, well.... (crickets). Next half in a few wks. Hint: may need to learn survival French" wrote Bersagel on Twitter.

Kampf breaking the tape.

Crown College Invite and Spartan Invitational Results; Saturday Night Lights at Wayzata HS

Crown College Invitational 8K men's results are HERE, women's 6K results HERE.

Results from the Spartan Invitational are HERE.  Edina won the boy's team title and were second in the girl's team race.

"Saturday Night Lights" at Wayzata HS track HERE.

Brit's Pub Vault: Becky Miller's Photo Gallery

What were you doing last Saturday night?  On top of Brit's Pub a  bunch of people got together for

a celebration of pole vaulting.  Here are a few more photos from that night in case you missed it.

TCTC's Mike Reneau(in the middle with the blue hat and shirt, left hand on his hip)
 surveys the action. Photo by Becky Miller

It involved speed and precision.
Photo by Becky Miller

Gymnastics.
Photo by Becky Miller

Coaching.
Photo by Becky Miller

Concentration.
Photo by Becky Miller

Technique.
Photo by Becky Miller

A "band of brothers" getting together to test their
skills. Photo by Becky Miller

And a crowd to watch them.
Photo by Becky Miller

They were young.
Photo by Becky Miller

And old.
Photo by Becky Miller

During warm ups as in practice, a rope not a cross bar is set
up to get a feel for how high you can go.
Photo by Becky Miller

Here the pros show you there are many ways to clear a height.
There's the "glider" Photo by Becky Miller

Aerial splits. Photo by Becky Miller

The jackknife. Photo by
Becky Miller

The one hander. Photo by Becky Miller

Grip with white power talcum.
Photo by Becky Miller

Or black "pine tar."
Photo by Becky Miller

And for added protection, the helmet--"Let's Be Careful
Out There." Photo by Becky Miller

Updated with Results: Superior Trail 100/50; Moose Mountain Marathon; Heath 3rd in Great North Games Mile

Superior Trail 100 winner is Adam Schwartz-Lowe in 21:58:32.  Men's results are HERE. Women's results are HERE. Mallory Richard won the women's race in 27:32:27.  Photos HERE.   Chris Rubesch won the 50 Mile in 8:56:33. Kristen Rognerud won the women's 50 in 11:52:51. Results are HERE.

Ben Kampf won the accompanying Moose Mountain Marathon in 3:32:27. Jane Tilstra won the women's race in 4:53:31.  Full results are HERE.

Garrett Heath finished third in the Great North CityGames mile in 4:01.22.  Results HERE.

News: Špotakova Wins Javelin, Diamond League Title in Her Event; Hudgins/MN Mile; Oz Memorial; Augustana Twilight; HS Results

Gopher grad  Barbora Špotakova saved the best for last.  She won the competition and the Diamond League title in her event by throwing a World Leading distance and meet record of 67.99m/223'.76" at the Van Damme Memorial in Belgium on Friday.

Bring Back the Mile story on Minnesota Mile participant Brandon Hudgins is HERE.

Gopher men and women second in Oz Memorial team races HERE. Results are HERE. Gopher's Ashlie Decker wins individual race HERE. 

Augustana Twilight Invitational men's results are HERE, women HERE.   SW Minnesota State summary is HERE.

Dewey Minneheart Invitational results for boy's HERE, girl's HERE.

Waseca County News report on the Gerry Smith  Invitational is HERE. Boy's results are HERE, girl's HERE.

News: Lundin Interview; High School summaries from Marshfield/St. Olaf Showcase/Canby LN Invite; Northern Minnesota HS XC preview; Region 6AA Preview; Jane Reimer-Morgan; NYRR Fifth Ave Mile; Defeat of Jesse James Days Run

Interview with St. Olaf coach Phil Lundin is HERE.

Top two boy's teams at Bauman/Rovn

Bauman/Rovn Invitational results: boy's 5K HERE, girl's 4K HERE.

Top two girl's teams at Bauman/Rovn

Hayfield Invitational boy's 5K results HERE, girl's 4K results HERE.

Stillwater Gazette article on last weekend's Marshfield Invitational  is HERE

Waseca County News story on Waseca HS results from St. Olaf Showcase meet HERE. Red Wing Republican Eagle report HERE.

Worthington Daily Globe summary of Canby is HERE.

Duluth News Tribune HS XC preview is HERE.

Eden Prairie News preview of  Eden Prairie team/Region 6AA is HERE.

Sun Sailor feature on Minnetonka HS girl's  XC and track coach Jane Reimer-Morgan, who was recently selected as USTFCCCA Minnesota girl's coach of the year  is HERE.

Elite Field for NYRR Fifth Ave Mile announced HERE. Leer, Heath, Kampf, Blankenship entered.

The track 10K, on the verge of extinction?  HERE.

Northfield News on the Defeat of Jesse James Days Run/Walk HERE

News: NCAA DII National Rankings; HS Top 100 team Rankings; Lieberman; Team USA Minnesota Adds a New Sponsor; Jane Welzel; Strava

NCAA DII pre-season women's National Rankings HERE. UMC ranked fourth, Winona State tenth, UMary twenty-third.  Men's rankings are HERE.

DyeStat HS XC rankings are HERE(boy's) and HERE(girls).  Wayzata tenth, Edina sixteenth, Stillwater twenty-sixth, Hopkins ninety-first in boy's.  Wayzata ranked twenty-third, Willmar fifty-fifth, Edina seventy-second, Lakeville South eighty-first, and East Ridge ninety-eighth.

Evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman talks about running, science, and how to interpret science studies HERE.

Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon Inc. to sponsor Team USA Minnesota HERE.

Nice article celebrating the life of Jane Welzel, a lovely lady and not a bad runner either HERE.

Strava, London-based company tries to take the "lonliness" out of long-distance running HERE.

Minnesota Mile On Sunday

Sunday’s Minnesota Mile in downtown Duluth  elite division that features a $20,100 prize purse with the men’s and women’s winners each receiving $3,000, respectively.

The Minnesota Mile is the sixth and final stop on the inaugural Bring Back the Mile Grand Prix Tour 2014. The total prize purse for the six Tour events exceeds $85,000 plus $7,500 for the Grand Prix purse. Per Tour event, per gender, the top 6 will score points (10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1) with the top 4 Grand Prix scorers earning GP money ($2,000, $1,000, $500 and $250). Team USA Minnesota’s Heather Kampf, “The Queen of the Road Mile,” has already secured the women’s BBTM GP Tour title, but the other Grand Prix positions will be decided at the Minnesota Mile.

Kampf, 27, of Minneapolis, holds three of the top ten women’s times in Minnesota Mile history. She claimed the title in 2012 (4 minutes, 36.5 seconds), and she placed second a year ago behind the course-record-setting performance from Gabriele Grunewald.

Kampf’s set her best mile mark of 4:21.39 on July 26 when she won at the Ryan Shay Mile. The former University of Minnesota standout won numerous mile races in 2013, including the Bermuda Mile, the Ryan Shay Mile, the Liberty Mile, and the Michigan Mile. Kampf will be challenged in Sunday’s women’s division by Sarah Brown (Solana Beach, Calif. – PR, 4:26.67) and Sara Vaughn (Boulder, Colo. – PR, 4:29.8).

Brown, 27, set her personal best time of 4:26.67 in winning Vancouver’s Harry Jerome Mile on July 10. She also won the 2013 TC 1 Mile in Minneapolis. Vaughn, 28, placed third (4:38.9) at last year’s Minnesota Mile behind Grunewald and Kampf.

On the men’s side, the top two in the Bring Back the Mile Grand Prix Tour standings are registered and are among the favorites. Rob Finnerty, 24, of Burnsville, Minn., leads Jack Bolas, 26, by two points entering Sunday’s final Tour race.

In July, Finnerty won the Ryan Shay Mile in a personal record 3:56.98. On Aug. 22, he placed third (4:13) at the Michigan Mile, a race won by Bolas in 4:06.76. Bolas was third at the 2013 Minnesota Mile in 3:53.5, his personal best. Both Finnerty and Bolas ran for at the University of Wisconsin.

Other contenders include 2012 1500-meter Olympian Ciaran O’Lionaird from Ireland (PR, 3:52.10) and Americans Miles Batty (Cedar Park, Texas – PR, 3:54.54), Jake Edwards (Columbus, Ohio – PR, 3:58.09), Tommy Schmitz (Santa Barbara, Calif. – PR, 3:56.45) and Kampf’s Team USA Minnesota teammate Eric Finan (Minneapolis, Minn. – PR, 3:58.73).

Sunday’s races begin one block east of Fitger’s on Superior Street and finish past the Holiday Center. In addition to the elite race, the event includes races for children, recreational and semi-elite runners.

The Minnesota Mile offers runners a unique opportunity for citizen runners to secure a spot in next year’s Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, as 250 finishers will be randomly selected to receive guaranteed entries into the 2015 half marathon on June 20.

Registration for all divisions is conducted online at www.GrandmasMarathon.com. The pre-registration entry fee is $20 and late registration (September 6 and 7) is $30. The first 450 paid pre-registered entrants will receive a complimentary pair of Fitsok performance socks.

            Men's Elite Mile entrants:

Bib #                                                     PR

1          Jack Bolas     26                    3:53.5

2          Rob Finnerty  24                   3:56.98

3          Ciaran O’Lionaird  26           3:51.10

4          Miles Batty     27                  3:54.54

5          Tommy Schmitz 31               3:56.45

6          Jacob Edwards 26               3:58.09

7          Eric Finan  25                      3:58.73

8          Pat Fullerton  25                  3:58.8

9          Jonathan Peterson    25       4:00.54

10        Tom Scott 25                     3:59.9

11        Richard Kandie 29             3:53.70

12        Adam Currie  29                4:04.94

13        Seth Brickley 27                4:06.4

14        Aaron Easker 23                4:08.01

15        Edward Tabut 31               4:08.08

16        Sammy Rotich 27               4:13.63

17        Ismael Arzola 25                4:26.07

18        Tyler Hinrichs  27              4:19.57

19        Charlie Habermann 23       4:22.23

20        Elly Sang  23                     4:16.5

21        Lee Willis  41                    4.04.62

22        Joey Keillor  40                 4:13.3

23        Brandon Hudgins 27          4:01.64

Women's Elite Mile entrants:

Bib #                                               PR

31        Heather Kampf  27           4:21.39

32        Sarah Brown 27               4:26.67

33        Sara Vaughn 28               4:29.8

34        Christy Cazzola 29          4:33.97

35        Jessica Tebo  26             4:34.73

37        Neely Spence Gracey 24    4:48.81

38        Dawn Grunnagle 36        4:15.25 (1500m)

39        Ioana Citireag  25           4:27.44 (1500m)

40        Doreen Kitaka  30         4:46.7

41        Melissa Burkart 32         4:58.22

42        Breeda Willis 44             4:48.4

43        Katie McGee  41           5:09

44        Genet Gashie Beyene 19   4:41.52

News: USTFCCCA NCAA DIIXC Regional Rankings; MIAC XC Athletes of the Week; UMAC Pre-Season Poll

USTFCCCA NCAA DII XC Regional rankings are HERE. UMD women first in the Central Region with four other NSIC schools in the top ten.  Winona State men ranked tenth.

MIAC Male HERE and female HERE XC Athletes of the Week

UMAC pre-season XC coaches poll for men is HERE, women HERE.

UPDATED: Gabe Grunewald 4th in Zagreb

Team USA Minnesota's Gabe Grunewald finished fourth in the 1,500 meters at the IAAF World Challenge Meet in Zagreb in 4:06.58.  Results are HERE. "Solid run in Zagreb last night for final 1500m of 2014, next year WILL be better. Final stops: Leuven --> Rieti --> Marrakech!" wrote Grunewald on Twitter

Boy's HS XC Class AA Rankings

Minnesota Coaches Association Boy's AA Cross Country Rankings 
Week 1 (released 9/2/2014)

Teams
1              Wayzata
2              Edina
3              Stillwater
4              Hopkins
5              Minneapolis Washburn
6              Eden Prairie
7              White Bear Lake
8              Shakopee
9              Rosemount
10           Chaska
11           Bemidji
12           Chanhassen 
Other Teams receiving votes: Alexandria, Centennial, Eastview, Moorhead

Individuals
1              Connor Olson, Wayzata
2              Eli Krahn, Stillwater
3              Joe Klecker, Hopkins
4              Alec Anderson, Chaska
5              Chase Cayo, Stma
6              Ian Eklin, Wayzata
7              Jaret Carpenter, Wayzata
8              Alex Berhe, Rosemount
9              Micah Mather, Highland Park
10           Logan Ramlet, Edina
11           Justin Hytinnen,  Farmington
12           Nick Wareham, Woodbury         
 Other Athletes receiving votes: Joey Duerr, Chaska; Bailey Hesse-Withbro, Stillwater; Faysal Mahmoud, Burnsville​

Girl's HS XC Class A Rankings

STATE CROSS COUNTRY COACHES’ ASSOCIATION

GIRL'S CLASS A RANKINGS

TEAMS      

1.       Annandale

2.       Waseca                                   

3.       Perham                                    

4.       Lac Qui ParleValley-DB          

5.       Holy Family Catholic                

6.       Dover-Eyota                                      

7.       Luverne Area                         

8.       Trinity of River Ridge        

9.       St. Cloud Cathedral

10.     Park Rapids Area                    

11.     St. Paul Academy

12.     Holdingford

INDIVIDUAL

1.       Mary Naas             St. Paul Academy

2.      Becca Wilkins         Trinity of River Ridge

3.      Elizabeth Schlafke   Annandale

4.      Madison Schandelmeier   Luverne Area

5.      Tierney Winter       WEM-JWP

6.      Kailee Kiminski       Esko

7.      Rachel Salentiny      Heron Lake-Okabena

8.      Kayla Huhnerkoch  Redwood Valley Area

9.      Beth Stevermer       United South Cent.

10.    Ellie Nelson           Roseau

11.   Alaysia Freetly       Lac Qui Parle Valley-DB10.    

12.    Emily Donnay        Eden Valley-Watkins/K

Boy's HS XC Class A Rankings

STATE CROSS COUNTRY COACHES’ ASSOCIATION

CLASS A BOY'S  RANKINGS Sept. 1^st

 TEAMS                                      

1.       Martin County West                  

2.       Perham                                     

3.       Waseca                                     .     

4.       St. Cloud Cathedral                   

5.       Glencoe/Silver Lake                  

6.       Mora                                        

7        Minnehaha Acad.                       

8.       Canby/Minneota/LinHI         

9.       Mound Park Academy               

10.     Roseau                                      

11.     Plainview-Elgin-Millville       

12      Ely                                           

INDIVIDUALS

1.      Shane Streich        Waseca 

2.      Isaac Overmyer     Park Rapids

3.      Ephraim Bird        Minnehaha Academy

4.      Billy Beseman        Perham

5.      Mike Destache       St. Paul Academy

6.     Andrew Zachman  Holdingford

7.     Jake Petit               SW Christian

8.     Ben Burgett         Willmar Community Christian

9.     James Chelman  Glencoe/Silver Lake 

10.   John Roth            Lake Crystal/C.M.

11.   Alex Wischnack   Norwood/Young America

12.   John Mayo           Martin County West

Gene Niemi's Victory 10K Photo Album

Men's winner Dan Greeno(213) takes a glance over his shoulder as
he nears the finish.   Runner-up Aaron Easker(blue and white singlet)
checks on third place finisher Eric Loeffler(orange shoes).
Photo by Gene Niemi

Women's pack is together near the 2-mile mark.  Lauren Rice(535/4th place)
leads winner Taylor Berg(798), with Stephanie Price(yellow singlet/5th place)
and runner up Katie McGee(765) in the lead pack.
Photo by Gene Niemi

Masters champ Kelly Mortenson(796) checks on the
competition.  Photo by Gene Niemi

Berg heads for the finish.
Photo by Gene Niemi

Dan Greeno brings home the victory.
Photo by Gene Niemi


Mark Brunsvold wheels his daughter
Amanda through the course.
Photo by Gene Niemi

News: Victory 10K Results; Gopher Women's XC Intrasquad Meet; St. Cloud Apollo Invitational

Melissa Gacek finished second in
the women's Victory 5K and third in the 10K

Results from the Victory 10K are HERE(men) and HERE(women).  Victory 5K results are HERE.

The Gopher women opened the 2014 XC season with their intrasquad meet on Friday.  Results are HERE.

St. Cloud Apollo Invitational results HERE.

News: Peyton and Moore 12th in USATF 20K Championships; Greeno and Berg Win at Victory 10K

Incomplete results at this point, but Team USA Minnesota's Meghan Peyton finished twelfth in 1:15:15 at the New Haven 20K, which served as the US 20K road championship.  Full results are HERE.  Former TCTC runner Joe Moore finished twelfth in the men's race in 1:04:13  Closer to home, Dan Greeno won the men's race at the Victory 10K in an unofficial time of 30:51.  Taylor Berg was the first woman in 35:20.  The race is this year's USATF Minnesota 10K championship. More to come on both these events later.

Girl's HS Class AA XC Rankings

2014 - Girls Class AA Cross Country Rankings – Sept 1

Teams

1 Wayzata           

2 Willmar          

3 Eden Prairie

4 Minnetonka   

5 Forest Lake                   

6 Marshall 

7 East Ridge                      

8 Eagan

9 Bemidji          
10 Edina 

11 Lakeville South              

12 Chaska                           

Others receiving votes:  Austin, Totino-Grace, Alexandria, Roseville

Individuals

1    Megan Hasz, 11                 Alexandria      

2    Bethany Hasz, 11              Alexandria               
3    Anna French, 12                Wayzata       

4    Jenna Truedson, 12           Bemidji                  
5    Tess Misgen, 10                 Shakopee  

6    Samantha Hanson, 12      Willmar

7    Maria Berg, 11                   New Prague 

8    Anna Van Wyk, 12            Eagan      

9   Lizzy Heil, 10                         St Michael-Albertville                 
10  Rachel King, 11                St Michael-Albertville                                   
11  Emily Covert, 8                 Mpls Washburn 

12  Jane Baue, 10                    North St Paul           

 Others receiving votes:

Lauren Peterson, 8          Farmington

Jasmyn Armstrong , 8      Red Wing

Emily Betz, 12                    East Ridge