News Clips

Northfield News story on Northfield's Kaia Bierman qualifying to run the MSHSL XC Championships is HERE.

Press release on inductees to Hamline Hall of Fame is HERE.

Firsthand report of running Surf the Murph 50K is HERE

USTFCCCA DII National Rankings are HERE.

Red Wing Republican Eagle on Red Wing's prep for MSHSL Champs is HERE. Story on Emi Trost is HERE. Story on Lake City's MSHSL Champs is HERE.

Milesplit's Class A MSHSL Champs "virtual scorecard"(list of team and individual entrants) is HERE, AA virtual scorecard is HERE.

MIAC student-athlete spotlight on Gustavus' Kailee Carlson is HERE.

NSIC weekly summary for men's XC is HERE, women's HERE

UMAC XC coaches will participate in an online chat today at noon, link is HERE..

Girls Class A HS XC Coaches Rankings

Teams

1     Annandale                 

2     Waseca                     

3     Perham                     

4     Dover-Eyota                

5     St. Cloud Cathedral        

6     Holy Family Catholic       

7     Fairmont                   

8     Lac qui ParleValley-DB     

9     Luverne                    

10    St. Paul Academy/Summit    

11    Spectrum                  

12    Lake City                  

Others: Trinity at  River Ridge, Canby/Minneota/Linc HI     

Individuals

1     Emi Trost, 12                 Cannon Falls            

2     McKenzie Holt, 12             St. Cloud Christian     

3     Mary Naas, 11                 St. Paul Academy/Summit 

4     Courtney Alama, 12            Annandale               

5     Elizabeth Schlafke, 10        Annandale              

6     Nicole Slater, 12             Adrian                  

7     Madison Schandelmeier, 9      Luverne                 

8     Alaysia Freetly, 11           Lac qui ParleValley-DB  

9     Kayla Huhnerkoch, 11          Redwood Valley Area     

10    Rachel Eickhoff, 11           St. Cloud Cathedral     

11    Bethany Coop, 12              Mora                    

12    Tierney Winter, 10            WEM/JWP                 

Others: Victoria Burr, 12, Glencoe-Silver Lake; Judy Larson, Norwood Young America; Becca Wilkin, 10, Trinity at River Ridge  

News Bits

USTFCCCA DII Regional rankings are HERE, National DIII rankings HERE, and DIII Regional rankings are HERE.

East Ridge's Emily Betz, Minnehaha Academy's Ephraim Bird, Highland Park's Elana Breitenbucher, and Eagan's Anne Van Wyk selected as Pioneer Press athletes of the week HERE.  PP article noting the accomplishments of the Ferlic brothers is HERE.

Star Tribune article on East Ridge's Bailey Ness is HERE. On Burnsville's Ali Ahmed and Vivian Hett and the Southwest Conference championship is HERE. Interview with Anoka's Alexis Fritz is HERE.

Minnesota Daily story on Jack's Run is HERE. Full Jack's Run results are HERE.

Waseca County News on Waseca sweep of MSHSL Section 2A team championships is HERE

Perham Focus story on Perham sweep of MSHSL Section 8A team championships is HERE.

Sun Current on Richfield's Obsa Ali overcoming shin splints and an untied shoe to win Section 3AA individual boy's title is HERE.

Sun Current on Eden Prairie's girl's team and individual boys who qualified for State is HERE.

Milesplit boys individual rankings are HERE, girls are HERE.

Will Leer on facial hair HERE.

Jamie Cheever's blog post on the USATF Elite Athlete Summit is HERE.

Girls Class AA HS XC Coaches Rankings

Teams

1     Wayzata                                                                

2     East Ridge                                                 

3     Lakeville South                    

4     Eagan                                                

5     Willmar                   

6     Chanhassen                                                             

7     Bemidji                   

8     Forest lake               

9     Roseville                 

10    Eden Prairie              

11    Marshall                  

12    Minnetonka

Others receiving votes:  Edina, White Bear Lake, Moorhead, Burnsville  

Individuals                        

1     Anna French, 11               Wayzata                            

2     Megan Hasz, 10                Alexandria                         

3     Bethany Hasz, 10              Alexandria             

4     Jenna Truedson, 11            Bemidji                

5     Rachel King, 12               St Michael-Albertville

6     Emily Betz, 11                East Ridge             

7     Caroline Brisbois, 12         Roseville                          

8     Lizzy Heil, 9                 St Michael-Albertville 

9     Anna Van Wyk, 11              Egan                               

10    Vivian Hett, 12               Burnsville 
11    Tess Misgen, 9                  Shakopee   

12   Emma Benner, 10              Forest Lake

 Others receiving votes: Bailey Ness, 12, East Ridge; Anastasia Korzenowski, 9, Chanhassen; Annika Lerdall, 9, Wayzata; Annika Halverson, 12, Wayzata  Patty O'Brien, 12, North St Paul;  Shaelyn Sorensen, 12, Tartan; Rhianna Rinke, 9, North Branch;Jane Baude, 9, North St. Paul; Anna Maurer, 12, Hill-Murray                      

Boys Class AA HS XC Coaches Rankings

Teams
1              Wayzata
2              Edina
3              Stillwater
4              Hopkins
5              Hutchinson
6              Centennial
7              Minneapolis Southwest
8              Mounds View
9              Eden Prairie
10           Rosemount
11           Bemidji
12           Minneapolis Washburn

Individuals
1              Obsa Ali, Richfield
2              Connor Olson, Wayzata
3              Isaiah Barlow, Hutchinson
4              Zack Benning, Hastings
5              Sam Carlson, Bemidji
6              Matt Lumbar, Edina
7              Jacob Mc Dermott, Cretin-Derham Hall
8              Logan Ramlet, Edina
9              Chase Cayo, St Michael-Albertville
10           Jaret Carpenter, Wayzata
11           Hunter Bailey, Winona
12           Justin Hyytinen, Farmington
Other Athletes receiving votes: Bailey Hesse-Withbroe, Stillwater

Boys Class A HS XC Coaches Rankings

Teams

1     Perham                    

2     Waseca                     

3     Minnehaha Academy          

4     Martin County West        

5     Mora                       

6     Crosby Ironton             

7     Plainview-Elgin-Millville  

8     Long Prairie/Grey Eagle    

9     Holdingford                

10    Esko                       

11    Mounds Park Academy        

12    Cotter                     

--    Canby/Minneota/LinHi       

Individuals

1     Keeghan Hurley, 12            Perham                  

2     Ian Torchia, 12               Rochester Lourdes       

3     Shane Streich, 11             Waseca                  

4     Mike Destache, 11             St. Paul Acad.          

5     Ethan Wagner, 12              Minnehaha Academy       

6     Billy Beseman, 11             Perham                  

7     Isaac Overmyer, 11            Park Rapids             

8     Jayden Cullen, 12             Perham                 

9     Ephraim Bird, 11              Hope Acad.              

10    Ben Burgett, 11               Willmar Christian       

11    Ryan Phillips, 12             Redwood Valley Area     

12    TJ Schiltz, 12                NRHEG                   

--    Derek Warner, 12              Long Prairie/Grey Eagle 

Boys Class A HS XC Coaches Rankings

Teams

 1     Perham                     

2     Waseca                     

3     Minnehaha Academy          

4     Mora                       

5     Martin County West         

6     Crosby Ironton             

7     Plainview-Elgin-Millville  

8     Canby/Minneota/LinHi       

9     Long Prairie/Grey Eagle    

10    Mounds Park Academy        

11    Holdingford                

12    Cotter                     

--    St. Cloud Cathedral        

--    Proctor                    

Individuals

1     Keeghan Hurley, 12            Perham                  

2     Ian Torchia, 12               Rochester Lourdes       

3     Shane Streich, 11             Waseca                  

4     Mike Destache, 11             St. Paul Acad.          

5     Ephraim Bird, 11              Hope Acad.              

6     Ethan Wagner, 12              Minnehaha Academy       

7     Jayden Cullen, 12             Perham                  

8     Billy Beseman, 11             Perham                  

9     Ryan Phillips, 12             Redwood Valley Area     

10    Ben Burgett, 11               Willmar Christian             

11    TJ Schiltz, 12                NRHEG                   

12    Isaac Overmyer, 11            Park Rapids            

--    Matt Schrupp, 12              Cotter                  

Girls Class A HS XC Coaches Rankings

Teams

1     Waseca                     

2     Annandale                  

3     Perham                     

4     Trinity at  River Ridge    

5     Holy Family Catholic       

6     Dover-Eyota                

7     Lac qui ParleValley-DB     

8     St. Cloud Cathedral        

9     Fairmont                   

10    Canby/Minneota/Linc HI     

11    Spectrum                   

12    Mora                      

--    Esko                       

--    Rochester Lourdes          

--    St. Paul Academy/Summit    

Individuals

1     Emi Trost, 12                 Cannon Falls            

2     Madison Schandelmeier, 9      Luverne                 

3     Kayla Huhnerkoch, 11          Redwood Valley Area     

4     Courtney Alama, 12            Annandale               

5     Nicole Slater, 12             Adrian                  

6     Alaysia Freetly, 11           Lac qui ParleValley-DB  

7     Rachel Eickhoff, 11           St. Cloud Cathedral     

8     Mary Naas, 11                 St. Paul Academy/Summit 

9     Elizabeth Schlafke, 10        Annandale               

10    Maria Eastman, 10             Holy Family Catholic    

11    Becca Wilkin, 10              Trinity of River Ridge  

12    McKenzie Holt, 12             St. Cloud Christian     

--    Bethany Coop, 12              Mora                    

--    Kailee Kiminski, 11           Esko                    

--    Sally O’Brien, 11             Waseca                  

--    Madeline Huglen, 11           Roseau                  

Boys Class AA HS XC Coaches Rankings

Teams
1              Wayzata
2              Edina
3              Stillwater
4              Eden Prairie
5              Hutchinson
6              Hopkins
7              Centennial
8              Robbinsdale Armstrong
9              Mounds View
10           Rosemount
11           Minneapolis Washburn
12           Minneapolis Southwest
Other Teams receiving votes: Alexandria, Moorhead

Individuals
1              Obsa Ali, Richfield
2              Connor Olson, Wayzata
3              Jacob McDermott, Cretin-Derham Hall
4              Isaiah Barlow, Hutchinson
5              Cal Lawton, Eden Prairie
6              Matt Lumbar, Edina
7              Sam Carlson, Bemidji
8              Zack Benning, Hastings
9              Logan Ramlet, Edina
10           Hunter Bailey, Winona
11           Joe Klecker, Hopkins
12           Jaret Carpenter, Wayzata
Other Athletes receiving votes: None

News Bits

Perham Focus story and pictures on the Perham boy's and girl's teams at the Griak meet is HERE.

Red Wing Republican Eagle story on the Red Wing Invitational. Photos of the Red Wing boys in their mohawks is HERE.

Minnesota Daily story on the Gophers at the Griak is HERE.

Duluth News Tribune story on Grandma's race oganization's contribution to cancer fund is HERE.

FloTrack video of women's collegiate Gold race is HERE.

UTFCCCA DI regional rankings are HERE.

Girls Class AA HS XC Coaches Rankings

Teams

1     Wayzata                                              

2     East Ridge                                           

3     Edina                     

4     Eagan                                                

5     Eden Prairie              

6     Chanhassen                         

7     Lakeville South                             

8     Willmar                   

9     Moorhead                                    

10    Forest lake

11    Burnsville                

12    Marshall                  

 Others receiving votes:  Roseville, Sartell-St Stephen, Alexandria, White Bear Lake, Mounds View, Monticello, Bemidji

  

Individuals                        

1     Anna French, 11               Wayzata                            

2     Megan Hasz, 10                Alexandria             

3     Jenna Truedson, 11            Bemidji                

4     Bethany Kozak, 12             White Bear Lake              

5     Bailey Ness, 12               East Ridge                         

6     Bethany Hasz, 10              Alexandria                   

7     Rachel King, 11               St Michael-Albertville 

8     Lizzy Heil, 9                 St Michael-Albertville

9     Anastasia Korzenowski, 9      Chanhassen                     

10   Emily Betz, 11                East Ridge             

11   Vivian Hett, 12               Burnsville                         

12   Annika Halverson, 12     Wayzata

NHSCA Power Rankings Rate Wayzata Girls Second in US in DI, Perham Boys Rank Second in DII

The National High School Coaches Association power rankings are HERE. Wayzata's girls are ranked second in Division I.  Perham's boys are second in DII with Minnehaha Academy seventh.  In the boy's DI rankings, Wayzata is 16th, Stillwater is 24th.

Boys Class A HS XC Coaches Rankings

Teams

1     Perham                    

2     Waseca                    

3     Minnehaha Academy          

4     Mora                       

5     Martin County West         

6     Crosby Ironton            

7     Plainview-Elgin-Millville  

8     Canby/Minneota/LinHi       

9     Long Prairie/Grey Eagle    

10    Cotter                     

11    Mounds Park Academy        

12    Holdingford                

--    St. Cloud Cathedral        

--    Proctor                    

--    Esko                       

Individuals

1     Keeghan Hurley, 12            Perham                  

2     Shane Streich, 11             Waseca                  

3     Ian Torchia, 12               Rochester Lourdes       

4     Ephraim Bird, 11              Hope Acad.              

5     Isaac Overmyer, 11            Park Rapids             

6     Billy Beseman, 11             Perham                  

7     Ethan Wagner, 12              Minnehaha Academy       

8     Ryan Phillips, 12             Redwood Valley Area     

9     Mike Destache, 11             St. Paul Acad.          

10    Jayden Cullen, 12             Perham                  

11    TJ Schiltz, 12                NRHEG                   

12    Ben Burgett, 11               Willmar Christian     

--    Matt Schrupp, 12              Cotter                  

--    Ben Sullivan, 12              Perham                  

--    Nick Golebiowski, 12          St. Cloud Cath.         

Girls Class A HS XC Coaches Rankings

Teams

 1     Waseca                    

2     Annandale                  

3     Perham                     

4     Trinity at  River Ridge    

5     Holy Family Catholic      

6     Dover-Eyota                

7     Lac qui ParleValley-DB    

8     St. Cloud Cathedral        

9     Fairmont                   

10    Canby/Minneota/Linc HI    

11    Spectrum                   

12    Mora                      

--    Esko                       

--    Rochester Lourdes          

--    St. Paul Academy/Summit    

--    Martin County West         

--    Holdingford               

Individuals

1     Emi Trost, 12                 Cannon Falls            

2     Madison Schandelmeier, 9      Luverne                 

3     Kayla Huhnerkoch, 11          Redwood Valley Area    

4     Courtney Alama, 12            Annandale              

5     Nicole Slater, 12             Adrian                  

6     Alaysia Freetly, 11           Lac qui ParleValley-DB  

7     Rachel Eickhoff, 11           St. Cloud Cathedral     

8     Mary Naas, 11                 St. Paul Academy/Summit 

9     Elizabeth Schlafke, 10        Annandale               

10    Maria Eastman, 10             Holy Family Catholic    

11    Becca Wilkin, 10              Trinity of River Ridge  

12    Bethany Coop, 12              Mora                    

--    Kailee Kiminski, 11           Esko                    

--    Sally O’Brien, 11             Waseca                  

--    Madeline Huglen, 11           Roseau                  

--    Janessa Meuleners, 11         Belle Plaine            

--    Maykala Hohn, 12              Luverne                 

--    McKenzie Holt, 12             St. Cloud Christian    

Boys Class AA HS XC Coaches Rankings

Teams
1              Wayzata
2              Stillwater
3              Edina
4              Eden Prairie
5              Hutchinson
6              Rosemount
7              Centennial
8              Robbinsdale Armstrong
9              Mounds View
10           Totino Grace
11           Hopkins
12           Bemidji
Other Teams receiving votes: Alexandria, Chanhassen, Moorhead

Individuals
1              Obsa Ali, Richfield
2              Connor Olson, Wayzata
3              Jacob Mc Dermott, Cretin-Derham Hall
4              Isaiah Barlow, Hutchinson
5              Cal Lawton, Eden Prairie
6              Logan Ramlet, Edina
7              Hunter Bailey, Winona
8              Zack Benning, Hastings
9              Matt Lumbar, Edina
10           Sam Carlson, Bemidji
11           Jaret Carpenter, Wayzata
12           Joe Louuiselle, Totino Grace
Other Athletes receiving votes: Tayler Aarness, Stillwater; Ian Eklin, Wayzata; Ashenafi Hatte, Washington Technical Magnet; Chris Meados, Andover

Girls Class AA HS XC Coaches Rankings

Teams

1     Wayzata                                              

2     East Ridge                                  

3     Eagan                                                

4     Edina                     

5     Eden Prairie              

6     Chanhassen                         

7     Lakeville South                             

8     Willmar                   

9     Mounds View               

10    Monticello                         

11    Moorhead                  

12    Bemidji

 Others receiving votes:  Roseville, Forest Lake, Sartell-St Stephen, Alexandria, White Bear Lake, Totino Grace, Marshall    

Individuals                        

1     Anna French, 11               Wayzata                            

2     Megan Hasz, 10                Alexandria                   

3     Bethany Kozak, 12             White Bear Lake                    

4     Jenna Truedson, 11            Bemidji                

5     Bailey Ness, 12               East Ridge                         

6     Bethany Hasz, 10              Alexandria             

7     Rachel King, 11               St Michael-Albertville 

8     Lizzy Heil, 9                 St Michael-Albertville

9     Anastasia Korzenowski, 9      Chanhassen                     

10    Anna Van Wyk, 11              Eagan                        

11   Emily Betz, 11                East Ridge             

12   Vivian Hett, 12               Burnsville

Boys Class A HS XC Coaches Rankings

Teams

1     Perham                     

2     Waseca                    

3     Minnehaha Academy          

4     Martin County West         

5     Cotter                     

6     Mora                       

7     Plainview-Elgin-Millville  

8     Crosby Ironton             

9     St. Cloud Cathedral        

10    Proctor                    

11    Holdingford                

12    Canby/Minneota/LinHi       

--    Esko                       

--    Albany                     

Individuals

1     Shane Streich, 11             Waseca                  

2     Keeghan Hurley, 12            Perham                  

3     Ian Torchia, 12               Rochester Lourdes       

4     Ephraim Bird, 11              Hope Acad.              

5     Billy Beseman, 11             Perham                  

6     Ethan Wagner, 12              Minnehaha Academy       

7     Isaac Overmyer, 11            Park Rapids             

8     TJ Schiltz, 12                NRHEG                   

9     Mike Destache, 11             St. Paul Acad.          

10    Jayden Cullen, 12             Perham                  

11    Matt Schrupp, 12              Cotter                  

12    Ryan Phillips, 12             Redwood Valley Area     

--    Ben Sullivan, 12              Perham                  

--    Nick Golebiowski, 12          St. Cloud Cath.         

--    Jonah Mayo, 11                Martin County West