Add Minnetonka's times from yesterday into 6AAA today and you get;
Wayzata 35
Washburn 63
Minnetonka 88
Edina 114
I'll combine the two sections in a bit, but no I don't see Minnetonka beating Wayzata this year
Although I agree with you that I don't think Minnetonka will be able to beat Wayzata at state, comparing times from yesterday, when the weather was much worse than today, isn't really a fair comparison.
Just heard he isn't running XC. Even without Just, they still have a good team and are definitely in the running for state berth- they will have to beat out Hopkins/Edina for the 2nd spot behind Wayzata.
Washburn will struggle to beat Edina without him now. Edina was able to find 5 guys under 17.
Washburn’s 5th runner is at 17:45, which is detrimental to their chances of getting top 2 at sections.
Add Minnetonka's times from yesterday into 6AAA today and you get;
Wayzata 35
Washburn 63
Minnetonka 88
Edina 114
I'll combine the two sections in a bit, but no I don't see Minnetonka beating Wayzata this year
Although I agree with you that I don't think Minnetonka will be able to beat Wayzata at state, comparing times from yesterday, when the weather was much worse than today, isn't really a fair comparison.
Good point, but 25 points to match Washburn is quite a bit.. having a scorer run 17:35 in AAA is not ideal
Although I agree with you that I don't think Minnetonka will be able to beat Wayzata at state, comparing times from yesterday, when the weather was much worse than today, isn't really a fair comparison.
Good point, but 25 points to match Washburn is quite a bit.. having a scorer run 17:35 in AAA is not ideal
Excellent point, the weather was a factor, but probably not that big of a factor! The race between Rosemount, Blaine, Two Rivers, Washburn and Minnetonka will be fun to watch. I'm not sure any of them has what it takes to beat Wayzata though.
If Minnetonka did race in this hypothetical 6AAA/2AAA I would have to think they would race harder If they knew they had to battle to make it to State over Washburn opposed to being favored in 2AAA.
They seem to run their best at the end of season - you don’t win 5 straight section titles and finish in the top 3 the last two years by accident
Minnetonka's 5-7 on the boy's side were very close together, if one of them can go off at state they have a fighting chance at the title.
Their 7th man at sections was sometimes their #3 runner (when Fries wasn’t racing) earlier in the season
Exactly. I do think Wayzata will pull it out, but there is certainly a scenario where Minnetonka can take it. If their backend guys go full send and one of them hangs on who knows? They are most likey only scoring 4...
Wayzata's depth and consistency will be tough to bust through though.
In the boys 1A meet, Cotter went 1-2-3, but LA/RP/H put 7 guys ahead of Cotter’s 4th guy, which got LA/RP/H the win.
1AA: top 4 boys teams were all within 10 points, with Northfield and Winona getting the top 2 spots. Both teams qualify on the girls side too.
Mankato East boys team wins 2AA by a lot without Stoltman. Their girls team advances as well.
In the 6AA meet, Delano boys team qualifying was a surprise. Southwest was missing their #2 and 3 runners from conference and probably would have qualified otherwise. SW girls teams dominates as expected.
Mounds View wins and continues their state qualifying streak even after losing most of their varsity. Osseo beats Champlin Park for 3rd.