MN Cross Country Predictions 2022

**Disappointed not dissatisfied

Right. They aren’t the best team in the state yet. It’s early in the season. This time of the season mostly shows who put in work in the summer, and who got better during track.

the outcomes can be different in 2 months

More on AA boys…

If Highland Park’s top 4 (Martin/Isom/Georgeson/Roberts) race the way they should and they get a #5 they will win state.

A boys:

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Week 2: Minnesota XC Coaches Association Class A XC Rankings

Ryan Kotajarvi

Minnesota Cross Country Coaches Association releases Week 2 Class A XC rankings.

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I like Park rapids at #1.

Better 5K average than Perham.

Luverne is really good too. Best class A 5K times according to milesplit. They deserve to be top 3 in class a

They lost their #3 but Perham lost a stud to the U of M although everyone else is back.

Park Rapids has lots of seniors and Perham still has only 1

it is also worth mentioning that Perham and Park Rapids are in the same section. This might be the first time Perham loses the section in a long time. But good news is they both go to state. No other team in that section is at their level.

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I don’t understand how White Bear received votes but Woodbury didn’t receive any.
White Bear lost a lot of key guys like Mattson and Hoffman, and they need to close the 4/5 gap when Williams comes back.
Woodbury had a great top 5 at the invite in South Dakota. They also have a freshman who didn’t win it that but ran a 16:52 last year. So they got depth. I read somewhere that the course they ran on is track on the grass

freshman who didn’t run* in it

Stillwater had a 17:07 average last year at marshfield but this year they had a 16:59 average even after losing lots of seniors. Crazy

Marshall boys team could win the AA state meet in 2 years. Their top 4 are sophs and under and their #1 is one of the best if not the best freshman in the state

Some big meets coming up:

9/8
Steve Hoag invitational
Bauman Rovn
Hastings Minnaert
TMB Panther invite - did Worthington find a #5?

9/9
Bauman Rovn
Saint Paul City Conference Preview
Faribault

9/10
Nike Heartland Preview

Class A girls: Staples-Motley was third at St. Olaf, beating four teams ranked in Class AAA, and three of their top five didn’t have their best race.
They should be the favorites for now, but St. Cloud Cathedral and Murray County Central are not far behind. It will be close by the end of the year.

Rocket Run…
https://results.wayzatatiming.com/meets/17980/xc-scoreboard
Keller from Breck is still MIA
Heritage Christian and Delano are off to a great start.
Orono boys team is missing some guys but they are young team with a bright future.

Dewey Minnaert Invite Boys Varsity
https://storage.googleapis.com/wzukusers/user-23422118/documents/b23e6c9c05d94d71a719f620d840af01/boy%20var%20minn.pdf
Cade Sanvik wins in 15:53. Also has a freshman brother who did really well. His team won and looks young.
Woodbury boys team did not race their varsity.
East ridge boys team is looking very good, young and deep this year. Could challenge for a state spot next year because they got no seniors.
Fun fact: East Ridge was created in 2009. It was created to have some kids that would have went to Park and Woodbury go there.

Sorry wrong website.

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La Crescent "Crazy Buffalo" Invitational 2022 - Complete Results

MileSplits official Complete Results formatted results for the 2022 La Crescent "Crazy Buffalo" Invitational, hosted by La Crescent-Hokah High School in La Crescent MN.

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Noah Breker won Bauman Rovn in 14:57.2! A year ago he finished in 4th place, in 16:10.

Steve Hoag:

Bauman Rovn:

Eden prairie’s top freshman has the first name as the South Dakota guy who broke 4 in the mile last spring.
Breker wins by a huge margin! 20 seconds in front of Sam Scott. 4 guys under 16 minutes.
Southwest wins and has a great 1-3 (all are returning) and a great 4-6. 2 of the guys from the 4-6 group are gone and their 7th guy is ways back so they will be needing a #5 for next year.
Washburn better find a #5 for this year or else Southwest may beat them. I don’t think they got a lot worse from last year.
Meyer made a HUGE jump from last year. From JV to a 16:18.
Marshall’s 1-5 were sophomores and under. Their 5th man was ways back but they got 2 years to find a 5th man.
Their #1 is a freshman who went under 17 minutes.
Hopkins was missing senior Ali.
I guess Defor from Edina is back on the team now. Him and Haerter will be a dynamic Duo, with a solid 3-4-5 behind them. Will be hard for them to make state over Eden Prairie and Minnetonka though.
Eden Prairie’s 5th was so far behind their #4. Maybe one of last year’s state qualifies (Doolittle or Holje) can close the gap by the end of the season? They also seem to lack a low stick. Which is surprising because their team didn’t make it last year but had 3 guys make it as individuals and they are all back.
Anastasia Korzenowski has an 8th grade brother!
Another Scheller standout at Chan, after his older brothers are graduated!
Buffalo and Lakeville South showed that they reloaded after losing many seniors, and very much look to return to the state meet.
Buffalo was missing the younger Gregoire who ran a 4:51 1600.
Hopkins Drevlow wins the girls race. Not much of her team is older than her either.

Faribault:
Lakeville North dominates again and continues to show that they are the best team in the state. They have a solid 1-5. Their 6th seems to be getting up there too.
Mankato East looks really good and brings almost everyone back next year.
Stillwater should win their section again.
Blaine looks really good and great junior class. Should make state for the first time in forever.
Scorer Kimmel from North has a brother who won the MS race. Middle schoolers will help this team be successful in the future again.
Stillwater girls win, Sortland dominates.

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Dragon:
https://results.wayzatatiming.com/meets/17743/athletes
Perham girls team beat Staples Motley.
Bjorn Anderson wins in 16:04 as a sophomore!
Perham beats park rapids. By racing head to head we now know who is #1 in class A.
Bemidji still needs a #5. They can make state with their #5 as far back as it is right now, but they need a #5 if they really wanna do well at state.

St Paul City Conference:
https://www.mtecresults.com/event/show/4547/2022_St_Paul_2_Mile
Boys: Highland Park got a strong top 3. I think their 4th can be up there too. They need a 5th as well if they really want to win state.
Girls team perfect scored. This team has to be in the conversation of teams that have potential to make NXN. They returned everyone but Moening. Scorzelli has done a nice job taking the leadership role from her.

Lakeville North had a 16:07 average. Insane.

Mankato East almost beats Stillwater. They bring back 6 guys next year. If they find a 5th for next year they will be hard to beat.

Hard to beat in class AA.

One thing Southwest has this year but didn’t have last year is that they are 6-deep, whereas last year they were only 5-deep. In fact last year they couldn’t find a 5th man until sections.
It would be even cooler if they become 7-deep this year. That would also get their 5th man ready to go for next year since there are only 2 seniors on varsity.

Luther All American:
https://results.wayzatatiming.com/meets/17745
Minneapolis Washburn wins. Would have won if Iowa City High’s top guy raced and won. I think Southwest is getting closer to then though. Should be a nice battle between these 2 teams at sections. Both teams will do well at NXR. Also Southwest has a 6th unlike Washburn so it helps in case a 4-5 has an off day at sections. The guy that won this race lead his team to a WI state title last year.

don’t know where the Nike heartland preview results are