MN Cross Country Predictions 2022

Lakeville North may have lost to some mn teams that they haven’t lost to all season, but their 5th runner did solid.

Making top 10 in the region is good too

Team results were so interesting today. Expected Dowling to snag the #2 spot but Stevens Point got it over them, great race for the WI team. Wayzata looks so strong here. Minnetonka surprised me a little, 4th place is no joke. #2 team from MN, looked like team we expected earlier in the year. A healthier R.Fries would have given Dowling and Stevens Point a run for their money.

Stevens point had seven guys ahead of all 5th runners except for Wayzata’s. This is crazy. They only got 4th at state last year with 3 seniors, but track season went awesome for them. Their 1-5 are all returning next year too.

Dowling’s 4-5 gap has been big this whole season. This is why Wayzata and Stevens Point beat them.

This race and the state meet taught us how important it is to have a 6th and 7th. Not just a 5th. And having the best runner ever is far from enough for a team to be good

1) If a team has a 6/7, they can displace another team’s 5th and give them more points. Like Stevens Point did to Dowling.

2) If a team has only 5 guys, although it’s all it takes to score, it can be very risky. Rosemount showed that at state and NXR. Their 5th dropped back many places which put the team out of contention

But still, this was arguably the best team that Rosemount has ever had. The same can be said for Minnetonka.

Bennett MH did get second - switched tags

Heard that Dowling’s 5th man ran with only 1 shoe the whole race. Truly exemplifies the importance of having a 6th and 7th

Overgaauw twins are committed to Augustana

https://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=videos&video_id=337749

At the 2019 MN state meet, it was the right time to notice that importance too. Mounds View’s 5th runner fell down mid race. But got back up and ended up finishing it. So their regular 6th really stepped up and became their 5th that day and helped the team win their first state title ever by 1 point. Another thing that shows that having just 5 studs is not enough.

Any relation to chaska grads Gavin (2013 alum), Parker (2018 alum) and Carter (2015 alum) Bjorklund?

Boys 2023 Predictions for other classes
AA
1- Mankato East
2- Orono
3- Belle Plaine
4- Two Rivers
5- Winona

1- Sal Wirth
2- Sully Anez
3- Owen Layton
4- Isaiah Anderson
5- Jack Leuer

A
1- Perham
2- Heritage Christian
3- Luverne
4- Berta-Hewitt
5- Greenway

1- Bjorn Anderson
2- Will Ahrens
3- Owen Janiszeski
4- Brady Rach
5- Noah Huot

Girls 2023 Predictions for other classes
AA
1- Highland Park
2- Alexandria
3- Marshall
4- Becker
5- Willmar

1- Luna Scorzelli
2- Isabelle Schmitz
3- Macy Hanson
4- Isabelle Mahoney
5- Allyson Sample

A
1- Perham
2- St Cloud Cathedral
3- Canby/Minneota
4- Northwest Nighthawks
5- Winona Cotter

1- Sonja Semling
2- Jenna DeBates
3- Anjalie Aho
4- Audrey Brownwell
5- Addison Hoof

AAA
1- Minnetonka. Looking to win a state title and finally make NXN
2- Centennial. Got 4th at state and returns every scorer
3- Farmington. Gets better every season and will be lead by a solid pair of seniors
4- Edina. Based on NXR results I think they can beat Prior Lake
5- Northfield. Some would say Hopkins but Northfield returns everyone, but Hopkins loses their #3

1- Sydney Drevlow
2- Norah Hushagen
3- Marissa Long
4- Evie Malec
5- Linnea Ousdigian
Darkorses- Madeline Lage and Daphne Grobstein (finished very high last year)

Will any individuals qualify on the boys side?

Can Aidan Jones do it?

What about Breker?

Mankato East improved so much over the years

In 2013 they got last in every race

I remember seeing a video in 2018 where the coach said that they started running twice a day

Breker made nationals for champ sports

When was the last time that a guy in MN who won state didn’t make NXN/NTN? Last year doesn’t count since there was no NXN

Maish from Bemidji ran a 16:20 at RunningLane

Not seeing any MN teams signed up there though