Noah Breker, a senior at Robbinsdale Armstrong High in Minnesota, secured seventh place in the boys championship race at Nike Cross Nationals at Glendoveer Golf Course in Oregon. Breker covered the 5-kilometer layout in 14:55...
What’s probably gonna hold this region back from getting an at-large is that the out of state teams don’t race each other until Heartland other than at Griak. Stevens Point didn’t race at Griak this year and I doubt that they will next year
What's in it for SPASH? Them and Wayzata on paper are the two favorites again next year at Heartland. Not sure how a 3rd team makes it unless Wayzata and SPASH are ranked high and lose at Heartland.
What’s probably gonna hold this region back from getting an at-large is that the out of state teams don’t race each other until Heartland other than at Griak. Stevens Point didn’t race at Griak this year and I doubt that they will next year
What's in it for SPASH? Them and Wayzata on paper are the two favorites again next year at Heartland. Not sure how a 3rd team makes it unless Wayzata and SPASH are ranked high and lose at Heartland.
This region is getting stronger.
Wayzata and Spash will be hard to beat by another team at Heartland next year.
They both placed in the top 15 and lose barely anyone next year.
Wichita Trinity KS is looking to be #3. I would also watch out for MPLS Southwest but they will need a better #5
Fun fact: counting her enroute, 5K split of 16:49, this was Abbey’s seventh consecutive sub-17 minute 5K performance. Consider that only 3 other Minnesota girls have ever run sub-17 (Emily Covert twice, and Tierney Wolfgram and Ana Weaver once each) and Abbey’s season seems even more incredible.