That was aimed mostly at Wayzata. They are like the kings of the cake-eaters. Stillwater, Hopkins, and Edina don't seem to have the same problem.
That was aimed mostly at Wayzata. They are like the kings of the cake-eaters. Stillwater, Hopkins, and Edina don't seem to have the same problem.
Lake Conference just added 2 teams - STMA and Buffalo.
Minnetonka boys went from last place last year to second place this year.
Eden Prairie boys went from last place 2 years ago to dominating this year (scoring less than half the points the rest of the teams scored!!)
Tradition and culture play as much if a role in Wayzata’s success as anything. They’ve been dominate in the state since the very early 90s. Wayzata was still a pretty small district just starting to emerge from being a small rural town.
In 2015 The Lake Conference had one of the best Conference’s average teams in the country (Wayzata, finishing 3rd out of 5), one of the best Conference’s last-place finishing teams in the country (Eden Prairie, finishing 5th out of 5), and one of the best Conference’s 2nd place finishing teams in the country (Edina, finishing 2nd out of 5).
I remember in 2018 there’s been some weeks when all 5 of the conference boys teams were ranked in the MN Top 12 in coach’s polls.
Milesplit recently released a list of the top 500 times from Mn in the past decade. Here’s the top 50.
1 14:54.10
SETH ELIASON
Hopkins High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 13, 2016
2 14:54.20
ALEX MILEY
Maple Grove High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 13, 2016
3 14:56.53
KHALID HUSSEIN
Wayzata High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 12, 2017
4 14:57.50
OBSA ALI
Richfield High School
Lakeville Applejack Invitational
Sep 13, 2013
5 14:58.80
JARET CARPENTER
Wayzata High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 15, 2015
6 15:03.00
MICAH MATHER
Saint Paul Highland Park High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 15, 2015
7 15:04.10
ACER IVERSON
Roseville Area High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 12, 2017
8 15:09.40
EMMET ANDERSON
Staples-Motley High School
Moorhead Dragon Twilight
Sep 6, 2019
9 15:09.80
CONNOR OLSON
Wayzata High School
Lake Conference Championships
Oct 9, 2014
10 15:10.00
NICHOLAS WAREHAM
Woodbury High School
Suburban East Conference Championships
Oct 14, 2014
11 15:11.70
INNOCENT MURWANASHYAKA
Saint Paul Como Park High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 13, 2016
12 15:12.50
JOE KLECKER
Hopkins High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 9, 2014
13 15:13.10
AARON BARTNIK
Eden Prairie High School
Victoria Lions Invitational
Oct 5, 2010
14 15:14.40
COLE O'BRIEN
Burnsville High School
Victoria Lions Invitational
Oct 5, 2010
15 15:14.70
WAYDE HALL
Stillwater High School
Faribault Invitational
Sep 7, 2012
16 15:15.00
ERIC COLVIN
Stillwater High School
Suburban East Conference Championships
Oct 18, 2011
17 15:15.40
ANDREW BRANDT
Wayzata High School
MSHSL State Cross Country Championships
Nov 3, 2018
17 15:15.40
PATRICK ROOS
Edina High School
Foot Locker Midwest Regional
Nov 26, 2016
19 15:16.50
ADDISON STANSBURY
Stillwater High School
MSHSL Section 4AA Championships
Oct 24, 2018
20 15:17.00
KEVIN DOCHERTY
Cretin-Derham Hall
Suburban East Conference Championships
Oct 16, 2012
21 15:17.80
NICHOLAS SCHELLER
Chanhassen High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 10, 2019
22 15:18.00
MASON FERLIC
Mounds Park Academy
Tri-Metro Conference Championships
Oct 19, 2010
22 15:18.00
MATT WELCH
Proctor High School
Milaca Mega Meet
Sep 22, 2012
24 15:18.40
MAX MANLEY
Edina High School
MSHSL State Cross Country Championships
Nov 3, 2018
25 15:19.10
OLIVER PALEEN
Saint Paul Highland Park High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 10, 2019
26 15:19.60
JOSH THORSON
Wayzata High School
Victoria Lions Invitational
Oct 4, 2011
27 15:19.68
MYLES FLEMING
Henry Sibley High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 12, 2017
28 15:19.70
SHUAYB HUSSEIN
Wayzata High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 10, 2019
29 15:19.90
AJ GREEN
Eastview High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 10, 2019
30 15:21.84
JOSEPH MINOR
Minneapolis Washburn High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 12, 2017
31 15:22.68
OWEN HOEFT
Hopkins High School
Lake Conference Championships
Oct 14, 2015
32 15:23.20
ADAM ZUTZ
Saint Francis High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 14, 2010
33 15:23.30
JOEY DUERR
Chaska High School
MSHSL State Cross Country Championships
Nov 1, 2014
34 15:23.89
LUKE LABATTE
Rosemount High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 12, 2017
35 15:24.00
CHAD COUSER
Rochester Mayo High School
Mankato West Invitational
Sep 29, 2015
35 15:24.00
ZACK ROOZEN
Mounds View High School
Suburban East Conference Championships
Oct 18, 2011
37 15:24.10
TRENT LUSIGNAN
Shakopee High School
Foot Locker Midwest Regional
Nov 27, 2010
38 15:24.60
ADAM BRAUN
Totino-Grace High School
Foot Locker Midwest Regional
Nov 27, 2010
39 15:25.23
BRANDON CLARK
Blake School (The)
Tri-Metro Conference Championships
Oct 18, 2011
40 15:25.30
JACOB BRIGHT
West Central Area School
Litchfield Invite
Oct 3, 2019
41 15:25.50
ELI KRAHN
Stillwater High School
Victoria Lions Invitational
Oct 6, 2015
42 15:25.99
RYAN TRACY
Saint Thomas Academy
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 12, 2017
43 15:26.00
CHARLIE LAWRENCE
Foley High School
Foot Locker Midwest Regional
Nov 24, 2012
44 15:26.60
GENO UHRBOM
Nashwauk-Keewatin High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 10, 2019
45 15:27.20
JACK MANDERSCHEID
Edina High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 15, 2015
46 15:27.30
MOHAMED MOHAMED
Eden Prairie High School
Victoria Lions Invitational
Oct 5, 2010
47 15:27.90
AUSTIN STREIT
Mounds View High School
MSHSL Section 5AA Championships
Oct 25, 2018
48 15:28.00
BAILEY HESSE-WITHBROE
Stillwater High School
Suburban East Conference Championships
Oct 14, 2014
48 15:28.00
JOEL REICHOW
White Bear Lake High School
Suburban East Conference Championships
Oct 18, 2011
50 15:28.40
CALVIN BOONE
Saint Paul Highland Park High School
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Nov 10, 2019
If Minnesota were a country it would probably be top 5 in the world for men's distance running. The only countries that would beat it for sure are Ethiopia and Kenya, after that you have maybe rest of USA, Morocco, or Eritrea.
Minnesota is by far the most represented state in men's distance running in the country, it's ridiculous, especially when you factor in that it's below freezing with ice on the streets for half the year.
Just recently, there are two Olympic finalists in Rio with Hassan Mead in the 5000m and Ben Blankenship in the 1500m.
Numerous qualifiers for the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials. A few random standouts, not even close to comprehensive:
Garret Heath, 3:53 miler defeated both Manzano and Farah and medalist at national and global championships. His brother, Elliot Heath, 7th at Trials 5000m.
Harun Abda, 1:45 guy, finalist at USA Nationals 800m.
Obsa Ali, won NCAA steeple last year.
Joel Reichow, NCAAXC All-American.
Joe Klecker, 2nd at NCAAXC and frequent NCAA medalist.
Lots of really fast guys I'm omitting here, someone should make a comprehensive list and compare to other states. There are community 5K races with dozens of guys under 16 or even 15 minutes, with very few HS or college runners competing, just locals who are in that shape year-round.
represent wrote:
They're in the same section as well, which was won by Hopkins with the runner up being Minneapolis Washburn. Edina and Wayzata didn't even make it to state as teams, but you'll see runners from both teams very high up in the results.
Robbinsdale Armstrong went from 7th in the section 6AA last year to winning the section this year after not being ranked at all this year
MNfast wrote:
If Minnesota were a country it would probably be top 5 in the world for men's distance running. The only countries that would beat it for sure are Ethiopia and Kenya, after that you have maybe rest of USA, Morocco, or Eritrea.
Minnesota is by far the most represented state in men's distance running in the country, it's ridiculous, especially when you factor in that it's below freezing with ice on the streets for half the year.
Just recently, there are two Olympic finalists in Rio with Hassan Mead in the 5000m and Ben Blankenship in the 1500m.
Numerous qualifiers for the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials. A few random standouts, not even close to comprehensive:
Garret Heath, 3:53 miler defeated both Manzano and Farah and medalist at national and global championships. His brother, Elliot Heath, 7th at Trials 5000m.
Harun Abda, 1:45 guy, finalist at USA Nationals 800m.
Obsa Ali, won NCAA steeple last year.
Joel Reichow, NCAAXC All-American.
Joe Klecker, 2nd at NCAAXC and frequent NCAA medalist.
Lots of really fast guys I'm omitting here, someone should make a comprehensive list and compare to other states. There are community 5K races with dozens of guys under 16 or even 15 minutes, with very few HS or college runners competing, just locals who are in that shape year-round.
Since you included 800m, GBR would give MN a run. Poster did not state UGA. MOZ could find some guys if MOZ had to. RSA could also find some runners.
Wayzata has a new breakout-star girl #1: Abbey Nechanicky. She's just a sophomore, but among the Lake Conference girls she has been virtually unbeatable this year:
https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Athlete.aspx?AID=14044784
Her last three runs were speed-rated at 146, 148, and 150 (in order).
She plays point guard during the basketball season, and started running in 8th grade to stay in shape.
Nechanicky winning the MN Section 6AA race (speed rating = 150):
https://ccxmedia.org/sports/wayzatas-nechanicky-wins-6aa-cross-country/
If Iowa was a country, it could pull down a few medals in 1500, 5k. 10k with Schweizer and Houlihan.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.
I think Letesenbet Gidey might be trying to break 14 this Saturday
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing