Location: Hoyt Lakes Golf Course
Weather: Mostly sunny, low 60s
BOYS
Top Teams: Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin (29 points), Grand Rapids (63), International Falls (74)
Top Individuals: Geno Uhrbom (GNK, 15:48), Tyler Norgord (Grand Rapids, 16:45), Garrett Beckrich (Grand Rapids, 17:02), Greg Peterson (GNK, 17:03)
GIRLS
Top Teams: Hibbing (74 points, 6th girl scoring 26), Mesabi East (74, 6th girl scoring 36), Grand Rapids (76)
Top Individuals: Ava Hill (Mesabi East, 18:45), Emma Stertz (Grand Rapids, 19:23), Brooke Niska (Mountain Iron-Buhl, 20:11)
The Skinny: Like Uhrbom, if it's a good day for her, Ava Hill will likely cruise to an easy conference title. In her first year of cross country, the 2017 Class A 800m State champ has been outstanding. When running at her best, the only runner who's taken her down (let along finish close to her) is last year's Class A State champion Tierney Wolfgram. In the team battle, it literally can barely get any closer than what the virtual meet results predict. It should be a very tight battle. That being said, with both Grand Rapids and Mesabi East projected to have an enormous 1-5 spread of over 4 minutes, Hibbing holds the advantage.