Hugo Ruiz, Tri-City United, Jr
Hugo Ruiz made himself known to the distance running world in the 1600 during Track season, running 4:28 at the Section 2A championships. He went on to finish 8th in the state a week later finishing just shy of his Section time in 4:29. Ruiz proved himself to still have a lot of endurance during Cross Country though, finishing All-State at 22nd, running 16:42. With most of Ruiz's returning teammates also being underclassmen, he just may be able to help lead his team to the State Meet for the first time since the Tri-City United High School was built in 2012. Ruiz, just like all the other previous runners on this list, is not a senior, which is an interesting fact that again points towards how bright the future is for Class A running in Minnesota.
2017 XC Results
| TIME | MEET | DATE | PLACE |
| 16:43.40 | MSHSL State Cross Country Championships | 11/04/17 | 22nd |
| 16:42.27 | MSHSL Section 2A Championships | 10/26/17 | 4th |
| 17:49.14 | Minnesota River Conference Championships | 10/17/17 | 9th |
| 17:21.00 | USC No Frills Invite | 10/10/17 | 2nd |
| 16:56.30 | New Prague Trojan Invitational | 09/26/17 | 2nd |
| 16:51.00 | NRHEG Invite | 09/19/17 | 1st |
| 17:01.28 | Loyola/Cleveland Crusader Invitational | 09/15/17 | 1st |
| 16:46.56 | Norwood-Young America Lions Invitational | 09/12/17 | 2nd |
| 16:59.40 | Tri-City United Gerry Smith Invitational | 09/07/17 | 7th |
| 16:48.27 | Loyola/Cleveland Invitational | 08/31/17 | 1st |