Staples-Motley's Millie Klefsaas won a rare double in the 100 hurdles and pole vault at the 2016 State Meet, including setting the Class A record with a 12-foot vault. She hopes more records fall in 2017.
Staples-Motley's Millie Klefsaas won a rare double in the 100 hurdles and pole vault at the 2016 State Meet, including setting the Class A record with a 12-foot vault. She hopes more records fall in 2017.
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While the Hasz sisters may have graduated last spring, thanks to Mora's Michael Schwinghamer and his brother John, there is still one set of cross country champion twins in the MSHSL.
The Mora High School cross country team last fall may have entered the meet as underdogs, but they pulled through to achieve their third team title in a row, and Alec Sanbeck was a key member for all three.
Mounds View sophomore Julia Fixsen has already soared to rare heights for Minnesota high school girls, and as the Class AA runner up in both pole vault and high jump, she could be on the brink of history.
Rosemount's Trevor Otterdahl has big goals for this spring when it comes to hurling heavy objects, not the least of which is to continue what might very well become a family dynasty.
Only a sophomore in 2016, Mounds View's Calvin Ciganik is already a State Champion, and possibly on the verge of becoming Minnesota's best high school boy vaulter ever.
As only a freshman last year, Rosemount's Lexy Berger won her section in both the high jump and pole vault. Now one of the state's top returners in both events, she hopes to fly even higher.
At 14.40, Dassel-Cokato's Peter Asplin comes into the spring with the fastest time of any returning 110 meter hurdler, and hopes to propel himself toward a State Championship.
Montevideo's Kurt TeBeest is the reigning Class A state champion in the mile, as well as the fastest returning 800 runner. Could the double-title be in the cards for him this spring?
Eagan junior Natalie Windels has competed at the State Championships every years since 7th grade, and looks to keep that streak alive amidst challenging competition in the hurdles this year.
St. Michael-Albertville's Anna Keefer is on the brink of history after jumping 19'10.5" last year at a summer AAU competition. Could she be the first Minnesota high school girl ever to break 20 feet?
Between buzzer-beating heroics and a long, stellar running career in both of Minnesota's classes, you won't find Waseca's Cole Streich in anybody's shadow.
Reed Kurak made an immediate impact upon abandoning soccer for Centennial's cross country program, and after three All State honors and several school records, hopes to finish his career with a State title.
After first qualifying for State as an eighth-grader in the 300 meter hurdles, Irondale's junior Julia Hayes could only be beaten by two record-setting performers at State in 2016.
Chloe Bermel from Pequot Lakes dropped a lot of jaws with her record-shattering performance in the Class A State Meet last year, and she only hopes to get faster in 2017
As if finishing in Class AA's top five at State wasn't enough last year, Patrick Henry High School's Javien Versey managed to do it as a rookie, and while playing on the Patriot's baseball team.
Denzel Brown of Eden Prairie has set high goals, but don't doubt Minnesota's reigning Class AA 200 meter champion. He just might actually become Minnesota's fastest high school sprinter ever.
The track season is quickly approaching, and that means track fans and athletes alike in the state of Minnesota are getting ready, both mentally and physically. To help keep ourselves satiated until that day comes for blocks to get set and starters pistols to go off, Milesplit Minnesota will begin a series of interviews with some of the top returning athletes in the State. To lead things off will be Edina's standout hurdler, and their current 300 hurdle school record holder, Grant Fuller, who hopes to improve upon his third-place finish in that event last year.
Come read our final thoughts, analysis, and comments for the 2016 edition of the Minnesota State High School League Cross Country Championships!
The cross country season is drawing to a close and the State Meet is right around the corner. Come see what to look for when the gun goes off at the Minnesota State High School Cross Country Championships this Saturday, November 5th, at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN!