Wayzata Girls Capture NXN Title!

Teri Durbin

The Wayzata girls cap off a remarkable fall with a title on Saturday at NXN Nationals.  With all 5 scoring runners crossing the finish line before the 4th runner for Manlius XC Club, they pulled of a victory that broke a 7-year winning streak!  With Manlius in the lead through the first 4 kilometers of the race, it was a come from behind victory for Wayzata, led by Anna French with an 8th place finish.

Minnesota Finishers (Girl's Race):

Place Name Affiliation HS Team Time
8 Anna French Wayzata XC Club Wayzata HS 17:43.4
13 Bethany Hasz Heartland Jefferson (Alexandria) 17:54.0
37 Bailey Ness East Ridge XC Club East Ridge HS 18:15.3
53 Megan Hasz Heartland Jefferson (Alexandria) 18:29.7
54 Annika Lerdall Wayzata XC Club Wayzata HS 18:30.9
63 Mary Franke Wayzata XC Club Wayzata HS 18:39.1
65 Michaela Keller-Miller Wayzata XC Club Wayzata HS 18:40.4
73 Alayna Sonnesyn Wayzata XC Club Wayzata HS 18:47.0
75 Jenna Truedson Heartland Bemidji HS 18:47.4
77 McKenna Evans Wayzata XC Club Wayzata HS 18:47.9
78 Annika Halverson Wayzata XC Club Wayzata HS 18:48.2
127 Emily Betz East Ridge XC Club East Ridge HS 19:23.3
138 Brenley Goertzen East Ridge XC Club East Ridge HS 19:34.4
166 Sandra Gramer East Ridge XC Club East Ridge HS 20:00.3
167 Megan Schiferl East Ridge XC Club East Ridge HS 20:00.5
169 Olivia Hummel East Ridge XC Club East Ridge HS 20:03.7
197 Anna Betz East Ridge XC Club East Ridge HS 21:50.5