Class AA Girls State Meet Qualifying Teams |
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| Section | 1st | 2nd |
| 1AA | ||
| 2AA | ||
| 3AA | ||
| 4AA | Stillwater | St Paul Highland Park |
| 5AA | ||
| 6AA | Edina | Wayzata |
| 7AA | ||
| 8AA | ||
SECTION 1AA: FULL RESULTS | PHOTO ALBUM
RECAP: No. 4 Farmington was outstanding in their section 1AA title win with an 18:50 average led by junior no. 1 ranked Anna Fenske who won her second career individual section title in a season best 17:52.1 while towing Waseca's talented no. 7 ranked freshman Ella Dufault to second place in a new PR under the 18 minute mark for the first time. Lakeville South was second led by the strong resurgence of senior Brianne Brewster who ran to a third place finish (18:19), after starting the season cautiously with health issues.
SECTION 2AA: FULL RESULTS
INDIVIDUAL CHAMP: Isabelle Schmitz, Hutchinson, 18:54.8
INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS: 1. Isabelle Schmitz, Hutchinson; 3. Kendra Krueger, Jordan; 5. Brooklyn Hart, Buffalo; 6. Basia Babcock, Jordan; 8. Laura Sunnarborg, Mound-Westonka; 9. Adorisa Kaeding, Waconia; 11. Jayda Becker, Shakopee; 13. Grace Jostock, Delano
RECAP: Marshall showed to be the class of the field in their 2AA title run. The Tigers took home a 55 point win with a 48 second split averaging a 19:54 to better runner-up Chanhassen with all seven athletes in the top 18 scorers. Hutchinson eighth grader Isabelle Schmitz ran her second fastest race of the year going under 19 minutes and winning by over 30 seconds. Seven different 2AA schools will have individuals at the state meet.
SECTION 3AA: FULL RESULTS
INDIVIDUAL CHAMP: Halle Mestery, East Ridge, 18:21.3
INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS: 3. Megan Lee, Bloomington Jefferson; 4. Zoie Dundon, Burnsville; 10. Miranda Kerndt, Eastview; 11. Layla Vennink, Prior Lake; 12. Megan Narveson, Bloomington Jefferson; 14. Rina Aschemann, Eagan; 15. Emily Percival, Eastview; 17. Maggie Hoen, Prior Lake
RECAP: No. 9 Rosemount was very good in their 3AA title run, winning with a 19:08 average over just a 44 second split and a team score of 36. Runner-up East Ridge was not far behind in team average at 19:15 but their split of over 90 seconds was simply too big to catch the Irish in scoring. East Ridge sophomore no. 6 ranked Halle Mestery won the individual title over a field that included five athletes under 19 minutes. Third place Bloomington Jefferson had a pair of individual qualifiers as did fifth place Eastview and sixth place Prior Lake.
SECTION 4AA: FULL RESULTS | PHOTO ALBUM
INDIVIDUAL CHAMP: Analee Weaver, Stillwater, 18:01.7
INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS: Iris Guider, St Paul Central; Madeline Verkerke, White Bear Lake; Melanie Pankow, WBL; Maggie McCarthy, Woodbury; Tiffany Holiday, Woodbury; Makayla Fischer, Mahtomedi; Claire Schneider, WBL; Maggie Blanding, WBL
RECAP: No. 1 ranked Stillwater validated their place atop the coaches poll with a 17 point win in one of, if not the, best girls section in the state. The Ponies, led by Weaver's 18:01 averaged an 18:50 over a 90 second split. If it's possible to have a story bigger than Stillwater's continued surge toward a state title, it could be the St Paul Highland Park girls earning second place and the first team state meet bid in school history. The Scots 19:13 average over a 65 second split is outstanding and if they can duplicate that feat next Saturday it will be very interesting to see how high HP lands in the state meet standings.
SECTION 5AA: FULL RESULTS
INDIVIDUAL CHAMP: Ali Weimer, Saint Michael-Albertville, 17:49.3
INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS: 4. Lindsey Young, Maple Grove; 6. Lex Davis, Osseo; 8. Emilie Meyer, Totino-Grace; 9. Jules Davis, Osseo; 11. Kaelyn Nelson, Anoka; 12. Kaitlyn Finnegan, Spring Lake Park; 13. Emily Ellingson, Irondale; 16. Abby Hibbs, Champlin Park.
RECAP: Saint Michael-Albertville went 1-2-3 individually and tucked their fourth and fifth inside the top ten to win 5AA with just 23 points. Their 18:34 average was earned with five athletes under 19 minutes including individual champ, sophomore no. 5 ranked Ali Weimer running the second fastest 5k in the state this season in 17:49. Section 5AA had 10 athletes run under 19 minutes on the day with seven different schools represented by individual qualification spots. Runner-up Mounds View averaged 19:22 over a 60 seconds split.
SECTION 6AA: FULL RESULTS | VIDEO COVERAGE
INDIVIDUAL CHAMP: Abbey Nechanicky, Wayzata, 18:00.5
INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS: 2. Sydney Drevlow, Hopkins; 3. Liesl Paulsen, Eden Prairie; 9. Abby Jirele, Eden Prairie; 10. Jersey Miller, Saint Louis Park; 13. Kate Leblanc, Minnetonka; 17. Ella Graham, Minnetonka; 18. Ella Bakken, Eden Prairie; 19. Anna Cherian, Minnetonka
RECAP: No. 2 Edina claimed a hard fought victory over no. 3 Wayzata by just seven points. The Hornets used a tight 27 second split to overcome the Trojan's advantage of having the top individual champ. Edina put three runners between Wayzata's top two and another right after their third and that proved the difference. No. 2 ranked Wayzata freshman Abbey Nechanicky ran a new career PR of 18:00 in an impressive 23 second section title victory. Third place Eden Prairie and fourth place Minnetonka will each be sending three individuals to the state meet.
SECTION 7AA: FULL RESULTS
INDIVIDUAL CHAMP: Claire Beckman, Andover, 18:53.7
INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS: 5. Harmony Tracy, Cloquet; 7. Lexi Duscher, Princeton; 9. Julia Daubner, Princeton; 10. Hailee Zimpel, Zimmerman; 13. Jordan Merwin, Cambridge-Isanti; 14. Audrey Neuerburg-Chapman, Elk River; 15. Amelia Allen, Cloquet; 16. Sophia Smith, Zimmerman
RECAP: Forest Lake won 7AA with 34 points on the strength of a 50 second split and three athletes in the top ten. Runner-up Andover was not far behind in team average but their split of nearly 100 seconds proved the deciding factor in final scoring. The Huskies junior Claire Beckman won the individual title over Forest Lake's top duo of freshman Ellie Hanowski and junior Natalie Runquist. Together, Forest Lake and Andover occupied six of the top ten and 8 of the top 15 places overall. Cloquet, Princeton and Zimmerman each had a pair of runners earn individual qualifying spots.
SECTION 8AA: FULL RESULTS
INDIVIDUAL CHAMP: Katelyn Motter, Rocori, 18:34.2
INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS: 1. Katelyn Motter, Rocori; 3. Taylor Melton, Moorhead; 5. Paige Larsen, Rocori; 11. Ingrid Buiceag-Arama, Sartell-Saint Stephens; 13. Lexi Dehmer, Becker; 15. Laina Viere, Rocori; 16. Gabriella Witschen, Monticello; 17. Carley Kraemer, Rocori.
RECAP: No. 6 Alexandria took home the team title in a tight three way race with Willmar and no. 12 Rocori. Alexandria edged Willmar by seven with Rocori just seven points back in third place. The three teams took eight of the top ten individual finishing spots with Alexandria's slim 31 second split giving them the edge in a race with three teams posting top five averages under 19:15. Rocori eighth grader Katelyn Motter won the individual race that featured eight runners breaking 19 minutes. Rocori will send four individuals to the state meet.