From left to right: Joe Klecker, Megan and Bethany Hasz, Khalid Hussein, and Grace Ping
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Coming shortly after the cross country season you will have a chance to vote for your favorite team of all-time in our Greatest Minnesota Cross Country Team of All-Time bracket challenge. You will vote in a poll for your favorite team in a head-to-head match-up against other all-time great Minnesota schools.
The schools were chosen based on their fastest five runners all-time within our database. For example, the Hopkins boys team consists of Joe Klecker, Seth Eliason, Owen Hoeft, Eli Hoeft, and Mike Krisch. The teams consist of all-time greats from all across Minnesota such as the Heath brothers from Winona, recent champions such as Emmet Anderson and Anna Fenske, and current runners Ali Weimer and Elliott McArthur for their respective teams.
With the five runners chosen for each school, their best 5K times were then averaged out to comprise a top-five average to choose the top 16 schools for each gender.
Profiles of each team and the five runners that comprise of each team will be released prior to the bracket/polls going live, so keep your eyes peeled!
So without further ado, here are the brackets and contestants for the Greatest Minnesota Cross Country Team of All-Time bracket challenge:
Boys
Winona
- Elliot Heath, Garret Heath, Carter Briggs, Jon Michel Brandt, and Hunter Bailey
Wayzata
- Khalid Hussein, Jaret Carpenter, Connor Olson, Andrew Brandt, and Josh Thorson
Stillwater
- Wayde Hall, Eric Colvin, Addison Stansbury, Jake Watson, and Eli Krahn
Edina
- Patrick Roos, Max Manley, TC Lumbar, Jack Manderschneid, and Will Burke
Hopkins
- Seth Eliason, Joe Klecker, Owen Hoeft, Mike Krisch, and Eli Hoeft
Saint Paul Highland Park
- Micah Mather, Oliver Paleen, Calvin Boone, Innocent Murwanashyaka, and Conor Gregg Escalante
Eden Prairie
- Aaron Bartnik, Ryan Little, Mohammed Mohamed, Jackson Willey, and Jake Derouin
Minnetonka
- Matt Wilkinson, Max Lauerman, Beau Pullman, Macallister Karrick, and Nick Gilles
Perham
- Keeghan Hurley, Brandon O'Hara, Kevin Lachowitzer, Jakob McCleary, and Billy Beseman
Staples-Motley
- Emmet Anderson, Hunter Klimek, Jeff Brever, Kurt Detloff, and Shannon Webster
Two Rivers
- Jonathan Stublaski, Myles Fleming, Nick Suacedo, Cruz Barrera, and Magnus Herschbach
Burnsville
- Rob Finnerty, Cole O'Brien, Faysao Mahmoud, Abdul Salah, and Ali Alhmed
Willmar
- Kaafi Adeys, Abdi Awale, NadirMohamed Yusuf, Mahad Hassan, and Mohamed Bedel
Minneapolis South
- Hassan Mead, Robel Kebede, Woliva Bekelcha, Joel Wagner, and Malcolm Richards
Roseville
- Acer Iverson, Michael McBurney, Tim Branigan, James Olson, and John Holt
Mounds View
- Zach Roozen, Jeff Taylor, Austin Streit, Lukas Hessini, and Elliott McArthur
Girls
Wayzata
- Emma Atkinson, Caroline Sassan, Abbey Nechanicky, Anna French, and Jaycie Thomsen
Edina
- Emily Kompelian, Alex Gits, Amanda Mosborg, Maggie Wagner, and Lauren Cossack
Farmington
- Anna Fenske, Lauren Peterson, Mariah Fenske, Mackenzy Lippold, and Laura McGregor
Alexandria
- Bethany Hasz, Megan Hasz, Jamie Pipenburg, Emma Ecker, and Aleah Miller
Chanhassen
- Anastasia Korzenowski, Meghan Pierson, Isabella Roemer, Miranda Gilbertson, and Marissa Long
Minnetonka
- Sophie Whicher, Maya Mor, Libby Haldmaier, Late LeBlanc, and Ella Graham
Cotter
- Lauren Ping, Grace Ping, Morgan Arnold, Sonja Semling, and Claire Ebertowski
Willmar
- Jessa Hanson, Heidi Schmitz, Sophie Schmitz, Kayla Rudie, and Lauren Eilers
Hopkins
- Sydney Drevlow, Laci Provenzano, Daphne Grobstein, Shannon Bergstedt, and Renae Anderson
Stillwater
- Analee Weaver, Avery Braunshausen, Brooke Elfert, Morgan Peterman, and Elsa Huckels
East Ridge
- Halle Mestery, Emily Betz, Baily Ness, Lillian Warmuth, and Brenley Goertzen
Minneapolis Washburn
- Emily Covert, Grace Dickel, Olicia Orr, Chloe GarciaGrafing, and Hannah Oscarson
Forest Lake
- Emma Benner, Kim Kauls, Norah Hushagen, Regan Duffy, and Caroline Schoessow
Shakopee
- Maria Hauger, Tess Misgen, Jayda Becker, Kenzie Misgen, and Isabel Meger
STMA
- Ali Weimer, Katie Sigerud, Annalise Davis, Lizzy Heil, and Mia Salas
Eden Prairie
- Liesl Paulsen, Hannah Jeter, Malakai Holloway, Miriam Sandeen, and Cassy Opitz