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One might have thought that Abbey Nechanicky had achieved just about everything she could so far for her senior cross country season. She has the St. Olaf High School Showcase title, won the Roy Griak title in dominant fashion, and has run the fastest times of her career.
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So of course she had to go and become the 4th Minnesota girl to run a sub 17-minute 5k!
Nechanicky dominated one again this season at the STMA Invite where she ran a time of 16:47.40, becoming just the 4th girl to run under 17:00 after Analee Weaver, Tierney Wolfgram, and Emily Covert.
| Rank | Name | Time | Meet (Date) |
| 1 | 16:42.60 | Forest Lake SEC Tri (10/1/20) | |
| 2 | 16:47.40 | STMA Invite (10/3/22) | |
| 3 | 16:48.67 | NXR Heartland (11/12/17) | |
| 4 | 16:55.71 | NCR Heartland (11/12/17) |
Nechanicky apart from becoming just the 4th girl to run sub 17 minutes is just the 2nd girl to do it in Minnesota behind Analee Weaver. Wolfgram and Covert both did it on a fast Heartland course in South Dakota.
Nechanicky has now moved to 4th nationally in the 5K this fall, and 3rd among all girls in her class (as of this writing).
| Rank | Name | Time | School |
| 1 | Emma Stutzman | 16:44.00 | Pomona (CO) |
| 2 | Ella Hagen | 16:45.10 | Summit (CO) |
| 3 | Sofia Madrazo | 16:46.97 | New Canaan (CT) |
| 4 | Abbey Nechanicky | 16:47.40 | Wayzata (MN) |
For the meet, Nehcanicky was able to beat out Norah Hushagen who ran a 18:05.20 by 1 minute and 18 seconds for her largest margin of victory this year. She has now won four meets in a row.
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Nechanicky has had a big week already after announcing her commitment to the University of Colorado where she will team up with fellow sub 17-minute runner Emily Covert who is a junior.