Boys Class A Race
Matt Welch left no questions unanswered as he took the lead in the woods and powered up the hill to the finish line. He has been ranked #1 in the coach's polls since the end of September. The top 5 in the poll finished in the top 5 - times will be posted as soon as they are available:
Place | Athlete | Grade | School | Time | Rank in Last Poll |
1 | Matt Welch | 12 | Proctor | 15:34.0 | 1 |
2 | Charlie Lawrence | 12 | Foley | 15:46.5 | 2 |
3 | Shane Streich | 10 | Waseca | 15:52.9 | 4 |
4 | Nick Golebiowski | 11 | St. Cloud Cathedral | 15:53.2 | 5 |
5 | Keeghan Hurley | 11 | Perham | 16:01.2 | 3 |
Perham boys proved themselves and their place in teh state and national rankings with a very strong finish - and a 30 second spread between their #1 and #5 runners. St. Cloud Cathedral is the Class a Runner-Up.
Girls Class A Race
Clare Flanagan repeats as the Class A state champion with a convincing win, posting a 14:04 time and beating her own winning time from 2011 by 17 seconds. Emi Trost repeats as the runner up with a 14:16.5, bettering last year's time by 18 seconds!
Place | Athlete | Grade | Team | Time | Rank in Last Poll |
1 | Clare Flanagan | 11 | Blake School | 14:04.1 | 1 |
2 | Emi Trost | 11 | Cannon Falls | 14:16.5 | 2 |
3 | McKenzie Holt | 11 | St. Cloud Christian | 14:29.8 | 4 |
4 | Emily Mantor | 11 | United South Central | 14:39.5 | 3 |
5 | Marisa Shady | 12 | Esko | 14:44.8 | 5 |
Esko takes the team championship with Annandale repeating as the runner up.
Full meet results and coverage available here.