MSHSL State Cross Country Meet - Class A

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.