Minnesota High School Cross Country Polls
2024 Polls
Polls are conducted by the State coaches associations (compiled by Howie Cook, , Lake City, Class A Boys and Girls; Jeff Dickman,Rockford, Class AA Boys and Girls). Complete Class AAA results for the current season are available at the
Minnesota CC Coaches Association web site.
Polls released for Classes AA and A on October 28. Also shown are places in Sections. "Q" after Section Place indicates Team Qualifier; "q" indicates individual qualifier. GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO WILL RUN AT STATE ON SATURDAY!
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank | Rank |
| | | Oct. 14 | Oct. 7 |
| 1 | Minnetonka | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Edina | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Wayzata | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Rosemount | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Mounds View | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Stillwater | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Two Rivers | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Buffalo | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | White Bear Lake Area | 4 | -- | 12 |
| 10 | Blaine | 7 | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Bloomington Jefferson | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 12 | Lakeville North | 1 | 11 | -- |
| -- | Minneapolis Southwest | 6 | 12 | 11 |
Individuals
Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank | Rank |
| | | | | Oct. 14 | Oct. 7 |
| 1 | Robert Mechura, 12 | Roseville Area | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Sean Fries, 10 | Minnetonka | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jace Haerter, 12 | Edina | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Caleb Dickel, 12 | Minneapolis Washburn | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | Nate Meyer, 12 | Minneapolis Southwest | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Casey Poppler | Mounds View | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| 7 | Tyler Flippen, 10 | Andover | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Vaughn Larson, 12 | White Bear Lake Area | 4 | 12 | 12 |
| 9 | Zach Danielson, 12 | Edina | 6 | 5 | -- |
| 10 | Owen Stuwe, 11 | Shakopee | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | Elijah Donaldson, 12 | Eden Prairie | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Dylan Riniker, 12 | Stillwater | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| William Weber, 12 | Wayzata | 6 | -- | 7 |
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank | Rank |
| | | Oct. 14 | Oct. 7 |
| 1 | Wayzata | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Prior Lake | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Forest Lake | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | STMA | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Hopkins | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Mounds View | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Minnetonka | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | Edina | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Duluth East | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Brainerd | 8 | 10 | -- |
| 11 | Woodbury | 4 | -- | -- |
| 12 | Waconia | 2 | -- | -- |
| -- | Minneapolis Southwest | 6 | 11 | 11 |
| -- | Moorhead | 8 | 12 | 12 |
| -- | Eagan | 3 | -- | 7 |
Individuals
Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank | Rank |
| | | | | Oct. 14 | Oct. 7 |
| 1 | Norah Hushagen, 12 | Forest Lake | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Linnea Ousdigian, 10 | Mounds View | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Anna Vanacker, 11 | Forest Lake | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Maddie Gullickson, 11 | Wayzata | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Abigail Tri, 10 | Rochester John Marshall | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Sydney Drevlow, 12 | Hopkins | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Lila Golomb, 11 | Wayzata | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Avery Marasco-Johnson, 12 | Minnetonka | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Carley Lamotte, 11 | Burnsville | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | Lauren Boerger, 11 | Eagan | 3 | -- | -- |
| 11 | Abigail Hibbs, 12 | Champlin Park | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | Cara Back, 10 | Rogers | 8 | 12 | -- |
| -- | Lilah Bartels, 12 | Eagan | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| Layla Vennink, 12 | Prior Lake | 2 | -- | 12 |
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | Oct. 21 | Oct. 14 | Section |
| 1 | Perham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1Q |
| 2 | Mankato East | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1Q |
| 3 | Marshall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2Q |
| 4 | St. Paul Como Park | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1Q |
| 5 | The Blake School | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1Q |
| 6 | Winona | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1Q |
| 7 | Orono | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1Q |
| 8 | St. Paul Highland Park | 3 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| 9 | Big Lake | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2Q |
| 10 | Becker | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1Q |
| 11 | Rockford | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2Q |
| 12 | Fergus Falls | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2Q |
| -- | Mankato West | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
Individuals
Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | | | Oct. 21 | Oct. 14 | Section |
| 1 | Sal Wirth, 12 | Annandale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1q |
| 2 | Bjorn Anderson, 12 | Perham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1Q |
| 3 | Jack Leuer, 12 | Big Lake | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1q |
| 4 | Owen Chapman, 12 | Orono | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2Q |
| 5 | Audi Thom, 12 | Mankato East | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1Q |
| 6 | Sam Deutz, 11 | Marshall | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2Q |
| 7 | Sully Anez, 12 | Willmar | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2q |
| 8 | Mason Deegan, 12 | STP Highland Park | 3 | -- | 11 | 1Q |
| 9 | Dayton Clobes, 11 | Mankato East | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3Q |
| 10 | David Obst, 11 | Kasson-Mantorville | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1q |
| 11 | Kelton Koepp, 11 | Belle Plaine | 2 | 5 | -- | 5q |
| 12 | Kendrick Boucek, 10 | Winona | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2Q |
| -- | Fanuel Wolday, 12 | Worthington | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6q |
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Teams |
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | Oct. 21 | Oct. 14 | Section |
| 1 | St. Paul Highland Park | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | Perham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1Q |
| 3 | Northfield | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1Q |
| 4 | Alexandria | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2Q |
| 5 | St Peter | 2 | 6 | -- | 1Q |
| 6 | Marshall | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2Q |
| 7 | Waseca | 1 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| 8 | The Blake School | 3 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| 9 | Delano | 6 | -- | 6 | 1Q |
| 10 | Hibbing | 7 | 11 | -- | 1Q |
| 11 | Chisago Lakes | 7 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| 12 | Mound-Westonka | 6 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| -- | Faribault | 1 | 5 | -- | 3 |
| -- | Little Falls | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| -- | Willmar | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| -- | Mankato East | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 |
| -- | Mankato West | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| -- | New London-Spicer | 8 | -- | 7 | 5 |
Individuals
Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in | |
| | | | | Oct. 21 | Oct. 14 | Section |
| 1 | Isabel Mahoney, 11 | Monticello | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1q |
| 2 | Macy Hanson, 12 | Fairmont | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1q |
| 3 | Annika Hall, 9 | Chisago Lakes | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1Q |
| 4 | Claire Vokovics, 12 | St. Paul Highland Park | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1Q |
| 5 | Grace Lewis-Mosher, 12 | St. Paul Highland Park | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2Q |
| 6 | Lauren Eilers, 12 | Willmar | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1q |
| 7 | Hannah Boese, 11 | Spectrum | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2q |
| 8 | Keira Friedrich, 11 | St. Peter | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2Q |
| 9 | Cassie Wellman, 10 | Fergus Falls | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2q |
| 10 | Tara Hertling, 12 | Hibbing | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2Q |
| 11 | Nora Hanson, 11 | Red Wing | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1q |
| 12 | Esme Gulbrandsen | Breck | 6 | -- | -- | 1q |
| -- | Avalee Brown, 11 | Perham | 8 | 8 | 12 | 3Q |
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| Class AAA Boys| Class AAA Girls| Class AA Boys| Class AA Girls| Class A Girls |
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| Rank | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | Oct. 21 | Oct. 14 | Section |
| 1 | Redwood Valley | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | Heritage Christian Acad. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1Q |
| 3 | Luverne | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2Q |
| 4 | Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson/H | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1Q |
| 5 | Cotter | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2Q |
| 6 | Nova Classic Acad | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2Q |
| 7 | Northwest Nighthawks | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1Q |
| 8 | Sauk Centre | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1Q |
| 9 | Mankato Loyola/Cleveland | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1Q |
| 10 | Hawley | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1Q |
| 11 | South Ridge | 7 | -- | -- | 1Q |
| 12 | Litchfield | 5 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| -- | Mounds Park Academy | 4 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| -- | Holdingford | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3 |
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| Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in | |
| | | | | Oct. 21 | Oct. 14 | Section | >
| 1 | Will Ahrens, 12 | Redwood Valley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | Erik Semling, 9 | Cotter | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1Q |
| 3 | Eddie Snider, 12 | Mounds Park Acad. | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1q |
| 4 | Kilen Cilek, 12 | Redwood Valley | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2Q |
| 5 | Jacob Pfotenhauer, 12 | Heritage Christian | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2Q |
| 6 | Owen Janiszeski, 12 | Luverne | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3Q |
| 7 | Lev Dougherty, 11 | Heritage Christian Acad | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3Q |
| 8 | Mark Swanson, 12 | NW Nighthawks | 5 | -- | 8 | 1Q |
| 9 | Soren Kelly, 11 | Loyola-Cleveland-St. Clair | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1Q |
| 10 | Brady Rach, 11 | Bertha-Hewitt | 6 | -- | 1Q |
| 11 | Charlie Larson, 12 | Pelican Rapids | 8 | 11 | 11 | 1Q |
| 12 | Ryan Littlefield, 10 | Cotter | 1 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| -- | Carter Kjesbo, 11 | West Central Area | 6 | 9 | -- | 2q |
| -- | Jacob Drevlow, 11 | Sauk Centre | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5Q |
| -- | Owen Winter, 11 | Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton | 8 | 12 | 12 | 2Q |
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Girls Class A |
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Teams |
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | Oct. 21 | Oct. 14 | Section |
| 1 | St. Cloud Cathedral | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | Redwood Valley | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1Q |
| 3 | Cotter | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1Q |
| 4 | United North Central | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1Q |
| 5 | Rochester Lourdes | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2Q |
| 6 | Minnewaska | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1Q |
| 7 | St. Johns Prep | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2Q |
| 8 | Canby | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2Q |
| 9 | Staples-Motley | 6 | 10 | -- | 2Q |
| 10 | Hawley | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2Q |
| 11 | Heritage Christian | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1Q |
| 12 | Carlton/Wrenshall | 7 | -- | -- | 1Q |
| -- | Wadena-Deer Creek | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 |
| Lanesboro/Filmore Central | 1 | -- | 12 | 3 |
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Individuals |
| Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in | |
| | | | | Oct. 21 | Oct. 14 | Section |
| 1 | Audrey Brownell, 11 | Staples-Motley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | Charolette Meyer, 8 | Mankato Loyola/Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1Q |
| 3 | Sonja Semling, 12 | Cotter | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1Q |
| 4 | Addie Thomas, 11 | Redwood Valley | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1Q |
| 5 | Anjalie Aho, 12 | United North Central | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1Q |
| 6 | Grace Hahm, 12 | Heritage Christian Acad. | 4 | -- | -- | 1Q |
| 7 | Sophia Stencel, 9 | Maple River | 2 | 11 | -- | 2q |
| 8 | Marget Duffy, 10 | St. John's Prep | 5 | 10 | -- | 1Q |
| 9 | Olivia Pascuzzi, 9 | Chisholm | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1q |
| 10 | Isabel Pass, 8 | Nova Classic Acad. | 4 | -- | -- | 2q |
| 11 | Kay Prom, 7 | St. Cloud Cathedral | 5 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| 12 | Autumn Rakosnik, 9 | Lanesboro/Fillmore Central | 1 | -- | 5 | 2q |
| -- | Katelyn Waldoch, 10 | St. Cloud Cathedral | 5 | 6 | -- | 6Q |
| -- | Anna Peikert, 12 | Rochester Lourdes | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3Q |
| -- | Olivia Timbers, 10 | Rochester Lourdes | 1 | 12 | -- | 5Q |
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