Minnesota High School Cross Country Polls
2018 Polls
Polls are conducted by the State coaches associations (compiled by Howie Cook, , Lake City, Class A Boys and Girls; Dave Emmans, Wayzata, Class AA Girls); and Jamie Kirkpatrick, Edina, Boys Class AA.
Final polls released October 29. "Q" after Place in Section indicates Team Qualifier; "q" indicates individual qualifier.
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank 10/22 | Rank 10/15 | Place in Section | |
| 1 | Wayzata | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1Q |
| 2 | Edina | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2Q |
| 3 | Mounds View | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1Q |
| 4 | Stillwater | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1Q |
| 5 | Hopkins | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 6 | Eden Prairie | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Red Wing | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1Q |
| 8 | St Paul Highland Park | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2Q |
| 9 | Buffalo | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1Q |
| 10 | Eastview | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1Q |
| 11 | White Bear Lake | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 12 | Minnetonka | 6 | -- | 12 | 5 |
| -- | Winona | 1 | 12 | -- | 3 |
Individuals
| Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank 10/22 | Rank 10/15 | Place in Section | |
| 1 | Maxwell Manley, 12 | Edina | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | Andrew Brandt, 12 | Wayzata | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2Q |
| 3 | Luke Labatte, 12 | Rosemount | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1q |
| 4 | Addison Stansbury, 12 | Stillwater | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1Q |
| 5 | Caleb Haugland, 12 | Minneapolis Washburn | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3q |
| 6 | Austin Streit, 12 | Mounds View | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1Q |
| 7 | Acer Iverson, 12 | Roseville Area | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2q |
| 8 | Isaac Basten, 12 | Buffalo | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1Q |
| 9 | Eli Hoeft, 12 | Hopkins | 6 | 10 | 12 | 4q |
| 10 | Nicholas Scheller, 11 | Chanhassen | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2q |
| 11 | Oliver Paleen, 11 | St Paul Highland Park | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3Q |
| 12 | Willem Gokemeijer, 12 | Edina | 6 | -- | 10 | 5Q |
| -- | Jake Derouin, 11 | Eden Prairie | 6 | 12 | -- | 6q |
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank 10/22 | Rank 10/15 | Place in Section | |
| 1 | Wayzata | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | St Michael Albertville | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1Q |
| 3 | Edina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2Q |
| 4 | Eden Prairie | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Farmington | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1Q |
| 6 | Stillwater | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1Q |
| 7 | Andover | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1Q |
| 8 | Marshall | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1Q |
| 9 | Mpls Washburn | 6 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | White Bear Lake | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2Q |
| 11 | Forest Lake | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2Q |
| 12 | Rosemount | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1Q |
Individuals
| Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank 10/22 | Rank 10/15 | Place in Section | |
| 1 | Emily Covert, 12 | Mpls Washburn | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1q |
| 2 | Lauren Peterson, 12 | Farmington | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1Q |
| 3 | Anna Fenske, 10 | Farmington | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2Q |
| 4 | Brianne Brewster, 7 | Lakeville South | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3Q |
| 5 | Emma Atkinson, 11 | Wayzata | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2Q |
| 6 | Grace Dickel, 12 | Mpls Washburn | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3q |
| 7 | Ali Weimer, 9 | St Michael Albertville | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1Q |
| 8 | Liesl Paulsen , 11 | Eden Prairie | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4q |
| 9 | Molly Moening, 9 | St Paul Highland Park | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1q |
| 10 | Annalee Weaver, 10 | Stillwater | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2Q |
| 11 | Avery Braunhauser, 8 | Stillwater | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3Q |
| 12 | Abbey Nechanicky, 8 | Wayzata | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5Q |
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank 10/22 | Rank 10/15 | Place in Section | |
| 1 | Perham | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | West Central Area | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1Q |
| 3 | Staples-Motley | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2Q |
| 4 | St.James Area | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1Q |
| 5 | Lac Qui Parle Valley/DB | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1Q |
| 6 | Nova Classic Academy | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1Q |
| 7 | Mora | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1Q |
| 8 | Minnehaha Academy | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2Q |
| 9 | Mankato Loyola/Cleveland | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2Q |
| 10 | Plainview-Elgin-Millville | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1Q |
| 11 | East Grand Forks | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2Q |
| 12 | Greenway/NK | 7 | 12 | -- | 1Q |
| -- | North Shore | 7 | -- | 11 | 2Q |
Individuals
| Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank 10/22 | Rank 10/15 | Place in Section | |
| 1 | Geno Uhrbom, 10 | Greenway/NK | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | Emmet Anderson, 10 | Staples-Motley | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1Q |
| 3 | Cooper Lennox, 11 | Mora | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1Q |
| 4 | Brandon O'Hara, 11 | Perham | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1Q |
| 5 | Cameron Stocke | Virginia | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2q |
| 6 | Drew Hastings, 11 | Belle Plaine | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1q |
| 7 | Harris Anderson, 11 | Math&Science Acad | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3q |
| 8 | Jake Bright, 11 | West Central Area | 6 | 11 | 11 | 2Q |
| 9 | Grant Strukel, 11 | Blue Earth Area | 2 | -- | -- | 2q |
| 10 | Mitchell Johnstone, 11 | Mankato Loyola/C | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3Q |
| 11 | Henry Snider, 11 | Mounds Park Academy | 4 | -- | -- | 1q |
| 12 | Luke Olson, 11 | Ely | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3q |
| -- | Lane Schwarz, 12 | LeSueur/Henderson | 2 | 9 | -- | 4q |
| -- | Cole Nowacki, 11 | East Grand Forks | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5Q |
| -- | Hugo Ruiz, 11 | Tri City United | 2 | -- | 9 | 10q |
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank 10/22 | Rank 10/15 | Place in Section | |
| 1 | Perham | 8 | 1= | 2 | 1Q |
| 2 | Cotter | 1 | 1= | 1 | 1Q |
| 3 | Luverne | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1Q |
| 4 | Howard Lake-Waverly-W | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1Q |
| 5 | Belle Plaine | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1Q |
| 6 | Lake City | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2Q |
| 7 | Staples-Motley | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1Q |
| 8 | Blake | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1Q |
| 9 | Lac Qui Parle Valley/DB | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2Q |
| 10 | Providence Academy | 5 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| 11 | West Central Area | 6 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| 12 | Stewartville | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| -- | Maple Lake | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| -- | South Ridge | 7 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Individuals
| Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank 10/22 | Rank 10/15 | Place in Section | |
| 1 | Tierney Wolfgram, 10 | Math&Science Acad | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1q |
| 2 | Grace Ping, 10 | Cotter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1Q |
| 3 | Lauren Ping, 8 | Cotter | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2Q |
| 4 | Morgan Gehl, 10 | Murray County Cent. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1q |
| 5 | Natasha Sortland, 8 | ZMKW | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3q |
| 6 | Katherine Geist, 11 | Crookston | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1q |
| 7 | Tenley Nelson, 9 | Luverne | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2Q |
| 8 | Morgan Arnold, 10 | Cotter | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4Q |
| 9 | Grace Drietz, 9 | Canby-Minneota | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3q |
| 10 | Ava Hill, 11 | Mesabi East | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1Q |
| 11 | MaKenna Thurston, 12 | Lake CrystalWM/N | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1q |
| 12 | Madeline Kelly, 11 | Providence Academy | 5 | -- | -- | 1Q |
| -- | Kailee Malone, 11 | Stewartville | 1 | 12 | 12 | 9q |