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Perham leads both Class A cross country polls

Tue 10-1-2019

LAKE CITY - Three teams region the region appear in the latest Class A girls cross country ratings by the Minnesota Cross Country Coaches Association.

Murray County Central is fourth, Luverne fifth and Fairmont seventh. Perham moved up a notch to first.

In the individual ratings, Murray County Central's Morgan Gehl is second, Luverne's Tenley Nelson third and Fairmont's Laura Thompson 11th.

Perham remains first in the Class A boys poll, with St. James Area third.

Eden Prairie is again first in the Class AA boys poll, with Stillwater the new leader for the Class AA girls.

 

Following are the complete polls.

Class A girls
Team
1. Perham 2
2. Staples-Motley 1
3. Albany 3
4. Murray County Central 4
5. Luverne 8
6. Lake City 6
7. Fairmont 5
8. Belle Plaine 7
9. Pequot Lakes 9
10. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted NR
11. Stewartville 11
12. Canby-Minneota 12
Others receiving votes: Annandale, North Shore, Providence Academy, Maple Lake.
Individual
1. Natasha Sortland, 9 Zumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon-Wanamingo 1
2. Morgan Gehl, 11 Murray County Central 2
3. Tenley Nelson, 10 Luverne 4
4. Kyanna Burton, 8 Staples-Motley 5
5. Calia Chaney, 8 Pequot Lakes 6
6. Gracie Mallak, 12 Howard Lake-Waverly NR
7. Ava Hill, 12 Mesabi East 3
8. Keegan McAuliffe, 10 Duluth Marshall 8
9. Jade Rypkema, 9 Nevis 7
10. Grace Drietz, 10 Canby/Minneota 9
11. Laura Thompson, 10 Fairmont 11
12. Jacey Majerus, 9 Lake City 12
Others receiving votes: Kristine Kalthoff, 11, Albany; Maddie Kelly, 12, Providence Academy; McKenna Herrmann, 12, Belle Plaine; Aspen Rohde, Perham.

Class A boys
Team
1. Perham 1
2. West Central Area 2
3. St. James Area 3
4. Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd 4
5. Nova Classic Academy 6
6. Staples-Motley 5
7. Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin 7
8. Minnehaha Academy 9
9. Heritage Christian Academy 8
10. Lake City 11
11. East Grand Forks 12
12. Proctor NR
Others receiving votes: Ely, Mankato Loyola/Cleveland, Wadena-Deer Creek.
Individual
1. Emmet Anderson, 11 Staples-Motley 1
2. Geno Uhrbom, 11 Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin 6
3. Hunter Klimek, 12 Staples-Motley 3
4. Harris Anderson, 12 Math & Science Academy 7
5. Jacob Bright, 12 West Central Area 4
6. Cameron Stocke, 9 Virginia 5
7. Tyson Mahar, 11 East Grand Forks 10
8. Brandon O'Hara, 12 Perham 2
9. Jacob McCleary, 10 Perham 8
10. Noah Stewart, 11 Morria Area/Chokio-Alberta 9
11. Luke Olson, 12 Ely 11
12. Drew Hastings, 12 Belle Plaine 12
Others receiving votes: Mitchell Johnstone, 12, Mankato Loyola/Cleveland.

Class AA girls
Team
1. Stillwater 2
2. Edina 1
3. Wayzata 4
4. Minnetonka 5
5. Farmington 12
6. St Paul Highland Park 6
7. Eden Prairie 7
8. St Michael Albertville 3
9. Rosemount NR
10. Alexandria 10
11. White Bear Lake 11
12. Forest Lake 8
Others receiving votes: Marshall.
Individual
1. Anna Fenske, 11 Farmington 3
2. Abbey Nechanicky, 9 Wayzata 1
3. Analee Weaver, 11 Stillwater Area 2
4. Ali Weimer, 10 St. Michael Alberville 4
5. Molly Moening, 10 St. Paul Highland Park 5
6. Claire Vukovics, 7 Lakeville North 9
7. Halle Mestery, 10 East Ridge 7
8. Ella Dufault, 9 Waseca 8
9. Morgan Richter, 12 Edina NR
10. Margaret Wagner, 10 Edina NR
11. Iris Guider, 10 St Paul Central 12
12. Madeline Verkerke, 12 White Bear Lake 10
Others receiving votes: Katie Sigerud, 10, St. Michael Alberville; Lauren Cossack, 9, Edina; Emma Atkinson, 12, Wayzata.

Class AA boys
Team
1. Eden Prairie 1
2. Mounds View 2
3. White Bear Lake 3
4. Edina 4
5. St Paul Highland Park 5
6. Eastview 6
7. Hopkins 8
8. Stillwater 7
9. Minnetonka 11
10. Eagan NR
11. Prior Lake 10
12. Rosemount NR
Others receiving votes: Wayzata, Willmar, Bemidji.
Individual
1. Oliver Paleen, 12 St. Paul Highland Park 1
2. Nicholas Scheller, 12 Chanhassen 2
3. Mickies Kiros, 12 St Paul Central 4
4. Aj Green, 12 Eastview 5
5. Finn Sokolowski, 12 Mounds View 6
6. Colden Longley, 12 Bloomington Jefferson 3
7. Zach Spears, 12 Eden Prairie 9
8. Max Charlsen, 12 Forest Lake NR
9. Carter Briggs, 12 Winona 7
10. Calvin Boone, 12 St. Paul Highland Park NR
11. Daniel Vanecker, 9 Eden Prairie 11
12. Gage Mostad, 12 Bemidji 8
Others receiving votes: Max Nelson, 12, White Bear Lake; Gabe Smit, 11, Prior Lake; Max Lauerman, 12, Minnetonka; Mohamed Mohamud, 12, Eden Prairie; Russell Gokemeijer, 12, Edina; Mackinon Mokoro, 12, Osseo; Jake Derouin, 12, Eden Prairie.