Minnesota High School Cross Country Polls
2023 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; and Matt Gabrielson, Edina, Class AAA Girls). Complete results for the current season are available at the
Minnesota CC Coaches Association web site.
Polls released October 30 with places in Sections. "Q" after Rank Section indicates Team Qualifier; "q" indicates individual qualifier. GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO WILL RUN AT STATE ON SATURDAY!
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| Oct. 23 | | | Oct. 16 | Oct. 9 | Section |
|
| 1 | Wayzata | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | Minnetonka | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1Q |
| 3 | Edina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2Q |
| 4 | Stillwater | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1Q |
| 5 | Mounds View | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1Q |
| 6 | Bloomington Jefferson | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1Q |
| 7 | Minneapolis Washburn | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3 |
| 8 | Minneapolis Southwest | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | Rosemount | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2Q |
| 10 | Blaine | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | Eden Prairie | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2Q |
| 12 | Moorhead | 8 | 12 | -- | 2Q |
| -- | Lakeville North | 1 | -- | -- | 1Q |
| -- | Andover | 7 | -- | -- | 1Q |
| -- | Buffalo | 8 | -- | -- | 1Q |
| -- | White Bear Lake Area | 4 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| -- | Osseo | 5 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| -- | Lakeville South | 1 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| -- | Osseo | 5 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| -- | Duluth East | 7 | -- | -- | 2Q |
Individuals
| Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| Oct. 23 | | | | Oct. 16 | Oct. 9 | Section |
|
| 1 | Sam Scott, 11 | Minneapolis Southwest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1q |
| 2 | Robert Mechura, 11 | Roseville Area | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1q |
| 3 | Nolan Sutter, 11 | Chaska | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1q |
| 4 | William Weber, 11 | Wayzata | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2Q |
| 5 | Sean Fries, 10 | Minnetonka | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2Q |
| 6 | Daniel McColler, 11 | Wayzata | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5Q |
| 7 | River Santiago, 12 | Blaine | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1q |
| 8 | Landon Hering, 12 | Hopkins | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4q |
| 9 | Tyler Kissel, 12 | Wayzata | 6 | -- | -- | DNC |
| 10 | Caleb Dickel, 11 | Minneapolis Washburn | 6 | -- | -- | 7q |
| 11 | Hootie Hage, 12 | Prior Lake | 2 | -- | -- | 6Q |
| 12 | Nathan Schultz, 12 | East Ridge | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4q |
| -- | Elijah Donaldson, 11 | Eden Prairie | 2 | 12 | -- | 4Q |
| -- | Austin Liebl, 12 | Moorhead | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2Q |
| -- | Cade Sanvik, 11 | Osseo | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2q |
| -- | Aiden Gomes, 12 | Andover | 7 | -- | 12 | 6Q |
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | | Oct. 23 | Oct. 16 | Section |
|
| 1 | Wayzata | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | Duluth East | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1Q |
| 3 | Mounds View | 5 | 3 | -- | 1Q |
| 4 | Prior Lake | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1Q |
| 5 | Edina | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2Q |
| 6 | Minnetonka | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1Q |
| 7 | Centennial | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2Q |
| 8 | Forest Lake | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | STMA | 8 | 8 | 11 | 1Q |
| 10 | Farmington | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1Q |
| 11 | Brainerd | 8 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| 12 | Eagan | 3 | -- | 9 | 1Q |
| -- | Woodbury | 4 | 11 | -- | 1Q |
| -- | Hopkins | 6 | 12 | -- | 3 |
| -- | Chaska | 2 | -- | 8 | 3 |
| -- | Eastview | 3 | -- | 12 | 2Q |
Individuals
| Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | | | Oct. 23 | Oct. 16 | Section |
|
| 1 | Norah Hushagen, 11 | Forest Lake | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1q |
| 2 | Evie Malec, 9 | Minnetonka | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1Q |
| 3 | Caitlyn Osanai, 12 | Robbinsdale Armstrong | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1q |
| 4 | Mia Hoffman, 12 | Bemidji | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1q |
| 5 | Jazleen Malherek-Osorio, 10 | Wayzata | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2Q |
| 6 | Sydney Drevlow, 11 | Hopkins | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3q |
| 7 | Marissa Long, 12 | Chanhassen | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2q |
| 8 | Linnea Ousdigian, 9 | Mounds View | 5 | 12 | -- | 1Q |
| 9 | Rowan Bixler, 12 | Duluth East | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2Q |
| 10 | Carley Lamotte, 10 | Burnsville | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1q |
| 11 | Avery Marasco-Johnson, 11 | Minnetonka | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3Q |
| 12 | Abigail Hibbs, 11 | Champlin Park | 5 | -- | -- | 2q |
| -- | Claire Vukovics, 11 | Lakeville South | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2q |
| -- | Kiley Nelson, 11 | Centennial | 7 | -- | 12 | 4Q |
| -- | Abigail Tri, 9 | Rochester John Marshall | 1 | -- | -- | 1q |
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | | Oct. 23 | Oct. 16 | Section |
|
| 1 | Mankato East | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | Perham | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1Q |
| 3 | Marshall | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2Q |
| 4 | Orono | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1Q |
| 5 | Delano | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2Q |
| 6 | Big Lake | 5 | 9 | -- | 1Q |
| 7 | The Blake School | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1Q |
| 8 | Belle Plaine | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Fergus Falls | 8 | 7 | 12 | 2Q |
| 10 | Totino Grace | 4 | -- | -- | 1Q |
| 11 | Monticello | 5 | 11 | 11 | 2Q |
| 12 | Winona | 1 | -- | -- | 1Q |
| -- | Northfield | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2Q |
| -- | St. Paul Como Park | 4 | 10 | -- | 2Q |
| -- | Mankato West | 2 | -- | 9 | 4 |
| -- | Dassel-Cokato | 6 | -- | 10 | 3 |
Individuals
| Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | | | Oct. 23 | Oct. 16 | Section |
|
| 1 | Bjorn Anderson, 11 | Perham | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | Sal Wirth, 11 | Annandale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1q |
| 3 | Eli Hall, 12 | Pequot Lakes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1q |
| 4 | Sully Anez, 11 | Willmar | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2q |
| 8 | Fanuel Wolday, 11 | Worthington | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3q |
| 5 | Owen Layton, 12 | Big Lake | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2Q |
| 6 | Jack Leuer, 11 | Big Lake | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1Q |
| 7 | Isaiah Anderson, 12 | Mankato East | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2Q |
| 9 | David Obst, 10 | Kasson-Mantorville | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1q |
| 10 | Gabe Hallen, 10 | Orono | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2Q |
| 11 | Henry Lemke, 11 | Eden Valley-Watkins | 8 | 11 | 11 | 4Q |
| 12 | Soren Bortnem, 12 | Dassel-Cokato | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3q |
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | | Oct. 23 | Oct. 16 | Section |
|
| 1 | St. Paul Highland Park | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1Q |
| 2 | Alexandria | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 3 | Marshall | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1Q |
| 4 | Perham | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2Q |
| 5 | Delano | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1Q |
| 6 | The Blake School | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2Q |
| 7 | Hibbing | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1Q |
| 8 | Willmar | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Northfield | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1Q |
| 10 | Proctor | 7 | -- | 10 | 2Q |
| 11 | Becker | 5 | 11 | -- | 1Q |
| 12 | Zimmerman | 5 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| -- | Chisago Lakes | 7 | 8 | -- | 3 |
| -- | Belle Plaine | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| -- | Mankato West | 2 | -- | 11 | 5 |
Individuals
| Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | | | Oct. 23 | Oct. 16 | Section |
|
| 1 | Isabelle Schmitz, 12 | Hutchinson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | Isabel Mahoney, 10 | Monticello | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1q |
| 3 | Luna Scorzelli, 12 | STP Highland Park | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2Q |
| 4 | Allyson Sample, 12 | Marshall | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2Q |
| 5 | Grace Lewis-Mosher, 11 | St. Paul Highland Park | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1Q |
| 6 | Annika Hall, 8 | Chisago Lakes | 7 | 6 | -- | 1q |
| 7 | Lauren Eilers, 11 | Willmar | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1q |
| 8 | Citori Halbe, 10 | Alexandria | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2Q |
| 9 | Kaia Osmundson, 11 | Chisago Lakes | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3q |
| 10 | Macy Hanson, 11 | Fairmont | 2 | 10 | -- | 4q |
| 11 | Calia Chaney, 12 | Pequot Lakes | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4q |
| 12 | Emily Baker, 12 | Zimmerman | 5 | 12 | 11 | 2Q |
| -- | Jaelyn Miller, 12 | Alexandria | 8 | -- | 8 | 4Q |
| -- | Lizzy Harnell, 11 | Proctor | 7 | -- | 12 | 2Q |
| -- | Keira Friedrich, 10 | St. Peter | 2 | -- | -- | 3q |
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | | Oct. 23 | Oct. 16 | Section |
|
| 1 | Heritage Christian Acad. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | Bertha-Hewitt | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1Q |
| 3 | Greenway/N-K | 7 | -- | -- | 1Q |
| 4 | Windom | 3 | -- | 8 | |
| 5 | Cotter | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2Q |
| 6 | Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson/H | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1Q |
| 7 | Redwood Valley | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2Q |
| 8 | Mountain Lake Area | 2 | 11 | -- | 1Q |
| 9 | St. James | 2 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| 10 | Hawley | 8 | -- | -- | 1Q |
| 11 | Park Rapids Area | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2Q |
| 12 | Nova Classic Acad | 4 | 12 | -- | 2Q |
| -- | Luverne | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| -- | St. Cloud Cathedral | 5 | 8 | -- | 2Q |
| -- | Holdingford | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| -- | Mankato Loyola/Cleveland | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Individuals
| Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | | | Oct. 23 | Oct. 16 | Section |
|
| 1 | Will Ahrens, 11 | Redwood Valley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1Q |
| 2 | Eddie Snider, 11 | Mounds Park Acad. | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1q |
| 3 | Lev Dougherty, 10 | Heritage Christian Acad | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2Q |
| 4 | Zach Meyer, 12 | St. John’s Prep. | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2Q |
| 5 | Nick Hanson, 12 | St. John’s Prep. | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1Q |
| 6 | Charlie Larson, 11 | Pelican Rapids | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1q |
| 7 | Erik Semling, 8 | Cotter | 1 | 10 | -- | 1Q |
| 8 | Cole Arens, 12 | Wabasha-Kellogg | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2q |
| 9 | Levi Miest, 12 | St. James | 2 | -- | -- | 1Q |
| 10 | Ryan Pierson, 12 | Butterfield-Odin | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3q |
| 11 | Kody Wassman, 12 | Mountain Lake Area | 2 | 11 | -- | 2Q |
| 12 | Zane Guderjahn, 12 | Bertha-Hewitt | 6 | -- | -- | 1Q |
| -- | Noah Huot, 12 | Park Rapids Area | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2Q |
| -- | Mark Swanson, 11 | NW Nighthawks | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3q |
| -- | Owen Janiszeski, 11 | Luverne | 3 | -- | 10 | 8q |
| Rank | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | | Oct. 23 | Oct. 16 | Section |
|
| 1 | St. Cloud Cathedral | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1Q |
| 2 | Redwood Valley | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1Q |
| 3 | Hawley | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1Q |
| 4 | Staples-Motley | 6 | 9 | -- | 1Q |
| 5 | Rochester Lourdes | 1 | 5 | -- | 1Q |
| 6 | Nova Classic Acad. | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1Q |
| 7 | NW Nighthawks | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2Q |
| 8 | United North Central | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2Q |
| 9 | Canby | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2Q |
| 10 | Cotter | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2Q |
| 11 | St. Paul Academy | 4 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| 12 | Carlton/Wrenshall | 7 | -- | -- | 2Q |
| -- | Luverne | 3 | 11 | -- | 3 |
| -- | Lake City | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| -- | South Ridge | 7 | -- | 11 | 1Q |
Individuals
| Rank | Runner | Team | Section | Rank | Rank | Place in |
| | | | | Oct. 23 | Oct. 16 | Section |
|
| 1 | Jenna DeBates, 12 | Luverne | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1q |
| 2 | Audrey Brownell, 10 | Staples-Motley | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2Q |
| 3 | Kyanna Burton, 12 | Staples-Motley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1Q |
| 4 | Olivia Pauly, 12 | St. John’s Prep | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1q |
| 5 | Ella Voit, 12 | St. Cloud Cathedral | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2Q |
| 6 | Maddie LeSage, 12 | Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3q |
| 7 | Anjalie Aho, 11 | United North Central | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1Q |
| 8 | Megan Snider, 9 | Mounds Park Academy | 4 | -- | -- | 1q |
| 9 | Caroline Kuehne , 12 | Long Prairie-Grey Eagle | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3q |
| 10 | Valerie Quast, 10 | Mankato Loyola/Cleveland | 2 | -- | -- | 1Q |
| 11 | Isabel Pass, 7 | Nova Classic Acad. | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2Q |
| 12 | Sonja Semling, 11 | Cotter | 1 | 7 | 8 | DNC |
| -- | Kaylee Walklin, 11 | Windom Area | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3q |
| -- | Clara Schad, 12 | St. Cloud Cathedral | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4Q |