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Minnesota State Meet XC Recap 2023Published by
Wayzata Sweeps AAA Team Titles For Second Straight Year; Robert Mechura Edges Sam Scott; Norah Hushagen Wins By 33 Seconds By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor Junior Robert Mechura of Roseville Area only lost once this season and that was a third-place finish at the Roy Griak Invitational. The only Minnesotan to beat Mechura was Minneapolis Southwest senior Sam Scott, who was second at Roy Griak. On Saturday at the Minnesota state cross country championships at Les Bolstad Golf Course, Mechura was able to close a gap Scott opened on him, and kicked to the victory of the AAA boys race in 15:04.2. Scott, who finished second for the second straight year, was next in 15:07.1. Wayzata won the boys and girls teams titles for the second year in a row. The boys scored 63 points, with Will Weber taking third and Daniel McCollor finishing ninth. Norah Hushagen of Forest Lake won the girls AAA race by 33 seconds in 17:27.6. Mia Hoffman from Bemidji edged out Wayzata's Jazleen Malherek-Osorio for second, 18:00.3 to 18:00.6. Wayzata put five in the top 26 and scored 48 points. Eli Hall from Pequot Lakes won the Class AA boys race in 15:13.3 and won by nearly 11 seconds. He ran a minute faster than he did in the 2022 meet when he was 13th. Mankato East won the team championship with all five scorers in the top 28. Isabelle Schmitz from Hutchinson won the AA girls race in 17:56.5 and it was her second title. She won in 2021 and was second last year. Olivia Pauly of St. John's Prep won the Class A girls race in 18:20.5. St. Cloud Cathedral won the team title with 68 points. Eddie Snider of Mounds Park Academy won boys A final by one second over William Ahrens of Redwood Valley, 15:40 to 15:41. Heritage Christian survived a 56-second gap between its fourth and fifth runners and won the team title with 106 points. Team Champions - Class AAA - Wayzata boys 63 points, Wayzata girls 48 points - RESULTS Class AA - Mankato East boys 46 points, Marshall girls 81 points - RESULTS Class A - Heritage Christian boys 106 points, St. Cloud Cathedral girls 68 points - RESULTS |
