"The Wayzata boys cross country team finished second to Great Oak, California in the prestigious Griak Invitational Saturday. The Wayzata girls finished third in their race behind teams from Illinois and California. The Champlin Park boys ran well and placed third in the Maroon Division. The meet is considered to be of the best regular season meets in the country and featured over 1600 runners." -CCX Media of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Cross Training Champions
Hip injuries don't get these two senior captains down. #alwaysworkinghard
Saturday is a great day to race!
The sea of gold raced this morning at Apple Valley's Eagle Invitational. Each athlete persevered through humid weather and raced well. We are proud of each one of you!
The Wayzata girls placed third at Roy Griak's Invitational among a great field of competitors and humid September heat. Read Johanna Gretschel's (FloTrack) race recap as "Emily Covert Upsets Grace Ping and Illinois' Naperville North Wins Team Title". The Wayzata boys ran well and placed second. Kraig Lungstrom took some awesome photography of both races too!
It was a great day to cheer on the Trojans and see a number of alumnae racing and cheering as well. Be proud to wear blue and gold. Thanks Coach Sarah Hopkins and the University of Minnesota for putting together such a great race. We can't wait to be back next year!
Great Race Alumnae!
We love seeing alumane Melissa Drenckhahn (University of Minnesota - Duluth), Annika Lerdall (University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire), Annika Halverson (Bethel University) race so well! Great job ladies! Check out results from the St. Olaf Invitational on September 16, 2017
Freshman Friday: Alumna Jaycie Thomsen
Read about alumna Jaycie Thomsen and her first cross country season as a Golden Gopher at the University of Minnesota. We are proud of you Jaycie!
Terrific 22 Girls Rankings
Terrific 22 Girls Rankings (September 5th) by Chaz Caiado "High School Harrier"
"Over half the top national programs have started their competitive seasons and we are starting to see glimpses of what to expect this fall. A reminder that the T22 isn’t a straight top 22 in the country but is designed to rank teams based on if Nike Cross was today therefore teams can drop from a top 10 ranking to being unranked and vice versa depending on how they and their region looks.
7) Wayzata (H) 8- Coming into the season unranked, Wayzata raced like a team on fire this past weekend at the St. Olaf High School Showcase. Perhaps it was having two girls named Ping to chase, but the Wayzata girls averaged over a minute faster than the next team. Don’t be surprised to see this team climb higher each week."
Funky Sock Friday
In one of our toughest sock battles yet, Senior Captain Avery Paulsen stomped all over the competition with her CAUTION socks. Photo Bomb Credit: Emma Gonyea
Wayzata MN Girls Look Strong at St. Olaf High School Showcase
Adam Kopet (DyeStat) writes "the Wayzata MN girls have emerged as possible contenders in the Heartland Region. The Trojans won the 31-team meet with 37 points. Emma Atkinson and Caroline Sassan, both sophomores, led the way for Wayzata with fourth- and fifth-place finishes in 18:32 and 18:34, respectively. All five scoring runners finished in the top 16." Read the entire DyeStat article here.