MSHSL Section 6AA Championships (MN)
RESULTS
Minnesota Section Of Death Strikes Again! NXN Qualifiers Edina, Wayzata OUT For State Meet
6AA champs! State bound. pic.twitter.com/j4oNEQaAQi
-- HOPKINS X COUNTRY (@hopkinscc) October 28, 2015
The Section of Death strikes again! No. 20 ranked Jaret Carpenter won the individual title in 15:38 on Wednesday afternoon, though his bubble team in Wayzata will not advance to the state meet as they finished just fourth in a loaded field.
No. 11 ranked Hopkins rallied behind a runner-up finish by Owen Hoeft (15:45) to win the overall title with 52 points in a very close team race ahead of unranked Minneapolis Washburn High School (57 points), No. 20 ranked Edina (62 points) and bubble team Wayzata (62 points). Only Hopkins and Minneapolis Washburn qualified for the state meet, leaving behind two teams who qualified for NXN in 2014.
| Team Scores | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Team | Points | Scorers | Times | ||
| 1 | Hopkins High School | 52 | 2+4+8+17+21 (34+39) | 0:56 1-5 Split | 16:13 Avg | ||
| 2 | Minneapolis Washburn High School | 57 | 6+9+10+14+18 (53+57) | 0:33 1-5 Split | 16:17 Avg | ||
| 3 | Edina High School | 62 | 3+5+12+19+23 (25+28) | 0:48 1-5 Split | 16:18 Avg | ||
| 4 | Wayzata High School | 63 | 1+11+13+16+22 (24+26) | 1:05 1-5 Split | 16:16 Avg | ||
Former Hopkins star Joe Klecker, now a freshman at the University of Colorado, commented on the result.
2 teams that made NXN last year find themselves not even at the MN state meet this year #sectionofdeath
-- Klecker (@JoeKleckerxc) October 28, 2015
The girls race was dominated by No. 25 ranked Edina, who won the team title with 34 points over Wayzata. Sophomore Sophie Whicher won the individual title in 18:40 ahead of freshman Emily Covert of Minneapolis Washburn.
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