Wayzata XC Runners Alumni Report - Week Ending 9/13/2015

Welcome to the Wayzata High School Alumni Cross Country Report for the week ending September 13, 2015. Let's take a quick tour around the country to see how Wayzata graduates are faring for their colleges. Note: This story will be updated as the weekend progresses. Please check back for updates. In addition, if you have a Wayzata alum athlete that is missing from this story, please email me with updates so I can include them. Also, these will be posted as time permits. There are weeks I will not be able to post updates. True Freshmen: (Note - Some of these freshmen may yet be red-shirted for the season) Ian Eklin (Class of '15) - University of Iowa Competed at the Illinois State Invitational on 9/11 in Normal, IN. Ian w as 47th overall, and 9th for Iowa. Team Recap Full Results Iowa returns to action October 2 with the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Indiana. Anna French (Class of '15) - West Virginia West Virginia University’s cross country team traveled to University Park, Pennsylvania, to compete at the PSU Spiked Shoe Invitational on 9/11. Anna did not compete. Team Recap Full Results 297 flags along the finish line at the Spiked Shoe Invtl. representing the 2,977 lost on 9/11 Thomas Lerdall (Class of '15) - St. Olaf Competed at the Alumni 5K at the St Olaf Cross Country Trails 9/12 . Thomas finished 12th overall and was the runner for the team. Team Recap Full Results Connor Olson (Class of '15) - University of Minnesota Competed at the Oz Memorial on 9/11 held at Les Bolstad golf course. Team Recap Full Results Quote: " Minnesota's four newcomers competed unattached on Friday night in their collegiate debuts. Connor Olson finished seventh in 19:13.0, Joey Duerr came in 15th at 19:40.6, Shane Streich finished 18th in 19:48.3 and Evan Ferlic came across the line at 19:51.9 to finish 20th." Click on thumbnail for larger view Jack Prazich (Class of '15) - Santa Clara (CA) Next competes at the San Francisco Quad Invite on 9/17. Red-Shirt Freshmen: McKenna Evans (Class of '14) - University of Nevada Next competes on 9/19 at the Sundodger Invitational at Lincoln Park in Seattle. Sophomores: Aaron Breyer (Class of '14) - South Dakota Next competes at the Roy Griak Invitational on 9/26. Mary Franke (Class of '14) - Colorado State Next competes at the Roy Griak Invitational on 9/26. Annika Halverson (Class of '14) - Bethel (MN) Competed at the UW-River Falls Falcon Invite. The women's 6000-meter race was held at the Kilkarney Hills golf course in River Falls, WI. Annika placed 3rd overall, and her 6K time of 22:27 would place her 13th in the nation as of 9/12 (all college levels; reported MileSplit times). Full Results River Falls XC Meet - Falcon Invitational — with Halle Marr , Nikki Betzler , Rachel Needham and Annika Halverson . Juniors: Adam Brandt (Class of '13) - University of St. Thomas Next competes at the St. Olaf Invite on 9/19. Lauren Farquhar (Class of '13) - Bethany Lutheran College (MN) Lauren placed sixth overall at the Dutch Invitational held on 9/5 in Pella, IA. At that time, her 6K time of 25:47 lead all MN women for that distance. Full Results Next competes at the St. Olaf Invite on 9/19. Click on thumbnail for larger view Seniors: Mata Agre (Class of '12) - Gustavus Competed at the UW-River Falls Falcon Invite. The women's 6000-meter race was held at the Kilkarney Hills golf course in River Falls, WI. Mata finished 14th overall. Team Recap Full Results Quote: " Mata Agre (Sr., Medina, Minn.) (23:45.65), Lydia Hayes (So., Decorah, Iowa) (23:45.76), and Lotus Schifsky (Fy., Prescott, Wis.) (23:46.05) formed a formidable pack in the middle and rounded out the Gustie scoring, placing 14th, 15th, and 16th, respectively." Marit Sonnesyn (Class of '13) - Gustavus Competed at the UW-River Falls Falcon Invite. The women's 6000-meter race was held at the Kilkarney Hills golf course in River Falls, WI. Marit finished 6th overall. Team Recap Full Results Quote: " Seniors Lauren Shurson (Chanhassen, Minn.) and Marit Sonnesyn (Plymouth, Minn.) led the Gusties on the afternoon. Shurson finished in fifth place with a time of 22:41.71, while Sonnesyn was right behind her, placing sixth in 22:44.77. “Lauren and Marit are doing a great job in leading our team, said Bahr. “I’m proud of how they’ve both stepped up…they’ve been great role models for our younger runners.” Halverson & Sonnesyn battle late in the race. Josh Thorson (Class of '12) - UW-Eau Claire Next competes at the St. Olaf Invite on 9/19.

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