Hearty heart wrote:
Heartland girls teams took 21st & 22nd
Boys teams took 16th & 18th.
Nevertheless, @ 21st today the Wayzata girls had a season that no one saw coming. They lost the four seniors to graduation from last year’s NXN team, including their superstar, Abbey Nechanicky. And then the top returner from last season, Maddie Gullickson, missed the entire season due to injury.
As a local fan, I wasn’t expecting what happened: an undefeated season in-state, including at Roy Griak and the 3AAA State Title, followed by their win at NXR Heartland.
Their #1 all season, Jazleen M-O (40th today @ NXN) was a Varsity-alternate (#8/9 runner) a year ago! A healthy Maddie Gullickson will give them a strong 1-2 punch for the next two seasons (they’re both sophomores). Plus (including Gullickson) their top 7 will all be back next season.