The Big South Conference has fiver teams and seven individuals who are rated in the latest polls by the Minnesota Cross Country Coaches Association.
Both of Redwood Valley’s teams are ranked in Class 1A as the Cardinal boys jumped from fifth to first and the girls are now third after being No. 1 last week.
The Redwood boys have two rated runners, with Tyler Robinson fourth and Clayton Salmon fifth.
In the Class 2A girls team poll, two BSC teams are ranked with St. Peter third and Marshall 12th. The Saints have two ranked runners with Keira Friedrich first and Lucia Penner 12th.
For the Class 2A boys, Belle Plaine is eighth as a team and has two ranked runners with Kelton Koepp fourth and Isaac Bemmels 12th. Marshall’s Samuel Deutz is the top-ranked 2A boys individual.
Here are the team ratings. Listed are rank, team and previous ranking.
Class 1A girls
1. New London-Spicer 2
2. St. Cloud Cathedral 3
3. Redwood Valley 1
4. Mankato Loyola/Cleveland 8
5. Providence Academy NR
6. Riverside Christian 9
7. Northwest Nighthawks NR
8. St. John’s Prep 11
9. Lanesboro/Fillmore Central 6
10. Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin 5
11. United North Central 4
12. Minnewaska Area NR
Class 1A boys
1. Redwood Valley 5
2. Cotter/Hope 2
3. Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson/Houston 1
4. Nova Classical 6
5. Heritage Christian Academy 3
6. Northwest Nighthawks NR
7. Sauk Centre 7
8. Mounds Park Academy 9
9. Litchfield 11
10. Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin 4
11. Hawley 12
12. Pine City 10
11. Litchfield 4
12. Hawley 11
Class 2A girls
1. Minneapolis Southwest 1
2. Perham 2
3. St. Peter 3
4. Mankato East 4
5. Northfield 6
6. Little Falls 7
7. Orono 5
8. Winona 8
9. Hermantown 10
10. Becker 11
11. Chisago Lakes 12
12. Marshall 9
Class 2A boys
1. Perham 1
2. Orono 2
3. Blake 3
4. Becker 4
5. Rockford 8
6. Minneapolis Southwest 5
7. Southwest Christian NR
8. Belle Plaine 6
9. Delano 10
10. Big Lake NR
11.Winona 7
12. Mankato East 9
Class 3A girls
1. Wayzata 1
2. Forest Lake 2
3. St. Michael-Albertville 3
4. Hopkins 4
5. Edina 9
6. Prior Lake 7
7. Waconia 11
8. Minnetonka 10
9. Chaska 6
10. Mounds View 5
11. Maple Grove NR
12. St. Paul Highland Park 8
Class 3A boys
1. Wayzata 1
2. Rosemount 9
3. Minnetonka 7
4. Blaine NR
5. Minneapolis Washburn 6
6. Two Rivers 2
7. Eastview 5
8. Roseville 4
9. Mounds View 10
10. Stillwater 3
11. Woodbury 8
12. Farmington NR