Section 3A, which is the section Jackson County Central competes in, and the Big South Conference are well represented in the preseason poll compiled by the Minnesota Cross Country Coaches Association.
Two 3A teams are listed in the girls team poll, with Luverne first and Murray Country Central fourth.
In the individual Class 3A girls ratings, five of the 12 runners are from the section.
Amanda Overgaauw (Murray County Central) is second, Teneley Nelson (Luverne) third, Grace Drietz (Canby/Minneota) fourth, Jenna Debates (Luverne) fifth and Ashley Overgaauw (Murray County Central) 12th. Jade Rypkema (Nevis) leads the individual rankings.
Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd is 12th in the Class 1A boys team poll. Staples-Motley is first.
Three BSC teams are in the Class 2A girls team ratings, with Marshall fourth, Fairmont sixth and Waseca 12th. St. Paul Highland Park is first.
Fairmont's Laura Thompson is eighth in the 2A girls individual ratings, with Ella Dufault of Waseca fourth. Molly Moening (St. Paul Highland Park) is the top-ranked Class 2A girls runner.
In the Class 2A boys team ratings, Worthington is first and Marshall fourth. The Trojans' Mikele Walu is sixth in the individual ratings. Shef West (Blake) is first.
Following are the complete polls for each class.
Class 1A girls
Team
1. Luverne
2. Staples-Motley
3. Perham
4. Murray Country Central
5. Howard Lake-Waverly/Winsted
6. Hawley
7. St. Cloud Cathedral
8. Minnehaha Academy
9. West Central Area
10. Chatfield
11. Lake City
12. Minnewaska Area
Individual
1. Jade Rypkema, Nevis
2. Amanda Overgaauw, Murray County Central
3. Teneley Nelson, Luverne
4. Grace Drietz, Canby/Minneota
5. Jenna Debates, Luverne
6. Addison Hoof, LesterPrairie/Holy Trinity/Mayer Lutheran
7. Lexi Bright, West Central Area
8. Jacey Majerus, Lake City
9. Madison LeSage, Howard Lake-Waverly/Winsted
10. Caroline Kuehne, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle
11. Kyanna Burton, Staples-Motley
12. Ashley Overgaauw, Murray County Central
Class 1A boys
Team
1. Staples-Motley
2. West Central Area
3. Nova Classic Academy
4. St. Cloud Cathedral
5. Perham
6. Minnehaha Academy
7. Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson
8. Lake City
9. Heritage Christian Academy
10. Rochester Lourdes
11. Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin
12. Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd
Individual
1. Jacob McCleary, Perham
2. Kevin Turlington, Rochester Lourdes
3. Noah Foster, Cromwell-Wright
4. Finn McCormick, Nova
5. Reese Anderson, Lake City
6. Turner Schad, St. Cloud Cathedral
7. Luke Swanson, Northwest Nighthawks
8. Isak Nightingale, Mound Park Academy
9. Henry Karelitz, Nova
10. Kade Runge, West Central Area
11. Tyler Lislove, Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson
12. Daniel Olson, Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin
Class 2A girls
Team
1. St. Paul Highland Park
2. Alexandria
3. Willmar
4. Marshall
5. Rocori
6. Fairmont
7. Mankato East
8. Spectrum
9. Monticello
10. Pequot Lakes
11. Faribault
12. Waseca
Individual
1. Molly Moening, St. Paul Highland Park
2. Isabelle Schmitz, Hutchinson
3. Luna Scorzelli, St. Paul Highland Park
4. Ella Dufault, Waseca
5. Aleah Miller, Alexandria
6. Natasha Sortland, Zumbrota- Mazeppa
7. Calia Chaney, Pequot Lakes
8. Laura Thompson, Fairmont
9. Erin Eilers, Willmar
10. Lauren Eilers, Willmar
11. Ellie Moore, St. Paul Highland Park
12. Hailee Zimple, Zimmerman
Class 2A boys
Team
1. Worthington
2. St. Paul Highland Park
3. Big Lake
4. Marshall
5. St. Thomas Academy
6. Annandale
7. Monticello
8. Mankato East
9. Willmar
10. Mahtomedi
11. Pequot Lakes
12. Orono
Individual
1. Shef West, Blake
2. Cameron Stocke, Rock Ridge
3. Alden Keller, Breck
4. Salvador Wirth, Annandale
5. Kade Layton, Big Lake
6. Mikele Walu, Worthington
7. Owen Layton, Big Lake
8. Emmett Gerres, Belle Plaine
9. Collin O'Farrell, Willmar
10. Charlie Power Theisen, St. Paul Como Park
11. Grant Mayers, Albany
12. Angelo Fiataruolo, Orono
Class 3A girls
Team
1. Edina
2. Wayzata
3. Minnetonka
4. Lakeville South
5. Farmington
6. Prior Lake
7. Stillwater
8. Forest Lake
9. Chanhassen
10. Hopkins
11. Andover
12. Eden Prairie
Individual
1. Abby Nechanicky, Wayzata
2. Ali Weimer, St Michael Albertville
3. Isabella Roemer, Chanhassen
4. Sydney Drevlow, Hopkins
5. Mariah Fenske, Farmington
6. Maggie Wagner, Edina
7. Macy Iyer, Edina
8. Mary Velner, Edina
9. Ella Graham, Minnetonka
10. Norah Hushagen, Forest Lake
11. Teegan Anderson, Wayzata
12. Helle Mestery, East Ridge
Class 3A boys
Team
1. Wayzata
2. Stillwater
3. Edina
4. Rosemount
5. Buffalo
6. Minnetonka
7. Lakeville North
8. Mounds View
9. Owatonna
10. Minneapolis Southwest
11. White Bear Lake
12. Roseville
Individual
1. Elliot MacArthur, Mounds View
2. Hootie Hage, Prior Lake
3. Daniel Vanacker, Forest Lake
4. Nick Gilles, Minnetonka
5. Noah Breker, Robbinsdale Armstrong
6. Jon Roux, Stillwater
7. Will Skelly, Mounds View
8. Sam Scott, Minneapolis Southwest
9. Tony Provenzano, Hopkins
10. Hamza Mohamed, Wayzata
11. Daniel McColler, Wayzata
12. Matthew Whittaker, Lakeville South
(tie) Will Harder, Rosemount