Jackson County Central’s girls track and field team will compete in the state true team meet at Stillwater for the second straight year Saturday. The meet is sponsored by the Minnesota Track and Field Coaches Association.
Field events are at 10 a.m., with track events at 10:15.
The Huskies are one of eight teams returning to the 12-team meet.
The top five teams are all back.
Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland won last year’s state title, followed by Luverne, Minnewaska Area, Lanesboro/Fillmore Central/Mabel-Canton 453 and Paynesville.
JCC was seventh, Pierz 10th and West Marshall 12th.
New to the field this year are Barnesville, Chatfield, Holdingford and Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted.
Two Big South Conference boys teams qualified for the state meet, Luverne in Class A and Worthington in Class AA Saturday afternoon.
Class A girls teams
Section 1A: Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Southland
Section 2A: Jackson County Central
Section 3A: Luverne
Section 4A: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Section 5A: Minnewaska Area
Section 6A: Barnesville
Section 7A: Pierz
Section 8A: West Marshall
Wildcard: Paynesville
Wildcard: Chatfield
Wildcard: Holdingford
Wildcard: Lanesboro/Fillmore Central/Mabel-Canton
Class A boys teams
Section 1A: Saint Charles
Section 2A: Maple River
Section 3A: Luverne
Section 4A: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Section 5A: Sauk Centre
Section 6A: Pelican Rapids
Section 7A: Pierz
Section 8A: Fertile-Beltrami
Wildcard: Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Southland
Wildcard: Holdingford
Wildcard: Montevideo
Wildcard: Lanesboro/Fillmore Central/Mabel-Canton
State true team track and field champions
Class A girls
2022: Grand Meadow-LeRoy-Ostrander-Kingsland-Southland
2021: Grand Meadow-LeRoy-Ostrander-Kingsland-Southland
2020: Cancelled, Covid-19
2019: Minnewaska Area
2018: Maple Lake
2017: Osakis
2016: Blue Earth Area
2015: Blue Earth Area
2014: Luverne
2013: Esko
2012: Esko
2011: Esko
2010: Luverne
2009: Blue Earth Area
2008: Luverne
2007: Pipestone
2006: Rushford-Peterson-Houston
2005: Cedar Mountain
2004: Cedar Mountain
2003: Mayer Lutheran
2002: Mayer Lutheran
2001: Southwest Star Concept
2000: Southwest Star Concept
1999: Southwest Star Concept
1998: Southwest Star Concept
1997: Holdingford
1996: Pierz
1995: Pierz
1994: Rochester Lourdes
1993: Plainview
1992: Heron Lake-Okabena-Lakefield