The huge St. Olaf Showcase put the state rankings to the test, and they passed

The St. Olaf Showcase, in which 1,800 runners competed last Thursday, proved the rankings right, at least in the big class.

The Minnesota Cross Country Coaches Association ranked Wayzata's Abbey Nechanicky first among Class 3A girls and Armstrong's Noah Breker first among Class 3A boys in its preseason rankings. Each won at that early-season competition on the same course where the Minnesota State High School League holds the state championships, and Nechanicky and Breker remain atop the updated rankings.

Defending state champion Isabelle Schmitz of Hutchinson holds the top ranking among Class 2A girls.

CROSS-COUNTRY RANKINGS

Boys' Class 3A

Teams: 1. Lakeville North; 2. Wayzata; 3. Rosemount; 4. Minneapolis Washburn; 5. Minnetonka; 6. Mounds View; 7. Stillwater; 7. Minneapolis Southwest; 9. Eden Prairie; 10. Edina.

Individuals: 1. Noah Breker, Armstrong; 2. Nick Gilles, Minnetonka; 3. Sam Scott, Minneapolis Southwest; 4. Aidan Jones, Minneapolis Washburn; 5. Elliot MacArthur, Mounds View; 6. Andrew Casey, Lakeville North; 7. Hootie Hage, Prior Lake; 8. Adam Lueth, Bloomington Jefferson; 9. Will Harder, Rosemount; 10. Nolan Sutter, Chaska.

Teams: 1. Big Lake; 2. St. Paul Highland Park; 3. Worthington; 4. Mankato East; 5. Monticello; 6. Delano; 7. Marshall; 8. St. Thomas Academy; 9. St. Paul Como Park; 10. Orono.

Individuals: 1. Sal Wirth, Annandale; 2. Charlie Power-Theisen, St. Paul Como Park; 3. Emmett Wolf, St. Thomas Academy; 4. Emmett Gerres, Belle Plaine; 5. Isaiah Anderson, Mankato East; 6. Cameron Stocke, Rock Ridge; 7. Noah Mahoney, Monticello; 8. Harris Gulbransen, Breck; 9. Soren Bortnem, Dassel-Cokato; 10. Owen Layton, Big Lake.

Boys' Class 1A

Teams: 1. Park Rapids Area; 2. Perham; 3. Luverne; 4. St. Cloud Cathedral; 5. Heritage Christian; 6. Staples-Motley; 7. Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin; 8. Nova Classical; 9. St. John's Prep; 10. Lake Park-Audubon.

Individuals: 1. Henry Karelitz, Nova Classical; 2. Brandon Kampsen, Sauk Centre; 3. Noah Foster, Cromwell-Wright; 4. Camden Janiszeski, Luverne; 5. Garrison Hubka, Kingsland; 6. Will Ahrens, Redwood Valley; 7. Josiah DeMaris, Madelia; 8. Ryan Pierson, Butterfield-Odin; 9. Owen Janiszeski, Luverne; 10. Bjorn Anderson, Perham.

Teams: 1. Wayzata; 2. Minnetonka; 3. Edina; 4. Hopkins; 5. Farmington; 6. Prior Lake; 7. Centennial; 8. Mounds View; 9. Bloomington Jefferson; 10. St. Michael-Albertville.

Individuals: 1. Abbey Nechanicky, Wayzata; 2. Sydney Drevlow, Hopkins; 3. Madaline Lage, Waconia; 4. Norah Hushagen, Forest Lake; 5. Megan Lee, Bloomington Jefferson; 6. Marissa Long, Chanhassen; 7. Taylor Isabel, Mounds View; 8. Teegan Anderson, Wayzata; 9. Claire Vukovics, Lakeville South; 10. Abby Downin, Edina.

Girls' Class 2A

Teams: 1. St. Paul Highland Park; 2. Willmar; 3. Rocori; 4. Marshall; 5. Mankato East; 6. Alexandria; 7. Becker; 8. Monticello; 9. Delano; 10. Blake.

Individuals: 1. Isabelle Schmitz, Hutchinson; 2. Olivia Goebel, Albany; 3. Calia Chaney, Pequot Lakes; 4. Luna Scorzelli, St. Paul Highland Park; 5. Macy Hanson, Fairmont; 6. Isabel Mahoney, Monticello; 7. Hailee Zimple, Zimmerman; 8. Hannah Boese, Spectrum; 9. Allyson Sample, Marshall; 10. Ellie Moore, St. Paul Highland Park.

Teams: 1. Staples-Motley; 2. St. Cloud Cathedral; 3. Murray County Central/Fulda; 4. Perham; 5. Luverne; 6. Lake City; 7. Minnewaska Area; 8. Winona Cotter; 9. Canby; 10. Wadena-Deer Creek.