Notebook
East-metro runners rank
high in polls
Defending Class 2A cross-country champion Stillwater picked up the No. 2 ranking in the preseason State Cross-Country Coaches Association preseason poll.
The Ponies, who lost three of their top five runners to graduation, are led by sophomore Eli Krahn. He set a national freshman record in winning the 1,600-meter race (4:09.38) at the Class 2A track and field state meet in June. Krahn is ranked No. 4 in the cross-country rankings.
Among girls' teams, Forest Lake, fourth in the Class 2A state meet last fall, is ranked No. 2 in Class 2A in the coaches association rankings.
Suburban East rival East Ridge, led by junior Emily Betz (13th in the 2012 2A state meet), was ranked No. 5.
Wayzata is ranked No. 1 in both Class 2A polls.
Boyer moves up in ranking
Forest Lake tennis player Toby Boyer, who lost in the Class 2A state tennis singles final in June, moved up three spots to No. 12 in the USTA's Northern Region (Minnesota, Western Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota) Boys' 18-Under rankings. He recently paired with Isaiah Mayerchuk of Princeton to win the Babolat Doubles Shootout at the Golden Valley Tennis Center.
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