Wayzata after Lake Conference Championship Title last fall, all photos found at wayzata-xc.org unless otherwise noted
High school skiing and ice hockey pack in many fans in the state of Minnesota, but the cross country program at Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota continues to show why the deserve some love. The girls' program took home the national crown this past fall with a win at NXN in Portland Meadows, OR. The boys side was victorious at their state meet and ran to a second place team finish at the NXN Heartland Regional Championship before placing 15th at NXN. What makes this season's boys team deadly is the fact that they return six of their top seven that competed at Nationals. The only other team that beat Wayzata guys at NXN to return all but one from their varsity squad is Fayetteville-Manlius of New York. Under the tutelage of Coach Bill Miles as he approaches his 40th year of coaching at Wayzata, look for these guys from the Gopher State to notch down their placing at NXN and potentially have one of their best seasons to date.
Guys and Girls programs after winning state championship titles last fall, seventh state title for guys team, photo by Kraig Lungstrom
Boys Top 7 Returnees Times : 5K XC - 3200m - 1500m
Top 7 Boys Returnees from 2013 XC Season (5K Times)
1) Connor Olson | 15:17.40 | |||
2) Jaret Carpenter | 15:57.30 | |||
3) Ian Eklin | 15:58.80 | |||
4) Nicholas Shaleen | 16:14.40 | |||
5) Andrew Quirk | 16:14.49 | |||
Average Time: 15:56.48 Total Time: 1:19:42.39 1-5 Split: 57.09 | ||||
6) Jack Prazich | 16:26.81 | |||
7) Thomas Lerdall | 16:58.80 |
Top 7 Boys Returning 3200m Times from 2014 Outdoor Season
1) Connor Olson | 9:13.87 | |||
2) Jaret Carpenter | 9:14.32 | |||
3) Jack Prazich | 9:41.83 | |||
4) Ian Eklin | 9:42.10 | |||
5) Andrew Quirk | 9:49.66 | |||
Average Time: 9:32.36 Total Time: 47:41.78 1-5 Split: 35.79 | ||||
6) Nicholas Shaleen | 9:50.74 | |||
7) Wes Heal | 10:04.86 |
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Top 7 Boys Returning 1600m Times from 2014 Outdoor Season
1) Connor Olson | 4:19.59 | |||
2) Jaret Carpenter | 4:22.63 | |||
3) Ian Eklin | 4:25.42 | |||
4) Andrew Quirk | 4:26.66 | |||
5) Jack Prazich | 4:29.34 | |||
Average Time: 4:24.73 Total Time: 22:03.64 1-5 Split: 9.75 | ||||
6) Nicholas Shaleen | 4:34.44 | |||
7) Paul Epland | 4:42.46 |

Coach Miles (top left) and team accepting state championship medals last XC season
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Who is your projected top 7 heading into the cross country season?
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After NXN Heartland Regional 2nd place finish with Chris Solinsky (top left)

Team at Summit of Mount Harvard (14,421 feet) >