MEET INFO

SEC CONFERENCE CROSS COUNTRY TIME SCHEDULE

11:00    Officials setup the course

1:30-2:30 Bus Arrivals and Team Check-In at Registration Tent

               Pick up team envelope with chips, competitor numbers,

               pins, map, and turn in uniform verification forms

2:30      Coaches Meeting at Registration Tent

2:45      Girls Team volunteers report to Registration Tent

3:15      Girls Varsity report to Start

3:30      Varsity Girls Race

3:45      Boys Varsity report to Start

4:00      Varsity Boys Race

4:15      Girls JV report to Start

4:30      JV Girls Race

4:45      Boys JV report to Start

5:00      Boys JV Race

5:15      JV Awards Ceremony

               Varsity Awards to follow JV Awards

Conference Lane Assignments

Alley assignments for teams are drawn at random

GIRLS & BOYS VARSITY & JV TEAM ALLEY ASSIGNMENTS:

Team                                Alley

East Ridge              1                               

Irondale             2                                                        

White Bear Lake         3                               

Woodbury                    4                                 

Cretin-Derham Hall     5                               

Stillwater                      6                               

Roseville                   7                               

Park                   8                               

Mounds View         9                               

Forest Lake            10                               

2026 Section 4AA/AAA Cross Country Championship Meet

Minnesota State High School League

Date:             Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Location:    Highland Nine Hole Golf Course

                        1797 Edgcumbe Rd.

                        St. Paul, MN 55116

Meet

Manager:    Scott Stallman     stallmanscott@mediacombb.net

                        Jeff Whisler, Section 4AA/AAA Executive Secretary

4AA

Schedule:   9:15                On Course

                        10:00             Coaches Meeting (finish corral)

Coaches must turn in the filled out, signed uniform verification form to receive team packet with bib chips.

                        10:40             Boys 5K Race

                        11:30             Girls 5K Race

                        12:30             Awards

Starting

Line:              Box – Team                                                Box – Team

1         Columbia Heights                     7         St. Paul Johnson

                        2         Mahtomedi                                   8         Minneapolis Camden

                        3         St. Paul Como Park                    9         St. Paul Washington Tech

                        4         DeLaSalle                                       10       St. Anthony Village

                        5         St. Paul Harding                           11       Minneapolis Edison

                        6         Fridley                                             12       Totino Grace

                                                                                                13       Hill-Murray

4AAA

Schedule:   1:15                On Course

                        2:00                Coaches Meeting (finish corral)

Coaches must turn in the filled out, signed uniform verification form to receive team packet with bib chips.

                        2:40                Boys 5K Race

                        3:30                Girls 5K Race

                        4:30                Awards

Starting

Line:              Box – Team                                                Box – Team

1         St. Paul Central                           5         Woodbury

                        2         Stillwater                                       6         St. Paul Highland Park

                        3         East Ridge                                     7         Two Rivers

                        4         White Bear Lake                          8         Tartan/North

Entrants:     Each boys and girls team may enter up to nine (9) athletes.  Seven (7) shall report to the clerk of course at the start line on the day of the meet and run in the race.  Runners will personally check in by number and name to the clerk (15) minutes before race time.  Be sure your entrants are listed on your roster at mshsl.org. 

                        For this meet, the governing committee is the group listed under meet management above.  The certification of the roster occurs at the deadline for roster entry as stated below.

Entries:        Entries are due by 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at:

                        http://athletic.net   For help contact:  tfentries@wayzataresults.com or refer to “contact host” at the top of each sectoin page. 

Parking:       Bus drop off along Montreal/Edgcumbe Rd. and pick up along Montreal/Edgcumbe Rd. at the conclusion of the meet.  Parking is available at the municipal pool lot and along Montreal between West 7th St. and Snelling Ave. and along Edgcumbe Rd. between Montreal and Snelling Ave. Team camps are recommended across fairway number one in the trees behind the start line. 

Scoring:      Electronic chip timing, places and scoring will be provided by Wayzataresults.com results.  Camera backup, provided by Wayzataresults, will be the final determiner in cases where chips may be too close to determine places.

Awards:       There are team plaques to the championship and 2nd place for both boys and girls.  Runners on those teams receive individual team medals.  The top (6) individual runners not on one of the top two teams, receive individual state qualifier medals.  Those teams and individuals advance to the state meet on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at Majestic Oaks Golf Course in Ham Lake Minnesota.  No substitutions are allowed for individual qualifiers.  Teams may run any (7) of the (9) entrants they had for the section meet.

Jury of 

Appeals:      The Jury of Appeals for 4AAA will be the coaches of Two Rivers, Woodbury, White Bear Lake & Stillwater along with Scott Stallman – Meet Manager.  Meet Starter Dan Dornfeld will be the meet referee.  For 4AA, the coaches of Minneapolis Edison, St. Paul Harding, St. Paul Como Park & DeLaSalle along with Scott Stallman – Meet Manager.  As well, Dan Dornfeld will be the meet referee.

Trainer:       A certified trainer will be on-site the day of the meet beginning at 

8:30 a.m.  

Uniforms:   Refer to your copy of the 2026 NFHS rules and interpretations and the Minnesota rules modifications published by the MSHSL.  Any uniform modifications due to extreme weather shall be determined by meet management.  

Electronic 

Devices:      MSHSL policies prohibit the use of electronic devices in the area of competition.  The competition area is the entire site except for team camps. Please be sure your athletes do not have cell phones, iPods etc. anywhere near the race course, starting or finishing areas.  All watches are legal.

Pets and 

Toys:             Highland Nine Hole Golf Course does not allow pets on the course.  Please have your athletes advise their parents and other fans of this policy.  Absolutely no footballs, Frisbees, soccer balls or other objects are allowed at this meet!  No Bicycles!

Course 

Cleanup:     Teams are asked, prior to the awards, to clean their campsites.  A garbage bag will be provided in your packet for you to use.

T-shirt

Sales:            Northwest Designs will be on site selling the official Section 4AA/AAA 

t-shirts.  The logo has been custom designed for this meet.  The logo is printed at the meet site on the selected shirt and the athlete can also have a portion of the meet day roster printed on the back which includes the entrants from his/her school.

Fan 

Behavior:    Please remind your spectators that they are at the site for cross country.  We ask that non-competing athletes and fans respect the runners preparation and refrain from tossing footballs, Frisbees etc.  Bicycles are not allowed on the course!  Our announcer will also ask for their cooperation of these policies on meet day.  No mechanical sounding devices (cow bells) are allowed by anyone other than meet personnel

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