35 Years of Cross-Country MVPs
Year Name Career Highlight
2014 Bailey Hesse-Withbroe Team leader through 6 high state team finishes in Track and CC
2013 Bailey Hesse-Withbroe 3rd Junior ever to win the award, All-State in both CC and Track
2012 Wayde Hall* State CC Champion, State Mile 2nd, Leader of State Championship team 2011.
2011 Tom Linner Section CC Champ, leader of 2 State Championship teams, 4th State 800
2010. Tom Linner 4th in State 800, 3 State CC Meets 2009.
2009 Ryan Nichols 3 State Cross Country Meets
2008 Ryan Nichols First Junior since L. Watson (1996) to win team MVP.
2007 Josh Kaul All-State in Track, 3rd in 4AA CC
2006 Ben Blankenship State Mile Champion twice
2005 Andrew Stevens Runner-up State True Team Mile
2004 Joe Moore Section CC Champ, Section Mile Champ
2003 Jake Watson Stillwater All Time at State, 3 time All-State, Conf. Champion
2002 Collin Bushman 3 time All-Conference, 5th at State
2001 Joe Shields All-Conference, State Meet
2000 Dain Larson* 2 time All-Conference in CC
1999 Jon Francis 3 time CC All State, All State 1600
1998 Kevin Doe Conference CC Champion, State record holder 4x800 relay
1997 Luke Watson* State CC, 1600, 3200 Champion, All-American Harrier/USA Today
1996 Luke Watson State CC runner-up as a junior, Region Champ, 4 State Meets
1995 Andy Tate 5 time State Champion, 2nd all-time SAHS
1994 Ed Whetham Ran in 2 State CC Meets
1993 Scott Newman Ran in 3 different events at State
1992 Eric Knoff Winner of 39 races for SAHS
1991 Eric Knoff SAHS First Sophomore to ever make State Meet individually
1990 Bob Pechan 1990 All-Conference and Pony point champion with 66pts.
1989 Andy Broderick Conference CC Champion
1988 Tom McCarthy 1 of 2 for Stillwater to ever before run in 3 State CC Meets
1987 Tim Maynard Ran in 2 State Meets as a member of 2 different teams
1986 Rick Tollerud Point Champion with 70 pts.
1985 Erik Paulsrud Won the Princeton Invite, 4 State Meets in track and CC
1984 Mike Brown* School, Track, Region, and State AA record holder in the 800 meter run
1983 Tim Ritzer 2 time Conference 3200 meter Champion
1982 Jeff Thiessen 1982 All-Conference and Pony point champion with 71pts.
1981 Roger Roettger* 3rd Fastest 800 meter runner in Stillwater History 1980 Paul Meysembourg 4 Region titles in track, CC, Fastest Pony runner in the 80s
* Designates McLaughlin Award winner as the most valuable of the most valuable at Stillwater Senior High.