Faribault hosts one of the best cross country meets in the state this Friday at North Alexander Park.

Fans love this meet because they can see the runners on the entire course.

Thirty eight teams of runners and thousands of fans are expected to be there and the weather forecast is perfect for the runners and spectators.

Due to the congestion in the park the Faribault Falcon football game has moved kickoff against the Winona Winhawks to 7:30 p.m.

That means football game coverage on POWER 96 Radio Friday night will begin 7:15 p.m.

It's the 52nd Annual Faribault Invitational Cross Country Meet.

Races will be timed with a chip timing system.  Each runner receives a chip which is attached to his or her shoe.

The start and finish is near the Fairgrounds Grandstand.

Stillwater has won the last eight Faribault Invitational boys meets.

Edina is the two time defending girls champion at the Faribault Invitational.

Last year Anna Fenske of Farmington won the girls with a time of 18:23 and Kevin Dado of Totino-Grace was the boys winner with a time of 16:29.

Faribault Girls Cross Country Head Coach Willie Clapp has agreed to join us at halftime to give us some results from the meet.

Below are the most recent state rankings by cross country coaches.

CROSS COUNTRY released September 6, 2017

CLASS 1A GIRLS

1 Annandale
2 Perham
3 Fairmont
4 Stewartville
5 HowardLk-Waverly-Winsted
6 Minnehaha Academy
7 Luverne Area
8 Lac Qui Parle Valley-Dawson-Boyd
9 Lake City
10 Lanesboro/Fillmore Central
Receiving votes - Belle Plaine , Cotter , Pelican Rapids , Eden Valley-Watkins/K

INDIVIDUALS
1 Grace Ping, 8 Winona Cotter
2 Tierney Wolfgram, 9 Math & Science Academy
3 Lauren Ping, 7 Winona Cotter
4 Madeline Kelly, 10 Providence Academy
5 Morgan Gehl, 9 Murray County Central
6 Kira Sweeney, 9 Staples-Motley
7 Kayla Christophers, 11 Austin Pacelli
8 Marissa Whitehead, 9 Martin County West/Mayer Lutheran
9 Makenna Thurston, 11 Lcwm/Nicollet
10 Grace Mallack Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted
11 Katherine Geist, 10 Crookston 8 11
CLASS 1A BOYS

1 Perham
2 Mankato Loyola/Cleveland
3 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop
4 Minnehaha Academy
5 Greenwy/Nashwak-Keewatin
6 Lac Qui Parle Valley-Dawson-Boyd
7 Annandale
8 Mora
9 RAACHE
10 LaCrescent
Receiving votes - Jordan, Moose Lake/Willow River, St. Cloud Cathedral, Plainview-Elgin-Millville

INDIVIDUALS
1 Declan Dahlberg, 12 Mounds Park Academy
2 Matt Steiger, 12 La Crescent
3 Keiser Freetly, 12 Lac Qui Parle Valley
4 Owen Keiser, 12 Jordan
5 Jake Paron, 12 North Shore
6 Geno Uhrbom, 9 GreenwyNashwakKeewatn
7 Ethan Olson, 12 Moose Lake / Willow River
8 Jebadiah Merkle, 12 Southwest Christian
9 Jacob Bright, 10 West Central Area
10 Nick Meyer, 12 Wabasha-Kellogg
CLASS 2A GIRLS

1 Edina
2 Minnetonka
3 Wayzata
4 Willmar
5 Marshall
6 Eden Prairie
7 Mpls Washburn
8 Farmington
9 Forest Lake
10 Red Wing
INDIVIDUALS
1 Sophie Whicher, 12 Minnetonka
2 Emily Covert, 11 Minneapolis Washburn
3 Anna Fenske, 9 Farmington
4 Emily Kompelien, 12 Edina
5 Emma Atkinson, 10 Wayzata
6 Caroline Sasson, 10 Wayzata
7 Annalise Davis, 11 St. Michael-Albertville
8 Maria Rickman, 11 Edina
9 Lauren Peterson, 11 Farmington
10 Malakai Holloway, 12 Eden Prairie 6 --
CLASS 2A BOYS

1 Wayzata
2 Edina
3 Stillwater
4 Minneapolis Washburn
5 Eden Prairie
6 Mounds View
7 Minnetonka
8 White Bear Lake
9 Rosemount
10 Sartell-St. Stephen
INDIVIDUALS
1 Grant Price, 11 Wayzata
2 Khalid Hussein, 12 Wayzata
3 Addison Stansbury, 11 Stillwater
4 Max Manley, 11 Edina
5 Joseph Minor, 12 Minneapolis Washburn
6 Acer Iverson, 11 Roseville
7 Benjamin Olson, 12 Blaine
8 Luke Labatte, 11 Rosemount
9 Isaac Basten, 11 Buffalo
10 Owen Gage, 12 Edina

Faribault 52nd Invitational Cross Country Meet Course Map. Provided by Faribault CC
Faribault 52nd Invitational Cross Country Meet Course Map. Provided by Faribault CC
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