Athlete of the Month

January 2010
The Minnesota Association of USA Track & Field is proud to announce that the Eden Prairie boys' cross country team and the Elk River girls' cross country team are USATF Minnesota's Athletes of the Month for January 2010.

The Eden Prairie boys are recognized for their 14th-place finish at the 2009 Nike Cross Nationals (NXN), a national high school cross country championship held in Portland, Oregon last month. The Eagles, which won the 2009 MSHSL Class AA title and were the NXN Heartland Regional champs, tallied 297 points at the meet, which was won by Boerne High School of Texas with 195 points.

The Elk River girls are honored for their 20th-place finish at NXN. The Elks, who were the MSHSL Class AA girls' champs last year, scored 418 points at the meet, which was won by Manlius High School of New York with 74 points.