Which Teams Have The Best Shot At An NXN Wildcard Bid

NXN Heartland Boys Regional -- results and coverage




Auto Qualifiers:

1.  Wayzata (Wayzata XC Club), MN, 65 Points

2. Middleton (Middleton XC), WI, 134 Points

Potential Wildcards:

3. Dowling Catholic (Maroons XC Club), IA, 153 Points

Pros: They were third at the Roy Griak Invitational only behind Great Oak and Wayzata. Wayzata has already received an auto bid and Great Oak is looking strong to do the same at the CIF State meet this weekend. At Roy Griak they beat Middleton who placed sixth but placed second in the Heartland region.    

Cons: Their only big out of state meet was the Roy Griak Invitational where they took third by over 140 behind second place Wayzata. They only placed third in their (4A) classification at the Iowa state meet.  

4. Edina (Edina XC), MN, 168 Points

Pros: They beat Middleton at the Roy Griak Invitational.

Cons: They were only third at their state meet. They lost to  Dowling Catholic and Wayzata at the Roy Griak Invitational.

- Bryan