Update 11/9/26: Ryder Mold finished 5th with a time of 15:30, Anniston Rolf finished 7th with a time of 18:26 and Kyle Swanson finished 98th with a time of 17:15. Mold and Rolf earned All-State Honors.
Three St. Francis High School cross country student-athletes are headed to the 2026 Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Class AA Cross Country State Meet on Nov. 7 at the Majestic Oaks Golf Club in Ham Lake, Minn. Junior Anniston Rolf, senior Kyle Swanson and sophomore Ryder Mold have qualified for the state race.
Qualified: On Oct. 29, SFHS hosted the Section 5AA meet at The Ponds in St. Francis. In the girls race, Rolf qualified after placing second with a time of 19:09.3 in the 5K race. Earlier this season she broke her own school record with a time of 17:59.3. Rolf is making her fourth cross country state appearance after earning All-State honors in 2026 with a ninth-place finish.
In the boys section race, Mold finished the 5K race in second place with a time of 16:21.1. Earlier this season he posted a school record time of 15:25.00. He is racing in his third cross country state event after earning All-State honors in 2026 (16th) and 2025 (24th).
Swanson qualified for his first-career state meet by placing sixth at the section meet with a time of 17:22.6. Earlier this season he recorded a personal best time of 16:46.4.
Video: Hear from Rolf, Swanson, Mold and SFHS Head Cross Country Coach Becki Hanson.
Event information: On Saturday, the girls AA race begins at 2:30 p.m., while the boys race is scheduled for a 3:15 p.m. start. View the live results link and spectator guide for more information about the event.
Tickets: Information on how to purchase tickets for the state meet can be found at https://www.mshsl.org/tickets. All tickets will be purchased online through the GoFan website or app.
Streaming: Video coverage of MSHSL state cross country meet is on NSPN - Neighborhood Sports Programming Network.