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“Well folks, looks like Connor Olson will have to wait until next year for his chance at the state title.” That’s what you heard when Obsa Ali beat out Connor Olson for the state title last year. Fortunately, Connor Olson had one more year left to capture the title. He isn’t the only runner looking for a state title this year though. Some other runners that will be competing for the state title will be Shane Striech, Joe Klecker, and Joey Duerr. All of which can achieve this goal.      The runner that has the best odds to win in the Class AA race would be Connor Olson. He’s from a strong Wayzata team that is ranked number one going into this season as a team. They have six of their seven guys back from last year. According to Wayzata’s Cross Country page, Connor was the lone junior in the top five at state last year. He placed second at the state meet last year five seconds in front of third place and two seconds behind first. He ran a 15:17 last year at the state meet. That is under 5 minute mile pace. He was on a whole different level then everyone else last year. This should carry over into this year and he shouldn’t be touched at all. Connor has the fastest returning time this year by more than fifteen seconds. He might have a couple of days here and there, but overall Connor should be a high up contender that shouldn’t have any trouble getting his state title this year. As long as he works hard and eats right over the off season, which shouldn’t be hard for him because some of his biggest competition is on his own team (Middle School Results: Minnetonka (9/16) &Eden Prairie (9/11)).