Moorhead's Polomny, Johnson qualify for state cross country meet
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MOORHEAD — Moorhead's Sophia Johnson finished sixth in the girls race and Kade Polomny was ninth in the boys race as they qualified on Thursday for the state meet at the Minnesota Section 8-3A cross country meet at Bluestem Amphitheater. Johnson, a junior, ran a personal-best, 18-minute, 46-second time. Polomny, also a junior, finished at 16:11.5, another personal best. The Moorhead girls finished third behind winner St. Michael-Albertville and runner-up Brainerd. The Spuds finished fifth in the boys division behind the winning squad Brainerd, which edged runner-up Alexandria by two points. The state meet is Saturday, Nov. 7, at Majestic Oaks Golf Club in Ham Lake, Minnesota. Moorhead's Sophia Johnson finished sixth in the Minnesota Section 8-3A girls cross country meet on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at Bluestem Amphitheater in Moorhead. Johnson had a personal-best time of 18:46.0 to make the state field. Rob Beer / The Forum Moorhead's Connor Copeland a