Forest Lake runner takes a tumble and a trophy at Class 3A girls race

By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune , 11/04/23, 2:15PM CDT

Norah Hushagen won the individual title by more than 30 seconds despite a fall, and Wayzata repeated as team champ.

With no other runner in sight, Forest Lake junior Norah Hushagen ran the home stretch of the Class 3A girls cross-country state championship race. (Anthony Soufflé, Star Tribune)

“Right at the 2,000-meter mark, I was going down and around a corner and I fell. It was like, ‘Oh shoot, I just lost two seconds. I better go even faster.’ ” — Norah Hushagen

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Forest Lake runner takes a tumble and a trophy at Class 3A girls race

Norah Hushagen won the individual title by more than 30 seconds despite a fall, and Wayzata repeated as team champ.

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Northwest Suburban Conference mainstay will join Lake Conference in 2025

All you need to know: She slipped, she fell, she won anyway, and by a lot.

Starring as himself, the Metro Boys Cross-Country Runner of the Year

Roseville runner kicks it in for Class 3A boys title; Wayzata team reigns again

Meet six runners who could win at state

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