Rushford-Peterson/Houston > Head Coach: Gary Wade. 2017 TRC team finishes: girls 2nd, boys 5th. 2017 True Team (1A) finishes: girls 4th, boys 8th. Returning state qualifiers: None. Returning Section 1A Meet qualifiers: Nicole Blagsvedt (4th Shot, Disc), Emily Didier (1,600, 3,200), Kjersta Hinz (H-Jump, 4×100), Triton Meldahl (T-Jump, 300-H), Allison Papenfus (400, 4×100), Jenny Albrecht (L-Jump), Cullan Olson (Shot), Alyvia Eide (4×100), Kaitlyn Bieberdorf (T-Jump), Kaleah Davis (Shot), Alex Van Gundy (H-Jump). Returning TRC Meet high finishers: Meldahl (1st 300-H, 4th 110-H & T-Jump), Blagsvedt (1st Shot, 4th Disc), Hinz (2nd-tie H-Jump, 4th 100), Bieberdorf (2nd T-Jump), Olson (3rd Shot, 4th Disc), Olivia Hoff (4th 100-H & 300-H), Albrecht (5th L-Jump).
Lanesboro/Fillmore Central > Head coaches: Alex Aiken (boys), Lori Anderson (girls). 2017 True Team (1A) finishes: girls 1st (state participant), boys 7th. 2017 SEC finishes: boy and girls 2nd. Returning State qualifiers: Emma Breitsprecher (300-H/4×400), Ashley Miner (4×400), Bailey Ruen (4×400/4×800), Kaylee Arndt (4×800). Other Returning Section 1A Meet qualifiers: Miner (3rd P-Vault, 4th 4×200), Breitsprecher (4th 4×200), Ruen (4th 4×200), Arndt (1,600), Carson Kiehne (5th 400, 4×400, 4×800), Matt Lutes (4×400, 4×800), Greysen Higbe-Hurrah (P-Vault), Katie Prinsen (800), Brady Dutton (4×400), Aaron Eversole (4×800), Connor Ruen (H-Jump). Notes: the girls 4×400 took 6th at state, the 4×800 7th. The girls are the defending 1A True Team champions.
Chatfield > Head coach: Jeff DeBuhr. 2017 TRC team finishes: girls 5th, boys 6th. 2017 True Team (1A) finishes: girls 5th, boys 6th. Returning State qualifiers: Austin Swancutt (4×100/4×200), Gage Tuohy (4×100/4×200), Ben Muller (4×100/4×200). Other Returning Section 1A Meet qualifiers: G. Tuohy (4th 4×400), Muller (4th 4×400), Macy Pederson (4th 4×100, 4×200, T-Jump), Megan Hopp (4th 4×100, 4×200), Joanna Salerno (300-H, 4×400), Rylee Burnett (4th 4×100), Nathan Meeker (P-Vault), Stephanie Bradt (4×400), Tessa McMahon (4×800), Sydney Allen (4×800), Karla Gomez (4×400, 4×800), Jack Tuohy (4th 4×400), Isaiah Froese (4th 4×400), Reid Johnson (H-Jump). Returning TRC Meet high finishers: Muller (1st 4×400, 2nd 4×200, 4th 200), Tuohy (1st 4×400, 2nd 4×200, 3rd 400), Froese (1st 4×400, 2nd 4×100), Pederson (2nd 4×200, 3rd 4×100), Hopp (2nd 4×200, 3rd 4×100), Swancutt (2nd 4×100/4×200), Grace Friederichs (2nd P-Vault), Meeker (2nd 4×100, 4th P-Vault), Bradt (3rd 800), Burnett (3rd 4×100), Notes: the boys 4×200 took 8th at state.
Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland/Southland: Head coaches: Eric Thorson (boys), Aaron Thauwald (girls). 2017 True Team (1AA) finishes: girls 6th, guys 9th. 2017 SEC finishes: boys and girls 1st. Returning State qualifiers: Drew Lewison (110-H & 300-H), Emily Hovden (4×100/4×200), Kassidy Kirtz (4×100), Isabelle Olson (4×100), Lauren Buchholtz (4×200), & Riley Queensland (4×200). Other returning Section 1A Meet qualifiers: Buchholtz (4th 200, 400, L-Jump), Queensland (4th-tie H-Jump, 400), Kirtz (100, L-Jump), Hovden (100, P-Vault), Glynn (L-Jump, T-Jump), Hailey Hindt (100-H, 300-H), Megan Heimer (4×800), Sydnie Bissen (4×800). Notes: the girls 4×200 took third at state, Lewison fifth in the 300-hurdles.