Each Qualifying Team's State Championships History

Dean Hays with the Missouri Track and Cross Country Coaches Association (MTCCCA) never fails to provide us with the goods on each qualifying team's state championships history. Here is all of the information on this year's 128 state qualifying teams! More info can be found by following this link.

Girls Teams

(parentheses indicates last year's finish)

Class 1

1 1 Crystal City (6), 6th appearance, 5th in a row, Best finish 1st in 2015 ,Three state trophies, one state championship
1 1 Valle, 4th appearance, Last time in 2013, Best finish 5th, last done in 2012
1 2 Calvary Lutheran, 1st appearance
1 2 New Haven (3), 7th appearance, 4th in a row, Best finish 2nd in 1995 ,Three state trophies
1 3 Van Buren (5), 21st appearance, 3rd in a row, Best finish 5th, last done in 2016
1 3 Bakersfield, 1st appearance
1 4 Liberal (8), 3rd appearance, 3rd in a row, Best finish 8th in 2016
1 4 School of the Ozarks, 2nd appearance, Last time in 2015, Best finish 6th in 2015
1 5 Laquey, 4th appearance, Last time in 2009, Best finish 5th in 2009
1 5 Hermitage (10), 8th appearance, 5th in a row, Best finish 10th in 2016
1 6 Glasgow, 4th appearance, 4th in a row, Best finish 8th in 2014
1 6 Salisbury (2), 7th appearance, 7th in a row , Best finish 1st, last time in 2014 ,Six state trophies, two state championships
1 7 Lutheran Kansas City (4), 5th appearance, 3rd in a row, Best finish 2nd in 2013 ,Two state trophies
1 7 Smithton, 1st appearance
1 8 West Platte, 8th appearance, Last time in 2012, Best finish rd in 2006 ,Three state trophies
1 8 St. Joseph Christian (9), 2nd appearance, 2nd in a row, Best finish 9th in 2016 

Class 2

2 1 Jefferson (Festus), 1st appearance
2 1 St. Vincent (7), 4th appearance, 4th in a row, Best finish 7th in 2016
2 2 Maplewood-Richmond Heights, 1st Appearance
2 2 Whitfield (4), 13th appearance, 6th in a row, Best finish 3rd, last done in 2016 ,Six state trophies
2 3 Bowling Green (3), 15th appearance, 13th in a row , Best finish 3rd, last done in 2016 ,Three state trophies
2 3 North Callaway (8), 2nd appearance, 2nd in a row, Best finish 8th in 2016
2 4 Father Tolton, 2nd appearance, Last time in 2015, Best finish 6th in 2015
2 4 Fatima (1), 18th appearance, 7th in a row , Best finish 1st, third in a row ,Four state trophies, four state championships
2 5 Alton (5), 26th appearance, 5th in a row, Best finish 1st in 1994 ,10 state trophies, one state championship
2 5 Sparta (15), 8th appearance, 2nd in a row, Best finish 9th in 2013
2 6 College Heights Christian, 7th appearance, Last time in 2011, Best finish 2nd, last done in 2007 ,Four state trophies
2 6 Lamar, 2nd appearance, Last time in 2012, Best finish 3rd in 2012
2 7 El Dorado Springs (11), 3rd appearance, 2nd in a row, Best finish 11th in 2016
2 7 Holden (2), 10th appearance, 5th in a row, Best finish 2nd in 2016
2 8 Lawson, 10th appearance, Last time in 2015, Best finish 3rd, last done in 2010 ,Two state trophies
2 8 St. Michael, 1st appearance (O'Hara made 3 trips in 1986, 2000, and 2016)


Class 3

3 1 Festus, 15th appearance, Last time in 2014, Best finish 1st in 2014 ,Four state trophies, one state championship
3 1 Herculaneum (4), 33rd appearance, 20th in a row, Best finish 1st, last done in 2012, 23 state trophies, 11 state championships
3 2 Lutheran South, 18th appearance, Last time in 2011, Best finish 2nd, last done in 2011 ,Five state trophies
3 2 Owensville (10), 7th appearance, 2nd in a row, Best finish 10th, last done in 2016
3 3 John Burroughs, 15th appearance, Last time in 2014, Best finish 3rd, last done in 1997 ,Three state trophies
3 3 Westminster (11), 4th appearance, 2nd in a row, Best finish 2nd in 2001 ,Two state trophies
3 4 Incarnate Word, 11th appearance, Last time in 2013, Best finish 6th in 1994
3 4 St. Charles (13), 9th appearance, 4th in a row, Best finish 7th in 1989
3 5 Helias (3), 28th appearance, 8th in a row, Best finish 1st in 1987 ,14 state trophies, one state championship
3 5 Osage (14), 4th appearance, 2nd in a row, Best finish 11th in 2008
3 6 Carl Junction (6), 11th appearance, 4th in a row, Best finish 5th in 2015
3 6 Logan-Rogersville, 12th appearance, Last time in 2007, Best finish 1st, last done in 2000 ,Six state trophies, three state championships
3 7 Bolivar (1), 8th appearance, 3rd in a row, Best finish 1st in 2016 ,One state trophy, one state championship
3 7 Pembroke Hill (8), 17th appearance, 4th in a row, Best finish 1st, last done in 1991 ,Nine state trophies, two state championships
3 8 Cameron (16), 2nd appearance, 2nd in a row, Best finish 12th in 2016
3 8 Smithville (12), 17th appearance, 7th in a row , Best finish 1st in 2002 ,Six state trophies, one state championship

Class 4

4 1 Eureka, 23rd appearance, Last time in 2014, Best finish 2nd, last done in 2012 ,Eight state trophies
4 1 Kirkwood, 15th appearance, Last time in 2011, Best finish 1st in 1997 ,Eight state trophies,one championship
4 1 Parkway West (6), 22nd appearance, 4th in a row, Best finish 1st, last done in 1990 ,Four state trophies, two state championships
4 1 Washington (3), 7th appearance, 3rd in a row, Best finish 3rd in 2016 ,One state trophy
4 2 Rock Bridge (14), 13th appearance, 10th in a row, Best finish 3nd in 2011 ,Two state trophies
4 2 Ft. Zumwalt West, 5th appearance, Last time in 2011, Best finish 14th in 2009
4 2 Holt (16), 7th appearance, 4th in a row, Best finish 13th, last done in 2015
4 2 Nerinx Hall (9), 16th appearance, 11th in a row , Best finish 1st in 2014 ,Five state trophies, one state championship
4 3 Lee's Summit West (2), 13th appearance, 11th in a row , Best finish 1st, last done in 2011 ,Eight state trophies, five state championships
4 3 Raymore-Peculiar (7), 16th appearance, 5th in a row, Best finish 1st in 2001 ,Two state trophies, one state championship
4 3 Webb City, 1st appearance
4 3 West Plains (12), 37th appearance, 35th in a row, Best finish 1st, last done in 2008 ,24 state trophies, 12 state championships
4 4 St. Teresa's, 21st appearance, Last time in 2012, Best finish 1st, last done in 1994 ,Eight state trophies, two state championships
4 4 Blue Springs South (5), 7th appearance, 4th in a row, Best finish 2nd in 1992 ,Two state trophies
4 4 Liberty North, 4th appearance, 2nd in a row, Best finish 5th in 2013
4 4 Park Hill South (4), 4th appearance, 3rd in a row, Best finish 2nd in 1999 ,Two state trophies