Author name: Mark Seguin

Section 8AA Teams: Alexandria, Bemidji, Brainerd, Buffalo, Elk River, Monticello, Moorhead, St. Cloud Crush, St. Michael-Albertville 2025 Section Champion: Buffalo – 327 Points2025 Section Runner-up: Brainerd- 297 Points Notable Graduates Section 8AA is about as muddy as a section can get.  Between significant graduation, the loss of Sartell and Sauk Rapids-Rice and the addition of

Section 7AA Duluth East, Centennial, Anoka, Blaine, Andover, Forest Lake, Coon Rapids, Cambridge Isanti 2025 Section Champion: Duluth East – 501 Points2025 Section Runner-up: Centennial – 357 Points Notable Graduates Section 7AA is a section with a lot of young up and coming swimmers. Duluth East won the section last year by 144 Points, making

Section 6AA Bloomington Kennedy, Burnsville, Edina, Hopkins, Minneapolis South-Henry-Roosevelt, Richfield, St. Louis Park, St. Paul Highland Park-St. Paul Academy 2025 Section Champion: Edina – 612 pts2025 Section Runner-up: Hopkins – 258 pts Notable Graduates Section 6AA sees the departure of Minneapolis Southwest and Cretin-Derham Hall.  Taking their place will be Burnsville moving over from 2AA

Section 5AA Teams in the SectionChamplin Park, Irondale, Maple Grove, Osseo, Park Center, Robbinsdale Cooper-Armstrong, Spring Lake Park, Wayzata 2025 Section Champion: Wayzata – 650 pts2025 Section Runner-up: Irondale – 331 pts Notable Graduates One of the few sections that remain untouched this season.  Wayzata appears to be in good shape to dominate again.  Irondale

Section 5A Teams in the SectionDetroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Melrose-Sauk Centre, Morris Area, Park Rapids, Sartell St. Stephen, Sauk Rapids-Rice 2025 Section Champion: Alexandria – 528.5 pts2025 Section Runner-up: Melrose-Sauk Centre – 379 pts Notable Graduates Quite a bit on influx of talent into this section for the 2025-206 season.  Yes, the 2024-2025 champs Alexandria

Section 4AA Teams in the SectionMounds View, Roseville, St. Anthony, St. Paul Central, Tartan/North St. Paul, Stillwater, White Bear Lake, Woodbury 2025 Section Champion: Woodbury – 414.5 pts2025 Section Runner-up: Mounds View – 379 pts Notable Graduates Section 4aa adds St. Anthony from Class A this season to mix things up a little.  Graduation may

Section 4A Teams in the SectionChisago Lakes, Columbia Heights, Fridley, Hill-Murray, Humboldt/Washington/OWL, St. Paul Como Park, St. Paul Harding, St. Paul Johnson 2025 Section Champion: St. Thomas Academy – 625 pts2025 Section Runner-up: Chisago Lakes – 349 pts Notable Graduates Section 4a has only one change, but it’s a doozy…St. Thomas Academy and it’s 600+

Section 3AA Teams in the SectionApple Valley, Eagan, East Ridge, Eastview, Hastings, Park, Rosemount, Two Rivers 2025 Section Champion: Eagan – 445 pts2025 Section Runner-up: East Ridge – 386 pts Notable Graduates Section 3AA is one of the few untouched sections in the state after the 2025 realignment.  Eagan gives up the most to graduation,

Section 3A Teams in the SectionDassel-Cokato Litchfield. Delano-Watertown-Mayer, Hutchinson, Montevideo, Princeton, Willmar 2025 Section Champion: Hutchinson– 426 pts2025 Section Runner-up: Delano-Watertown-Mayer – 339.5 pts Notable Graduates Section 3a will look significantly different this season.  Monticello moves up to Class AA and St. Cloud Apollo co-ops with St. Cloud Tech to form the St. Cloud Crush