Rosemount’s Chris Harder was inducted into the Minnesota Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame on July 20. Harder has been the Rosemount boys cross country head coach since 1997 and was girls cross country head coach from 1998-2021. His teams have qualified for the state meet 21 times. As the distance coach of the Rosemount boys track and field program since 1998, he has coached 43 state meet qualifiers.

“I am honored and humbled to join an elite group of coaches, including my high school coach and college coach,” Harder said. “It is a tribute to our program and the culture of  Rosemount High School.”