FARGO — Fargo Shanley’s Mykenna Johnson gives a surprising answer when asked which sport she most enjoys partaking in.

“My favorite is probably soccer.”

Afterwards, Shanley cross country coach Chris Foerster let out a sigh and playfully proclaimed, “I can’t believe she said soccer is her favorite sport.”

Foerster can hold that against Shanley girls soccer coach Ryan Christianson at a later date. In the meantime, Johnson is fully dialed in on preparing for this weekend’s Class A cross country state meet at Parkhurst Campground/Pipestem Reservoir in Jamestown.

Don’t be mistaken, her passion for running is loud and clear.

“Maybe just after eighth grade and after how well I did, (the passion) just kind of stemmed from there,” Johnson said.

Now in her junior season, Johnson clocked 22 min

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