Girls National XC Rankings

Rank Athlete/Team Last Result Comments
1
won Foot Locker Nationals in thrilling one-second victory to cap undefeated season
2
won Nike Cross Nationals in 16:56, beating Allie Ostrander's course record by 23 seconds
3
2nd at Foot Locker to Weini Kelati by one second; breakthrough after nearly undefeated season/3rd at FL MW
4
3rd at Foot Locker; 2nd at Foot Locker South in first serious XC season. Will be top returner to San Diego next year
5
4th at Foot Locker capped nice comeback after disappointing 8th at NXN; won NXN MW; 2nd at FL MW; set Detweiller Park 3 mile course record in 15:53
6
3x XC All-American culminates prep career with 5th at Foot Locker; undefeated the rest of the season including FL MW, 4th straight MO state XC title and state record by 16 seconds
7
2nd at NXN with smart race after disappointing 3rd at NXN NW; set Oregon state meet course record this year
8
3rd at NXN; 2nd at NXN Heartland; undefeated regular season
9
6th at FL for second year in a row; progressed steadily through season to finish in same place as last year (6th) despite slower start
10
top frosh at NXN in 4th; No. 2 returner to the field; has raced amongst
11
5th at NXN, 4th at NXN Heartland, set MN state meet course record
12
TX
6th at NXN, 25th at FL South, 1st at NXN South, 11th at Texas state meet
13
progressed throughout sophomore season to peak well at first national meets: 7th at FL; 12th at NXN; 6th at FL MW; 4th at NXN MW; Michigan state champion
14
8th at Foot Locker; 7th at NXN; 5th at FL MW; 3rd at NXN MW
15
Huge breakthrough to place 9th at Foot Locker after taking 9th at Foot Locker South; undefeated regular season in South Carolina
16
10th at Foot Locker; 9th at FL NE; NY state champion
17
11th at FL; 2nd at FL NE; NY Feds champion; runner-up at NY state meet
18
9th at NXN; 1st at NXN NE; PA state runner-up
19
10th at NXN; 3rd at NXN NY; NY Feds runner-up, 6th at NY state meet
20
3x XC All-American culminates prep career with 12th at Foot Locker; 4th at FL NE to go with undefeated CT season
21
11th at NXN, 1st at California D4 state meet; posted fastest times in CA out of smallest section all year
22
14th at NXN; 3rd at NXN Heartland; won MN Class A state meet as a seventh-grader
23
13th at NXN; 2nd at NXN MW; MO state champion
24
13th at Foot Locker; 7th at FL MW; 12th at NXN Heartland; WI state champion
25
14th at Foot Locker; 8th at FL NE; RI state champion

Editor's Comments

Honorable Mention: Kaitlyn Neal (Fayetteville-Manlius, NY); Anna Sophia Keller (St. Anthony, IL); Allie Schadler (Rio Rico, AZ); Kate Murphy (Lake Braddock, VA); Courtney Wayment (Davis, UT); Emma Grace Hurley (Fellowship Christian School, GA); Stephanie Jenks (Linn-Mar, IA)