Caroline Robbins is half of a devastating 1-2 at Grandview this fall.
Yes, Brie Oakley graduated.
No, Grandview cross country is not set to fade quietly from the scene.
Caroline Robbins was an emerging star before Brie Oakley. She will still be a star after Brie Oakley. How good is Robbins? 5:10, 11:13 and 18:34 good. On a team without a Brie Oakley, those times get a lot of notice. She was also sixth at last fall's state meet.
Kaitlyn Mercer, too, figures to shoulder a very large share of the load. As she should. Mercer ran 5:16 and 11:15 last spring and nearly reached 19-flat in the fall. Mercer, despite hiding out some as the #3 on the Grandview roster, was one of the big finds in girls distance in the 2016-17 school year and figures to be a whole lot more in the spotlight this fall.
It's a little less clear how the rest of the scoring order settles out, but Erin Ellington, Peyton Dailey, Denika Hallin, Emily Martenson, and Anna Swanson all figure as potential pieces of the puzzle. If y...
