Girls Returners: 10-6

As with the boys, I’m ranking these.  Enjoy!

10. Makenna Veen, Plainwell

• Victories at some major meets last year, Otsego Bulldog and Regionals.
• Tied for her best rating on the most important race of the fall, placing 2^nd to a mystery runner in the top 5
• Laid down some serious PRs in the 400, 800, and 3200.
• 1^st place at State finals with a 10:38

9. Alexa Keiser, Fenton

• Other than a hot day at Spartan, very consistent throughout the year, ratings within 3 points of one another.
• Reached All-State for the third consecutive year
• PRed in the 800, also threw down a 62, which shows range
• Second straight year as All-State in the 3200, improving from 8^th to 6^th

8. Adit Dau, GR Ottawa Hills

• As with Ebright, not many results other than conference meets, but those results are all quality
• Most impressive is a 2^nd place at the Allendale Regional
• Showed track ability across the board, hard to discern what’s the most impressive of those times

7. Sophie Novak, Lake Orion

• Established herself as a force you don’t want near you on the homestretch in XC, shown by a gutty win at Regionals
• Backed that up with, by far, her most outstanding performance of the season at MIS
• Showed tremendous track ability in mid-distance events
• 4:49 is ranked 12^th among all sophomores nationwide

6. Ashlyn Nagel, Bay City Western

• Integral member and leader of Bay City Western squad always there in big meets
• Like Novak, outperformed her rating to a top-10 finish at MIS
• PRed in both the 1600 and 3200, dropping a whopping 23 seconds in the 3200.
• Member of 1^st place 3200 relay team (wouldn’t be shocked if her split was faster than the 2:23 listed)