Northeast
1. -Nicole Blood (Saratoga Springs HS Saratoga Springs, NY)
–Four Time Finalist - National Soph HS Mile Record Holder 4:42
–High Academic Honor Roll Student for four years
2. -Aislinn Ryan (Warwick Valley HS, Warwick Valley, NY)
–Defending Champion here - 2 time Great American CC champion
–4:47 1600m in track - member of National Honor Society
3. **Caitlin Lane (Saratoga Springs HS, Saratoga Springs, NY)
–Finalist here last year - Junior Olympic Intermediate Girls 3000m
Champion
–9:37 best for 3k on the track -
4. -Lindsey Ferguson (Saratoga Springs HS, Saratoga Springs, NY)
–24th here last year - National HS Record Holder in the Steeplechase
–10:38 3200m in track - member Academic Honor Roll
5. *Danielle Tauro (Southern Regional HS, Manahawkin, NJ)
–NJ State All-Group CC & 1600m Champ Track - 3rd Nike Outdoor
Mile 4:47 best
–member National Honor Society
6. -Liz Costello (Conestoga, Wayne, PA)
–Pennsylvania State Triple A Cross Country Champion
–2:12.30 best for 800m on the track
7. ***Briana Jackucewicz (Colts Neck, NJ)
–middle school legend in the distances
–first year as a prep super so far - 3rd NJ Meet of Champs CC
Meet
–has the Nat’l HS Indoor 5000m record at 16:43
8. *Elizabeth Deir (Honeoye Fals-Lima HS, NY)
–5th State Meet 2k Steeplechase - Class B State CC champion
--Member Nat’l Honor society
9. **Hannah Davidson (Saratoga Springs, NY)
–23rd here last year - Nat’l Record Holder 8th & 9th
grade in steeplechase with a best of 6:52
–Member Academic Honor Roll
10. ***Shelby Greany (Suffern, NY)
–4th at the New York State Federation CC Meet this Fall
–#2 8th grader nation last spring at 3000m at 10:06
South
1. *Nichole Jones (Westfield, Houston, Tx)
–Member of US World Youth Championship team last summer in Morocco
–Has been Tex State CC champ and 4:49-10:32 distance double 2005
State Track Meet
–Member Academic National Honor society
2. -Kate Niehaus (Spring Valley, SC)
–Four Time National Finalist here - Nike Indoor Champ 2 miles
- best of 10:28
–Ranked #1 Academically in her class
3. **Aurora Scott (Oaktree Academy, Chesapeake, VA)
–Nike Outdoor championship Frosh-Soph Mile Champ 4:54 - 3rd Nat
JO Interm 1500
–9:45 best for 3000m
4. ***Kathy Kroeger (Independence, Franklin, TN)
–Tennessee AAA State CC champ this Fall as frosh -
--keeps busy as member Academic Honor Roll - Varsity Soccer and Swim
Team, the Band, and is a class officer.
5. -Bona Jones (Estero HS, Fl)
–Recovered from a fall to place 5th in the south Region
--She has been State champ and runner-up in CC last two years
–member of national honor society and has best of 10:51 for 3200m
6. *Catherine White (Northside, Roanoke, Va)
–State Cross-Country & Indoor Track Champ - 2nd State outdoor
Track Meet 1600 & 3200m
–Best of 10:41 3200m track
7. -Kelly Parrish (Vanguard HS, Ocala, Fl)
–Finalist here last year - 7 x Florida State Champ CC & T/F
–#3 returning 2 miler nation track - 10:22
8. **Emily Reese (Chamblee HS, Ga)
–State CC champ, and in Track winner 1600 & 3200m at State
Meet - 10:39 3200 best
–4.0 GPA and a scholar athlete
9. -Miranda Walker (Carroll, Southlake, TX)
–3rd Nike Team championships a week ago in leading her team to
third place in nation
–Team Texas State 5A champions - best in track of 4:53 1600m &
10:32 3200m
–member National Honor Society
10. -Brooke Upshaw (Carroll, Southlake, TX)
–Texas State 5A champ leading team to win - 4th Nike Team championships
a week back -
--4:53 1600m - 10:38 3200m
--member Academic National Honor Society
Midwest
1. -Keara Sammons (Smoky Hill, Aurora, Colo)
–11th last year this competition - State Champ - 10:27 best 3200m
–4.0 GPA
2. *Betsy Bies (Yankton, SD)
–Nike Team National individual champ - SD State Champ - 10:45 3200m track
–Member of the school Roll of Excellence
3. -Hanna Grinaker (Detroit Lakes, Minn)
–2 x State Runner-up CC - Track 2nd State 3200 - 3rd 1600 - 10:43 3200m
--National Honor Society President - Ranked 6th in her class academically
4. -Bria Wetsch (Holy Family Catholic HS, Victoria, Minn)
–State “A” Champ CC - 2 x State single A 3200m champ track - 10:51 3200m
–member of Academic Honor Society
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5. -Bridget Franek (Crestwood, Mantua, Oh)
–State CC champ this Fall - also State 1600m champ Track State Record 4:45
–member National Honor Society - Ranked top 2% her class
6. *Allison Eckert (Roosevelt, Sioux Falls, SD)
–22nd here last year - 2 x State 3200m Champ Track - 10:27 best
–4.0 GPA
7. **Lindsay Anderson (Leeds, ND)
–2 x State CC champ - Nike Indoor Mile Champ - 10:47 best 3200m
–4.0 GPA - last year school’s Freshman Student of the year
8. **Alex Banfich (Culver Girls Academy, Culver, IND)
–State 2005 CC Champ - Track 3rd 3200 & 4th 1600m last spring - 10:56 3200 best
9. -Elizabeth Yetzer (Lakeville North, Lakeville, MINN)
–7th here last year - State CC Champ & 1600 -3200 winner track - Nike Outdoor Nationals 2 mile champ last June
–Member of the National Honor Society
10. -Meredith Snow (Eureka, MO)
–3 x Missouri State CC Champ - 3rd Arcadia Intitational 2005 2 miles 10:34
–Member Nat’l Honor Society - ranked 8th academically in her class
West
1. ***Jordan Hasay (Mission College Prep, San Luis Obispo, CA)
–One of the most honored middle school runners in US History - 2 x Nat’l JO Champ - Calif State Div Champ as frosh - 4:51 mile - 9:35 3000m in track
–Class Valedictorian of her 8th grade class
2. *Marie Lawrence (Reno, NV)
–two time runner-up this competition - USATF Jr Nat’l 3000m champ - 4:47 best mile
–Northern Nevada Gatorade Athelte of the year
3. -Megan O’Reilly (Mt. Spokane, Spokane, Wash)
- winner Jim Danner Invite this Fall along with Wash State meet & Border Clash
–2 x State 3200m Champ Track 10:33
–Member national Honor Society
4. **Kauren Tarver (Serrano, Phelan, CA)
–Top frosh here last year in 16th - 2 x Calif St Div CC champ - 2nd State Track 800 - 3rd 1600 - 2:11 and 4:52 in those events
–Super all-around athlete - has played varsity tennis, soccer, cross-country, and track, with the first 3 all at the same time last when she qualified for this competition
5. -Crystal Reed (Fountain Valley, CA)
–Finalist here last year - 3rd Calif State meet her division - 5:00 and 10:48 for distances in track
6. -Kari Hardt (Queen Creek HS, AZ)
–two time State Champ & Runner of the year in Arizona - 10:41 best for 3200m track
7. *Christy Adamyk (Glendora, CA)
–4th at State Division I CC this Fall - 8th State Track 3200m - 10:36 best there
–Member national Honor Society and Student of the Quarter
8. *Alex Kosinski (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills, CA)
–5th Calif State meet Div II - 2nd State Track meet 1600m - 4:49 best there
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9. -Annie St Geme (Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, CA)
–Calif State Champ CC & Track - 4:49 best 1600m in the spring - 2nd last week’s Nike Team Nationals in Oregon
10. -Cassie Ricks (Fremont, Plain City, UT)
–State 5A Cross Country champ - 10th individually last weekend in the Nike Team Nationals in Portland
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