Former coworker's granddaughter has a big lead, but some icing on the cake never hearts. Plus, it's the only Hoosier on the list.
Karina James, Lowell (IN): James won her first IHSAA Cross Country State Championship title this season, after she placed in the top 40 as a freshman and fourth last season. She ran a season's best of 18:00.10, just being a hair off of running her first sub 17 minutes for 5K of the season. This wasn't an easy title to win as she had competition from Fort Wayne Carroll's senior, Zoe Duffus, who finished just two seconds behind James.
https://www.milesplit.com/articles/288822/national-girls-performer-of-the-week-1026-111
Karina James, Lowell (IN): James won her first IHSAA Cross Country State Championship title this season, after she placed in the top 40 as a freshman and fourth last season. She ran a season's best of 18:00.10, just being a hair off of running her first sub 17 minutes for 5K of the season. This wasn't an easy title to win as she had competition from Fort Wayne Carroll's senior, Zoe Duffus, who finished just two seconds behind James.
https://www.milesplit.com/articles/288822/national-girls-performer-of-the-week-1026-111