The Gatorade State Girls Cross Country Runners of the Year have been crowned. The winners were selected based on athletic production and impact in the 2014 season. Each winner also demonstrated high academic achievement and exemplary personal character, including volunteerism, sportsmanship and community leadership. Click each player’s name to view his credentials.
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Alabama: Kaitlin York, American Christian Academy (Tuscaloosa)
Alaska: Allie Ostrander, Kenai Central
Arizona: Dani Jones, Desert Vista (Phoenix)
Arkansas: Elise Reina, Har-Ber (Springdale)
California: Fiona O’Keeffe, Davis
Colorado: Katie Rainsberger, Air Academy (Colorado Springs)
Connecticut: Hannah DeBalsi, Staples (Westport)
D.C.: Taylor Knibb, Sidwell Friends School (Washington)
Delaware: Lydia Olivere, Padua Academy (Wilmington)
Florida: Rafaella Gibbons, Winter Park
Georgia: Emma Grace Hurley, Fellowship Christian School (Roswell)
Hawaii: Lisa Tashiro, Kaiser (Honolulu)
Idaho: Emily Hamlin, Boise
Illinois: Maryjeanne Gilbert, Notre Dame (Peoria)
Indiana: Anna Rohrer, Mishawaka
Iowa: Jordyn Kleve, Johnston
Kansas: Cailie Logue, Girard
Kentucky: Gabriella Karas, Martha Layne Collins (Shelbyville)
Louisiana: Gabrielle Jennings, First Baptist Christian School (Slidell)
Maine: Katherine Leggat-Barr, Greely (Cumberland Center)
Maryland: Nora McUmber, Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Massachusetts: Erin Dietz, Bedford
Michigan: Audrey Belf, Seaholm (Birmingham)
Minnesota: Megan Hasz, Alexandria Area
Mississippi: Kate Mattox, Starkville
Missouri: Hannah Long, Eureka
Montana: Makena Morley, Bigfork
Nebraska: Jeralyn Poe, Lincoln North Star
Nevada: Skyler Flora, Truckee
New Hampshire: Maegan Doody, Oyster River (Durham)
New Jersey: Eve Glasergreen, North Hunterdon (Annandale)
New Mexico: Natasha Bernal, La Cueva (Albuquerque)
New York: Bella Burda, Arlington (LaGrangeville)
North Carolina: Elly Henes, Green Hope (Cary)
North Dakota: Karly Ackley, Grand Forks Central
Ohio: Dominique Clairmonte, Lexington
Oklahoma: Cheyenne Walden, Charles Page (Sand Springs)
Oregon: Ella Donaghu, Grant (Portland)
Pennsylvania: Brianna Schwartz, Shaler Area (Pittsburgh)
Rhode Island: Emma McMillan, Barrington
South Carolina: Logan Morris, Spartanburg Christian Academy
South Dakota: Emily Hawkes, Madison
Tennessee: Taylor Cuneo, Central Magnet School (Murfreesboro)
Texas: Paige Hofstad, New Braunfels
Utah: Lucy Biles, Herriman
Vermont: Rena Schwartz, U-32 (Montpelier)
Virginia: Libby Davidson, E.C. Glass (Lynchburg)
Washington: Lindsey Bradley, Richland
West Virginia: Peyton Panger, Capital (Charleston)
Wisconsin: Annie Frisbie, River Falls
Wyoming: Karli Piaia, Rock Springs
