Girls' all-area cross country team

FIRST TEAM

HEATHER BATES
Pine Creek, freshman
Won 5A Metro meet and led Eagles to third at state after finishing sixth

HANNAH EVERSON
Liberty, sophomore
Runner-up at 5A Metro meet and finished ninth at state in 18:53.57

DANI GROSSMAN
Cheyenne Mountain, junior
Won 4A Metro meet and Falcon Invitational before finishing 16th at state

RUTH-ANN HADJIS
Pine Creek, senior
Finished in 19:09.82 to take 14th at state after being third at 5A regional

KAITLIN HANENBURG
The Classical Academy, senior
Paced the 3A state champion Titans with a first-place finish in 18:16.71

EMILY LAVALLEY
The Classical Academy, senior
Runner-up at 3A state in 18:28.91 and the regional meet in 18:32.50

KALI MAXWELL
Cheyenne Mountain, junior
Finished sixth in 19:01.09 to help lead Indians to third at 4A state meet

ALLIE MORGAN
Discovery Canyon, sophomore
Finished eighth in 19:23.51 as Thunder took fifth at 3A state meet

SHELBY STABLEFORD
The Classical Academy, sophomore
Won Kadet Invitational and battled back from injury to finish third in 3A

ELAINA TURLEY
The Classical Academy, senior
Ran a 19:34.51 at state to finish ninth after placing sixth at 3A regionals

SECOND TEAM

Jenny Goode, Pine Creek, senior
Ali Groninger, Palmer, freshman
Ellen Jackson, Palmer Ridge, sophomore
Janae Johnson, Discovery Canyon, junior
Leanne Kofford, Pine Creek, sophomore
Dana Louie, Palmer, junior
Beth Luckel, Vista Ridge, junior
Kellyn Roiko, Air Academy, sophomore
Meredith Sloan, The Classical Academy, junior
Molly Spalding, Discovery Canyon, sophomore

HONORABLE MENTION

Becca Barad, Air Academy; Amelia Evans, Air Academy; Frances Adams, Cheyenne Mountain; Emily Duncan, Cheyenne Mountain; Maddie Schneider, Colorado Springs Christian School; Jordan Bloesser, Doherty; Aubrey Hilte, Doherty; Michaela Diamond, Lewis-Palmer; Maddie Kruger, Lewis-Palmer; Gina Hauptman, Liberty; Haley Bryant, Palmer; Meg Rudy, Palmer; Emily Smith, Palmer; Molly Turner, Palmer; Annie Whitford, Palmer; Karissa Dietz, Pine Creek; Paige Garlick, Pine Creek; Brittany Droogsma, The Classical Academy; Amanda McCann, Vista Ridge