Girls National XC Rankings

Rank	Athlete/Team	Last Result	Comments
1 0	Weini Kelati VA Heritage (Leesburg)	1st 17:09.7 @ Foot Locker Nationals	won Foot Locker Nationals in thrilling one-second victory to cap undefeated season
2 0	Katie Rainsberger CO Air Academy High School	1st 16:56.8 @ Nike Cross Nationals	won Nike Cross Nationals in 16:56, beating Allie Ostrander's course record by 23 seconds
3 10	Maryjeanne Gilbert IL Peoria (Notre Dame)	2nd 17:10.6 @ Foot Locker Nationals	2nd at Foot Locker to Weini Kelati by one second; breakthrough after nearly undefeated season/3rd at FL MW
4 1	Nevada Mareno NC Leesville Road	3rd 17:17.6 @ Foot Locker Nationals	3rd at Foot Locker; 2nd at Foot Locker South in first serious XC season. Will be top returner to San Diego next year
5 3	Judy Pendergast IL Naperville (North)	4th 17:20.0 @ Foot Locker Nationals	4th at Foot Locker capped nice comeback after disappointing 8th at NXN; won NXN MW; 2nd at FL MW; set Detweiller Park 3 mile course record in 15:53
6 0	Ste. Genevieve High School	5th 17:29.8 @ Foot Locker Nationals	3x XC All-American culminates prep career with 5th at Foot Locker; undefeated the rest of the season including FL MW, 4th straight MO state XC title and state record by 16 seconds
7 2	Ella Donaghu OR Grant	2nd 17:10.2 @ Nike Cross Nationals	2nd at NXN with smart race after disappointing 3rd at NXN NW; set Oregon state meet course record this year
8 1	Cailie Logue KS Girard High School	3rd 17:14.2 @ Nike Cross Nationals	3rd at NXN; 2nd at NXN Heartland; undefeated regular season
9 14	Libby Davidson VA E.C. Glass	6th 17:37.3 @ Foot Locker Nationals	6th at FL for second year in a row; progressed steadily through season to finish in same place as last year (6th) despite slower start
10 1	Kelsey Chmiel NY Saratoga Springs	4th 17:15.4 @ Nike Cross Nationals	top frosh at NXN in 4th; No. 2 returner to the field; has raced amongst
11 1	Bethany Hasz MN Alexandria High School	5th 17:17.1 @ Nike Cross Nationals	5th at NXN, 4th at NXN Heartland, set MN state meet course record
12 2	Ashton Endsley TX	6th 17:19.6 @ Nike Cross Nationals	6th at NXN, 25th at FL South, 1st at NXN South, 11th at Texas state meet
13 6	Madison Troy MI Grandville	7th 17:41.2 @ Foot Locker Nationals	progressed throughout sophomore season to peak well at first national meets: 7th at FL; 12th at NXN; 6th at FL MW; 4th at NXN MW; Michigan state champion
14 1	Sarah Leinheiser IN Carmel High School	8th 17:41.7 @ Foot Locker Nationals	8th at Foot Locker; 7th at NXN; 5th at FL MW; 3rd at NXN MW
15 N/R	Logan Morris SC Spartanburg Christian	9th 17:47.7 @ Foot Locker Nationals	Huge breakthrough to place 9th at Foot Locker after taking 9th at Foot Locker South; undefeated regular season in South Carolina
16 N/R	Sage Hurta NY Hamilton	10th 17:47.8 @ Foot Locker Nationals	10th at Foot Locker; 9th at FL NE; NY state champion
17 7	Jessica Lawson NY Corning	11th 17:49.3 @ Foot Locker Nationals	11th at FL; 2nd at FL NE; NY Feds champion; runner-up at NY state meet
18 2	Aislinn Devlin PA Downingtown West	9th 17:22.1 @ Nike Cross Nationals	9th at NXN; 1st at NXN NE; PA state runner-up
19 2	Abbey Wheeler NY Elmira Express	10th 17:23.2 @ Nike Cross Nationals	10th at NXN; 3rd at NXN NY; NY Feds runner-up, 6th at NY state meet
20 2	Hannah Debalsi CT Staples High School	12th 17:49.8 @ Foot Locker Nationals	3x XC All-American culminates prep career with 12th at Foot Locker; 4th at FL NE to go with undefeated CT season
21 3	Cate Ratliff CA Santa Cruz (CC)	11th 17:23.9 @ Nike Cross Nationals	11th at NXN, 1st at California D4 state meet; posted fastest times in CA out of smallest section all year
22 2	Grace Ping AZ Cotter Schools	14th 17:25.7 @ Nike Cross Nationals	14th at NXN; 3rd at NXN Heartland; won MN Class A state meet as a seventh-grader
23 2	Anna West MO Lafayette (Wildwood) High School	13th 17:25.6 @ Nike Cross Nationals	13th at NXN; 2nd at NXN MW; MO state champion
24 N/R	Aubrey Roberts WI Eau Claire Memorial	13th 17:52.3 @ Foot Locker Nationals	13th at Foot Locker; 7th at FL MW; 12th at NXN Heartland; WI state champion
25 N/R	Eleanor Lawler RI South Kingstown High School	14th 17:56.6 @ Foot Locker Nationals	14th at Foot Locker; 8th at FL NE; RI state champion

Editor's Comments

Honorable Mention: Kaitlyn Neal (Fayetteville-Manlius, NY); Anna Sophia Keller (St. Anthony, IL); Allie Schadler (Rio Rico, AZ); Kate Murphy (Lake Braddock, VA); Courtney Wayment (Davis, UT); Emma Grace Hurley (Fellowship Christian School, GA); Stephanie Jenks (Linn-Mar, IA)