* The statewide Gatorade Girls Player of the Year winners have been announced
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It's awards season for cross country.
And on Monday, Gatorade announced winners of its statewide Player of the Year awards, with the first release covering the girls cross country season.
Note: Gatorade does not change its terminology across its awards program to reflect 'Runner of the Year.'
In two weeks, Gatorade will announce boys winners from each state.
Check to see which athletes earned statewide recognition as the best cross country athletes over the 2019 season below.
| name | school | state |
|---|---|---|
| Lainey Phelps | Homewood | Alabama |
| Kendall Kramer | West Valley | Alaska |
| Lauren Ping | Desert Vista | Arizona |
| Ali Nachtigal | Rogers | Arkansas |
| Carlie Dorostkar | Canyon Crest Academy | California |
| Riley Stewart | Cherry Creek | Colorado |
| Sydney Masciarelli | Marianpolis Preparatory | Connecticut |
| Lydia Colasante | Tatnall School | Delaware |
| Meredith Gotzman | St. John's College | DC |
| Alyssa Hendrix | Riverview | Florida |
| Hannah Miniutti | Roswell Blessed Trinity | Georgia |
| Emily Naylor | Kalaheo | Hawaii |
| Mattalyn Geddes | Twin Falls | Idaho |
| Katelynne Hart | Glenbard West | Illinois |
| Erin Strzelecki | Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger | Indiana |
| Marie Hostetler | Mid-Praire | Iowa |
| Hope Jackson | Wichita Bishop Carroll Catholic | Kansas |
| Ciara O'Shea | Madison Central | Kentucky |
| Annie Fink | Baton Rouge Runnels | Louisiana |
| Sofie Matson | Falmouth | Maine |
| Juliette Whittaker | Mount De Sales | Maryland |
| Lucy Jenks | Massachusetts | Massachusetts |
| Zofia Dudek | Ann Arbor Pioneer | Michigan |
| Analee Weaver | Stillwater | Minnesota |
| Brooklyn Biancamano | Long Beach | Mississippi |
| Carolyn Ford | Columbia Rock Bridge | Missouri |
| Kylie Hartnett | Helena | Montana |
| Berlyn Schutz | Lincoln | Nebraska |
| Penelope Smerdon | Reno | Nevada |
| Caroline Fischer | Bishop Guertin | New Hampshire |
| Charlotte Bednar | Lawrenceville School | New Jersey |
| Leah Futey | Rio Rancho Sue Cleveland | New Mexico |
| Katelyn Tuohy | North Rockland | New York |
| Carmen Alder | Pine Crest | North Carolina |
| Meghan Ford | Jamestown | North Dakota |
| Taylor Ewert | Beavercreek | Ohio |
| Payton Hinkle | Broken Arrow | Oklahoma |
| Fiona Max | Summit | Oregon |
| Marlee Starliper | Northern | Pennsylvania |
| Margot Appleton | Portsmouth Abbey | Rhode Island |
| Ava Dobson | Greenville St. Josephs | South Carolina |
| Ali Bainbridge | Lennox | South Dakota |
| Jenna Hutchins | Science Hill | Tennessee |
| Colleen Stegmann | Frisco Reedy | Texas |
| Eliza Arrington | Lone Peak | Utah |
| Ava Thurston | Duxbury Harwood | Vermont |
| Bethany Graham | John Champe | Virginia |
| Julia David-Smith | Issaquah | Washington |
| Lea Hatcher | Morgantown | West Virginia |
| Kora Malecek | Onalaska | Wisconsin |
| Sydney Thorvaldson | Rawlins | Wyoming |
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