21. Helen Sachs
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School: Holland West Ottawa (MI)
Year: 2025
2022 Notable Finishes: MHSAA state cross country champion; NXR Midwest Regional Championship winner; Fifth at Champs Sports Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships; 60th at NXN
Analysis: Even though Sachs didn't compete this spring, her 2022 cross country season had some eye-catching performances.
She had top-place finishes throughout her fall campaign, including MHSAA state and NXR Midwest Regional titles. At regionals, she set a new 5K best of 16:47. Sachs also contested the Champs Sports Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships where she finished fifth overall.
Sachs ended up competing at NXN and finished 60th overall.
Based on how Sachs' fall season was unfolding in 2022, she can be a top contender at the state and national level this year.
MileSplit50 Girls National Rankings Countdown
RANK | DATE - INDIVIDUAL |
|---|---|
| 25 | Aug. 29 -- Jessica Jazwinski |
| 24 | Aug. 29 -- Mary Bonner Dalton |
| 23 | Aug. 29 -- Ella Hagen |
| 22 | Aug. 29 -- Elizabeth Leachman |
| 21 | Aug. 29 -- Helen Sachs |
| 20 | Aug. 30 -- Andie Aagard |
| 19 | Aug. 31 -- Emily Wisniewski |
| 18 | Sept. 1 -- Sophia Rodriguez |
| 17 | Sept. 2 -- Rachel Forsyth |
| 16 | Sept. 3 -- Isabel Allori |
| 15 | Sept. 4 -- Nicole Humphries |
| 14 | Sept. 5 -- Samantha Humphries |
| 13 | Sept. 6 -- Nicki Southerland |
| 12 | Sept. 7 -- Zariel Macchia |
| 11 | Sept. 8 -- Anna Callahan |
| 10 | Sept. 9 -- Alyssa Sauro |
| 9 | Sept. 10 -- Allie Zealand |
| 8 | Sept. 11 -- Isabel Conde De Frankenberg |
| 7 | Sept. 12 -- Payton Godsey |
| 6 | Sept. 13 -- Jane Hedengren |
| 5 | Sept. 14 -- Hanne Thomsen |
| 4 | Sept. 14 -- Abby Faith Cheeseman |
| 3 | Sept. 14 -- Sadie Engelhardt |
| 2 | Sept. 14 -- Bethany Michalak |
| 1 | Sept. 14 -- Ellie Shea |