There were slightly over 130 participants in the championship girls race for the Champs Sports Cross Country Championships in Kenosha, Wisconsin- making it one of the leanest fields in meet history. Perhaps, the frequent sponsorship name change over the past few years may have played a part, nevertheless, the quality of entrants was at a premium.
Sophia Kennedy (Sr., Indy Park Tudor) boldly took the lead and held it for the first two miles in 5:31 and 11:09. But leave it up to Tatum David (Sr., Olney Richland County IL) to make a strategic move in the wooded area and emerge at the third checkpoint ahead of the field in 16:44. It would be a decisive victory by eight seconds over Kennedy in 17:16.
RESULTS I VIDEOS I PHOTOS
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatum David | 12 | Olney (Richland County) | 17:16.30 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Sophia Kennedy | 12 | Park Tudor High School | 17:24.50 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Paityn Noe | 12 | Ballard High School | 17:35.40 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Jessica Jazwinski | 10 | Hart | 17:37.70 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Helen Sachs | 10 | Holland West Ottawa | 17:44.80 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Nicki Southerland | 11 | Delta High School | 17:46.30 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Katie Clute | 12 | Olmsted Falls | 17:49.40 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Sara Mlodik | 11 | D. C. Everest | 17:50.50 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Gretchen Farley | 12 | Park Tudor High School | 17:50.70 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Allie Arnsman | 12 | Grandville | 17:52.00 | 0 | ||