Maya Ledesma (Sr., Minooka)- After coming off of a monster 2024 track and field season, it was easy to predict that Maya would be one of the best harriers this season. True to form, she performed marvelously throughout the season, and the results did not lie. Ledesma placed fourth in the 3A state championship with a time of 16:39- an improvement in time by nearly 1:10. She placed 68th in last year's state meet.
Other key runners who shined: Amelie Ojeda (Sr., Willowbrook), Kyla Babb (Jr., Westmont), Kate Foltz (Jr., Tuscola), Aubrey Denning (So., Effingham St. Anthony), Miah Gilmore (Sr., Murphysboro), Ashlynn Lindt (Jr., Lombard Montini), Erin Hinsdale (So., Wheaton St. Francis), Elena Mamminga (So., Wheaton St. Francis), Jana Vande Kemp (So., Cambridge), Tessa Russo (Jr., Plainfield North), Josie Cahill (Sr., Winnetka New Trier), Madeline Cassidy (Jr., Batavia), Madeline Bialko (Sr., Arlington Heights Hersey), Sofia Arcuri (Sr., Park Ridge Maine South), Natalie Nahs (So., Minooka), Gwendolyn Krodel (So., Batavia), Madison King (Jr., Joliet Central), Sophia Baumert (Sr., Streamwood), Macy Dick (So., Oswego East), Claire Deppe (So., Batavia)