Returning Individual State Cross Country Champions for 2025

Compiled by Mary Albl

Photo by Dominick Gramarosso

(Upcoming grade listed)

 

Alabama

7A Girls — Sarah Tole, jr, Auburn

5A Boys — Ryder Linville, soph, Scottsboro

5A Girls — Rose Betts, sr. Albert P. Brewer

3A Boys — Travis Barnett, sr, Holly Pond 

3A Girls — Olivia Khan, soph, Lee-Scott Academy 

1/2A Girls — Kaylie Key, soph, Athens Bible 

 

Alaska

4A-DI  — Katahdin Staples, jr, East Anchorage 

4A-D1  —  Hailee Giacobbe, jr, Wasilla 

1A/2A D3  —  Aulia Nelson, j, Craig

1A/2A D3  —  Ourea Busk, sr, Unalakleet

 

Arizona

D1 Boys — Zarian Rodriguez, sr, Hamilton 

D1 Girls  — Taylor Drewry, sr, Basha

D2 Boys  — Alex Bland, sr, Flagstaff 

D4 Boys  — Benjamin Benally, sr, Valley Lutheran 

 

Arkansas

6A Boys  — Alan Gallardo-Lopez, sr, Fayetteville 

6A Girls  — Lilly Beshears, sr, Rogers 

5A Boys  — Jackson Free, sr, Mountain Home 

5A Girls  — Aubrey Minton, jr, Valley View

4A Boys  — Matthew Thurman, sr, Shiloh Christian 

3A Girls  — Gabbie Bishop, sr, Providence Classical Christian 

2A Girls — Olivia Prothro, sr, Mountainburg

 

California

D1 Boys — Conor Lott, sr, Clovis North

D4 Girls  — Chiara Dailey, sr, La Jolla 

D5 Girls  — Amelia Sarkisian, jr, Brentwood 

 

Colorado

5A Girls — Addison Ritzenhein, jr, Niwot

4A Boys — Aiden Le Roux, sr, Cheyenne Mountain

3A Girls — Delaney Reuter, jr, Eaton 

2A Girls — Taya Wren, jr, Rangely 

 

Connecticut

L Girls — Alexandra Morgan, sr, Fairfield Warde

M Boys — Brian Smith, sr, Rocky Hill 

M Girls — Katie McMorrow, sr, New Fairfield

MM Girls — Sarah Roberts, jr, Mercy

S Girls — Chase Gilbert, jr, Lyme-Old Lyme 

SS Boys — Tycoon LaBelle, jr, Griswold 

 

Delaware

Division 1 Boys — Jason Baker, sr, Cape Henlopen 

Division I Girls — Anna Bockius, sr, Padua

 

District of Columbia

Boys — Karil Arnold, sr, St. John’s College

 

Florida

3A Boys — Marcelo Manteca , jr, Belen Jesuit Prep 

1A Girls — Mary Summer, fr, Seven Rivers Christian 

 

Georgia

6A Girls — Mary Nesmith, jr, Marietta

5A Boys — Malachi Burnett, sr, Creekview

5A Girls—  Josie Hutchinson, sr, Pope

2A Boys — Evan Osias, sr, Lucy Laney 

2A Girls — Olivia DiQuattro, sophomore, Columbus 

1A D 1 Girls — Ella Gibbs, jr, Bleckley County

1A D 2 Girls — Averi Lowen, jr, Bowdon

1-3A Private Boys — Haris Flynn, sr, Mt Vernon Presbyterian

 

Hawaii

Boys — James Miller, sr, Moanalua 

Girls — Sadie Krueger, sop, Moanalua 

 

Idaho

5A Girls — Raelee Richardson, jr, Twin Falls

4A Girls — Annabell Carr, sr, Coeur d’Alene Charter 

 

Illinois 

3A Girls — Mia Sirois, jr, Barrington

2A Girls — Sundara Weber, sr, Sandwich

1A Boys — Chaz Oberkell, sr, Gillespie 

1A Girls — Kare Foltz, sr, Tuscola 

 

Indiana 

Girls — Mallory Weller, sr, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 

 

Iowa

4A Girls — Piper Messerly, jr, Dallas Center-Grimes

3A Boys — Quentin Nauman, sr, Epworth Western Dubuque 

3A Girls — Marissa Ferebee, sr, Pella  

2A Boys — Emerson Cokes, sr, Grundy Center

1A Girls — Lili Denton, sr, St. Albert Council Bluffs 

 

Kansas

6A Girls — Linden Pickler, soph, Junction City 

4A Boys — Caleb Muehler, sr, McPherson 

3A Girls — Emily Hein, sr, Trinity Academy 

2A Girls — Madison Howland, jr, Smith Center

1A Girls — Avery Boydston, sr, Ellis 

 

Kentucky

3A Boys — Paul Van Laningham, sr, Cooper

3A Girls — Addison Moore, sr, Woodford County

1A Boys — James Gurley, sr, Louisville Collegiate 

1A Girls — Lily Parke, sr, Beechwood 

 

Louisiana

D5 Boys — Tyler Blissett, sr, Highland Baptist Christian 

D5 Girls — Noah Watson, sr, Christ Episcopal 

D4 Boys — Talan Sievers, soph, Lafayette Christian 

D4 Girls — Kaityuln Sawyer, sr, Hathaway 

D3 Girls — Lucy Cramer, jr, Parkview Baptist

D1 Girls — Lucy Thomas sr, Baton Rouge 

 

Maine

Class B Girls — Zoe Carroll, sr, York

 

Maryland

No returners

 

Massachusetts

D3 Boys — Everett Pacheco, sr, Monument Mountain Regional 

D3 Girls — Cameron David, jr, Oxford 

D2 Boys — Silas Gartner, sr, Falmouth  

D2 Girls — Emily Flagg, jr, Whitinsville Christian

D1 Girls — Greta Hammer, sr, Needham 

 

Michigan

D4 Boys — Marek Butkiewicz, sr, Kalamazoo 

D4 Girls — Kaylie Livingston, jr, Whitmore Lake

D2 Girls — Ava Schafer, jr, St. Johns

 

Minnesota

Class A Boys — Erik Serling, sop, Cotter/Hope

Class A Girls — Audrey Brownell, sr, Staples-Motley

 

Mississippi

7A  Boys — Andrew Brown, jr, Tupelo 

7A Girls — Alex Lee, sr, Madison Central 

6A Boys — Preston Mundy, jr, Olive Branch

6A Girls — Kennedy Neal, sr, Saltillo 

5A Boys — Silvestre Lopez, soph, Corinth 

4A Boys — Hunter Walton, sr, West Lauderdale 

3A Boys — Joseph Ross, sr, St. Patrick 

3A Girls — Halle Claire Helms, Eighth Grade, Enterprise 

2A Girls — Lily Halter, fr, St. Andrews Episcopal 

1A Boys — George Foster, sop, Resurrection Catholic 

1A Girls — Ally Murphy, soph, Myrtle 

 

Missouri

Class 5A Girls — Bella Navarro-Sanchez, jr, Liberty of Wentzville 

Class 4A Boys — Carson Driemeier, sr, Festus 

Class 3A Boys — Brian Burns, sr, Southern Boone (transferred to Bentonville AR)

Class 3A Girls — Brianna Krueger, jr, St. Charles West  

Class 2A Boys — Chapel Lichte, sr, Lexington 

Class 2A Girls – Addison Smith, jr, Lexington 

 

Montana

Class AA Boys — Wilson Schmidt, sr, Belgrade

Class A Boys — Finn Schretenthaler, sr, Park

Class A Girls — Morgan Delaney, jr, Polson

Class B Girls — Marina Tulloch, jr, Plains 

Class C Boys — Dawson Park, jr, Drummond

 

Nebraska

Class C Boys — Trevin Opp, jr, Lincoln Christian 

Class D Girls — Kayleigh Betka, soph, McCool Junction 

 

Nevada

4A Boys — Carter Prater, sr, Somerset Academy Sky Point 

4A Girls — Lacy Trippetts, jr, Somerset Academy Sky Point 

3A Boys — Kiefer Willcox, sr, Tahoe-Truckee 

2A Girls — Britta Johnson, sr, North Tahoe 

 

New Hampshire

D3 Boys — Elijah Bodanza, jr, Hilsboro-Deering 

D3 Girls — Madeleine Lane, jr, Hopkinton 

D1 Boys — Sullivan Sturtz, sr, Keene

D1 Girls — Mikita Barry, sr, Bedford 

 

New Jersey

Group 3 Boys — Veejay Roy, sr, West Windsor 

Group 2 Boys — Ben Andrus, sr, Haddonfield Memorial 

Group 2 Girls — Leah Starkey, sophomore, Ocean Township 

Non-Public A Girls — Paige Sheppard, jr, Union Catholic Regional

Non-Public B Girls — Blythe Dudley, sr, Villa Walsh, Academy

 

New Mexico

5A Girls — Gianna Rahmer, soph, Eldorado

4A Boys — Judah Daffron, sr, Taos Municipal

4A Girls — Addison Julian, sr, Albuquerque Academy

3A Boys — Elijah England, jr, Navajo Prep 

1-2A Boys — Tagoya Pedro, sr, laguna Acoma 

1-2A Girls — Olivia Marquez, soph, Oak Grove

 

New York

Class A Boys — Ryan Sykes, jr, Horace Greeley 

Class D Girls — Anna Furman, jr, Tri-Valley Central 

 

North Carolina

4A Girls — Sofi Alexander, sr, Asheville 

3A Boys — Ethan Rich, sr, Western Harnett

3A Girls  — Morgan Miller, sr, First Flight

 

North Dakota

Class A Girls — Ruby Ihmels, jr, Century 

Class B Boys — Jonah Njos, sr, Bowman County

Class B Girls — Claire Grinde, Eighth Grade, Hillsboro/Central Valley 

 

Ohio

D3 Boys — Luke Synder, sr, Rittman

D2 Girls — Sophia Szolosi, sr, Athens 

D1 Boys — Landon Kimmel, sr, Tippecanoe 

 

Oklahoma

6A Boys — Noah Thayer, sr, Mustang 

3A Boys — Landon Eubank, jr, Dickson 

3A Girls — Ella Stoermer, soph, Cascia Hall Prep 

2A Boys — Brayden Cowan, sr, Watonga

1A Boys — Reece Hensley, jr, Mooreland 

1A Girls — Mia Hegwood, sr, Boise City 

 

Oregon

6A Boys — Malachi Schoenherr, sr, Sheldon 

4A Girls – Brooke Perry, sr, La Grande

 

Pennsylvania

3A Boys — Carter Smith, sr, Mifflin County 

2A Girls — Virginia Kraus, sr, Moravian Academy 

1A Girls — Claire Dufrene, sr, Warrior Run Area

 

Rhode Island 

Class A Boys — Marshall Vernon, sr, LaSalle Academy 

Class B Boys — Sean Gray, sr, Portsmouth 

Class C Girls — Julia Dowling, jr, North Smithfield 

 

South Carolina

4A Boys — Jack Wilcox, jr, Heathwood Hall 

4A Girls — Morgan Howell, fr, Porter-Gaud

3A Boys — Mason Burgess, soph, Spartanburg Christian 

3A Girls — McKee Kent, jr, Spartanburg Day 

2A Boys — Quinn Swanton, sr, Academic Magnet

2A Girls — Effie Hendry, fr, Cross 

1A Boys — Grayson Gibbons, sr, Southside Christian

1A Girls — Hayden Branham, fr, Richard Winn Academy 

 

South Dakota

Class AA Boys — Cole Reilly, jr, Sioux Falls Washington 

Class AA Girls — Brianna Reilly, Eighth Grade, Harrisburg 

Class A Boys — Tate Grabow, sr, Hill City 

Class A Girls — Faith Wiese, sr, Flandreau 

Class B Girls — Ella Boekelheide, sr, Northwestern 

 

Tennessee

D2-AA Girls — Calysta Garner, sr, Webb of Knoxville 

D2-A Boys — Elijah Wharton, jr, Davison Academy

D1A-AA Girls — Ava Moody, sr, Anderson County

D1 AAA Boys — Asher Oates, sr, Independence 

 

Texas

6A Boys — Caden Leonard, sr, Southlake Carroll 

6A Girls — Macy Wingard, sr, Denton Braswell 

5A Girls — Elizabeth Leachman, sr, Boerne Champion

4A Girls — Addyson Bristow, sr, Canyon

3A Boys — Noah Strohman, sr, Holliday 

2A Girls — Cara Sims, sr, Elysian Fields

1A Boys — Sebastian Talamantez, sr, Comstock

 

Utah

6A Girls — Skye Jensen, jr, American Fork

4A Girls — Hailey Atwater, jr, West Field 

2A Girls — Brooke Greenberg, soph, Rowland Hall 

 

Vermont

D3 Boys — Gage Magnuson, sr, Bellows Free Academy 

D3 Girls — Desi Broadley, jr, Bellows Falls Union 

 

Virginia

5A Boys — Thomas Rae, sr, Riverside 

5A Girls — Kate Jaeger, jr, Midlothian 

4A Boys — Michael Tafe, jr, Loudoun County

4A Girls — Elina Pierce, sr, Charlottesville

3A Girls — Samantha Nitzsche, jr, Williams Monroe 

1A Boys — Keystone Hartford, sr, Grundy

1A Girls — Shelby Stanley, sr, Eastside 

 

Washington

3A Girls — Sophia Rodriguez, jr, Mercer Island 

2A Boys — Dylan Rowell, sr, Anacortes 

2A Girls — Lil Desler, jr, Sehome 

1A Girls — Haley Schweppe, jr, Montesano 

1B2/2B Girls — Regan Thomas, sr, Saint George’s School 

 

West Virginia

2A Boys — Trevor George, jr, Elkins

2A Girls — Maysen Fletcher, soph, Herbert Hoover 

1A Boys — Amos Kimble, sr, Tyler Consolidated 

1A Girls — Arabella Boggs, sr, Charleston 

 

Wisconsin

D2 Girls — Emerson Drobac, sr, Deerfield 

D1 Girls — Ella Anschutz, js, Muskego

 

Wyoming

4A Girls — Maggie Madsen, jr, Cheyenne East

2A Boys — Jaden Elder, sr, Thermopolis

2A Girls — Lyla Marney, soph, Big Horn