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Cook Leaves No Doubts By Winning Two National Championship Races By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor Unlike some years in the recent past, there is no debate over the No. 1 high school girl cross country runner in the U.S. Natalie Cook of Lewisville Flower Mound deserves all the awards and accolades after sweeping the Garmin RunningLane Championship on a fast track in Huntsville, Ala. (16:03.9) and Eastbay Nationals in San Diego (17:15.0). Cook began her season by taking third in her first major competition of the season at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic, which kept her out of the top in the rankings. But her late push made her the first Texas girl to finish No. 1. Pre-season No. 1 Jenna Hutchins of Science Hill TN opted to not race this fall in order to focus on her classroom requirements so that she could enroll early at BYU. Cook came close to Hutchins' top achievement of 2020, coming within five seconds of the Tennessee standout's course record in Huntsville. The end-of-season rankings are weighted heavily on each runner's final performance of the season. First off, it's the most recent data point for evaluation, and second, the championship races are the ultimate test. The top 10 is largely constructed by who finished closer to Cook in either of the championship races. At Eastbay, her margin over New Jersey's Angelina Perez was 4.7 seconds. At RunningLane, her margin over Indiana's Lily Cridge was about 19 seconds. The final list is a zippering together of the two championships' results, plus finding holes to find appropriate spots for top runners who did not attend either one. The Top 100 1. Natalie Cook, senior, Lewisville Flower Mound TX: Eastbay Nationals champion; RunningLane champion; Texas 6A champion 2. Angelina Perez, senior, Lakeland Regional NJ: 2nd at Eastbay Nationals; New Jersey MOC champion 3. Jenna Mulhern, senior, West Chester Henderson PA: 3rd at Eastbay Nationals 4. Karrie Baloga, junior, Cornwall Central NY: 4th at Eastbay Nationals 5. Riley Stewart, senior, Cherry Creek CO: 5th at Eastbay Nationals; Colorad 5A champion 6. Kate Peters, junior, Lake Oswego OR: 6th at Eastbay Nationals; Oregon 6A champion 7. Lily Cridge, junior, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard IN: 2nd at RunningLane; Indiana champion 8. Dalia Frias, senior, Mira Costa CA: 5th at RunningLane; California D2 champion 9. Sophia Kennedy, junior, Park Tudor IN: 7th at Eastbay Nationals 10. Mia Cochran, senior, Moon Area PA: 8th at Eastbay Nationals 11. Sophia Nordenholz, senior, Albany CA: 9th at Eastbay Nationals 12. Caroline Wells, senior, Winter Springs FL: 10th at Eastbay Nationals; Florida 3A champion 13. Ali Weimer, senior, St. Michael-Albertville MN: 11th at Eastbay Nationals; NXR Heartland champion; Minnesota AA champion 14. Sam McDonnell, senior, Newbury Park CA: 6th at RunningLane 15. Zariel Macchia, freshman, William Floyd NY: 12th at Eastbay Nationals 16. Arianne Olson, junior, Holland West Ottawa MI: 13th at Eastbay Nationals 17. Eva Klingbeil, senior, Niwot CO: 7th at RunningLane; Colorado 4A champion 18. Chloe Foerster, senior, Jesuit OR: 8th at RunningLane; Pacific Northwest Showcase champion 19. Macy Marquardt, senior, Kennewick WA: NXR Northwest champion; Washington 3A champion 20. Irene Riggs, junior, Morgantown WV: 14th at Eastbay Nationals 21. Sadie Engelhardt, freshman, Ventura CA: 15th at Eastbay Nationals 22. Kaiya Robertson, senior, Franklin OR: 16th at Eastbay Nationals 23. Ava Parekh, senior, Chicago Latin IL: 18th at Eastbay Nationals, 9th at RunningLane; Illinois 2A champion 24. Bethany Michalak, sophomore, Air Academy CO: 10th at RunningLane 25. Cameron McConnell, senior, Randall TX: 11th at RunningLane; Texas 5A champion 26. Izzie Sullivan, freshman, Fayetteville-Manlius NY: New York A champion 27. Brooke Wilson, junior, Valor Christian CO: 12th at RunningLane 28. Olivia Williams, sophomore, Acalanes CA: 17th at Eastbay Nationals 29. Emily Bush, sophomore, Saratoga Springs NY: NXR New York champion 30. Lilly Shapiro, senior, Colts Neck NJ: 19th at Eastbay Nationals 31. Cayden Dawson, senior, Bixby OK: 14th at RunningLane 32. Gretchen Farley, junior, Park Tudor IN: 20th at Eastbay Nationals 33. Emily Lamontagne, junior, Arapahoe CO: 15th at RunningLane 34. Ruth White, sophomore, Orono ME: New Englands champion; Maine C champion 35. Lauren Pansegrau, senior, Middleton WI: 21st at Eastbay Nationals; Wisconsin D1 champion 36. Lauren Ping, junior, Desert Vista AZ: 22nd at Eastbay Nationals; NXR Southwest champion; Arizona D1 champion 37. Ellie Shea, sophomore, Emerging Elites/Belmont MA: 6th at Eastbay Northeast 38. Caroline Bauer, senior, Jamestown VA: 16th at RunningLane 39. Mary Ellen Eudaly, senior, Cambridge Christian FL: 17th at RunningLane 40. Rachel Forsyth, sophomore, Ann Arbor Pioneer MI: 33rd at Eastbay Nationals; NXR Midwest champion; Michigan D1 champion 41. Mackenzie Hart, senior, Saratoga Springs NY: 4th at New York Feds 42. Hannah Kaercher, junior, Fayetteville-Manlius NY: 5th at New York Feds 43. Emma Stutzman, junior, Pomona CO: 18th at RunningLane 44. Keeghan Edwards, freshman, Valor Christian CO: 19th at RunningLane 45. Sailor Eastman, sophomore, Battlefield VA: Virginia Class 6 champion 46. Sydney Sundgren, junior, Buchanan CA: 20th at RunningLane 47. Karina James, senior, Lowell IN: 23rd at Eastbay Nationals 48. Julia Flynn, senior, Traverse City Central MI: 24th at Eastbay Nationals 49. Nelah Roberts, sophomore, Skyline ID: 25th at Eastbay Nationals 50. Ciara O'Shea, junior, Madison Central KY: 26th at Eastbay Nationals 51. Shewaye Johnson, junior, Prosper TX: NXR South champion 52. Reagan Riley, junior, Mountain Brook AL: 21st at RunningLane; Alabama 6A champion 53. Grace Hartman, senior, Oakwood OH: 22nd at RunningLane; Ohio Div 2 champion 54. Avalon Mecham, sophomore, American Fork UT: 23rd at RunningLane 55. Caroline Lehman, senior, Cambridge Christian FL: 24th at RunningLane; Florida 1A champion 56. Anna McNatt, junior, McClatchy CA: 27th at Eastbay Nationals 57. Juliette Whittaker, senior, Mt. de Sales MD: 28th at Eastbay Nationals 58. Emily Toth-Ratazzi, senior, Rome Free Academy NY: 29th at Eastbay Nationals 59. Reese Fahys, junior, East Greenwich CT: Rhode Island champion 60. Emma Bennett, freshman, Jesuit OR: 25th at RunningLane 61. Julia Kiesler, junior, Columbus North IN: 26th at RunningLane 62. Anjali Hocker Singh, sophomore, Olathe North KS: 27th at RunningLane; Kansas 6A champion 63. Samantha Blair, senior, Eagle Valley CO: 28th at RunningLane 64. Taylor Rohatinsky, senior, Lone Peak UT: 30th at Eastbay Nationals 65. Abby Faith Cheeseman, freshman, The Webb School TN: 31st at Eastbay Nationals; Tennessee Division 2 A champion 66. Alycia Hart, sophomore, Saratoga Springs NY: 4th at New York A meet 67. Jaci Sievers, junior, Elkhorn South NE: 11th at Eastbay Midwest 68. Allie Love, sophomore, Colleyville Heritage TX: 29th at RunningLane 69. Aishling Callanan, junior, Peninsula CA: 32nd at Eastbay Nationals 70. Aubrey O'Connell, senior, Prosper TX: 2nd at Texas 6A meet 71. Katie Clute, junior, Olmsted Falls OH: 30th at RunningLane 72. Allison Pippert, sophomore, Stargate CO: 31st at RunningLane 73. Julie Moore, freshman, Mountain View UT: 32nd at RunningLane 74. Thais Rolly, junior, McLean VA: 34th at Eastby Nationals 75. Ava Gordon, senior, Loudoun Valley VA: 35th at Eastbay Nationals, Virginia Class 4 champion 76. Ella Borsheim, senior, Bellarmine Prep WA: 2nd at NXR Northwest; Washington 4A champion 77. Ella McGillis, sophomore, Central Catholic OR: 4th at Pacific Northwest Showcase 78. Maddie Gardiner, sophomore, Covenant VA: 38th at Eastbay Nationals; Virginia Independent champion 79. Crawford West, senior, Vestavia Hills AL: Alabama 7A champion 80. Addi Bruening, senior, Herriman UT: Utah 6A champion 81. Josephine Welin, senior, Oak Park-River Forest IL: Illinois 3A champion 82. Ella Kurto, senior, Saratoga Springs NY: 6th at New Yorks Feds 83. Ali Bainbridge, junior, Sioux Falls Lincon SD: 14th at Eastbay Midwest 84. Sydney Drevlow, freshman, Hopkins MN: 3rd at NXR Heartland 85. Allie Zealand, sophomore, Pacers Homeschool VA: 36th at Eastbay Nationals 86. Daphne Banino, senior, The Ursuline School NY: 37th at Eastbay Nationals 87. Addison Knoblauch, sophomore, Homestead IN: 2nd at NXR Midwest 88. Abigail Barlow, senior, American Fork UT: 33rd at RunningLane 89. Mari Konold, junior, Mountain View UT: 34th at RunningLane 90. Lani Bloom, senior, Ithaca MI: Michigan D3 champion 91. Payton Hinkle, senior, Broken Arrow OK: Oklahoma 6A champion 92. Charlotte Richman, senior, Ida B. Wells OR: 4th at Oregon 6A meet 93. Tristian Spence, senior, Central (Grand Junction) CO: 35th at RunningLane 94. Georgia McCorkle, senior, Agoura CA: 36th at RunningLane 95. Hannah Rae Shaffer, freshman, Cardinal Gibbons NC: 37th at RunningLane; NXR Southeast champion 96. Aly Negovetich, senior, Fox Lake (Grant): 4th at NXR Midwest 97. Alea Hardie, senior, O'Gorman SD: NXR 5th at NXR Heartland; South Dakota AA champion 98. Rachel St. Germain, senior, Somers CT: 2nd at New Englands, Connecticut State Open champion 99. Kendall York, senior, Lincoln OR: 43rd at RunningLane 100. Mia Hall, junior, Flagstaff AZ: 11th Place at Eastbay West, Arizona D2 champion More news |