Her fall was highlighted by a third place finish at The 6A District 25 Championship. She ran well through the championship season and was a state meet qualifier

Her only other 3200 race of the season was at the Vandegrift Viper Distance Festival where she won in 10:55. From there, the Westwood star went straight into middle distance mode. Her 1600 campaign brought a personal best of 4:55 and she ran a 2:13 personal best in the 800. She concluded her junior year with a fifth place finish at the state meet. 

Now that cross is back, the senior could be up for another set of state meet qualifications;

Meredith Wolfe (Round Rock)

Peyton Benson (Lucas Lovejoy)

Her results on the track were good and now a year into the Lovejoy program, championship values and strong mind are key to her individual success.

Lily Horvath (Round Rock)

Jetzibe Trevino (Huffman-Hargrave)

After claiming gold at the 4A District 21 Championship and Region 3 Championship, she was 10th at the 4A state meet. The idea that she underperformed in Round Rock was verified by her race in The Woodlands two weeks later. She was 20th at the NXR South Regional. A turnaround of this magnitude creates great intrigue as to the heights she has the promise to reach her potential in her senior year.

Caitlin Garrett (Austin Vandegrift)

There are few, top athletes in the state with a more diverse resume than Caitlin Garrett. The rising junior from Austin Vandegrift has proven she can run fast over steeple barriers and rolling grass hills. In her two seasons of high school cross country, Garrett has only ever raced against the best competition around.

Her sophomore season began with a 15th place finish at the Southlake Carroll XC Invite and replicated that result a month later at the Hoka One One Mcneil Invitational. In the championship season, she won a district title in an extremely close race with Emma Wade of Vista Ridge. She then led Austin Vandegrift to a team title at the 6A Region 4 Championship with her eighth place finish. In a ferociously fast, immensely competitive 6A State Championship race, Garrett had a rare off day.

While she was well behind where she was capable of finishing, she avoided total capitulation and held on for a 69th place finish which helped her team finish 8th overall. If state was disappointing, the NXR South Regional Championships was a completely adverse result. She finished 19th in the considerably deeper field and ended the fall on a high.

Her track season was limited to just two indoor races, but her personal bests from 2020 of 11:08 over 3200 and 7:07 for the 2000 meter steeple firmly back up her cross country results and indicate great potential for Garrett's junior year.

Audrey Dunn (Southlake Carroll)

Her 2022 track season is what makes her one of the state's best heading into the cross country season. Already having a 3200 personal best of 10:54, she made it as far as the Region 1 Championship in the event where she finished sixth in 10:58. She replicated her sixth place finish in the 1600 at regionals after winning a district title in the event. She then wrapped up her season at the North Texas 1600 where she finished third with a new personal best of 5:02.

Dunn's gem of a race Mid-March at the Texas Distance Festival is why we figure her to be one of the top harriers in the state. She ran a staggering personal best in the 5000 with her 17:33 to show her ability.

Felicity Hamilton (Klein Cain)

Her freshman season was an impressive introduction to high school cross country, and her sophomore year was a significant step up the ladder of the state's largest classification.

Hamilton's fall of 2021 had plenty of races, top three finishes, championship success and a couple of big performances beyond the bounds of the UIL. She finished anywhere from third to eighth in each of her regular season races before moving into the championship season.

At the 6A District 15 championships she edged out her team teammate for the silver medal before earning a spot at the state championship with her eighth place finish at the Region 2 meet. At the state meet the race got blown open early because of the blazing pace Natalie Cook set off at. The pace proved too much for several girls who seemed set to finish near the front. While many faded far from their projected finish, Hamilton weathered the early aerobic assault to finish eleventh, thereby improving on her freshman year by 12 places. As admirable as eleventh in the state may be, the truly outstanding component of her campaign was that  her 17th place finish at NXR South secured a spot in the All South Region Team to go along with her All-State performance. She wrapped up her season with a 50th place finish at the Eastbay South Regional having thoroughly demonstrated her fitness and ability and ability to keep her head in the highest pressure environments.

If she is fit for this fall, she will be one to keep in mind when gun goes off in November's championship races. 

Ella Perry (Killeen Harker Heights)

Her track season was a constant stream of wins and fast times through the Region 2 Championship. During her run of six consecutive 3200 meter victories, her times hovered within the range of 11:16 and 11:28. She also won the 1600 at each of those meets, never running slower than 5:22. After claiming gold at the district and area meets in both events, Perry brought her best to the regional meet. Clearly having peaked at the right time, Perry unleashed the full force of her fitness as she ran a huge personal best in the 3200 (10:59) to take fourth, then came back and finished fifth in the 1600. 

While she is yet to add a big signature win or time to her resume, Perry demonstrated exceptional consistency with fast times and wins. She also has experience at UIL Championships under belt and seemed to produce her best in those big races.