Week No. 1 for Louisiana high school cross country is in the books and it's time for our first MileSplit LA Girls' Performer Of The Week poll. Congratulations to all of the finalists. The poll will close on Saturday at 11pm. The winner will move on to compete for MileSplit LA Girls' Runner Of The Year at the end of the season.
Celia Adams (St. Thomas Aquinas)-- Adams, a sophomore, won the STA-BSN Sports/Rollette Chiropractic Invitational for the second year in a row with a time of 19:19. As a freshman, she won the same race with a time of 19:08.
Rachel Hill (St. Frederick)--The Freshman won the Choudrant Aggie Invitational with a time of 20:18. According to her MileSplit LA results page, this is the first cross country win of her career for Hill, who finished sixth in Division IV last year as an eighth grader.
Lucy Cramer(Parkview Baptist)--Opened her senior year of cross country with a win at the highly competitive St. Michael High School Bayou Boogie Classic. It's the second time in a row Cramer has won her first cross country race of the year in Louisiana. Last year, it was the St. Joseph's Invitational with a winning time of 17:27.
Mary Claire Leckert (Louise McGehee)--Won the first race of the season in Louisiana at the Battle For New Orleans hosted by LSU New Orleans. Leckert's winning 5K time was 20:32. Last year, Leckert opened up at the same Invitational, finishing sixth with a time of 20:00.
Week No. 1 for Louisiana high school cross country is in the books and it's time for our first MileSplit LA Girls' Performer Of The Week poll. Congratulations to all of the finalists. The poll will close on Saturday at 11pm. The winner will move on to compete for MileSplit LA Girls' Runner Of The Year at the end of the season.
Celia Adams (St. Thomas Aquinas)-- Adams, a sophomore, won the STA-BSN Sports/Rollette Chiropractic Invitational for the second year in a row with a time of 19:19. As a freshman, she won the same race with a time of 19:08.