Look no further than Montana to find the top two freshmen girls cross country runners in the nation so far between Annie Hill of Glacier and Bryn Morley of Bigfork. Both have already traded head-to-head wins over one another in the early stages of the cross country season with Hill most recently winning the Mountain West Classic with the fastest 3 mile time in the country amongst 9th graders at 16:39. 

Future Stars of XC - Freshmen Girls 1st Team

Mariah Castillo (Saugus CA)

Taylor Cuneo (Central Magnet TN)

Annie Hill (Glacier MT) 

Bryn Morley (Bigfork MT)

Helen Roddy (Leander Rouse TX)

Alena Sapienza-Wright (duPont Manual KY)

Rebecca Story (Christian Academy of Knoxville TN)

 

Rafaela Gibbons of Winter Park in Florida has already won one major invitational this season with a 18:26 5K performance at the Astronaut Invitational, while leading her team to another with runner-up individual finish at the Carrolton Invitational in Georgia.

Future Stars of XC - Freshmen Girls 2nd Team

Marissa Bishop (Cardinal Gibbons NC)

Audrey Ernst (St. Charles North IL)

Peyton Engborg (Saratoga Springs NY)

Rafaella Gibbons (Winter Park FL)

Sophia Jantomaso (Patriot Pacers VA)

Reilly Revord (Hinsdale Central FL)

Presley Warren (Male KY)

One star moves on from the Camas girls cross country program in Alexa Efraimson and another future stars joins the program in Emma Jenkins. Jenkins was the #2 runner for the first place Camas girls at the Sundodger Invitational this past Saturday in Seattle, Washington with a swift18:29 9th place finish and among remarkably 4 freshmen now part of their team's top 5.

Future Stars of XC - Freshmen Girls 3rd Team

Elena Kamas (Homestead CA)

Madelyn Dalton (Carmel IN)

Emma Jenkins (Camas WA)

Sielle Kearney (Traverse Central MI)

Kaitlyn Lacy (Male KY)

Maddie Lavin (Vermillion SD)

Kelli Walsh (Centreville OH)