The Gatorade State Girls Cross Country Runners of the Year have been announced. The winners were selected based on athletic production and impact in the 2012 season. Each winner also demonstrated high academic achievement and exemplary personal character, including volunteerism, sportsmanship and community leadership. Click each runner's name to view her credentials.
Alabama: Carmen Carlos
Alaska: Allie Ostrander
Arizona: Sarah Fakler
Arkansas: Maggie Montoya
California: Sarah Baxter
Colorado: Elise Cranny
Connecticut: Brianna Lenehan
Delaware: Reagan Anderson
Florida: Bridget Blake
Georgia: Allie Buchalski
Hawaii: Dakota Grossman
Idaho: Sierra Manzer
Illinois: Courtney Ackerman
Indiana: Anna Rohrer
Iowa: Anna Holdiman
Kansas: Alli Cash
Kentucky: Bailey Davis
Louisiana: Gabrielle Jennings
Maine: Bethanie Brown
Maryland: Caroline Beakes
Massachusetts: Catarina Rocha
Michigan: Julia Bos
Minnesota: Maria Hauger
Mississippi: Regen McGee
Missouri: Taylor Werner
Montana: Makena Morley
Nebraska: Jeralyn Poe
Nevada: Sydney Badger
New Hampshire: Elizabeth Conway
New Jersey: Sarah Disanza
New Mexico: Malia Gonzales
New York: Bella Burda
North Carolina: Megan Sullivan
North Dakota: Brittany Brown Otter
Ohio: Mary Kate Vaughn
Oklahoma: Alex Davis
Oregon: Sara Tsai
Pennsylvania: Courtney Smith
Rhode Island: Emma McMillan
South Carolina: Logan Morris
South Dakota: Tamara Gorman
Tennessee: Barbara Lee Ball
Texas: Karis Jochen
Utah: Lucy Biles
Vermont: Elle Purrier
Virginia: Sophie Chase
Washington: Amy-Eloise Neale
Washington, D.C.: Emily Kaplan
West Virginia: Maggie Drazba
Wisconsin: Andrea Ostenso
Wyoming: Hailey Ricks
