Girls’ XC 2015: Area runners to watch

Area girls' cross country individuals to watch for the 2015 cross country season, with last year's state finish and time. Note: runners ran 4,000 meters last year. They will run 5,000 this year:

BAILEY NOCK, soph., Iowa City West — 3rd in Class 4A, 14:19

PAIGE HOLUB, soph., Monticello — Class 2A champion, 14:58

MARY ARCH, jr., Iowa City High — 16th in Class 4A, 15:02

BECCA McDERMOTT, jr., Cascade — Class 2A runner-up, 15:03

SHELBY REICKS, jr., Turkey Valley — 3rd in Class 1A, 15:08

AMBER DECKER, sr., Linn-Mar — 21st in Class 4A, 15:09

MORGAN GARCIA, sr., Linn-Mar — 32nd in Class 4A, 15:23

KYLIE KELCHEN, sr., Cascade — 4th in Class 2A, 15:28

BRYCE JONES, sr., Linn-Mar — 38th in Class 4A, 15:30

TIA SAUNDERS, sr., Iowa City West — 39th in Class 4A, 15:30

JOSEPHINE BERLAGE, jr., Decorah — 17th in Class 3A, 15:36

ANNA HOSTETLER, soph., Mid-Prairie — 6th in Class 2A, 15:38

Girls' XC 2015: Area teams to watch

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