Girls’ cross country: Area runners to watch

Top area girls' individuals returning for the 2017 cross country season, with last year's state-meet times and finishes:

ANNA HOSTETLER, sr., Mid-Prairie — Class 2A champion, 17:57

BAILEY NOCK, sr., Iowa City West — Class 4A champion, 18:06

MARIE HOSTETLER, soph., Mid-Prairie — Class 2A runner-up, 18:15

PAIGE HOLUB, sr., Monticello — 4th in Class 2A, 18:26

ADRIANNA KATCHER, soph., Center Point-Urbana — Class 3A champion, 18:27

SOPHIA GILBERT, sr., Benton Community — 5th in Class 3A, 18:55

JORDYN PATTERSON, sr., Monticello — 8th in Class 2A, 19:14

REAGAN GORMAN, jr., Cedar Rapids Washington — 20th in Class 4A, 19:15

HANNAH FUSSELMAN, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy — 34th in Class 4A, 19:31

BRIDGET BROWN, sr., Iowa City High — 37th in Class 4A, 19:33

FELICITY TAYLOR, sr., South Winneshiek — 11th in Class 2A, 19:39

KINSEE BRANDS, sr., Iowa City High — 45th in Class 4A, 19:41

EMILY STAAL, soph., Springville-Central City — 12th in Class 2A, 19:45

ANNIE RUMMELHART, jr., Iowa City High — 49th in Class 4A, 19:46

KATIE NIMROD, sr., Decorah — 19th in Class 3A, 19:47

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