All-Maryland Girls

Rank Athlete/Team Last Result Comments
1
Maria Coffin
MD Annapolis Senior High School
Coming off a sensational sophomore year running a 17:19 5K at New Balance Nationals Outdoor. A state runner-up 3 times as well this past year including last cross country season in the 4A race at Hereford. Clocked swift track times of 5:00 for 1600 and 10:49 for 3200. One of the top finishers for Maryland at Foot Locker Northeast.
2
Patuxent High School
The 2A state champion last year in cross country as well as indoor and outdoor for 1600 and 3200 meters, Jackson has the most state titles over any other returning runner in the state. Fastest returning from the state meet in her 18:48 last November at Hereford and the state's fastest miler with a 4:55 PR.
3
Walter Johnson High School
A breakout freshmen year for Green as the top runner for the 4A state champions culminating as Maryland's top finisher at NXN Southeast in a 18:10 5K PR. Fastest returning 5K cross country time from last fall in the state. Also placed 5th in both the 1600 and 3200 at the outdoor state meet after skipping the indoor season.
4
Brit Lang
MD Oakland Mills High School
Lang was Maryland's top finisher last November at Foot Locker Northeast with a 25th place finish at Van Cortland Park. She won the 4A state title as a freshmen in cross country and is looking to claim her second title now as a senior coming off a spring which she ran PR's of 5:01 for the mile and 11:00 for 3200.
5
Maria Carberry
MD Urbana High School
The 2A state runner-up the past two cross country seasons to graduated teammate Emily Mulhern, Carberry becomes the preseason favorite to win 2A after having won 2 titles prior in track at 3200 meters. Carberry has the 5th fastest returning time from last year's state meet at Hereford and dipped just under 11 minutes for first time outdoors in the 3200.
6
Sami King
MD Walt Whitman High School
After becoming one of the top runners in DC over the last two years at The Field School, King returns to Walt Whitman for her final high school year to compete as one of the new contenders for titles in Montgomery County and 4A. King ran 18:16 for 5K last year at the DCXC Invite and picked up several notable wins after that race including Georgetown Prep Classic and the MD/DC Private School Championships. King was the DC runner-up outdoors in the 3200 and ran 11:00 this past spring.
7
Haley Wright
MD Boonsboro High School
Wright is going to enjoy every opportunity she gets to race competition in the invitationals, because she looks to be head and shoulders top runner in new classification of 1A now. A state runner-up numerous times in track at 2A level, Wright owns PR's of 18:41 for 5K, 10:54 for 3200, and 5:00 for 1600.
8
Kathryn Gearhart
MD Easton High School
Since she only runs cross country and competes in an isolated part of the state at Easton High away from the rest of state's top runners, Gearhart is often forgotten. But cannot forget her 19:04 third place run in 2A state XC race last year at Hereford that ranks 4th fastest among all returnees.
9
Bethlehem Taye
MD Paint Branch High School
Taye really hasn't put together that great cross country race to validate her ranking, but winning the 4A outdoor 3200 state title certainly did over last year's 4A state XC champ Nora McUmber in a 11:01 PR. The senior from Paint Branch should vastly improve upon her 2014 state meet finish of 25th place in the 4A race.
10
Claudia Wendt
MD Our Lady Of Good Counsel
The defending WCAC cross country champion, she was the second best new freshmen to come on scene last fall behind only Walter Johnson's Green. Also a top triathlete that finished 11th during the summer at the US Junior Triathlon Championships.
11
Emily Murphy
MD Walter Johnson High School
One of the senior leaders for the #1 ranked team in the state , Murphy always finds herself competitive among the top group in every meet. She dipped under 19 minutes a few times last fall for 5K with a 18:31 5K and has run just over 11 minutes for 3200.
12
Charlotte Kowalk
MD Oakdale High School
One of the best athletes among our top 15 list as a 2:19 800 meter state champ and 10'0" pole vaulter, Kowalk has the range as well to be a sub 19 minute All-State cross country runner. Moves up from 2A to 3A this fall with Oakdale team.
13
Grace Dellapa
MD Thomas S. Wootton High School
A championship season performer as shown with Dellapa's 5th place finish last November in the 4A state race at Hereford after finishing 6th in her regional race. A state qualifier outdoors in the 3200 (11:30 PR), Dellapa expects to come through in the clutch again come state meet time.
14
Molly Offstein
MD Mountain Ridge High School
Two years ago as a sophomore, Offstein ran her best times on the track of a 5:05 1600 and 10:50 3200. She slipped 3 places in the state cross country race from 6th to 9th place last year, but is looking to finish off senior year with highest state XC meet placing yet. Finished outdoor strong as a state runner-up in the 800 in a 2:17 PR with middle distance becoming more of a focus for her.
15
Kristin Meek
MD Dulaney High School
The defending Baltimore County cross country champ with a 18:45 5K PR, Meek expects to compete for the 4A North Region title and a top 5 finish in 4A. Track PR's of 11:05 for 1600 and 11:05 for 3200 meters from her sophomore year.

Editor's Comments

The All-Maryland Preseason Girls XC Individual Rankings are released with an impressive name of rising stars and growing names in the sport within the state of Maryland. Several state champions from the track are found on the list including Maria Carberry, Bethelehem Taye, and Charlotte Kowalk as well as past cross country state champions in Hayley Jackson and Brit Lang.

However, an athlete who has never won a state title, but was a runner-up three times as a sophomore last year in 4A tops our preseason list in Annapolis junior Maria Coffin. Coffin's a natural selection to move into the #1 spot after her consistency through all three seasons and performing well in the post-season as well with a top 35 finish at Foot Locker Northeast and running her 5K PR of 17:19 at New Balance Nationals Outdoor.

There are certainly more than a handful of returning girls capable of grabbing that #1 spot at any point this cross country season. Should be an exciting year of individual battles up front at major invites and championship races as well as seeing who ends up being Maryland's top representatives and finishers at Foot Locker Northeast and NXN Southeast. Could we be sending several girls to nationals? This talented group is certainly capable.