Leonardtown's Nelle Ray was one of the state's top newcomers throughout the fall season as the freshmen had the fastest 5K time among all her class of 2021 peers with a 18:47 run at the NXN Southeast Regional. Ray also claimed the SMAC and 4A East Regional individual titles en route to a 4th place finish in the 4A state meet race.
Vote below for the 2017 Maryland freshmen girls cross country runner of the year. Poll closes on Sunday, December 10th at 9 PM ET.