2023 XC Girl Ind. Power Ranking

Rank	Athlete/Team	Last Result	Comments
1 0	Evelyn Rogers MD Elizabeth Seton High School	15th 17:45.40 @ NXR Southeast Regional	Evelyn never lost to a Maryland athlete all season. Her 17:45 performance at NXR was the top time in MD.
2 4	Emma Patrick MD Severn School	16th 17:46.30 @ NXR Southeast Regional	Emma blasted onto the scene in the last month and has shown she is one of the top runners in the state. She was only 1 second behind Rogers at NXR with her 17:46 performance.
3 1	Elena Blodnikar MD Leonardtown High School	22nd 17:54.00 @ NXR Southeast Regional	Blodnikar finished the year very strong placing second in the state merge with a time of 18:31, and was the 3rd MD finisher at NXR, breaking 18 minutes with a time of 17:54.
4 6	Caroline Gregory MD Frederick High School	1st 18:30.71 @ MPSSAA 4A State Championships	Gregory posted the top time of all 4 classifications at States with her 18:30 performance. She did not compete at NXR.
5 2	Carter Brotherton MD Great Mills High School	54th 18:28.50 @ NXR Southeast Regional	Carter dominated the 3A State Championships winning by almost 30 seconds. She also ran strong at NXR with a time of 18:28, MD's 5th finisher.
6 1	Sylvia Snider MD Hereford High School	2nd 18:55.01 @ MPSSAA Cross Country Championships	Snider was a huge reason why Hereford tool home the 2A team title. Her 18:55 run on her home course was the 5th best of the day. She did not compete at NXR.
7 2	Claire Sivitz MD Howard High School	2nd 19:01.72 @ MPSSAA 3A State Championships	Sivitz ran 19:01 at states, which was 6th best in the merge and ran a nice PR of 18:25 at NXR, which was the 4th best time from a Maryland athlete.
8 6	Lauren Stine MD North Hagerstown High School	77th 18:45.80 @ NXR Southeast Regional	Stine placed 7th in the States merge results and was the 12th MD finisher at NXR with a time of 18:45
9 2	Taylor Colson MD Century High School	140th 19:33.50 @ NXR Southeast Regional	Colson was a surprise winner in the 2A Championship and her time of 18:51 was the 4th fastest of the day. She ran 19:33 at NXR.
10 N/R	MacKenzie Raue MD Walter Johnson High School	4th 18:39.10 @ NXR Southeast Regional	Mackenzie had a huge race and PR at NXR running 18:39, which was the 10th fasted MD runner of the day.
11 N/R	Emilie Creighton MD James Hubert Blake High School	10th 18:31 @ NXR Southeast Regional	Creighton ran 18:31 at NXR, a huge PR and the 6th best time from a Maryland athlete.
12 4	Rebekka Hillier MD Hereford High School	3rd 19:21.06 @ MPSSAA Cross Country Championships	Hillier recorded the 8th fastest time at states with her 19:21 performance, helping secure a close team victory.
13 N/R	Katherine Greenwald MD Walt Whitman High School	3rd 18:34.10 @ NXR Southeast Regional	Greenwald ran 18:34 at NXR, the 8th best Maryland performance.
14 9	Katherine Morey MD Winston Churchill High School	63rd 18:35.40 @ NXR Southeast Regional	Morey struggled a little bit in her last two meets, placing 31st overall at states with a time of 19:59, and running 18:35 for 9th best at NXR. With that said Morey is only a freshman and had one of the best freshman seasons in recent memory.
15 N/R	Amelia Avila MD Our Lady Of Good Counsel	2nd 18:33.70 @ NXR Southeast Regional	Avila saved her best race for last as she ran 18:33 at NXR, which was the 7th best Maryland performance.

Editor's Comments

The final Rankings list does look at the whole season, however gives more weight for championship season meets, especially States, Private League conference meets, and post-season national meets.

For the girls, the last few spots were very difficult to decide. Girls who were close but just left off include:

Riley Herdson (Centennial)

Kiley Mann (Howard)

Megan Raue (Walter Johnson)

Josephine Kamas (Severna Park)

Ani Bailin (Bethesda Chevy Chase)

Alyssa Mattes (River Hill)

Amelia Slagle (Frederick)

Kathleen Schwaner (Chopticon)