All-Gazette girls cross country
Runner of the Year
Jessie Rubin
Wootton, Senior
Took confidence from spring track season and ran with it, sweeping county (18:49), 4A West Region (19:21), 4A state (19:48) meets. Will attend Duke (N.C.) University to run cross country, track.
Coach of the Year
Tom Martin
Walter Johnson
Has established Wildcats as one of county's best programs. Led them to county, region titles, third at states.
Anna Bosse
Walter
Johnson, Jr.
Followed 2008 state title with third place at three postseason meets.
Britt
Eckerstrom
Northwest, Jr.
Half of dynamic duo was eighth at states, runner-up at regionals.
Anna Ryba
Whitman, Soph.
Placed fourth at regionals (20:00), fifth at counties (19:20).
Camille Bouvet
Walter
Johnson, Jr.
Steady: 11th at states, seventh at regionals, ninth at counties.
Alyssa Henshaw
Northwest, Sr.
County runner-up (18:59) suffered setback to end season.
Abby Spitler
Gaithersburg, Sr.
Future college runner was sixth at regionals, fourth at counties.
Abbey Daley
Clarksburg, Fr.
Burst onto scene by taking third in region, second at 3A states.
Stephanie Joson
Quince Orchard, Sr.
Earned first ever major race title with 3A West Region crown (20:06).
Jenna Willett
Walter
Johnson, Sr.
Best performance came with fifth-place finish at states (20:44).
Honorable Mention
Shayna Barbash
Whitman, Senior
Charlotte Bourg
Churchill, Sophomore
Christine DiNardo
Northwest, Junior
Ava Farrell
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Sophomore
Maryam Fikri
Churchill, Senior
Alex Giedd
Churchill, Senior
Katie Koenig
Good Counsel, Senior
Andrea Maxwell
Wootton, Senior
Emily McIlvried
Damascus, Senior
Jennifer Spencer
Walter Johnson, Senior