#15 Ainsley Cooper
Ainsley Cooper was great in cross country last fall, but even more remarkable indoors and outdoors. As a freshman Cooper ran 19:37 on the old faster McAlpine course in her only sub 20 race. As a sophomore she ran a PR of 19:15 breaking well below 20 much more consistently. Cooper was 9th in the Midwest region and 23rd at the 4A State Championship. On the track Cooper ran 5:07 indoors taking 6th at states and 5:13 outdoors taking 8th at the outdoor state meet. She also ran 11:26 in the 3200 outdoors and took 10th at the Outdoor state meet. Cooper has proved that she's taken steps to the next level on the track and should continue that breakout during the XC season. Cooper improved nearly 100 places at the 4A Cross Country State Championships last fall, and I'm expecting her to be in the top 10 this season and likely be well under 19 minutes this season.