After another week of cross-country racing in North Carolina, it's time to vote for the MileSplit North Carolina girls' cross-country performer of the week.
The poll closes Friday at 2 p.m. ET.
Check out this week's nominees and cast your vote below.
Note: Athletes who have been nominated in the past two weeks are not eligible. Previous winners are excluded for the rest of the season.
This Week's Nominees:
Annabelle Hanson, Forsyth Home Educators (North Carolina): A 201-second winning margin separated the field at the Blue Ridge Mountain Rentals High Country CC Classic, where the 5K was covered in 18:48.00 across 65 finishers. That mark sits at No. 3 of 1,621 athletes in MileSplit's database at Watauga XC Course since 2009, and No. 2 among sophomores, while also landing 24.9 seconds faster than the prior mark on this course.
Ella Barrow, J. H. Rose (North Carolina): Winning by 93 seconds at Bo Run, the senior covered the 5K in 18:59.00 to top a 54-runner field. The time ranks No. 28 of 2,330 athletes in MileSplit's database at Boyd Lee Park XC Course since 2007 and No. 9 among seniors, improving on a prior mark on this course by 38.0 seconds.
Rachel Bower, Central Davidson (North Carolina): A 56-second winning margin tells the story of how thoroughly the Davidson County Cross Country Championship went her way, as the senior crossed first out of 65 finishers in 21:00.00 for 5K. The mark ranks No. 13 of 590 athletes in MileSplit's database at Denton Farm Park since 2008 and No. 8 among seniors on that same list, shaving seven-tenths of a second off her previous best on this course.
Harper Caffery, Union Pines (North Carolina): Racing at the Union Pines/ Harnett Central @ West Johnston meet, the freshman covered 5K in 20:26.00 to win by 48 seconds over a 54-runner field. That effort ranks No. 2 of 166 athletes in MileSplit's database at West Johnston XC Course since 2020 and stands as the fastest freshman mark there among 61 freshman athletes in that span.
Lillian Broadway, Piedmont (North Carolina): Pulling away by 10 seconds to win a 94-runner field at the Tryon Fall XC Festival, the senior crossed the line first in 19:59.10 for 5K. That effort slots in at No. 9 of 273 athletes in MileSplit's database at Tryon Intl Equestrian Center XC Course since 2025 and No. 3 among seniors, a 10.3-second improvement over her prior time on this course.
After another week of cross-country racing in North Carolina, it's time to vote for the MileSplit North Carolina girls' cross-country performer of the week.
The poll closes Friday at 2 p.m. ET.
Check out this week's nominees and cast your vote below.
