"I had so much love and support from my athletes," Civic Memorial coach Jake Peal said.
Lafayette senior Natalie Barnard is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro girls cross country runner of the year.
Read about the St. Louis area's top high school girls cross country runners and their accomplishments throughout the 2023 season.
The senior was the Lancers' third consecutive individual state champion.
The Angels won the Class 4 girls cross country championship, which is only the program's second state trophy.
The Warriors retained their title with a victory of almost a whopping 100 points.
The Eagles sophomore became her school's first state title winner in cross country.
Katie Helbig has quietly built a rising power at Cor Jesu.
The Greyhounds captured the Class 4 District 3 girls cross country team championship. They compete Saturday at the state meet in Columbia.
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The Girls Independent Schools League began competition this fall with former members of the Metro Women's Athletics Association, among others.
Chargers sophomore rolled to the individual title of the 18th annual meet's top division.
The Pioneers senior has three all-state cross country finishes to her credit, including a career-best sixth place last fall.
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The annual track and field event raises money each year for an 'Athlete in Need' and chose the program from the school rocked by a campus shooting in October.
Lafayette senior Grace Tyson is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro girls cross country runner of the year.
The Post-Dispatch All-Metro fall series continues with girls cross country.
Sidney Huff and her Metro High School teammates felt a powerful bond as they prepared to run at the district championship cross country meet Oct. 29 in Fulton.
ST. CHARLES — Claire Horstmann was cruising in the middle of a large pack of runners after the first kilometer Saturday at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia.
PEORIA — It was a stone she had been slamming with a hammer all year long.
The Lancers won their second Class 5 team championship in three seasons behind Grace Tyson's individual victory.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Julia Ray has been striving for this moment ever since she got her first taste of championship glory as a freshman.
All Jocelyn Haynes could do earlier this season was watch as she watched her teammates ran up and down the Gans Creek Cross Country course in Columbia.
CHESTERFIELD — Lutheran St. Charles graduated a state champion and has had to retool its roster on the fly.
CHESTERFIELD — She loves to hate them.
ALHAMBRA — Hannah Meiser had a smile on that outshone the sun Saturday morning when she crossed the finish line.
FESTUS — Tegan Bishop wasn't worried after the first mile. She knew she had enough in the tank.
WILDWOOD — Cor Jesu has won team trophies in the last two Missouri girls cross country state championship meets, and coach Katie Helbig is confident her team is on course for another run at hardware this season.
Katy Menke, Amelia Uthlaut enjoyed strong races for the defending Class 2 girls cross country state champion Bearcats
SMITHTON — Whether it's the ducks that cover their shorts or the inflatable life savers that litter their tents, race day is fun day for the Waterloo High girls cross country program's runners.
Check out some of the best performances produced by area high school athletes.
Check out some of the best performances produced by St. Louis area high school athletes last week.
Check out some of the best performances produced by area high school athletes last week.