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***First Team All-NEO***
1. Amy Arnold 12 (CVCA) - The way I see it is if she never lost, and she put on a dominant display at State, regardless of time, she has to be #1.
19:26 (1-W); 19:23 (1-North Canton); 18:55 (1-Boardman); 20:32 (1-CVNRA); 18:34 (1-Medina); 18:51 (1-PAC); 19:01 (1-Goodyear Dist); 19:18 (1-Board Reg); 18:21 (1-State)

2. Michelle Sikes 11 (Lakewood) - Claimed the State title after a second place finish last year and silenced the critics, me included. ( Now if she'd only do an interview...)
18:51 (1- Mentor); 19:47 (8-Tiffin); 19:05 (1-?); 18:54 (1-Cloverleaf); 17:47 (3-McQuaid); 18:19 (2-Strongsville); 19:01 (1-LEL); 18:28 (1-Edgewater Dist); 18:14 (1-Tiffin Reg); 17:49 (1-State)

3. Maggie Infeld 10 (Beaumont) - The only runner she couldn't beat this year was Arnold, then again, nobody could.
19:17 (1-LCCC); 19:06 (1-Tiffin); 18:30 (5-Meet of Champs)
18:32 (2-All-Catholic); 18:54 (1-PSL); 18:15 (1-Strongsville); 20:33 (1-Sim Earich); 19:43 (2-Board Reg); 18:27 (2-State)

4. Kelly Ardelean 12 (Strongsville) - Good run at State. Will her college career be as successful.
19:42 (1-North Canton); 19:20 (3-Tiffin); 19:25 (1-Boardman); 19:25 (5-Great American); 19:42 (1-Wadsworth); 18:59 (5-Strongsville); 19:06 (1-PC); 19:27 (1-LCCC Dist); 19:03 (5-Tif Reg); 18:27 (6-State)

5. Suzanne Andrews 12 (WRA) - Hard to move her down, but Ardlean deserved it. She's looking to run in college, we'll have to wait on where.
19:47 (3-Tiffin); 19:23 (2-Avon Lake); 19:33 (1-Boardman); 19:46 (1-Malone); 20:00 (2-PSL); 19:07 (1-Medina); 20:33 (1-Sim Earich); 19:22 (4-Georgetown)

6. Kaitlyn Chambers 10 (Magnificat) - Finished off a good soph campaign with a 16th place finish.
20:19 (13-Tiffin); 19:36 (3-Avon Lake); 19:42 (3-Boardman); 19:20 (4-All-Catholic); 18:55 (3-Strongsville); 20:54 (2-Sim Earich); 19:24 (2- Edgewater Dist); 19:05 (7-Tif Reg); 18:52 (16-State)

7. Andrea Fickenscher 9 (Perry) - The top frosh on the chart on the only one on the first team.
20:06 (2-Boardman); 19:41 (2-Malone); 21:36 (2-CVNRA); 19:01 (2-Medina); 19:46 (1-Perry Dist); 19:58 (3-Boardman Reg); 19:07 (9-State)

***Second Team All-NEO***
8. Kim Jendre 11 (Medina) - A good year, but she came on late. I'd like to see her make more of an impact earlier next year.
20:47 (27-Tiffin); 19:52 (6-Boardman); 19:17 (3-Pickerington); 19:49 (2-Wadsworth); 19:45 (3-Medina); 19:18 (2-PC); 19:43 (1-Goodyear Dist); 20:02 (2-Boardman Reg); 19:01 (25-State)

9. Lisa Davies 11 (West Branch) - Rebounded well after Boardman. 3rd year All-State.
19:28 (2-Boardman); 19:47 (1-?); 19:04 (1-NBC); 20:13 (4-Boardman Reg); 19:08 (11-State)

10. Jen Wenhold 11 (McDonald) - Now that I have a little more info on her, she's easier to place. Great race at State. With her whole team coming back next year, they could challenge Minster and Laraime.
19:42 (2-Boardman); 21:36 (1-CVNRA); 19:13 (2-Medina): 20:15 (2-Boardman Reg); 18:55 (5-State)

11. Rachel Mistur 12 (SJA) - Didn't have the race she hoped for at State, but still had a good year.
20:06 (14-Tiffin); 19:50 (4-LCCC); 20:19 (2-?)
19:42 (6-All-Catholic); 19:25 (1-Patriot); 19:15 (7-Strongsville); 19:42 (3-Dist); 19:23 (10-Tif Reg); 19:21 (36-State)

12. Megan McGuire 10 (Avon Lake) - Is steadily improving. Let's hope it continues next season.
20:25 (1-TiffinB); 20:00 (1-Avon Lake); 20:11 (1-Mentor); 20:06 (3-Cloverleaf); 20:07 (2-SWC); 19:45 (2-LCCC Dist); 19:25 (11-Tiffin Reg); 19:06 (26-State)

13. Bridget Dalic 11 (Strongsville) - Ran well at State, just not as well as last year. She'll be called on to lead this team next year.
20:07 (2-North Canton); 19:56 (11-Tiffin); 20:04 (7-Boardman); 19:54 (13-Great American);
20:08 (5-Wadsworth); 19:33 (10-Strong); 19:27 (3-PC); 19:53 (3-Dist); 19:33 (13-Tif Reg); 19:10 (29-State)

14. Jenna Yeakel 9 (GlenOak) - Unfortunate late season injury prevented us from seeing what she really had in her.
19:42 (4-Boardman); 19:50 (6-Malone); 19:59 (2-Districts); 19:59 (1-Boardman Reg); 19:27 (42-State)

***Third Team All-NEO***
15. Lindsay Wolff 9 (SJA) - Third frosh on the rankings. She'll have to lead SJA next year and needs to run from up front more.
21:03 (31-Tiffin); 20:00 (9-All-Catholic); 19:44 (2-Patriot); 19:33 (11-Strongsville); 19:53 (4-Dist); 19:39 (17-Tiffin Reg); 19:21 (37-State)

16. Brandi Schoeppner 12 (Minerva) - Kind of ran out of steam towards the end of the season.
19:46 (4-Boardman); 19:35 (1-Malone); 19:18 (8-Strongsville); 19:41 (2-NBC); 19:50 (2-Goodyear Dist); 20:36 (7-Boardman Reg); 19:24 (16-State)

17. Phoebe Springstubb 12 (Cleveland Heights) - I guess there's something to be said for runnin on the roads.
19:01 (Road); 19:24 (Road); 20:00 (2-LEL); 19:51 (1-Dist); 20:09 (3-Boardman Reg); 19:20 (35-State)

18. Jama Bernard 11 (Strongsville) - Not her best day at State, but still helped Strongs to a good finish.
20:52 (30-Tiffin); 20:19 (8-Wadsworth); 19:26 (9-Strongsville); 20:01 (4-LCCC Dist); 19:35 (14-Tiffin Reg); 19:26 (41-State)

19. Emily Givens 11 (Jackson) - Can't really penalize her for things out of her control.
19:56 (12-Tiffin); 20:15 (5-North Canton); 19:48 (5-Boardman)
19:12 (2-Pickerington); 20:04 (1-Fed); 20:01 (3-Malone Dist); 21:21 (31-Board Reg); 20:12 (85-State)

20. Brittnee Barris 11 (Amherst) - If she said she was cursed, I'd be forced to believe her.
19:42 (7-Tif); 19:47 (1-UW); 19:47 (1-SWC); 20:22 (5-Dist); 19:39 (16-Tif Reg)

21. Lauren Snell 12 (Medina) - I hope she runs in college because I don't think we saw what she really has in high school. Maybe Track will tell.
21:30 (67-Tiffin); 20:10 (9-Boardman); 19:59 (4-Wadsworth); 20:09 (7-Medina); 19:54 (6-PC); 19:55 (2-Goodyear District); 20:22 (5-Boardman Regional); 19:14 (31-State)

***Honorable Mention***
22. Christine Collins 11 (Chagrin Falls) - A good year, you'll see her at Foot Locker.
20:20 (2-Districts); 20:19 (5-Boardman Reg); 19:14 (14-State)

23. Brittanie Hall 10 (Jackson) - Stepped up when the majority of her team disappeared.
20:13 (Boardman); 20:09 (3-Fed); 19:54 (1-Malone Dist); 20:30 (7-Boardman Reg); 19:09 (28-State)

24. Delia Sprigstubb 10 (Cleveland Hts) - Not the race she hoped for at State.
20:29 (2-TiffinB); 19:36 (3-Mentor); 19:32 (3-Medina); 20:14 (3-LEL); 20:04 (2-Dist); 20:16 (4-Board Reg); 19:33 (47-State)

25. Lauren Sloan 11 (Kent) - Not a bad year all in all.
20:02 (13-Tiffin); 20:09 (3-North Canton); 19:43 (2-Cloverleaf); 19:53 (3-Wadsworth); 19:39 (1-WRC);
20:12 (3-Goodyer Dist); 20:22 (6-Boardman Reg); 19:29 (44-State)

26. Juile Nemergut 12 (South Range)::: 27. Andrea Pinchak 12 (Gilmour Academy) ::: 28. Katrina Brickner 10 (Lisbon)