Girls cross country preview

Cross country

Central

Coach: Mark Hahn

Assistant coach: Lindsay Gross

Last year's finish: Class 4 District 1 champions

Returning starters: Liz Alberson, sr.; Heather Deisher, so.; Allison Dohogne, sr.; Hannah Lewis, sr.; Emily Ponder, jr.; Linnea Woldtvedt, sr.

Other top returning runners: Lindsay Abercrombie, sr.; Katie Bowles, so.; Sarah Schneider, jr.; Gina Yarbrough, jr.

Key newcomers: Jenny Huo, so.; Brittany Moreland, fr.; Alyx Waterman, so.

JACKSON

Coach: Andrea Talley

Assistant coach: Jim Stoverink Jr.

Last year's finish: Fourth in Class 4 district

Returning starters: Heather O'Connor, sr.; Amy Sterling, so.; Beth Barton, so.; Casey Hatton, so.; Mandy Craven, jr.

Other top returning runners: Rebecca Parker, so.; Barbara Gillard, jr.

Key newcomers: Miranda Mudge, fr.; Ashley Ptacek, fr.; Nicole Parrish, fr.; Amanda Watson, jr.; Alexia Pressello, so.; Amanda Morgan, fr.; Kasey Reddick, jr.

Notre Dame

Coach: Bill Davis

Assistant coach: Karen Roggow

Last year's finish: Fourth in Class 2 district

Returning starters: Hailey Brown, jr.; Kelli Nagel, sr.; Cori Garrett, sr.; Jenifer Hinkebein, sr.

Other top returning runners: Allison Beussink, so.; Allie Bryant, so.; Candice Hoffman, sr.; Holly Banken, so.; Stephanie Hoffman, so.; Keslie Neff, so.; Stacie Kula, sr.; Kerri Essner, so.

Key newcomers: Jessica Banda, so.; Kristen Edmond, fr.; Claire Edwards, sr.; Brooke Heischmidt, sr.; Molly Proffer, fr.

Perryville

Coach: Wes Armbruster

Assistant coach: Don O'Keefe

Last year's finish: Class 3 District 1 champions

Returning starters: Leslie Schilli, sr.; Kasey Riney, jr.; Lauren Blechle, so.; Melissa Freeman, sr.; Jen Warfield, sr.

Key newcomers: Kendra Schilli, so.

Delta

Coach: Gordon Walton

Last year's finish: Fourth in Class 1 district

Returning starters: Jessica Drew, sr.; Amanda Drew, so.; Jessica Kidd, so.; Susannah Green, so.; Sara Blattel, so.

Key newcomers: Amanda Seabaugh, fr.; Aleshia Trovillion, fr.

Oak Ridge

Coach: Jason Niswonger

Assistant coach: Bryan Kelpe

Last year's finish: Third at Class 1 district

Returning starters: Sam Zoeller, sr.

Other top returning runners: Daniella Dossantos, sr.

Key newcomers: Jessica McIntyre, so.

Saxony Lutheran

Coach: Larry Cleair

Returning starters: Deanna Dippold, so.; Cassandra Mirly, so.

Advance

Coach: James Hamlin

Assistant coach: Kacie Pilcher

Returning starters: Laura Adkisson, sr.; Erin Van Metre, so.