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2023 BCR Girls Cross Country Team

Princeton Alexandra Waca (195) runs in Saturday's Gary Coates Invitational at Zearing Park.

Ruby Acker (Princeton, fr.): Acker led Princeton in the Gary Coates Invitational with a 12th-place finish (21:51) and in the Three Rivers Conference Meet with a sixth-place finish (21:23.32). She was 16th (23:32.6) in the Seneca Regional and 56th (22:36) in the Oregon Sectional.

Ruby Acker

Payton Frueh (Princeton, fr.): The fast freshman led PHS in the postseason with a 11th-place finish (23:05) in the Seneca Regional and 36th-place showing (21:51.94) in the Oregon Sectional. She also placed fifth in the Erie-Prophetstown and Sterling invitationals and 15th (21:55.58) in the Three Rivers Meet.

Payton Frueh

Leah House (Bureau Valley, fr.): The only female runner for the Storm, House placed 48th in the Storm’s own regional with a time of 25:41.2. She finished 35th (26:04.47) in the Three Rivers Meet.

Leah House

Alexandra Waca (Princeton, fr.): Another of Princeton’s promising freshmen, Waca placed 25th (23:24) in the Gary Coates Invitational and 26th in the Three Rivers Meet with a time of 24:33.36. She placed 23rd in the Seneca regional and 70th (23:01) in the Oregon Sectional.

Alexandra Waca

Avery Waca (Princeton, so.): The PHS sophomore placed 34th (24:49) in the Gary Coates Invitational and 39th (26:18.77) in the Three Rivers Meet with a time of 24:33.3. She finished 28th (26:10.3) in the Seneca regional and 120th (26:28) at sectional.

Avery Waca

Honorable mention: Sierah Shaver (St. Bede, Sr.).

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL