girls cross country
RUNNER OF THE YEAR
Katie Hursey
North CarrollHursey, who last month signed a national letter of intent to run cross country and track at Syracuse, repeated as Carroll County, regional and Monocacy Valley Athletic League Chesapeake Conference champion before finishing a close second at the Class 3A state meet. She also captured the medium schools division of the Bull Run Invitational, as well as the Gettysburg, Westminster and South Carroll invitationals.
This is her second straight Runner of the Year honor in only her second season of competing in cross country. A former qualifier for the YMCA Swimming and Diving National Championships, Hursey hopes to continue that sport on the side in college, and some day compete in triathlons.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Kristin Stickles
CenturyIn her first year as coach, Stickles led her team to Carroll County and Class 2A West championships, as well as a third-place finish at the Class 2A state meet. The young Knights finished as the runners-up in the Monocacy Valley Athletic League Chesapeake Conference and captured a title at the Mountain Run Invitational.
Stickles, who ran at Howard High in the late 1990s and has since competed in three marathons, took over the program with fiancƩ Grant Hadden, Century's boys coach. Her father, Kevin Stickles, also played a major role as an assistant.
The team
Name School ClassAllison Eaton Westminster Junior
Katie Hursey North Carroll Senior
Kirsten McGovern Century Freshman
Kristen O'Brien Winters Mill Senior
Liz Pickett Liberty Senior
Emily Powell South Carroll Junior
Carly Reed Century Sophomore
Lisa Robbins Liberty Senior
Catherine Robinson South Carroll Freshman
Rachel Sykes South Carroll Sophomore
Note // Team selected by Rich Scherr after consultation with The Sun staff and area coaches.