IHSAA Girls Cross Country

Individual State Champions through 2008-09

 

Year

Champion

Gr.

School

Time

Runner-Up

School

Time

Distance

1981-82

Krystal Walker

11

Harding

10:19.1

Laura Didion

Fort Wayne Northrop

10:21.2

3,000 M

1982-83

Marsha Grondziak

9

Ben Davis

10:08.4

Alissa Henning

Anderson

10:08.9

3,000 M

1983-84

Laura Didion

12

Fort Wayne Northrop

10:10.5

Nadine Wiencek

Michigan City Elston

10:13.5

3,000 M

1984-85

Carol Gray

11

New Prairie

13:46.0

Marsha Grondziak

Ben Davis

13:47.5

4,000 M

1985-86

Carol Gray

12

New Prairie

13:52.3

Marsha Grondziak

Ben Davis

14:18.9

4,000 M

1986-87

Jamie Gorrell

12

Woodlan

14:12.0

Celeste Susnis

Kankakee Valley

14:16

4,000 M

1987-88

Celeste Susnis

10

Kankakee Valley

13:27.6*

Jamie Gorrell

Woodlan

14:07

4,000 M

1988-89

Celeste Susnis

11

Kankakee Valley

13:58.0

Daniela Daggy

Bloomington North

14:36

4,000 M

1989-90

Celeste Susnis

12

Kankakee Valley

13:56.0

Jill Schuler

Floyd Central

14:15

4,000 M

1990-91

Jill Schuler

10

Floyd Central

14:38

Carrie Bryant

Floyd Central

14:40

4,000 M

1991-92

Jennifer Warthan

12

Bloomington North

14:16

Jill Schuler

Floyd Central

14:27

4,000 M

1992-93

Courtney Adams

9

Brebeuf

14:13

Amy Hettlinger

Carmel

14:18

4,000 M

1993-94

Courtney Adams

10

Brebeuf

14:17

Amy Yoder

East Noble

14:25

4,000 M

1994-95

Amy Yoder

11

East Noble

13:37

Megan Leahy

Michigan City Elston

14:30

4,000 M

1995-96

Courtney Adams

12

Brebeuf

13:28.9

Amy Yoder

East Noble

13:33

4,000 M

1996-97

Julie Ham

10

Carmel

14:50

Erin Womble

Chesterton

14:55

4,000 M

1997-98

Nicole Williams

11

Westview

14:23.13

Maria Harriman

West Noble

14:28.02

4,000 M

1998-99

Amanda Bell

12

Clarksville

14:15.6

Dawn Boggs

Columbus East

14:18.2

4,000 M

1999-00

Michelle de la Vina

11

Wheeler

14:06.25

Robyn Detty

Lawrence North

14:29.41

4,000 M

2000-01

Amanda VanWanzeele

9

New Prairie

14:04.7

Tiffany Redlarczyk

Lake Central

14:08.1

4,000 M

2001-02

Jessica Gall

12

West Lafayette

14:07.4

Tiffany Redlarczyk

Lake Central

14:17.2

4,000 M

2002-03

Katie Harrington

11

Carmel

14:13.2

Tiffany Redlarczyk

Lake Central

14:18.4

4,000 M

2003-04

Aissa McKaig

12

Fort Wayne Concordia

14:06.9

Katie Harrington

Carmel

14:09.4

4,000 M

2004-05

Adele Mitchell

12

Fort Wayne Concordia

14:34.5

Rachel Stichter

Wawasee

14:40.6

4,000 M

2005-06

Alexandra Banfich

10

Culver Academies

14:05.1

Sarah Kehe

Chesterton

14:15.7

4,000 M

2006-07

Alexandra Banfich

11

Culver Academies

14:20.9

Margaret Bingham

Westfield

14:38.5

4,000 M

2007-08

Alexandra Banfich

12

Culver Academies

18:21.8

Megan Ranegar

Valparaiso

18:38.2

5,000 M

2008-09

Sarah Higgens

12

Center Grove

18:14.0**

Emily Mossler

North Central (Indpls.)

18:24.3

5,000 M

 

*4,000 meter state finals record time

** 5,000 meter state finals record time

 

Sites: South Grove Golf Course, Indianapolis 1981-1993; Southeastway Park, Indianapolis 1994-1995; Conner Prairie, Fishers 1996; Indiana University Cross Country Course, Bloomington 1997-2003; LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, Terre Haute, 2004-current.