The Metro East's best, Witzel was all-state with her 17:29 in the Class 4A state meet. She came in 24th place overall. It was the second consecutive year she had the best finish among Metro East runners.

Helped the Rams to a runner-up finish in the Class 3 state meet to powerhouse Ste. Genevieve. She was ninth individually with a 19:42. Walsh earned a third-place finish at the Border War Invitational in St. Charles.

Forms a potent one-two punch for the Blue Jays with sophomore Claire Ayers. She placed fifth in the Class 4 state meet (18:38) with the second-best time of runners in the class of 2018. Earned first-place finishes at the First

Will lead a talented Markers team that has an excellent chance at winning the state title. Placed 19th in the state meet in Class 4 with a 19:24. Montgomery won the Edwardsville Invitational last season and took fifth in the

The best of the Tigers' impressive class of 2019, Miller helped Edwardsville to a 25th-place team finish at the state meet with her time of 18:10. She finished 77th overall and second-best among Metro East runners.

WATERLOO • Jenna Schwartz had plenty of success at the state level while running in middle school.