Contributor: Nerd the Third
Jordyn Arens won State XC, 800, 1600 and 3200 titles as a freshman. While she was a dominant force last year, there are plenty of returning medalists from the 2020 meet. In fact, there were only 3 seniors among the first 18 finishers at the 2020 State XC meet. The 2019 State champ Alayna Vargas also returns. The 2020 9th place finisher, Christina Martinson of Bloomfield-Wausa, will compete with her team in Class C in 2021. Here are the top 15 returners.
Jordyn Arens, So, Crofton (1st, 19:06)
Alayna Vargas, Jr, Hastings St. Cecilia (2nd, 19:49)
Katherine Kerrigan, So, Ainsworth (3rd, 19:50)
Hannah Swanson, So, Nebraska Christian (4th, 19:59)
Callie Coble, Sr, Mullen (5th, 20:06)
Emily Frey, So, Palmyra (7th, 20:26)
Late Stienike, Sr, NP St. Patrick’s (10th, 20:29)
Payton Gerken, Jr, McCool Junction (12th, 20:42)
Julianna Maxfield, Jr, Fullerton (13th, 20:44)
Chaney Nelson, Jr, Oakland-Craig (14th, 20:48)
Brekyn Kok, Jr, Cornerstone Christian (15th, 20:48)
Ava Palm, So, Palmyra (16th, 20:48)
Daisy Frick, Sr, North Central (17th, 20:56)
Alea Rasmussen, So, Wisner-Pilger (18th, 20:57)
Madison Davis, So, West Holt (21st, 21:02)
