Check out our watch list for 2022-23 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Cross Country Player of the Year

The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards is pleased to announce its watch list for the 2022-23 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Cross Country Team!

This initial list includes 50 current student-athletes who meet the nomination criteria for this year’s national Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year Award. These athletes were either nominees in last year’s national awards show, or athletes who were seriously considered based on season-wide performance, state and national championships, and any other state, regional and/or national recognition.

This year’s official 2022-23 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Cross Country Team will be announced this winter. All final team members will be honored as nominees for national Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. The winner, along with three finalists, will be revealed during the third annual USA TODAY High School Sports Awards. Visit the event website for updates leading up to this summer's on-demand event!

The purpose of these watch lists is to track eligible nominees for this year’s national show. Athletes could be removed from this list if they no longer play for their high school team (either by choice or injury), or if their high school no longer participates in a state-sanctioned championship tournament.

2022-23 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Cross Country Watch List: 

Karrie Baloga, SR | Cornwall Central High School | New Windsor, N.Y.

Emma Bennett, SO | Jesuit High School | Portland, Ore.

Aishling Callanan, SR | Peninsula High School | Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.

Jillian Candelino, SR | The Bolles School | Jacksonville, Fla.

Abby Faith Cheeseman, SO | The Webb School | Bell Buckle, Tenn.

Katie Clute, SR | Olmsted Falls High School | Olmsted Township, Ohio

Isabel Conde De Frankenberg, JR | Cedar Park High School | Cedar Park, Texas

Brynn Crandell, JR | Indian River High School | Dagsboro, Del.

Lily Cridge, SR | Bishop Chatard High School | Indianapolis, Ind.

Katelynn Dollar, SO | Lyndon Academy | Woodstock, Ga.

Addison Dorenkamp, JR | Valley High School | West Des Moines, Iowa

Keeghan Edwards, SO | Valor Christian High School | Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Sadie Engelhardt, SO | Ventura High School | Ventura, Calif.

Reese Fahys, SR | East Greenwich High School | East Greenwich, R.I.

Gretchen Farley, SR | Park Tudor School | Indianapolis, ind.

Rachel Forsyth, JR | Pioneer High School | Ann Arbor, Mich.

Maddie Gardiner, SO | The Covenant School | Charlottesville, Va.

Lily Garrett, SR | Ruston High School | Ruston, La.

Anjali Hocker-Singh, JR | Olathe North High School | Olathe, Kan.

Raylee Hunt, SO | St. Michael's High School | Sante Fe, N.M.

Liesel Kehoe, JR | Edmond North High School | Edmond, Okla.

Sophia Kennedy, SR | Park Tudor School | Indianapolis, Ind.

Julia Kiesler, SR | Columbus North High School | Columbus, Ind.

Emily Knopfle, SO | Olympia High School | Orlando, Fla.

Emily Lamontagne, SR | Arapahoe High School | Centennial, Colo.

Allie Love, JR | Colleyville Heritage High School | Colleyville, Texas

Zariel Macchia, SO | William Floyd High School | Mastic Beach, N.Y.

Meg Madison, JR | The Winsor School | Boston, Mass.

Anna McNatt, SR | C.K. McClatchy High School | Sacramento, Calif.

Avalon Mecham, JR | American Fork High School | American Fork, Utah

Bethany Michalak, JR | Air Academy High School | Colorado Springs, Colo.

Robyn Miller, SR | South High School | Anchorage, Alaska

Ciara O'Shea, JR | Madison Central High School | Richmond, Ken.

Arianne Olson, SR | West Ottawa High School | Holland, Mich.

Kate Peters, SR | Lake Oswego High School | Lake Oswego, Ore.

Oliva Pielemeier, SR | Lake Hamilton High School | Pearcy, Ark.

Lauren Ping, SR | Desert Vista High School | Phoenix, Ariz.

Allison Pippert, JR | Stargate High School | Thornton, Colo.

Julia Ray, SR | MICDS | St. Louis, Mo.

Irene Riggs, SR | Morgantown High School | Morgantown, WV

Reagan Riley, SR | Mountain Brook High School | Mountain Brook, Ala.

Nelah Roberts, JR | Skyline High School | Idaho Falls, Idaho

Nicki Southerland, JR | Delta High School | Muncie, Ind.

Logan St. John Kletter, JR | Mt. Lebanon High School | Pittsburgh, Penn.

Emma Stutzman, SR | Pomona High School | Arvada, Colo.

Sydney Sundgren, SR | Buchanan High School | Clovis, Calif.

Hannah Vroon, JR | James Island Charter High School | Charleston, S.C.

Ruth White, JR | Orono High School | Orono, Maine

Olivia Williams, JR | Acalanes High School | Lafayette, Calif.

Brooke Wilson, SR | Valor Christian High School | Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Who else should we be tracking for national Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year? Suggestions can be submitted to both roleary@usatventures.com or BFontana@usatventures.com.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2022 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year Watch List