Best Of Fall 2025 – Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year and Most Improved

Girls Runner of the Year – Zoe Sarver, CHBC – A sophomore dual sport athlete in the fall also competing in volleyball, Sarver ran just five regular season meets along with the National Trail Conference Meet and the IHSA 1A Shelbyville Regional Meet. Sarver finished fourth at the NTC Meet and picked up a 27^th place finish at the Shelbyville Trail Invite and a 25^th place finish at the Trojan Classic Meet, two meets loaded with some of the best girls cross country runners in 1A.

Girls Most Improved Runner – Katie Tedrick, Altamont – The senior continued to get better in her third and final season for the Lady Indians in 2025 as she shaved nearly 19 seconds off of her personal best time from the 2024 season. Tedrick took 12^th place in the National Trail Conference Meet and then placed 32^nd at the IHSA 1A Shelbyville Regional to punch her ticket to the IHSA 1A Cumberland Sectional for the first time where she finished her season with a personal best time of 23:13.9