Ohio's Gatorade Cross Country Runner Of The Year: Morgan Gigandet

           Morgan Gigandet is Ohio's 2017 Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year.  


Congratulations to Troy High School's Morgan Gigandet on the news that she's been named Ohio's Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year!  

Among Gigandet's many achievements during the 2017 cross country season were a win at the DI Ohio State Cross Country Championship and a 20th place finish at Nike Cross Nationals.  The senior won eight races in 2017 and she ranked 1st in Ohio and 19th in the country at the 5K distance from her 17:06.70 effort at Centerville's Saturday Night Lights meet in September.  

* Troy Track & XC's Twitter update: 


           Morgan Gigandet ran under 18 minutes in nine of her ten 5K races this past season.