Ohio Girls Cross Country Performer of the Week (Sep. 21-27)

After another week of cross country racing in Ohio, it's time to vote for the MileSplit Ohio girls cross country performer of the week.

The poll closes Friday at 2 p.m. ET.

Check out this week's nominees and cast your vote below.

Note: Athletes who have been nominated in the past two weeks are not eligible. Previous winners are excluded for the rest of the season.

This Week's Nominees:

Natalie Nixon, Ottawa Hills (Ohio): A 55-second gap separated the win from the rest of a 248-runner field at the Liberty Center Extravaganza, with the 5K covered in 17:45.87. That clocking stands as the fastest in MileSplit's database at Leaders Farms since 2020 among 1,083 athletes, and it also tops the junior list of 331 runners on that course. It marks an improvement of 143.4 seconds over the previous mark there.

Audrey Miller, Aurora (Ohio): Ran 17:55.10 for 1st place among 223 finishers in the 5K at Cloverleaf Todd Clark XC Invitational. The mark is the fastest overall mark in MileSplit's database at this course since 2022 and was 116.0 seconds faster than the prior mark on this course. It is also the fastest sophomore mark in MileSplit's database at this course since 2022.

Kaitlyn Van Zandt, Watterson (Ohio): First place out of 381 finishers at the Midwest Catholic XC Championships - HS Entry Only came down to a 19.0-second margin, with the winning 5K clocked in 18:36.90. That time ranks No. 25 of 7,447 athletes in MileSplit's database at Elvin R King Cross Country Course since 2007, and No. 14 among 2,957 juniors on record there. It also improved her previous mark on this course by 7.7 seconds.

Julia Bocik, Syl. Southview (Ohio): The Liberty Center Extravaganza field of 132 finishers was topped by a 5K in 18:24.13, a 50.6-second victory. The mark now sits at No. 6 of 1,083 athletes in MileSplit's database at Leaders Farms since 2020, and No. 2 among 363 sophomores on that course. It also marks a 36.1-second improvement over her previous time there.

Elle Miesse, Celina (Ohio): Winning by 54.4 seconds among 100 finishers at the Ohio Caverns XC Invitational - HS Entry Only, the 5K time of 18:36.40 stands as the fastest recorded in MileSplit's database at Ohio Caverns XC Course since 2008, ahead of 834 athletes, and the quickest by any sophomore among 286 there. The performance also improved her own previous time on this course by 104.7 seconds.