marie

After taking the class 2A girls state cross country championship as an individual for the third straight year, Mid-Prairie senior Marie Hostetler moved on to the NXR Heartland Regional Championships in Yankton, South Dakota. Hostetler finished third in a field of more than 250 runners with her time of 17:27, more than 20 seconds faster than her state championship time and a personal best. Meghan Ford of North Dakota was the individual champion. With her performance, Hostetler qualifies to run in the Nike National event, December 7th in Portland, Oregon.