BLITZ Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year: Katherine Law

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Back-to-back! Katherine Law ran at her best when it mattered most, and earned BLITZ Runner of the Year honors in the process for a second straight season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Region 8-AAAA Champion
4A State 5th Place
17:55 PR

Katherine Law is always near the top in every meet she runs in. Typically coming in first, she was once again the region champion, and finished 5th in a tough field at state. She was the state champion a year ago. Her 17:55 PR speaks for itself.

VOTING RESULTS

Katherine Law – 65 pts (11 1st-place votes)
Paden Bell – 42 pts (3)
Audrey Hotard – 37.5 pts (1)
Nealeigh Broadwell – 18.5 pts
Molly Jo Wright – 16 pts (1)
Abbie Hilchie – 12.5 pts
Anna LeCave – 4.5 pts

Voting included our 16-person panel made up of sports reporters, writers, video producers, former coaches, players, GHSA officials, and sports experts. The voting is Heisman-style, with the following points system:
1st place votes: 5 pts; 2nd: 3 pts; 3rd: 2 pts; 4th: 1 pts; 5th-6th: 0.5 pts

Law took 11 first-place votes to secure a landslide win, though Paden Bell took a few first-place votes, and Audrey Hotard and Molly Jo Wright one apiece.

HISTORY OF GIRLS XC ROY

2021 – Katherine Law – Jefferson SR
2020 – Katherine Law – Jefferson JR
2019 – Zoe Sanchez – Union SR
2018 – Zoe Sanchez – Union JR
2017 – Frankie Muldoon – Dawson JR
2016 – Frankie Muldoon – Dawson SO
2015 – Jenna Gearing – White SR
2014 – Jenna Gearing – White JR
2013 – Jenna Gearing – White SO
2012 – Jenna Gearing – White FR
2011 – Madalyn Walters – Dawson SR
2010 – Madalyn Walters – Dawson JR
2009 – Katie Bohannon – Habersham JR

Law earns back-to-back, which continues a trend since 2010. She is the 5th runner to win it more than once, and keeps the award in Jefferson for 2 straight years.