Indiana Girls Performer of the Week
Make sure to cast your vote for this week's performer of the week here! Every week we will be conducting a poll beginning Monday and ending Thursday to highlight performances from the previous week. This will give us an opportunity to showcase some of the best talent in Indiana. Though some athletes will likely run times every week that are worthy of being in the poll, our goal is to showcase a vast array of athletes that win or have notable performances from all parts of the state. Once an athlete earns a performer of the week title they will be ineligible for the following weeks, this will allow for new names to pop up each week to celebrate various accomplishments.
Each week's poll can be found in the "More Articles in Series" link below. A brief summary of each week's winner can also be found under the poll.
Girls Performer of the Week from 9/2-9/8: Macey Thompson - Lake Central
Macey Thompson would earn the first girls performance of the year with her victory at the Harrison Invitational at the Tippecanoe County Amphitheator Park. This would be Macey's fourth consective win to start the season after taking victories at the Valley Kick Off, Larry James Invitational, and the Rudy Skorupa Invitational. Her time from this past weekend would be the first time in her career that she would break the 18 minute mark with a 17:45.7. She would help lead a very strong Lake Central team to another team win as well. Her time also ranks as the 5th fastest in the state after compiling this weekend's results.
Girls Performer of the Week from 9/9-9/15: Lucy Kramer - Homestead
Lucy Kramer would earn the second girls performances of the week with her victory at the Northrop Bruin Invitational. She would run a 18:42 over her teammate Caterina Perego who would run a 18:57. Lucy recorded a personal best time at the Marion Invitational with a 18:21 that ranks her 21st in the state as of publishing this bio. Lucy looks to be in great position to make the podium this fall as an individual after being close last season with a 33rd place finish for the Homestead team that would win state.
Girls Performer of the Week from 9/16-9/22: Whitney Anderson - Valparaiso
Whitney Anderson earned the third girls performance of the week with her runner-up performance in the New Prairie AAA race with a time of 18:24. Our first POTW winner, Macey Thompson, would win the race with a 18:19. The duo would be the only runners in the race under the 19 minute mark. This would be Whitney's fifth top five performance of the year including two wins from the Manchester Invitational and the Marion Invitational. Whitney is the top returning freshman from the state meet last fall where she placed fifth and was the only freshman in the top ten.
Girls Performer of the Week from 9/23-9/29: Mallory Weller - Fort Wayne Concordia
Mallory Weller earned the fourth girls performance of the week with her win at the New Haven Invitational. The Junior would earn a new PR with a time of 17:36 to earn the win, she would PR again this past week with a 17:27 at the Summit Athletic Conference Championships as well. Weller was 6th at the XC state championship last fall and is the fourth best returner from that meet for this year. She also enjoyed success on the track this spring in the 800m where she would place fourth at state and be a part of the Fort Wayne Concordia championship 4x800m squad. With many girls returning and a few new faces up front a top five finish this year for Mallory would be exceptional.
Kenya Leitch would win performer of the week with her individual title from the NE8 Conference with a time of 18:12.50. Leitch is a part of the stellar sophomore class in Indiana this fall and has several impressive wins this cross country season. According to our database she has only lost to Valparaiso's Whitney Anderson who won performance of the week from our third poll. Last year at the state cross country championship Kenya finished in 55th as a freshman. This year she will likely be aiming for a top 5-10 finish with how much she has improved.
Girls Performer of the Week from 9/30-10/6: Julia Score - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard
Julia Score earned the final regular season performance of the week with her win at the Indianapolis City meet with her time of 18:44.03. Julia has had an incredible season with several wins including an impressive performance at Nike XC Town Twilight where she would run to a new PR and finish fifth in a stacked field with a time of 17:15.94. Score is a favorite to place in the top three once again this year at state after last year's third place finish behind Dowty and Southerland. After qualifying for NXN last fall it will be exciting to see what will occur in this year's postseason.