GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
ELSIE BRENNEMAN
Pella
Brenneman followed behind Ferebee to finish runner-up at state with a sub-18 time of 17:58, which was better than Ferebee’ s time that won state in 2023 by 40 seconds. Brenneman would earn all-state honors while helping Pella hoist their third straight team title.
RUTH DUNHAM
MARISSA FEREBEE
PELLA
It was a dominant fall running season for Ferebee in 2024. The junior paced the Lady Dutch to their third straight team championship while winning her second individual state title with a state meet course record time of 16:30, besting the previous best time set by Paityn Noe by 17 seconds. Ferebee then
Pella
Dunham rounded out the Lady Dutch’ s big three finish at state by taking bronze with her time of 18:23, which also bested Ferebee’ s title winning time from 2023. Dunham would also earn an all-state finish and another state title trophy to her accolades.
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