Poll: Greatest CIF-State Girls Cross Country Champion

MEET THE GREATEST 16 CIF-STATE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS

Remaining athlete bios are listed alphabetically


Christine Babcock (Woodbridge/SS) -- 2X Division II champion in 2006-07. Her winning time of 17:04 in 2007 ranks No. 3 in the all-time division rankings and her 2006 winning time of 17:20 ranks No. 10 on the D-II list. She was fastest in the merge in 2007, one second better than Jordan Hasay.

Sarah Baxter (Simi Valley/SS) -- 4X champion between 2010-13, winning twice each in Division I and Division II. Ran 16:57 or better three times and still won as a sophomore in 2011 running 17:08. Holds divisional time record in D-I (16:40) and D-II (16:43). One of only six girls to ever run sub-17 to win a state title and the only one to do it three times. Her 16:57 is a freshman record by 14 seconds.

Sara Bei (Santa Rosa Montgomery/NC) -- 4X champion between 1997-00, winning twice each in Division III and Division II. Her winning time in 2000 of 17:13 ranks fifth all-time for D-II and her winning time in 1998 of 17:22 ranks ninth for D-III. Also known by her maiden name, Sara Hall.

Destiny Collins (Great Oak/SS) -- She won the Division I title in 2015 in 17:10 and is one of just 15 girls in State Meet history to win while running 17:10 or faster. She had placed third the previous two years with a best of 17:09 in 2013.

Carlie Dorostkar (Canyon Crest Academy/SD) -- She won the Division I title in 2019 in 16:45.40 to become just the sixth girl to win a State Meet title while running sub-17. This a year after placing fifth in 17:43.

Jordan Hasay (Mission College Prep/CS) -- 4X Division V champion between 2005-08 with four of the top five times ever in the division, chronologically: 17:11, 17:15, 17:05 and 17:18. The 17:11 ranks No. 2 all-time for freshman girls and at the time was the fifth fastest time ever posted by a divisional champion. Her averaged margin of victory was 1:29 and no less than 1:19. She was fastest in the merge three years and missed by one second the other year.

Haley Herberg (Capistrano Valley/SS) -- She won the Division II title in 2017 in 17:00, the second fastest time in D-II history behind Sarah Baxter's 16:43, and the 12th fastest by a champion in meet history. She is one of just 11 girls in State Meet history to win while running 17:05 or faster.

Kira Jorgensen (Rancho Buena Vista/SD) -- 2X champion, winning the first Division II crown in 1987 and the second D-I title in 1988, running 17:34 and 17:42 respectively.

Bethan Knights (Northwood/SS) -- She won the Division III title in 2013 with a time of 17:08, the fastest ever by a D-III champion a year after placing second in 17:49.

Claudia Lane (Malibu/SS) -- 2X Division IV champion in 2016-17. Her 16:30 to win as a sophomore in 2016 is the fastest ever run at the CIF-State Championship, regardless of division, and her 16:45 to win as a junior is No. 2 on the D-IV list and equal to the fifth-fastest ever. One of only six girls to ever run sub-17 to win a state title and one of only four to do it more than once.

Anna Maxwell (San Lorenzo Valley/CC) -- She won the Division IV title in 2013 with a time of 17:08, which ranks fifth in division history. She is one of just 15 girls to have won a title while running sub-17:10.

Fiona O'Keeffe (Davis Senior/SJ) -- 2X Division I champion in 2013-14 with winning times of 16:59 and 16:57. Her times ranks sixth and eighth, respectively, on the all-time D-I list. She is one of only six girls to ever run sub-17 to win a state title and one of only four to do it more than once.

Cate Ratliff (Santa Cruz/CC) -- She won the the Division IV title in 2015, covering the Woodward Park course in 17:04, which still ranks as the third fastest D-IV time in history.

Corie Smith (Buchanan/CS) -- She won the Division I title as a sophomore in 2017 with a time of 17:17. In 2019, she placed second to Carlie Dorostkar in 17:00, the fastest time ever by a runner-up in State Meet history.

Julia Stamps (Santa Rosa/NC) -- 3X Division I champion between 1994-96. Owns the Nos. 2 and 3 fastest times ever run in D-I, 16:43 and 16:45. She is one of only six girls to ever run sub-17 to win a state title and one of only four to do it more than once.

Amber Trotter (Ukiah/NC) -- She won the Division I title in 2001 with a time of 17:01 that ranks 10th on the all-time D-I list. Her time ranks as the 13th fastest by a state champion in meet history. She is one of just 11 girls in State Meet history to win while running 17:05 or faster.