(Photo: Greg Hall)
2. Victoria Findley - Blue Springs South - SR: 17:33 is 26 seconds faster than the next closest returning girl in the entire state. 4:58.52 was one of only 2 sub-5 Missouri 1600s in the 2017 regular season. She won the Class 5 3200 wire-to-wire by 17 seconds. She has made a lot of elite runners look like they were jogging, but the ever-smiling KCMO native has remained humble and hungry for more. Among the accolades missing from her resume is a state title in XC and that is why she slots in at #2 on this list. She has shown time and time again that winning and competing on the big stage is not hard for her, but sometimes in order to be the best, you have to beat the best...at least when said "best" has both her shoes on.