Who should be Maps Salem-area girls cross-country runner of the year?

Who should be the Salem-Keizer area girls cross-country Runner of the Year?More: Who should be Maps Salem-area boys cross-country athlete of the year?You get to decide. The 2026 OSAA girls cross-country season is finished and Salem-area runners finally get to rest after a long season. The Salem-Keizer area saw conference champs and personal bests aplenty this fall, but it's time for you to choose which runner had the best season.Here are the nominees for girls cross-country runner of the year, brought to you by Maps Credit Union.Annika Baltzley, CentralKatelyn Buchnoff, SilvertonAvery Hoffman, DallasAniyah Klindtworth, ScioFrankie Koehnke, RegisDaisy Martinez Quevas, North SalemPresley Monninger, StaytonJovi Johnson, SpragueMadelyn Olson, West SalemRuby Strawn, StaytonInformation about each nominee is below. Vote for who you think should win at statesmanjournal.com/sports at the bottom of this story. The poll closes at noon Sunday, Nov. 22.Annika Baltzley, CentralBaltzley, a freshman, ran a personal-best 19-minute, 53.3-second 5,000-meter race for fifth place at the Oregon West Conference championships. Baltzley qualified for the OSAA 4A state championships, where she ran a 21:36.5 for a spot in the top 60 finishers.Baltzley's first career high school win came at the Lebanon Open, where she posted a 20:53 mark for victory.Katelyn Buchnoff, SilvertonBuchnoff, a senior, ran a season-best 19:15.3 for fifth place at the Mid-Willamette Conference championships. Buchnoff's finish qualified her for the OSAA 5A state championships, where she ran a 20:44.4 for a 41st-place finish.Buchnoff earned three top-five finishes this fall, including the Silver Falls Oktoberfest Invitational (fifth), Rose City Championship invite (third,) and MWC championships.Avery Hoffman, DallasHoffman, a junior, ran a personal-best 19:05.3 for fourth place in a competitive Mid-Willamette Conference championship race. At the OSAA 5A state championships, Hoffman ran a 19:12.3 for 14th place. Outside of the state meet, Hoffman finished in the top 10 of every race she competed in this fall and never ran a race above 20 minutes. Aniyah Klindtworth, ScioKlindtworth, a sophomore, finished in fourth place in 20:43.8 at the 3A Special District 2 championships. Klindtworth ran a 22:17.8 for a spot in the top 40 of the OSAA 3A state championships. Klindtworth's top finish of the season came at the Gervais Invitational, where she earned third.Frankie Koehnke, RegisKoehnke, a sophomore, ran a season-best 20:20.1 for second place in the 2A/1A District 2 championship race. Koehnke went on to run a 20:52 at the OSAA 2A/1A state championships, which earned her a 13th-place finish.Koehnke's placement at the district meet was her top finish of the season.Daisy Martinez Quevas, North SalemMartinez, a freshman, ran a 20:58.3 for third place at the Central Valley Conference championships. Her 20:54.6 at the OSAA 6A state championships earned her a spot in the top 85 finishers. Martinez's personal-best race was a 20:48.8 from the Rose City Championship Invite.Presley Monninger, StaytonMonninger, a sophomore, ran a 20:47.7 for 11th place at the Oregon West Conference championships. At the OSAA 4A state meet, Monninger ran a 21:02.2 for 38th — the highest Salem-area 4A finisher. Monninger's personal-best time was a 20:33.7, which she ran at The Happy Hustle race.Jovi Johnson, SpragueJohnson, a junior, earned second place in 20:10.2 at the Central Valley Conference championships. At the OSAA 6A state championships, Johnson ran a 20:28.6 for a spot in the top 65 finishers. Johnson's season-best time was a 19:17.3, which she ran for 13th place at the Nike Portland XC race. Madelyn Olson, West SalemOlson, a senior, won an individual and team Central Valley Conference title this fall. She ran a 19:50.6 for first place, quialifying her for the OSAA 6A state championships. There, Olson ran a 19:59.8 for 50th place. Olson's personal-best came at the Rose City Championship Invite, where she ran a 19:20.5 for 14th place. Ruby Strawn, StaytonStrawn, a senior, ran a personal-best 20:28.8 for eighth place at the Oregon West Conference championships. At the OSAA 4A state meet, Strawn ran a 21:15.6 for a spot inside the top 50 finishers. Strawn's top finish of the season was a second-place medal, which she earned in 21:03.3 at the Stayton/Regis Invitational. Landon Bartlett covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at LBartlett@statesmanjournal.com or on X, TikTok or Instagram @bartlelo. This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Who should be Maps Salem-area girls cross-country runner of the year?