RINGGOLD, Ga. – If there was any question as to who is the best girls’ runner in the Chattanooga Cross Country League this season, Karla Vradenburgh erased any doubt Thursday.
The home-schooled junior claimed her first victory of the season at the Davis Cattle Ranch, finishing the five-kilometer event in 20 minutes. She was later named the CCCL runner of the year.
The boys’ award went to Baylor’s Simon Holden, who won his fourth league meet of the season in four tries in 16:02.8. Heritage’s girls finished sixth through 10th and won the team race, while Baylor’s boys edged Dalton 61-71.
The Lady Generals and Holden-led Red Raiders were named the league teams of the year.
Vradenburgh felt she had been building toward this accomplishment all season.