Name: Anya Anaya

School: Oregon

Sport: Cross country

Year: Freshman

Why she was selected: She placed 11th at the Class 1A Winnebago Regional with a time of 18:57.5 in the 2.85-mile race to help the Hawks advance to the sectional as a team. Anaya ran a personal record 19:56.0 three miles at the sectional to close her season as Oregon took 10th. She placed 31st individually.

Anaya is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week after an online vote. She responded to a Q&A below.

What drew you to cross country and how did you first get into it?

Anaya: I have always loved running since I was young. My mom and dad would always go on runs and I wanted to run fast enough to stay with them so I joined the local track club. This piqued my interest in anything to do with running, so when I was

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