Photo by Kyle Brazeil
Downingtown West's Aislinn Devlin came in somewhat under the radar on the national scene last season. But the then-junior stepped up big time, improving 20 places from a year prior and placing ninth in the country, earning her All-American honors.
That race capped off a remarkable junior season for Devlin. Now, the Harvard-bound senior will toe the line once again in Portland on Saturday on the hunt for another All-American performance. Watch the Girls' Championship Race from the 2015 Nike Cross Nationals below:
In addition to Devlin, Unionville's Anna Juul and Perkiomen Valley's Annie Glodek will also be racing on Saturday. Juul is also a returner from 2015, finishing in 45th place in a time of 18:07.
Devlin once again enters NXN as the NXN Northeast Regional champ, winning that race for a second consecutive year. While her time at NXN-NE was slower than last year, all her times leading up to that race have been faster, including a 17:12 PR from the District 1 Championships in October.
Check out the top 10 results from NXN 2015 and watch a post-race interview with Devlin after last year's race below:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Rainsberger | 12 | Air Academy High School | 16:56.80 | -- | |
| 2 | Ella Donaghu | 12 | Grant | 17:10.20 | -- | |
| 3 | Cailie Logue | 11 | Girard High School | 17:14.20 | -- | |
| 4 | Kelsey Chmiel | 9 | Saratoga Springs | 17:15.40 | 1 | |
| 5 | Bethany Hasz | 12 | Alexandria High School | 17:17.10 | -- | |
| 6 | Ashton Endsley | 11 | Abilene | 17:19.60 | -- | |
| 7 | Sarah Leinheiser | 11 | Carmel High School | 17:20.20 | 2 | |
| 8 | Judy Pendergast | 12 | Naperville North High School | 17:20.80 | 3 | |
| 9 | Aislinn Devlin | 11 | Downingtown West | 17:22.10 | -- | |
| 10 | Abbey Wheeler | 12 | Elmira Express | 17:23.20 | -- | |