Photo by Howard Anderson
Aislinn Devlin has been named Gatorade Pennsylvania Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, announced yesterday.
The Downingtown West senior capped off a great cross country career with an amazing senior season. This fall, Devlin won the Ches-Mont individual title for the third straight season. She won the PIAA District 1 championship in a 5K PR of 17:12. Then in a dramatic sprint to the finish, Devlin won her first PIAA state cross country title at Hershey's Parkview course in 17:44.
Devlin went on to win the Nike Cross Northeast Regional for a second straight season before placing 45th at Nike Cross Nationals in Portland.
Devlin will attend Harvard University with fellow Pennsylvania standouts Anna Juul and Abbe Goldstein.
See Every State's Gatorade Runner of the Year
Read Gatorade's Press Release on Devlin
Watch Devlin's interview after winning the PIAA XC State Championship in November:
