8 New Names To Know: Breakout Stars Of The 2019 XC Season

Grade: 9th

2018 Rank: 51st

2019 Rank: 8th

Quick Look: In 2018, Hannah Kaercher was a reliable 4th place scorer for Fayetteville-Manlius, routinely in the 110's for Speed Ratings throughout the year.  Her best race of the year came at NXN, where she clocked a 123, to help her team grab 4th overall in the team scoring.

in 2019, Kaercher has been able to bump her average Speed Rating 20-points, routinely placing as FM's second scorer.  At the ESM Invite, she finished in 18:13 for 5k, just seven seconds off US #3 Claire Walters, a teammate.  She currently is the second fastest Freshman in the State.

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