New York Girls Cross Country Performer of the Week (Sep. 7-13)

After another week of cross country racing in New York, it's time to vote for the MileSplit New York girls cross country performer of the week.

The poll closes Friday at 2 p.m. ET.

Check out this week's nominees and cast your vote below.

Note: Athletes who have been nominated in the past two weeks are not eligible. Previous winners are excluded for the rest of the season.

This Week's Nominees:

Delilah Pandori-Howell, Nottingham (New York): A 17:15.90 clocking over 5K at the Mustang Invitational put 56.7 seconds between first and second place across 381 finishers. The mark stands as the fastest in MileSplit's database at Mount Markham High School since 2023, a span covering 865 athletes, and improved on a prior showing of 17:35.90 by 20.0 seconds on this course.

Abigail Caputo, Minisink Valley (New York): A freshman took the win at the Mount Academy XC Invitational, clocking 18:57.30 over 5K to finish 1st out of 138 finishers and pull away by 21.8 seconds. It's the fastest time recorded on this course in MileSplit's database since 2021, a span covering 330 athletes.

Leila Fey, Lake Placid (New York): An 18:01.20 effort over 5K separated her from the pack by 18.8 seconds at the 11th Annual South Glens Falls K-Dawg Invitational, good for first among 151 finishers. It's the quickest time in MileSplit's database at South Glens Falls HS since 2024, covering 227 athletes.

Madison Novotny, Maine-Endwell (New York): First place at the Dave Forbes Invitational came in 20:23.30 for 5K, 13.1 seconds clear of the field of 145. The performance ranks No. 13 of 507 athletes in MileSplit's database at Oneonta HS since 2019, and marks a jump from a previous 22:28.30 on the same course, 125.0 seconds faster.

Savannah Schmidt, Voorheesville (New York): Winning the Blackbird XC Invitational in 18:52.30 over 5K, she finished 17.9 seconds ahead of the next runner among 84 competitors. The time sits No. 5 of 715 athletes in MileSplit's database at New Scotland Town Park since 2019, down from 19:32.80 previously, a 40.5-second improvement on this course.