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Photo Credit: Maxx Bradley
Junction City's Linden Pickler is having a stellar start to her high school career with the only sub-19 performance for a Kansas freshman so far.
Top 25 Freshman Girls
| RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATE PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18:43.90 | Junction City High School | 2028 | Olathe Twilight 10th F |
| 2 | 19:00.20 | Olathe North High School | 2028 | Olathe Twilight 17th F |
| 3 | 19:00.53 | Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School | 2028 | Emporia Invitational 5th F |
| 4 | 19:27.10 | St. Thomas Aquinas High School | 2028 | Olathe Twilight 37th F |
| 5 | 19:28.50 | Blue Valley Southwest High School | 2028 | KC XC Classic 16th F |
| 6 | 19:32.00 | Maize South High School | 2028 | |
| 7 | 19:43.00 | Paola High School | 2028 | Rim Rock Farm HS Classic 2nd F |
| 8 | 19:49.02 | Manhattan High School | 2028 | Emporia Invitational 13th F |
| 9 | 19:52.86 | Maize South High School | 2028 | Emporia Invitational 14th F |
| 10 | 19:55.73 | Manhattan High School | 2028 | Emporia Invitational 16th F |
| 11 | 19:57.00 | Mill Valley High School | 2028 | Olathe Twilight 55th F |
| 12 | 20:09.30 | Olathe West High School | 2028 | KC XC Classic 35th F |
| 13 | 20:11.93 | Derby High School | 2028 | Emporia Invitational 22nd F |
| 14 | 20:12.00 | Olathe West High School | 2028 | Olathe Twilight 71st F |
| 15 | 20:27.20 | Olathe North High School | 2028 | Olathe Twilight 81st F |
| 16 | 20:29.54 | Maize High School | 2028 | Emporia Invitational 28th F |
| 17 | 20:32.60 | Valley Center High School | 2028 | Rim Rock Farm HS Classic 20th F |
| 18 | 20:34.10 | Holton High School | 2028 | Rim Rock Farm HS Classic 13th F |
| 19 | 20:34.74 | Flinthills Christian | 2028 | |
| 20 | 20:35.01 | Ellinwood High School | 2028 | Wamego Invitational 7th F |
| 21 | 20:35.50 | Blue Valley Southwest High School | 2028 | Olathe Twilight 1st F |
| 22 | 20:42.70 | Greeley County High School | 2028 | |
| 23 | 20:42.90 | Blue Valley West High School | 2028 | Maple Leaf XC Classic 13th F |
| 24 | 20:42.98 | Southeast of Saline High School | 2028 | |
| 25 | 20:43.66 | Salina South High School | 2028 |