Girls cross country runner of the year
Name: Valerie McGregor
School: Mountain View
Year in school: Senior
Sport: Girls cross country
From the archives: The Class 5A girls state championship turned into a bout of sibling rivalry as the McGregor sisters from Mountain View battled with the Sammons sisters from Phoenix Desert Vista for first place.
Valerie McGregor managed to pull ahead in the final stretch of the 3.1-mile course at Anthem Community Center to secure her title as the state champion with a time of 18 minutes 22 seconds.
Her twin sister, Emily, finished third at 18:26. — Andrea Aker, 2002
