Ithaca can now boast having a state girls championship.
While many sports programs are in the shadow of Ithaca’s football machine which has produced four straight state titles, the Yellowjacket girls cross country squad grabbed a first-place trophy of its own with the Division 3 state crown Nov. 1 at Michigan International Speedway. Ithaca dethroned last year’s Division 3 girls champs Shepherd. The Yellowjackets were first at 147 and Shepherd second at 158.
In the team race rankings, Courtney Allen was eighth for Ithaca in 19:06.9 while Amelia Freestone was 10th in 19:56.0, Hannah Thayer 33rd in 20:17.0, Blaire Showers 38th in 20:23.0 and Alyssa Mankey 45th in 20:28.9.