After a 2022 season that saw the MSHS Girls Cross Country Team re-claim the top spot among U.P. schools after a two year hiatus by winning the 2022 MHSAA U.P. Division 1 Championship, five team members were honored when the 2022 All-U.P. Cross Country Awards were announced.
Honors were voted on by high school coaches within the Upper Peninsula Cross Country Coaches Association and included major awards for “Team of the Year”, “Runner of the Year”, “Coaching Staff of the Year” and the All-U.P. “Dream Team”, to go along with the All-State/All-U.P. Team accolades for those finishing in the top-15 at the 2022 MHSAA U.P. Cross Country Finals.
2022 Major Awards:
- U.P. Division 1 “Team of the Year: Houghton
- U.P. “Runner of the Year”: Samantha Taylor – Newberry
- U.P. Division 1 “Coaching Staff of the Year”: Marquette (Head Coach Derek Marr, Assistant Coach Paige DuBois, Assistant Coach Sean Darner)
2022 All-U.P. “Dream Team” (all divisions):
- Samantha Taylor – Newberry
- Cassandra Gallagher – Sault Ste. Marie
- Lola Korpi – Ishpeming
- Tessa Rautiola – Houghton
- Monet Argeropoulos – Marquette
- Kaylen Clark – Newberry
- Ella Fure – Marquette
- Endla Harris – Negaunee
2022 All-U.P./All-State Team (Division 1):
- Tessa Rautiola – Houghton
- Cassandra Gallagher – Sault Ste. Marie
- Ella Fure – Marquette
- Monet Argeropoulos – Marquette
- Lily Ross – Houghton
- Endla Harris – Negaunee
- Abby Harma – Marquette
- Ayla Miller – Houghton
- Attica Brandt – Menominee
- Tessa Bruns – Marquette
- Claire Filpus – Houghton
- Alisha Mabie – Escanaba
- Elodie Malherbe – Marquette
- Jewel Laux – Houghton
- Katie Sarau – Houghton
- Kiira Berg – Calumet
- Kiira Niska – Houghton
- Retta Boburka – Westwood
