Mid-Prairie junior cross country standout Anna Hostetler has been named the 2016 Gatorade Iowa Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.

Hostetler’s list of accomplishments in 2016 is impressive including going undefeated against in-state competition during the cross country regular season while winning the class 2A individual state championship in Fort Dodge with a time of 17:57, nearly 18 seconds faster than the field. That finish helped lead the Golden Hawks to a third place overall team finish. Hostetler was also named the Des Moines Register Elite Runner of the Year. She last competed in the Foot Locker Midwest Regional Championships where she placed 19th. She holds a 3.93 GPA at Mid-Prairie High School. She is also a finalist for National Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year to be announced in the upcoming weeks.