2016 girls track and field athlete of the year

2016 girls track and field athlete of the year: Allie Schadler, Rio Rico High School. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star 

Southern Arizona’s leading prep recruit of 2016-17, Rio Rico cross country runner Allie Schadler, won her fourth state championship on Saturday. She will sign with Washington this week. Schadler did not strongly consider running for Arizona, instead narrowing her choices to Stanford and the Huskies. In Seattle, Schadler will join one of the NCAA’s premier distance running programs; the UW women finished second a week ago in the Pac-12 championship (in Tucson) and are ranked No. 4 nationally.  


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