That, however, is exactly what Mill Valley High School sophomore Amber Akin did last Saturday at the Kansas 5A state cross country meet at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence. Near the one mile mark ...

Girls cross country Meredith Wolfe, De Soto; Addie Dick, Baldwin; Emma Campbell, Tonganoxie; Kiran Cordes, Free State; Amber Akin, Mill Valley; Coach of the Year John Tollefson, Tonganoxie ...

and Amber Akin, Mill Valley. The Journal-World All-Area Girls cross country team, from left: Meredith Wolfe, De Soto; Kate Albrecht, Bishop Seabury; Kaitlyn Barnes, Baldwin; runner of the year ...

Appeared in two meets as a sophomore…Ran a 20:51.45 at the Bob Timmons Classic (Sept. 5) to take 37 th place overall…Posted a career-best 5K time of 20:45.90 at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge ...