Mia Loafman of Rogers High was named the Gatorade Arkansas Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. She is the third Lady Mountie to earn this state-wide honor.
Loafman, a sophomore, placed second at the Class 6A state cross country meet last fall in a time of 18 minutes, 39.14 seconds, helping the team to a second-place finish.
She won five of seven meets against in-state competition and placed second in the other two. She finished fifth at the National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships in the High School Division, and she was eighth at the XC Town USA Meet of Champions.