The 2025 girls cross country season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Oswego

Coach: Alicia Rafferty

Top returners: Morgan Bradley, jr.; Alivia Kath, so.; Sophia Padilla, so.; Lluvia Torres, jr.

Key newcomers: Lindsey Sturm, fr.; Josie Beiler, fr.

Worth noting: The Panthers finished fifth at the Southwest Prairie Conference meet last year. Bradley is a returning sectional qualifier but 2024 all-conference runner Kristin Soderlind has opted not to return to cross country this fall.

“I have a small team this year with a great culture,” Rafferty said. “I have a young team with aspirations of qualifying to the sectional race this year. I am unsure how we will compete because mostly all of my varsity graduated last year and it is a

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