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Lexington Catholic’s Michaela Reinhart repeats as Gatorade winner

Lexington Catholic's Michaela Reinhart leads before winning the varsity girls 5k at the Bluegrass Cross Country Invitational at Masterson Station Park in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, September 10, 2016.
Lexington Catholic's Michaela Reinhart leads before winning the varsity girls 5k at the Bluegrass Cross Country Invitational at Masterson Station Park in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, September 10, 2016.

Lexington Catholic’s Michaela Reinhart was named Kentucky’s 2016-17 Gatorade Girls’ Cross Country Runner of the Year on Monday, the second straight season the senior has won the award.

Reinhart, who has signed with Duke University, won the Class 2A girls’ cross country meet this past fall and as a junior. She placed 20th in the Foot Locker South Regional championships in November.

The girls’ Gatorade National Runner of the Year will be announced later this month.

This story was originally published January 23, 2017 at 4:05 PM with the headline "Lexington Catholic’s Michaela Reinhart repeats as Gatorade winner."

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