2016 Spring Valley Girls Cross Country Capsule

League: Class 4A Southwest League

Head coach: Jean Rees, fourth season

Returning letter winners: Nineteen

Top athletes: Natalie Urfalyan (So.), Morgan Bobbera (So.), Jiamin Chen (So.), Isabella Iacob (So.), MacKenzie O’Mara (So.)

Outlook: In her fourth season as coach, Rees has helped to increase participation and put together a foundation for the Grizzlies, who bring back 19 letter winners and have a couple of promising first-time cross country runners in Iacob and O’Mara.

“Our girls team is going to do well this year,” Rees said. “We are looking forward to taking on the challenge of the new division.”