Three years ago, as a seventh grader, Morgan Crouch was simply looking for something to do. By her own admission, she knew virtually nothing about the sport of running.

One year later, she found she had a fire for cross country. She went on to take a few extra laps around a lake in preparation for her freshman season and has since parlayed that into a solid fall for Kevin Gummerson's Indians.

In fact, Crouch made such strides from the beginning of the season until the end race down at Detweiller Park that she's been named the Morris Daily Herald Runner of the Year.