The 5-foot-6 junior won a second straight Class AA individual title this past season with a time of 18:06.58, breaking the tape 7.3 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Raptors to a second-place finish as a team. Rutherford was the top Montana finisher at both the Nike Cross Northwest Regional Championships and the Foot Locker West Regional Championships. She is also the state’s returning Gatorade Girls Cross Country Player of the Year.
Rutherford has maintained a weighted 4.13 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.
Rutherford is a member of Future Health Professionals club, a student-led organization with a mission to promote career opportunities in the health industry and enhance the delivery of quality health care.
