The state’s returning Gatorade Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-8 junior won the Class 2A state meet for a second straight year this past season with a time of 18:02.1, breaking the tape 5.3 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Golden Hawks to a second consecutive team title. Hostetler was the top Iowa runner at the Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional championships, finishing 10th. She won five of eight races on the season.
Hostetler has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.
A student leader of her local chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Hostetler also works daily on her family’s dairy farm. She has volunteered locally with the Special Olympics and as a youth running coach.
