The state's returning Gatorade State Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-8 junior raced to her third straight Class 1A individual state championship this past season with a time of 13:56.3 over the 4-kilometer course, leading the Tigers to seventh place as a t
A home-schooled student, Topham has maintained an A average in the classroom.
A devoted member of her church community, she has volunteered locally as part of community-beautification projects and on behalf of Ragbrai, a bicycle race across Iowa.
