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The Franklin Park cross country teams celebrated a successful season by handing out their end-of-year awards last night, recognizing runners for their performances, improvement and contributions to their teams.

The Franklin Park girls turned in an impressive season, finishing third in the state. Stevie Nix was recognized as the girls’ Most Valuable Runner, while Calen Veit-Tackitt earned the Most Valuable Runner award for the boys team.

Alexis Henseler and Brady Carroll were named the HEART award winners, recognizing their contributions to their respective teams. Lucy Scott and Hudson Yates received Most Improved honors.

On the junior varsity side, Adley Stover and Lqawson Hodge were recognized as the JV Most Improved runners, while Leila Johnson and Matthew Asroff earned the JV HEART awards.

The awards capped the season by recognizing the hard work, dedication and team spirit demonstrated by Franklin Park’s runners throughout the year.