Irene Riggs, who recently completed her senior year at Morgantown High in West Virginia, reflects on being selected as the Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Player of the Year at the Gatorade Player of the Year Awards Ceremony on July 11 in Los Angeles. Riggs, a Stanford signee, was one of six finalists for the Gatorade Best Female Player award, recognition that went to softball standout Ava Brown of Lake Creek High in Texas.