GIRLS

Anita Siraki

SCHOOL: Hoover

SPORT: Cross-country

YEAR: Senior

CAREER AT A GLANCE: Siraki was slowed by injuries as a freshman, but has improved steadily to win two state and five Southern Section titles in cross-country and track. She won the 3,200 meters in the state championships in June after winning Division I titles in cross-country in the state and section finals in November, and placing fourth in the nation in December.

WEEK AT A GLANCE: Siraki set a course record for the third consecutive year in the Millikan Invitational at Heartwell Park in Long Beach on Saturday. She ran 17:09 over the three-mile course after timing 17:41 last year and 18:42 in 1998.