LASALLE: BELLA GONSIEWSKI.

She'll be gone from campus before long, as this suggestion from a Hair Fan is a senior. But check her player profile from the soccer team, and you'll see how her hair has developed through the years to a plush soft sidepart. We don't know her major, but may she impress as much in whatever she does next. [Posted 1.22.22]

SYRACUSE: MADDY BAXTER.

There's absolutely no need for a contest here, because this sophomore took care of everything in the City League - blanking seven other students, plus the entire rest of town. A Canadian arts and sciences student who plays lacrosse well proved she can handle red hair even better. [Posted 1.15.22]

ST. MICHAEL'S (VT): HOPE HISCOCK.

A three-week contest in New England came to down to Hope v. Grace. This Hope, a sophomore biology major and softball player, gave what one voter calld "high hopes in her high bangs" to win the final showdown over Grace Gallo by a 64% margin. [Final 1.1.22]

Third through fifth place: Danielle Cummings; Caroline Curley, Mikaela Langbacka tied.

WICHITA STATE: LINGWEI KONG.

As controversy arose about a missing Chinese tennis player, this money-winning player from GuangZhou said she's happy to be in Kansas. She's a graduate student focusing on sports management, and her two-toned long hair finished second in a Wichita City League contest. [Posted 11.27.21]

FAIRFIELD: ELLA GARDINER.

It's a victory for New Zealand - as a sophomore from that country (who played high school sports in southern California) won a three-woman scrum. We don't know her major, but this volleyball player lived up to her teenage award for leadership. [Final 11.20.21]

Second-third: Hanley Courter-Arden MacNeil tied.

ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD: JADE ANDERSON.

Hair Fans probably can't catch this sophomore communications major, because she runs in cross-country meets and steeplechases. She's lightened her look for fall, after finishing tied for third in a Springfield City League race. [Posted 11.6.21]

BOISE STATE: GENEVIEVE CRENSHAW.

She's a sophomore, a health studies major, a starting goalie on the soccer team with an average below one, the come-from-behind winner of a five-way contest with 70 percent of the Week 2 votes - and perhaps the first woman with purple in her hair to win on our website. [Final 10.30.21]

Second through fifth place: Kaylee Mejia; Ashley Hayden; Emily Mangan, Hailey Nicholls tied.

> QUINNIPIAC: EMILY FLAMME.

We found a great quote from her for our home page - then discovered her paper is student-run, and she's the editor. Then we realized this senior has long thick waves which are, as they say, fit to print. So fit that she won the "Elite Eight Week" contest for the top style of this season. [Posted 10.9.21]

YOUNGSTOWN STATE: REGAN LAVIGNA.

A "march of the Penguins" (the team nickname) ended with a junior nursing major and soccer forward leading a five-way contest. One Hair Fan called for "Livin' LaVigna loca", as she won the final round over goalie teammate Zeeyana Jivraj 9-2. [Final 9.30.21]

Third-fifth place: Julia Cseknyik-Zoe Figinsky tied; Claudia Bentley.

TENNESSEE: AVERY COLLINS.

The Volunteer cheerleading and dance teams have several exceptional hairstyles. This sophomore who aspires to be a nurse has emerged as the best - with blonde waves going on to win the Knoxville City League title. [Posted 9.4.21]

GEORGIA: MACKENZIE PUCKETT.

"Mack Puck," as she calls herself on social media, is a fifth-year transfer senior who majors in biology and moved north from Florida State. She emerged with 58 percent of the vote from a four-way fight involving softball players, with one Hair Fan saying the "top of her head" was the difference. [Final 8.26.21]

Second-fourth place: Sydney Kuma; CJ Landrum, Lauren Mathis tied.

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