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Athlete Spotlight
Celebrating Ohio’s Finest Competitors
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This Month on the Course
Cross Country · Distance
Maya Ellison
Two years ago she was the runner nobody watched at the back of the pack. This fall she broke the course record at the state regional by eleven seconds. Maya’s rise is the story of relentless morning mileage, a coach who refused to let her quit, and a finishing kick that has become the thing rival teams talk about all week before a meet.
“I don’t run to beat other people,” she says. “I run to find out what I’ve got left.” Right now, the answer is: plenty.
The Roster
More Spotlights
Track · 100m
Deshawn Carter
The fastest reaction time in the conference. Deshawn is off the blocks before the smoke clears and hasn’t lost a district final in two seasons.
Field · Pole Vault
Ava Ruiz
Cleared 13 feet as a junior and keeps raising the bar, literally. Ava treats every attempt like it’s the only one that counts.
Cross Country · 5K
Jordan Beck
Leads from the gun and dares the field to keep up. Jordan’s front-running style has turned him into the athlete every coach studies on film.
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