Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Girls Cross Country - South Dakota

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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Ellie Abraham

Distance Runner
BROOKINGS HS
BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

2nd - 18:18.27

Class AA State Championship
“Ellie is definitely a hard worker, and her performances though the season were a testament to that. She lets her running do the talking for her. She is a very humble competitor.”
Angie Thomas
Head Coach - Head coach of Huron High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-5 junior placed second at the Class AA state meet this past season—running the last 2.5 miles with just one shoe to finish with a season-best time of 18:18.27 and leading the Bobcats to an eighth-place finish as a team in the process. Abraham, who also won the state title as an eighth-grader and as a sophomore, is a five-time First Team All-State selection. Including track and field, Abraham is a six-time state champion and has finished in the top eight 20 times across fall and spring state meet competition.

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Academic Achievement

Abraham has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the All-State choir as well as the Brookings High marching band, concert band and jazz band, Abraham has volunteered locally with Habitat for Humanity and as a youth soccer referee.