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Ali Nachtigal

Distance Runner
ROGERS HS
ROGERS, ARKANSAS
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 19:26.4

Class 6A State Championship

8th

Missouri Southern Stampede

14th

Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival
“Ali ran such a strong and smart race at the state meet. I like her fight in tough races.”
Michelle Fyfe
Head Coach - Head coach of Fayetteville High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-5 sophomore repeated as state champion this past season with a time of 19:26.4 at the Class 6A state meet, breaking the tape 15.9 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Mountaineers to a second-place finish as a team. Nachtigal, who won the Class 7A state meet as a freshman, also finished eighth at the Missouri Southern Stampede and 14th at the prestigious Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival.

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Academic Achievement

Nachtigal has maintained a weighted 3.74 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of her local chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Nachtigal has participated in a service-mission trip to St. Louis with her church, and has volunteered locally at youth running races.