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Girls Cross Country - Arkansas

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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Ali Nachtigal

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

Peak Performance

1st - 18:28.4

Class 6A state championship

6th

Missouri Southern Stampede

1st

Arkansas vs. Oklahoma All-Star Meet
“Ali never ceases to amaze me. I love her work ethic and positive attitude. She thrives when the pressure is on to perform.”
Carlton Efurd
Head Coach - Head coach of Rogers High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-5 junior won the Class 6A state meet for a second straight time this past season, clocking an 18:28.4 to finish 22.3 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and lead the Mountaineers to a third-place finish as a team. Nachtigal, who took first at the Class 7A state meet as a freshman, also won the Arkansas vs. Oklahoma All-Star Meet and finished sixth at the Missouri Southern Stampede this past fall.

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Academic Achievement

Nachtigal has maintained a weighted 3.79 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior 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 participated in a service-mission trip to St. Louis with her church, and she has volunteered locally at youth cross country meets.