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Girls Cross Country - New Mexico

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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Amanda Mayoral

Distance Runner
CLEVELAND HS
RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 18:23.65

6A State Meet

1st - 17:14

NXN Southwest

61st - 19:01.7

NXN Final
“Amanda usually starts conservatively, running with the lead group. Then she methodically pulls away around the one-mile mark. She has a short, smooth stride that is deceivingly fast.”
Sal Gonzales
Rio Rancho High Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s two-time returning Gatorade Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-6 senior won her third straight Class 6A state meet title this past season, breaking the tape with a time of 18:23.65 to finish 41.25 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor. The Storm also captured the team state championship on the strength of her winning run. Unbeaten in-state for a third consecutive cross country season, Mayoral won the Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional championships by four seconds and finished 61st at the NXN Final.

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Academic Achievement

Mayoral has maintained a B average in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to run cross country on scholarship at the Oklahoma State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

An accomplished violinist, Mayoral has volunteered locally on behalf of youth track meets and has also donated her time to multiple community-service initiatives through her church youth group.