The 5-foot senior raced to the Class AAA individual state championship this past season with a time of 17:55.84, leading the Hawks to a third-place finish as a team. A two-time First Team All-State selection, Paladino earned second place at the Foot Locke
Paladino has maintained a 4.12 GPA in the classroom.
A member of the National Honor Society and her school's concert choir, she is a student council representative and has volunteered locally on behalf of the West Virginia Public Theater and in association with the faith-based Young Life ministry.