The 5-foot-8 junior middle-distance and distance talent won the 800- and 1600-meter run and anchored the winning 4x400- and 4x800-meter relay quartets at the Division 1 state meet this past season, leading the Pandas to the team title. Bockius also won the 800 at the state’s Meet of Champions and her time of 2:07.21 ranked No. 33 nationally among girls prep competitors this spring. Her personal-best 3200 clocking of 10:20.70 at the New Castle County Championships ranked No. 58 nationally, and her top mile run time of 4:49.51 ranked No. 60.
Bockius has maintained a weighted 4.02 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.
A student ambassador at Padua Academy, Bockius is a member of her school’s HOSA Club, a national organization for students interested in pursuing careers in healthcare, and Debate Club. She has also volunteered locally as a youth track coach.
