The 5-foot-6 senior raced to the Division 2 individual state championship this past season with a time of 19:29.4, leading the Highlanders to the state title as a team. Thurston won the state’s Meet of Champions in 18:24.1 and placed third at the New England Championships. She also broke the tape at the Manchester Invitational, the Burlington Invitational and the Harwood Invitational.
Thurston has maintained a 3.87 GPA in the classroom. She remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.
Also a talented Nordic skier, Thurston is active with the Harwood Peace Alliance and has volunteered locally on behalf of her school’s chapter of the Rooted Organizing Community.