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19 Days Until the State Girls Basketball Announcement
Gatorade 2014 - 2015: Player of the Year

Girls Cross Country - New York

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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Bella Burda

DIS
ARLINGTON HS
LAGRANGEVILLE, NEW YORK
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

17:49.0

Won the Class A individual state championship with a course-record time

17:50.0

Won the 2014 New York Federation Championship
“Bella's accomplishments speak for themselves, and she's a better young lady than she is an athlete.”
Steve Arnett
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 senior raced to the Class A individual state championship this past season with a course-record time of 17:49.7. The state's Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year as a sophomore in 2012, Burda also won the 2014 New York Federation C

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Academic Achievement

Burda has maintained an A average in the classroom.

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Exemplary Character

Also a talented singer and musician, she has volunteered locally preparing food for the Lunch Box program, which provides hot meals for the needy in Dutchess County.