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Bethany Graham

Distance Runner
JOHN CHAMPE HS
ALDIE, VIRGINIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 17:42

Class 6 state championship

3rd

Foot Locker South Regional

20th

Foot Locker Championship
“What makes Bethany a strong runner is grit and heart. She will take it to the competition and make each of them an honest racer. She is very determined and smart.”
Dave Davis
Head Coach - Head coach of Colgan High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-5 senior won the Class 6 state meet title this past season with a time of 17:42, breaking the tape 34 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Knights to a second-place finish as a team. Graham took third at the Foot Locker South Regional championships and she finished 20th at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.

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Academic Achievement

Graham has maintained a weighted 4.25 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at Furman University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Graham has volunteered locally with Sources of Strength, a program designed to increase mental health awareness and support suicide prevention in teenagers. She has also donated her time as the sports editor of the John Champe High yearbook and as a youth running coach.