The 5-foot-1 senior won the Division 2 state meet this past season in a state-record time of 18:20.0, breaking the tape 29.9 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor. Now a three-time Gatorade Player of the Year honoree, Crandell established six new course records in 2023. She capped her season with top 10 finishes at both the Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Regional meet and the Foot Locker Northeast Regional.
Crandell has maintained a 4.61 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to run on scholarship at the University of Delaware this fall.
A member of both the National Honor Society and the Leo Club, Crandell has volunteered locally as an instructor with the Middlesex Junior Lifeguard Program. She has also donated her time on behalf of shelters serving the homeless, food drives through the HOSA Club and St. Ann’s Catholic Church.
