The 5-foot-4 senior raced to the Class 5A individual state championship this past season with a time of 18:35, leading the Warriors to the state title as a team. Ambrose also won the Upper State Qualifier and the Greenville County championships, while placing 21st at the Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Regional championships.
Ambrose has maintained a 3.55 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in cross country and track and field on scholarship at the College of Charleston this fall.
The president of her graduating class, Ambrose has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics and the Triune Mercy Center. "Cate is the kind of athlete that every coach wants to coach," said Riverside coach Eric Cummings. "She wants to win every time on the course, and she pushes her body and mind to achieve that goal. She's a fierce competitor, but a very caring teammate."