The 5-foot-2 sophomore broke the tape at the Nike Cross Nationals Northeast Regional championships this past season, clocking a winning time of 18:00. Bednar finished eighth nationally at the NXN Final, earning All-American honors. She also won the New Jersey Prep championships, the Shore Coaches Invitational, the Six Flags Wild Safari Invitational and the Mid-Atlantic Prep League championships.
Bednar has maintained a B average in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.
A talented pianist, Bednar has volunteered locally on behalf of a soup kitchen, clothing drives for the needy and Ronald McDonald House Charities.
