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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Claire White

Runner
WESTSIDE HS
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 18:32.5

Class A state meet

4th

Rim Rock Farm Classic Gold Race

2nd - 17:55.15

Platte River Rumble
“A four-time All-State selection, Westside High senior Claire White captured her first title with the fastest all-class performance at the state meet. Demonstrating admirable consistency, she won four races and finished second in three others.”
Rich Gonzalez
Head Coach - PrepCalTrack Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 senior won the Class A state title this past season, breaking the tape in 18:32.5 and leading the Warriors to a third-place finish as a team. White was also the top Nebraska finisher—fourth overall—in the Gold Race at the challenging Rim Rock Farm Classic. She clocked a personal-best 17:55.15 to finish second at the Platte River Rumble.

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Academic Achievement

White has maintained a 3.95 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to run on scholarship at Iowa State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

An active member of Red Shield, a student organization that fosters school spirit, White also participates in DECA, which prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in finance, marketing, hospitality and management. She has volunteered locally by assisting at road races.