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Ellie Abraham

Distance Runner
BROOKINGS HS
BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 18:23.48

2A State Meet
“What is so impressive with Ellie is that for only being a sophomore, she runs like a savvy veteran. She is so physically strong that when she makes her move in a race, she makes it look effortless and it’s decisive.”
Jason Wagoner
Roosevelt High Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-5 sophomore won the Class AA state meet this past season with a state-record time of 18:23.48, breaking the tape 16.24 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Bobcats to a 10th-place finish as a team. Abraham, who also won the state title as an eighth-grader, is a four-time First Team All-State selection, finishing fourth in 2014 and third in 2016 to go with her two championships.

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Academic Achievement

Abraham has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the all-state choir as well as the Brookings High marching band, concert band and jazz band, Abraham has volunteered locally with Habitat for Humanity and as a youth soccer referee.