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Ember Stratton

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SUNSET HS
PORTLAND, OREGON
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-3
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Peak Performance

17:26

Class 6A State Champion

2nd Place

Nike Cross Nationals Final

3rd Place

NXN Northwest Regional
“What makes Ember so good as a runner is her focus. She has a clear vision of the kind of athlete that she wants to be and she sets out every day to pursue it.”
Dan Neeway
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-3 sophomore raced to the Class 6A individual state championship this past season with a time of 17:26, leading the Apollos to second place as a team. Stratton finished second nationally at the Nike Cross Nationals Final in 17:38.2 to earn All-American honors and placed third at the NXN Northwest Regional championships. She also broke the tape at the Metro League championships, the Flat and Fast Invitational and the Portland Meadows Invitational.

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Academic Achievement

Stratton 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 devoted member of her church's youth group, Stratton has volunteered locally feeding the homeless. "What makes Ember so good as a runner is her focus," said Sunset coach Dan Neeway. "She has a clear vision of the kind of athlete that she wants to be and she sets out every day to pursue it."